Byron used to be an amateur middle weight boxer nicknamed "The Heathen Hammer",who scored seven wins,and four total knockouts before quitting the sport in the late 90s.

:Activism: Aside from a long history in the subculture music scean, Byron has also a long and note worthy history in community activism, ranging from public speaking, to organizing public protests, to political street theatre, to founding and operating a full scale ,fully operational community health and learning center. This grass roots community center included a free clinic, free women`s health classes, free childcare, free vegetarian soup kitchen and a fully stocked small library of books on women`s health, feminist, animal rights, envioronmetal and spiritual topics and issues. This community center operated for four years(1997-2001), until the city had it shut down for providing "uninspected food services and unlicensed medical advice and care." Byron was also one of the founders of Free Radio Austin, an unlicensed(pirate)illegal activist radio station in the heart of Austin Tx. This unlicensed AM station was the largest such operation, with the longest air wave range, and most organized staff and schedule of any unlicensed radio station in U.S. history. It was on the air 24-7, on a major AM wave length and advertised all over town like a regular corporate radio station. They even had public access TV commercials! Byron and Janesse shared a Fridaynight show together at Free Radio Austin called "Evergreen", where they took turns DJing music, and reading activist news. The station was raided by FCC agents on the night George Bush was elected president 200. Several desperate members of the station staff attempted to defend the station with axe handles and bricks, and were seriously injured by police and FCC agents as a result. Everyone found at the station was arrested, and later served three years in federal prison each. The owner of the property where the station was housed (a well known feminist activist from Portland named Reckless)was charged with inciting anti-government terrorism,and served six years in federal prison. When the station was being raided Byron and Janesse were at St.Davids hospital where Janesse was giving birth to their first child. They learned about the fate of Free Radio Austin the following day as they watched it on the news from the hospital room.