10/28: Brian McKay's, Fullerton
First Mechanics gig. Scott tore a ligament in his knee during Iggy's "I Got a Right", a sign of things to come. He's later taken to hospital by girls dressed as giant bunny rabbits.
11/20: The Masque, Hollywood
Legendary punk club. Owner
Brendan Mullen decides The Mechanics are 'Way Too Metal' to invite back :-)
12/11: Troubadour, Hollywood : The Weasels & The Model Citizens
Scott starts the show by pouring hot wax on himself & diving on top of the first three rows of people. The great Weasels ('Beat Her With a Rake') singer Mike Brophy sat nervous and in a fetal pose during Scott's act & then went out to try & top him. I think he ended up breaking something.
The Model Citizen's were a group of cool uber-nerds. The bass player got to sing all of one song, and when he did, ran from mike to mike to deliver his lines like a hyper little kid. Brilliant. Their guitarist was future great Stan Ridgeway!
RIP to the great Weasels singer Mike Brophy...
12/28-29: The Whiskey A' Go Go, Hollywood : The Runaways
Coolest moment of our lives. Lita Ford wore Sandy's studded wristbands both nights, and Tim had an impromptu writing session with a speeded out Kim Fowley (The Runaways weren't speaking to him at this point, so he hid in our dressing room both nights.) Joan Jett spent all her spare time making out with her cute blonde girlfriend, and my dream girl Jackie Fox (original bassist) came backstage to say hello and I nearly passed out :-)
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