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for free, but we were never invited

back a second time. We finally got a

non-paying gig at a bar, and we were

paid in all of the Sprite we could

drink since we were underage—too

young for alcohol. No one cared

what we played, and when the people

got really drunk, they even tipped us

a little bit.

“No matter what we did, we

couldn’t find any other place that

would let us play. So then our

drummer got this big idea. He said

we should rent a big theater and

invite everyone to come for free. He

said we would pack the place and that

would give us some recognition.