What's the most "losing my edge"-like accomplishment you can boast?

I was there, when Michael Stipe called me in 1995, having wrote the letter later referred to in "E-Bow the Letter."

I was there at the Von Bondies first show, when they were called the Babykillers, at a house, in Ypsilanti.

I was there, backstage when Momus opened for Belle & Sebastian in Chicago in 1998, I swear Isobel was flirting with me.

I waaaaassss theeere......

I saw them six months earlier at Mercury Lounge, opening for VHS or Beta?, playing disco nu metal to the Chelsea boys.

at Pavement's first-ever show at the Court Tavern, New Brunswick, NJ. I bought a copy of "Slay Tracks" at said show for $2.00.

at a Butthole Surfers show, also at the Court, at the height of their underground popularity (1986 or so)

at what I believe was Neutral Milk Hotel's first show with their classic lineup at Brownies, NYC.

at a Go Team/Yo La Tengo double bill at Maxwell's

at the Pixies' first NYC show at CBGB, with some friends of mine from NJ who opened the show

friends with a girl in college who put up Faith No More, the Meat Puppets and Tex & The Horseheads at her apartment

I know. It *is* incredible.

Please don't, they're horrible.

I ran into George Clinton on the street during my lunchbreak once. He was lost and looking for his hotel, as he had spent the night elsewhere after a gig the night before. I brought him up to the mailroom of my then job to use the phone. The bike messengers who recognized him were trippin'. This is a highly cherished memory.

Four on One might be my favorite Matador record.

I chatted with Mike Watt for 45 mins before a fIREHOSE gig in Edinburgh.

I've fleetingly met Paul McCartney, James Iha, Dave Navarro, Brian Eno, Syd Griffin, Genesis P Orridge, Boy George.

I've shared a chinese takeaway with Lionel Ritchie.

I've mixed the sound for some ads with Brian May.

I was at Sugar's first London gig.

And Dark Star's.

I saw NIN not long after Alex In NYC in a little club in Glasgow.

I went drinking with Lynnrd Skynnrd (sp?) and Sweep The Leg Johnny.

I made an album at the Who's old studio with Simon from the Cocteau Twins.

Context please.

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or is that the point of these?
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etc etc

oh, and we saw trent reznor at universal studios in orlando with an elderly couple. he looked bored.

ah, and james gandolfini (sp?) sat next to us at ihop in nashville.

nashville is a starfuckers town for sure. it's small enough that anybody's that's been there for a decent length of time is easily one degree of separation from somebody.

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Nooooooooooo.....!!!

woot! we missed mark e. smith together!
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post of the week!
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At Matt Br1nkman's loft in Olneyville, surrounded by Forcefield monsters. It was the last Landed show ever, Naut1cal Alm4nac and D3ad Mach1nes and some other bands played. Br1an Ch1ppendale ate all my wasabi peas.