The fact that this recording listens more like background noise than anything approaching punk history is notable. While I was still in high school in Oklahoma, a group of determined punks in the Bay Area were doing whatever it took to make sure that 924 Gilman survived after Tim Yohannan stepped away from the project less than two years after it started. This was recorded two months after what could have been the last Gilman show....maybe it was a STIKKY gig? Regardless, I'm glad it wasn't the end, because that venue has been a source of sustenance for thousands of Bay Area kids for almost 40 years. This was recorded by Pat (click the link, please), and serves as (mostly) background noise starting with JOY DIVISION and basketball (if you know, then you know) until the meeting starts almost an hour in. Listening can sometimes be a struggle, but remember the time and place here....this is important shit. This shit and these kids shaped a generation. I don't even know who's talking here....but I am grateful.
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