“Vampyres & Werewolves” The Atomic Snotrockets (1995) I was on the cusp of turning 16 when I wrote this — my first ever song, for my first ever band. The Atomic Snotrockets (later shortened to Snotrockets) consisted of BJ Moore: band leader, guitarist, drummer, vocalist, junior; Brad Stuckey: drummer, guitarist, vocalist, freshman; and myself, a sophomore, on bass & vocals. The original song clocked in at about thirty seconds and like all our songs, was loud, screamy, and spiky. We routinely had the cops called on us for practicing too loudly in BJ’s family’s garage. Nonetheless, our first show was at a quiet coffee shop (Sweetheart’s Cafe) on Minot’s Main Street, just a block or so away from the just-closed Minot Collective Cultural Centre. BJ and I also regularly played our demo cassette while making out with our girlfriends in my 1984 VW Golf.