Shut Up, Little Man!

The recordings were made by "Eddie Lee Sausage" and "Mitchell D.", who lived in a bright pink apartment building at 237 Steiner Street (dubbed the "Pepto Bismol Palace") in San Francisco's Lower Haight district.

[1] Eddie Lee and Mitchell moved into the apartment in 1987, and discovered that their neighbors, Haskett and Huffman, argued nearly constantly, with Peter often shouting "shut up, little man!"

The recordings quickly gained a cult following, and were adapted into comic books, zines, a theatrical production and the 2001 independent film Shut Yer Dirty Little Mouth!, starring Gill Gayle and Glenn Shadix as Ray and Peter, respectively.

Lee reports that: I went to see (New York City-based) John Zorn, one of my favorite jazz composers, performing with his experimental game-playing ensemble, Cobra.

[8] According to Tony Newton—an on-and-off roommate of Haskett and Huffman—despite the near-constant vitriol and occasional physical violence, Peter and Ray were extremely close friends.