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Adam Ritchie and his band inside the DMZ

Steve Schmidt and Link Smith skating in DMZ parking lot

Steve Schmidt, somewhere between the heights and downtown

Big Boss Line - 10ft Tall

Grove Circle Punx - Andy Conrad, Utrillo, Bryan Spinas, Matthew Thompson, Jason White, Josh Bentley (92)

Towncraft Clip 6: A Generation of Vipers

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Ashley Collie // I have been a huge go fast fan from day one. I remember after the Shallows broke up Scott Diffee and Matt Floyd used to sit around and just jam. Then Scott started writing songs and they flowed from him. Songs about his life and the lives of his friends from his perspective. Scott Diffee's music truly came from his heart and you knew it. The difference in Go Fast and a lot of other bands was the promotion skills of Scott Diffee & the heart he put into it.When Scott Diffee said "WE'RE THE BEST GODDAMN BAND AROUND" you believed him. Whether or not you liked the band or not there was something about their persona that made you love them.

I don't know if it was the I don't give a fuck attitude or Matt's and Scott's onstage chemistry that made them great. But, they were definitely great. I remember the Battle of the Bands at Joe's Big Bamboo and how all the girls were swooning over Shannon back then. He was the mysterious one, Matt was the bad boy, Scott was the rock star and Drex was the quiet one. They had what the people wanted. I saw ... (More)I have been a huge go fast fan from day one. I remember after the Shallows broke up Scott Diffee and Matt Floyd used to sit around and just jam. Then Scott started writing songs and they flowed from him. Songs about his life and the lives of his friends from his perspective. Scott Diffee's music truly came from his heart and you knew it. The difference in Go Fast and a lot of other bands was the promotion skills of Scott Diffee & the heart he put into it.When Scott Diffee said "WE'RE THE BEST GODDAMN BAND AROUND" you believed him. Whether or not you liked the band or not there was something about their persona that made you love them.

I don't know if it was the I don't give a fuck attitude or Matt's and Scott's onstage chemistry that made them great. But, they were definitely great. I remember the Battle of the Bands at Joe's Big Bamboo and how all the girls were swooning over Shannon back then. He was the mysterious one, Matt was the bad boy, Scott was the rock star and Drex was the quiet one. They had what the people wanted. I saw them at the Arkansas State Fair bring all kinds of people together to watch their show because you never knew what you would get. Strippers, Go-Go Dancers, fist fights and "SHOTS AND TITTIES AND TITTIES AND SHOTS" were all subject to appear at a Go Fast Show.

Then Shannon passed and Drex left and along came the baby boy Justin Collins to wail on some drums. I remember when they took on Justin there was a instant chemistry between Matt and Justin. They played with and off of each other so well. They really were "SOME GOOD LOOKIN' MOTHER FUCKERS"! They just couldn't hold it together but everyone remembers when they rocked every stage in Little Rock.

I remember a show at Midtown after Kid Rock played. There were so many people in Midtown that as soon as the band would take a break a large number of audience members would run out the back door of Midtown because the lines were so long to the bathroom you couldn't piss inside. There were so many people at that show we put toliet paper rolls on the fence out back for the girls to squat. Midtown sold out of all liquor at their back bar. That's what you want to see a band bring to the club you are booking and they always delivered for me when I booked Midtown. Anytime I had a last minute cancellation Go Fast always saved my ass. So to all of the Go Fast Members over the years I salute you. You are what ROCK is about and good luck in all your future endeavors. Love Your #1 Fan!!!! (Less)

ashley collie, drexel baker, go fast, justin collins, matt floyd, scott diffee, shannon yarbrough

Richard Matson // Go Fast is the brainchild of Scott Difee, a former bouncer at Vino's. The band goes through many lineups, including Shannon Yarbrough, Matt Floyd, Kevin Kerby and Drexel Baker. Go Fast's speed and stage flourish combines punk rock with speed metal and creates a unique sound that proves wildly popular in Little Rock. The band wins a battle of the band contest and spends the proceeds on an elaborate stage setup including cut-out wooden flames and smoke machines. Michael Cusanelli comes on to manage the band who reach the brink of success outside Little Rock. But internal squabbles, aided by the bands' collective hard livin mentality, conspire to keep the record deals at bay.

drexel baker, go fast, kevin kerby, matt floyd, mike cusanelli, richard matson, scott diffee, shannon yarbrough, vinos

Colin Brooks // In '94 I played with Matt Floyd in a group called the Shallows shortly after the demise of Substance. I once hurt Josh Bentley's feelings by saying Matt was my favorite bass player. Steve Kooms and I started jamming with Matt on Sunday afternoons a couple of years later. I was singing and playing guitar, and Kooms was on drums. Matt somehow knew a beer bootlegger in his neighborhood, so we could get beer on Sundays. He asked me one afternoon if I knew of this Superchunk song called 'Seed Toss'. I showed it to him and we played it all afternoon. Floyd loved that song. Probably still does...

colin brooks, josh bentley, matt floyd, steve kooms, substance, the shallows