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Started almost a decade ago, Bowling for Soup, has become the epitome of hard work and demonstrating a passion for music in the industry. The pop-punk group was formed in Wichita Falls, Texas in 1994 after two bands fused together. The two bands were Cool Fork and Folkadots. Cool Fork was composed of Jaret Von Erich (Jaret Reddick, vocalist, guitar, song writer) and one of BFS’s original drummers. Prior to joining BFS and as surprising as it may seem, Von Erich had been in a heavy metal band. Von Erich, who is incredibly talented and intelligent, though of the band’s name. He was inspired by the ‘supposed’ title of comedian Steve Martin’s unwritten novel, “Bowling for Shit.” He integrated that name with the title of the 1995 essay, “Bowling Alone,” written by Harvard University International Affairs teacher, Robert D. Putnam. Von Erich was raised listening to country song bird Tammy Wynette, Sha Na Na, REO, Speedwagon, Van Halen, and Ozzy Osbourne. Folkadots was composed of Christop...