Forklift Yacht Club Origin

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 Forklift Yacht Club started somewhere between warehouse shifts and the personalities of unforgettable cats.


Some current, some from years past—each one leaving behind a little chaos, confidence, humor, or legend.


Those traits became characters. Those stories became songs.


Turns out a lot of good music starts with work stories… and cats with strong opinions.


“Some artists had muses. I had cats.”




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