Name: Jeff Siedsma
Birthdate: 10/3/1976
Instrument: Trumpet, Lead Vocals
Horn: Bach Stradivarious
Previous bands: Standard Nipple Works
Favorite Bands: Led Zeppelin, The Who, Reel Big Fish, Barbara Streisand
E-Mail: > jeff@joburocks.com
and Sandie Siedsma. Through the 1950's, Cletus and Sandie unsuccessfully tried their hand
at small business ownership. Says Cletus, "Yeah, we had quite a few shops that never took off:
Ye Olde Colostomy Shoppe, Ma and Pa Kettles, It's Salt!, Chester P. Diddy's Funtabulous Funk
Factory. Despite Sandie's extensive marketing, accounting, and organizational skills and my gift
at naming stores, we just couldn't get these businesses off the ground." Then, in 1959, Sandie
came up with the idea that proverbially broke the proverbial bank. Says Sandie, "I was working the
cash register at our Your Whey, Your Way shop when my mind, as often does, turned to small,
rectangular, multi-colored candy. I thought if only I could come up with a clever way to package
some flavorful candy (which was all the rage at the time), we'd break the proverbial bank. Then it
struck me: severed heads. Kids love candy. Kids love severed heads. What if we put the two
together??!!" And, thusly, Pez was born. Pez (Latin for "small, rectangular, multi-colored candy")
instantly became a worldwide phenomenon. Commenting on Pez's enduring appeal and legacy,
Cletus says, "From The Flintstones to The Simpsons. From Spider Man to Chewbacca Man.
Thousands of different characters have been immortalized by Pez. Sure, not all of the dispensers
were winners -Scrappy-Do, Young MC, the SS Stormtrooper Collector's Series, the cast of Just
Shoot Me series - but, nevertheless, I feel we've made our mark on the proverbial history." In 1976,
Sandie gave birth to their only child, Jefferson, who's in some cover-band, or something.