I always really liked these animals.  From way back in the 80's when they were offending everyone with great tunes like Bomb The Boats Feed the Fish, and Surfing On Heroin, we thought they were just the rudest fuckers around.  So naturally, we loved 'em.  Years go by and they really became the "forgotten" rebels cuz who could remember them?  Not I... Then one day I see a flyer for them at a bar I know I can shoot them in.  I hung out before the show hoping to meet Mickey.  Maybe we could get into a shouting match, or he'd just tell me to fuck off or something.  It would have been an honour.  Instead, Mickey was so bent on getting loaded, he didn't have time for anybody and chose to hang out elsewhere until just before show time.  Typical.  Once his band came on and started playing, Mickey appeared from side stage and immediately jumped on stage and picked up a Gin n Tonic... Mickey's favorite.  There was a beer flat, lined with little plastic cups of Gin n Tonic which Mickey cut into immediately.  I actually have photos of him WITHOUT a G n T in his hand!!  

Before you knew it, he was staggeringly hammered but having a great time.  He noticed me standing in the front taking photos and started shamelessly posing for me.  It was great.  Not too often you get a singer hamming it up for the camera for you!  They normally just ignore you.  Mickey was really cool though.  Even though he was hammered, he still wanted the rest of his band to get into the photos so he would get my attention and beckon me over with a hand gesture to shoot whoever in the band he wanted to at that moment.  I just thought it was a nice gesture.  He wanted his buddies to get some recognition too.  I thought his shirt was hilarious.  Another band from Hamilton, Ontario, Coyote Shivers, I had met at a Kiss convention 2 years before.  Now I finally saw the T-Shirt... "You can suck my COCK, til a million o'clock".. the new album by Coyote Shivers.. In Stores Now.  Never saw them play... never heard of them before OR since.  With an album title like that, I'm sure they had a hell of a time getting distribution.  Fuck 'em.  The Rebels are always fun.  Go see them and buy Mickey a Gin n Tonic.