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I hung out with Wayne from the Mission at the Statue of Liberty. Not something I'm necessarily proud about. I interviewed Lush a few times, and Miki was indeed highly flirt-withable. I broke into an abandoned light-house lense factory on Staten Island with Tod [A] of Cop Shoot Cop/Firewater. I saw Guns'n'Roses at the New Ritz on 54th Street when they were filming the video for "You Could Be Mine".

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 10 June 2004 20:33 (twenty years ago) link

Basement Jaxx Djing before Daft Punk. Way before you had heard if them.

Being in the same circle of friends as 1nf1n1t3 L1v35 and fairweather indie-dance types 50uth.

― AdamL :') (nordicskilla), Thursday, 10 June 2004 20:35 (twenty years ago) link

I was stalked for a whole day by Jeff Calder of the Swimming Pool Qs because, even though my interview with him had ended, he still had much to say. I never saw him again after that. Bald-ass heartbreaker

― Morley Timmons (Donna Brown), Thursday, 10 June 2004 20:38 (twenty years ago) link

I shook hands with Sun Ra.
And I was given a big hug by Elvin Jones when I approached him for an autograph!

(Both encounters within a 4-month period in '91 at the same Toronto club.)

― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Thursday, 10 June 2004 20:38 (twenty years ago) link

I saw Nine Inch Nails when Trent was a pancake-makeup dusted nobody at a shitty club called Sonics (later the Marquee) back in `89.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 10 June 2004 20:39 (twenty years ago) link

I got drunk with Bob Pollard and watched a KISS concert film before a GBV show in London, Ontario.
I had dinner at a Thai restaurant with the members of Blonde Redhead.
I lived at the House of Miracles recording studio when the Constantines were recording their first album there.
I booked the very first Sadies show in London, Ontario.
I got drunk with Isaac Brock after a Modest Mouse show in London, Ontario.
I introduced the percussionist from Skeleton Key to his now ex-girlfriend.

― BanjoMania (Brilhante), Thursday, 10 June 2004 20:48 (twenty years ago) link

I introduced the percussionist from Skeleton Key to his now ex-girlfriend.

Rick Lee or Steve Calhoun?

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 10 June 2004 20:51 (twenty years ago) link

I think I was there at the first Kings of Convenience gig. They hadn't settled on their name yet, anyway. Rubbish, I know. I don't even like the Kings Of Convenience. But what with Erlend Øye being cool now and all.

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 10 June 2004 21:00 (twenty years ago) link

And if anyone still believes in indie cool, watching the Clientele play a set in Pam Berry's sitting room.

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 10 June 2004 21:02 (twenty years ago) link

I saw Nine Inch Nails when Trent was a pancake-makeup dusted nobody at a shitty club called Sonics (later the Marquee) back in `89.

God, I saw NIN on this tour, also, but at a little dive bar called DJ Freak's in Newark. Turd-O-Licious. All the Wax Trax/PIAS/TVT folk used to play at DJ Freak's. I saw The Young Gods/ Meat Beat Manifesto (dinosaur-suited dancers phase)/Severed Heads/MC 900 Ft. Jesus & DJ Zero there.

― Jay Vee (Manon_70), Thursday, 10 June 2004 21:05 (twenty years ago) link

Tico's got us all killed... have you heard his Disco Inferno show story?

― Clarke B. (Clarke B.), Thursday, 10 June 2004 21:09 (twenty years ago) link

At a Firewater show at the Bowery Ballroom about two years ago, I drunkenly dropped a full cup of beer, splattering it all over Jim "Foetues" Thirlwell. He was a gent about it, but I felt like a prize-winning jackass afterwards.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 10 June 2004 21:12 (twenty years ago) link

Rick Lee

― BanjoMania (Brilhante), Thursday, 10 June 2004 21:22 (twenty years ago) link

It was painful actually because I had been smitten with this girl for about a year.

― BanjoMania (Brilhante), Thursday, 10 June 2004 21:23 (twenty years ago) link

Have you ever got drunk with the Nihilist Spasm Band?

