The 26 track collection were selected from several of our full length recordings and the real bonus here is a punk-as-fuck live set we played at Canada College in Redwood City. Man, JP was screaming “FIRE!! FIRE!!!” while classes were in session. As Mike says on the tape “Always testing the limits of free speech..”. One eldery woman student who was on the lawn trying to study kept coming up to our amps and turning them down. Her best moment was the simple statement “I would like for that band to stop playing that music” after being pressed for an opinion by the recorder of the event, Stork. Right away Stork fired back “well…they ain’t gonna stop.” Eventually that fine spring day, the sum of our shenanigans and our always explosive contingent of fans made it so the authorities shut down the performance. Yes, it is all there for you to enjoy.
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On the serious tip: The Slobber Semi-Discography CD was put together by RWC Dorkcore Scene Master Curtis Dickinson of Rantcore and FAAC (Friendly Acre Audio Club) fame. Curtis was also known as STORK and besides being the world’s most insane prankster, most anarchic mensa member and the devil’s favorite advocate, he was blogging back before anyone knew what that was. Honestly, I have come to realize that no one was doing daily web updates, show reviews, rants and downloads on a cascading web-post platform like he was then. The man ahead of his time! The proto-blogger!! Curtis passed away on November 25, 2003 in Redwood City, CA. Anyone who knew him, misses that overgrown mothefucker like crazy.
yo dawgs and dawgettes and... everyone else, here is some of our fave flyers from back in the days. you will notice how goddamm important we are to this ridiculous bay area scene.
It is a little known fact, but SLOBBER was an integral part of the west bay hardcore scene. We supplied the underage girls, the other groups supplied the machismo we sorely lacked. But seriously, check out the "El Guapo" spilt on 625 Records or Slap-a-Ham's BLEEEEEAAAUURGH" comp if you want to see who we was down wit, it's fucking historical.
This was another flyer for the same show as above. I think Andy was on 25 doses of some bad acid this night. There's a good video out, that will be posted to this blog, of JP showing everyone his member. If ya know what we mean.
The Cupertino Library was the site of several infamous SLOBBER shows, most of which ended in the police raiding the place and us getting shut down. Makes you really want to book us now, eh? The real story here is the band that's crossed out on the flyer: Ragedy Anne - or that band now known as THE DONNAS. Back then they were just putting out seven inches locally and they were silly enough to put down their home address. We were silly enough to get a map, figure out where they lived and drive to their house and ask them if they wanted to play a show. They were silly enough to agree. We were silly enough to make a flyer with them on it and they pulled out of the show...last minute. LAST FAVOR WE DID FOR THEM...AND LOOK WHAT HAPPENED!!!!!
Another flyer from the Cupertino LIbrary days, this one with former member's of MOHINDER, calling themselves Jenny Piccolo. South Bay staple act the BARFOS (aka GODSTOMPER) played their brand of chaotic noise and all was well. The bottom right corner says "self disicpline" as the guys from the Cupertino Library really wanted all the Redwood City heads to not get wasted and set off the fire alarm like the show below....
Another Gilman show...I think this might be the one where a tuba player joined us on stage...
Our friend Morgan used to live in this super remote house in LaHonda and offered us a show at the biggest party thrown of the year. We came, we saw, we kicked some ass. Then members of the Shedwellaz commandeered our microphones while we provided the music to their freestyle raps. Well over 300 people were in attendance and this party is still spoken of today.