In 1966 the Electric Prunes signed with Reprise and our management started
getting us jobs to help support our musical endeavors in the LA area. The
first gig offered to the band was a one week stint backing and artist "Dick Glass"
at the famed Troubadour. A live recording for an album was scheduled for the end of
the week of appearances and the Electric Prunes agreed to be the "Glass Menagre" (?spelling?) since we were supporting Dick "Glass".

The plus side of this gig was the week was to be spent with Bo Diddley as the headline
act. Who didn't know Bo Diddley? This was a chance for us to play with a longtime hero. Bo was the fire in the hole all week. Stepping up and trancing the audience with his magnetic beat music. We were in awe! I don't remember much about the recording or our sets; but the exposure was enough to cement a "Bo Diddley" beat to the end of Get Me To The World On Time in a later recording session. This hand-jive rhythm was added to spike up the end of the record for that final "launch" into space. Everything we are exposed to finds its way into the music and Bo became a part of our history after this.

In 2004 I got to thank Bo for this inspiration and for being so cool with us on our first gig. He was the same guy in 2004 as 1966. That's how it is with the great ones ... they are REAL!

Rest in rhythm, Bo.

jAMES LOWE
Electric Prunes