“In May of 1996 The Cure performed on Saturday Night Live promoting their upcoming Wild Mood Swings Tour. My friend and I waited on line for hours in the rain in hopes of getting into the show. With my friend holding our spot in line, I left for a few minutes to buy cigarettes. I expected to find everyone still waiting when I returned, but everyone, including my friend, was gone. I was devastated, soaked, and desperate, so I did the unthinkable. I rushed a guy smoking a cigarette and asked him for a light. He was a tall dude with curly hair like Slash, and he had stage badges dangling around his neck. I told him how I lost my spot in line and begged him for a ticket, but he hesitated. As I walked away in defeat, he grabbed my shoulder and said “I’m Speedy. Put this badge around your neck and if anyone asks tell them you’re with security.” I couldn’t believe it! Speedy brought me backstage right outside The Cure’s green room and introduced me to Roger and Perry as if I were an old friend. I nearly shit myself. After the show I met Robert and he posed for a picture. I asked him for his autograph and he humbly replied in his Crawley accent “it would be my pleasure.” Speedy, wherever you may be, you truly made a dream come true and I will forever hold this experience close to my heart.”