Dirk Dirksen Alley Memorial Plaque Drive
The City of San Francisco to honor Dirk Dirksen

Donations are being excepted now at http://www.hearnet.com/auction.html
Your contribution in any amount is welcome and tax deductible. You can give $5, $10 $25, $50, $100 or more.

The City of San Francisco has authorized the street naming of Dirk Dirksen Alley at the former Rowland Street location. For those of you who don't know, Rowland Street is the alley next to the old Mabuhay Gardens location at 443 Broadway Street in North Beach.

With your help we will be purchasing a memorial plaque and installing it at the Dirk Dirksen Alley location.

Nonprofit organization, H.E.A.R. will be managing the contributions going towards the Dirk Dirksen plaque creation and the city sidewalk installation. Our goal is to raise $3000.00

Please help the friends and family of Dirk Dirksen and the City of San Francisco to complete this last step to honor the Pope of Punk and San Francisco's Counterculture Music Scene that he presided over.

Thank all of you for your wonderful support!

And a very special thanks to San Francisco Supervisor and beloved Comic Tom Ammiano, Supervisor Ammiano's Legislative Assistant Zack Tuller.
Many thanks to San Francisco Supervisor Aaron Peskin, Barbara Moy SFDPW, Liz Lerma SFDPW, Durden DiJaida SFDPW, Rich Bridygham SFDWP, San Francisco Chronicle Music Critic Joel Selvin and H.E.A.R.

We are in the final steps. Remember it's almost here....so we need your help. As Dirk would say... Onward and Upward!

Dirk Dirksen produced thousands of shows 7 nights a week at the at the Fab Mab with partner Ness Aquino the former owner of the Mabuhay Gardens Filipino Super Club at 443 Broadway St. Dirk gave many young bands and scene makers their start such as the Dead Kennedys, Black Flag, Devo, The Mutants, Crime, The Nuns, Vktms, The Symptoms, The Avengers, Pearl Harbour and The Explosions, Translator, Minus One, Flipper, The Lifers, Romeo Void, The Sleepers, Toiling Midgets, Rubber City Rebels, Das Block, No Alternative, Bad Posture, The Yanks, Perfect Strangers, Jim Carol, X , The Go Gos, The Punts, Chris Isaak, The Lewd, Housecoat Project, The Sheets, The Contractions, Blondie, Mary Monday, Ginger Coyote and Punk Globe, V. Vale and Search and Destroy, Eye Protection, Verses, Readymades, Zasu Pits Memorial Orchestra, Los Microwaves, Pink Section, Jennifer Blowdryer, Frank Moore, James Stark, The Witnesses, The Cramps, Target Video, The Dickies, The Zeros, SVT, and so many others...even a young comic Robin Williams opened up at the Mab for the Ramones making pop culture history.

The Dirk Dirksen Memorial Plaque Drive will be presided over by executive director/co-founder of H.E.A.R., /bassist, Kathy Peck.

H.E.A.R. – Hearing Education and Awareness for Rockers, Inc. is a non profit 501 ( c ) (3) dedicated to the prevention of hearing loss among musicians and music fans. Serving the music community since 1988. www.hearnet.com

For more info go to www.hearnet.com/auction.html or email Kathy Peck at hear@hearnet.com

To honor Mabuhay Gardens Day, I will be putting together a show. I am looking for volunteers that would like to be a part of it. Anyone that would like to help please contact me at tambrerocks@yahoo.com.

Any bands that played the Mab in the 70's & 80's will be considered, any bands interested in playing should also contact me at tambrerocks@yahoo.com.

I am also looking for a venue to put on the event as the original location is not available.

Thanks,
Tambre

Ness Aquino is in the hospital recovering from heart surgery. Ness is having some complications. Your thoughts and prayers for Ness is needed at this time. Anyone that would like to send cards or letters can send them to Tambre Bryant , 420 Barretta St., Sonora, CA 95370 to forward to Ness.

