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The audience was reflective of that fact. The gig would’ve been a lot better if every other one of the 70 other bands on the bill weren’t pay-to-play acts. isn’t doing any back flips off stage anymore but he is having a great fucking time and I’m pleased to report he made no premature exits from the stage during this show. It took every shred of self control in me not to grab the mic during “Subliminal” and “Institutionalized”. Green aka The Hawaiian Lyon on backup vocals and they played a set list that ranged from roots, first and second album Suicidal Tendencies songs and of course, Bad Brains classics like Pay To Cum, Leaving Babylon and Right Brigade. Human Rights band is made up of other notorious punk rockers like Stuart Casson of Meatmen fame and of course, Louie Mayorga from Luicidal, original bass player for Suicidal Tendencies, whose name might be a trivia question for everyone except those who grew up around these parts. How many people get to say they watched re-runs with H.R.? More friends filed in and eventually, it felt like being backstage with the band before a show. and company were watching an episode of Different Strokes on the T.V. I got to the venue early and joined the band back-stage.

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I wasn’t quite sure if this was planned since the band was ready and polished enough to break into a series of Suicidal Tendencies songs without missing a beat. The last time I saw him a couple years ago, he pulled a couple disappearing acts in the middle of the set. He seems to play gigs when he feels like it and even sometimes, leaves the stage whenever he feels like it. He’s the rarest of punk legends because it doesn’t seem like he is trying to milk anything. popped up again this past Friday at The Whisky A Go Go. He pops up from time-to-time to play a show and everyone I talk to about it is always “so bummed I missed him”.

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