new ' s ▁younger ▁brother ▁Frank ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁line up ▁of ▁Social ▁Dist ort ion , ▁while ▁bass ist ▁Steve ▁S oto ▁was ▁a ▁found ing ▁member ▁of ▁Agent ▁Orange . ▁S oto ▁met ▁Tony ▁Brandenburg ▁at ▁an ▁Agent ▁Orange ▁show ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁and ▁the ▁two , ▁both ▁aged ▁ 1 6 , ▁formed ▁a ▁bond , ▁as ▁S oto ▁re called : ▁" I ▁struck ▁up ▁a ▁conversation ▁with ▁Tony . ▁He ▁was ▁out ▁of ▁control ▁and ▁we ▁became ▁fast ▁friends ". ▁" We ▁would ▁talk ▁about ▁music ▁and ▁the ▁problems ▁we ▁were ▁having ▁in ▁high ▁school ▁and ▁about ▁our ▁weight ▁problems ", ▁Brandenburg ▁later ▁re called ; ▁" We ▁found ▁that ▁we ▁had ▁a ▁lot ▁in ▁common ▁weight - wise — we ▁were ▁polar ▁oppos ites ▁[ S oto ▁was ▁over weight ▁while ▁Brandenburg ▁was ▁tall ▁and ▁thin ] — but ▁neither ▁of ▁us ▁could ▁change ▁it . ▁All ▁of ▁our ▁problems ▁on ▁the ▁high ▁school ▁scene ▁were ▁caused ▁by ▁our ▁musical ▁taste ▁and ▁our ▁weight . ▁We ▁were ▁the ▁object ▁of ▁constant ▁rid ic ule , ▁but ▁what ▁was ▁worse ▁was ▁we ▁couldn ' t ▁get ▁girls ". ▁ ▁S oto ▁thought ▁Brandenburg ▁would ▁make ▁a ▁good ▁singer , ▁and ▁suggested ▁this ▁to ▁R ikk ▁Ag new , ▁who ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁used ▁the ▁stage ▁name ▁General ▁Hospital ▁( after ▁the ▁television ▁show ). ▁S oto ▁said : ▁" The ▁General ▁was ▁going ▁to ▁start ▁a ▁new ▁band ▁and ▁I ▁suggested ▁Tony ▁as