When I was in my first year of University, I was just becoming friends with a boy who was obsessed with SP. No,really. He wouldn’t shut up about it. He’d mention lyrics from songs in his day to day speech and never fail to remind me of Jimmy Chamberlain’s genius. My music taste at the time was something I was still trying to figure out- I guess I was sick of listening to the repetitive beat of most songs and was looking for new interests I could develop on.Mellon Collie was one of the first few songs that I listened to, along with a bunch of others from Siamese Dream and I fell in love with the band. Agreed, my initial fascination with the band was a result of me developing a little crush on this boy, but later, I not only started to find some of my now favourite songs on MCIS, but also a way through which I could hold conversation with this guy and make him come out of his shell a little bit. Conversation flowed, we talked about SP for hours on end and he sent me endless videos and interviews of the band which set the tone for our conversation for days. I visited him once and I remember just sitting in his room, basked in the warm glow of blue light and listening to 1979 that day. It was incredible. After months of bonding over Jellybelly and recording his covers of Thru the eyes of Ruby, it was evident how much we liked the music AND each other. It’s been over 2 years since we met and a year since we’ve been together, and it is still quite an experience to witness this former shy boy do his dance while singing “the world is a vampire…” as I look at him from my corner of the bed.