The Seeing Eye Band. Jason Peeler, Jeramy Lamanno and Chris Cates pose for the newspaper article promoting a show at Judge's Riverside that was to be their most successful show to that date.

The Seeing Eye Band opening up for Copperhead.

Jason Peeler on bass, Chris Cates on guitar and vocals, Jeramy Lamanno on drums and Mike Lowdermilk on guitar.

The Tumbleweed Acoustic Band. Jeramy Lamanno, Chris Cates, John Dockery and Greg Beaver.

A hilarious press pic from a later version of the Seeing Eye Band .

Jason Peeler, Jeramy Lamanno, Kirk Leonhardt, Mike Lowdermilk and Chris Cates.

Jeramy Lamanno (aka Hiro Noodles) and Chris Cates during the Fourth of July parade back in the day in downtown Morganton. Shawn Maddox behind the wheel.

Warming up for a gig on the mall at Appalachian State. Sitting in singing and playing guitar.

Chris Cates outside the famous dorm room at Appalachian State University on the way to a big snowy gig at the BeanStalk.

Mealtime Brown Band. Kent Schwengel, Jeramy Lamanno and Chris Cates.

Chris Cates with the shortlived band Futo Maki live at the 40 Watt.

Lions From Zion 2001. L/R Gary Hartle, Jefferson Taffet, Jesse Cole, Nathan Hale, Chris Cates (front) Chris Hampton.

From an article in the Marquis.

In the original Mealtime Brown Studios