// YOUR BAND IS MY LIFE //

Probably one of the most influential shows of my pubescent life. I played shortly with a band called Trike Press and we were opening for Hammerhead at the Cattle Club. We were just dumb excited. We all dressed up in slacks and ties and put duct tape around our shirts and slicked our hair to look like business men. We were pretty dapper that night for sure. I think we played pretty good. I used to have pictures that Brett from Coldsore took but I’ve misplaced them.

Hammerhead was amazing. They were touring on the Into the Vortex record which still stands up today as one of the greatest records in my collection. Still find myself compelled to listen to Swallow atleast ounce a week and reminisce about driving around with Chris from Coldsore blasting this in my 1965 Fairlane 500. Aww the good ole days. But ends up Hammerhead is playing the 25th anniversary of AMREP. I bought this 7″ later…it doesn’t have the original guitar player but it still rules. Enjoy.

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I bought this record again in Lawrence Kansas. I saw there name on a flyer as well. Thought the name deserved a listen. Its funny…this 7″ reminded me of the girl I met at debate camp. I think it may have been my first true love. Her name was Susy. Funny. She lived in the Houston area. Her parents both worked at NASA. Really smart and cool people. I went and visited one summer. I decided to drive there on a whim. So I packed up my Mazda 323 with very little and drove straight from Omaha to Houston. It was really a great trip. I remember getting to Texas and being pretty delirious and seeing some huge statue of Paul Bunyan. It may have been my imagination I’m not sure. But I ended up getting to her house at like 4 in the morning so I just slept in my car parked in the driveway. I’m not sure why I’m telling this story other than maybe just for my own sake or remembering it.

So here is Zoom. Ends up the song is pretty boring. Oh and another funny note. Is I played for a short while in this band from Sioux CIty called Trike Press. Pretty good band. But anyway we covered this song. So here it is. PLANET PINBALL.

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