This is the house at 2322 W. 3rd St, on the corner of 3rd and Dennison, in Little Rock. Techno Squid Eats Parliament lived here during our tenure on Ardent Records. Many a party was had here. We practiced here. It was fun. Clay Bell owned our touring van, an old Chevy. To say he…
Category: Fun Stories
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Vanilla Ice!! SQUEEEE!!!
Clay Bell worked at a fancy restaurant called Coy’s, which is no longer in business. In 1991, my phone rang, and I answered to Clay saying, “Aaron, come down here now. I’ll explain when you get here. Come now!” I hopped in my car, and sped over to Coy’s. “Vanilla Ice is right around the…
That Time Billy Gibbons Talked Me Off A Roof
This story takes place during yet another demo session at Ardent Records. As part of our contract, we were able to record demos at Ardent Studios whenever we wanted, which, in hindsight, was an awesome privilege. For this session, we planned on an entire weekend, Friday night to Sunday afternoon. Before the trip, I went…
How Aaron Sarlo Met Clay Bell and Vice Versa
I met Clay in 9th grade in civics class. It was “Crazy Hat Day,” a school event wherein students were encouraged to wear a “crazy” hat, and then at the end of the day, the “craziest” hat would win a prize. Across the room, I noticed that the new kid was wearing an Army helmet,…
No good deed goes unpunished
In 1995, we traveled to Boston, MA to play a free show to support Amnesty International. The night before the show, we arrived at the residence of a friend of the band who lived in Charlestown, and who assured us that the neighborhood was plenty safe for us to leave our gear in our van…
The Cornflakes Box
At a key early show at Vino’s in Little Rock, we really wanted to make a splash. I have always loved having strange props on stage (like a Windex bottle full of blue cream soda to swig out of between songs) and was looking for something that would make people think “wow, what the hell…