The Resume

(1968-1979)
Born in Los Angeles, California
Mike Brewer (1944- ), born in Oklahoma City
Tom Shipley (1942- ), born in Mineral Ridge, Ohio
Recorded the album 'Tarkio' (1970) and single 'One Toke Over the Line' (1971)
Duo reunited in 1986

Why they might be annoying:

They were one hit wonders.
'One Toke Over the Line' was banned by most AM radio stations for its blatant drug reference.
Shipley said, 'Banning a record because of its lyrics is like the burning of books in the 30s.'

Why they might not be annoying:

Jerry Garcia played pedal steel guitar on 'One Toke.'
Despite the ban, 'One Toke' became a Top 5 hit.
Shipley formed the non-profit Oral History of the Ozarks Project.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• B.O. and B.S.
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 03]
• Duos
• Entertainers Loved by Stoners
• High Times' Top 25 Pot Songs of All Time [2002] (Ranked: 7)
• I Covered a Bob Dylan Song
• I Sing About a Highway
• Look at My Guitar
• Midnight Special Performers [A-K]
• My Song is on Rhino's 'Have a Nice Decade: The 70's Pop Culture Box'
• Profiles 20001-20250 (Ranked: 20091)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 17 Votes: 70.59% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 16 Votes: 56.25% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 12 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 22 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 22 Votes: 72.73% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 34 Votes: 67.65% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 47 Votes: 59.57% Annoying