Brave Sideways Maneuver, Captain

Ed Crawford had a thankless fucking job, but he took it on, man...He was a huge Minutemen fan back in Ohio, and when D. Boon tragically died in an auto accident, he actively sought ought Mike Watt and George Hurley and offered his services as a guitarist, singer, and songwriter...

Some might call that opportunistic, or even crass, but you know, he really was a fan, and while he would never quite be the iconic talent that was D. Boon, he really was a damn fine musician, and his style was obviously influenced by D. Boon, but without merely ripping it off...

So, here we've got a very early performance by Firehose, on their home turf of L.A., working out the kinks in their first batch of tunes that would become the Ragin', Full-On LP...

Yeah, alot of folks never fully accepted "Ed From Ohio" or even Firehose as a band, but they were a good band with a bunch of good tunes, and it all felt very much like a natural progression from Minutemen...Less strident and angular, more artsy and groovy...Maybe not so much on this particular tune, but hey, Ed's still a brave captain...

Hotcha! Hank