Paul Dickinson: "For the record... Green Day was paid $100! and fed a fine meal from Motor Oil to boot..."

John Mulhouse: "Then I know they played the Speedboat Gallery in St. Paul, MN sometime near then. Maybe the fall?"

Letoile Magazine: "We had Green Day play there twice, and we paid them $100 the first time, and $150 the second time. And that was a good paying night! You could tell they were different because they knew how to harmonize. I think rock 'n' roll belongs in a firetrap."

Sharyn: "My friend Spitty roadies for Green Day. When they play the Speedboat I hear one of them utter the lamest pickup line ever... "Wanna see the inside of my van?" It's not directed at me. I am not a pretty girl."

Twin Cities Daily Planet: "Green Day played there - for $100. Bikini Kill and Arcwelder played there. Fugazi wanted to play there, but owner Paul Dickinson turned them down because he didn't want to violate the fire code that badly. It was started as an 'art gallery' that would be a front for rock shows, but then to everyone's surprise it turned into a respected art space that served as an incubator for now-established artists including Frank Gaard, Michael Thomsen, and Sean Smuda."

The_Pope_Of_Chili_Town: "Ah, the memories. Sometime after that CD came out I saw them play a show in the basement of the Speedboat Gallery/Cafe in St. Paul, MN. That place had some pretty kick ass shows back in the day. There was a good turn out for a basement show, but it was far from packed. They rocked it. I think Billie Joe was wearing a pig nose at one point. It was my first introduction to the band."

Twin Cities Daily Planet: "Green Day played there - for $100. Bikini Kill and Arcwelder played there. Fugazi wanted to play there, but owner Paul Dickinson turned them down because he didn't want to violate the fire code that badly. It was started as an 'art gallery' that would be a front for rock shows, but then to everyone's surprise it turned into a respected art space that served as an incubator for now-established artists including Frank Gaard, Michael Thomsen, and Sean Smuda."