"On discovering Touch & Go Records when I was a young lad of 22 or 23 I had a defining moment. Life was simple and easy. I had just transferred from the University of Pittsburgh - the Johnston Campus, thank you. And I had gone there D.J. training for there radio station. My limited exposure to Touch & Go - the label was a lime - green album. I didn't remember the name of the band so I looked for the lime green album. The album turned out to be Big Black - 'Song about (?). The song I chose for that show was the 'power of independent trucking'. I played many more Big Black song and did an entire talk show. A band from England had just released an album on the label, Silverfish and I called the label and 'interviewed' the band for a fanzine that is still to come out. Since then I have been relentless on finding and following music I like. Thanks. D. 7-15-05"

"Just when you think you're getting to understand life, what it is and what it offers, along come "the kids". An incredible addition to the dimension of life. A whole nother plane of feeling, loving and yes worrying.... But I'd experience all over again in a heart beat... even though six years ago three little boys exited my body and entered my heart. Oh yes, they're triplets. -I. N."

"When my sister Rachael was born - I've met tons of great people, have so many acquaintances and a few handfuls of meaningful friends - but noone makes me laugh - until I pee - cry or go crazy like me sister. –V. C."

"Since the time I was 7 I have listened to music. Sometimes I write my own lyrics but don't show them to anyone. Real poetic shit right!"

"Down by Shilo Creek
We were gone 'bout two days
Came up from behind us
and we lost our bags
with a power seldom seen
and even rarer known
but felt hard by the
crescent moon, that spoke
only apparition"

"The thing that has impacted me the most was being a caregiver for my sick parents... I would it all over again! The hard part of it all is realizing that my siblings were willing to leave me stranded with all of the responsibilities, and not realize that they dropped their responsibilities... it has been very sad!!! I will move on with the positive energy that my mother gave me, with a smile that she energized!!! -C.D.H"

"I think the most impactful thing in my life was when I found Jesus. I found him in a small jar at the foot of a dumpster by the 7-11 on cottman ave. ‘Help me, you idiot,’ the tiny imprisoned savior said. ‘God helps those who help themselves,’ I retorted, and went inside to get a coke slurpee. -J."

"In 1977 a police officer came to my Junior High School and presented to the 8th graders a program designed to keep kids off drugs. I had never seen any drugs before. He had a 2’ x 3’ board with marijuana pipes arranged in a fanned fashion around a pot leaf that was in the center of the board. I would estimate that it was made via 1972 or so, because of the quality brass pipes I saw. The year was winding down and school soon was out for Summer… My mother loved to garage sale. So one day she stopped and had a particularly long conversation with our neighbor through the woods. I was tired and wanted to go home. I told my mother I would walk through the woods and se her later… I come upon 3 marijuana plants growing in the nook of some tree branches and grabbed a branch off one recognizing the leaf from Officer Friendly’s pipe board. I showed it to my neighbor who immediately called his friend and the three of us set off to see the harvest. A solumn oath (that I now break) was made never to divulge the theft of the green bootie… We don’t need no…No more….education…."

"It’s all about my mother she was the one that was able to comfort me at the worst time in my life. It was Sept 10, 2001and me and my girl decide to abort our child and we cryied all night until we fell asleep. Then we woke up and it was the worst day in American History. So I called my Mom and she said just come home and I will take care off you. I went home and she said "what do you need, anything just tell me". I said I need to get my nut off. So she blew me and it was the best blow job I ever had."