Complex sentence: The members of Camper Van Beethoven told Crawford a false rumor that Watt and Hurley were auditioning guitarists for the band and having found Watt's phone number in the phone book, called him up and expressed his desire to come out to California and play with them.
Split into simpler sentences: The members of Camper Van Beethoven told Crawford a false rumor that Watt and Hurley were auditioning guitarists for the band. Crawford, having found Watt's phone number in the phone book, called him up and expressed his desire to come out to California and play with them.