We had a demo, recorded on a 4 track that only had 3 tracks working, we had hits!! We had recorded live at 2 gigs at the Spirit club in San Diego...We had recording date set to record live on the stage at the Belly Up tavern in Solana Beach. We had potential... all the pieces were in place for success. The rumours of the drugs, the rumours of the band splitting... all this while we were working at a tattoo shop in Newport beach - an hour away. Devon was gonna leave. Kevin and us decided that we were gonna bring a new bassist into the mix. We had one in mind. Guess who?
We were tattooing in Newport beach.. and who did we see on the way to the store for drinks? Duane Peters.. we had met several times before.. first time in 82 at a contest in Dallas.. he cut our hair in a hotel room... this was every "punk" skater's dream... We'll let Duane take over from here.
"I Climbed out of A Ditch in 1990 and got into a Halfway house in Newport Beach ca, The Twins worked at Newport Tattoo and I went down There everyday and Hung out with them,I had Like five Really Bad tattoos and They would work on me for Free, I knew them from Skateboard world and Had been on the Road at A couple contest’s in Late 80′s with em,So Here I Was again in their Lives and The Good Thing about the Twins was they were Cool as Hell and Neither Have or Had ever done drugs or Drank in their Lives and I really Needed to Be around that sort of Environment,I owned one Pair of Pajamas and a Pair of Converse shoes and They hit me up one Day if I wanted to go check out their Band ? Whats it Called ? The Expolding Fuckdolls ! Fuck Yeah I do ! its All about Glam meets Punk ! I,m in to it ! I go watch them at the Spirit club in S.D. now the Brick by brick club, And Dance to Their Whole Set and Became their Number One Fan !Two weeks Later they Tell Me Devin is Gonna Quit on Bass and Go Join a Hollywood Band ! NO !!!! That Sucks ! They Got the Twins and Kevin and Devin who both look like Young Pretty Chick Dudes and They were Punk stars To me,The whole unit ! Fuck ! So They Go… ya Wanna join ? I Go …. Fuck Yeah ! They Kick Me A bass and I,m thinkin … Sid Vicious meets the Boomtown rats will be A good Contrast to The Group and I always Wanted to Play bass ! I,ve allready been a Drummer in the Teddy Boys up in Sacto and Now I can Tackle This ! So I learn the Set and Two weeks Later ,The Day before were to Go Record with me in the Band A New Demo… Fuckin Kevin O.D.s and Dies ! Fuck ! we Go to The Funerall I,m so Fucking Bummed I Feel Like The Plague ! we all kinda Morn and Turn brains off on decitions, Mike Lohrman (Skater/Singer for “GridLock” soon to be The Stitches, Gives me His P.A. and Goes Take it ! yer gonna Need it ! I,m Like ,Fuck ! I cant Sing ! Not like Kevin ! Shit…. Give me A brake ! The Twins Are into the Idea And We start rehearsin and Next thing ya Know were Sellin out all the Clubs in O.C. !"
- DUANE PETERS
Looking down on the funeral for Kevin Edman. He was 21 years old.
Kevin's Hollywood glam fans showed up to pay their disrespects. Us and Duane were so militant. The anti drug attitude between all of us was on high. We couldn't stand the fact that some of these guests showed up on heroin. The sheer disrespect to show up under the influence of the same drug that killed their "friend"... he was OUR friend, he was in OUR army now, not theirs. One look from one of them and they're gonna get their faces broken... one looked and immediately, just like an angry rabid dog, Duane yelled "what the fuck are you looking at!! Rat man!!!" the junkie turned away. The disgust, the sadness ... the end of a short era of genius, creativity and a bright future, all taken away by a bad decision. We went back to "Shackster" (that's what Duane named our house). We had no choice but to re form... re structure and continue the mission.
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