9 5 , ▁they ▁fell ▁just ▁short ▁of ▁main stream ▁success . ▁Despite ▁breaking ▁up ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁they ▁have ▁reun ited ▁several ▁times ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁raise ▁money ▁for ▁char ity , ▁and ▁have ▁produced ▁a ▁DVD . ▁ ▁History ▁Billy ▁Campion ▁met ▁Bill ▁and ▁Br end an ▁Ryan ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁Sh aring ▁a ▁passion ▁for ▁music , ▁they ▁started ▁a ▁band , ▁The ▁Pl um mers . ▁During ▁college , ▁the ▁group ▁picked ▁up ▁bass ist ▁Mark ▁W ike , ▁drum mer ▁C live ▁T ucker ▁and ▁per cussion ist ▁P . ▁J . ▁O ' Con nor . ▁With ▁this ▁line up , ▁the ▁band ▁called ▁itself ▁The ▁Bog men , ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁what ▁Campion ▁called ▁its ▁" t rib al , ▁h unt ish " ▁sound . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁after ▁playing ▁at ▁every ▁bar , ▁club ▁and ▁ret irement ▁home ▁in ▁the ▁Tri ▁state ▁area , ▁the ▁band ▁from ▁Long ▁Island ▁was ▁signed ▁to ▁Ar ista ▁Records ▁and ▁released ▁its ▁first ▁album ▁" Life ▁Begin s ▁at ▁ 4 0 ▁Mill ion " ▁which ▁was ▁produced ▁by ▁Jerry ▁Harrison ▁of ▁the ▁T alk ing ▁He ads . The ▁band ▁then ▁concentr ated ▁on ▁live ▁shows ▁and ▁tou red ▁around ▁the ▁US ▁with ▁bands ▁such ▁as ▁Bar en aked ▁Lad ies , ▁before ▁re le asing ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁live ▁album ▁" B og men ▁Live " ▁which ▁was