Huge blast from the past. Plenty of Facebook chatter going on at the moment for Mercy Dash to play a special reunion show. Mercy Dash were around in the mid 90’s playing many-a-show at the now-defunct infamous Joey’s in St Kilda. And yes, I was in the band. We played all over Melbourne but particularly down on the Mornington Peninsula where most of the band lived. We had some great times – a bunch of really young guys attempting to punch above our weight. At the same time (and from the same area) bands like The Living End, Fireballs & Body Jar rose to prominence playing the same pubs we were playing. Alas, the band split up in the late 90s. Fast forward to now & there may well be another Mercy Dash show coming soon. We’ll keep you posted…

That’s Mick Brown on the left – he’s had a lot to do with The On Fires, playing drums on our debut album Sky Caves In & various other releases. And believe it or not, that’s me in the green vest, Brendan Young (2nd from the right) – now Chapter Ray’s guitarist, and bassist Chris Micalef (far right).

Fires out.