The Andy Rourke appreciation thread:
http://allyouneedismorrissey.com/topic/3444443/2/
And just as I thought they got to know Andy Rourke through a mutual friend. The friend who knew Andy Rourke approved them and so Andy Rourke thinks their cool! Meaning they are in Andy Rourke's 'music scene' in New York! It means they are a hipster! They are in Andy Rourke's gang/circle of friends.
If you just turned up alone at one of Andy Rourke's gigs not knowing Andy Rourke. And tried to become friends with him, it wouldn't happen, he would just think you were a fan of The Smiths. Especially if you don't dress in a trendy style. Andy Rourke would look you up and down and want nothing to do with you. But he might sign his name on a Smiths record if you bring one along and he may play a song you request when he DJ's. But he wouldn't want to be friends.