the first one that i can think of (of the existing posts) this is to be the inaugural 'i remember' piece. as i listen to absent with out leave 1, it brings me back to banana hands' over hyping of the shapeshifters appearing in sf. the whole event would transpire at elbow room, an old haunt of mine and a funny place to see people of a respectable nature (as compared to the crap acts that normally filled the gaps in their bill). the pre party started officially in b-hands' room with some shitty beer, while kirkistan and b-hands tried enphatically to express just how awesome the following show was to be. there was a video played of 'circuit city, then the song- of much higher fidelity, which drew simon out of his room beckoning "oh yeah, i like this song! this song is sick!"

by the time the show had started, maybe 30-50 people had peppered the show floor, with simon, grab, b-hands and kirkistan holding close to the stage, if not the whole front of the stage it self... the rest gets hazy as i enjoyed the simultanaety of the group surging to the beat, and my friends surging back... i THINK that some b-boys instigated a break ring where, upon my prompting, grab slid/floated in and showed all these player punks what was really happening...

good times.. i must say