hampton grease band reunion

the infamous hamton grease band will be playing at the variety playhouse in atlanta on saturday june 2nd. the band, of which our very own bruce hampton was a founding member, came to being in 1967, after bruce declared that he was "going to be the world's best vocalist" in response to glenn phillips' declaration that he was going to be "the best guitar player in the world." well, after such seemingly innocent and ambitious statements were made some 40 years ago, the band that holds the record of having one of the worst-selling records in columbia records' history will come together again. any band who can both claim fame to the former accolade and to the fact that the legendary bill graham (who booked the band to perform the same night as frank zappa and the mothers of invention) said that the hampton grease band "went over better than any new band that had ever played there" is surely a band worthy of notice. be there to honor the beginning of the man we call "colonel." visit the band's myspace page by clicking here. a lengthy history of the band written by glen phillips is available there.