The Stan Satin Thread - a past due 25th anniversary blog

November 13th, 1982... The significance of that date to me, which binds such seemingly disparate persons.

But first... It was through my association with the band DESIGN that I became aware of Stan Satin in about 1980-81. Stan shared rehearsal space with the band, but I never met or saw him play music during that period of time. Which is slightly ironic since his girlfriend owned/operated TV Dinners, one of the coolest bars within crawling distance of ACA. Perhaps I did see VieTNam and just don't remember. I vaguely remember seeing Helicopter Shampoo, a descendant group, at a Pilotex Halloween party, but this was a couple/few years later.

November 13th, 1982, Stan had by now joined The Method Actors, who were "just another band from Athens" before I saw them. I was impressed with the power and simplicity of their music. I spent most of that evening falling in love with, and silently dancing with a blonde. Unbeknownst to me was the fact that her boyfriend was also there recording/bootlegging the show. When that blonde gave me a kiss before leaving for the night, I determined to return to 688 the next week and find her. And I did. When she asked if I'd like to attend a party after the show, I was only too happy to go. When we arrived, I quickly assessed that the party was for the band that had just played at 688. And that blonde had been going out with the guitarist. I also realized that the bass player's girlfriend was a classmate and friend to my girlfriend at ACA, the girl whose heart I was breaking, as I went straight to her room that previous Saturday and told her of my plan to find the blonde. The Band that played 688 on that following Saturday was 86.

Sometime in the early 90's, I finally met Stan, working on the show floor of the GWCC (after the guitarist for 86 married the vocalist from my first band and moved to New Orleans).

About a year ago it was my honour to share the stage with both Stan and Ken when the Amalgamated Cliff Divers played eyedrum. Shortly after Ken joined and continues to play with Stan's VieTNam.

sad news

Jennifer was a neighbor until her addiction necessitated an interdiction. We recognized a humanity in each other. A rare thing for her. She was very distant and I sensed the demons that she lived with. In the intervening years since her departure from Atlanta, I've often wondered how she was. Today I received a Christmas card from her mother with the enclosed obit. My deepest condolences to all that loved her.