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Words: Loren • June 28, 2019

Good Riddance
Good Riddance

Russ (Good Riddance)

SPB: What do you remember of playing your first live show?

Russ: I remember it being euphoric, the sense of watching people move and go crazy to the music my band was playing. 

We weren’t very good at our instruments then, but it didn’t seem to matter. 

Almost our entire set consisted of Sex Pistols covers I’d cajoled the others into playing, but it still felt like it was our music, our show. 

I remember we ran out of songs, but we didn’t want to stop playing, and we couldn’t wait to do it again. 

Loren • June 28, 2019

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