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In February 1981, drummer Eric Landers joined Alternate Learning, as did keyboard player Byl Miller (no relation to [[Scott Miller (pop musician)|Scott Miller]]).<ref name=alrn-news5/> The new line-up performed a series of shows from April through October 1981,<ref name=alrn-news5/> and recorded a full-length [[LP record|LP]] called [http://www.discogs.com/ALRN-Painted-Windows/release/1619433 ''Painted Windows''], which was released in January 1982 on Rational Records.<ref name=alrn-discogs/>
After the release of ''Painted Windows'', the group's final show took place at the [[U.C. Davis]] Coffeehouse on Saturday, February 27, 1982.<ref name=aggie3-3-82/><ref name=gt-news1/> The trio of Scott Miller, Carolyn O'Rourke, and Byl Miller performed without a drummer, accompanied by taped percussion and effects, until they were joined onstage by drummer Gavin Blair of the X-Men for their
Alternate Learning was officially disbanded by [[Scott Miller (pop musician)|Miller]] in May 1982. Within a few months, Miller had formed his new group, [[Game Theory (band)|Game Theory]].<ref name=gimarc/> The new band included keyboard player and backing vocalist Nancy Becker, who had previously performed on synthesizer as a "sometime" member of Alternate Learning.<ref name=gt-news1/><ref name=yudt-obit />
===Collaboration with Steve Wynn===
In 1981, Alternate Learning members collaborated with [[Steve Wynn (songwriter)|Steve Wynn]] to form a trio called '''15 Minutes''', which released one single on Wynn's label, Down There Records.<ref name=discogs-15min/>
'''15 Minutes''' consisted of Wynn on guitar, Caroline O'Rourke on bass, and Eric Landers on drums.<ref name=discogs-15min/> Their single, "That's What You Always Say" b/w "Last Chance For You," was written and produced by Wynn, with [[Scott Miller (pop musician)|Scott Miller]] engineering.<ref name=discogs-15min/> The A-side, "That's What You Always Say," was covered by [[The Dream Syndicate]] on their 1982 album ''[[The Days of Wine and Roses]]''.<ref name=discogs-dream/> The original versions by 15 Minutes appear as bonus tracks on [[Rhino Records]]' 2001 remastered CD reissue of ''[[The Days of Wine and Roses]]''.<ref name=discogs-dream/>
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==Legacy==
[[File:Nan Becker and the Wheels 2013-07-20.png|thumb|float|Nan Becker and the Wheels, performing at memorial tribute to Scott Miller in 2013.]]
===Material performed by Game Theory
On [[Game Theory (band)|Game Theory]]'s double album ''[[Lolita Nation]]'' (1987), the track "Pretty Green Card Shark" includes the opening portion of "Green Card."
In 1990, the final CD released by [[Game Theory (band)|Game Theory]] included newly recorded material by former Alternate Learning members [[Scott Miller (pop musician)|Scott Miller]], Jozef Becker, and Nancy Becker, along with [[Michael Quercio]]. The group recorded a new version of the Alternate Learning song "Beach State Rocking," which appeared on Game Theory's compilation ''[[Tinker to Evers to Chance (album)|Tinker to Evers to Chance]]''.
===Memorial performance (2013)===
After [[Scott Miller (pop musician)|Scott Miller]]'s death, a memorial tribute concert was held in [[Sacramento]] on July 20, 2013, with proceeds directed to a memorial fund<ref name=millermemorial/> for the education of Miller's children.<ref name=cosper-obit/> Nancy Becker performed alongside Fletcher Gallawa (son of original member Scott Gallawa) and his band, billed as "Nan Becker and the Wheels," to open the show with a set of Alternate Learning songs that included "Green Card" and "When She's Alone."<ref name=yudt-obit/><ref name=cosper-obit/>
==Discography==
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|{{Track listing
| headline =
| all_writing =
| title1 = Green Card
| length1 = 2:49
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| length2 = 3:44
| title3 = Gumby's in a Coma
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| length3 = 2:16
| title4 = When She's Alone
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|{{Track listing
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| all_writing =
| title1= Another Wasted Afternoon
| title2= Sex War
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|Rational
|ATI-002
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===Covered by===
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|1979
|''The Other #1''
|"Beach State Rocking"
|''[[Tinker to Evers to Chance (album)|Tinker to Evers to Chance]]''
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|[[Compact cassette|CS]]
|The Other Tapes<ref name=discogs-other1/>
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|2004
|''Homework #9''
|"Sex War" <small>(Track 13)</small>
|[[CD-R]]
|Hyped to Death (H2D #68)<ref name=h2d/><ref name=h2d-catalog/>
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|15 Minutes <small>(with [[Steve Wynn (songwriter)|Steve Wynn]])</small>
|"That's What You Always Say" <small>(Wynn)</small> b/w "Last Chance For You" <small>(Wynn)</small>
* Released 1981 as 7" single on Down There Records (DT-1)<ref name=discogs-15min/>
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<ref name=twr-form>{{cite web|last=Becker|first=Jozef|title=Thin White Rope formation|work=Davis 80s Music|url=http://www.davis80smusic.com/davis80smusic%20thin%20white%20rope%20joe%20becker.htm|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070828221133/http://www.davis80smusic.com/davis80smusic%20thin%20white%20rope%20joe%20becker.htm|archivedate=2007-08-28 }}</ref>
<ref name=yudt-obit>{{cite news|last=Yudt|first=Dennis|title=A way with words: Friends pay tribute to Scott Miller, the late Davis artist who combined his love for music and literature into an influential career|date=July 18, 2013|newspaper=[[Sacramento News & Review]]|url=http://www.newsreview.com/sacramento/PrintFriendly?oid=10674648|deadurl=no|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20131119211740/http://www.newsreview.com/sacramento/PrintFriendly?oid=10674648|archivedate=2013-11-19}}</ref>
<ref name=millermemorial>{{cite web|title=Scott Miller Family Memorial Fund|url=http://www.gofundme.com/2nz0vk}}</ref>
<ref name=h2d>{{cite web|title=Track listings for the ''Homework'' compilation series|work=Hyped to Death CDs|url=http://hyped2death.com/Hwktrx08.html|deadurl=no|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20140306170152/http://hyped2death.com/Hwktrx08.html|archivedate=2014-03-06}}</ref>
<ref name=h2d-catalog>{{cite web|title=Homework: U.S. D.I.Y./No Wave CDs|work=Hyped to Death CDs|url=http://hyped2death.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=30|deadurl=no|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20131112120411/http://hyped2death.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=30|archivedate=2013-11-12}}</ref>
}}
==External links==
* {{Discogs artist|artist=Alternate Learning|name=Alternate Learning}}
* {{Discogs artist|artist=15 Minutes|name=15 Minutes}}
* {{cite web|title=Scott Miller Family Memorial Fund|url=http://www.gofundme.com/2nz0vk}}
==See also==
* [[Scott Miller discography]]
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