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The Streetlights perform at the AA Review. Shown is Junior Clint
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Interviewed by Jennifer Burry

The AA Review left RHS
students with two new sounds
ringing their ears. One was the
old fam iliar sounds of the Chuck: "Scott Gaeta and Clint: "Hard core — hard was a Nice Guy' and we're
Streetlights with some new Dennis Hobson are former core punk." working on a song called
dance tunes. The second sound members. Now it's just me, Def.: Why? 'Family Ties.' "
was actually a break from the Clint, Craig, Dan, and Doug Clint: "We like it — it's fun." Def.: What about the
Streetlights — literally. Streetlights
members Clint Lawrence and Deman." Def.: Where do you play? future?
Craig Crawford joined together Def,: How do you get gigs Clint: "We are going to Clint: "I don't know. We
with Nate Woodhams and Rob together? get some jobs at St. Lukes. do it for fun now."
Abel (but only for the AA Review) Chuck: "Through band We might play at a contest Def.: How is the Jealous
to try out the new hard core punk members — and publicity at the Edge of Town."
sound. Definitely tuned in on this Balz different from the
new sound and found out what stuff. A lot of times through Def.: Do you play originals Streetlights.
band members had to say. Doctor Lawrence." or covers? Clint: “It's (the Streetlights)
Def.: What do you Clint: "Both. We play real serious — more difficult,
charge? Black Flag, DK, and Sex more musical. The Jealous
The following is an interview with Chuck: "Depends on if we
Streetlights Keyboard player Chuck Rogers. Pistols. Craig and I write too. Balz is more a state of mind,
know the person. We did a short record with an idea, not for music but
Definitely: What kind of Sometimes between two songs on it, 'Peter Gun for the words."
music does the Streetlights $60-$ 100, but we usually
play? don't charge. We play for
Chuck: "O ld stuff — the heck of it now."
50's-60's. Some new stuff, no Def.: What about the
punk, some new wave." future?
Def.: Why this type of Chuck: "I don't know.
music? Everybody is going different
Chuck: "Because it's places — nothing big is in Counted down by Sweet 98 on New Year’s Eve
good — it's the kind of stuff the works. We just goof
Doctor Lawrence (Clint around and jam. It used to 1) Footloose — Kenny Loggins
Lawrence's father and be a lot different."
manager of the band) in­ Def.: How did it used to 2) When Doves Cry — Prince
troduced us to." be? 3) Jump — Van Halen
Def,: How did the band Chuck: "Well, we had a 4) Ghostbusters — Ray Parker Jr.
form? job about every other week, 5) Against All Odds — Phil Collins
Chuck: ”We got together but with high school no one
about four years ago. It's has time." 6) Hello — Lionel Richie
hard to remember. Clint, 7) Let’s Go Crazy — Prince
Craig, and Dan Rea started The remainder of the interview is with Clint 8) The Reflex — Duran Duran
it. They needed a piano Lawrence a member of both the Streetlights and
Jealous Balz.
player who knew more than 9) Girls Just Want To Have Fun — Cyndi Lauper
one chord, and my name Def.: Who is in the Jealous 10) Thriller — Michael Jackson
came up. We started play­ Balz?
ing in Burke's choir room Clint: "Nate Woodhams,
where Doctor Lawrence us­ Craig Crawford, myself and
ed to be the music direc­ Rob Abel — but only for the
tor." AA Review."
Def.: Who is in the Def.: What kind of music
Streetlights? do you play?