I mean, when was theretimefor all of these?
Every one of them went on to be such a classic.
I was in transition from being into new wave into hardcore, and it was just mind-blowing.

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It wasnt just, “Ahhhhh, were mad!”
There were definitely [certain markers of the scene].
Do I have photos from back then?
Yeah, they were awesome.
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