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watt’s picture of the week – sunday, january 19, 2020
forty years ago this month at d boon’s pad at 519 w 19th street (upstairs, in the alley) in our pedro town, him and me started the minutemen and got the first batch of tunes going. joe baiza and gary … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980, d. boon, Dennes Boon, Dennes Dale Boon, Econo, Gary Jacobelly, Joe Baiza, Mike Watt, minutemen, punk, punk rock, Rock, Rock and roll, Rock N Roll, San Pedro, sst records
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watt’s picture of the week – monday, january 13, 2020
it’s been done for half a year now but watt wants the rest of so cal to know about the 25th street mural made possible by julie bender and all the kind people who helped her. wanna see it? go … Continue reading
watt’s picture of the week – saturday, december 28, 2019
korean king and queen sculptures by the friendship bell in my pedro town this morning… made by artists ta-mok and chang-san. photo by mike watt – – – – – mike watt’s hoot page
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Tagged Chang-San, Jae-Chul Kim, Jong-Heung Kim, korean friendship bell, Mike Watt, San Pedro, Ta-Mok
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watt’s picture of the week – friday, december 20, 2019
on my sixtysecond bday this morning: the vincent thomas bridge from peck park in my pedro town, not far from where I met d boon ‘pert-near fifty years ago… photo by mike watt – – – – – mike watt’s … Continue reading
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Tagged bday, Boon, d. boon, Mike Watt, Mike Watt's Birthday, minutemen, Peck Park, San Pedro, terminal island, vincent thomas bridge, Watt
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watt’s picture of the week – saturday, december 7, 2019
“she’s in the water!” restoration continues on the tall ship swift of ipswich as she’s lowered into the sp slip here in my pedro town yesterday. still missing her masts, she’ll be part of the topsail youth program once she’s … Continue reading
watt’s picture of the week – sunday, december 1, 2019
the turning basin in my pedro town this morning… photo by mike watt – – – – – mike watt’s hoot page
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Tagged main channel, Mike Watt, port of l.a., port of los angeles, San Pedro, Turning Basin
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watt’s picture of the week – wednesday, november 13, 2019
just back from my latest tour, I got a shot of the norwegian built platform supply ship “farland” (used to be called “blue king”) yesterday at berth 46 here in my pedro town. please note the inverted bow (ulstein‘s version … Continue reading
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Tagged berth 46, Farland, Farstad, Inverted Bow, Mike Watt, norway, Platform Supply Vessel, port of los angeles, San Pedro, Ulstein, X-Bow
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watt’s picture of the week – sunday, june 16, 2019
happy bloomsday, good people… it’s also raymond’s bday! I wrote a song about it for the minutemen… later tonight hear “the wandering rocks” episode from “ulysses” get read at the hammer: https://hammer.ucla.edu/programs-events/2019/06/bloomsday-2019/ photo by mike watt – – – – … Continue reading
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Tagged Bloomsday, double nickels on the dime, Hammer Museum, James Joyce, June 16th, Mike Watt, minutemen, Raymond Pettibon, sock-tight, The Hammer, Ulysses
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watt’s picture of the week – saturday, june 8, 2019
righteous ceramic work in hiroko’s studio during our first thursday art walk in my pedro town a couple of days ago. photo by mike watt – – – – – mike watt’s hoot page
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Tagged art, art walk, Ceramics, Downtown San Pedro, First Thursday, First Thursday Art Walk, Hiroko, Mike Watt, San Pedro
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