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Replacements. Static Taxi recorded extensively although none of the material was released until several years after Stinson's death. Stinson's former bandmates compiled two albums from the band's recordings:
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Stinson also played with the local band Dog 994 around this time. His last band was The
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Carleen Krietler. The couple had a son Joey in 1989, who was profoundly disabled. Carleen filed for divorce around 1992. Joey died in 2010 at the age of 21. Joey's obituary, as published on
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on vocals and guitar, Stinson on guitar, Eric
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was born nearly seven years later. Despite Tommy's father being Anita's longtime boyfriend, Tommy was still given the last name "Stinson" by his mother. The pair also had two sisters, Lonnie and Lisa.
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