For years, Professor Morte, host of the Silver Scream Spookshow, has been secretly collecting, sequencing and analyzing the DNA from some of the most celebrated rock musicians of our time. While he won’t divulge his subjects in fear of prosecution, burglaries have been reported at the homes of Joan Jett, Iggy Pop, and Alice Cooper. The only items reported missing have been hair brushes.
Morte now claims to have taken a common sequence of rock star DNA and inserted it into stem cells derived from tissue samples taken from immunologist Jennifer Leavey, organic chemist Michael Evans, amphibian ecologist Joe Mendelson and biologist Ben Prosser, all Georgia Tech faculty or alumni. Using a mysterious accelerated aging protocol, adult specimens have grown from the stem cells and have formed the world’s first genetically engineered rock band, Leucine Zipper and the Zinc Fingers. When allowed to leave their top-secret sterile test facility, band members Leucine Zipper (guitar, vox), Gringo Perdido (guitar), X.O. Therm (bass) and Sonic Hedgehog (drums) plan to play live, loud, science punk rock.
Introducing the band….
On lead vocals:
Leucine Zipper
genetically modified clone of
Dr. Jennifer Leavey
On guitar:
Gringo Perdido
genetically modified clone of
Dr. Joe Mendelson
On bass:
X.O. Therm
genetically modified clone of
Dr. Michael Evans
On drums:
Sonic Hedgehog
genetically modified clone of Ben Prosser.
Zinc Finger Guest Stars and Alumni:
On congas:
Worm Hole
genetically modified clone of
Dr. Paul Goldbart
On drums:
Cal Modulin
genetically modified clone of
Dr. Amit Reddi
On flute:
Capsid Vicious
genetically modified clone of
Dr. M.G. Finn