The Full Story... My friends, sit down and I shall tell you a tale of madness, despair, hope, and glory... Many years ago while living in the land of Durham , North Carolina a young lad named Andrew recieved his tax check and went out and bought himself a cassete tape 8-track recording device... Soon he and his friends we're gathering on sunday evening for celebration and Meatfest (a strange ritual in which nothing but grilled meat was eaten, and much wine, herbs and in the summer months Mint Juleps were often consumed) the recordings made during these sunday baccanals became the basis for The Hellblinki Sextet "Self-Titled Debut" released sometime around the turn of the century...   The tapes made during these sessions eventually travelled with Andrew to Augusta, GA. where his new friend and technical adviser, "Ken" encouraged him to finish the record...  With a spring in his step and a dream in his heart, Andrew finished the record, built the flash website, ordered T-shirts and waited for his genius to be discovered...  Alas, though the record was discovered by a few lovers of the bizzare, arcane, and obscure, it was not an immediate success as Andrew had hoped, although The Self-Tiled debut was played in it's entirety on Dutch Radio 4... It was time to launch a live incarnation and spread the word of Hellblinki to the masses!! The live show had a few fits and starts, finding space, convincing creative talented people to actually show up to rehearsals, finding a venue to host such an endevour, etc. and so on... Eventually on November 11th, 2000 the Live Hellblinki was born.  Hellblinki's own venue "The Hangnail Gallery" played host to the event, the great Atlanta Band "Pineal Ventana" and noise practitioners "Sikhara" joined the bill... It was a grand occasion only slightly marred by one members complete breakdown the day before... Luckily "Woodshop" John filled in and a fine time was had by all... The Hellblinki Sextet continued in this fashion for about 2 years, with a line-up of Six multi instrumentalists along with our great friend (and owner of the now defunct, but still legendary Augusta record store "Infernal Racket") Mr. Harry Grimes, manning the sample machine, and Miss Danielle Purcell providing the Operatic Female Vocalisations...  the members were constantly changing and after awhile and much struggle and frustration, Andrew decided, inspired by his noise musician friends (who were able to tour europe alone with a keyboard) to ditch the band and learn to play drums with his feet... After a mad drunken brilliant birthday performance with the new line-up of one, Andrew took a break from Hellblinki to join his friend Von, in "The Shark Devilles" a madcap Psychogarage-a-billy group that lived and died in a one year flame of glory... That safely out of his system, Andrew returned to Hellblinki and began anew, in ernest... Although he imagined a solo project, many of the old members wanted to play those catchy Hellblinki songs that were stuck in their hearts and heads. Never knowing who would actually show up when promised, Andrew booked what he could and hoped for the best...  In twos and threes, here and there Hellblinki slowly built up to a fairly consistant five-piece, and gained a following in Augusta and the surrounding area.  It was time to try something big... the next record, "A Pirate Broadcast" was nearly finished, why not plan an extravaganza, the likes of which had never been seen in old Augustatown... To Be Continued....