AGENT ORANGE IS STILL PLAYING! THIS SHOW IS NOT CANCELLED - JUST FABULOUS DISASTER HAS CANCELLED DUE TO BREAK UP.
Hosted By: T & T PRESENTS
When: Friday Nov 30, 2007
at 8:00 PM
Where: 12 GALAXIES
2565 MISSION ST
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94110
United States
Description:
T & T PRESENTS

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The people that have the lease on the Mab right now are NOT punk or metal friendly and want to go back to being a disco..... T & T Presents are moving our shows to other venues. You can see where on the calendar on the Mab site which I run as a memorial of the Mab and has nothing to do with the people leasing the space.

However, we (fab mabbers), did raise money for Ness Aquino, and we received a proclomation from Mayor Gavin Newsom for bringing back a piece of San Francisco's history and established Mabuhay Gardens Day in San Francisco Oct 12, hopefully we will get the alley name change going to Dirk Dirksen Alley (A project that Kathy Peck started a year ago along with Andy Moraga, Lu Read, Sup Tom Amminao, Zack Fuller).

Along with the support from people writing letters and attending the hearing which is to be held THURS NOV. 15 10 AM  ROOM &035; 263  -CITY HALL-  1 Dr. Carlton B Goodlet Place, we hope that the name change goes through.

The last show was a benefit for Ness Aquino, it was a great show, I can't think of a better way to go out. A special thanks to Kathy Peck at the H.E.A.R. Foundation for all the hard work and to all the other people that put their blood sweat and tears into the benefit, thank you all!

It's ok, things happen for a reason. It is the spirit of what the Mab means to each of us that is most important.

Thank you for your abundance of love and support.


Cheers!
Tambre

WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT!
PLEASE BE AT CITY HALL AT THE HEARING FOR THE RENAMING OF DIRK DIRKSEN ALLEY

WHERE TO BE:

THURS NOV. 15 10 AM ROOM 263 -CITY HALL- 1 Dr. Carlton B Goodlet Place.

Hearing to rename ROWLAND ST. at 443 Broadway the original location of the Mabuhay Gardens/ Fab MAB

to DIRK DIRKSEN ALLEY.

Be at :

City Hall is located at 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, in San Francisco. See Directions and Map for information about how to get to City Hall.



LETTERS OF SUPPORT CAN BE SENT BEFORE WED NOV 14 TO:
Board of Supervisors
Room 244
CITY HALL
1 DR. CARLTON B. GOODLET PLACE
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102


SUPPORT DIRK DIRKSEN ALLEY STREET RENAMING!

Why go to the Ness Aquino Benefit Sat. Nov 10, 2007? WARNING SF is playing!

WARNING was one of the only true San Francisco based metal bands in the 80's. While most bands said they were from San Francisco or the SF Bay Area, WARNING were all boys from the hood, that grew up together in the Excelsior district and grew up at the Mab.

CHECK OUT THEIR BIO....THIS BAND IS A MUST SEE! OLD SCHOOL METAL WITH OLD SCHOOL PLAYERS, WERE CRUNCH AND MELODY COME TOGETHER....AND THEY HAVE TOLD ME THEY HAVE A COUPLE OF SURPRISES UP THEIR SLEEVE FOR THE SHOW!

WARNING SF

SAN FRANCISCO BASED METAL BAND SINCE 1982

Torre Carstensen- Vocals (also member of My Victim..known as one of the most talented singers in the Bay Area)

Jon Torres - Guitar/Songwriter (also member of Heathen, Angel Witch, Ulysses Siren, Laaz Rockit, Repulsa, Slough Feg, Thunderhead to name a few)

Greg Noll - Guitar (also member of Villain, voted best power metal band by several publications since the 80's and still holds true to date, who packed the Mab in 1986, and Villain's album "Only Time Will Tell" sells for $400+ on ebay, today!)

