Thanks LA ex!
I have a couple more Manics encounters to write about on my blog: the HMV signing in 2003 (which was pretty good!) and the Rough Trade signing of 2014 (which was pretty rubbish - I stood in front of the Manics for several minutes while they completely ignored me as they were locked in conversation with a mate of theirs. Thought that was a bit a of crap way to treat their fans who'd bought their album and just wanted to say hello! It was a damn signing after all and they'd asked us to be quick! Anyway, that rant will be in a blog post to come
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