April 12 2008
VIDEO THRWBCK: The Germs/D.B.C. - Richie Dagger's Crime (Live at the Starwood) (1980)
After posting about The new SSION video earlier this week, we got going on a huge Germs kick, as the SSION song is an obvious homage to the LA punks. We came across this totally insane (and cautionary--don't play "chicken" with sleeping pills*, kids!) video of the Darby Crash Band (who weren't the Germs but played Germs songs, it's complicated) playing the punk classic "Richie Dagger's Crime" in LA in 1980. While being possibly the most messed up front man of all time, Darby was a legend, and his crazy antics almost overshadowed the fact that he was a great vocalist and lyricist. It's hard to believe he was only 22 when he died. Crazy.
*Not quite sure where that story comes from actually, as it's widely acknowledged that Darby died from an intentional heroin overdose. Way to go, primetime news station.
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