www.drdemento.com

Dr. Demento is our leader, our mentor, and the only guy who really understands us. We listened to the doctor's radio show faithfully each Sunday night through our junior high years. (And Dr. Ruth came on right after Dr. Demento; what kind of station were they running?) We were the idiots in the schoolyard showing off our homemade compilation tapes of demented classics like "Dead Puppies" and "Fish Heads." So it's been an honor to be part of this show in our own tiny way. Support Dr. Demento; he is a national treasure. Okay, all together now: "Dead puppies aren't much fun..."

www.ratsy.com

Ratsy is an extra super famous folk songstress girl superstar, whom you should love and adore like we do. See her shows, buy her records (her new live CD, Flowery Swimsuit, is now available!), give her Cheez-its. Ratsy rules. Check her out, won't you?

www.danhart.net

Dan Hart is a fellow alumnus of the Dr. Demento Show, and one of the sharpest songwriters around. He also knows about 12,000 cover songs, and provides song lists at his shows so you can request whatever you like. However, anyone who has seen him before will usually request Dan Hart originals. Dan's excellent new CD is called Life of Dan, and features Ed on one of his songs!

www.randomly.com/peytchinov/dazazel.html

What's this? We're linking you to an opera site?! Well, even if you're like us, and can't appreciate anything more sophisticated than Jeffersons reruns, you'll like this. It's the online home of Opera Dog, a delightful small press magazine from our Knoxville-based friend Kat. Opera Dog is about opera (specifically Valentin Peytchinov) and, um, dogs (specifically a Newfoundland named Jasper). Trust us,okay? We love Kat so much that we'd relocate to Tennessee, if we weren't so frightened by the ghost of Elvis.

www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/launchpad/1268/

We're lucky to have a guy like John Maher on the side of the Sponges. John is so talented that he frightens us. He often joins SAF for our live shows. (You'll recognize John as the guy in the back who knows what he's doing.) Ed is currently working with John on a new CD project. Check out the John Maher site for the latest information on his many musical ventures, as well as some astronomy stuff, and who knows what else. John Maher, we salute you.

www.tricyclerocks.com

One of the guys who sits in with SAF, guitarist Mike Lecuyer, has a "real" band. Tricycle is a Boston based rock/alternative band that is certain to rock your face. We guarantee you'll never get their catchy tunes out of your brain after you've heard them. Why don't you surf over there and give them a listen (or buy their CD).

www.geocities.com/SoHo/5953/erq.html

"I wonder if her eyes will water/When she chops the onion that I bought her." That's probably the greatest lyric ever written (so if anyone asks, now you know), and it could only come from Ed's Redeeming Qualities. Want another one? Here: "Will you love me if I fix your car, or will you drive away?" Simple yet brilliant, isn't it? ERQ is the only band whose songs we cover regularly; classics such as "Bob" and "Virginia" often turn up on Sponge Awareness set lists. Ed's Redeeming Qualities -- we love them, we miss them, and you should learn all about them. Okay, one more: "She was pegged in the head with a lawn dart/So they're now off the shelves at the K-Mart."

www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Arena/6553

You know, there are a couple of startling Joan Osborne/Sponge Awareness Foundation connections! For instance, Joan has worked with Eric Bazilian and Rob Hyman of the Hooters, and SAF does a rocking cover of "And We Danced." Also, both Joan and SAF have covered the Schoolhouse Rock tune "I'm Just A Bill." Wow! So there you go. (Well, actually this link is here because Kevin is a fan, and this is an excellent site, courtesy of our friend Derek. Okay? Happy now?)

www.angelfire.com/rock/baysics

The Baysics have been good friends of SAF for quite a few years now. We met when they were regular performers at Kevin's open mic night. Back then they were called Nevermore, and then they were called Rook, and then Rhythusonix... It's pretty complicated. But their sound is straightforward and fun: brothers Adam and Sean (on vocals and guitar, respectively) play acoustic versions of classic & popular rock songs, as well as their impressive original material. Most importantly, they like to talk about the Super-Friends, and that is all too rare in music today. El Dorado! Black Vulcan! Samurai! Apache Chief!