
san pedro, ca - 1973
playing richie weiswasser's bar mitzva
w/his brother marc and d. boon (both not shown)
at temple beth el

san pedro, ca - 1978
marc weiswasser (left)
w/marc's band starstruck
in the rec room barracks at fort macarthur

san pedro, ca - 1978
w/ the reactionaries
(left to right: martin tamburovich, watt, george hurley and d. boon)
in the alley behind watt's gaffey + 22nd street apartment at the time
photo by martin's sister

long beach, ca - 1979
w/ the reactionaries
(d. boon on the right)
at a gig at the practice pad of the suburban lawns
photo by sedillo

san pedro, ca - 1979
w/ the reactionaries
(from the above gig)
photo by sedillo

somewhere in so cal - 1980
w/the minutemen
photo by marty lyon

torrance, ca - 1980
d. boon (left)
w/the minutemen
practicing in black flag's practice pad
photo by marty lyon

torrance, ca - 1980
d. boon (left)
w/the minutemen
practicing in black flag's practice pad
photo by marty lyon

somewhere in the usa - 1984
w/the minutemen
photo by naomi petersen

somewhere in the usa - 1984
wailin' w/ george hurley (on drums)
w/the minutemen

somewhere in the usa - 1985
w/the minutemen

somewhere in the usa - 1986
w/fIREHOSE
on tour w/ sonic youth
during the "flaming telepaths" tour
note kim gordon between curtain
and kira in lower right hand corner

boston, ma - 1987
w/fIREHOSE
at tt and the bear's
showing george hurley my james worthy bass
(has his signature on it) after it mysteriously broke a
string w/out me even pluckin' it

ghent, belgium - 1987
w/fIREHOSE
photo by jo voets

ghent, belgium - 1987
bass close-up
photo by jo voets

san francisco, ca - 1987
w/fIREHOSE
at the I-beam
(note shot of kim gordon on shirt)
photo by marty lyon

omaha, ne - 1988
w/fIREHOSE
at the ranch bowl
(note shot of richard meltzer on bass)
photo by fred c. ensminger

somewhere in the usa - 1991
w/fIREHOSE

london, england - 1991
w/fIREHOSE
at the marquee

westwood, ca - 1991
w/fIREHOSE
at a ucla noon gig

san francisco, ca - 1992
w/fIREHOSE
opening for primus
at the greek theatre

somewhere in the usa - 1992
w/fIREHOSE

somewhere in the usa - 1993
w/fIREHOSE doing "revolution - part two"
to the right of me is paul leary
of the butthole surfers

somewhere in the usa - 1993
w/fIREHOSE
to the right of me is gibby haynes
of the butthole surfers

san pedro, ca - 1994
in throne (built by mike salmon)
surveying domain outside his pad
photo by john eder

san pedro, ca - 1994
chomping on the strings of his
les paul signature bass
photo by john eder

raleigh, nc - 1995
w/ the crew of the flying saucer
doing the lollapalooza festival
photos by grace burley

burbank, ca - 1995
(left to right) zander schloss, watt,
evan dando, bob lee and joe baiza
from the "piss bottle man" video
(directed by roman coppola)

san pedro, ca - 1997
w/the man (cat)

new york city, ny - 1997
w/the black gang crew
debuting my opera,
"contemplating the engine room"
at the elbow room
(note jimbo's "lim-gar" bass)
photo by monica monique

new york city, ny - 1997
w/ dave grohl (left)
eating an apple just handed to me
at the fez

somewhere in the usa - 1997
during the "sticking the head out the hatch" tour '97
w/the black gang crew

toronto, ont., canada - 1997
during the "sticking the head out the hatch" tour '97
w/the black gang crew
at lee's palace

tempe, az - 1997
w/the black gang crew
during the "sticking the head out the hatch" tour '97
at nita's hideaway
photo by hermano cano

san francisco, ca - 1998
(left, center) steve reed and jovi butts
w/the black gang
at the transmission club
for a new year's gig
w/the incredibly weird wrestling troupe



los angeles, ca - 1998
w/the black gang
after too much jim beam
at the el rey theatre
photos by stephanie hernstadt

