![]() ![]() Jennifer Summers was featured on a vocal arrangement of the Daniel Johnston song "Walking the Cow." This song, along with REM cover "White Tornado" and Whirled Peas original "Loungitude" were featured on a compilation album of mainly songs originally by Replacements called "The Fans Hit Back" in 1994. In 1994, the band went to Snooty Fox Studios in South Austin to record ten songs for what would become "War and Peas." War and Peas was recorded on 16 track ADAT, with 4 tracks for drums, one each for bass and guitar (dry) with additional tracks open for guitar effects and vocals. The initial run of cassettes was sold at local gigs and attempts were made to get them on the shelf at local indie record stores. This was released on cassette in 1993 as "Visualize Me Baby!" The recording was done by Hembrook, using rented equipment in a spacious North Austin practice space. Studio work began on the first recording. Hembrook took on the role of frontman, introducing the songs and providing chatter between songs, while changing instruments or tuning, etc. Hembrook & Pestana arranged their own parts. James was the songwriting force behind the band, bringing in the basic chord sheets and working out leads. The band hoped that releasing this song as a single would lead to some local success, but initial cassette and vinyl releases were met with little fanfare. ![]() Coincidentally that tune was used to open Quentin Tarantino's movie Pulp Fiction. James brought several arrangements to the band, and they began working on such tunes as Dick Dale's Misirlou. James was a huge fan of Surf Music, a style made popular in the 1960-1965 time frame by such artists as Duane Eddy, The Ventures and Dick Dale and the Deltones. He moved to Austin in October 1992 from Huntsville, Alabama. James started first band, Rattletrap, in 1992, playing bass. These early efforts, along with attempts to add a second guitarist, did not gel, so Borst suggested the rhythm section continue with another guitarist, Ted James who might fit better stylistically. The style favored more metal, led by Borst. Hembrook had access to the Geology 100 Lecture hall on UT Campus, so that became their rehearsal space through late 1992. Pestana suggested they all meet up to play & start a band. Pestana noted that he was a drummer and knew a guitarist, Christoph Borst. Part of Hembrook's belongings included a bass guitar and amplifier. George Pestana was living in the apartment complex, and offered to help Hembrook move in. Robert Hembrook had just finished his service in the Army and was moving into Sandstone Apartments east of the University of Texas Campus in Austin. Let's start a kindness movement in this country today to change the direction this world is headed!! You are the change that this world needs.Members of the band first met at an Austin, Texas apartment complex in the summer of 1992. I love you guys too much to sit back and not do anything about this. So I bought a bus, had about sixty family members, friends and neighbors help paint it and began a ten year journey with my Boston Terrier, Bogart, to college campuses across the country hoping to convince as many of you as possible about this much needed movement for this world. A great way to create a safer, more caring world is for everyone to start their lifetime goal of One Million Acts Of Kindness. finding the passion in your heart for something or someone in need.Īs a father of three college age kids I am concerned for the world in which all kids will live. It is my wish that you will dedicate your life to a charity. Doing for others and kindness in your heart for everyone. Can you imagine a greater goal for one's life? It is a constant mind-set of kindness every day of your life for the next fifty-five years. A goal for each person to individually perform One Million Acts Of Kindness in their life. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.īoth comments and pings are currently closed. On Tuesday, December 29th, 2009 at 5:16 pm and is filed under Kindness. Is there ever going to be a point in your life where there will ever be a lasting world peace, or will you do nothing about it and just visualize whirled peas? Live your life like the entire world is watching, because they are. Spread your message across this awesome nation of ours. This is how we as individuals can work for world peace, starting with our own lives first and spreading our message to others. Getting others involved in your passion is a great way to spread your personal kindness. I want to be an example to the world by finally doing something about it, by doing for others while being a positive influence in the world. It usually takes an event for an individual to say, I want to try to help this troubled world. At first glance, it seems like just a fun play on words, but given more thought, it has a much more profound meaning. ![]() A friend of mine has a sticker on her car that tells one to “Visualize Whirled Peas”. ![]()
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