Grimace had nothing if not humble beginings. Josh and I were over at Darla's house and were watching a movie when the power went out. It was raining and cold outside and, somehow, Josh, Garrett, Darla and I decided to get in the spa. I don't know exactly what time we got in but it must've been about 3 or 4 in the morning. Of course Josh and I, not having planned on going in the spa that evening, didn't have any trunks so we just went in wearing our boxers. Garrett got out about five minutes after we got in and Darla got out an hour or two later so she could get ready to go to work. Josh and I remained in the spa with a bottle of vodka close by.
We were then talking and joking for an hour or so about a childrens' entertainment show called and starring "Cripple Hipple." Garrett's last name being Hipple, we thought it was hilarious.
When Coreen and her kids woke up, Austin was standing behind the sliding glass door staring curiously at us. We decided that we didn't want to get out of the spa due the fact that we were in boxers and with a child standing there... Well, knowing our luck, the child would see something and, if that situation could be avoided, we were happy to avoid it. Nevermind the fact that it was so cold outside that the child probably wouldn't have been able to see anything due to our "reaction" to the chill wind and biting rain.
After we decided that it would probably be best to remain in the nice, warm spa, we were talking and joking about how awful it would be if we had gotten out of the spa and Austin had wondered about what it was that he saw. That then led to us decided that, the most embarassing thing that could possibly happen would be Austin not only seeing but turning and asking, "Mommy? What's that? Is that a pee-pee? My pee-pee's bigger..." We both laughed about this for awhile and then were, unsurprisingly, reminded of Garrett and decided to add the Li'l Pee-Pee part to the Hipple Cripple Skit. I don't remember how it started but we started writing a song, sung by the now fictitious character of the child, about "Li'l Pee-Pee Man." This turned into our first "hit single" called, coincidentally, "Li'l Pee-Pee Man"
We then, having discovered our musical talent (and the "hip-ness" it brought us), started writing other songs. We are using Acid Music 3.0 to mux everything together and putting the songs onto CD as fast as we can. We have the "Whose House" song done (except for the fact that we are always adding to it). The song itself is rather inane as it is pretty much just a string of inside jokes. Of course, since so many people are on the inside of these jokes, it is a big hit with everyone in the group.
| Li'l Pee-Pee Man |
| Garrett's Boyfriend (The Robb Song) |
| Whose House? |
| Goodbye Garrett |
| The Ode to Smokes |
| A great new song that shall remain hidden; shrouded in mystery. |
If you enjoy our music and you want to praise us and whatnot, you can e-mail Grimace at grimacemusic@yahoo.com
