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Refimprove|date=September 2009Infobox musical artist | name = Ten Foot Pole| image =| caption =| image_size =| background = group_or_band| origin = Simi Valley, California|Simi Valley , California , United States , North America | genre = Punk rock | years_active = 1983& ndash;1993 ( Scared Straight (band)|Scared Straight ) 1993& ndash;present (Ten Foot Pole)| label = Go Kart Records|Go-Kart Records Victory Records Epitaph Records | associated_acts = Scared Straight (band)|Scared Straight Pulley (band)|Pulley | website = http://www.tenfootpole.com Official web site| current_members = Dennis Jagard Chris Dalley Keith Divel Dan Kelly | past_members = Scott Radinsky Steve Carnan John Chapman Kevin Ruggeri Mike Levy Eric Cody Jordan Burns Pete Newbury Tony Palermo Leigh Lawson David Ames Ten Foot Pole is an United States|American punk rock band, formerly on Epitaph Records .
History
Ten Foot Pole was founded in 1983 as Scared Straight (band)|Scared Straight .Citation needed|date=September 2009 Scared Straight was a Nardcore Punk band from Simi Valley, California. The band was formed in 1983 by a group of friends and was originally called S.O.F, Scott Radinsky, Mike Thompson, Gary Gallanes and Dennis Jagard, who wanted to start a band and enter a "Battle of the Bands" competition at a local skate rink. After going through several members and name changes, They often played with other "Nardcore" bands from nearby Oxnard, California. All of their records were released by Mystic Records.
In the early 1990s they changed their name to Ten Foot Pole. One of the reasons for the name change was to move away from the "straight-edge" reputation that followed the band with a name like Scared Straight. In the beginning, Ten Foot Pole had a reputation of being a more aggressive, hardcore punk band that likes to party and have fun. The band released two albums under their new name with the old lineup: Swill and Rev . After the release of Rev and a split EP with Sweden's Satanic Surfers , Radinsky was forced to leave the band due to his professional baseball commitments and Ten Foot Pole's desire to be a full-time touring band. From then on Dennis Jagard took over lead vocals for the band.
The next albums, Unleashed and Insider , developed a new fan base but lost some old time fans who preferred Scott's voice, apparently including decision makers at Epitaph Records. The next album, Bad Mother Trucker , was released on Victory Records, followed by Subliminable Messages on Go-Kart Records. Various musicians joined and left along the way, as the DIY band toured heavily in the US, Europe and Canada, including Glen "Vegas" Murray Eric Cody, John Chapman, Dan Kelly, Chris Dalley, Keith Divel, and Mike Levy who is a Social Studies teacher for Culver City Middle School in Culver City, California, along with Kevin Ruggeri, who is an English teacher for Conestoga High School in Berwyn, Pennsylvania. Lead singer Dennis is a sound engineer, who has mixed for artists including Prince and Return to Forever.
The band renamed themselves to Ten Foot Pole ("Three Meter Pole") in the early 1990s while on tour in Europe, not wanting to be mistaken for a " straight edge " punk band.Citation needed|date=February 2007 On 4 April 2009, the band was to have ended a three-year hiatus with a show at the Riorock festival in Belgium.Citation needed|date=September 2009 Kevin Ruggeri isWhen|date=September 2009 a member of the Canadian-based band Four Square. He teaches American and British Literature at Conestoga High School , located in Berwyn, Pennsylvania.Citation needed|date=September 2009 They were also featured 2000 in the Punk Goes Metal compilations performing a cover of " Love Song (Tesla song)|Love Song " by Tesla (band)|Tesla .Citation needed|date=September 2009
