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was the day before Christmas Eve 1990 and we had just driven
8 long hours through '"vodoo-land" (Pennsylvania)
during the night in a packed Dodge extended van. It was loaded
to the hilt with band gear, equipment, and members of two bands
from Kent & Cleveland: Germ Free Adolescents and Plain White
Toast. We pull into the Newark Radisson, a four-star hotel,
around 6 a.m.; low-cost accomodation arrainged thanks to Dave
Hackely, bass player of Toast, through his job at the Cleveland
Radisson. We pull up in front of the main lobby entrance, open
the side sliding door and out 'pops' this large spare tire.
It takes a few circular spins around two airline pilots standing
on the red carpet waiting for their taxi to take them to their
morning flight. I hop out of the van clad in a black leather
biker jacket, looking like shite after an all-nighter, then
hear one of the stupified pilots remark, "What the hell
is this, the fucking Motel 6?" I responded, "Hey this
place looks pretty nice, where from Cleveland." The pilots
look at each other, shake their heads in disbelief and chuckle.
You should
have scene the face of the consierge as we start rolling
amplifiers, drum kits, and baggage throught the lobby. Their
goes the
neighborhood for the next couple of days!
Drummer
Germ Free Adolescents
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