minutemen




   the minutemen started in february of 1980 and roared on 'til december 22, 1985 when d. boon was killed in a van accident. this is the band that made me what I am today.




shot of the minutemen in 1980

torrance, ca - 1980
(from left) d. boon, mike watt and george hurley
taken next door to sst records in it's old downtown torrance days.
we practiced there too
photo by marty lyon




shot of the minutemen in 1980

torrance, ca - 1980
(from left) george hurley, d. boon and mike watt
close by the sst records office
photo by marty lyon




shot of the minutemen in 1981

san pedro, ca - 1981
(from left) d. boon, mike watt and george hurley
our first picture to appear in a magazine (no mag)






shot of the minutemen in 1983

somewhere in the usa - 1983
(from left) d. boon, george hurley and mike watt
opening for black flag






shot of the minutemen in 1983

santa barbara, ca - 1983
(from left) d. boon, mike watt and george hurley
right after opening for black flag
at casa de la raza
photo by chris wright






shot of the minutemen in 1983

hollywood, ca - 1983
(from left) george hurley, mike watt and d. boon
at the cathay de grande






shot of the minutemen in 1984

san francisco, ca - 1984
(from left) mike watt and d. boon
at the mabuhay






shot of the minutemen in 1984

santa monica, ca - 1984
(from left) d. boon, charlie haden and mike watt (behind)
at mc cabes'. charlie jammed w/us in the tune
"little man w/a gun in his hand"






shot of the minutemen in 1984

somewhere in the usa - 1984
(from left) d. boon, george hurley and mike watt






shot of the minutemen in 1984

somewhere in the usa - 1984
(from left) dirk vandenberg, dave-o, mike watt, d. boon and george hurley
w/morning vitamins






shot of the minutemen in 1984

hollywood, ca - 1984
(from left) d. boon, george hurley and mike watt
at the cathay de grande. used this as our promo pic for a while






shot of the minutemen in 1985

atlanta, ga - 1985
(from left) d. boon and mike watt
at the 688 club






shot of the minutemen in 1985

westwood, ca - 1985
(from left) d. boon, george hurley and mike watt
at ucla's ackerman ballroom.
one of the gigs on the infamous carducci-organized "the tour" w/minutemen,
meat puppets, husker du, saccharine trust and swa. note that d. boon
is playing curt kirkwood's guitar here due to a last minute malfunction w/his.






shot of the minutemen in 1985

reseda, ca - 1985
(from left) d. boon, george hurley and mike watt
at be-bop records. acoustic blow-out






shot of the minutemen in 1985

long beach, ca - 1985
(from left) george hurley, d. boon and mike watt
cal state long beach student union bowling lanes.
this shot w/d. boon hand painted art added to it appears
on the back of the project mersh ep






shot of the minutemen in 1985

wilmington, ca - 1985
(from left) george hurley, d. boon and mike watt
in jack brewer's garage. promo shot session
for the project mersh ep






shot of the minutemen in 1985

hawthorne, ca - 1985
(from left) george hurley, mike watt and d. boon
inside sst records in their hawthorne days.
I would call record stores as spaceman to promote sst stuff






shot of the minutemen in 1985

somewhere in the usa - 1985
(from left) d. boon and mike watt






shot of the minutemen in 1985

new orleans, la - 1985
(from left) d. boon, mike watt and george hurley
standing in back of our van in front of jimmy's






shot of the minutemen in 1985

somewhere in the usa - 1985
(from left) george hurley, mike watt and d. boon
standing in back of our van






shot of the minutemen in 1985

detroit, mi - halloween, 1985
(from left) mike watt, d. boon and george hurley
note the 19th century mason outfit I got from a n.j. thrift store just days before.
d. boon is dressed as "beast man". note the flyers in his hand. they were voting
ballots for folks to pick the songs for our next record which was going to be a "live"
one in order to fight the motherfuckers who were bootlegging us






shot of the minutemen in 1985

somewhere in the usa - 1985
(from left) mike watt, d. boon and george hurley
during our last tour which was opening for rem






shot of the minutemen in 1985

somewhere in the usa - 1985
(from left) george hurley, d. boon and mike watt
during our last tour which was opening for rem








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