Spokane Rapture

We were met with great luck at the Rapture and in the days following as well. The first big surprise was at Irv’s, seeing a tall, lanky fellow that could only be Jan Gregor, former frontman for Sweet Madness and Next Exit.  As a big supporter of original music, Jan was the Godfather of the 80′s music scene in a Spokane. He had a lot to say about the formative years from the late 70′s to the early 80′s. We will be meeting with him again soon for an in-depth accounting of the early Spokane underground scene.

Another original we located by asking the right people was and is Spokane fashion icon Jack Kendall, who enthralled us with stories and photos from from his history as Style Council. Great to see Jack hanging out on his Peaceful Valley porch shirtless in shortalls – a look we weren’t exactly expecting, but which he pulled off well nonetheless. Perhaps it’s ironic then that Jack procuded an early photo of the Makers that they might wish had never seen the light of day. We’re talking sweat socks and gym shorts people. Worth the price of admission alone.