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The band is:
Blake: Guitar
Ron: Singer
Larry: New Drummer
John: Bass
Dave: Lead Guitar
ID: Does everyone in the band skateboard?
B: Yeah.
R: I broke my arm the other day skateboarding at this ditch in Camarillo about two days ago. (he had a sling on)
L: We skate ramps and pools and anything that has vertical.
R: I got a ramp in my backyard.
B: It sucks, though; it needs new plywood.
ID: Did you make it?
B: No, Mark Hiki from Ag-g-gression...
R: We bought them a case of beer, and they gave it to us.
R: It's eight feet high and eight feet wide; and if you wanna skate it you can.
L: There is a better ramp that is in the making and it's 12ft. of flat, 12ft. of wide and 10ft. high.
R: And it has roll outs, and it's radical.
B: And it's Bio-rad.
ID: Are you going to release an album?
B: Yeah, it should be out March 1st, it's on Upstart Records.
ID: What's the name going to be?
B: In Control.
R: Here's the cover right here; if everyone can see on the tape (he showed us his shirt).
ID: Are you all straight edge?
B: Well, we're straight in our own way.
R: What was it Larry.
L: I can't think of it now, but we have our own thing.
R: We've got our own trip. It's like... well what was straight edge somebody's idea...
J: You should see Blake, he's wearing Peter Pan shorts. (He laughs)
R: O.K. back to the question straight edge. We like have our own trip.
L: It's more or less about using your head, not being totally straight where you can't live your life free. Just have fun.
R: Like we don't go to chruch everyday and stuff.
L: We don't go around with black X's and stuff on our hands. No, like do whatever you want to do and don't screw up anybody else's fun.
R: I figure whoever can do whatever, but if someone's wasted and they start fucking with my trip and blowing my trip then that's where it stops. But, I myself don't get fucked up.
L: So that means you take acid, cause you speak of trip.
R: Yeah, no if I speak of tripping, Larry, it means my shoe was untied the other day and I tripped and fell.
ID: Have you been on tour?
R: Yeah, little ones.
B: We went to Seattle and Eureka. Seattle is one of the best places to ever go.
ID: We got a flyer from that show. Did Ill Repute go with you?
R: Na, they cancelled. They're generic; they're just Ill Repute.
B: Seattle is like a really good place. There are a lot of kids and they're craving for good bands to come.
R: They all stick together, they don't fight and they all like hardcore. It was really fun, I had a good time
B: Eureka was more like a party, 100 people. Too bad everybody on tape can't see my shorts cause they are polyester and they're pink.
J: And they look like Peter Pan.
R: Wait wait wait, and we also went to San Francisco too.
B: We played with Peter and the Testube Babies and the Dicks.
ID: What bands do influence or who do you like?
L: OK line them up. D.Y.S.
R: D.Y.S.
B: Justice League a new up and coming band.
R: Justice League is a hot band from Pomona.
B: No, Chino.
R: SSD, Minor Threat, Black Flag, Double O, Tar Babies, Necros, Jerry's Kids.
L: Merle Haggard, a little bit.
B: Beethoven.
J: Slim Pickins.
R: Jimi Hendrix.
L: Jimi's in our band by the way.
ID: He's not here right now.
R: Metallica and Accept. I like some metal too.
L: Venom is too pop for us. We can't listen to them.
R: My mom says we shouldn't be into the Devil, so she don't allow stuff in the house.
L: We do know the devil so beware.
R: We know the mighty Krono. (John laughs)
B: That's a name for a band.
L: Three of us have vehicles. (They all laugh)
B: We're a truck band, no we're going to be a judo band.
ID: How did you get together?
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J: Here he comes, speak of the devil.
R: Our most recent drummer quit, because he didn't want to go on tour and then we got Larry.
ID: Are you going on tour again?
R: Yeah we are planning a nationwide tour in May or June.
ID: How old are you guys, do you still go to school?
B: I'm 15 and I go to independent studies which is you go one day a week.
L: But Blake doesn't go.
R: I go to school. I only need ten more credits so I'll be graduating next month.
L: If you are ever in Ventura stop by Pizza Chiefs cause I make a mean pizza.
R: Yeah if you're ever in Ventura after you eat at Pizza Chiefs, stop at Arby's and get some grub.
L: John is a Mechanical Engineer and a genius, he designs space shuttle parts. He's the one that designed the space shuttle tiles, he got them out of his bathroom.
R: Larry and John have graduated and have high paying jobs.
B: Dave goes to night school.
J: He sits at home and listens to Heavy Metal records.
ID: What are some of your songs about?
R: I write all the lyrics.
B: A couple lean to the straightness.
R: We have lyrics about depression, the natural punk rock thing.
B: We had a song about skateboarding.
ID: What songs are going to be on the album?
R: 12 inch E.P. with nine songs on it.
B: Which features "Condition", "No Excuse", "Black Sticks and Siliver Badges"...
R: That's a cop song.
B: "Sometimes"...
R: That's about hard headed people.
B: Then side two "Clean Up Your Act"...
R: That's about people telling you what to do and they shouldn't.
B: "Black and Grey"...
R: That's about depression.
B: "What Are You Looking For"...
R: That's about people that are all mixed up and don't know what they want in life.
B: "The Choice Is Yours"...
R: You have a mind and you can think and you can control your environment and you can do whatever you want. If you want to take drugs, take drugs, if you don't want to take drugs, then don't take drugs. Just don't let anyone tell you what to do.
B: "In Control".
R: That's about being in control, being in control of your trip.
L: (In Control) And the name of the album.
ID: Do you know what you want to do?
B: We want to be a judo band.
L: Eat twinkies and lose our minds and kill fags. [I'm guessing this is a reference to the Dan White incident...]
R: Right now I'm really mixed up in my life, I just broke up with my wife. I'm not sure what I want to do, for a while I wanted to join the service but that is getting pretty generic, I'm not sure. I want to live day by day. Right now I'm happy with what I'm doing.
L: I'm going to be in the Olympics four years from now, I'm an ex-BMRer. So what do you want to do Blake, you're still learning to talk and read. Hey Jimi Hendrix just showed up.
R: Our other guitar player just showed up.
B: We're doing an interview, dick.
D: Hey, John, let me have your keys.
J: No.
R: He can't get over the fence folks. (the fence is only three feet high)
B: He crawls under. He's a waste case. (Everyone cracks up)
ID: You guys have a lot of energy on stage, do you do anything like drink coke or something?
B: (He yells) We eat wheaties!
R: And get pissed at our moms.
B: What you do is eat brewer's yeast.
R: Yeah, or Bee's wax.
(Dave and John continue to fight about the keys)
D: Fuck it I'm not fucking playing. Get this. I quit.
J: He's a fucking little baby asshole.
B: Excuse me tape I'm going to beat up the other guitar player.
R: What's a matter, Dave?
D: Fucking John's a dick.
R: So John's a dick, so you're going to quit. O.K. O.K. Flash flash our lead guitar player just quit, hey exclusive Stalag band fight.
J: I said wait a fucking minute.
D: Are you going to rip my fucking head off or what.
?: Stalag 13 rules Oxnard.
ID: Have you guys been able to make any money off the band?
R: Yeah, I broke my arm and have been living off the band for two weeks.
L: Well our drummer does porno movies.
R: These little kids come over to my house all the time and buy shits and I've been living off that.
L: We break dance on the corners of streets and...
R: And pick up girls.
B: Panhandle. (Someone brought over the smoke and someone turned off the tape and that's it)
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