It all started in 2003 in Long Beach, NY when Fil Coolins and Bootleg Gandhi, two pals with a shared interest in punk rock music, minimal musical talent, and love of Rheingold Beer decided to give it a shot and started playing some of their favorite songs together with some sort of instruments and beer. After pissing off the entire west end of Long Beach with their nonstop onslaught of awfully performed punk rock cover songs, it became clear that a real full band must be formed, and these cover songs along with some newly penned originals need to waxed and available to the general public. For such a feat to even be plausible, Fil and BLG asked their friend the Wetsaw Bandit if he'd like to play bass and sing some stuff. The Wetsaw Bandit agreed to play bass, but insisted that his roommate Squid Lee take on vocal duties. No one had ever heard Squid Lee sing, but all agreed on this proposition and Filthy Twolips were born. The band's first recordings were compiled on the now super rare "Chicken Fried Steak