Slog - Comments on Modest Beginnings http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/modest_beginnings We've just dug up, from the vault of Strangers published before the internet, one of the earliest things written about Modest Mouse--and also one of the earlier pieces written for The Stranger by then-music editor Kathleen Wilson. It's her account of hanging out with them for an afternoon in 1996, when they were still in high school. Here's a random excerpt from a scene at a llama farm: Isaac knows how to tell the difference between the “ladies” and the “men” among the llamas; according to his theory, it has something to do with the length of the necks. He... Copyright 2008 Fri, 20 Apr 2007 12:51:14 -0800 Wed, 02 May 2007 13:15:32 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Carollani That's a really cute article. The snippet that you chose to blockquote confused the hell out of me though. I thought "llama" was slang for something, heh. I'm dumb.

]]> Carollani http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/modest_beginnings#c697155 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/modest_beginnings#c697155 Music Fri, 20 Apr 2007 13:13:02 -0800 Comment by pablocjr Looking back is fun, isn't it? Maybe you guys should post that bogus date rape story you went to press with years ago. Those were the days...

]]> pablocjr http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/modest_beginnings#c697157 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/modest_beginnings#c697157 Music Fri, 20 Apr 2007 13:14:27 -0800 Comment by SeMe That lady (Ms Wilson) was a damn good writer, and I dont even like mopey white guy music. One of the best you guys have had. And you've had your share of good ones.

]]> SeMe http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/modest_beginnings#c697161 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/modest_beginnings#c697161 Music Fri, 20 Apr 2007 13:18:10 -0800 Comment by Sean Yikes, I actually remember reading this article when it came out.

And, I also remember the bogus date rape story. (I know people who still won't listen to MM because of it. Love to hear Erica's take on it.)

]]> Sean http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/modest_beginnings#c697164 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/modest_beginnings#c697164 Music Fri, 20 Apr 2007 13:23:27 -0800 Comment by EXTC Yeah, that date rape story really hurt Modest Mouse. Whatever happened to that band anyway?

And didn't the Stranger make it all up? Or was there a a police report and an accusation?

]]> EXTC http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/modest_beginnings#c697175 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/modest_beginnings#c697175 Music Fri, 20 Apr 2007 13:33:13 -0800 Comment by shane if i recall correctly, there was obviously an accusation, but there was never a police report.

]]> shane http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/modest_beginnings#c697186 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/modest_beginnings#c697186 Music Fri, 20 Apr 2007 13:37:08 -0800 Comment by Dougsf Wait, I thought Jeremy was the youngest. He's only 2 grades below me, so none of them were in high school in '96.

Is this like when Bill Wyman was only 22 on the first Stones lp?

]]> Dougsf http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/modest_beginnings#c697189 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/modest_beginnings#c697189 Music Fri, 20 Apr 2007 13:38:51 -0800 Comment by Drop out Brock dropped out of high school.

]]> Drop out http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/modest_beginnings#c697197 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/modest_beginnings#c697197 Music Fri, 20 Apr 2007 13:49:50 -0800 Comment by darling463 @4 Yes, I'd love to here, right after
this hear, ECB's take on it.

I like alot of mopey white guy music- makes me hum
*I'm gonna wait til the midnight Hour, that's when my love comes a tumbalin down* (epilogue to submission poetfest)
Wilson Pickett is church wailin gawd!

Ode to Poetry Month

You betcha, No Doubt,
Don't Speak
El Swagger

Ai wait 4 21,
s/he is the blackjack ace

I'm praying it wasn't bad
karma a spider-web
formed on the dashboard of
my burner

that's about
as confessional
as Ai
getz

]]> darling463 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/modest_beginnings#c697203 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/modest_beginnings#c697203 Music Fri, 20 Apr 2007 13:52:56 -0800 Comment by you people are silly how could ECB have a "take" on it... I highly doubt she was there the night in question.

]]> you people are silly http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/modest_beginnings#c697212 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/modest_beginnings#c697212 Music Fri, 20 Apr 2007 14:02:16 -0800 Comment by Sean The woman filed a police report but never pressed charges.

The article appeared in this issue of The Stranger. Funny, but it seems to have mysteriously vanished, or at least I can't find it. You can still see a reference to it on the cover though.

]]> Sean http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/modest_beginnings#c697214 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/modest_beginnings#c697214 Music Fri, 20 Apr 2007 14:05:20 -0800 Comment by elm @11: It's not up to the woman to press charges, it's the prosecutor's decision. Once she files a report with the police, what happens next is pretty much beyond her control.

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