As the story goes, Mike St. Hubbin was traveling across America in his 1979 Chevy El Camino searching for a rare Australian first printing of The Cure’s Seventeen Seconds on red vinyl. Stopping in Joplin, Missouri for gas, Mike spotted Johnny Spider’s Vintage Vinyl, 8 Tracks, and Cassettes music store across the street and walked over to see what was inside. As he was perusing the classic alternative rock section, he heard someone playing an obscure Pearl Jam b-side on his guitar in the corner of the store. Being drawn in by the melody and expert playing, Mike struck up a conversation with the musician. Mike learned that the musician was named Dave and that they both had the same musical influences.................
As the conversation progressed, Mike and Dave found out that they both had a lot in common. They were both left handed, but played guitar right handed; they both wore size 12 1/2 size shoes; they both thought Ally Sheedy’s character in The Breakfast Club was the ideal specimen of a woman. Furthermore, a mathematical analysis of both of their birthdays found that they square roots of the sum of the months days and years were Pi. Ultimately they realized that they had the same last names and were born in Tucson, Arizona.................
While Dave was talking about his dislike of onions, Mike noticed a picture behind the counter which sparked his interest. He saw a photograph of Dave’s head superimposed on the body of wrestler Jerry “The King” Lawler giving comedian Andy Kaufman a pile-driver. Mike screamed that he had the same picture of his head superimposed in the same fashion. Three weeks later when they received the results of the DNA test, they could finally confirm they were brothers................
Both Dave and Mike remembered hearing stories from their respective parents that they each once had a brother, but that this missing brother had gone away to parts unknown. Mike had always wanted to know what happened to his lost brother, but never had the time to do an extensive search due to his being a traveling musician and record collector always looking for that great analog sound that made the heavens open up with warm and spacious retro vibes. Likewise, Dave had always wondered what happened to his brother and had actually done a search but nothing came to fruition. His job as Joplin’s music historian and owner of Johnny Spider’s Vinyl, 8 Tracks, and Cassettes took up much of his time, too...............
Little did they know their meeting in the record store would create an explosive force of nature. Dave explained to Mike the origin of their last name St. Hubbin. St. Hubbin was the patron saint of quality footwear. Mike couldn’t believe what he was hearing because he was into cool shoes. He looked down at the purple Doc Martens he was wearing while Dave spoke and thought about the green, blue, silver, and black and white wingtip pairs of Doc Martens he had at home. So it goes that Dave and Mike decided that their fateful meeting on November 11, 2003 would spawn a dedication of their musical talent to spreading the philosophy of St. Hubbin...............
Both moved back to their hometown of Tucson, Arizona to write music and learn songs to play out to the public. They called themselves St. Hubbin’s Day and toured the United States, New Zealand, Japan, and Eastern Europe. Many people from around the world have jumped on the quality footwear bandwagon. The group is also known for the warm, retro analog tones they get from their instrumentation and sound production using vintage equipment. Many people smile and feel good inside when they hear St. Hubbin’s Day because they come away with feeling the lush and stereophonic sound landscapes the duo creates with their sonic fortitude.
