Catatonic in a Closet
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Portrait of Scott: blond hair swept to one side, dark shirt, egg-crate foam behind him

The class clown. Serious about the music, and about nothing else.

Catatonic in a Closet · Personnel

Scott Haverkamp

Plays
Guitar, bass synthesizer
With the band
1984–1989
As photographed
Tall. Blond hair in a swoop. Skinny tie, plaid shirt.
Known for
Tuned between every song, whether or not it was needed. Wore a tie to every show, including the basement.

The story, as filed

Scott was six foot three by the tenth grade and was known for doing announcements in the voices of the faculty. He was not known for the guitar until he brought it to the closet.

He played choppy, short parts and switched to bass synthesizer when the song needed the floor to move. He practiced more than anyone in the band and told no one.

He stood in the closet doorway because there was no room inside for someone his height. Most of the band photographs place him there.

The 1986 basement show was at his house. His father appeared at the top of the stairs. The band considers this its most important review.

Now. Sells insurance in Naperville. Plays guitar in a Sunday morning church band. Still owns the tie.

On the tapes