[Interview Transcript from the book "Psychedelic Psounds"] THE COACHMEN: TYME WON'T CHANGEIf you were a teenager in the Omaha area in the mid 6Os, then you probably thought about forming a band, knew someone in a band, or were actually in a band. There were two bands indigenous to the Omaha-Lincoln area who stood above all others. These bands were the Rumbles and the Coachmen.The Rumbles had such great vocalists and harmony that they could not only cover a song, but imitate it as well (and sometimes even better) than the original song---whether it was by the Beatles, Beach Boys, or something more soulful.The Coachmen, however, was basically a five member group that featured a hard driving, beat-oriented sound. The Coachmen did not have the longevity or a list of recordings as extensive as the Rumbles---who are still playing ---but their memory and music are probably more definitive of that era than any other band. "Mr. Moon" was their big hit and reached #1 in Omaha, San Francisco, Minneapolis, Salem (Oregon), #4 in Des Moines, and Top 20 in Boston.To really get an idea of what it was like in those days one must remember a couple of things.First, the popular music in the mid 60s came primarily from England and featured groups like the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Animals, Kinks, Zombies, and the Yardbirds and later on by groups like Cream and the Jimi Hendrix Experience. Nebraska bands tried to emulate these groups and their music. Dozens of bands appeared almost overnight. These local bands, other than the Rumbles and the Coachmen, consisted of the Chevrons, Brakmen, Chancellors, Wonders, Great Imposters, Green Giants, Shanghais, Fortunes, Impacts, and many others.Secondly, the places to "hang out" consisted of drive-ins like Todd's (then located on 78th & Dodge next to the old drive-in theatre). And if you wanted to dance and hear music you would go to Sandy's Escape (operated by a former KOIL disc jockey) in the Benson area. Once you paid the cover charge you could hear music upstairs or downstairs. When it was crowded, as it normally was on the weekends, you might bump into some beautiful girl in a mini-skirt, or a friend, or someone who wanted to fight because that girl was his girlfriend.When it was really crowded, you knew the Coachmen were playing!The Coachmen were together beteeen May 1964 and early 1969. A total of thirteen musicians were in the band over its not quite six years of life. Seven of these are primary players who were in the band a substantial length of time. These were---in order of time within the band---Bruce Watson, Jeff Travis, Craig Perkins, Frank Elia, Rick Bell, Kelly Kotera, and Red Freeman.The following interview was conducted with Jeff Travis and Bruce Watson on 1/23/1987 and 4/6/1987.