A Pint of Betty
Over the next three years, Eliza toured on and off--eventually wearying of life on the road. She "unofficially" retired in 1993 to pursue gardening.
However in April of 1994, during a friend's birthday party at the Crooked Lamb pub in Leighton Buzzard, Eliza was coaxed onstage by a local brit-pop band "Betty Has a Headache." After a few pink gins, Eliza performed a cover of "Love is All Around" to thunderous applause.
The lads of Betty Has a Headache (second cousins Ian Jergens and Ian McNally and bassist Robbie "Left Foot" Bongelo) convinced Eliza to join the band on the promise that they would change the name to "Eliza Has a Headache" after their first #1 single.
Betty hastily recorded an album, "Gorgeous Swallow," in early 1995, but despite extensive touring around Bedfordshire, failed to connect with audiences. The #1 single never happened and the band went their separate ways in October of that year.
Meanwhile...