SPED’S RESIDENT CRANK, MIKE, WITH HIS INCLINATIONS TOWARDS THE TAYLOR/CROCE/ DENVER SCHOOL OF MUSIC, DELIVERS THE SOFTER SOUNDS OF SAME PANTS EVERY DAY. SHOUTS OF “PICK IT UP, MAN” ARE TYPICALLY HOLLERED IN HIS DIRECTION. WISPS, AS WELL AS BLATANT AND OUTRIGHT PLAGIARISM OF BRAGG/MOULD/POLLARD, TOO, CAN BE HEARD IN HIS SONGS. BUT IT’S THE HARMONIES OF MIKE, PAUL AND JIM THAT ARE BOTH SPED’S TRADEMARK AND CONTRIBUTION TO TODAY’S WORLD OF POP. THOUGH REALLY IT’S MORE OF A GIMMICK. MIKE WEARS THE SAME PANTS EVERY DAY. AND HE WEARS THE PANTS OF YOUTH. (BACK)