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