 Together, during the off time from their respective bands, Joey and Tripp dug up some of Joey's old Rejects songs and dusted them off.In 2000, they played several shows in Iowa, with original vocalist Dizzy, and also featuring a friend of Tripp's, drummer Racci Shay (who went on to play in the band Dope, and was part of the 2010 lineup of Murderdolls).In 2001 the band continued to evolve, and added another acquaintance of Tripp's, Wednesday 13 on bass guitar (whom Tripp befriended while on tour with Dope).