The Dismemberment Plan was a
Washington D.C. based
indie rock band formed on
January 1,
1993. Also known as D-Plan or The Plan, the name comes from a stray phrase uttered by insurance salesman Ned Ryerson in the popular comedy
Groundhog Day. The band members included Eric Axelson (
bass), Jason Caddell (
guitar), Joe Easley (
drums) and
Travis Morrison (
vocals and
guitar). Axelson, Caddell, Morrison and original drummer Steve Cummings formed the band while attending various Northern Virginia high schools (Axelson, Cummings, and Morrison attended
Lake Braddock Secondary School together in
Burke, Virginia). Cummings left the band after the recording of the Plan's debut album
! and was replaced by Easley, who had attended
Woodson High School. That cemented the band's lineup for the rest of its existence.
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