![]() he buddy who he called momo was there, we were talking about the dirtiest suburbs. Matt from smear campaign was in there getting tanked in the bar afterwards. but i guess that he took a shit in his drawers on stage. well i was only out there to take some pics and then i went back to the bar. i can understand that, youre hot up there and sweating. smear campaign played and matt was pretty drunk. the one he had was old but looked pretty awesome. their singer/guitarist had an ampeg guitar which are rare. Moto played, they had some wicked guitars. the bartender thought our last song (‘summertime’ by crimpshrine) was fifteen (same singer, jeff ott) so i gave him props for being so close. the set was done quick and we gave out 10 cds to people we didnt know in about 20 seconds. i kept wiping my head with a towel but wasnt that sweaty. it was real cold in the place, hilger and i were the only 2 with shorts on. the set felt really good, wasnt very tired. pop punk from elmhurst, or so i was told (what i was told as far as their home, im quite sure it was pop punk. so anyways, the members of smear campaign are very cool, very friendly, were all laughing together.īill knobs and i go have a beer, didnt even step out to the see the 1st band. they were definately unfiltered, but they arent shorties like lucky strikes. but he didnt smoke them, he would lite them and just drive around with the thing burning in his mouth. he smoked cigars but sometimes he would buy cigerettes - pall malls. i related a story to everyone about my dead grandfather. i asked him for a smoke and he pulled out a very rare cigerette. he said that no, with a laugh, that he was a mechanic. so i just asked him, ‘hey dude, are you a fucking construction worker or what?’. ![]() so i go right up to the bassist, hes wearning a flannel shirt, and some bgi ass fuckin boots, like construction boots. he was definately awesome but just did his own thing i guess. they came off stage after their soundcheck and we start talking to them all (actually, i never did speak even once, nor did any of us, to the guitarist. now as if it wasnt crazy enough to be representin cicero, hes representina small part of it. i see 1st thing that the singer is wearing like a softball jersey that says ‘south cicero’. smear campaign was the headliner but they were soundchecking early before any of the bands. So bill knobs of The Powerknobs showed up and we had a drink while the 1st band played. ![]() i think a lot of people (hilger said it and i agreed) that reality was a little off kilter that day, either from partying over the weekend and/or the daylight savings bullshit that ‘the man’ uses to steal an hour from us. So we got there and found out we were playing 2nd of 4 bands. this is my personally 13th time there, i played there twice with C.F.D., my first band. i found myself telling alot of people that statistic because i myself am amazed by it. Brian Peterson is currently the owner/operator of the Logan Square venue and restaurant, Township.Ī documentary about the Fireside is currently in the works.This is our 11th time playing here, but first in 2 years. Regardless, the Fireside still played a very important role as a galvanizing epicenter for the burgeoning punk scenes of the mid 90s through the mid 00s, with ripple effects reverberating out until the present day. While all three of these venues catered to the punk and hardcore acts of their eras, the Fireside's main difference was that it was not necessarily organized as a DIY community center. The legacy of the Fireside, in someways, will be compared to that of the venues 924 Gilman of Berkeley, CA and ABC No Rio of New York City. From 1994-2004, the Fireside played host to thousands of local and touring bands, a number of which would go on to become note-worthy. Currently, the Fireside's primary function is as a bowling alley and hosts seasonal leagues, however occasionally, some shows have been happening mostly put on by Phantom Note Productions. The Fireside was booked primarily by Brian Peterson but also by Dave Eaves. The Fireside Bowl is a Logan Square bowling alley that was also a punk haven in the 1990s.
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