later in 1986, osborne and former melvins drummer mike dillard joined the group playing bass and drums, respectively. this incarnation rehearsed for a brief time only; azerrad records cobain's frustration with osborne for failing to take the band seriously enough to buy a bass guitar amplifier. the only live performance of this era occurred on may 3, 1986, in olympia under the name brown towel (sometimes reported as "brown cow"). this short-lived and related project featured cobain's poetry and lyrics along with osborne and crover's musical accompaniment.