1981 McLane High School, Punk Rock, Black Flag, Dead Kennedys, Fresno CA

[AbiGon09]

Wish we had music like this when I went to Mclane, this is clearly before my time. Awsome videos. 2009s respect for yours

[verbaledge]

jello is a maniac

[riotseedco]

totally - punk fuckin rock. How rad to have been there..

[AxV661HxC]

i like how theres 0 likes. thats how u know this shit will live for ever! punk 4 life

[pot4tots]

This cant be a highschool

[OldMoonStomper69]

Goose bumps man, Goose bumps......

[ColinMoran]

This is wicked awesome footage! Thanks for posting!

[tuuexx]

thanks for the post.I too used to use REAL FILM,super 8,and the shit WAS costly.thanks though ,for sharing.I used to live in Grover city,next to Pismo,and MY old bank played Fresno 2 x,s (knights of Colubus hall).wow,seems like that was So long ago.We opened for Capital Punishment,we were the Vagrant Dogs.

[DailyBrusher]

Super-f'n cool document! This is just before my time... I really, really appreciate being able to see this!

[Rubberspaz]

Hey was one of these shows the one where some hippie with a tambourine run running in circles playing the thing pissing every one off. Also it seems there where quite a few fights after the show.

[Rubberspaz]

"There's been a couple people really asking for it out there" Hahahaha.

If memory serves, nobody ever got "it". Boo hoo hoo Mr. Rock Star, better hide in your "dressing room back stage", What a riot. Fresno Punks Fuck Off, is that what you were trying to say? Hey it could have been worse, it could have been the Black Flag show. Really Jello sorry it was so much trouble for ya. Rock Stars are as bad as hippies.

[LambruscoKid]

Wow. I wish you'd been able to film some more of this, this is great footage!

[rosellapink]

this rules. i was there, man (not at this exact show, but saw them more than once at a club the size of a closet. memories...). Thanx 4 posting this. anybody get a live version of DK's "police truck"?

[losrobotsnolloran]

terrible wena la wea

[nuttsack12]

dk thats a shitty stage

[bava67]

Damn, Jello`s not gay and this was not at McLane HS. It was at the Belmont Ballrom.

[slyj76]

DK owns!

[fodtv23]

yo you gotta post some entire songs from this gig-especially of the black flag!

[MrChattyO]

Holy shit!!! I wish my parents didn't move me out of Fresno in 1979!!!!

[meinLiebsterFeind]

Rufiooooo

[winersrecords]

ya clovis fucking sucks they're fucking the most consertative school, going by the bible as their rules and it's a "public school"

[skatepunkzero]

This is fucking awesome I wish my school would host punk bands, insted we got wannabe pop stars

[daveniner]

Am I crazy or does Jello Biafra seem a little......gay?

[centerrightpunk]

uh, that's because he is gay, literally. as in, homosexual.

[chineseroxs]

I'm graduating from McLane this year and I would have never imagined that we hosted events like this. Nowadays, this wouldn't be school appropriate. At first, I thought the students nowadays acted crazy. I guess I'm wrong lol.

[MetalStyl3]

Bu adamlar şimdi ne yapıyor?

[soyouwantoskate]

no way i didnt know they did that in schools :D

[thelujer]

So that's where they got the inspiration for Rufio's appearance in Hook (0:48)!

[erazerhedd]

proper chaos looks like a great night

[CreatureTrannyChamp]

wish i was alive then 2 of my favorite bands i went to mclane last year for freshman year now im at bullard

[theANT47]

Where was this at in Fresno?

[evolawonder]

cedar and clinton

[JoshuaXiong]

Where is this place at?

[JamesAcomb]

It was near Roeding Park Zoo

[JoshuaXiong]

Hum... odd It must be that Belmont Funeral. They must has changed it. Cool and yet scary now.

[lordoftraxxas]

@JoshuaXiong last i knew it changed its name

[JamesAcomb]

Thanks for looking at this video. The reason there are so few video clips from this era is that no one had video cameras. The reason that this one is short with multiple cuts is that I borrowed a film camera and bought a bit of film using it sparingly. And since film and processing were very expensive, I just shot the few short clips which you are seeing here. I wish I had shot more, but I didn't. I am glad to have what's posted here.

[bartole69]

God I miss those days!!!! I was punk rock in 1985. I had a beautiful punk rock girlfriend who was beautiful with an incredibly perfect mohawk. Now I'm married to a stressful life of bills & bullshit. I'd love to go back to that time. . .

[PukeFlower293]

@bartole69 Then do it!!

[HipHopSlam]

@JamesAcomb good points - thanks for shooting back in the day and posting here in recent times

[whendeathhadnoname88]

is there any chance of more of this without the stoppage every couple of sceonds? prime footage nonetheless but more would be really cool.

[splotchlaura]

wow! i still have the ticket from that show and i think i'm even in that video! great! do you have more?

[evolawonder]

happy to be born at VALLEY CHILDRENS HOSPITAL,....must the Queen of Punk ask Hoppy? SHE knows!!!

[luckycomehawaii]

my fav Black Flack line up! Dez singing!

[dustups]

Great stuff. The slam-dancing scenes are the best part. People standing around the perimeter of the mosh pit having conversations, then getting in the pit, then come back and continue their conversations!

I also saw Gary Buffkin. I hope there's more of this to come in the near future.

[preeningfaggot]

Wow. What incredible footage. On film no less. Would love to see more. It's really, really fantastic stuff. Maybe the best early Flag footy period. Please consider posting more!

[alban1972]

Great find! Please post more if you have...

[thewhitekenyan]

POST THE WHOLE DKs SHOW!!!! NOW!!!!!