Back in high school in the mid to late 1970s, I started a
garage band. I recruited two neighborhood friends and by Christmas time we had our
instruments and a band. The name of the band was TEA. The name was based on a
tin of tea because it also had the Chinese symbol.
One of our first projects was making a Super 8 mm movie
based on a story by our bass player. We had fun making the movie and building a
stage set for the concert scene at the end of it.
The most important thing about the band wasn’t the actual
playing of music but was to have fun and feel like a rock star. Also, it was
fun to learn about electronics. I remember taking apart an Electro Harmonix LPB-1
Linear Power Booster Pedal and rebuilding it with parts from Radio Shack. I
still have this interest in electronics and music.
I’m glad that we took a lot of pictures because they bring
back memories of when we were young, had fun, and were rock stars. I still have
all my instruments and musical gear from that time (except the acoustic guitar
that was smashed during the filming of our movie).
