Someone Was Buying the Albums, Buying the Tickets, Buying the Shirts

No one ever admits to liking them.

They played a lot of shows.

A long career. For hardcore.

A release in 2000?

I've owned things. I've seen a few shows.

Nobody admitted to liking them then.

Nobody admits to liking them now.

Their staying power is impressive. Was impressive. A band that seemed to be a punchline. Continues to be a punchline.

As recently as May 2008.

"Sam. Will I regret buying a Brother's Keeper disc from Trustkill?"

"Yes. They are bad."

Are they bad? They vocals throw people off. Turn people off. Yet. There are flashes of quality.

The style. Musically. Mid-nineties. Not for everyone. It is the vocals though.

People cannot get past the vocals. People I know.

There are people who must. People who do. People who adore their output. Admire. Or at least purchase it. Purchased.

They lasted. Continuum indeed.

Disembodied / Brother's Keeper - Oxymoron. Trustkill.com. On sale.

Cheating God

I never had a lot to say during confession.

The card was key. For my lines. When it wasn't there. I was lost.

My sins were minor. I'd use the same ones.

Cursing. Fighting with my parents. Lying.

Sometimes I would reverse the order.

Penance. I never remembered any prayers. If I had. I still wouldn't have said them.

Give myself a few minutes. Get up. Go home.

My last confession. Before my brother's Confirmation.

That was my last Mass. Outside of weddings and funeral.

Disembodied - The Confession. Acquired online. Possibly Coregasm.

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The Hair The Pants

Adeet listened to them. He may have introduced me to them.

He loved Minneapolis hardcore. Harvest. Threadbare. Disembodied.

Disembodied - Heretic. On Sale from Very Distribution. For Tom.

Black Jeans and V-Neck Tees

It was around the time I decided to size down my wardrobe.

Baggy, large and x-large. Made way for fitting, small, x-small.

I was working at the Gap.

I stood outside of the show. Disembodied.

Smoking cigarettes. Black, Easy Fit Gap jeans. Extra small, white, v-neck t-shirt.

I couldn't tell you what shoes completed the ensemble.

I don't think I want to know.

Disembodied - Existence In Suicide. I believe I found this on Coregasm a couple of years ago. For Tom.

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