Trout Fishing in America (band)
Trout Fishing in America is a musical duo which performs folk rock and children's music. The duo is composed of Keith Grimwood (upright bass, Clevinger bass, bass guitar, vocals) and Ezra Idlet (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, banjo, vocals). They took their name from the novel Trout Fishing in America by Richard Brautigan.
Grimwood attended the University of Houston and played in the Houston Symphony Orchestra after graduation, whereas Idlet left a college basketball team to pursue rock and roll. The two met while performing together in the Houston-based folk-rock band Wheatfield, later renamed St. Elmo's Fire. When St. Elmo's Fire dissolved in 1979, Grimwood and Idlet formed Trout Fishing in America on the streets of Santa Cruz, California. The band was based for many years in Houston, Texas, but moved to the Prairie Grove, Arkansas area in 1992.
Their song "When I Was a Dinosaur" became a favorite of Dr. Demento, who played it frequently on his radio program.
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My Best Day
by: Trout Fishing In AmericaOn My Best Day it's my birthday,
Made a new friend at school and I'm getting all A's.
I come home to a birthday surprise,
My sister has been evicted and now her room is mine.
My lucky day, got money in my pocket,
It's snowing whipped cream and raining chocolate.
On My Best Day we got a brand new car,
A blue sparkle drum set and an electric guitar.
On My Best Day I got two pairs of shoes,
One for messing 'round and one for shooting hoops.
My lucky day, got money in my pocket,
It's snowing whipped cream and raining chocolate.
This could never happen that's what you might say,
But that's how it's gonna be on My Best Day.
On My Best Day whatever needs doing is done,
If it's sad it's happy, if it's boring it's fun.
On My Best Day whatever's good is great,
The clocks are all broken and there's no way to be
late.
My lucky day, got money in my pocket,
It's snowing whipped cream and raining chocolate.
This could never happen that's what you might say,
But that's how it's gonna be on My Best Day.
Hey, on My Best Day nobody cries.
Everybody's happy and we all learn how to fly.
Got my own roller coaster, got my own bumper cars,
There'll be Six Flags flying over my back yard.
My lucky day with all of my friends,
Think about a good time that never ends.
This could never happen that's what you might say,
That's how it's gonna be this is My Best Day.
This could never happen that's what you might say,
That's how it's gonna be this is My Best Day.
This could never happen that's what you might say,