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I LOVE WAS THIS BAND, (NOT I HATE WAS) THIS BAND

Thirty months ago, John Neilson did a story on Was (Not Was) for CREEM. (It's the issue with Pat Benatar on the blue cover—I had a ZZ Top story in the same issue. That was a lot of fun.) Well, time flies. (A garbage truck has wheels and flies, but no time for that now.)

July 1, 1984
J. Kordosh

I LOVE WAS THIS BAND, (NOT I HATE WAS) THIS BAND

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J. Kordosh

Thirty months ago, John Neilson did a story on Was (Not Was) for CREEM. (It's the issue with Pat Benatar on the blue cover—I had a ZZ Top story in the same issue. That was a lot of fun.)

Well, time flies. (A garbage truck has wheels and flies, but no time for that now.) Instead, it's time for an update on Was (Not Was). I've got no idea where John Neilson is at this particular moment, but it wouldn't surprise me to hear that he was drunk, in Mexico, partying with ZZ Top. That would be so much like him. This means I'll do the story—not such a bad deal, unless you're a John Neilson fan. If you are, you might ask yourself why you'd admire a drunk like that who takes off for Tijuana to hang out with Billy Gibbons when there's serious work to be done. And—if you're a Was (Not Was) fan—you can lay your fears aside: we'll have plenty of fun with this update.

And, if you're not a Was (Not Was) fan...

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