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October 23, 1991
FLAGPOLE MAGAZINE
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we needed some place to stay.
Crist: At that time, there really wasn’t that much going on
oecause the La-Di-Das were still together, so like I started
playing in a band called John's Biggest Day.
FP (to Veal): And what about you?
Veal: Um : [sigh] so what about me?
FP: Where are you from?
Veal: Um, I’m from Athens. Grew up in the suburbs,
Athens. Went to school sort of. I, ah went to school for like
two plus years.
FP: Elementary school?
Veal: Naw, I went on through all that believe it or not I'm
a FULL high-school graduate
Gibson: Yeah, everybody in the band is a High-School
graduate.
Veal: I think I probably still
have my letter jacket some
where.
McBride: Remember that
kids. Stay in school.
Veal: Yeah, and, ah after
that I fucked around in
Athens for a while, and uh
playin’ music with a couple
of people, and then I
dropped out of school. And
when I dropped out of school it was like, O.K., "Your rent’s
gotta drop and you gotta get a job." So I got a lousy job and
moved out there to Lexington road where the rent was like
ridiculously cheap
Gibson: What a bargain it was...
FP: First show — what do you remember ?
Bend: Opened for the Primates. We’d been a band for two
weeks.
Veal: It was like this really stiff-necked feeling...
McBride: The Primates were drawing big crowds back
then, so it was a big crowd.
Gibson: Like I said we’d been together about two weeks,
the place was packed, it was pretty sloppy, but it was FUN.
FP: What are some shows that stand out in your mind as
really great or bad shows?
Band: New Jersey we had a GREAT show we opened for
drivin’ ’n’ crym’ at Maxwell’s and then the next night we go
over to Manhattan to play in this like corner bar with like, this
Latino dance band, and they were GREAT. They were really
great but...
Crist: It seems like we're much more popular in like West
Virginia, or in Minneapolis than it like Athens, which is
frustrating because people expect you — they think you’re
like the next big thing to come out of a town, and you tell
them yeah, but like in Athens about fifty people come out to
see the shows...But it was just completely double-bill from
HELL. Same thing in Milwaukee — we were playing at this
like teen-age thing, and we like pile out of the band, haven’t
shaved in three days opening for this band, the Elevators,
and they’re like all clean — have like these shark-skin suits
on, haven't like...
Gibson: Haven’t shaved in their entire LIFE. Most of ’em
are still waiting for their first time...
FP (To Mike): You played alot before the Saviors, right?
Gibson: A long time. Since I was a kid, really.
FP: And how did you discover John?
Mike: Well it sounds kind
of funny you had to be there
we were — Tim, the singer
in the band, kinda knew
John’s sister, and kinda
knew John through her —
and there was this bar there
that used to have a New
Music night and John wa~
sneakin’ in...
Crist: I was like seven
teen
Mike: And he was just like this Jack-in-the-box dancer he
was like, all over the place, and we were like desparate
we’d been looking for a drummer, and Tim, he like intro
duced me to him, and I was like "Well, hell, he’s like he’s got
a bundle of energy ?nd he’s got rhythm, let’s see if he can
drum" and we asked him and he said he’d always wanted
to. And the rest is HISTORY.
Here the interview dissolves into vague references of a
lawn mowing incident which involved a repair bill of thirty-
dollars — as well as Gibson's repeated assurance that he
was without employment of any kind, and that if anybody
knew of anything, to please feel free contact him. Then the
band advised that anybody else who was considering
joining a band or who was already in a band really should
just quit music and stay in school“don 7 drink, don‘t smoke,
stay in school, pay attention to your mom, get a job" — “quit
now, before they get any good."
The Dashboard-recording-artist-Saviors will be playing
at the Downstairs on Friday, Oct. 25 and again at the Flying
Buffalo on Saturday, Oct 26 See them now or your may
have to wait until the second coming
H.A. Hall
It seems like we’re much
more popular in like West
Virginia, or in Minneapolis
than it like Athens,
which is frustrating...
Meet Mr. Mould
Once there was an electrifying, innovative band from Minneapolis that
changed all the rules of the alternative music scene and set the pace for every
emerging band after them. This was the legendary Husker Du, fronted by
guitarist/singer Bob Mould. When the band split up, Mould struck out on his
own, releasing brilliant albums such as Workbook and Black Sheets of Ram
— both noted for their originaiity and strong songwriting. Now the lucky
citizens of Athens will get the chance to experience his magic firsthand at the
40 Watt on Friday, November 1. That’s Friday, folks — that means there is NO
excuse for not attending this one. It’s sure to be an unforgettable evening,
what with the sometimes beautiful, sometimes ha^sh compositions Mould has
created in his solo work. The lyrics are cynical and intelligent — a rarity, con
sidering the rampant idiocy found in most music these day. Come and be
enlightened: we'll be there; so should you Katherine Yeske
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