 
Day: #217 Samiam - Billy Tour 1992-1993

Color: Heather Grey
Brand: Fruit Of the Loom
Source: Fucking loved this record.&nbsp; This and &amp;#8220;Beauf&amp;#8221; are my two favorite Samiam Records. &amp;#8220;Beauf&amp;#8221; is essential demos of Billy really, kinda but it was just a more raw version of Billy. &nbsp;I don&amp;#8217;t know what it was about Billy that made it so good for me other than it was a really well produced record for Samiam. &nbsp;Maybe it was just that year. &nbsp;I was going to a ton of shows in 92/93 and listening to so many bands. &nbsp;I was, for lack of a better term ,&amp;#8221;balls deep.&amp;#8221; &nbsp;Maybe it&amp;#8217;s just me but i feel like this record is fueled with so many emotions, so very raw. &nbsp;I feel as though bands like Samiam and Jawbreaker &nbsp;were the first punk bands to really lay down emotions and feelings on paper and really sing about them in a way where you as the listener could relate. &nbsp;Perhaps they were the godfathers of the Emo crazy.
My friend Paul and I would listen to this CD as we would drive to the skatepark in the summer.&nbsp; It was probably like 105 degrees in Sacramento in the summer, so in order to stay cool we would roll up the windows and turn on the heater full blast.&nbsp; That doesn&amp;#8217;t sound cool does it?&nbsp; Well the theory is that after 30 minutes of stifling heat, when you get outside and the slightest breeze hits you, 105 seems cold.&nbsp; Try it!&nbsp; Fun road trip games!
This shirt rules on my levels.&nbsp; For one, I love a good Sergie Loobkoff drawing.&nbsp; He is a great artist/designer. &nbsp;I&amp;#8217;m not just saying that cause we are friends either. &nbsp;He is a truly talented dude and frankly, I think a lot of his wor