From: Canada
Member since: Mar 22, 2008
Favorited by: 8 fans
Member since: Mar 22, 2008
Favorited by: 8 fans
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Bio
Back in the day...I started going to see punk rock bands in 1979 in my hometown of Ottawa. Some of my favourite local bands were: The Action, The Insurrection, The Bureaucrats, The Red Squares, The Restless Virgins, Tainted Meat, Angry Raisins, The Howling Commandos (aka Howlin' C's rockabilly), Randypeters, U-Mens, Screaming Bamboo, Something Red, Porcelain Forehead. I had friends in many of these bands.
At sixteen I started working with The Restless Virgins and some other local bands. If you are interested in punk rock history you can read more here: http://www.punkhistorycanada.ca/portal/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4052
Since those days I have been just a fan.
Some of my friends new and old are in these bands today: The Rails (Toronto), Evil Farm Children, Good2Go, Broomfiller, Rehab for Quitters (unsigned), The People of Canada (unsigned?). You can find them on myspace or the fuzz. Go check 'em out.
At sixteen I started working with The Restless Virgins and some other local bands. If you are interested in punk rock history you can read more here: http://www.punkhistorycanada.ca/portal/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4052
Since those days I have been just a fan.
Some of my friends new and old are in these bands today: The Rails (Toronto), Evil Farm Children, Good2Go, Broomfiller, Rehab for Quitters (unsigned), The People of Canada (unsigned?). You can find them on myspace or the fuzz. Go check 'em out.
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June 13, 2008
I have known band members Reg Allen and Gilles Mantha since the early 80s. They have been busy recently. Good2Go has three CDs out now.
I liked what I heard so I made the trip to the O'town to see Good2Go live, in the flesh as it were. Okay it was a small dark club and there were a couple of pillars in front of the stage. I was able to video one song titled O Train about longing for a subway system.
This is the link to the video on facebook. If the band uploads video to...
A few months ago an old friend invited me to meet up at The Horseshoe for Ron Hawkins Chemical Sounds CD release. Ron Hawkins had been in a successful and somewhat ironically named band called The Lowest of the Low from Toronto. I should confess that I had never before seen Ron Hawkins or his band The Lowest of the Low when they were together. My excuse is that I was living in other cities and countries and stuff. My old friend was ill so he stood me up on the night. Unexpectedly on my own I...
I arrived a bit late so I missed the Class Assassins. I got there just as The 3tards were setting up. They played a fast and suitably furious set. I didn't know their songs but I liked their energy. The crowd was enthusiastic.
D.O.A. played a tight and well mixed-up set including classics like Disco Sucks, The Enemy, Marijuana Motherfucker. I am sure they broke into Ace of Spades toward the end. I was impressed that D.O.A. still seem to be having a lot of fun and it shows.
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skipping school is BAD :P