WE GOT POWER! Hardcore Punk Scenes From 1980s Southern California

[Ian Jane Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close Ian Jane]

Any good ballsac story is worth retelling.

[Mark Tolch Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Mark Tolch]

I could do some boring name-dropping. Went to see a Henry Rollins spoken word gig one time with Jordan Schwartz and his girlfriend. I guess that makes me pretty awesome. Also, that pick of the cops lined up at the Palladium on the cover of Rollins' book GET IN THE VAN was a show that I attended. The Minutemen and the Ramones also played. You guys have all heard the Rollin's ballsac story, right?

Please do tell!

[Marshall Crist Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Marshall Crist]

ballsac

I'm afraid that was a bit of misleading hyperbole on my part, to try to get you interested. A friend of mine somehow got me into the "Global Management" offices on Artesia Blvd. and I met Jordan Schwartz and Chuck Dukowski, who, as far as I could tell, booked gigs for a bunch of (primarily) SST bands from there. I used to stop by and embarassingly try to ingratiate myself from time to time, and eventually met Greg Ginn, "Chavo Pederast," Bill Stevenson and many others. They had a rehearsal room downstairs and I believe I saw Chuck's band Swa play there a couple of times.

One day, Henry Rollins and Kira showed up and it slowly became clear that Black Flag was going to rehearse. At one point Henry and I were the only ones left upstairs and I asked him if there was somewhere I could spit out my gum. This was the only time I met him, and I will never forget what he said to me...nothing; he just gestured with his head toward a trashcan I hadn't seen. A few minutes later I was sitting on the floor watching Black Flag rehearse (circa IN MY HEAD, I'm thinking) with Rollins' crotch about two feet from my nose. Good times.

[Ian Jane Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close Ian Jane]

That's pretty fucking rad.

[Mark Tolch Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Mark Tolch]

RAWK.

[Paul Casey Frito Bandito Find all posts View Profile Close Paul Casey]

I was thinking he was gonna offer up his ballsack for gum disposal.

[Barry M Super Fiend Find all posts View Profile Close Barry M]

Does your chewing gum lose its flavour (on Henry Rollins' ballsac overnight)?