― Broheems (diamond), Thursday, 10 June 2004 21:27 (twenty years ago) link

I saw Jeff Mills DJ in '85 or '86 (when he was known as The Wizard).

― Mark (MarkR), Thursday, 10 June 2004 21:28 (twenty years ago) link

And if anyone still believes in indie cool, watching the Clientele play a set in Pam Berry's sitting room.

i'd be stoked to be in Pam's sitting room, whether it was the Clientele or fluff fluff fluff fluff and cuddlyness playing

― the surface noise is so overwhelming that it renders the contents of the re (ele, Thursday, 10 June 2004 22:01 (twenty years ago) link

I was there...at the Empty Bottle on the 16th of September 1995, which turned out to be the final American appearance of Whitehouse

― J0hn Darn1elle (J0hn Darn1elle), Thursday, 10 June 2004 22:13 (twenty years ago) link

(I left early though 'cause they were freaking me out)

― J0hn Darn1elle (J0hn Darn1elle), Thursday, 10 June 2004 22:13 (twenty years ago) link

Broheems,
No, but I used to go see them fairly regularly when they played at one of the galleries in town.

― BanjoMania (Brilhante), Thursday, 10 June 2004 22:15 (twenty years ago) link

I have:

1.Bumped into Phil Lynott in a restroom doorway at the 688 Club in Atlanta.
2.Took a swig from a can of beer that Iggy Pop handed me after a show, on the sidewalk outside 688.
3.Seen REM open for BowWowWow at the Agora Ballroom, Atlanta.
4.Been in a band that opened for Full Time Men & Plan 9 (two different shows, not together) at the 688 Club.
5.Let Johnny Thunders use my cap as a windscreen because the mic was shocking the flying hell out of him, once again, 688. It had a ton of his spit on it, and I never washed it again.
6. seen the Only Ones open for an Atlanta band called the Restraints, Atlanta Agora.
7. Gotten shitfaced with Nikki Sudden & Drivin' & Cryin' (his backup band for numerous Southeastern gigs while recording the Jewel Thief in Atlanta) before, during, & after their gig at the Point, Atlanta, and at the Chameleon Club, Atlanta. Nikki is partial to white russians, and a really cool cat.

― John Bullabaugh (John Bullabaugh), Thursday, 10 June 2004 22:19 (twenty years ago) link

I shook hands with George Clinton. I played frisbee with Roni Size, Die and Suv. I got offered a Perrier water by Big Boi.

― JoB (JoB), Thursday, 10 June 2004 23:28 (twenty years ago) link

i taught algebra with the saxophonist from olneyville sound system???

― Ian c=====8 (orion), Thursday, 10 June 2004 23:32 (twenty years ago) link

jon williamz was in the volcano suns & produced a thee hydrogen terrors albums!

― Ian c=====8 (orion), Thursday, 10 June 2004 23:33 (twenty years ago) link

Charlie VA and I opened for Surface of Eceyon during college. I had dessert and drinks with noted microtonal composer Ben Johnston. Hmm, maybe I need to go to more shows...

― Clarke B. (Clarke B.), Thursday, 10 June 2004 23:34 (twenty years ago) link

i was there when Jet played to 30 music industry people and no fans before apple "saved" them from obscurity

― the surface noise is another unwelcome bonus resulting from a preamp's inab (ele, Thursday, 10 June 2004 23:35 (twenty years ago) link

i got hugz from various indie rockers, & i kissed al burian on the cheek once. exploring deep concrete shafts with 1/2 of lightning bolt.

― FAGS (orion), Thursday, 10 June 2004 23:37 (twenty years ago) link

"I was there with Roni Size, Die and Suv ...playing frisbee" just doesn't sound quite right.

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 10 June 2004 23:39 (twenty years ago) link

Give it a good beat and away you go...

― JoB (JoB), Friday, 11 June 2004 00:22 (twenty years ago) link

It just doesn't strike me as a seminal moment. I don't know much about jungle, though. Maybe frisbees were key.

― N. (nickdastoor), Friday, 11 June 2004 00:33 (twenty years ago) link

i could own this thread but i don't like to ~~bore~~ brag.

