 The Balls, also known as Storm and the Balls, were formed in May/June 2002 after Large moved to Portland from San Francisco.Storm and the Balls consisted of Davey Loprinzi (aka "Hotrod" Davey Nipples, formerly of Sweaty Nipples) on bass guitar, James Beaton on keyboards, and Brian Parnel on drums.The Balls drew what local media called a "cult-like" following in clubs, primarily during Wednesday night shows at Dante's.