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TV: Queers, Dwarves, Agent Orange, Avengers, Negative Approach, DOA, Sick Of It All are still doing it and doing it right. Newer bands I like are Detroit's Against The Grain and Night Birds. IE: You were once a teacher. Was that when you acquired a taste for a captive audience? TV: Ah, yes! It was around the same time. It got a little weird being Tesco and a teacher. Some of my former students have tact you? TV: Hit me up at [email protected]. I love to tradeMeatmen swag, toys, or cash money. A guy brought a van full of his childhood toys to a show in Richmond a few years back. We were packed to the gills, but I got 'em home! The Meatmen appear at Reggie's, June 27. Q&A by Tim Shockley June 3 Camper Van Beethoven El Camino Real Echo and the Bunnymen Meteorites 50 Cent Animal Ambition... F--ked Up Glass Boys James La Petite Mort Lydia Lunch A Fistful of Desert Blues Bob Mould Beauty & Rain Peter Murphy Lion June 10 06•2014 hit me up and told me how much I meant to them. Pretty cool. IE: Most people probably don't know you're a rabid collector of vintage toys. How long have you been collecting? Do you have a most-prized possession? TV: I've been collecting 26 years. My collection is pretty large. It's the one thing in life besides playing music that fills my heart with joy. Last Saturday was as good as it gets- I set up at a Toy Show, raced home, drove to Detroit for our record release show, then played a 90-minute set! Now, that was a blast! Prized possession? Not one in particular, but robots really light me up. The 50's space toys are just the coolest. Weird Ohs, Nutty Mads, Rat Fink, Munsters, Addams Family and monster toys from the 60's are the cat's pajamas. IE: How can people with cool toys con- 10 illinoisentertainer.com june 2014 Hello, Our Names are Steve, Jonathan, and Neil: Legendary rock veterans Journey and Steve Miller Band have been touring for decades and crossed paths in many different incarnations along the way, but believe it or not, this is the first summer when both [ \