Michael Carty has been playing bass for 87 of his 139 years.

Like his grandfather Dracula, Mike thinks some parts of life suck, but not rock ‘n’ roll.

As a younger vampire, Mike dabbled in choreography, calligraphy, and calisthenics through longstanding runs with blood-brother-from-another-mother Jack Kingsley, Future Passed, Mike the Cat, and a tour with Tiny Tim.

Then he got the call that would change everything.

The call of the trash panda.

Here we are.