which of us is blind?

verucasalt.jpgcompletely forgot about flashback friday last week, sorry about that! my memory’s not quite what it used to be…

let’s head back to 1995, when grunge-pop act veruca salt exploded on mtv with “seether.” i always thought there was some serious lesbian friction between the band’s two original female members, nina gordon and louise post (see photo!). as far as i know, they’re both straight, but surely they provided some sapphic inspiration for young dykes-in-training.

here’s the low-budget, totally ’90s video for “number one blind,” which i always thought was the superior track from their debut disc american thighs. the clip includes bunnies and dogs on the beach, but in a totally riot grrrl manner. really.

unfortunately, gordon left the group after a spat with post in 1998 to pursue a critically-acclaimed (but kind of boring) solo career. see what happens when you build up all that tension and don’t follow through?