Post 1995:
In 1995, I started my new life in Charlottesville in the Engineering Physics Department at UVa. Tore my ACL while skiing. Dated several girls in an attempt to get over my ex. One of them got too close and I ran. I feel bad about that, but I wasn't ready for a relationship. I just wanted to replace certain memories. Got in trouble for dating one of my students in a course I was teaching. Hooked up with Seven Mary Three and started promoting them big time in Virginia. Was really into the music business by this point, and considered dropping out of school to do this full time. Went to Lollapalooza again. Also saw a lot of shows locally in Charlottesville and the surrounding areas, including Seven Mary Three, Filter, The Gufs, Guster, Helmet, Quicksand, Lush, Pavement, 2 Skinnee J's, Slackjaw, Rollins Band, Matchbook Poets, Full Stop, Gibb Droll, Fighting Gravity, Everything, Live, and many, many more. Star Wars Toys were back, so that was good...except for my wallet.
Music of note:
Elastica "Elastica"
Foo Fighters "Foo Fighters"
Filter "Short Bus"
Green Day "Insomniac"
The Gufs "Collide" - Met them while touring with The Samples. Great band and great guys.
Guster "Parachute" - Also met them while touring with The Samples. Local boys from Massachusetts who I helped to promote for awhile as well. Used to eat dinner with them when they were in town. Now they are doing really well and have become quite popular. They do a lot for the ennvironment.
The Jesus & Mary Chain "Hate Rock 'n' Roll"
Quicksand "Manic Compression"
Lush "Lovelife"
Pavement "Wowee Zowee"
The Presidents Of The United States Of America "The Presidents Of The United States Of America"
The Rentals "Return Of The Rentals"
Sean Kelly "Light House Rocket"
Seven Mary Three "American Standard" - I was invited to the show in Orlando that resulted in their signing. I revealed my 7M3 tattoo in the middle of the show and they almost stopped playing. Backstage, they were talking about my tattoo more than the fact that ten record labels were there intent on signing them. Spent the night with them after that show and was a part of the discussion about all of the record labels who were trying to sign them. They went with Mammoth, due to the small family feel, but the distribution arrangement Mammoth had with Atlantic. When they released this album, I was at the release show at the Hard Rock Cafe in Orlando.
Shane MacGowan & The Popes "The Snake"
Slackjaw "All Fallen Heroes" - Fellow UVa students I got to know and helped out as well. They should have made it. This album is awesome and was produced by the same guy who did "Churn" by Seven Mary Three while they were at William & Mary.
The Smashing Pumpkins "Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness"
Sting "Ten Summoner's Tales" - This is a beautifully structured album.
2 Skinnee J's "Return Of The New And Improved" - An amazing group and an amazing EP. Great performers and great guys. I met them through a show they did with Seven Mary Three and ended up helping to promote them as well.

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