Loren Connors and Suzanne Langille perform at home for Haino Keiji, December 1991 in Brooklyn

Haino Keiji came to the US in 1991 at the invite of John Zorn, I believe. I was still in college and took my Hi8 video camera with me everywhere. Haino had told me he was a big fan of Loren Mazzacane Connors, Guitar Roberts and wanted to meet him during his visit. My friend David Newgarden knew Loren, and offered to introduce Haino to him. The three of us me, David, and Haino, went to Loren and Suzanne s apartment and watched as they performed a concert just for us (and their son, who can be seen in the video). I thought this tape was long gone, but here it is. Though Haino isn t much in it, you can hear him and see him just a bit. This was the first meeting that eventually led to the Mazzacane, Haino recording that Persona Non Grata (the label David Newgarden and I briefly ran) released with Father Yod. , mazzacane, lorenconnors, hainokeiji, haino