Tag Archives: Mike Watt

watt’s picture of the week – sunday, june 12, 2016

Posted on June 12, 2016 by Mike Watt

when my pop got his orders for us to move from virginia to san pedro here in california, I was nine years old and it was the summer of 1967. there was a navy housing on the other side of … Continue reading →

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Festival of Skate, Mike Watt + The Secondmen Represent San Pedro

Posted on June 6, 2016 by John Collinson

Yesterday, 1,500 skaters, skate fans and residents ascended the Gaffey Street Look Out Point in Angels Gate Park for the 4th Annual San Pedro Shred: Festival of Skate. A 3/4-mile downhill course, large and small half-pipes, a fenced-in park of mini … Continue reading →

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watt’s picture of the week – saturday, may 28, 2016

Posted on May 28, 2016 by Mike Watt

bernie sanders came to my pedro town yesterday to talk about his campaign for u.s. president. he was wearing a hook pin on an ilwu jacket and addressed important stuff for working people. photo by mike watt – – – … Continue reading →

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watt’s picture of the week – sunday, may 22, 2016

Posted on May 22, 2016 by Mike Watt

drummerman bob lee and organman pete mazich (left to right) at the “wax: the los angeles record fair” event at capitol records just before starting a mike watt + the secondmen set yesterday in hollywood. bob lee’s filling in for … Continue reading →

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watt’s picture of the week – friday, may 6, 2016

Posted on May 6, 2016 by Mike Watt

last night I saw my buddy jim brown perform “piano destruction concert” by raphael montanez ortiz along w/his colleague kuno funmaker at blum & poe which I understand was the first time the composer allowed another artist other than himself … Continue reading →

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watt’s picture of the week – friday, april 29, 2016

Posted on April 29, 2016 by Mike Watt

in my pedro town we got some public art at our los angeles police department’s harbor division and I’m kind of wondering what’s it all about… I do know our harbor division cars w/trunks got 05 painted on those trunks … Continue reading →

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watt’s picture of the week – friday, april 22, 2016

Posted on April 23, 2016 by Mike Watt

I know it might look like it cuz of the angle and such but here you’re seeing the biggest boat to ever tie up in north america, cma cgm benjamin franklin docked here at terminal island. this baby can hold … Continue reading →

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watt’s picture of the week – thursday, april 14, 2016

Posted on April 14, 2016 by Mike Watt

you want some bird shots from my pedro town I took yesterday? here’s two faces and two yangs from the four geese who run our averill park. and here’s a heron perched near where I got a prac pad at … Continue reading →

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watt’s picture of the week – saturday, april 9, 2016

Posted on April 9, 2016 by Mike Watt

well, we need the rain so I couldn’t get too bummed but damn if I didn’t wanna take my drummerman buddy larry (also known as toby dammit cuz of this story from mr poe) on a boatride to catalina today … Continue reading →

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watt’s picture of the week – thursday, march 31, 2016

Posted on March 31, 2016 by Mike Watt

here’s the actual beacon light at point fermin here in my pedro town. now prolly one of the oldest (if not the oldest) buildings still standing here is our point fermin lighthouse which was built in 1874 BUT had its … Continue reading →

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