Where did these four losers come from?
...All four members of the Kilroys learned to tie their shoes, play baseball, and climb the tallest of oak trees in the small town of West Frankfort, Illinois. In junior high school Josh Murphy and and Stewart Bozarth became unusual and decided to form a small band called "the amps" in none other than a garage belonging to Murphy's grandmother. Little Stew played the keyboard while Josh learned to wear his hair like the early John Lennon and play the guitar. Various practices and jam sessions were had and a few shows at the local "teen town" and junior high school played, featuring various cover songs and a few originals as it was "all for fun" in these days. In the following years of high school, Murphy met up with an early childhood friend, Josh Adkins, and found that they shared a common passion and taste for for music. Plans were made to play some cover songs in the school's upcoming variety show. Murphy (guitar) asked Stewart to play drums and Kyle Melvin (good friend) to play bass as Adkins drew on his family's genes for vocals. So it came to pass that the "Weeples" were banded together for one night of knee-shakin', cover song bakin'. Amazingly and to everyone's surprise the noise that blasted through that 'pepto-pink' auditorium managed to win the guys first place in the music category! Soon after, the greatly encouraged Adkins, Murphy, Kyle, and Stew formed an original band called "Secondhand Heroes." But, after a few practices Melvin lost interest in the music (probably because it sucked), and Greg Webster was asked to fill Melvin's spot on bass. With a new bassist firmly in place, the boys decided to become more serious in their musical pursuits and on February 14, 2000 "the Kilroys" were officially born!
