Pictured below is the band at the Topeka Municipal Auditorium in the 60's. Members are from left to right: Larry, Phil, John, Ernie and Gordon (hidden behind Ernie).

One of the midwest's most prolific bands, The Thingies Of America are all alive and well and are living out their lives in blissful ignorance of the legends they left behind.

Contrary to popular belief, the band DID NOT get it's name from the Blue Things (another legendary Kansas band with a great lead guitarist named Mike Chapman).

"The Psychedelic Years"

The picture on the left was taken at our manager's club in Austin, Texas. Not in this picture is Phil...on vacation! Nancy is the young blond chick. She danced and did some backup singing with the band. She was totally freaky in the way she danced. Real hippy - acid stuff. We love her creative wildness. In her hands is Click-Click the cat.

This picture was taken at the grand opening of the Pleasure Dome in Austin and is on our new CD from Cicadelic Records.

During this time, we had the honor of playing with some really strange characters in bands like Shiva's Head Band, Thirteenth Floor Elevators, and some really "white" guy named Johnny Winter, a really black guy named Lightning Hopkins. Some of our favorite haunts were the Matchbox, 13th Street Club (great blues), The New Orleans Club, and The Vulcan Gas Company.

Poster from The Vulcan Gas by Gilbert Shelton.

Pictured right is Larry our fearless leader. This picture was taken at the Matchbox in Austin - 1967.

Oh yea...we also played the first (and last, I believe) Zilker Park "Love-In".

Here is a poster from that very same love-in!