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in the fall of 1979 El Molino slowly filtered into the
new-wave punk scene in Austin, Texas. As the skirts
got shorter, the music got faster. The band ended
up being called the Crowns with Kris Cumming, Brad Kizer
and newly arrived from Monterrey, Mexico, Mike Navarro.
Refried Beans was basically a recorded rehearsal
cut down in the basesment at the old famous KOKE
FM Radio Station in Austin by former DJ Joe Gracey on
a 4 track reel to reel. It's pretty raw, but
definintely a precursor of what was to come. Also
included on Refried Beans is the first single we
recorded, Party Weekend/Houston El Mover. The Reverend
Billy Gibbons from ZZ Top put out the dinero to press
up the singles, so I guess that means he was the executive
producer.
In 1980 the Party
Weekend single sort of broke us into the NYC dance
club scene. We started from playing the Lone Star
Cafe to playing CBGB's, the Mud Club, and Danceteria.
Things started happening real fast and my guitar cord
got longer. Monkey Got My Frisbee was recorded
a year later, but found a home on Refried Beans.
There is an island on Lake Catemaco, Mexico with lot's
of loco monkey's on it that like frisbee's.
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