[direwolf74]

I'll have to check that out -- I remember seeing Junkhouse for the first time, I think they were maybe opening for Lowest of the Low, and he already had some incredible stories to tell...and that was about 20-25 years ago!

I only ever got to see them three times:

First time was in '94 after Strays came out at Mac Hall Ballroom at U of C (I think). Awesome show.

Second time was at the Saddledome for "MixFest", which was a mini indoor festival put on by the local alt-rock station at the time, Mix 1060. They shared a bill with The Watchmen, Moist, and the Headstones. I think that was '95?

Final time was right before they split up, around '97 or '98. They were touring their excellent album Fuzz at the time. After that I was lucky enough to catch a solo Tom Wilson show at Mount Royal College in Calgary. Dude came out with just himself and an acoustic guitar and absolutely killed it. His current solo project Lee Harvey Osmond has put out 4 albums, which for some reason I've never heard. But if I'm gonna read this book, I feel like I should probably check them out. He's currently signed to Michael Timmins' "Latent Recordings" label, which I also didn't know.

Here's a cool interview with Tom talking about his book:

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