Campos, Bain and Nole split off into The Forum in 1966 as part of the folk rock craze.
[6] In December 1968, a group billed as Phil Campos & the Forum were in Nevada, appearing at the Carson City Nugget.
[7] Around April 1969, Campos and the Forum were appearing at the Theatre Lounge of the Carson City Nugget six nights a week.
[8] The Reno Gazette-Journal in their April 26, 1969 issue reported on the group's performance at the Carson Nugget.
Campos's handling of songs such as "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" and "Sailor Man, Where You Gonna Run To?"