Hot Hot Hot...... live at the Canteen...........
BUBBLE PUPPY - .Mike Lowell writes: Four piece band based out of Corpus and played around the state and on a national level after their breakout. In 69' they had a huge radio hit with the song "Hot Smoke and Sassafrass". Great guitar players. Years later I saw them at FitzWilly's in SA.
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(Contributed by Chris Holzhaus ) Chris writes: "Originally called The Bad Seeds from Corpus Christi. This band was very big in Texas from the early to the mid 60's. After moving to Austin somewhere around 1967 the band reformed as the Bubble Puppy and headed for Houston to record with Lelon Rodgers, (kennys brother and noted producer of the 13th Floor Elevators). The band members were > Rod Prince (lead guitar), Todd Potter (lead guitar. They did alot of twin guitar riffs, David Fore(drums, Roy Cox(bass. Their national hit, "Hot Smoke and Sassafrass".
Todd Potter (lead guitar), Roy Cox (bass), David Fore (drums), Rod Prince (lead guitar),
(Contributed by Robin Overall) Robin writes: "After their regional success with "Hot Smoke and Sasafras"the band broke up for a time after moving to Los Angeles and getting disillusioned (imagine that). I remember one night in about 1970 or 71 playing in Austin with Homer somewhere on 6th street and Rod Prince came in. We got him to sit in and he traded "chops" with Galen Niles....I remember Rod struggling and Galen dominating the jam. Rod later told me he had not played in some time. Within the next year or so he was back in L.A. and had the original Bubble Puppy together once again this time under the name Damien. They had a national release on ABC/Dunhill with a few of the same songs that were on the original Bubble Puppy album. They did get some radio air play here in Texas and I remember going to see them at the Jam Factory for their big coming home concert but the times had passed them by and they were soon to be dropped from their label deal. They were one of the real Texas hippie bands and were really something during the "Hot Smoke and Sassafras" era. I know Ralph Doelling still has a copy of the original Bubble Puppy album and I still have a copy of the Damien album."
( Contributed by Todd Potter ) Todd writes: "I did want to correct some recollections of Robin Overall's contained in his contribution to the trivia page. Bubble Puppy's ' Hot Smoke and Sassafrass' was not a regional hit but actually went to number 9 nationally. Having been had by our label we moved to L.A. and signed with ABC/Dunhill and the name change was done because Dunhill did not want the legal hassle with International Artist, which had released "Gathering of Promises". Bubble Puppy/ Demian had not disbanded and reunited later to form Demian. As for having jammed with Rod sometime in 71' or 72', somewhere on 6th street, as we Austinites know, sixth street had no music venues in the early seventies as it was still a warehouse district with a few struggling retail, hardware, and feed stores, with a few beer joints where the winos hung out. Your basic skid row. Must have been sometime after 77'-78' when the first of the clubs was opened by Hank Vick and it was yet a while before others took the risk and joined in the redevelopment of Sixth Street. Visit www.bubblepuppy.com for the whole story under "Puppy Tales" and "The Demian Story". The Demian Story being the most telling as to Robin's perception that "time had passed us by", when he saw us on that tour. We weren't dropped by ABC. We disbanded with the second Demian Album budget check in hand and walked away from it. L.A was not the kind of place we could flourish and (our) souls were weary of it."
(Contributed by Robin Overall) RO writes: "I wanted to respond to Todd Potter's comment on the Rod Prince "sighting" in Austin in about '71. Even though the big 6th Street "thang" had not happened yet, there was a 6th Street in Austin and the place Homer played that night was in fact on 6th Street....closer to Lamar. It was a Hamburger/Beer joint with a stage. I didn't get to jam with Rod but Galen certainly did and I'm sure all the members of Homer remember it. As far as info about Bubble Puppy breaking up......that came from things Rod told us that night. My comments were only remembrances of a fan. That's the cool thing about this sight.......we can get all the facts eventually."
(Contributed by Sonnie B) SB writes: "It was fun reading about the Texas bands of my youth on your website. BubblePuppy kept their equipment in our garage in Austin for a time, friends of my brother Jeff Smith. Loooongggg time ago!"
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