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One night at
rehearsal, Doug
mentioned that,
years ago, some of
his friends had
played a gig at a
men's prison in
Chino. According to
them, it was one of
the best gigs they
had ever played.
Being the
politically correct,
adventurous band
that we are, we
decided to do a live
recording from
inside a female
correctional
institution.
The first step was
to find an
institution that
was, A. local, and
B. willing to let us
in. We searched the
internet and set our
sights on The
California
Institution for
Women, in Chino,
California.
Fortunately for us,
the Warden, John
Dovey, loved our 1st
CD and gave us his
permission to
perform and record.
With his blessing,
the legal department
in Sacramento agreed
as well and we were
on our way.
Six months of
planning, multiple
clearance forms, and
8 pages of equipment
inventory were what
it took to get us
inside. After 4
concerts, they
didn't want to let
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We started recording
this CD in 2002. One
thing or another
sidetracked us
(usually running out
of money and needing
to gig more to raise
cash) until we
finally finished it
in June of 2005.
It's composed of all
original material
that took a turn
part way through:
Shrunken heads are a
tradition of the
Jivaro indians who
believe the spirit
of the victim is
trapped inside the
shrunken head and
unable to haunt the
warrior who
possesses it.
When relationships
go through hard
times, one often
feels like a warrior
in battle...
As we looked at the
subject s of our
tunes we wondered
how different people
might react to the
hardships of life if
head shrinking were
accepted in our
society. We hope you
enjoy our farcical
look at "shrunken
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This is our first CD
recorded in 2000. We
had planned on
recording a 3 song
demo and ended up
doing a complete CD!
We had a blast and
are proud of this as
our first time in
the studio.
The Blues Connection
Magazine said about
our first CD: "The
vocals are the
finest I've heard
from a first release
effort of an
unsigned band.
Without a doubt, the
horns are every bit
as talented as the
Memphis or Roomful
of Blues sections."
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