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About Me

Well...lets see, not much to tell other than I get really quite bored. I started playing guitar at the age of 13 and started my first band at the age of 15 with my then best friend, Dave Brunson. Also at the age of 15 I went to London (1981) to get the first hand glimpse of Punk Rock....upon returning I formed a punk band of my own called "Reign of Terror" or simply "ROT" (why DK when you can ROT?) with Billy Fraenza and Terry Sargeant, this evolved into "Voice of Faith" with Kari and Beanie and then evaporated. The year 1982 saw the birth of "Hammerslag" with fellow On Broadway/Mabuhay Gardens Punk show attendees Malcolm and Dog....... By that summer found ourselves on a cross country tour with Whipping Boy and our new singer Lucell, Malcolms on/off again girlfiend (and with Mr. Dave Brunson on Drums,who's overly christian father forbade him to go,but he went.) We met other very cool kids on that tour who's influence would linger on for years. At the end of that summer tour we all decided we did not much like each other anymore, so we ended the band (Malcolm went on to form eastbay's Christ on Parade). At this point I hooked back up with Bill Fraenza and his new guitarist Phil Means. We started my favorite band "Executioner" And then struggled along with various singers (John Norman, Mikey Finn of the future glam band Jetboy) I was then persuaded to go to Vocals/guitar and eventually just Lead Singer, blah blah. Then after our album was recorded...we broke up, mid '83...luckily for your sake.

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My Interests

My interests are the folowing, but certainly not limited to... 1950's Atomic lighting and furnishings,Deco,Recording and engineering of music,manufacturing and repair of guitars,1950's and 1960's toys and most of all my family. "nuff said,right?

Music:

I mostly listen to stuff that is old,out of print, etc. I rockout violently to bands like: Crime,Weirdos,Briefs,Social Unrest,Wire,Crucifix,Executioner,Pistols,Nuns,Alley Cats,Kilz, Cramps,Bags,Plugs,Blondie,999,Gang of four,PLH,X,Buzzcocks,Blitz,Clash,Dead Kennedys,GenX,Donnas, Kingpins,Ruts,Stiff little Fingers, Joy Division,Rich Kids,Johnny Burnette R&R trio,Lennon,Residents,Early Damned,Jam,Iggy pop,Fear,Undertones,Voidoids,Runaways,NYDolls, Patti Smith,Varukers,Dils

Movies:

Some of my Favs are: The Party,From Here to Eternity,A place in the sun,Bustop,Urgh a Music War, Declines 1&2,A hard Days Night,I love you Alice B. Toklas...fast times at ridgemont high...lost boys,Johnny got his gun.

Television:

The Monkees,love american style,Partridge Family,etc.

Books:

hOllYwoOD BaBYLOn.....tWElvE DAyS oN thE rOad....nO iRIsH,no bLAcKs,nO dOgs...f*CKeD uP aND pHOTOcopIEd....cAliFOrnIA hARdcoRe....aNY bOoKS tHaT mENtIoN mE.

My Blog

If I were in a hardcore band - slight return

Small town,normal family,dorko kid obsessed with Anglo and American rock'n'roll. This would be how I best describe myself and countless other wannabe punk rock musicians of ...
Posted by DITCH URGENTS on Thu, 29 Sep 2005 01:25:00 PST

Death, Handguns and Friends

Well kiddies, Let Uncle Ditch learn ya all a lession. I find myself in one of the most liberal and tolerant areas I know of in California (like how most all our state was years ago) San Luis Obi...
Posted by DITCH URGENTS on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

NOSTALGIA

IT SEEMS WE ARE GETTING A BIT MISTY EYED OVER THE PAST. WHY? WELL, FOR ONE WE WERE YOUNGER, REALLY YOUNG (I MEAN YOUNG!) AND WE WERE STILL AT THE AGE WHERE IT WAS ALL ABOUT ENTERTAINING YOURS...
Posted by DITCH URGENTS on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

REVULSION NUMBER NINE

And now.. what about the kids? No, I don't mean your kid or even mine, but I mean the youngins of the 1980s SJ and SC Punk Rock scene...youngins like Wendy Cornuts (who I named after a big fight b...
Posted by DITCH URGENTS on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

musical reformation

Well.. It seems Executioner is reforming to play a show in San Jose, Ca. Although we were close as teenegers, we certainly wern't now. So many times I would think back to this crazy and ...
Posted by DITCH URGENTS on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

I met the Avengers...punk SF

Wow! I went and saw the Avengers last night...best show in nearly a decade. We went and saw them at some run down vets hall here in Cayucos near the beach. The show had maybe 30 people (most 15+...
Posted by DITCH URGENTS on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST