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
torrance, ca - 1980
(from left) george hurley, d. boon and mike watt
close by the sst records office
photo by marty lyon
san pedro, ca - 1981
(from left) d. boon, mike watt and george hurley
our first picture to appear in a magazine (no mag)
somewhere in the usa - 1983
(from left) d. boon, george hurley and mike watt
opening for black flag
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
hollywood, ca - 1983
(from left) george hurley, mike watt and d. boon
at the cathay de grande
san francisco, ca - 1984
(from left) mike watt and d. boon
at the mabuhay
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"
somewhere in the usa - 1984
(from left) d. boon, george hurley and mike watt
somewhere in the usa - 1984
(from left) dirk vandenberg, dave-o, mike watt, d. boon and george hurley
w/morning vitamins
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
atlanta, ga - 1985
(from left) d. boon and mike watt
at the 688 club
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.
reseda, ca - 1985
(from left) d. boon, george hurley and mike watt
at be-bop records. acoustic blow-out
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
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
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
somewhere in the usa - 1985
(from left) d. boon and mike watt
new orleans, la - 1985
(from left) d. boon, mike watt and george hurley
standing in back of our van in front of jimmy's
somewhere in the usa - 1985
(from left) george hurley, mike watt and d. boon
standing in back of our van
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
somewhere in the usa - 1985
(from left) mike watt, d. boon and george hurley
during our last tour which was opening for rem
somewhere in the usa - 1985
(from left) george hurley, d. boon and mike watt
during our last tour which was opening for rem
loop back to mike watt's hoot gallery