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Starting as classmates at the University of San Diego, the group formed in the mid-1980s and began playing in the San Diego, CA area. In the late 1980s and early 1990s Poltz and Driscoll played as an acoustic duo in various coffeehouses and bars including the Blarney Stone Pub, Innerchange Coffee House, and Java Joe’s. Poltz wrote most of the songs, with Driscoll and McMullin contributing several songs along the way. The group released several self-produced cassette tapes and was a local favorite in San Diego.

After augmenting the lineup with bassist Gregory Page and drummer Jeff Aafedt, the group signed a contract with Bizarre/Planet Records in 1992. Poltz and Driscoll remained as the original core of the band. After working for two years, the group released their label debut with Morning Wood. With comical, sometimes bizarre lyrics, the band experienced their first taste of national exposure. The music and lyrics were compared to bands such as The Beat Farmers and Ween. The song “Me and Eddie Vedder” would go on to be perhaps the most recognizable track on the album. The song was a raucous meditation on the glorious possibilities of overdosing in a hotel room alongside Eddie Vedder. The experience concludes with 8-track players blaring the Houses of the Holy album as Vedder and Poltz are laid to rest.

The next album the group released was Mommy I’m Sorry. The album contains the track Dick’s Automotive.

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March 2009

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March 2009

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February 2009

I saw them at a street fair once. It was about 5 or 6 actual fans surrounded by moms with baby strollers and small children in tow. RAWK!

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June 2008

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February 2008

Baby dear...Alive! I'm a top listener. I listened to them 9 times. Shame they never got popular, they were really good.

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October 2007

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