Joe Jimenez - Bass (also member of Ulysses Siren, Mad At Sam, to name a few)

Terry Hamilton - Keys (original member recently returned to perform with WSF)

Will Carroll - Drums (also member of Scarecrow, Old Grand Dad, Ulysses Siren, to name a few)

WARNING SF played the Tidal Wave festival in San Francisco, the Headbangers Open Air Festival in Germany, and Headbangers Ballroom in Hamburg Germany in July 2007.

WARNING SF's song "The Noose", was voted the best metal song of the year 2002 by Rock Hard Magazine, Germany.

BIO

In the time when the slayers of the heavy metal dragon fought hard with the fury and fire of their instruments, there lived WARNING. This 80's Metal band WARNING formed in San Francisco in the year 1982.

WARNING, now known as WARNING S.F., has made this resurgence after Jon Torres an original member decided to re-record 7 of the old songs, and along with another original member, Brian Poole reformed the band in 2000 recruiting Bay Area musicians Aaron Jellum, Will Carroll, and Torre Carstensen to re-record the old songs that are in the true style of the early 80's metal movement with that Bay Area signature.

After almost 3 years of working diligently, it all came together. After the recording of the old tracks the band realized that it had become more than just a re-release of some old songs they had written (between 1979 - 1985). When the recordings where finished in 2002 and people began to hear the material a buzz was created around the world that eventually reached the labels. Several labels came forward with offers that were placed on the table and the band ultimately made a deal with Mausoleum Records out of Belgium for European distribution and Relentless Records for North and South America and Asia distribution.

The album "Aftermath" includes the 7 tracks that were re-recorded and also includes 3 bonus tracks recorded in 1985 with that old analog sound and the raw energy of WARNING as they were back in the day. WARNING S.F. who recorded the new album included veteran player Jon Torres, who has played in such bands as Thunderhead, Ulysses Siren, Laaz Rockit, Angel Witch, I4NI, Repulsa, and The Lord Weird Slough Feg and brought together other veterans to the new recording such as Aaron Jellum, guitar player for Laaz Rockit, who brought his signature lead guitar style to the recording. Will Carroll, drummer of Old Grandad, and The Cutthroats 9, who brought his thunderous precision drum style to the re-recording. Torre Carstensen, Lead Vocalist for My Victim, who brought his melodic and harmonic singing style and cryptic lyrical style to the recording. As well as Brian Poole, the original guitar player and keyboardist for WARNING who has moved over to the bass and keys and brought his strong song writing abilities along with his twisted harmonic interludes to the recording which includes the haunting and twisted piano piece to the song Aftermath. The album entitled "AFTERMATH", named after one of the tracks seemed right in the light of the history, the lyrics and the track titles of WARNING then and the WARNING S.F. now along with the events of the world today.

Tracks include an intro that was an intro to an old song called "Time To Die" which the band found to be too lame to re-record, "Road Death" which is one of the first songs Jon Torres ever wrote, "Aftermath" which is an epic doom tune written in the classic N.W.O.B.H.M style, "Thunderhead" another song written by Jon Torres in his early days of writing and started as with "Road Death" as an instrumental, "Sounds of Armageddon" which Brian Poole wrote as an epic tune about the possible end of the world, "Happy Dooms Day" yet another mega death metal tune which says welcome to the end hope you've enjoyed your stay my friend, "The Noose" more of a speed metal tune and last Warning song ever written before Jon disbanded the band in 1986, "Fall Apon Your Knees" a head bangin song written by Brian with the message of what goes around comes around (a prayer for the dying this prayers for you), "Not A Chance In Hell" a classic thrash tune that says you'll never live to tell, "Metal Maniac" about the metal maniacs that tear things up in front of the stage and death to posers.

