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| And erratic they were. So erratic, in fact, that they broke up shortly
after completing the recording sessions for their first album, No Way
Out, released on Tower in September, 1967. Ed Cobb picks up the story:
The Chocolate Watch Band had broken up and come together many different
times. I really enjoyed working with them, but they had no rules bound
to themselves. Consequently they would break up. It didnt matter if
they were successful or not. Then I would talk to them, and they would
agree to do something else. |
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We recently bought a watch with an aqua colored plastic watch band (Casio)
for my 10-year old daughter. She has never had any type of allergy before, and
has worn bathing caps, goggles with foam gaskets without any irritations.
However, after a few weeks she developed hives in the exact shape of the band.
Needless to say, the watch has been returned, but the rash continues to
get worse. She is taking Benadryl at night orally, after having first tried
a topical cortisone cream. From that we switched to benadryl cream and
the benadryl pill. Now the rash is oozing yellow and looks like a severe
burn. The doctor told us to saok it in Epson Salt which we have just
started doing. There is some minor spread of the rash, but still mostly
centered
around the band area. Is there anything else we can do for this? Our doctor
did not advise any antibiotic cream, and actually said we could continue
using the cortisone but that it was not
essential (seems like at this stage
steriods could cause . |
| But as commercial acclaim did elude the band, who splintered for good in
1968 to pursue academic careers (vocalist Aguilar is now a professor of
astronomy at a Colorado university). Nonetheless, their influence on the
new music movement remains strong. Rochester, New Yorks Chesterfield
Kings covered the Chocolate Watch Bands I Aint No Miracle Worker as
their debut single in 1981. Los Angeles Unclaimed includes Sweet Young
Thing as a regular part of their live repertoire. And traces of the
Chocolate Watch Bands distinctive style can be found in the original
music of such diverse bands as the Three OClock, Psychedelic Furs and
the Dream Syndicate. |
| I thought piece of cake. I was wrong. It was a long search, and I
failed. But, finally a wonderful friend found and gave me a Timex model
15851 for Christmas. Its only a $40 watch, but very thoughtful. It is a
classic style, silver case, lightweight black leather band. The band is
about 3/4 inches short, but I the watch and Timex does not sell a
longer band for it. Since it was a well-researched gift and only needs a
band, I couldnt refuse it. |
| In a 1980 interview, producer Ed Cobb recalled the circumstances thusly:
Tower also had Pink Floyd. And they didnt know what to do with Pink
Floyd. Then along came the Chocolate Watch Band, which was further out
than Pink Floyd at that point. Now Tower really didnt know what to do!
They were afraid to put them out. They figured they would release the
bands material on Uptown and see what happens. But the Chocolate Watch
Band was too erratic in concept to be on the Uptown label. |
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