Tag Archives: d. boon

watt’s picture of the week – monday, may 8, 2023

Posted on May 8, 2023 by Mike Watt

fifty years ago I had a job on the other side of this hatch tying papers for the l.a. times using these cranker-type tying machines to get up the money to buy my first bass, a $100 kay copy sort … Continue reading →

Posted in Photo Essays | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

watt’s picture of the week – monday, april 17, 2023

Posted on April 17, 2023 by Mike Watt

back when this school was known as harlan shoemaker here in pedro, d boon used to volunteer time playing guitar for autistic kids there… photo by mike watt – – – – – mike watt’s hoot page

Posted in Photo Essays | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

watt’s picture of the week – wednesday, september 22, 2021

Posted on September 22, 2021 by Mike Watt

they demolished the star theatre (where jimmy smack taught dance and d boon would rent sometimes to put on gigs, renaming it “the union” for the night) on pacific avenue in my pedro town years ago and this is what’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Photo Essays | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

watt’s picture of the week – monday, may 31, 2021

Posted on May 31, 2021 by Mike Watt

“then came the last days of may” and here’s the dodson house at 859 w 13th st here in my pedro town, los angeles historical monument #147 and originally at seventh st and beacon on vinegar hill… named after james … Continue reading →

Posted in Photo Essays | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

watt’s picture of the week – thursday, april 1, 2021

Posted on April 1, 2021 by Mike Watt

here’s some tile on a bench at the parking lot for the catalina sea and air terminal here in my pedro town this morning… yep, that’s the minutemen and it was a mindblow to find this. trippy how me and … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellanious, Photo Essays | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

watt’s picture of the week – sunday, january 19, 2020

Posted on January 19, 2020 by Mike Watt

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 →

Posted in Photo Essays | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

watt’s picture of the week – friday, december 20, 2019

Posted on December 20, 2019 by Mike Watt

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 →

Posted in Photo Essays | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

watt’s picture of the week – sunday, january 20, 2019

Posted on January 20, 2019 by Mike Watt

making headway: both old (starboard) and new (port) versions of the gerald desmond bridge that connects terminal island w/long beach, spanning the back channel. I shot this from where the tree d boon jumped down on me from back when … Continue reading →

Posted in Photo Essays | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

watt’s picture of the week – monday, april 2, 2018

Posted on April 2, 2018 by Mike Watt

I went to get some yogurt at the trader joe’s nearest my pedro town (actually in rancho palos verdes, store #57) and look what I found: a mural of the minutemen painted up on one of their bulkheads! crimony. yesterday … Continue reading →

Posted in Photo Essays | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

watt’s picture of the week – friday, february 6, 2015

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Mike Watt

here’s a shot from the harbor freeway (I-110), the going north side from pedro at where the new ‘c’ street offramp is being built. you see that yellow air raid siren on a brown pole kind of to your starboard … Continue reading →

Posted in Photo Essays | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment