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Here's What Some Liberal Media Types Had To Say About Typhoid Mary

• "(Typhoid Mary) is a really good all original band from Akron, Ohio. Their style is really unique. It's rock and roll, but it has a very different twist to it. (Typhoid Mary) has some very good ideas." -Cassette Casey of Musicard Monthly, Cleveland
  
  
• "We'd like to see Typhoid Mary at Ramones and at as many other (clubs) as possible." -Don Thompson of Rock Update, Akron
  
  
• "I heard a few cuts from (Eat The Cookie) which are right in keeping with Steve's sardonic point of view, which often serves to make him enjoyable to listen to." -Holly Burnet of Speed Of Sound, Youngstown
  
  
• "Typhoid Mary has under its belt one of my favorite regional releases, Akron Stolen Car Blues." -Holly Burnet of Speed Of Sound, Youngstown
  
  
• "By the way, (I want) to remind everyone to think Typhoid Mary." -Fast Feddie Woak of WNCD, Youngstown
  
  
• "(The video for) Akron Stolen Car Blues by Typhoid Mary was seen last Saturday night by those who watched the Son Of Ghoul on TV-67. The psycadelic background gave the new video movement, color and speed. Akron Stolen Car Blues ought to show up on MTV one day in the future." -Don Thompson of Rock Update, Akron
  
  
• "Typhoid Mary are definetly a band to keep your ears peeled for. (Eat The Cookie) has a collection of killer songs." -Paul Unger of Noisy Fans Of America, Youngstown
  
  
• "(Joel Stoker) is a player's player; great technique and form." -Bruce Tatum of Moo Magazine, Columbus
  
  
• "Typhoid Mary sound like a bunch of guys...who discovered their older brother's copy of Pat Travers stuff, along with a bag of stash." -Bruce Tatum of Moo Magazine, Columbus
  
  
• "(Typhoid Mary) is one of those bands that takes their music with a grain of humor. The music of (Eat The Cookie) although lacking in relatively serious lyrical content makes up for it in musical content and together it's a smart fun pair." Star Blacke, Black Promises Magazine, Pittsburgh
  
  
• "You can't go wrong checking out (Eat The Cookie)." -Star Blacke of Black Promises Magazine, Pittsburgh
  
  
• "(Eat The Cookie) is a fun album of bluesy, guitar-oriented hard rock that is played with a sense of humor and some obvious guitar talent." -Tate Bengtson of Chaotic Critiques, Lumby, Canada
  
  
• "The guitars are in a perpetual state of wild indulgence, engaging in countless solos and stylistic exhibitionism." -Tate Bengtson of Chaotic Critiques, Lumby, Canada
  
  
• "(Typhoid Mary) sounds like Frank Zappa meets Black Sabbath and the New York Dolls." -Ron Nester, Concert Promoter, Akron
  
  
  Here's What Some Some Regular Folks Had To Say About Typhoid Mary
  
• "There is something seriously wrong with you guys." -A patron at JB's Lounge to Steve while demanding his money back after Typhoid Mary's show.
  
  
• "I'd like to find out what makes you write the kind of songs you do." -A Youngstown State University psychology major to Steve after watching a Typhoid Mary concert.
  
  
• "I don't like your material one bit, but I can't afford not to book a band that sells my club out." -Joe Carlamagno, owner of JB's Lounge, to Steve and Chris while paying them for a show.
  
  
• "If I knew that was the kind of crap you were going to play I would never have booked you guys." -The owner of Dr. Feelgood's in Akron while refusing to pay Typhoid Mary after their show.
  
  
• "Either quit that band or I'll fire you." -Gary Jay, Steve's boss at WNCD in Youngstown, after hearing about Typhoid Mary's growing popularity, and controversy.
  
  
• "I'm not too sure about the material but I'm going to stick my neck way out and let you guys on the show." -Kevin Scarpino, aka The Son Of Ghoul, deciding to let Typhoid Mary appear on his weekly television show, Thriller Theater.
  
  
• "There is no way those guys are opening for us." -Bill Pettijohn, singer for Moonlight Drive, upon being informed that Typhoid Mary would be opening for them that night.
  
  
• "I'm out of here." -A female student at the Recording Workshop who became upset over the lyrics to Come On and walked out of the session.
  
  
• "You guys can either walk off the stage yourself or I can have you thrown off, but either way, you're done." -Blue Oyster Cult's tour manager to Steve after he stopped Typhoid Mary halfway through their show because he felt they were going over with the audience a little too well.
  
  
• "I'm going to Texas and hunt for peyote buttons." -Big Al, Typhoid Mary's photographer, who tired of working for the band and quit.
  
  
• "These guys are great! Are you in this band?" -A Typhoid Mary groupie to Steve while watching a video of a recent Typhoid Mary concert.
  
  
• "Now that's entertainment!" -A patron at JB's Lounge to Bill Pettijohn, singer for Moonlight Drive, shortly after Typhoid Mary finished opening for them.
  
  
• "You'll do it for what we agreed to or I'll sue you." -The promoter of the BLue Oyster Cult concert to Typhoid Mary when they asked for more money after finding out over 700 tickets had been sold for the 550-seat venue.
  
  
• "They're the most tasteless band in Ohio." -Typhoid Mary road manager Scot White to an unknown Texan who asked about the band while Scot was travelling through the state.
  
  
• "Because I don't want my patons ever exposed to anything like you guys again." -The owner of Dr. Feelgood's in Akron explaining to Steve why he had cancelled Typhoid Mary's upcomming show.

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