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- Composed of guitarist/vocalist D. Boon, bassist/vocalist Mike Watt, and drummer George Hurley, Minutemen recorded four albums and eight EPs before Boon's death in an automobile accident in 1985; the band broke up shortly thereafter.
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Minutemen began when D. Boon and Mike Watt met at age 13. Watt was walking through a park in their hometown of San Pedro, California when Boon, playing a game of "army" with other boys, fell out of a tree right next to him and found that his friends, one named Eskimo, must have ditched him.
- 1980–1985
In 1984, Watt met Black Flag bassist Kira Roessler during a Black Flag/Minutemen tour. They soon became romantically involved, and subsequently began collaborating on songs, including material on Minutemen's final album 3-Way Tie (For Last). They also formed a two-bass duo, Dos, and have since recorded and released three records.
Friendships evolve as you get older. You’re not forced into classrooms anymore so you’re not making friends with people your age as easily as you did as a kid. Now your friends are coworkers, that guy at the gym, your neighbor, etc. Additionally, your viewpoints and experiences change as you get older. So now your best friend from high ...
Mason met with Dreiberg, gave him his blessing, and they became good friends. Captain Metropolis' career continued sporadically, and despite his declining years he tried his hardest to stay fit for duty through vigorous exercises.
May 12, 2015 · In 1980, after childhood friends Mike Watt and D. Boon dissolved their more conventional hardcore punk band The Reactionaries, they reformed as the Minutemen—eventually adding Reactionaries ...
Apr 30, 2010 · April 30, 2010. Sonia Scherr. The country's largest Minuteman nativist group announces a breakup after asking followers to ‘forcefully engage' border 'criminals' One of the most prominent nativist extremist groups in the nation disbanded this spring, five turbulent years after its birth at a highly publicized civilian border watch in Arizona.
Minutemen provided a highly mobile, rapidly deployed force that enabled the colonies to respond immediately to military threats. They were an evolution from the prior colonial rapid-response units. The minutemen were among the first to fight in the American Revolution. Their teams constituted about a quarter of the entire militia.