The WARNING of the 80's recordings include again veterans Jon Torres and Brian Poole, along with vocalist Rob "The Hammer" Halverson famous in the 80's for tossing his microphone stand into the audience, bassist Terry Hamilton, and drummer Tany Fillari. WARNING has shared the stage with bands such as Metallica, Megadeth, Exodus, Blind Illusion, Anvil Chorus, Heathen, Mordred, Vicious Rumors, and more. Playing in such famous clubs as The Old Waldorf, Mabuhay Gardens (better known as "The Mab"), The Stone, and the Rock On Broadway, in San Francisco.

The WARNING SF that toured in 2007 are Torre Carstensen- Vocals (also member of My Victim..known as one of the most talented singers in the Bay Area), Jon Torres - Guitar/Songwriter (also member of Heathen, Angel Witch, Ulysses Siren, Laaz Rockit, Repulsa, Slough Feg, Thunderhead to name a few), Greg Noll - Guitar (also member of Villain, voted best power metal band by several publications since the 80's and still holds true to date, who packed the Mab in 1986, and Villain's album "Only Time Will Tell" sells for $400+ on ebay, today!), Joe Jimenez - Bass (also member of Ulysses Siren, Mad At Sam, to name a few), Terry Hamilton - Keys (original member recently returned to perform with WSF), Will Carroll - Drums (also member of Scarecrow, Old Grand Dad, Ulysses Siren, to name a few)

Hosted By: T & T Presents
When: Saturday Nov 10, 2007 & Sunday Nov. 11, 2007
at 2:00 PM
Where: The Old Mabuhay Gardens
Club 443 Broadway St
San Francisco, CA 94133
United States
Description:
NESS AQUINO BENEFIT WITH 2 DAYS OF MAB SUPER GROUPS!

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Oct. 25, 2007
For Immediate Release:
Kathy Peck- H.E.A.R.
hear@hearnet.com
415-409-3277
Please update and use this press release only!

KUSF and H.E.A.R. Co Present - Ness Aquino Benefit -Legendary "Mabuhay Gardens" Punk and Metal Shows!
Sat., Nov. 10th and Sun., Nov. 11th, at the former location of the old Mabuhay Gardens, at Club 443 Broadway St. in San Francisco. Produced by T & T Productions and Kathy Peck of H.E.A.R.
LEGENDARY SF PUNK AND METAL BANDS TO PERFORM
Master of Ceremonies: Spencer and Paul " Lobster" Wells
SATURDAY, NOV 10th:
The Sheets
The Lifers
The Nubs
WarningSF (members Heathen, Villain, Laaz Rockit, My
Victim, Angel Witch)
Embers of Euphoria
Stratus (with members of Hades)
Closer To The Real ( Blind Illusion – Heathen)

SUNDAY, NOV 11th :
FAB MAB ALL STARS -(with members of The Vktms, Translator, The Contractions, The Symptoms, The Lewd, J Raoul Brody, The White Trash Debutants, Surprise Guest TBA)
PYNOTICS (with members of Psychotic Pineapple)
NO POLITICS! -(with members of House of Wheels, Negative Trend, Flipper, Dead Kennedys, Bad Posture, Slug Lords and Verbal Abuse)
POLKACIDE
The Symptoms, Minus One, Kitten On Keys, Acu-Funk-ture
Special Guests TBA!
Sat., Nov 10th (Doors open at 2 pm, Show at 3pm -- 11pm); tickets $10 min donation.
Sun., Nov 11th (Doors open at 2 pm, Show 3pm -- 11pm); tickets $15 min donation.
Must be 21 or over
Tickets online can be purchased through Paypal at www.myspace.com/mabuhaygardens, or at the Door.
For more information contact: T&T Productions: Tambre -- tambrerocks@yahoo.com or Tonus -- tonus2metal@gmail.com
More info at: www.myspace.com/mabuhaygardens.com
Donations: The Ness Aquino Family requests that check donations be made out to H.E.A.R . (for Ness Aquino Benefit ) c/o H.E.A.R., 1405 Lyon St., San Francisco, CA 94115. or email H.E.A.R. for Ness Aquino paypal donation to: hear@hearnet.com or go to: www.hearnet.com
H.E.A.R.- Hearing Education and Awareness for Rockers, Inc. is a nonprofit 501 (c ) (3) organization dedicated to the prevention of hearing loss and tinnitus. All gifts and donations are tax deductible. www.hearnet.com or www.myspace.com/hearnet
Ness Aquino, the original owner of the famous North Beach Filipino Supper Club, the "Mabuhay Gardens", and business partner of the late famed punk promoter of the Fab Mab, Dirk Dirksen, is in ill health from multiple strokes and heart failure; and is in need of emergency medical and financial assistance.
Funds from the benefit will go to Ness Aquino, and a portion to the non-profit organization, H.E.A.R.-- Hearing Education and Awareness for Rockers, Inc., producer of the shows.
Contractions' bass player and friend of Ness Aquino's, Kathy Peck said
"The shows are really lifting Ness's spirits. As the executive director of H.E.A.R. a nonprofit 510 (c) (3), I am working closely with the Aquino family, T & T Productions, and the great legendary punk and metal bands from the historic Fab Mab era, to make this a memorable show. The outpour from artists has been tremendous. There will be 17 bands and special guests! "

