{"id":294,"date":"2020-06-15T16:43:02","date_gmt":"2020-06-15T16:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovebutter.com\/index.php\/biography\/"},"modified":"2023-11-16T23:50:46","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T23:50:46","slug":"bio","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lovebutter.com\/index.php\/bio\/","title":{"rendered":"The Story"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"294\" class=\"elementor elementor-294\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-96c7d45 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-bottom elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"96c7d45\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-25cfc78\" data-id=\"25cfc78\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1467566 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1467566\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xxl\">the story<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8779999 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8779999\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-66468e1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"66468e1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ec0c66a\" data-id=\"ec0c66a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-685c10c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"685c10c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-54a4cd1\" data-id=\"54a4cd1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2f141f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2f141f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A towering pillar of human sweat, Don Bon Dio, Love Butter&#8217;s bassist and co-vocalist, announced the next song as a tribute to family values. The band then rushed into <strong>Meat Hook Belt<\/strong>, an odyssey of terror where a family is tormented by the evil presence of some unimaginable butcher&#8217;s tool. The lyrics were horrific, yet somehow the audience broke into smiles. What the&#8230;? This was the scene at Love Butter&#8217;s most recent gig. Bon Dio clears the air up front, &#8220;We&#8217;re definitely a tongue-in-cheek band&#8230; and in our case the tongue is probably severed!&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7789c25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7789c25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"274\" height=\"274\" src=\"https:\/\/lovebutter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/donbondio_bw.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1113\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lovebutter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/donbondio_bw.png 274w, https:\/\/lovebutter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/donbondio_bw-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 274px) 100vw, 274px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0961671 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0961671\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">How did these three unlikely individuals create such a bizarre musical beast? Love Butter&#8217;s guitarist and co-vocalist Kevin 7-11 answers, &#8220;It was weird and totally unplanned. Don and I met when we were DJs at local radio station, <\/span><a style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: #382e0a;\" href=\"https:\/\/kfjc.org\"><b>KFJC<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">. At the time, the station was producing a radio soap opera. They were writing this story-line about a punk band named Love Butter. We were invited to compose and perform the band&#8217;s theme song, even though they knew we had no measurable talent. We recruited this dude named Rob Pongi to write and sing the vocals. Rob was this insane guy from the east coast with a deep psychotic hatred for his job, and the ability to express that psychosis through these wonderful stream of conscious lyrics. Together, we recorded the Love Butter Theme, which received some radio airplay.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8518757 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8518757\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"274\" height=\"274\" src=\"https:\/\/lovebutter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/kevin_711_bw.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1114\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lovebutter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/kevin_711_bw.png 274w, https:\/\/lovebutter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/kevin_711_bw-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 274px) 100vw, 274px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-797c55a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"797c55a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">Bon Dio jumps in&#8230; &#8220;We got excited that our little joke band was getting attention, so we decided to keep it going. We soon lost Rob, who moved to Japan to form a noise band. Kevin and I started writing new material, and we played a few parties using his drum machine. We got pretty good as a duo, but to play live or record, we really needed a (human) drummer.&#8221; &#8220;That&#8217;s the nebulous role I fill,&#8221; chimes in Love Butter&#8217;s drummer, Jimmy &#8220;Crack&#8221; Corn. &#8220;When I first met Don and Kevin and listened to their homemade tapes, I thought they had to be kidding about trying to form a real band. But after I took them up on an offer to sit-in and jam, I then realized these guys could really ROCK! And here was a chance to play with a band that had no preconceived notions of musical structure.&#8221; 7-11 recounts with a smile, &#8220;Yeah, he thought the two of us sucked as musicians, but he knew we kicked ass anyway.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23f4539 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23f4539\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 300;\"><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">Love Butter does rock in a unique way. It seems that each song fills a different indie rock genre.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: inherit; color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">I Need More Memory<\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">\u00a0evokes the sing-song melodies of The Fall.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: inherit; color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">Meat Hook Belt<\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">\u00a0could have been a Killdozer classic.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: inherit; color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">Geek from Walnut Creek<\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">\u00a0is a retro \/ cow-punk anthem. &#8220;The tunes were meant to be stupid but fun,&#8221; says Bon Dio. Corn injects, &#8220;Yeah, that&#8217;s stoopid with two O&#8217;s!&#8221; 7-11 summarizes, &#8220;We just want people to have a good time &#8212; you know, rolling around on the floor and all that.&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f9e7c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8f9e7c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fb57bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2fb57bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/lovebutter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/dead_guy_bw-300x200.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1108\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lovebutter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/dead_guy_bw-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/lovebutter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/dead_guy_bw.png 412w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb0bbc8 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb0bbc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 300;\"><span style=\"color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">Listen for yourself, as Love Butter celebrates the 30th Anniversary of their seminal album,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var(--ast-global-color-3); font-weight: bold;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lovebutter.com\/index.php\/music\/\">King Lung Meat Market<\/a>.<\/span><span style=\"color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>the story A towering pillar of human sweat, Don Bon Dio, Love Butter&#8217;s bassist and co-vocalist, announced the next song as a tribute to family values. 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