Slime was a fun band, featuring future Yardapes Phil and Tom Legrone and local semi-legend Russ Avery (one-time Roach Motel bassist). They had songs like "Mucus Milkshake" (one of the best song titles ever) and "Sophisticated Cancer," about a preppy girl named Muffy who gets the Big C and expires. They used to practice in the same block of warehouses as Paragon, a couple doors down -- this was in the industrial park out near the intersection of 441 and NW 34th Street. Paul, Mark, and I thought they were okay, but the guys in Paragon absolutely hated them and would curse and insult them right to their faces -- you'd have thought there was a communist puppy-crushing collective operating in that warehouse the way those guys would bitch and moan. I can remember at least one evening when a couple of Paragonians were performing flying side-kicks at the (closed) Slime warehouse door as Slime attempted to practice. One of the reasons for the animosity was that the electrical breaker for the entire block would blow if both bands played at one time, and of course the high-minded members of Paragon felt that perfecting Van Halen covers was a much more worthwhile pursuit that playing "faggot punk-rock SHIT," so they resented having to take turns with Slime. Eventually Slime broke up and didn't even leave a commercial demo tape in their wake, though they have an unreleased one out there somewhere.

The same warehouse block was later occupied by the likes of Psychic Violents, The Doldrums, Butter The Heifer, The Yardapes, Boogerhead (the only place Boogerhead ever played, as a matter of fact), Turbo Satan, and Big Soul.

"Mucus Milkshake" was a Twisted Logic song; I didn't know Slime ever covered it. The two bands did play at least one show together in the Weaver dorm recreational room.