Almost every teenager in the world has dreamed of starting a band with their friends, recording music, and hitting it big. Sadly, this dream of reaching music celebrity isn’t reached by many. However, a few BHSEC students are well on their way to the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame.

Take Stella Jones and Greg Roberts, two-thirds of the band Prometheus Blond. Roberts, a Year 1 at BHSEC, fills the roles of lead guitarist as well as that of lead singer. Jones, a freshman here at Bard plays the drums. Chris Medina, of Regis High School, plays bass and completes the trio.

The band has only been together for about two months, but you would never guess that, given their chemistry and sound. Another surprising fact is that Jones has been playing the drums for just as long. Yup, that’s right…two months.

Jones and Roberts handled this interview like pros, giving answers that are vague, but not too vague. They don’t seem to have a problem with the noisy auditorium, or with finishing each other’s sentences.

Even though they get along well, they don’t agree on everything; Roberts cites their influences as, “a little bit of everything” while Jones cites “a sort of rock-blues feeling,” as having a major impact on their music. Neither could pinpoint the moment, or the reason, for the band’s conception. “It just kind of worked,” they both agreed.

Now, onto the question whose answer you’ve been waiting to hear: How did they come up with the name ‘Prometheus Blond’? To make a long story short, it involves a band-name brainstorm session with Ben Foley (Roberts’ classmate, who also taught Jones to play the drums), a book, and a stuffed animal. The book reminded Roberts of a stuffed monkey toy. One thing led to another, and Prometheus Blind was born. Of course, it was then transformed into Prometheus Blond, “which works too,” Roberts laughed, “because the monkey has blond hair.”

Jones and Roberts aren’t quite sure what the future of the band is; they see it as “more of a jam” and a “fun, no stress thing.” However, you can listen to three of their songs on the band’s Myspace (www.myspace.com/prometheusblond).

A bystander commented “You should write songs about your relationship. Break-ups make good songs.” Jones and Roberts glared at the offender, looked at each other, and shrugged it off. The show must go on, right?