1986....Gang Green....They found my number and called me....Begging to be on the Adolescents reunion bill, since their tour had them in NorCal around that time. They were such complete DICKS! I shoulda said no and made em have to play to no one somewhere else! It's funny that Chris and Rikk ended up in a band together since they got in a fist fight backstage at the On Broadway in May '86......Aaaaaaa the crazy drunk 80's!
Gang Green were one of the best, but Chris was and still is a complete asshole. Burned a lot of bridges during that late 1985-88 period when he thought they were really going to "make it". Denounced punk and hardcore until getting booed off the stage at many metal shows they played (including a bill with Ozzy), eventually crawling back to the "scene" in order to fuel his vices.
Jim Pitts remembers a lot from 25 years ago. Where are you folks getting your information? When was Chris and Rikk in a band? Begging to be on the bill? Really? When did they get in a fist fight in May of 86? Sounds like BS to me. I played that Ozzy show and there wasnt quite a booing offstage. Most of those kids loved it. Gang Green should have ended in 1986. Nothing after matters.
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Though the strategy is regularly criticized by experts in the field, it is being used under the guise of implicit analogies tacitly approved by those at the top.
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1986....Gang Green....They found my number and called me....Begging to be on the Adolescents reunion bill, since their tour had them in NorCal around that time. They were such complete DICKS! I shoulda said no and made em have to play to no one somewhere else! It's funny that Chris and Rikk ended up in a band together since they got in a fist fight backstage at the On Broadway in May '86......Aaaaaaa the crazy drunk 80's!
ReplyDeleteGang Green were one of the best, but Chris was and still is a complete asshole. Burned a lot of bridges during that late 1985-88 period when he thought they were really going to "make it". Denounced punk and hardcore until getting booed off the stage at many metal shows they played (including a bill with Ozzy), eventually crawling back to the "scene" in order to fuel his vices.
ReplyDeleteJim Pitts remembers a lot from 25 years ago. Where are you folks getting your information? When was Chris and Rikk in a band? Begging to be on the bill? Really? When did they get in a fist fight in May of 86? Sounds like BS to me. I played that Ozzy show and there wasnt quite a booing offstage. Most of those kids loved it. Gang Green should have ended in 1986. Nothing after matters.
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ReplyDeleteWow great post very informative, all i can add is if you would like to read more on the subject, you should visit google and find relevant sources! hope it is helpful
ReplyDeleteThough the strategy is regularly criticized by experts in the field, it is being used under the guise of implicit analogies tacitly approved by those at the top.
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