Dan Spalding began his musical odyssey at age 9 with a clarinet salvaged from the trunk of a totaled 1966 Ford Galaxie. For the following six years he tried in vain to woo his first lover with a woodwind. At age fifteen, weary of the marching band and countless amorous rejections, Spalding resorted to the bass guitar, an instrument known to stimulate the third shakra in the fairer sex. After four more years of complete and total sexual frustration, Spalding also abandoned the bass in favor of the then wildly popular Salad Spinner.

After exhaustive experimentation with the controversial new "instrument" Spalding eventually gave up on music entirely after Todd Rundgren returned his demo tape with a memo concluding "...you, sir, are a flippin' idiot!"

In 2002, Spalding retuned to the music world joining forces with Barton Cooke and the "Koom-by-Yah Mothertruckers". "Spaldo was a great addition to the band" states Cooke, "mostly 'cause he could pay cash for the new sound system." Spalding then methodically alienated each of the other eight rhythm guitar players leaving only he and Cooke. "I like playing music with just Bo (Cooke);" claims Spalding, " his chunky brand of rhythm guitar is the only style that doesn't compete with my tasty and intricate bass wizardry."

Spalding is optimistic in his quest for musical distinction with upcoming recordings utilizing the Popeel Pocket Fisherman and the Flo-bee; he also holds high hopes for his first romantic conquest.


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