In 1969, Bobby Taylor and the Vancouvers released a rola titled, "Does Your Mama Know About Me", written by Cheech & Chong's other half Tommy Chong, about a taboo interracial relationship. That same year, @mr.joester joined the Junior Brown Berets during the height of the Chicano Movement and Anti-Establishment upheaval, when he was just 9 years old. Indoctrinated in carnalismo and La Causa, elder Brown Berets taught self-defense classes and focused on ending barrio warfare, explaining to a very young Joe, “That’s your carnal!”.
Just one year after Cheech & Chong’s cult classic, "Up In Smoke", hit the box office, @mr.joester began recording his own Latin Soul rendition of "Does Your Mama Know About Me", before serving in the US Army in Germany. Just a few years back, Joe Narvaez brought that old dream back to life! When asked what inspired Joe to record the rola, Joe responded, “Having served, I wanted to record a song about a woman in a relationship with a veteran in a wheelchair, and afraid of what her parents may think of his handicap.”
When asked about the state of the nation and mass immigration raids, @mr.joester replied, “I'm certainly an American, I feel proud that I served, we always were Americans, Mexico is part of the American Continent, but I guess we're not American enough. This guy, the way he's doing things, like we're his police force, pitting us against each other, those that serve, against the civilians. How come we're good enough to serve this country, but not good enough to stay?”
| A | Does Your Momma Know About Me |
| B | I Want You Back |
