UNIFORM CHOICE

LOOKING BACK: If there was any subculture of the punk scene I drifted towards, it was straight edge. Initially drawn by the music and power of many of the striaght-edge bands -- especially the NYHC bands of the 80s -- I was a stringent straight edge dude. Except no Xs on the hands, as I always thought that was kinda retarded. Of course, it was pretty easy to be straight edge when you lived a high school existence of not parties and no intertested girls. (LOTS of videogames, however.) Nevertheless, I quickly lost the edge, within a couple of months in college. .. In any case, I was a HUGE UNIFORM CHOICE fan. I even had their "Drugs and Booze, The Sure Way to Lose" shirt. I was thrilled by their live performance, and even more excited by interviewing them in the Club Pizazz parking lot after a show. I remained an avid fan until I heard their follow-up to "Screaming for Change" -- methinks it was called "Staring Into the Sun" (referred to in this interview as "A Wish to Dream"). Last I heard their singer, Pat Dubar, was in Corporate Avenger -- his stage name is "Adawee the Wind". "Adawee wears various kinds of paint, all meant to 'remind him of his ancestors (the Cherokee Indians) who would paint their face when they went to war, and says that they are also fighting a war; a war of ideas.' Pat is the dude on the left in the picture here. Hmmmmm. -- Mickey
[Originally published: Issue #4, circa 1987]
Although they only had one piece of vinyl released, UNIFORM CHOICE has become a definite force to be reckoned with in the hardcore scene. Their fast, hard-driving sound, complemented by intelligent, gritty lyrics have made them favorites of many Straight-Edgers and non Straight-Edgers alike. We had the extreme pleasure of talking with the band when they passed through Philly on their recent U.S. tour.
THREATENING SOCIETY: What's your line-up?
PAT LONGRIE: I’m Pat Longrie, I play drums.
VIC MAYNEZ: I'm Vic Maynez, I play guitar.
PAT DUBAR: I’m Pat Dubar. I sing.
DAVE MELLOW: I'm Dave Mellow. I play bass.



















