How could he? Reno's not exactly the most memorable town, and to be honest, the band was riding a wave of mass hysteria at the time thanks to their debut self-titled album that spawned the rock radio/TRL mainstays "Semi-Charmed Life," "Jumper" and "How's It Going to Be." Twenty years later, the record (which would go to sell more than 6 million copies worldwide), and those songs, have stood the test of time. "I.don't remember it," Stephan Jenkins, the band's frontman, admitted after I recounted the tale over an early morning phone call. They were there for one thing and one thing only: Third Eye Blind. Of course, they wanted absolutely nothing to do with two timid, pimple-faced dweebs like us. It was basically like a 20 to 1 ratio of females to males, and we loved it. My mom dropped my friend Steve and I off, we got in line (which wrapped around the block), and quickly noticed, as teenage boys are wont to do, that we were surrounded by teenage girls. Confession: When I was the ripe young age of 16 years old, I made my very first foray into the arena of live music.
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