It started in 1992. a trip to Virginia Beach with my 3 best friends, my 1983 Honda Civic 2-door, no a/c, tons of ambitions to get a girl or two and plenty of tapes to keep us occupied. I had picked up Galactic Cowboy's debut album a couple of days before because I like the cover. But, I hadn't played the tape yet. The first hour of the trip was filled with Guns and Roses and Appetite for Destruction(the great album for that year), the second hour was me driving, and the others snoring all around. There was no music playing during that hour. Hour 3, I decided to crack open the "new" tape of the Galactic Cowboys while everyone was asleep. "I'm Not Amused" kicked in and everybody headbanged the rest of the way to the Beach. The last thing on our minds was string bikinis and beautiful women(ok, maybe not the last thing....ok, ok, it was the 2nd thing on our minds after hearing the Galactic Cowboys).
The rest is basically history and I've indulged myself into every album since. May the Galactic Cowboys music live long and prosper and for goodness sake, kick your teeth in everytime you play their music.
Deren Winn