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July 13, 2005
Adolescents Album Release Event - Virgin Megastore, Orange - July 12, 2005
Text and Photos by Kevin Hillskemper
I don’t think the store was quite prepared for this. But everything turned out okay.
As soon as the band kicked into “Kids of the Black Hole”, the simple little in-store live set turned into an exercise in crowd control. Store employees, plain-clothes cops, and self-appointed volunteer security guards came out of the woodwork to hold back the surging throngs. Some of the volunteers seemed a tad overenthusiastic, but that’s easy for me to say because I was safely ensconced in the wheelchairs-and-old-people-with-kids section to the side of the “stage”.
Frank Sr. missed the show to have surgery as old punkers often do. It’s either knee surgery or a sex-change depending on who you believe. He was replaced by Joe Harrison of Wrecking Crew -- who is even younger than Frank Jr. Frank Jr. is still filling in for Rikk. Confused? Don't be.
The trouble with being influential is that you are always in danger of being replaced by someone that you influenced. The Adolescents could possibly be first band to successfully clone themselves for spare parts. Tony and Steve best be advised to keep fit and watch your backs.
I didn’t write down the set list, but I know they played “Rip It Up”, “Creatures”, and “Wrecking Crew”. From the new album was “Lockdown America”, “California Son”, and “OC Confidential”. And then they played “Amoeba”, which turned into a huge family-style singalong.
Merch. It always comes down to the merch.
Posted by Big Kev at July 13, 2005 9:47 PM
