TV: Queers, Dwarves, Agent Orange,
Avengers, Negative Approach, DOA, Sick
Of It All are still doing it and doing it
right. Newer bands I like are Detroit's
Against The Grain and Night Birds.
IE: You were once a teacher. Was that
when you acquired a taste for a captive
audience?
TV: Ah, yes! It was around the same time.
It got a little weird being Tesco and a
teacher. Some of my former students have
tact you?
TV:
Hit
me
up
at
[email protected]. I love to tradeMeatmen swag, toys, or cash money. A
guy brought a van full of his childhood
toys to a show in Richmond a few years
back. We were packed to the gills, but I
got 'em home!
The Meatmen appear at Reggie's, June 27.
Q&A by Tim Shockley
June 3
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50 Cent Animal Ambition...
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James La Petite Mort
Lydia Lunch A Fistful of Desert Blues
Bob Mould Beauty & Rain
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June 10
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hit me up and told me how much I meant
to them. Pretty cool.
IE: Most people probably don't know
you're a rabid collector of vintage toys.
How long have you been collecting? Do
you have a most-prized possession?
TV: I've been collecting 26 years. My collection is pretty large. It's the one thing in
life besides playing music that fills my
heart with joy. Last Saturday was as good
as it gets- I set up at a Toy Show, raced
home, drove to Detroit for our record
release show, then played a 90-minute set!
Now, that was a blast! Prized possession?
Not one in particular, but robots really
light me up. The 50's space toys are just
the coolest. Weird Ohs, Nutty Mads, Rat
Fink, Munsters, Addams Family and
monster toys from the 60's are the cat's
pajamas.
IE: How can people with cool toys con-
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Hello, Our Names are Steve,
Jonathan, and Neil:
Legendary rock veterans Journey and Steve
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and crossed paths in many different incarnations along the way, but believe it or not, this
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