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WHO IS TYRD FYRGYSYN?

Tyrd Fyrgysyn is truly an enigma. Not much is known about the mysterious Latvian surf guitarist, but here's a summary of the info that we have gathered so far: he first came to this country in late 2003 specifically to meet his boyhood hero, the famous Mulchmen guitarist and Latvian surf pioneer Nick Kizirnis. Nobody has ever seen his true likeness because he always keeps his face concealed, possibly because he is not a legal U.S. citizen. He has been deported a number of times but always manages to get back into the country, usually appearing on "Crazy" Joe Tritschler's front door step in Enon, Ohio, which seems to have become his temporary home. His stage attire of choice is a 1990's Greenon High School cheerleading uniform, of which he chooses between "home" and "away" varieties depending on the proximity of the venue to Enon, Ohio. More recently, the correct spelling of his name was revealed during a retrieval of Mr. Fyrgysyn from the U.S. Latvian Embassy; up until this point, there were a number of published misspellings, possibly due to a translation error between the Cyrillic and Latin alphabets. Nobody knows the identities of his band members, collectively known as the MasterXploders, nor does anybody know what happened to his previous band, the Latvian Polka All-Stars; all Mr. Fyrgysyn will say, in his heavy accent, is "I bunched 'em." What we do know is that Tyrd Fyrgysyn and the MasterXploders always deliver a terrifyingly intense show of bizzare instrumental cover tunes, from 1960's TV shows to heavy metal hit songs, all in the Latvian surf style.