hamburg, germany - 1998
during the "hola marinaro" euro tour '98
w/the black gang
photo by felix gebhard

washington dc - 1998
just before opening for sonic youth
during the "3rd time before the mast" tour '98
w/the black gang
photo by lee ranaldo

boulder, co - 1998
during the "3rd time before the mast" tour '98
w/the black gang
at the fox theatre
photo by valerie dahl

san pedro, ca - 1998
just back from the "3rd time before the mast" tour '98
w/the black gang
photo by watt

san pedro, ca - 1998
not long after above shot
photo by watt

silver lake, ca - 1999
w/the black gang
at the sunset junction festival

hoboken, nj - 1999
at maxwell's
during the "searchin' the shed for pliers" tour '99
w/the pair of pliers
photo by albert stampone

richmond, va - 1999
along w/gig-goer emory flournoy (right)
during the "searchin' the shed for pliers" tour '99
w/the pair of pliers
at humprhy j's

nashville, tn - 1999
during the "searchin' the shed for pliers" tour '99
w/the pair of pliers
at the exit / in
photo by chris price

jacksonville, fl - 1999
during the "searchin' the shed for pliers" tour '99
w/the pair of pliers
at jack rabbit's
photo by gabe loewenberg

portland, or - 1999
getting a 'gar lit from kenric ashe
after the last gig for
the "searchin' the shed for pliers" tour '99
w/the pair of pliers
in front of the crystal ballroom

portland, or - 1999
w/ eli johnson (left)
of the heavy johnson trio
(from the above gig)

san pedro, ca - 2000
at his pad in pedro, healing up from
emergency surgery on his perineum
(note lac/usc medical center gown)
photo by watt

venice, ca - 2000
w/long time hero richard hell (right)
soon after he finished a reading at beyond baroque
photo by richard "fuckin'" bonney

los angeles, ca - 2000
w/another long time hero richard meltzer (right)
soon after he finished a reading at skylight books

new york city, ny - 2000
w/ hellride east
murph (center) and guitar hero j mascis (right)
in a salute to the stooges
at brownie's
photo by craig young

new york city, ny - 2000
w/ hellride east
at brownie's
(from above gig)
photo by craig young

los angeles, ca - 2000
w/another guitar hero carrie brownstein
before her gig w/ sleater-kinney
backsatge at the el rey theatre

irvine, ca - 2000
at the "this ain't no picnic" festival
w/ the pair of pliers
at oak canyon ranch
photo by will watson

olympia, wa - 2000
w/ kira of dos
just before going on stage during ladyfest

hollywood, ca - 2000
w/ jimbo dunbar
in front of pink's

downtown los angeles, ca - 2000
w/ the pair of pliers
at al's bar
photo by jimbo dunbar

cambridge, ma - 2000
w/ j mascis and the fog
at the middle east
on halloween

san francisco, ca - 2000
w/ j mascis and the fog
at slim's

amsterdam, netherlands - 2000
w/ j mascis and the fog
at the melkweg
photo by jimbo dunbar

san pedro, ca - 2001
w/ we go speedro
at sacred grounds
photo by chris turner

tarzana, ca - 2001
w/ stephen perkins (middle)
and peter distefano (right)
of hellride
at the back of perk's pad
photo by texas terri

london, england - 2001
w/ ron asheton (right)
and j mascis and the fog
at sheppard's bush empire

eindhoven, netherlands - 2001
w/ j mascis and the fog
photo by watt

north of falkenberg, sweden - 2001
w/piss bottles at gas stop shortly
before surviving van wreck
w/ j mascis and the fog

new york city, ny - 2001
w/ lee ranaldo (right)
riffing on joyce's "finnegans wake"
at brownie's
photo by marlon cherry

silver lake, ca - 2001
w/ banyan
and guest flea (left)
at spaceland
photo by vince giobbe

silver lake, ca - 2001
w/ banyan
at spaceland
(from above gig)

cincinatti, oh - 2001
w/fellow boom-blaster, adam schoen (right)
during the "time to cat and not mouse" tour 2001
w/ the jom & terry show
photo by jerry trebotic

