Dennis Catron :: Guitarist

Multimedia
Quicktime Clips

Rockola, Long Beach Cable TV: 05/14/1979
These clips are the end of a 26 year hunt. I'd been looking for Bobby Blue, ex-KMET and KNAC DJ and the host of this show starting in 1980. I visited the TV station then and found he'd moved on and kept the masters. After some digging by Charlie Harley, Bobby was located and made me copies of what had been in storage since 1979. Three and a half songs survived off a year-end 'Best Of' show. Sadly. the unedited master of the 45 minute concert didn't (though he may still have it elsewhere - crossing my fingers...) The performances are so-so (stoned, and this may be the only time we didn't play in a dark, mystique-filled club :-), but the quality is excellent, and I'm very glad to post them here...

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» Chalet Time 2:02
» The Boom Boom Room

Hong Kong Cafe: 07/27/1979
Brian Webster shot these next two snippets on his 8MM camera, then dubbed sound and music to them. Very nice to have, as there were no such thing as video recorders back then.

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Club 88: 07/14/1979
This one has your's truly getting off work (waterbed delivery, very 70's :-) a nifty solo, some filthy limmericks, and a shot of the old Melody Inn across from our studio on Harbor Blvd. that some developers torched in a shady business venture.

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YouTube Links
Links to a few clips on YouTube:

Carburation Generation at The Starwood, 1981.

Scream City at The Starwood, 1981.

Chalet Time 2:02 at The Starwood, 1981.

No Brakes at The Starwood, 1981.

Mechanics Guide to Nice Girls at The Starwood, 1981.

Courtesy of Brian Webster, 9 minutes of Mechanics goodies circa 1979. Brian always had an 8MM camera around before there were VHS camera's.