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Though rather new to the
music industry, Ken Worth has become quite the musician. His
dedication to his craft and to OVERSIZED LOAD makes him a decisive member
of the band. His past has
been shrouded in secrecy due to his is involvement with specialized
overseas covert operations and only through special clearance from the
government can a few facts now be revealed. At
a young age Ken was recruited by a secret governmental agency. It
was his keen sensibility, cat like prowess and funky ninja style that the
government wanted take advantage of.
As an Operations Specialist, he was highly successful in gathering
intelligence while infiltrating the social circles of those high in power. Once while in Bangkok he
boarded a train & posed as an American in Thailand. No, not as a
disparate pervert in search of a deviant lifestyle, but to participate in
a huge Monopoly tournament sponsored by members of the Thai government
with questionable affiliations to a then known radical group referred to
as the �Maai� cartel. He proceeded to burn the
midnight oil and endure countless games of Monopoly until he was finally
matched against his contact from Katmandu
who provided Ken with valuable information that would assist our
government in identifying western cells of the �Thai Maai� cartel and
also help explain the proper preparation of Thai cuisine. As
part of this particular mission he swallowed the inconspicuous Scotty dog
from the game to smuggle top-secret microfilm out of the country.
Unable to �pass� the game piece, he had to undergo a radical
surgical procedure to remove the object. He does not speak of this
often but does consider his scar a badge of honor in valiant service to
his country. Although there are times, when extremely intoxicated,
that he will show it off. Sadly,
he claims it was due to this scar that he was unable to be accepted as a
Chippendale�s dancer, a long held dream. After his recovery, Ken
continued his undercover work as a door-to-door vacuum salesman.
He performed sales assignments that were so covert that they have
yet to be declassified. Now working as a mild
mannered women�s shoe executive he has left behind the adventures of his
previous life but does still enjoy some of the luxuries that he once was
afforded as a secret agent, but on a much smaller scale�boating and
diving in exotic ports of call, snow skiing in winter wonderlands and
gambling at exclusive establishments. Yet something was missing.
He had always harbored a true love of music. He sports a vast
collection of recordings and is quite the audiophile. It was at a swank cocktail
party that Mr. Worth met the likes of Peter Bilt. Acquaintances
through friends, the two struck up a conversation with the subject of
music being rather prominent. Pete
revealed to him his plan to form a band along with another acquaintance,
Mack Trucks. The plans for this band would be different from
anything that they had been involved in before. This group was going
to put a twist on the music, make it their own, �Load it Up� so to
say. This intrigued Mr. Worth
and he asked if he too could be a part of this grand venture. He
confessed that he had always aspired to become a musician, but the
opportunity had just never presented itself. Ken�s attitude was perfect
and he set forth to gain the knowledge and skill that has helped him to
develop into quite a fine bass player.
He credits his meager success to the inspiration derived from some
of his greatest musical influences, �Floyd� of the Muppets, Quicks
Draw McGraw's alter ego �el KaBong� & Bugs Bunny�s �Barber of
Seville�. Although Ken says that he does sometimes miss his days of cloak & dagger, he states "nothing beats getting up on stage, playing for the crowd & Rockin' the House!".
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