― stirmonster, Friday, 11 June 2004 00:39 (twenty years ago) link

Ah, go on.

― N. (nickdastoor), Friday, 11 June 2004 00:48 (twenty years ago) link

Aaron W. to thread! tell us all the story about your phone call from Michael Stipe!

― ken taylrr (ken taylrr), Friday, 11 June 2004 01:20 (twenty years ago) link

I was at New Order's soundcheck in 1983 at Billy Barty's Roller Fantasy in Fullerton. Peter Hook was warming up with the basline from "Age of Chance." The only people in the room besides New Order were me & my friends.

― J0hn Darn1elle (J0hn Darn1elle), Friday, 11 June 2004 01:21 (twenty years ago) link

Conor Oberst offered me a beer once.

― ken taylrr (ken taylrr), Friday, 11 June 2004 01:21 (twenty years ago) link

Actually, Aaron W to thread again! Please regale us with the Jack White drink-throwing debacle too!

― ken taylrr (ken taylrr), Friday, 11 June 2004 01:24 (twenty years ago) link

i heard that your band sold your guitars and bought turntables

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― the surface noise is another unwelcome bonus resulting from a preamp's inab (ele, Friday, 11 June 2004 01:24 (twenty years ago) link

I was there ... when Marine Research played their first (?) show in the US at the Fez during the Summerflies festival.

― David R. (popshots75`), Friday, 11 June 2004 01:29 (twenty years ago) link

I was there ... when the Hasting-on-Hudson cops shut down a Kleenex Girl Wonder "concert" in the backyard of the March Records house.

("THE Fez"?)

― David R. (popshots75`), Friday, 11 June 2004 01:31 (twenty years ago) link

I saw two consecutive Dead Boys Christmas reunion shows before Stiv shuffled off this mortal coil.

I saw the Beastie Boys open for RUN-DMC at Madison Square Garden (circa License to Ill/Raising Hell)

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 11 June 2004 01:35 (twenty years ago) link

My father saw Dylan in the early 60s. He said this guy's terrible, he'll never go anywhere.

― Dan Selzer (Dan Selzer), Friday, 11 June 2004 01:40 (twenty years ago) link

well he was half right

― mentalist (mentalist), Friday, 11 June 2004 01:42 (twenty years ago) link

Does Geddy Lee speak like an ordinary guy? Fact Checkin Cuz to thread.

i've (not) met him, and he (at least according to alex) does. and i'm your...

― fact checking cuz (fcc), Friday, 11 June 2004 02:21 (twenty years ago) link

i was there when guided by voices played their first gig, cbgb, 1993. i used to be able to impress myself with this knowledge.

― fact checking cuz (fcc), Friday, 11 June 2004 02:25 (twenty years ago) link

I admit I'm not up on my GBV lore, but you're saying that they never played live beforehand despite all those other albums?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 11 June 2004 02:28 (twenty years ago) link

i was thinking the SAME thing

― cutty (mcutt), Friday, 11 June 2004 02:29 (twenty years ago) link

i've never gotten a completely straight answer on that myself, but they count the cbgb gig as their first "real" gig. before that, they hadn't bothered to form themselves into a proper band; they were just robert pollard and his brother and their buddies amusing themselves by writing songs and making records. if they did any gigs around dayton in those days, they've written them out of their own history.

― fact checking cuz (fcc), Friday, 11 June 2004 02:35 (twenty years ago) link

I saw that same Run-D.M.C./Beasties tour in Richmond, Va. I was wearing a Ramones T-shirt. A kid about 12 read the back of it and commented: "'Too Tough to Die'? Who does he think *he* is?!"

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Friday, 11 June 2004 04:32 (twenty years ago) link

5.Let Johnny Thunders use my cap as a windscreen because the mic was shocking the flying hell out of him, once again, 688. It had a ton of his spit on it, and I never washed it again.

fuck washing a hat.

― hstencil (hstencil), Friday, 11 June 2004 05:53 (twenty years ago) link

I played stand-in drums for Drugstore on their last US tour!

― Possibly Kate Again (kate), Friday, 11 June 2004 07:06 (twenty years ago) link

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