bᵻfˌoːɹ ɪŋkˌoːɹpɚɹˈeɪʃən, ðə ɡɹˈuːp wʌz fˈaʊndᵻd ɪn kˌælɪfˈoːɹniə ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt baɪ dʒˈɑːnɹˈɑːdʒɚ fˈɔːɹmɚli ɹˈɑːdʒɚ dᵻlˈɑːnoʊ hˈɪŋkɪnz.
Before incorporation, the group was founded in California in 1968 by John-Roger (formerly Roger Delano Hinkins).