September 1981 to July 1982

Original lineup:
Mike Hillis - vocals
Brian Bunt - lead guitar
Chris McLellan - rhythm guitar
Frank Szabo - keyboards
Drew Headrick - drums

then:
Mike Hillis - vocals
Brian Bunt - lead guitar
Frank Szabo - keyboards
Peter Scott - drums

then:
Mike Hillis - vocals
David McCaig - guitar
Frank Szabo - keyboards
Peter Scott - drums

Drew Headrick: Original Something - Mix of Rock and Punk, I think.

DH: First gig December 1st, 1981, Bell High School.

December 18/19, 1981 Riverside Hotel with the Restless Virgins (2nd lineup)

May Day Beaver – May 1, 1982, [NCFC review]

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Bell High School - never released:

• Glut –
• Monday October the 27th – 
• Result of Seduction – (with Drew on drums)

From the NO PIGS house on Laurier:

• Result of Seduction – (with drummer Peter Scott)
• Walking Wounded –

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DH: "Frank told Chris and me that the band had broken up. Two weeks later they are reformed and playing - that was not amusing."

DH: If I am right, the band name was a spin on the book "The Grapes of Wrath" which someone had read, possibly Paul T.

DH: We practiced at Pike's house in Bells Corners, then moved to Vig's place in the basement. That was the most practical as Mike Hillis lived downtown and bussing to Bells Corners was terrible (still is I think). The band high point for me was playing for people who dropped by to see us practice. I think the low point for me was seeing them play in Decemeber and realizing that they were alot better without me. The drummer brought a new stlye which perfectly suited the music and you could tell that they "worked" on the song arrangements - which we never did.

FS: The band broke up in July 1982 after Peter Scott moved to Toronto to play with brother Robert Scott and Charles Rowland in The Martian Invasion. We tried out a different drummer for a day or two but it didn't work out and we all went our separate ways. Frank Szabo eventually moved to Toronto in December 1982 to also play in The Martian Invasion.

Lead singer Mike Hillis was the lead singer for Tainted Meat went on to front Porcelain Forehead.

Brian Bunt went on to Raw Sewage.

David McCaig went on to play guitar with Last Prayer and Top Ten.

Drew Headrick orignally played with the Public Servants (an early Ottawa punk band that "played mainly covers and did some shows with the Restless Virgins"), then after leaving the Angry Raisins, went on to drum with Target 21 and Raw Sewage.

Drew Headrick: I was asked to come into the band after the Public Servants broke up. I knew Brian and Mark through Paul Trunley who was in my grade, and Brian lived right behind Bell High School where we went.

[Issue #3 May Day Beaver review]

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Drew Headrick: Advertising Sales Rep. Kemptville Ontario; "I was married in 1983 so after Raw Sewage, I drifted out of the "scene" and did not play again till with Brian and Dave in 1990 (or so). I started a Jam Session with the local Youth Centre in Kemptville for 3 years and we put on 2 Christmas concerts and a few live shows."

Frank Szabo: Toronto .

David McCaig died on Monday, May 26, 2003, after a valiant struggle with brain cancer. David was one of the three founding members of No Cause for Concern? fanzine. He was involved in a number of bands and very active in "No Pigs" and "Youth Culture Promotions". David was creative and enthusiastic and contributed greatly to the Ottawa punk scene in the early '80s.

Brian Bunt, Drew Headrick, Frank Szabo [N.C.F.C.]