In 2007, the Hood Gang was at one of the major turning points in its history. They had just underwent line-up changes, were struggling to complete their “Everyone’s in the Hood Gang” album, were experimenting with full-theme/costumed shows, and their leader Sneaky Mike had just witnessed the Flaming Lips spaceship at Bonnaroo. As yet another attempt at a shortcut to notoriety, they had decided to enter a short-lived spin-off of American Idol called America’s Next Great Band. Instead of a short video bio, what resulted was a forty plus minute ridiculous document of the Hood Gang’s past, present, and a sarcastic look ahead to their future. As the Hood Gang is currently at yet another major turning point in their career, Sneaky has decided to finally share this piece of party-cana with yinz. Enjoy.

In the last installment we got to really deliberate on what the Hood Gang sounds like (or should i say sounded like in 2007). Pretty much tap dancing on a kitchen desk with cowboy boots with a banana-hammocked loony screaming from the hyperbolic chamber. That and Saturday morning cartoon music. Oh how things have changed! Oh how things have remained the same!

This time we delve deeper the individual egos that comprised the Summer of 2007 line-up.

Note: Sneaky packed up and drove cross-country after filming most of the interviews and completed the arduous editing process while living in Hollywood. Shortly after NOT getting picked to compete on Finding the Next Great American Band things sort of fell apart for Sneaky and he came back to Pittsburgh most non-triumphantly, with his proverbial tail between his legs. It’s hard to not speculate that the show would have stayed on the air more than one season if they would have had the HG on it. Fortunately Sneaky has done a lot more damage in the Steel City with his compatriots than he would have in the “great void” of LA. Even when he perfects his methods of time travel he will not dare to change a thing about the past three years.