philadelphia, pa - 2001
w/ gig-goer mike jalboot (left)
and ed "fROMOHIO" crawford (right)
during the "time to cat and not mouse" tour 2001
w/ the jom & terry show
in front of the khyber

providence, ri - 2001
w/ sonny (middle) and tom watson (right)
sonny's pop, joe d, was steering the boat
as we roared down the providence river
during the "time to cat and not mouse" tour 2001
w/ the jom & terry show
photo by mark macdoughall

santa monica, ca - 2001
w/ hellride
at 14 below
photo by eric mcclure


los angeles, ca - 2001
w/ george hurley (left)
during the class of '77 benefit
at the el rey theatre
photo by richard "fuckin'" bonney

los angeles, ca - 2001
during the class of '77 benefit
at the el rey theatre
photo by richard "fuckin'" bonney

sacramento, ca - 2002
w/ krist novoselic (right)
w/ the jom & terry show
opening for eyes adrift
at harlow's
photo by jerry trebotic

sacramento, ca - 2002
w/ bud gaugh (right)
w/ the jom & terry show
opening for eyes adrift
at harlow's
photo by jerry trebotic

salt lake city, ut - 2002
w/ banyan
outside at the winter olympics
(twentytwo degrees farenheit)
photo by norton wisdom

salt lake city, ut - 2002
w/ banyan
at the lazy moon
photo by jeff morrell

salt lake city, ut - 2002
w/ banyan
at the lazy moon
(helper man jake loveridge behind watt's amp,
mullet-headed man on left is unkown)
photo by jeff morrell

westwood, ca - 2002
w/ john frusciante (left)
during the "all tomorrow's parties" festival
w/ the jom & terry show
at ackerman ballroom at ucla

austin, tx - 2002
w/ frank black (left)
during the "our oars became wings" tour 2002
w/ the secondmen
at la zona rosa
photo by watt

raleigh, nc - 2002
during the "our oars became wings" tour 2002
w/ the secondmen
at kings
photo by miss xanna don't

goleta, ca - 2002
during the "our oars became wings" tour 2002
w/ the jom & terry show
at the living room
photo by chris wright

inglewood, ca - 2002
w/ raymond pettibon (left)
at hollywood park
photo by gomezbueno

san francisco, ca - 2002
w/ the secondmen
(from left: jerry trebotic, watt + pete mazich)
at the fillmore
opening up for mission of burma
photo by richard "fuckin'" bonney

san francisco, ca - 2002
w/ the secondmen
at the fillmore
opening up for mission of burma
(from above gig)
photo by jon strymish

san pedro, ca - 2002
w/ frijoles negros
(from left: vince, pat, watt + joe)
during the "a wailing of a town" fest
at the angel's gate cultural center
photo by jennifer

san pedro, ca - 2002
w/ we go speedro
during the "a wailing of a town" fest
at the angel's gate cultural center
photo by j stuart

irvine, ca - 2002
w/ bob pollard (right)
during the "this ain't no picnic" fest

hollywood, ca - 2002
w/ les claypool (right)
right before he went on
at the the palace
photo by flapjack

silver lake, ca - 2002
w/ petra haden (left)
right before I went on w/ the real oh my
at spaceland
photo by zack white

los feliz, ca - 2002
w/ jason lowenstein (left)
right before I went on w/ the real oh my
at the derby
photo by watt

north hollywood, ca - 2002
playing w/ wayne kramer
at the baked potato
photo by kristin kumamoto

hollywood, ca - 2002
w/ iggy pop (left)
right before we played together for the shortlist awards
at the henry fonda theatre
photo by kristin kumamoto

los feliz, ca - 2002
w/ the real oh my
watt w/actual pumpkin for head, kevin fitzgerald and nels cline
(left to right)
on halloween night
at the bigfoot lounge
photo by kristin kumamoto

west l.a., ca - 2002
w/ banyan
watt (again w/village people 'stache) and nels cline (right)
at the hard rock cafe
photo by kristin kumamoto

