Our Smiling Jesus Band (OSJB) was one of the biggest musical projects of my life. My involvement began in January of 1995 when I joined Dan Dreifort, Frank Longano, Ben Johnson and Jeremy Simmons in Athens, Ohio. The band as such didn't last too long as Jeremy bailed out in search of the everlasting buzz and Ben took over the drums.
As a more solid (though still highly questionable) 4 piece ensemble OSJB blitzed the stages of bars and bowling alleys all over Ohio, West Virginia and Kentucky. We recorded a bunch of stuff on 4-track and even made it into a studio a few times. The most complete product being "Nailed," a 45-minute, 12-song album.

• Breathe - one of 2 radio singles, damn catchy, almost triumphant.
• Solstice - an ode to a lost girl.
• Oh My God - Radio blargh! This one will allegedly get stuck in your head for weeks on end. Listen at your own risk.
• Indasno - jangly guitar, hummable melodies!
• Pope Song - would have been better in 4/4 time...why waltz when you can rock?
• Things - another one in 3/4 time...but this one kinda rocks.
• Cuckold - this one's for my ex. it's kind of funky, so was she.
• Naked - what we called a "panty-wetter." the audience would occasionally sing along with this cheezball anthem.
• Particle Ray - upbeat and poppy, lots of jangly guitar. tweek!
• Downrite - major harmonies, I always thought that if we cut this one down to 3 minutes it could have been a hit.
• Precog - dan's robo-infused dreams. Don't fear the tweaker!
• I Don't Care - hidden track! or did they just forget to print the title on the CD case? who cares?!