▁became ▁C CR . ▁F og ert y ▁spent ▁summer ▁vac ations ▁at ▁Put ah ▁Creek , ▁near ▁Winter s , ▁California , ▁which ▁became ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁the ▁C CR ▁song ▁" Green ▁River ". ▁ ▁While ▁in ▁junior ▁high ▁school ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁F og ert y ▁formed ▁a ▁cover ▁band ▁with ▁bass ist ▁Stu ▁Cook ▁and ▁drum mer ▁Doug ▁Cl iff ord ▁called ▁the ▁Blue ▁Vel v ets . ▁The ▁band ▁was ▁inspired ▁by ▁rock ▁and ▁roll ▁pione ers , ▁especially ▁Little ▁Richard ▁and ▁Bo ▁D idd ley . ▁Later , ▁F og ert y ' s ▁brother ▁Tom ▁joined ▁the ▁group . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁the ▁band ▁signed ▁with ▁Fant asy ▁Records , ▁which ▁without ▁the ▁band ' s ▁knowledge ▁or ▁appro val , ▁changed ▁the ▁band ' s ▁name ▁from ▁the ▁Blue ▁Vel v ets ▁to ▁the ▁Gol li w ogs . ▁This ▁group ▁recorded ▁seven ▁singles ▁that ▁were ▁not ▁commer cially ▁successful . ▁ ▁Military ▁service ▁ ▁F og ert y ▁received ▁his ▁draft ▁notice ▁for ▁military ▁service ▁during ▁the ▁Vietnam ▁War ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁The ▁same ▁day ▁he ▁received ▁the ▁notice , ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁a ▁local ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁Reserve ▁rec ru iter , ▁who ▁signed ▁him ▁up ▁immediately ▁for ▁training ▁as ▁a ▁supply ▁cl erk . ▁F og ert y ▁bel ieves ▁the ▁rec ru iter ▁dated ▁the ▁paper work ▁to ▁take ▁effect ▁before ▁the ▁draft ▁letter ▁arrived . ▁During ▁his ▁time