From the start of this project back in 2013 I wanted to talk to Jim McMonagle of Philly's longest running hardcore punk bands (and one of the longest running in the country): Flag of Democracy (F.O.D.). Jim's a busy guy, so this took three years to actually happen. There would be no interview with Jim if it wasn't for Bruce Howze of SRA Records. Not only has Bruce done a marvelous job re-issuing F.O.D.'s records, but he's also released scores of other albums including some from his band Hulk Smash and from Jenna Pup's +HIRS+. On Sunday, January 3, 2016 we finally had a chance to talk, and talk we did for two recorded hours. I must apologize in advance for the horrid state of my throat thanks to a cold that persists even as I type this blog entry. Below please find three outtake shots from my photos of Jim and Bruce. For this interview we tried something new which I've not seen done elsewhere (yet): I ran a live video stream through Facebook of the introduction to the interview then came back after the interview to live stream a Facebook-only question about Jim growing up as a "monster kid." We also took a few questions from people tuning into the live video feed. The introduction is here: The FB-only question and watcher questions is here: My thanks to Bruce for making this happen and for being such a great force in our city. Look for a new F.O.D. record (hurray!) in 2016 on SRA Records.