This one is for Gus Buss (Jeff). I can’t find the demo (one of my rare tape losses), so here is stupidity + a live show.
An old friend of the band asked me to post this one. It was done with that same crappy setup that we used to tape the Redrum from El Dorado Saloon. Extremely distorted, out of focus frequently, and hardly any color contrast.
Recorded by: Mick Brindle
Equipment used: Old school detached camera cabled into a portable VHS recorder in EP mode
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: JVC HRS9800U/Canopus ADVC300
My friend Robbie Aki broke the news yesterday that our old friend Damon Brindle passed away. Damon was in the bands Poison(the Sacramento based 1980s metal band) and Anal Babies. He was a good friend in the late 80s and then we all went our separate ways and lost touch. He actually commented on an Anal Babies post I made a couple years back, I was so happy to hear from him.
I remember Damon’s family’s big, nice house in Fair Oaks that always seemed to be a bit chaotic. His dad Mick was super cool and let us borrow his video camera to take to punk and metal shows in the early days. He even came to the show I promoted(Spankys 4/15/87) and helped videotape the show. Damon played drums with the Anal Babies at that show. Damon was always a nice, laid back guy. You can find that AB video(and their demo) on the website/channel.
Anyway, this is the only thing that I have not posted yet, that has Damon on drums. This rehearsal has Vonni Groccia on vocals, Greg (Decay) Johnson on guitar, and Damon on drums.
Recorded by: The band
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
I have a copy of this demo, but it was not numbered properly so it is lost somewhere in those 4,000 cassettes. People have been asking for this demo for YEARS (coughGUSBUSScough) and here it finally is. Thanks Mark!
Features Vonni Groccia from Redrum on guitar
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So I’ve been doing my best to keep things light during our current bleak situation, and this definitely fits the bill. Here are some future local musicians who participated in Bella Vista High School’s “Battle of the Airbands” in 1984. They are the first band on the video, starting at about 2:00 with a rousing air cover of the crue’s red hot.
Band members are:
Greg Johnson (Decay), who went on the be in the Anal Babies and After Dark Club
Pat Camarillo (aka PJ Carelli when he was in hair metal outfit Black & White)
Lance Keylon & Kevin Howe.. who did not go onto a career as a famous hair metaller.
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