stevie caldwell

About me:

MY NAME IS STEVIE AND I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE PUNK SCENE FOR WELL OVER 20 YEARS . i STARTED OFF IN LIVINGSTON (OR LIVI ) WHEN I WAS ABOUT 16 , BOOKING BANDS SUCH AS THE UK SUBS , EXPLOITED , AND CONFLICT IN BOTH GLASGOW AND EDINBURGH (BOTH CONFLICT GIGS WERE CANCELLED!THANK YOU OFFICER ) . I ROADIED FOR THE EXPLOITED BACK IN THE DAY AND EVEN GOT MY MOMENT OF FAME BY DOING VOCALS (WELL BACKING VOX ) ON THE EXPLOITED ALBUM , THE MASSACRE . aROUND THIS TIME I STARTED TO DEVELOP A HEROIN HABIT WHICH REMAINED WITH ME FOR MANY YEARS TO COME AND THOUGH I STILL KEPT MY HAND IN , DIDNT DO QUITE AS MUCH AS I WOULDVE LIKED TO BRING BANDS TO SCOTLAND AND , BE INVOLVED !!!MOST OF THESE YEARS I WAS IN AND OUT OF PRISON , BUT THANKS TO THE MANY FRIENDS IN THE SCENE I WAS TAKEN CARE OF BY MANY PEOPLE , THANKS PAUL AND TREV (LONDON CW) WATTIE-BUCHAN (CHEERS FOR THE VISITS ) PAUL (CHUMBAWAMBA ) COLIN JERWOOD (CONFLICT )ODDY (CHEERS FOR THE CDS AND T-SHIRTS )CHIC(FAT WRECK CHORDS )AND ALL THE PEOPLE WHO PUT UP WITH ME AND PUT A ROOF OVER MY HEAD WHEN THINGS WERE TOUGH , AGAIN , THANKS PAUL , TREV AND BRENDAN (HACKNEY )BILL (ACTON ) SMEEKS (EDINBURGH )ALAN SPASTIC,JAMES ANARCHOI,STEVE STEWART, MAC ,JOE , WILL, SHELLY ROBERTSON,JILL MCEWAN,DESY,WATTY(WITH A Y)CRAIG,AND ALL THE CONSTANTLY FEARSOME CREW . IN NOVEMBER 2003 I ENTERED PHOENIX HOUSE IN GLASGOW WHICH IS A LONG TERM RESIDENTIAL REHAB . DURING THIS TIME AGAIN , I WAS SHOWN ONLY KINDNESS AND TRUST , TOO MANY PEOPLE SAW ME THROUGH THIS YEAR WITH ALL SORTS OF SUPPORT , BUT I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE MOST MARK STONE AND ALL THE LIBERTY GUYS FOR HAVING FAITH IN ME TO PULL IT OUT OF THE BAG , COLIN AND ODDY , CHIC, TREVOR AND PAUL ,AND TOO MANY TO PUT DOWN HERE . i LEFT REHAB IN NOVEMBER 2004 AND SINCE THEN HAVE MOVED DOWN TO LEEDS WHERE I WORK AS A DRUGS COUNSELLOR AND PUT GIGS ON FOR ANYONE WILLING TO PLAY . LIFE IS THE BEST ITS EVER BEEN AND ITS ALL THANKS TO THE HELP AND SUPPORT I HAVE HAD FROM YOU OUT THERE , SO CHEERS FOR THAT . LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST , THANKS TO MY SISTER WHO AFTER 15 YEARS ,TELLS PEOPLE SHE HAS A BROTHER NOW , LOVING YOU ALWAYS !!! IF ANYONE OUT THERE HAS GIVEN UP HOPE OR STRUGGLING WITH DRUGS , ONE WORD OF ADVICE , DONT GIVE UP , ITS ALL THERE FOR YA . TAKE IT EASY , STEVIE . THE PEOPLE WHO CARE ARE STILL ANGRY BUT COPING THAT MUCH MORE . STEVIE CALDWELL OCTOBER 2009 RIP . JJ(YOUR MISSED ) BERNIE SMITH YNT(YOU TOO)CHARLIE THOM (TOO SOON ), TAG , DAVIE (YOU KNOW WHICH ONE ) (JJ JENNINGS)ROD MCLEAN SENIOR ,DANNY MCGLYN,AND EVERYONE ELSE THATS GONE TO SOMEPLACE SPECIAL OVER THE YEARS AND THANKS TO LIZZY , SHE KNOWS WHY . PEOPLE WHO PUT ME DOWN , SLAG ME , OR HAVE EVER SAID ONCE A JUNKIE ALWAYS A JUNKIE A BIG F@@K YOU !!