Special Thanks to: Craig Pop Artist, set design, Jai Noire director of photography, KUSFradio DJ Jet, KUSF, Paul "Lobster" Wells and Spencer Master of Ceremonies, Carole Lennon and Jimmy Crucifix of LennonStudios, Andy Mangua-backline, Tambre Bryant and Tonus of T& T Productions, Kathy Peck of H.E.A.R., Mike Dingle-stage manger, artist- Jimmy J, printing by Bobby Imsolucky of The Symptoms, Jack Johnson and John Epstein-sound, David Denny & Mason Denny- live recording, Your Music Lawyer.com- Barry Simons, DJ- Denise Demise, artist- John Seabury, Alexi Karlinski, Henricus Holtman, John Binkov, Steve DePace, East Bay Ray, Dave Scheff, Ginger Coyote-Punk Globe, Bob Clic, J. Sats Beret, Carl Maki, Dana Alberts, Alatta Space, Suzanne Ramsey,Ward Abronski, Larry Dekker, Lou Gwerder, Steve Ricablanca, Paul Castell, Bret Vallory, Jess Ramada, Mary Kelley,Randy Seanor-Rosenberg, Patti Davis, Judy Cantu, Joel Selvin- SF Chronicle, Josh, Choo Choo and All the Great Legendary FAB MAB Artists performing and the volunteers! Earplugs donated by H.E.A.R.

Attached photographer unknown from the archive of Dirk Dirksen: Dirk Dirksen and Ness Aquino at the Mabuhay Gardens 1977


SET TIMES FOR NESS AQUINO BENEFIT
Master of Ceremonies: Spencer and Paul " Lobster" Wells
Sat Nov 10
10PM – THE SHEETS
9PM – THE LIFERS
8:PM- THE NUBS
7PM – WARNINGSF (members Heathen, Laaz Rockit, My
Victim, Angel Witch)
6PM – EMBERS OF EUPHORIA
5PM – STRATUS (members of Hades)
4PM – CLOSER TO THE REAL
DOORS AT 2PM
SHOW 4PM TO 11PM
$10 MIN. DONATION

Sun Nov 11
10PM – FAB MAB ALL STARS -(featuring members of The Vktms, Translator,The Contractions, The Symptoms, The Lewd, Surprise Guest )
9PM – PYNOTICS (with members of Psychotic Pineapple Reunion)
8PM - NO POLITICS! (with members of House of Wheels, Negative Trend, Flipper, Dead Kennedys, Bad Posture, Slug Lords and Verbal Abuse),
7PM - THE SYMPTOMS
6PM – POLKACIDE
5PM – MINUS ONE
4PM – KITTEN ON KEYS
3 PM - ACU-FUNK-TURE
DOORS AT 2PM
SHOW 3PM-11PM
$15 MIN. DONATION