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== Highlights ==
 
== Highlights ==
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Oh my god!  I could really have some fun with this!  I think I'm going to update that website with tales of Buffy's sexual exploits (humans and non-humans), Mike's many run-ins with the local law enforcement, Rob's drugged-out hotel room tirades, the time Aaron killed that Nigerian sound engineer in Minneapolis, my obsession with Chinese Buffets and our road experiences.
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Put on thousands of miles traveling to shows in a van that only worked well in sunny weather.
  
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Remember the time the van broke down on the way back from our Bismarck show!  We almost camped overnight on the side of the road in the middle of winter.  Good times.
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Once drove from Fargo, ND to Duluth, MN during February in 12-3/4 hours.
  
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Remember the awesome show at the Rusty Nail in Thief River Falls where we were kicked out by the owner for playing too loud? The idiots in the bar wanted us to play Metallica covers...just softly.  Best show ever followed by a 6-hour one-way road trip.
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After driving 5 hours one-way to a gig at the Rusty Nail Saloon in Thief River Falls, were kicked off the stage after 15 minutes by the owner for playing too loud. Ironically, the bar patrons were requesting Metallica covers...but wanted to hear them softly.
  
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Remember the time that Aaron told Rob that his mom was full of shit?  That was awesome!
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Constant in-fighting between Aaron Doorheim and Rob Ulven, primarily due to Aaron once telling Rob that Rob's mother was "full of shit".
  
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Remember the 20+ hour road trip to play a 40 minute set in Missoula, MT? Aaron was the Nazi-like master of ceremonies with the crossword puzzle game.  "You only get the clue once...you missed your turn!  Next!".
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Traveled on a 20+ hour road trip to play a 40 minute set in Missoula, MT. However, lost out on the "Waste of Finite Resources" contest to a band that traveled to the show from North Carolina.
  
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Remember Buffy's cool "stage pants" that he wore at the Caboose in Minneapolis?  Those pants were awesome!
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During 1992 and 1993, the Band had hundreds of 11 to 13 year old female fans.
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Remember the Musical Instrument Museum in Vermillion, SD?  Wonderful visit.
 
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Remember the girl with the "catchers mitt" at Bob's cabin in Cornucopia, MN.  I still think of her often.
 
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Remember John Morgan's panic attack in Denver.  I love Denver.
 
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Remember the time we ate our weight at that Chinese Buffet in Sioux Falls, SD and saw the Sun Dog?  I still have the food in my colon.
 
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Remember the disco ball key chain?
 
  
 
== Shows ==
 
== Shows ==

Revision as of 16:45, 13 October 2005

If memory serves, this band played poppy alternative music not unlike R.E.M.

Members

Highlights

Put on thousands of miles traveling to shows in a van that only worked well in sunny weather.

Once drove from Fargo, ND to Duluth, MN during February in 12-3/4 hours.

After driving 5 hours one-way to a gig at the Rusty Nail Saloon in Thief River Falls, were kicked off the stage after 15 minutes by the owner for playing too loud. Ironically, the bar patrons were requesting Metallica covers...but wanted to hear them softly.

Constant in-fighting between Aaron Doorheim and Rob Ulven, primarily due to Aaron once telling Rob that Rob's mother was "full of shit".

Traveled on a 20+ hour road trip to play a 40 minute set in Missoula, MT. However, lost out on the "Waste of Finite Resources" contest to a band that traveled to the show from North Carolina.

During 1992 and 1993, the Band had hundreds of 11 to 13 year old female fans.

Shows

Discography

We know they had a cd, but that's about all we know.

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