The Plimsouls Circa 1979 at the Starwood "Everyday Things"

[dillinger9999]

i never knew until a few years ago Plimsouls means old sneakers. great band.

[pclinn]

love this band and all of case's solo work.

[TheMorgan208]

I watched this set from the top of the stairs behind the stage. I worked backstage the last 2 1/2 years the Starwood was open. If i told you the stories you wouldn't believe them.

[deborama19]

@TheMorgan208 I also worked as a waitress at the Starwood the last two years it was open, i know what you mean about the stores, lol...i saw peter case play tonight in my little hometown in New Jersey, tiny show with about 50 people, it was the first time i'd seen him since 1983...eddie muñoz was also in the audience

[SHARKREEF2011]

@TheMorgan208 write a book

i saw 20/20 and jon and the nightriders there

[kerranz]

I don't know about anybody else but I lived on the East Coast and while I always liked what I heard from the PlimSouls, I admit their name convinced me they were English, and was basically looking in the wrong places for news of them. It was unfortunate.

(I'm friends with Peter now on FB though...)

[Sequitur2002]

Their punk flag sure flies higher in those early years! Nice. How odd that despite everyone loving them, they never got as famous as less deserving acts. Either they ticked off the wrong VP or else some music exec made the worst business decision of his/her life by not signing them. Either way, makes you wonder what could have been...

[slicksr]

I used to deliver beer there in college. You would always get paid in cash..Saw John Cougar, Rick Derringer, Nick Gilder, Quiet Riot, X, Ramones and more I cant remember. More drugs and decadence than you could ever imagine. They had the stage area on one side , a bar/eating area in the middle and a dance setup on the other side. Easy place to pick up girls. Those were the days!!

[kendrainspace]

The Starwood was a great place to see bands then, all the L.A. bands played there, The Plimsouls, The Pop, 20 20, X, Black Flag, and on an on...also saw Cheap Trick and The Ramones there!

[kendrainspace]

The Starwood was a great place to see bands then, all the L.A. bands played there, The Plimsouls, The Pop, 20 20, X, Black Flag, and on an on...also saw Cheap Trick and The Ramones there!

[bearlooter]

i use to get cocaine from this building... best shit ever

[chops333333]

I was lucky enough to see these guys a ton of times back in the day. The Whiskey, the Roxy, the Starwood, the Golden Bear, and all over LA. They ever played at Miraleste Hgh School and I went there to see them.

There was no better band live back then and they never disappointed when you saw them live.

They should have been a lot bigger!

[rudeboywhitey]

Unfortunately dood, with all due respect and the plims are a great band but I was CRAZY fortunate to have seen Rhandy Rhodes with Quiet Riot in this very same summer of 1979 at The Starwood and its pretty much a given that they at that time with that dood on guitar were thee most smokin squad out there but props man for bein down wit great music back then - be well.

[Tucko1]

@chops333333 Lucky bastard.....I never made it to the Starwood or the Golden Bear, but at least I can point out their former locations...You're probably only 2 years older than me......As for high school dances....I got to see The Last, Untouchables,

The Brat, Circle Jerks, Mad Parade...and a few others I was way too drunk to remember...

[TheMorgan208]

I worked at the wood great f!@#$%^ times!!

[superbawestside1]

I saw these guys at the Starwood with the Last, Phast Phreddie & Thee Precisions!

[cloonmore]

rockin

[srxplayer]

Awesome footage. Thanks for posting this.

[alvo69]

WORD!!!

[SatanicMajesty]

Awesome and rare footage! Thanks so much for posting it.

For all those who are old enough to have had the opportunity to see this band live in their heyday are very lucky.

[ecosmart123]

Awesome.

[mstax]

Wow!!

[CommercialREGuy]

Yeah Maxey I saw them about 8 times from The Country Club in the Valley to the Golden Bear in Huntington Beach to Madame Wong's Downtown and Madam Wong's West. It IS great that these videos are available to bring back the live shows that were so outstanding for all of who were there.

[leeraconteur]

I lived in Va in 1979, and at Va Tech we had 2 local bands that had similar mannerisms. Keen and Not Shakespeare. Interesting that given the same times, people will tap into the same creative outlet.

Maybe they saw some bands somewhere, maybe in LA or NYC.

[maxeythecat]

I've no doubt I was at this show....hell, I must've seen just about every gig they ever did! God, I'm so happy that all these vids are being posted...thanks so much!