Bernie Wandel is an American musician best known as the

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for two

Henry Rollins Henry Lawrence Garfield (born February 13, 1961), known professionally as Henry Rollins, is an American singer, writer, spoken word artist, actor, comedian, and presenter. After performing in the short-lived hardcore punk band State of Alert in 1 ...

albums, ''Hot Animal Machine'' and ''Drive By Shooting''. In addition to the

Rollins Band Rollins Band was an American rock band formed in Van Nuys, California. The band was active from 1987 to 2006 and was led by former Black Flag (band), Black Flag vocalist Henry Rollins. They are best known for the songs "Low Self Opinion" and "L ...

, he has performed in The Nuclear Crayons, Special K, Guilt Combo, 9353, Raincrow and Elegy Circa 1923. He was also a member of the Chris Haskett Trio. In the 1990s he managed the

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night club in

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, and, calling himself a "bass historian", he organized and hosted events such as Getting to First Bass, a series of solo bass performances. His work with Henry Rollins and other punk bands is cited in ''Dance of Days: Two Decades of Punk in the Nation's Capital'', by Mark Andersen and Mark Jenkins.

Yoga Work

Bernie is an E-RYT 500 certified yoga teacher. His primary instructors were John Schumacher, founder of the Unity Woods Yoga Center, and Judith Hanson Lasater. For many years he assisted Judith Lasater in the instruction of anatomy, therapeutic asana and restorative yoga.

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