Kieth Morris - of Circle Jerks (saved my face from being crushed by a flashlight) 1986

Ray Cappo - of Shelter/Youth of Today (whom I've had the pleasure of discussing [and arguing] religion with several times) 1988, 1992, 1994

Jenna Jameson, Sunset Thomas, Jeana Fine, & 20 other porn hoes (not what one might think... it was just a party, thanks go to Tamara) 1992

Sean Bonner - of Toybox Records (thanks for being Timescape's first label) 1993

Glen Danzig (actually our meeting almost turned into a fist fight) 1994

Douglas Pierce - of Death In June (a hand shake, a few words and well wishes, thanks to Boyd Rice for the introduction) 1997

Watsis Name, the singer of Alice in Chains (who gave me "the look of death" and walked away when introduced and I didn't acknowledge who he was... so I ask, "who is alive now, metalhead?") 1999

Robert DeNiro (one weird conversation over a drink at Liquid's VIP Room, Miami Beach) 1999

Jimmy Gestapo - of Murphy's Law (a riot & a few days of hanging out at Fat Cat Tattoos, NYC) 1991, 2000

and...

the bands Cavity (Dan, Violent Deed's original bassist, and Rene), Jason the Lion who also played - plays - in a hundred other bands - AAA, The Judas Factor, Where Fear and Weapons Meet, Machine, etc.), The Believers (Tony), Gas-O-lene (John W & Craig, also from Outback Fanzine), FWA (Mike C. and Jesse), Brethren, Trust No One (Coach), No For An Answer (Dan O), 7 Seconds (Kevin Seconds - many times, many years Lee), Corrosion of Conformity ("Would you let him in the show for free. He's, like, uh... my cousin." Good call.), Bloodlet (Scott and Matt - so, you wanna know about Satanism), Everybody Gets Hurt (Chris B and the rest of the Astoria, Queens crew), Poison the Well (Jeff) and a handful of others...

 

Pen Pals

Peter Gilmore - High Priest in Church of Satan (NYC)

William Ehmann Jr. - collage artists (California)

Keith Brewer - of the noise project Taint (Texas)

Tom aka Coyote 12 - of T.O.P.Y. (Colorado)

Steven Di Sebastian - of the band Unclench, as well as, Bedtime and Outlet Fanzines (New Jersey)

Brian Dingledine - of the band Catharsis and Crimethinc (North Carolina / Georgia)

Christie Canyon - porn star (California)

Robin Boultier - body modificatress (Colorado)

Chris Wienbald - of the band Atlas Shrugged and Trip Machine Laboratories (NYC)

Jim Bisaillon - of Static Cling Fanzine (Conneticut)

Matt Riot - of Radio Riot Fanzine and HLH Records (New Jersey)

 

Sadly, all of whom I have lost touch with - if you're out there, salud, from me to you.