// YOUR BAND IS MY LIFE //

This was the first 7″ I bought that literally changed my entire outlook on life. Before I heard this most of what I was familiar with was your typical AMREP band or old school punk bands. I had never heard anything like this before. From that point on I truly became a hardcore kid. I still have the button up shirt I bought at the Antiquarium in Omaha. Everything about this record is amazing. I never did see them. But did get to see The VSS a couple of times. Sonny was also nice enough to put out a record for a band I played in. So anyway…here’s a life changer.

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So funny story. These guys played a show in Sioux CIty at the Cattle Club with Guzzard. So, ends up Guzzard and Dick ended up staying at my parents place for the night. I guess they were out of town or something. So about a case of beer later I had to go to work at Godfathers Pizza and everyone was still passed out. So I left for work and they finally left and came to my work for some pizza before they went back to Minneapolis. By the time I had gotten off of work my parents had already gotten home and found the trash bag full of beer cans and liquor. Needless to say I had to talk my way out of that one. My dad was a high school teacher and very much not into underage anything…that didn’t involve running or basketball. So I narrowly escaped trouble. But it was a great night. Guzzard was fantastic. What a great band.

Dick Delicous on the other hand is not a great band but pretty funny. Listen to the words. Unreal. Enjoy…you’ll get a laugh for sure.

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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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