The Daily Show offered us a comedy sketch, after reading the article “Animal Band
Phenomenon”, in the New York Times. A. Whitney Brown (Saturday Night Live, Daily Show),
along with producers, and a camera crew, showed up at our double sellout show at (Atlanta
Symphony Hall). We had no script…but Brown got all the ammo he needed during the interview,
to run with a funny storyline when I jokingly said… “I’m not comparing us to The Beatles,
well…yeah I am!” We were portrayed as a grizzled rock band, looking for an audience. Camera
panned on kids filing down the venue isles, only shooting from the knees down. It was hilarious,
and we had a blast, and made it through the sketch with just a few snickers, but having a good
laugh…after the interview, realizing that millions of viewers were going to see us on the popular
television show. The sketch opened with host Craig Kilburn doing the intro, and my tiger striped
Gibson SST on the screen.
