About The Young Uncles
Few people, except perhaps neighbors bothered by the noise,  remember the Young Uncles from the 1980s, but, nevertheless, they did, in fact, exist. Not only that, the Young Uncles were truly legends in their own minds.

The core of the group consisted of Uncle Art, Uncle Don and Uncle Mitch. Each emerged from his own version of  Lake Wobegon, Minnesota, and, therefore was an above-average lad who ostensibly grew into a good-looking man.

Uncle Mitch met Uncle Art and Uncle Don, who were already well acquainted, via community college theater in Northern Minnesota in 1979. In 1980, Uncle Mitch moved to Southern California, and Uncle Don soon followed. After a very brief stint being used as a backup group (see the story about The Stepping Stones), the two Uncles were temporarily were separated when Uncle Mitch moved to the Bay Area to resume his formal education. Uncle Art then drove to the Bay Area on a flat bed truck he purchased for $50 (he did put some money in it, though; he bought a set of tires), and later Uncle Don moved to the Bay Area as well. Various jam and recording sessions ensued, resulting in cheap entertainment for the participants. Coining the name "Young Uncles" was about as serious as the "band" ever got.

It should be noted that various incarnations of the band featured an Uncle Rick (from Southern California) and even an Aunt Nancy (from New York). And, of course, not to be forgotten was the most reliable (when he showed up) member the band, Floyd, the drum machine (probably from Taiwan).

In the 1990s, Uncle Art and then Uncle Don left the Bay Area to return to the Midwest and currently live in the Minneapolis area. In 2004, the Uncles reunited to perform together as "The Old Uncles" at the Willow Folk Festival in Stockton, Illinois.