The case for clutter

In addition to proofreading articles in the new GR, my cousin Anthony was in town from Sacramento for Chinese New Year with his in-laws, Eloise's birthday party, and scanning some flyers for a project with a college buddy. Guess which one I'm blogging about?


Ant amassed his collection from telephone poles when he was an undergrad at Berkeley, and it's a pretty cool record of Bay Area punk from the early '90s. It's somewhat organized into manila folders with band names on them. He had a ton of Samiam and Green Day, for example, although there is some overlap.


Above: How about that Cringer, Jawbreaker, and Green Day lineup? That was probably after Green Day stayed at my house but before I got to know Lance (Cringer/J Church) and Adam (Jawbreaker/J Church/Whysall Lane). Below: Jawbreaker, Rancid, and Monsula is a pretty hot gig, too. That must have been Rancid's second or third show. Monsula didn't last long enough, but I got to see them at a very early J Church show at Raji's.


Below: A mixed bag with some non-California bands like Fugazi (DC), Heavenly (UK), and Lois (Oly) entering the fray. Oh, man. Big Drill Car with the Chemical People at Spanky's in Riverside? That place kinda sucked but we all drove there anyway!


Ant's collection triggers so many good memories, but the next flyers might have hit me the hardest. First, the GR show at Beyond Baroque with Kicking Giant and Emily's Sassy Lime.


The Beyond Baroque show took place the night after our blowout at JANM with Money Mark, J Church, and Red Aunts. A bunch of the bands stayed at my house. Such a great weekend, and how about that Seam and J Church gig?


No one knew how good we had it back then... So glad there are flyers around as evidence.