00:08Look, you want to save the world?
00:10You're the great humanitarian.
00:11Take the good.
00:20I woke up one morning wondering what's wrong with me.
00:24I'm in my mid-40s.
00:25I have kids.
00:26I have a job.
00:27But I refuse to stop skateboarding.
00:30And I refuse to stop going to live punk shows.
00:33None of my old friends do.
00:35They have all but one grown up and pronounced the scene dead.
00:38The only friend that I know of from the day 77 or 80 or 82 is an ex-hippie.
00:43He's now 60.
00:45He doesn't skate, but he never turns down an offer to go to a show.
00:48Whether it's some dingy warehouse or club set in a mini mall, he's game.
00:53I don't play an instrument, so I thought I'd ask the hippie this question.
00:56And I asked him, what's wrong with us?
00:58And he said, well, we aren't dead yet.
01:12So this is really an exploration and sharing with my favorite local bands.
01:18I decided to ask them a bunch of questions
01:21that might help me come up with an answer.
01:41This motherfucker moved from Brooklyn
01:43to start a band.
01:44To start an L.A. hardcore band
01:46when L.A. hardcore was not happening
01:48in L.A. at all.
01:49In 2001.
01:52I joined in summer of 2002
01:54when we were called The Problem
01:56and these two guys were in it.
01:59He joined in summer of 2006.
02:02Alright, Philippe, vocals.
02:04And we've been together for three years.
02:08Three years.
02:09Chad Miller, Battle Flask.
02:11Three years.
02:13I'm Timmy and I play guitarist.
02:15The Franklin W. Bullet Chili.
02:18Bass.
02:20Two years now.
02:22Drew, been in the band about a year and eight months.
02:27Donnie.
02:28Hello, my name is John Foddy.
02:31Chavez.
02:34Guitardo.
02:36I'm Tim.
02:37I play drums.
02:4114 years.
02:42What years?
02:4314 years.
02:441995.
02:45He's checking your mouth.
02:47He is.
02:48He is.
02:49It's 1995.
02:50Dave Drive, drums.
02:52Kidz bike, guitar, mic, manifold, bass, and Axel.
02:55Axel was looking for his girlfriend.
02:5830 years.
03:00On and off.
03:01Yeah, there's been some lapses.
03:04And there's Axel.
03:04I was born in Florida.
03:05So was I.
03:06And we had decided we'd start a band called The Skulls.
03:09So we did.
03:09And that was in 77.
03:11Very short-lived scene at The Mask.
03:13And here we are now in 2009, almost 2010.
03:17And in 2007, I put together a band, The Billy Bones,
03:21with my good friend here, Mr. Alex Gomez.
03:23I played with several different bands,
03:25The U.S. Bombs, The Authority, The Livingstons.
03:29My name is Drew Milford, and I'm playing with Billy Bones.
03:34Where the Stitches started in 1993.
03:37I'm Skibbs.
03:38I play drums.
03:41I'm Johnny.
03:42I play guitar.
03:43My name is Mike, and I sing.
03:45My name is Mike.
03:46I'm Huckleberry Chibbs.
03:48My name is Pete.
03:49I play bass.
03:53I'm gonna get ready for some of the baddest motherfuckers
03:55ever come out of Highland Park.
03:57The Gears.
04:00The first time I saw the Gears was at the Santa Monica Civic.
04:04They played with X in the Blasters.
04:06It was 1981.
04:07They've been one of my favorite bands ever since.
04:10Just good fun.
04:17I'm gonna run around, but I'm gonna run around,
04:19I know more.
04:23They played with X in the Blasters.
04:29They played with X in the Blasters.
04:35They played with X in the Blasters.
04:47The Gears.
04:48Baby, I don't mind, I don't mind, I don't mind, I'm already
04:54Baby, I don't mind, I don't mind, I'm already
05:00Baby, make sure I can't stop the trick to the day
05:06Yeah, make sure I can't stop the trick to the day
05:25Baby, I don't mind, I don't mind, I don't mind, I don't mind, I don't mind, I don't mind, I
05:35don't mind, I don't mind, I don't mind, I don't mind, I don't mind, I don't mind, I don't mind,
05:45I don't mind, I don't mind, I don't mind, I don't mind, I don't mind, I don't mind, I don't
05:48mind, I don't mind, I don't mind, I don't mind, I don't mind, I don't mind, I don't mind, I
05:48don't mind, I don't mind, I don't mind, I don't mind, I don't mind, I don't mind, I don't mind,
05:48I don't mind, I don't mind, I don't mind, I don't mind, I don't mind, I don't mind, I don't
05:48mind, I don't mind, I don't mind, I don't mind, I don't mind, I
05:49I hope you all did not die
05:52You are for beans
05:53You know my horse
05:56Ok
05:56I hope you all did not die
05:58And here we get
06:03We go
06:04I hope you all
06:08We take it
06:09You know
06:11But I know you are in the end of my life
06:17I want to slam it
06:21Christ
06:23In your
06:24No
06:25If you cry
06:28If you want
06:30If you want
06:32If you want
06:33If you want
06:34If you want
06:48If you want
06:51If you want
06:52If you want
07:06The
07:07Remember that's it!
07:38Remember that's it!
07:44It's a fun song!
07:46It is a fun song!
07:48So you know that's what it is!
07:51Are you A-C-OO-A-C-O-G-A-C-O-G?
07:55Are you crazy by the gam?
08:01A-C-OO-A-C-O-G-A-C-O-G-A-C-O-G-A-C-O-G!
08:04High school girl! High school girl!
08:08I'm ready to shake high school girl!
08:10Get down!
08:15High school girl!
08:17High school girl!
08:19Let's go outside!
08:20High school girl!
