Why Do We Celebrate The

The Food Thing Is Crazy To Me. In This Town The Beer Thing Is Also Crazy To Me. Frankly Even With Brightest Young Things, It's Such A Celebration Of [beer And Food], All This Stuff. I Don't Think It's Bad Or Evil, But There's Something Out Of Bounds. It's Like, "a Bar Opened!" Who Cares? Think About That.

I'm Not Talking About What Came Later [after The American Underground Punk Scene], Indie Music, Or Whatever You Want To Call It, But The Music That Came Before That - That's An Important Story. So Many Interviews With Musicians Get The Time Or Context Wrong. You Have These Older Bands, Usually Men, Who Tell Stories About "oh, We Got Into This Huge Fight, This Guy Punched That Guy," That's The Wrong Sort Of Story. My View Of The Time Is Truly Pioneering.

I Just Have Work To Do; I Just Do It.

Columbia Heights Was A Poor, Messed Up Area, And The Church Was In The Middle Of It. What Happened Inside Was A Reflection Of The Community. I Actually Saw My First Rock Concert On The Altar Of That Church [st. Stephen's].

I Have Other Projects To Do. I Try Not To Let That Documentation Interfere With My Present Day.