This was the first release by James T. Kirk, a side project of Charlie's that was forced by Paramount Pictures to change their name due to the use of Captain James T. Kirk's name, a character from Star Trek. Keepng the initials of their heroes whose music they were performing, they came up with T.J. Kirk. (Charlie later jokes that the band is named after the police television show, T.J. Hooker, whose main character was also played by William Shatner.) T.J. Kirk includes Bay Area guitarists Will Bernard, John Schott, and Charlie's longtime drummer Scott Amendola. They intertwine the music of Thelonious Monk, James Brown and Rahsaan Roland Kirk. Since the band includes two other phenomenal guitar players, Hunter primarily sticks to bass and rhythm parts, but also contributes a decent number of guitar solos.