I was leaning on the monitor wedge right in front of the empty stage, awaiting the arrival of Mike Peters and The Alarm MMV, when a large guy with shaved head (a rounder version of Mr. Clean) was talking to people next to him and he mentioned formerly being in a band called Stretford. They continue on to this day, which is impressive for an old school punk band. They were known as Stretford 37 back in '91 or '92, when Lust Control played with them at Sixth Street Records Live. I tapped him on the shoulder and said, "You mentioned being in the band Stretford. Do you remember playing a show at this club with Lust Control?" And his face lit up with excitement. "Yeah, that was awesome! I loved you guys," and we went on and on about what a great gig that was. I remember really liking their catchy and well-written songs. He remembered that we brought them into our pre-gig prayer circle and said how they really were touched by that. That was so cool -- not just because someone remembered, but also because it was a respectable peer that caught what we were doing and liked it. That put a smile on my face.
This guy knew all the words to all those old Alarm songs -- and even knew the new ones, like "45 RPM." That scores big points in my book.
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Hey,
I met you outside of Rudrum at SXSW, man i just want to tell you thank you for just being so cool and taking a couple of seconds talking to just a punk kid like me. You and your zine have really inspired me to stand out and stand up. Again, thanks alot!
-aaron