rennes, france - 2002
scott asheton, ron asheton, watt and j mascis (left to right)
just before performing as asheton, asheton, mascis + watt
at the transmusicales festival
photo by dominique sonique

san pedro, ca - 2002
on his last sunday as a fortyfour-year-old,
just before pedalin' and right after the weekly breakfast
watt and his ma, jean (right)
at her home
photo by melinda watt

long beach, ca - 2002
w/ john doe (right)
at dipiazza's
photo by kira

santa monica, ca - 2002
on the winter solstice
w/ hellride
at 14 below
photo by elena perez

montreal, quebec, canada - 2003
w/ efrim of godspeed you black emperor! (left)
at la sala rossa for the book launch of
watt's "spiels of a minuteman"
photo by frere chapu

montreal, quebec, canada - 2003
w/ benoit chaput of l'oie de cravan (right)
at la sala rossa for the book launch of
watt's "spiels of a minuteman"

lawrence, ks - 2003
w/ amber from jucifer (left)
at the bottleneck
during the "the cord that spun its own top" tour

chula vista, ca - 2003
w/ flea on trumpet (left)
at the coor's amphitheatre during
the secondmen's "red hot chili peppers support tour 2003"
photo by will watson

hollywood, ca - 2003
w/ johnny ramone (left)
at the palladium

downtown los angeles, ca - 2004
w/ glen e. friedman and guy picciotto (left, middle)
at the sixspace gallery for glen's "the idealist" show
photo by kathy wilcox

westwood, ca - 2004
at rhino records
w/ the real oh my
photo by dave crouch

hollywood, ca - 2004
at the dragonfly
w/ pat smear of the germs (right)
for their first gig in twentyfour years!
photo by watt

chiba city, japan - 2004
w/ kevin shields of my bloody valentine (right)
at makuhari messe during the magic rock out festival
photo by eiko kobayashi

camber sands, england - 2004
at the all tomorrow's parties festival uk
w/ bassist brian gibson of lightning bolt (left)
photo by watt

coachella, ca - 2004
w/ wayne coyne of the flaming lips (right)
at the coachella valley music festival
photo by mark ghuneim

beverly hills, ca - 2004
w/ perry farrell (right)
at the record-release thing for peter distefano
photo by lorene distefano

glasgow, scotland - 2004
at monorail music the afternoon before
playing w/ the stooges at glasgow green
photo by tommy duffin

randall's island, new york city - 2004
w/ iggy pop (right), playing w/ the stooges
at little steven's underground garage festival
photo by peter whitfield

northampton, ma - 2004
at smith college's cafeteria
w/ thurston moore (right)
during the "el mar cura todo" tour 2004
photo by pete mazich

camber sands, england - 2004
at pontin's holiday centre
w/ george hurley (left), playing as a duet doing minutemen songs
during the all tomorrow's parties festival
"the nightmare before christmas"
photo by patrick nesbitt

fairfax, ca - 2005
at 19 broadway
w/ banyan
photo by richard walsh

west hollywood, ca - 2005
outside the parlour club
w/ jayne county (right)
photo by dave markey

hasselt, belgium - 2005
at muziekodroom
w/the secondmen on the
"el mar cura todo in eruope too" tour 2005
photo by razzi

new york city, ny - 2005
at the mercury lounge
w/ danko jones (right)

san francisco, ca - 2005
at the warped tour
w/ eric melvin (right)

ventura, ca - 2005
at the warped tour
w/ bobby alt (right)

london, england - 2005
at koko
w/ lou barlow (right)
right before dinosaur preformed their
entire "you're living all over me" album
for the atp "don't look back" series

san francisco, ca - 2005
at needles and pens
w/ tim kerr (left)

redondo beach, ca - 2005
at total access studio
w/ david thomas (left)
for the unknown instructors
recording of their second album
photo by joe carducci

budapest, hungary - 2006
at the sziget festival
w/ doug wimbish (right)

biddinghuizen, netherlands - 2006
at the lowlands festival
w/ brendan benson (left)

highland park, ca - 2006
at mister t's bowl
w/ john talley-jones (right) of
the urinals, a band that influenced
the minutemen much