Chris Kohler wrote:
I was at this show. I was a tiny 17 year old.
. . . before you discovered the joys of In & Out Burger . . . none of us are as 'tiny' as we were at 17!
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| Author: | Greasebat [ Tue Jan 04, 2011 9:30 pm ] |
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AXnMNK98PA&feature=related some of you may get a laugh outta this, a few videos surfaced of me "singing" with my old band, Half Life, from Pittsburgh. The video was us opening for the Exploited in San Diego, 1987! The bass player went on to start Gearhead magazine/records- Mike LaVella. The drummer is Damon Che' later of Don Cabellero. I showed this to my 8 year old daughter who couldn't stop laughing at me. I still have the coat!! The plum smuggler pants are long gone... |
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| Author: | Lalo [ Tue Jan 04, 2011 10:46 pm ] |
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this is too cool, jeff! |
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| Author: | lurker [ Wed Jan 05, 2011 4:41 am ] |
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you're old! |
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| Author: | Greasebat [ Wed Jan 05, 2011 7:03 am ] |
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I dress like Mr. Rogers now and can only eat oatmeal and watch game shows all day... |
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| Author: | Chris Kohler [ Wed Jan 05, 2011 7:14 am ] |
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I was at this show. I was a tiny 17 year old. |
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| Author: | Anti Social Andy [ Wed Jan 05, 2011 7:20 am ] |
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Chris Kohler wrote: I was at this show. I was a tiny 17 year old. . . . before you discovered the joys of In & Out Burger . . . none of us are as 'tiny' as we were at 17!
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| Author: | Greasebat [ Wed Jan 05, 2011 7:24 am ] |
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Excellent Chris! I thought we played pretty good... we were about two weeks into riding across the US in a van with no air conditioning. We were pissed because they made us play first, opening for the local bands. We never did that in Pittsburgh, if you drove more than 30 miles you got a better slot. So yeah we were angry/miserable/dirty etc. But other than that, the crowd was nice and people treated us well. I ended up becoming friends with Wattie from the Exploited, he was effing my room mate at the time too, so that helped. She's the one on the left in this picture, the girl on the right is my old girlfriend.  Note the Ultraman poster on the wall! It came from an Ultraman soundtrack album. |
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| Author: | TiredChildren [ Wed Jan 05, 2011 7:58 am ] |
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Wow, Damon Che seems like he was pretty amazing on drums even when he was playing crusty punk. That's awesome! |
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| Author: | Greasebat [ Wed Jan 05, 2011 8:14 am ] |
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Damon's drumming definitely was a stand out, here's a link to an older website with some of his work.. http://www.halflifepunk.com/ He had a doubla bass pedal and a pretty specific set up that he still uses today. He's a good dude too. |
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| Author: | scarwars [ Wed Jan 05, 2011 8:35 am ] |
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Ah. 1987. I was just about to graduate high school and my girlfriend was yet to be born. Great video, Jeff! |
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| Author: | Dr. Who [ Wed Jan 05, 2011 8:38 am ] |
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Awesome Jeff, bet it doesn't seem like 24 years ago?! |
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| Author: | Greasebat [ Wed Jan 05, 2011 8:42 am ] |
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nope, certainly doesn't ! |
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| Author: | organic_addict [ Wed Jan 05, 2011 9:12 am ] |
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Man you supported some great bands back then.Raw Power and Riistetyt.  I saw you open for the Bad Brains in Pittsburgh.Great memories. |
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| Author: | Mecha [ Wed Jan 05, 2011 9:15 am ] |
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scarwars wrote: Ah. 1987. I was just about to graduate high school and my girlfriend was yet to be born.  my old lady is older than me. her inception date is 74, mine is 75. |
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| Author: | TiredChildren [ Wed Jan 05, 2011 9:53 am ] |
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Greasebat wrote: He's a good dude too. That's rad to hear. I always hear that story about the band dudes that he left at a show and about how much of a jerk he is, so it's good to know that someone who knew him on a personal level thinks he's a good dude. 
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| Author: | Winu [ Wed Jan 05, 2011 3:23 pm ] |
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Awesome footage! Sometimes it pains me that I wasn't born around the time Punk and Hardcore were truly alive. There are so many great shows I would have loved to see. Though according to Chris, I would have never survived the San Diego punk scene at the time.
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| Author: | Kevlo9 [ Wed Jan 05, 2011 3:33 pm ] |
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Oi Oi!! |
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| Author: | Waiting... [ Wed Jan 05, 2011 4:01 pm ] |
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alas poor punk rock I knew him skullbrain, a fellow of infinite beer, of most excellent spiked leather.He hath bore me on his back a thousand times, and now how abhorr'd in my imagination it is! My gorge rises at it. |
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| Author: | Chris Kohler [ Wed Jan 05, 2011 5:00 pm ] |
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Greasebat wrote: Excellent Chris! I thought we played pretty good... we were about two weeks into riding across the US in a van with no air conditioning. We were pissed because they made us play first, opening for the local bands. That sounds very much like San Diego. SD has always been a hostile place to bands. On behalf of San Diego, I apologize. Start another band and tour to SD and I'll book a show for you and let you headline. Heh. |
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| Author: | Chris Kohler [ Wed Jan 05, 2011 5:01 pm ] |
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Winu wrote: Though according to Chris, I would have never survived the San Diego punk scene at the time. You would have been hiding from skinheads with the rest of us! |
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