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In the spring of 1983, physics professor Kevin
Stigwood of Alta Dena High in Thousand Oaks California, lost a debate over
String Theory to an upstart pupil in front of the entire student body and
faculty. As agreed to by both parties, the loser would have to do anything that
the winner demanded, and the victorious prodigy demanded that Mr. Stigwood
perform "She Blinded Me With Science" by Thomas Dolby during half-time at an
upcoming state basketball championship game.
Having no musical background and
desperate to not go down in total humiliation, Professor Stigwood
tapped the genius of electronics teacher Sidney Baderman (AKA "Sid
Sonic"), who had achieved international acclaim in 1981 for his
invention of "robot" drums. When Baderman (who was also the girls
water polo coach at Alta Dena Middle School) explained that most of
the music could be generated by computers, and that all he needed
was a couple of decent musicians to fill in the holes, Stigwood was
ecstatic. To round out the lineup, Stigwood brought in his special
needs brother Curtis on bass, and teacher's assistant Rusty A.
Woosmeir (AKA "The Raw") on guitar.
When the group took center court that
evening, members of the hip elite began heckling them with jibes of
"geek" and "nerd," while everyone else howled with laughter. But
once they broke into the opening salvo of "Science," the
nonbelievers were stunned by the group's authenticity of production,
world class musicianship, and tight choreography. The performance
came to a climax when Stigwood grabbed one of the cheerleaders and
began doing the "Belinda" up and down the court with her in tow.
When it was all over, the crowd rose in a standing ovation, and the
Spazmatics were born.
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