Care for a Subtle Hint?

This is a picture of my band Subtle Hint.

I played rhythm guitar and wrote most of the songs.

We took this pic in the spring of 1991, 27 years ago.

The band existed in various incarnations from 1986 until 1995.

Our heyday was the summer of 1991.

At that point, we had made three studio demo tapes, one studio “live” tape of our set, and had played out about twenty-five times in New York City, Newark, Hoboken, and the Jersey Shore.

I lived with the singer and another dude in a rented house; after each show we’d have parties at that house, sometimes lasting until the wee hours of the morning. We provided the beer and the booze. The rule was, if you come to see us play, you can come and party with us afterwards.

Before long, however, much more people were coming to the after party than the show. Also, the police were beginning to take an interest in these parties.

In the fall of 1991 we were ready to take it to the next level. We thought we needed to get rid of our weakest link, and did. Unfortunately, we spent the next six months auditioning over two dozen replacements and no one seemed to fit.

Two of the other guys drifted away into other bands. Me, I went back to college. Seton Hall, to study physics. Come to think of it, that was a pretty crazy transition.

And the rest, as they say, is history.

But I still dream of those days, at least once a week ….

PS. I’m the guy at the top left.