| I saw Wolf Eyes open up for Sonic Youth in Royal Oak, MI in 2002. Because it was sonic youth I thought that Wolf Eyes was gonna be some awesome rock guitar band experimental type stuff, but they were shit. It was just a bunch of fucking noise and shit. Being surrounded by loads of people along with the "music" I nearly had a fucking panic attack. Luckily the set went quick, and Brandon Benson played next, that got me out of the hell place Wolf Eyes noise sent me to. FUCK WOLF EYES. - Alex Lehman, HELL! |
| Dude, I saw W.E. in Chicago earlier this year, and I got kicked in the face by John Olson! Everyone was going wild, it was insane! They were so intense, I loved it. I now have to see them every single time they come to town. TOTALLY. -Jeff Singleton Evanston, IL |
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| I have been a solid Christian my whole life. Praising my lord God almighty on my knees nightly. Then one day I was invited to attend a show at a local pub downtown. At first I was hesitant to go to the big city streats for I knew the evil that lurked in the piss drenched corners of this bar. But despite my vision of corruption I pressed on with my pals. The opening band was Wolf Eyes. I gazed as they set up their gear, then went to piss. As I was away I heard a screeching whale of insanity come from the stage area and go back to see what was happening. And behold the band had started. Despite the fact there were only 4 people in attendance at this show my spirit had been changed forever. That night I went home and took my favorite cat by the neck and strangled it. After the cat was good and dead I started me a nice fire outside my howse on which I placed the cooling corpse on the fire. Finally the cat was ash. I took the ash inside where I mixed it with a little crushed red berry. The result was a nice reddish ash ink. I went to my mom's sewing drawer and retrieved a seewing needle. and with this I placed my first tattoo on my body, "I HEART WOLF EYES." After this I went and fell to my nightly knees to worship my new God JOHN OLSON. -Jaydeus Daniel, TN |
| John Olson is a total bastard. I work at fucking hobby lobby. How can I afford all the shit he puts out? It's not like I can wait til I save up my cheese b/c by then his edition of -1 are already gone. What the fuck. It's too much for me to handle.....like the music. Listening to it and being unable to aquire and hear it all is only a reminder of my failures as a human being. John Olson and crew make me painfully aware of my downfalls. On one hand, I hate them for it. On the other, they challenge me to become a better human being. For that I am grateful. -Paul Whimsy Albion, MI |
| "I heard that if you see spraypainted X's on trees or arrows or dotted lines on sidewalks, those are instructions John has made, or signs that 'he was there', pretty cool huh." -Dave Stevens '99 |
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| Prior to meeting him, i told my kid that olson's haircut was pretty funny looking. she said, "no, it can't be. he's wholly rad." "swear to god, it's like crispy ambulance or something. totally new wave," i said. "buuuullllshit"! "if it is, you eat your shoe". "deal". -Clint S. |
| The first two times I saw Wolf Eyes play, I ended up bleeding. The first time I was in the pit, I got pushed forward and my hand landed on some glass from the previous act, who shall remain nameless *cough-articuniverse-cough*! Next time I saw them play John jumped into the pit and scraped my collarbone area with his Vans and it bled, but less than the time before. I haven't bled at any shows since, but have got to hang out with John more, and we have bonded over our mutual enjoyment of Coldplay. He did a band called Sweepers once, and I totally ripped off the idea at a show later on. I am asking him if I can use the name, if not I'll just call the new band "Creative Bankruptcy." -Reggie Queequeg, MPLS, USA |
| Yo, John!!! Don't think we didn't notice you jackin' up the price of cassettes from $6 to $8, jee man, I only got so much plasma to donate, gimme a break man!!! -Gerald Fox, Tempe, AZ |
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| I saw Wolf Eyes open for Sonic Youth in Columbia, MO a couple weeks back and it was amazing. Hair Police totally sucked until Thurston, some dude and the Man Olson came out and taught them how to rock. Anyway, so then Wolf Eyes rocked my world and left me disoriented and euphoric and I decided I MUST buy the DVD and Stabbed in the Face vinyl single. Of course, I didnt' want to lug around a big ol 12" single during Sonic Youth so I decided to wait until after they played, but when I went to the merch booth five minutes after Sonic Youth was done Wolf Eyes had already split and I couldn't get anything. It fucking sucked. So all in all a mixed bag. John Olson is the man, totally, but needs to give me a chance to get his goddamn DVD. -Nathan "no clue" Riggs, Mountain Home, AR |