Once upon a time in a beautiful southeastern coastal town known as Wilmington, NC, life had been pretty easy going for most of its residence. However, there was a yearning slowly growing amongst the townspeople. The people had begun feeling unmotivated in their day to day life because it seemed like they no longer had a say in what their communities should look like. One by one, large scale corporations and business men, with no connection to the city, began taking over the property of the town one piece at a time. In doing this, the town was continuously changing, and the population was increasing every month. While the people of the community did not mind welcoming new faces, they were very discouraged when those faces would choose to bring their environments with them instead of adapting to the already wonderful enviornment that already existed before they every arrived. Slowly the local businesses would disappear due to increasing prices for day to day operations or be bought out by those that had no genuine connection to the city. Because of this, the people of the town were moving away, feeling discouraged that their once beautiful and communal town was becoming a shell of what it was before the corporate influence and rise of population. A town with an identity of a community of creatives, was now a place focused on the influence of a dollar. This greatly affected the town and its creatives. It caused the high quality art by the most notable creatives to be undervalued, and underappreciated, because for a lot of these new faces and businessmen, it was "unneccessary". This discouragement would be a sentiment shared throughout the local community of creatives as well as the local residents that helped stimulate that very community to make the town what it had always been: self-sustaining. Not only did the population increase with the erection of new large corporate entities, but it also caused in increase poor mental health. Relationships with families, lovers, and friends were suffering strain at a rate that it had never seen before. What was once admiration for a beautiful community of people had become vocal grievances of things that once were by the community itself. The motivation once held by the people of the town seemed to have disappeared completely, with a feeling of hoplessness for the salvation of the community that once had been. 

Meanwhile, on a planet far, far away, known as the planet OINK! stood three guardians that were assigned to keep the music of the planet pure and genuine and were to protect it with their very being. While these guardians were primarily to focus on their own planet, these guardians would often check on the other planets of the galaxy to be sure that each planet's music was not suffering negative threats of suppression from its inhabitants. 

Then, one day, while looking through the planets, one of the guardians noticed a groaning coming from the planet Earth. Feeling confused, as Earth had always had a good history rich in music and its development, the guardian called the other two over to investigate. After the guardians had thoroughly investigated the groaning of the Earth they realized that there was direct threat to the music of the planet as its inhabitants were doing everything they could to destroy the integrity and genuineness of earthly music. The music was no longer about selfless exploration and the passion of creation, and had become about selfish motives and financial gain. The music had turned into junk food for the common folk, and was only consumed for immediate pleasure and no longer for the love of music itself. 

Seeing this, the three guardians decided that they needed to step in and try to restore the heart of music back into the heart of the people of Earth. Normally the guardians would not interfere with the affairs of the other planets, but the devaluing of music on planet earth was causing a lot of commotion within the people of Earth. Treating music as a passive experience caused it to lose value to the people, which affected people being able to find their full identity because they no longer had the motivation of a song to depend on to help them traverse their individual existences. 

Seeing that all three guardians agreed that something needed to be done, they decided to approach the HOG(healing of Goodness) to request permission to revitalize and reinstate the sublime value of music as a whole throughout the Earth.

The HOG listened to each guardian make their individual plea for why they felt it was important that they intervene in the Earth. After each plea had been presented, the HOG carefully considered the cry in each guardian's grievance. The HOG then took a deep breath and bellowed in a deep and firm, yet comforting voice, "Jah'Mi-cL, step forward from your brothers. Let it be known that you have always been a faithful steward of your station as a guardian. You've consistently served this planet and more than that, you have consistently served your brother guardians with faithfulness and gratitude. Because of this, it is you that I will call upon to lead this mission of restoration. However, let it be known, that while you are to liberate the music and give it back to the hearts of the people, hold in your mind that your task is much deeper than just that. Your job is to re-establish the healing power that is missing from the music of the Earth. For without healing, there can be no genuine appreciation and re-establishment of music by the Earth's inhabitants. So your task while you are in the Earth is to discover what it is that brings healing to people through music. However, you will go last, as you have much to learn here before I can send you to planet Earth."

