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History of The Band Known as:

COUNTER CULTURE

A lot of Counter Culture's history has been made into myth by fans and media throughout the years. Some of the stories have made Counter Culture into heros of epic proportions. This history is to set things straight once and for all. It's an account of the band's history as written by someone who witnessed the band's growth from day one. I Jackie Smith Kimball, in no attempt to glorify myself, write this history. I was a groupie of Counter Culture. I was a fan from the beginning.

It all began on a snowy day in Provo, Utah. The rest is history...Every author that has atttempted to write about Counter Culture has began their story with those words. Why? Because that's the way that Cory Blubaugh described it. Much as John Lennon described a man on a flaming pie telling the Beatles what their name should be, Cory always begins with those words when talking about Counter Culture.

Counter Culture can be considered Cory's band and it can be considered Roger's band. They were the two that got the band started. Sure Roger played in a band with Murray O'Dell, Ted Wendolboe, and Joseph Smith McDermott before that, but the band never became Counter Culture until Roger left Murray, Ted, and Joe and asked Cory to be his new drummer. Cory's the one that came up with the name. Many people have debated about why Cory chose this name. Some have said that it was a protest to the predominant culture in Provo. Other's have said that it was an attempt at reaching back to the hippie movement of the 60s. The truth of the matter is that Cory hated Boy George and his band, Culture Club. He hoped that by chosing a name like Counter Culture that maybe some of Boy George's fans would listen to his music and realize what dopes they had been.
Cory and Roger started playing in Cory's garage around 1984. They started with songs that they knew which included church hymns and patriot tunes. Cory was an avid fan of the punk band, Suicidal Tendencies and suggested that they try a cover of "Institutionalized". It was a success, the band was finally beginning to gel. They then proceded to play "I'm A Yankee Doodle Dandy". These two songs were enough for a single. Roger and Cory made tapes and handed them out all over their school, Timpview High School.
Pretty soon the duo had a following. I was one of those fans to receive a tape. I was so captivated that I asked if I could sit in on practices and listen. Cory and Roger were happy to oblige. Chris Chamberlain was another of the recipients of this demo tape. Chris was playing in his own band, Wounded Dinosaur, at the time and wanted to play in Counter Culture. He approaced Roger and asked if he could be in the band. Roger said that would be great and wondered how Chris would get out of his obligations with Wounded Dinosaur. Chris told him not to worry, he would take care of it.
Counter Culture began to tour college campuses at this time. Their first stop was the University of Utah (Counter Culture did not play at BYU until their 2000 reunion concert.).
Now that Counter Culture had a loyal fan base they added guitarist, Clint Douglass, bassist, Todd Douglass, and percussionist/vocalist/keyboardist, Mark Nelson. They were ready to record their first album, "Living In Provo Is Like Living In Tehran".
At this time in my life I had dropped out of high school and devoted all of my time to documenting the chronicles of life on the road with Counter Culture. We toured Chicago, New York, London, Paris, Madrid, Berlin, Rome, Tokyo, Sydney, Los Angeles. Just to name a few cities.
Counter Culture was opening for Van Halen during this time. Roger, Cory, and Eddie Van Halen all had a crush on the same woman, Valerie Bertinelli. This was the cause of great disent between Roger and Cory, not to mention VanHalen. Eddie VanHalen one day told Cory, "You've got Jackie (Smith-Kimball) and I've got Valerie, now get lost!" Counter Culture was dropped from the ticket and headed back to Provo to regroup.
When they arrived back in Provo, they were met with the news that former drummer, Murray O'Dell, had shot their manager, Barry Ogden and killed him. The band was very depressed and almost broke up. I suggested that they fly to Tibet and meet with the Dali Lama. They did. The Dali Lama offered words of comfort and full use of his recording studio in the city of La'saa. This is where Counter Culture recorded their most famous album of all time, University Avenue.