in many ways jawbox really defined my musical experience as a whole during my high school years. sure, i got into grunge and liked hip hop and other stuff, but jawbox was really what i think of when i reminisce about the music i grew up on. i remember going to see them in college park with nick and i instantly connected to it. i was obsessed with the crazy beats and angular guitars with a bass player that we all crushed on. in about 3 years of being kinda of one of those annoying guys who was waay too into a specific band, i think i saw them perform live about 10 times. i have many memories from this era.
- buying the jawbox chinese fork tie t-shirt i still wear today
- being the brave one and approaching them to ask if they would come to see mftp play at the can-can
- being up front and singing along at their shows like a dork, usually at the black cat
- getting into many heated jawbox vs. fugazi discussions
- getting a picture of a sweaty kim with me and ben flanking her
- dan betsey emulating zach's beats
- hanging out at the jawbox house while gss was recording with j and having kim show me some old video they had that aired on mtv like 2 times
- being sad when i heard they would break up, but at the same time it kinda felt right
- everyone in the band being really cool and nice
- j looking like al bundy
