I did get to see The Circle Jerks, The Dead Kennedys, Black Flag, Agent Orange, The Dickies, and many other punk bands live.
I grew up in LA, but would often go down to OC. There were some clubs in Fullerton that supported more obscure bands that I liked.
One night I decided to work my way through all the radio stations and discovered Rodney on the Rock. I still remember the first song I heard on KROQ: Cherry Bomb by the Runaways. Then I went and saw The Decline of Western Civilization with my best friend.
I was hooked.
KROQ just cancelled Rodney on the Rock, btw.
I saw those bands many times. My band often opened for some of them.
That was a long time ago.
I love old L.A. punk.
X is my favorite band, even though they’re dirty commies!