The Band

Tim Benish exploded on to the music scene with his one-man band, "DIWAG" (Drunken Idiot With A Guitar) in the summer of 1993. He sold out show after show at the local library, until he was banned from the children's section later that year. While working as a test subject for fungal research at MIT, he managed to produce his first album, "Tales from the Infinite Corridor." The album was a smashing success, selling over 7 copies in it's first year. However, living in Boston took its toll, as the songs he wrote began to lack diversity. These included: "I'm so cold", "I'm freezing", "It's damned cold", and "I can't feel my toes".  In his dispair, he became addicted to Pac-Man.
 

In 1996, the strugling DIWAG teamed up with Seth Inbim, a quiet lad who was the assistant manager of a local fast food restaurant. Seth, who was conceived on an oil platform in the North Sea, had arrived the U.S. in 1991 with only his good looks and a willingness to do anything for money. His didn't know how to play any instruments, but after his 5 years of hard work, he had saved nearly $500, which made him an obvious choice for the newly forming band.
 

Beth Misin was an actress who was studying to be a waitress in Los Angeles in 1993. In her spare time, she played the organ at a mortuary, but hoped to someday audition for a popular band, such as the Partridge Family. But her dream could never materialize in a city that was not big on music, so Beth decided to pack up her stuff and move to Boston. The three would-be partners met in the Fall of 1996 in a dive bar near Fenway Park, and after discovering that Beth had an instrument, the guys offered her a spot in their band. After several shots of tequila, she accepted.
 

On the way home, Seth commented that he felt like a bloated monkey....and history was made.
 

Just a few days earlier, Ben Shimit was released from a maximum security prison in Waco, Texas where he had served 7 years for breaking into a mattress store and removing all of the tags. He immediately flew to Boston to see his grandmother, but having no money to buy her a present, he broke into a nearby house occupied by three hungover musicians and beat them senseless demanding their money. They explained that they were starving musicians and didn't have any money to give him, but did send him off with a can of ravioli. Ben returned later that day, and asked if he could join the band. Realizing that they needed a drum player, they welcomed him. Soon after, Ben claimed Beth's keyboard as his own, so Beth was relegated to drums.
 

Two years and 2,200 hamburgers later, Bloated Monkey completed work on their first album, "I Just Wanted a Piece of Cheese." After an exhausting 3-hour tour, they relocated to the Texas plains where they continue to write music and do other stuff.