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===Mr. Epp and the Calculations: 1978–1984===
[[Mark Arm]] and [[Steve Turner (guitarist)|Steve Turner]] met through their association with Mr. Epp and the Calculations. This  band formed in 1978 in [[Bellevue, Washington]], a suburb of Seattle. While at Bellevue Christian High School, Mark McLaughlin (later known as Mark Arm) and some friends started Mr. Epp and the Calculations, a band named after a [[mathematics|math]] teacher of his. Initially the band was essentially a joke band rather than a serious one; their first "show" was in class singing [[Marvin Gaye]]'s "Got to Give It Up", using rolled-up maps as guitars because they could not actually play any instruments. Mr. Epp and the Calculations played their first real show in 1981, three years after they formed. To make the band seem more serious, Mr. Epp added a second guitarist, Steve Turner, who was in a small garage band called The Ducky Boys. Arm and Turner became instant friends. In 1983, three songs of Mr. Epp were included in ''First Strike'': a compilation, the first cassette in the BCT catalog. Mr. Epp and the Calculations appeared on [[KQMV|KZAM]] radio and were introduced as "the worst band in the world." They played their last show on February 3, 1984, with [[Malfunkshun]] at Seattle's Metropolis. Arm and Turner formed a joke-punk band called The Limp Richerds in 1984 near the end of Mr. Epp but this band ended shortly after Mr. Epp's ending as well.<ref name="Mudhoney Biography"/>