Happy Birthday D. Boon

Dennes Dale Boon would have been 51 today...

This is my favorite song/video from the Minutemen, who are probably the most genuine and original band I can think of. They fuckin did it econo....

I'll be headin to Pedro later with the brothers Celik to pay him a visit.

Punk Rock Changed Our Lives

The other night I had the good fortune to be introduced to Mr. Mike Watt (a.k.a. the man in the van w/ a bass in his hand) of the Minutemen (and several other bands) an extremely nice fellow. He chatted with us outside of the club for quite a bit before and after the show and even gave us a tour of his new van, or boat as he called it. Hanging with the dude cemented my love for the Minutemen that much more. Here is a clip of Watt from the We Jam Econo DVD talking about his good friend, the late D. Boon, followed by an acoustic performance of one of my favorite jams, "History Lesson Part II."

A nice clip from a very interesting documentary on the band, a must watch for anyone remotely interested in the concept of punk. I also stumbled across this video the other day from the Kelly Blue Book Youtube page, Watt showing off the new Ford Econoline.

Enjoy...and in the words of Mike Watt, "Start your own band!"