Chuck Ragan is apparently an asshole, at least according to people that know him. I spent seven years in Gainesville, Fla. completing a doctorate and so I got to know a number of locals who had either played with or worked with him and the general consensus was that he’s a pretty difficult guy to get along with. Whatever.
Chuck Ragan and some friends formed the band Hot Water Music sometime before Against Me! blasted Gainesville’s music scene off into the heavens, and HWM was lucky enough to go on tour with Alkaline Trio and enjoy something of a national following.