A-10 HOUSE OF ZEN From Charles Lieurance: Oh shit, I forgot the coolest band of all I was in. Me, Kristen, Vince (John
Berrigan of Sam the Butcher -- with Brian Zikmund & Tisdale) & Shawn Harding. We played Duffy's three times with the rave dancey group A-1 House of Fun as A-10 House of Zen. We all sat on the stage tied together and covered with
Christmas lights, banged on tribal drums and blew through all manner of gourd horns and trumpets while Kristen recited the voice over at the beginning of 101 Dalmations. At the end, we sang a beautiful version of "Up
On the Housetop....Down through the chimney with lots of toys/all for the good little girls and boys..." Kristen and I looked at each other right then and immediately used "Yes, Jesus loves me..." as the chorus. The audience
honestly went wild. It fit perfectly and we never discussed doing it prior to, um, actually doing it. Kristen and I had great psychic energy even back then.
Years playing: 1991 or 1992
Members:
Charles Lieurance - Vocals, Drums
Kristen Bailey - Vocals, Drums
John Berrigan - bass
Shawn Harding - drums
Releases:
Members came from: Dietrich Bonhoeffer & Dawn
Members went to: The Black Dahlias