Captive Chains, Raymond Pettibon’s first zine.
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Black Flag at Polliwog Park
One of the surprises to come out of my research for the book
I’m collaborating on with Keith Morris is this little gem: In 1979 Black Flag
played a show at Polliwog Park in Manhattan Beach, CA. They got the gig by
telling the promoter they were a light jazz band that played Fleetwood Mac
covers. Naturally the crowd hated them and the stories of the near-riot that
broke out are legendary, especially in Manhattan Beach where I lived for a
number of years. I didn’t realize until very recently that this show took place
on July 22—my birthday. Rip it up while
you can, brothers and sisters. AS my friend JJ used to say, we’re here for a good time, not for a long time.
Flyer for the first Black Flag show at the Moose Lodge in Redondo Beach, 1979.
My Damage
This has been in the works for a long time, but I’m very happy to announce that my next nonfiction book project is going to be a collaboration with Keith Morris, founding member of Black Flag, Circle Jerks and OFF! on his memoir: My Damage: 40 Year on the Front Lines of Punk (Da Capo, Fall 2016). I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to work with a true iconoclast who at age 59 is still making records and touring all over the world. Bottles to the ground, this is going to be a hell of a fun ride!