Then without missing a beat, the HOG fixed his eyes upon the other two guardians and spoke, "the two of you have always been a tandem force in this planet making sure that the music of the planet stays genuine and honest and groovy. Because of this, I am going to send the two of you to Earth first to prepare for when your brother arrives once he has finished his training here. While on Earth, the two of you will have very different Earthly experiences to shape you into what you need to become to carry out this task. I will place the spirit of healing within both of you which will exist in your hearts like a magnet for each other's desire to create together."

The HOG then took in a deep breath and exhaled heavily. As the HOG was exhaling, items appeared out of thin air into the hands of the guardians. The HOG then spoke to the guardians with a mandate, "Jah'E'Jah, in your hand are two wooden sticks. These sticks will be the tool that you need to accomplish the task that has been set forth before you. Remember that these sticks are not tools plural, but a tool singular, as they work together as one single unit. Find your way in the Earth using this tool, and you will find yourself where you need to be when the time comes for the three of you to stand before the people of Earth." 

Jah'E'Jah bowed in acceptance, "I look forward to the task at hand. May healing stay with me and feed the people of Earth as I engage my task as a guardian of music."

The HOG then looked at the other guardian, "and unto you, Pher-Marbat, I have chosen a wooden board with five strings. You are to study each string meticulously and develop an understanding on what this tool is used for and how to use it in the best way that delivers healing to the people of the Earth. Once you have started to develop, your presence will stand out amongst the people of the Earth."

"It is with great honor that I accept this tool into my hands, and I will faithfully study it so that I know everything I need to know about it to accomplish the task in which we have chosen to embark toward. May the comfort of musical healing guide me to the hearts of those that need it!"

The HOG then looked at the last guardian, "It is you whom I have chosen to lead this task, and it is you that will find the task to be the most difficult, as you will need to be shaped appropriately to understand what healing really is and what it means to the people of the Earth. In your hands are two tools, a wooden board with six strings, which you are to study just as much as your brother is to study his, and in your other hand is a voice box amplifier, as it will be through the vibrations of your voice that you can genuinely deliver the spirit of musical healing to this people."

"Once the three of you have began to travel on the road of mastery of delivering music healing through your tools, you will begin to find each other in the Earth. Once the three of you have come together, the mission will then begin. I am going to schedule a divine appointment that will allow the three of you to use your tools together for the first time and you will remember your purpose once you have reconnected with one another while you are in the Earth. You will also have Earthly names that you will answer to, and will not remember your names from this planet until its time for you to return and resume your positions as guardians of planet OINK!. Jah'MicL, you will be known as Jared amongst the people of Earth. Jah'E'Jah, you will be known as JJ. And Pher-Marbat, your mother will name you Christopher and you will have an affinity for a fictional Earthly superhero that people will always reference when speaking of you."

The HOG then turned his eyes to the sky and spoke, "I too have been seeing the groaning of the Earth, and I too see the severity of what is happening with the destruction of the healing power of music. And while I see this throughout the entire planet of Earth, I am lead to begin with the liberation of a small coastal town known as Wilmington. This town is known for its inhabitants loving music and believing in the healing power of music, however, it seems that they are under the threat of the devaluation of music, and are in immediate need of restoration, as they thrive primarily on the healing power of music."

"The three of you will find each other there, but you will not recognize each other at first, however your spirits will resonate with each other when you each meet. And once you have established your initial connection as a unit, you will then begin your journey. That journey is scheduled to begin in the year 2017, and if you can successfully bring the restoration of healing through music within this town and reinvigorate the hearts of the people, you will then find opportunity to bring healing to larger groups of people throughout the planet itself. Thus restoring the power of healing through song, and liberating the souls of those that have lost touch with that power."

"With the musical power of the universe and the power of the song, I release you three guardians to accomplish the task before you. Let not your sight distract you from what is at stake within your hearts. May you see restoration through healing throughout the Earth from the spirit of your individual beings, but also the spirit of the three of you as a whole. It is done!"

30 Earth years later, the three guardians found each other in the Earth, the year 2017, just as the HOG had spoken. They have since spent their existences bringing healing to the people of Earth through music, and they are still producing the sounds of healing to this day!

They are: JJ Street, he plays the drums! Christopher Marcellus, he thumps the bass guitar! And Jared Michael Cline, he sings the songs and plays the guitar!

This is BACON GREASE.