Weird Science-You're Gonna Miss the Long Days

I met Zach Fuller in 2003, just a slight, grinning coyote of a lad, washing dishes behind the counter of the Union when they still served food. After a chili dog, I watched local legends We March launch into their set with a vacant mic set up like a tribute to a fallen friend. Then Zach barreled through the door, his shift over, stripped off his cook’s whites mid-stride, and hit the stage a full-on howling hyena. I have loved him without pause since that moment. But then hardcore singers and addicts are easy to love from a distance. 20 years later, a Weird Science CD showed up in my mailbox. I threw it in the stereo of my ’95 Jeep Cherokee with no expectations. It’s still in there. I can’t believe how fucking good it is. “You’re Gonna Miss the Long Days” is like massive glistening black rat snake hanging out in the tall grass, neither evil nor benign, just something your mind latches onto and won’t let go. The out of time organ tremolo worms its way under your skin. The guitars shiver