The date was July 29, 2003, and it ended up being one helluva day for Boston Red Sox third baseman Bill Mueller.
It was a Tuesday. I got a call from a buddy of mine, Kevin Grant, who was the lead singer in a hardcore band called The Hidden. He rang me to ask if I wanted to see them play a local show at The New Wave Cafe in New Bedford, Massachusetts. New Bedford is a fishing city, and its residents define the term blue collar.
The New Wave was about as divey as you could get.