Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 06:11:14 -0400
To: [email protected]
From: Ed Hunsinger <[email protected]>
Subject: The Richmond / DC Experience: A rememberence
Sender: [email protected]
As some people may have noticed, the one year anniversary of the Richmond/DC
trip is only a few days away... :) Dunno if anyone feels the same
way I do, but that was a special trip for me.. not exactly sure why, but
I do know that it will be one of those experiences that I won't forget....
It was just so cool that so many people who didn't know each other aside
from each other's email address perhaps. Every time I watch the little
snipit of video that seems to be so unable to have captured the entire
feel and experience of the trip, I get nostalgic, well not nostalgic, but
really wanting to do it again.. :) Just thought I might jog some
memories... If you were unable to be a part of the Richmond/DC experience,
well, I'm sure similar experiences will happen when Poe tours again...
But do you guys remember, say:
breakfast at that little pancake place where someone's fries weren't
cooked enough? or the little book kept by the Buffalo Crew (it was tehm,
right?) that documented their trek down (including cops sited), Kristina
having the AP shirts (aqua blue) delivered to the hotel at the very last
minute, early morning AP wake up calls by Rick Masters (I had nothing to
do with it.. :), The Poe Pub that the 'older' (i.e. of legal drinking age)
AP's visited, the infamous Econolodge, who #1: thought I was 18 and #2:
thought each room only had 2 people in it., what about the minivan me and
Kent drove up with the soap writing we had done at a rest stop on the way
up, the 12" promo posters that were passed out, the distribution of the
2nd Tape Tree, Becky's wet hair, the signs that spelled out "ANGRY-PSYCHOS
RULE", the flyers we passed out (I think I still have a bunch laying around
that hid in my backpack), Poe's Happy Birthday to Jarrod at the 9:30 Club,
waiting patiently to see if Poe would have any free time after the DC show,
chasing Poe's bus in the minivan through DC, waiting at the BuzzFest to
get backstage, and getting asked two thousand times to stay off the grass
:), the drive back to Richmond where I was falling asleep at the wheel
(whoops.. :o , backstage with Poe and Cameron signing stuff, seeing Poe
for the first time in person and running up and giving her a great big
hug (personal memory :), Poe's yellow sunglasses, the huge AP photo in
Richmond, Jarrod and his Poe catcher's helmet, oh, and of course, Poe's
beautiful performances.. :) Im not exactly sure why this whole shin-dig
has left such a memory in my mind. I think a good part of it is the
fact that this was my best memory before all the shit hit the fan and I
was sent away. Things changed since then, I've lost the long black
hair, people have signed off the list, and we lost Spring. For those
of you who didn't know Spring, you missed out on a great person.
I didn't get a chance to get to know her as well as I would have liked,
but I did get to meet her in Richmond, and we had many a conversation in
the Poe.org chatroom (don't worry, I won't start on the memories from the
chatroom..) Spring has left a mark in my memory as well, as I know
she has for other people. *sigh...sniff* alright... emotions are
in check.... Memories are powerful things. Memories are one of the things
that make us who we are, how we live, and what life means to us.
Memories, good bad or indifferent, can have great impact. The Richmond/DC
trip had an impact on me, and if it weren't for Poe, the AP list, and everyone
involved, it would have never happened. The Angry-Psychos have become
a great influence in ym life at this point. We have had our ups and
downs, but overall, I'm glad that I have spent over a year involved in
this, and I don't ever want to see it die. I love you all...
Ed
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http://members.aol.com/ied33i
Related Links:
http://www.angry-psychos.com
- The Official Angry-Psychos Web Site (you'll find another version of the
Richmond experience under Events)
The
Spring-Mariah Fertig Memorial
I remember some other pages but I have no idea where they're at.
Email me if ya know.. :)