Recently I have been trying to get more Syracuse interviews for the podcast. I've been wanting to learn more about the history of the scene there, as well as how straight edge got to be so influential there. I knew Tom Ranger would be able to tell me a lot about how this city built such a dynamic scene over the years. Tom has been a part of the scene there for over 35 years and he even talks about the first show he went to. It sounds like that show was a first show for a lot of people in Syracuse. We spent about the first half of our conversation talking about the Syracuse scene from 1986-1997 before we started talking about the bands Tom has been in. We also talked about alll of the media attention the straight edge scene was getting around 25 years ago. When I first met Tom, he was singing in the band Eternal Youth. We discuss Tom's other bands as well, including Trouble Loves Me, Attitude, Glue, and Popular Music. The connection between Rochester and Syracuse is discussed on the podcast again with Tom's bands. We also talk about the extensive touring Tom did with Attitude, including some of the first Sound and Fury fests and two trips to Europe. This is definitely one of the more informative conversations I have had on the podcast in a while.

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