Clickkeyword[Drew+Christopherson]" >Drew Christopherson, a co founder of Minneapolis's Totally Gross National Product label and an early friend of Vernon's in Eau Claire, remembers some of the Bon Iver mastermind's earliest musical moments vividly. "His bands, Skillet and Big Ed's Gas Farm, would play shows with my band Wondermutt at the middle school gymnasium. Justin was one of the first people that I got really excited to play music with and to start bands around. I think we felt it together. We would make a tape one night, and then the next day go to Clickkeyword[RadioShack+Corporation]" >RadioShack and buy like 30 cassettes and hand package them and sell them at school for a dollar apiece. It was a fun thing to do when you're 12."
The lead singer Russell (all members sang but she had lead vocals most of the time) had a beautiful voice, jazzy yet able to capture feel of old time bluegrass and New Orleans. When she sang, "God bless this beautiful morn