Gimme Something Better by Jack Boulware

Author:Jack Boulware
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Penguin USA, Inc.
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

If the Kids Are United: Rock Against Reagan

Mike Tsongas: The War Chest Tour was one of many predecessors to the Black Bloc. David Solnit hung around us a lot and was one of the primary people who organized the War Chest Tours during the convention.

Jeff Goldthorpe: On Monday, July 16, the WCT was ambushed by S.F. police. People were surrounded and charged with “conspiracy to trespass.” A few demonstrators that escaped did a retaliatory “die-in” in a nearby intersection and were quickly tackled or dragged off by plainclothes police. It was all over very quickly, but was enough to get a headline in the next day’s Chronicle: “Punk Rocker Protest—84 Arrests.”

Mike Tsongas: It was really surreal. I remember walking down the street with my purple mohawk—Mr. Punk Rock with black eyeliner and studded belts. This white van pulled up beside me and the doors slid open. It was the news, and they were filming me. They followed me for almost an entire block before I ditched them.

Jeff Goldthorpe: “Punk rocker” was all the explanation needed by most media observers to explain the actions or the police response.

Gary Floyd: The Dicks played the Democratic Convention at Moscone Center. It was really historic. There were so many people there, not just punks.

Mike Tsongas: It was the pinnacle of the San Francisco punk scene. Punks from all over the country filtered in for this event.

Gavin MacArthur: By the time MDC played, it was pretty much a mad-house. There is no way that anything like that would fly now.

There were around 5,000 people . . . the crowd was a curious

mixture of punks, hippies, straights, gays, various minorities,

and skins. As Dave MDC said from the stage, “We’re all family.

Let’s take care of each other.”

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