08:21I'm ready to come high school girl!
08:24High school girl!
08:34High school girl!
08:46High school girl!
09:02So today's your birthday.
09:04That's right.
09:05Happy birthday.
09:06That's right.
09:07Care to say how old you are?
09:0938 years old.
09:11Are you going to keep playing until you're 70?
09:14That depends on whether or not I move to Bishop or not.
09:17If the Gears can keep playing, we sure can.
09:20Yeah, that's true.
09:21That's true.
09:22And you know what?
09:23That's right.
09:24We just played with them last night.
09:26Just last night.
09:27They're our measure.
09:28When the Gears quit, we'll quit.
09:31Exactly the same amount of time after.
09:34Personally, I think I'm going to die next week.
09:36Actually, on the 30th, I'm dying.
09:37How many more gigs we got?
09:39One gig on the schedule.
09:41Yeah, we got two more gigs.
09:42So after that, we don't know.
09:44We're up for a higher if anybody has a good party.
09:46Yeah, but if you...
09:47We got a backyard party we can play.
09:49Have a band, we'll travel.
09:55If I live until 70, I will play punk rock until 70.
09:59Absolutely.
10:01I don't know.
10:02Anthony Rowe can watch for it.
10:04He's not going to put up contest on that shit right now.
10:07We'll be dead before that, hopefully.
10:08I try to quit once a week, but Johnny tells me I owe the band too much money, so I
10:15can't
10:15quit.
10:16Like Charlie Harper?
10:17Charlie Harper from the UK subs.
10:20It's got to be 70.
10:22I would do it even if I didn't get paid.
10:24Like, I've been doing it for like six years now, since I was like 14.
10:29Actually, you do do it, and you don't get paid.
10:31Yeah, I've been doing it and not getting paid for years.
10:34And the only thing that stopped me is if I was in bed and I couldn't move.
10:38Like, I had some kind of weird disease where my arms and legs fell off or something.
10:43If I had the energy, if I'm still alive when I'm 70, I'd have the energy.
10:47If I'm like Billy Bones, and I can still jump around, and do punk rock, I definitely will.
10:55I'm going to do music for as long as I can.
10:59And what works for me is punk rock.
11:01So in whatever way that I do do it, I am going to keep doing it.
11:06And yeah, when I'm 70, yeah, why not?
11:09If I'm healthy and I can do it, why not, man?
11:13There's no reason to stop.
11:14You know what?
11:15It's what keeps you alive.
11:17Music is a universal language, as cliche as that sounds.
11:21But it's so true, man.
11:22It keeps you alive.
11:23It's something to look forward to.
11:24New music, old music, yeah.
11:27No, I will do this until you'll bury me with playing music, okay?
11:31That's the way it is, man.
11:32Absolutely.
11:33Ditto.
11:37Let's see what we were doing here by the animals.
11:41You remember the animals?
11:45Awesome.
11:47My favorite humping.
11:49One, two, one.
11:50One, two, one.
11:52One, two, one, two.
12:09One, two, one.
12:13My way inside
12:15I won't be making a hot shot
12:18One time
12:19One time
12:21I do
12:21I do
12:23I do
12:25I do
12:25I do
12:26I do
12:28I do
12:29I do
12:30I do
12:31I do
12:41I'm going to cry
12:42I can't take it all in your arms
12:46But now I feel it to me
12:48I want you to never go outside
12:53But I'm fine
12:55I'm fine
12:57I'm fine
12:58I'm fine
12:59I'm fine
12:59I'm fine
12:59I'm fine
13:09I'm fine
13:10I'm fine
13:13I'm fine
13:15I'm fine
13:27I'm fine
13:30I'm fine
13:31I'm fine
13:34Ma using
13:35My poison
13:36I'll make it inside
13:38I won't do this outside
13:41I'm fine, I'm fine
13:44There's a high, there's a high
13:47And I wanna show
13:49And I'm free
13:52Be through your eyes
13:53Come on, come on
13:55Come on
13:56Take care of my eye
13:58You haven't meopled yet
14:02Come on
14:03Come on
14:25I had a really fun time with the Billy Bones
14:29as they laid down basic tracks at Greg Hedson's Gourmet Studio.
14:57I had a really fun time with the Billy Bones
15:04I had a really fun time with the Billy Bones
15:09I had a really fun time with the Billy Bones
15:34I had a really fun time with the Billy Bones
15:45I had a really fun time with the Billy Bones
16:14I had a really fun time with the Billy Bones
16:27I had a really fun time with the Billy Bones
16:44I had a really fun time with the Billy Bones
17:28I had a really fun time with the Billy Bones
17:37I had a really fun time with the Codicy way
17:38I think they're awesome
17:38I like the Spooky
17:42The Regulations
17:43from Sweden
17:44This is Empty Room Bartels
17:47Other bands
17:48other bands?
17:50Guilty Faces I picked from Connecticut are really good
17:53I really like Government Warning
17:56I like Brutal Attack, No Remorse, Screwdriver, Johnny Rebel.
18:04My favorite one is Johnny Cash.
18:07Uh, Sub-Urs.
18:08Tattooed Boy. He's really, really good. He's a German man.
18:13Dillinger 4, but if I had to pick, you know, most listening right now, probably be the Minutemen.
18:19Rush or Dillinger 4.
18:23Adolescence.
18:24Dwarves.
18:25Ah, the damned.
18:28There's nothing like Smogtown's Fures of the New Wave and everything they have released since.
18:54TASTIC.
18:55I do have a lot of scenes and I can't get too many things.
19:04TASTIC.
19:06The cover of Dillinger 5, theilla.
19:09PASTIC.
19:11TASTIC.
19:16TASTIC.
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