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From what I read, their Manics fanzine lead to them writing for the NME, which I'm guessing is how they connected with Bob Stanley... and from there to Lawrence.
Without wishing to get too prurient, I've often wondered if Lawrence was romantically involved with either of them. They appear to have vanished off the face of the earth. Their surly and dismissive interviews were a hoot.