User:Soco79

My name is jamie, I was active in the Chicago punk scene since '89 technically when my brother would take me to all ages shows. By 1995 I was immersed in the scene at that time and played in the band Blue Collar (not to be confused with Blue Collar Nation). We played briefly at The Underground Lounge on weekends, Silvies on punk rock nights, etc. I wrote for a few small zines. I lived at the El Rancho Orphanage

I am a journalist by trade and am glad to be a part of contributing to this very needed and important Wiki.

The Tarts

Just saw your page! I could be mixing up my bands, but I want to say Fritz (current Raygun bassist) may have been in the Tarts. I want to say Bill Stephens from Raygun was also in it? I kind of remember Fritz telling me (when he bartended at Quenchers) that he and Bill were in a band together around that time. Gantry (talk) 16:52, 18 May 2023 (UTC)

Thinking back, that makes total sense. In fact I'm almost positive that Fritz was a member. I saw them twice and had a few conversations with Steve both after the shows and when MBB reunited after The Tarts were no more - one conversation took place when I had done the sound for a MBB / The Bomb show . I definitely want to adhere to verifiable facts, but being that we both remember this, I think it warrants an update. I was hesitant to even recreate the page but I knew Steve for quite sometime through a mutual friend, and they were quite a band.

Thanks for jogging my memory!!!