Today is Jim C’s birthday. BEST WISHES to Jim C.
If you don’t Jim C, your missing out. You may currently know him from Soul Control. Over the years, there were a lot of other bands. Some I have forgotten, some Jim C would likely wish me to forget. But one of my faves was Rhode Island’s own What Feeds The Fire.
Before Soul Control and Verse, there was WFTF. Before Jim joined this band, I will admit, I was ignorant of them. I had never gone out of my way to see them. But Jim joined, and I began to pay attention.
What about this gig?
May 19 2002 @Met Cafe Providence RI: The Cro-Mags, Some Kind Of Hate, Suicide File, What Feeds The Fire
Fuck, you’re moshing. And I saw their last gig in 2003.
July 27, 2003 @The Palladium Worcester Mass: Team Neale show: Bane, Hatebreed, Barrit, Hope Con, Ringworm, What Feeds The Fire (last show), Most Precious Blood
It was definitely a high note to go out on. And if you don’t know, they had an intro style song with the lyrics, (duh) “What .. Feeds .. The .. Fire!” Kids would mosh hard, stage dive, pile on and get crazy. And then they would force the band to play the song again to continue the crazy.
Great times, great band, great dude. Happy Birthday, Jim.
![[PLEASE READ!] 🛑 In the past few years, this image has appeared on IG, with a dire warning alluding to the idea that these are a new wave of counterfeit tags.
There's a Reddit thread devoted to this image and the OP falsely claims they are "the next tag that is getting mass-produced in..."
[📛UPDATE: I've had a few users from Malaysia contact me, saying to get "your facts straight." The above quote mentioning Malaysia is from a user on REDDIT and was used to highlight the misinformation about this photo.
We do not believe this tag was made in Malaysia, and never did. We used that quote from Reddit to showcase the false information floating around.
Kami tidak percaya tag ini dibuat di Malaysia, dan tidak pernah melakukannya. Kami menggunakan petikan daripada Reddit itu untuk mempamerkan maklumat palsu yang beredar.
As always, if you have more information, DM us - we'd like to find out more about these tags to truly determine if they are fake.]
Another Reddit user comments, "They are starting to get really good."
Here's the thing, though: These appear to be real. The quality of the photo isn't great, and I can't get a great view of the logo, but from what I can see, everything checks out.
They definitely don't match the Brockum fake that's been circulating for year.
They are likely an unused roll of actual Brockum tags from the 1990s.
Given the age of the photo and the accuracy of this tag, it's highly unlikely that these are fake.
Granted, in the wrong hands, they could still be used for evil if applied to bootleg t-shirts.
But this is why you shouldn't solely rely on the tag to authenticate. We know that counterfeiters swap in authentic tags.
We've been looking into this image for a while now. It first appeared about four years ago.
We haven't been able to find the original source of the image. If you happen to have any leads, please DM us, and we'll continue to investigate.
In the meantime, let's not jump to conclusions, and remember, we have your back!
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That’s the first shirt they ever made. Sean made them with the x’s on the sleeve and without so that edge and non edge kids alike could wear the shirt. Also, I got to sing the outro at that cro mags show cause sean didn’t want to. Good times.
thanks dude. we also put that GB cover out to you at that last show.
I don’t think this date is correct, unless there was the exact same show as I went to in 2002 at Met Café
May 19 2002 @Met Cafe Providence RI: The Cro-Mags, Some Kind Of Hate, Suicide File, What Feeds The Fire
That show was in July 2002, and earlier than the 19th, I know because I went on an East-Coast trip from 06.30.’02 til 07.20.’02 and we came through Providence the first week on our way up to Boston.
That is, if there wasn’t a show that date with the exact same line-up.
I was going to mention that, but didn’t want people to think my head was any larger than it already is…
Jim or Tom, is my date correct? Or is flex right on this one??
this was on july 6th, 2002. i believe that may show was cancelled and rescheduled and wftf replaced hope con. the july show ended up being the 7″ rec release show.
http://web.archive.org/web/20021226020914/www.howsyouredge.com/wftf/oldshows.html
woooofffffff. I don’t even remember hosting a WFTF page on HYE. Ouch. BUT, it did clear up the date for that Trance Buddha show, 12/30/2001. Seth sang an Out Of Step cover. Spencer Crispe moshed super hard.
Jim, is this show:
@Lupo’s Providence RI: Bane, Shadows Fall, Candiria
The same as this show?
12/28 – Lupos in Providence RI STILLBORN FEST w/ Hatebreed, Bane, Poison The Well, Shadows Fall and Most Precious Blood
I’m guessing no. As I only remember Mitch, Julia and Seth at the Bane /Shadows Fall / Candiria gig. I’m guessing more heads would have rolled up to see WFTF in RIX..
yes, the show was rescheduled, now I remember, because the Cro-Mags couldn’t make it the first time around, I think… I could be wrong because it’s been 8 years and 7000 miles in between.
those are diff shows for sure. stillborn fest was me and rich g’s first show in wftf. that same night we got offered that hatebreed/bane/ptw tour. quite the show.
having wftf on hye was during my tenure as a member of the site.