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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 cautions me to not get too close to the matted beasts, claiming a llama can hock a loogie backed with enough velocity to knock me flat on my ass. Because his llama-blend cardigan creates a certain solidarity with the beasts, Jeremy walks right up to a big ol’ “man,” offers him some grass, and escapes unbesmirched.

The whole thing’s here. Note the photo. All together now: “Awwww.”

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Comments (16)

1

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.

Posted by Carollani | April 20, 2007 1:13 PM
2

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...

Posted by pablocjr | April 20, 2007 1:14 PM
3

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.

Posted by SeMe | April 20, 2007 1:18 PM
4

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.)

Posted by Sean | April 20, 2007 1:23 PM
5

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?

Posted by EXTC | April 20, 2007 1:33 PM
6

if i recall correctly, there was obviously an accusation, but there was never a police report.

Posted by shane | April 20, 2007 1:37 PM
7

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?

Posted by Dougsf | April 20, 2007 1:38 PM
8

Brock dropped out of high school.

Posted by Drop out | April 20, 2007 1:49 PM
9

@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

Posted by darling463 | April 20, 2007 1:52 PM
10

how could ECB have a "take" on it... I highly doubt she was there the night in question.

Posted by you people are silly | April 20, 2007 2:02 PM
11

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.

Posted by Sean | April 20, 2007 2:05 PM
12

@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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