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Pel and Be My Escape (Laura and Jen) were able to interview 100 Monkeys after their CD signing at the Barnes and Noble located at the Promenade Shops in Center Valley, PA.

The band was great. They had signed over 300 CDs in just over an hour. If you’ve ever been to a signing you know how impressive that rate is because usually things take longer than that. So we caught up with them in the store room at B&N which had been converted into an interview space.

Throughout the interview Jackson would randomly pick up a ukulele that was Spencer Bell’s and he’d strum along a bit. Jackson and Jerad are probably the most naturally talkative, but the two Ben’s had great things to say when they did speak up. They area really relaxed bunch, that was completely gracious to everyone they encountered whether it was tongue-tied 13-year-old girls, or a B&N employee asking for a photo because her shift was ending and she was going home.

You can tell that the guys just feed off each others energy in an interview, just as they do when performing on stage. They are constantly laughing and goading each other during the interview in a good-natured way. Whether it’s miming dying of the heat at Khyber, joking about their long-distance driving skills, or  Ben G teasing Jackson that his love of banjo comes from Southern inbreeding that  in turn caused Jackson to fling a black sharpie right at Ben, you can tell how much they enjoy each others company.

Rather then type out an entire transcript, we’ve put a few key notes under the cut so you can tell who’s taking when. Other than  the first minute when the guys were all chiming in at once, it’s pretty clear who is who.

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The 100 Monkeys had a CD signing at the Barnes and Noble at the Promenade Shops in Center Valley, PA on June 14th. Jackson, Ben, Ben, Jerad, and Uncle (who came along and played percussion at their gig  later on) were all on hand for the CD signing.

Given what we are used to the crowd was really low key, but that doesn’t mean they weren’t excited. They just didn’t scream the whole time, which was a really refreshing change.  A local TV crew covered the story. Their video is below. We also had a chance to interview the band and we’ll have that audio up shortly, we’re just finishing the transcript now.

We also have some fabulous high-def video coming your way. The lighting at Croc Roc was way better than Khyber (which was like shooting footage in a cave) so we’ll have some awesome video for you once we finish editing. Cullen Boys Anonymous was also there. We’re looking forward to their pictures once they have a chance to upload.