hour so there's a long period

a good 10 years or whatever maybe that i didn't wasn't touring and i played in two other bands but they you know like uh five dollar priest with ron ward from speedball baby i had a band with uh mark c from uh international shades but but then you know when linda died in 2012 that's when i got the call from lydia And I've been, you know, from the minute I met Lydia, which was, you know, I was already a fan.

But the very first show I played with Sonic Youth, which was November 3rd, 1982.

Wow.

Lydia came there and, you know, they say don't meet your idols, but, you know, we hit it off.

you know, and we've been tight ever since.

When Lydia introduces me to someone, she always says that, you know, Bob has seen me perform live more than any other human.

yeah