Every Saturday, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places and events from his band’s 27-year run, with text by vocalist Jean Smith.
Because Friendster is going to remove messages, photos and blogs, I trudged over there to take a look. Haven’t been there for years. Back in 2003:
sean wrote:
just wanted to say that MN opening for fugazi in 1992 at the plaza of nations was one of the heaviest things i’ve ever seen.
sean
Jean wrote:
Hi Sean,
Thanks for acknowledging heaviness. It was a fun, but weird show. Didn’t an amp blow-up and catch fire in the other opening band? My boyfriend at the time was the bass player for the Subhumans (Gerry). It was fun to re-introduce him to the Fugazi guys. They’d all met in some even more previous era. We did two other Fugazi shows around that time. NYC and Olympia.
Jean
Mecca Normal
sean wrote:
yes, i remember that quite clearly as it was my friend kim’s amp that blew; fugazi’s crack commando roadie squad fixed it though. it was a weird show because friends of mine (who now really regret it) threw stuff at mecca normal because you weren’t hard enough. they feel bad now, incidentally. i think you guys performed at BLAST records soon after and that was also good. but i think it was the combination of tiny band and huge sound system that made it so heavy. heavy like sabbath heavy, in that it was sparse and spacious. heavy in a way that people have forgotten about.
Sean
Jean wrote:
Hi Billy,
You have invited me to be your Friendster, but I can’t seem to recall how it is that we know each other. I’ve never been to a corn farm in Bellingham.
Jean
Mecca Normal
Billy wrote:
it was at 3B Tavern in Bellingham i beleeve. i in band. you in band with one guy who play gitar like crazy donkee. me like and tel you i like it. i no think you like my band, but that ok. if you no be my frend i am cool with that.
Billy
