The Avengers last night. I know better than to skip out on bands I like at this point (the meteor could strike any day), and besides, “We Are the One” always sounds and hits better in person. I forget that Hector Penalosa of the Zeros is on bass these days, but that’s probably worth remembering. #Avengers #PenelopeHouston #Punk #SFPunk

Again With the Mortality Parade, Pt. 001: Thinking about the Lewd, one of my favorite San Fran punk bands of the Mab/On Broadway era (listen to the "American Wino" LP if you can find it). I was fortunate enough to see them when we were all ambulatory. All the best to J. Satz Beret, a truly Interesting Figure in a scene populated with Interesting Figures. #Punk #SanFrancisco #SFPunk

Sunday Night Near-Silence: Put on the Sleepers' 1980 eerie/distant "Mirror/Theory" single during that murky half hour between deciding to go to bed and actually accomplishing it. #1980s #Punk #Records #SFPunk #Sleepers #SundayNightBlues

Personal Angle: I moved away long ago, but I'm originally from California's oft-derided San Joaquin Valley. I cling to this single image as proof that my favorite punk band once played a gig there, far from its sleazy North Beach comfort zone. 1980, which plunks it right in the middle of their "Maserati/Gangster Funk" period. #1980s #KilledByDeath #Punk #SanFrancisco #SFPunk #Stockton

Friday Afternoon Update: I've got a broken tooth, a Monday morning deadline, and am disappointed that I was drawn into an internet controversy that I really, truly don't care about (now that I think of it). But on the brighter side, this exists. #KilledByDeath #Punk #Records #SFPunk

Saturday Morning Music. #Avengers #Punk #SFPunk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e48hD4I2A7E

Another Friday pic (consider this a signal flare to draw the attention of all the 1970s Obscuro-Punk enthusiasts). Enhanced snap of the “Frustration/Murder by Guitar” line-up of Crime (as always, San Francisco’s First & Only Rock ‘n’ Roll Band). Johnny Strike was a good guy. Original photo by James Stark. #KilledByDeath #Punk #SanFrancisco #SFPunk

Let’s pause to enjoy a snap of the original line-up of Crime (San Francisco’s First & Only Rock ‘n’ Roll Band), taken in 1976 at their practice studio near South Park in SF. Photographer unknown, but it was probably James Stark. These are the things that amuse me. #Punk #SFPunk #SanFrancisco