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GG contacted me that he was playing a show at a place called Populous Pudding in Willimantic CT which is east of Hartford CT and about an hour or so drive from where I was living in RI at the time. It had been a while since GG played in New England, in fact I think the show in Providence at The Rocket was the last show before that. Needless to say a lot of us wanted to go so Larry and I both drove our cars full of our pals and headed out to the show. Larry brought his buddy Dean and I can't remember who the other 2 were and I traveled with Donnie Schlock, Joe Buck, and Bob Peezo. The club was an illegal club per say. It used to me a meat storage place or factory building, there was a merchandise table in the front room where they collected $$ for admission, and a large room in the back where the bands played. There were bathrooms and a big dressing/band room and that was the entire place. No food or beverages were sold that I can recall and no bar for sure! As I had not seen GG play in a while I borrowed a video camera from a friend of mine to film the show. At this time those devices cost close to $1000.00.
When we arrived at the club I met GG and all of us went into the band room. I met his band "The Disappointments" for the first time and they gave me a 7" record they had put out. This band was the one that GG was with when he was with the woman who GG cut that ended up landing him in jail. Per my conversations with GG (not this night) she asked him to "Cut me like you cut yourself" so he did. The Judge told GG that even with consent he did not have the right to cut her and that is why he was found guilty. GG contended that he was found guilty based more on footage the jury watched of his live shows. So basically he was convicted more on what he did in his stage show than the actual charge of cutting this woman. I was not there but others have shared that opinion with me as well and I believe it to be the truth. If someone else did the same thing they would of gotten probation or suspended sentence. He was convicted because of who he was not what he did!
So back to the show story. In the dressing/band room we caught up with each other and then GG pissed on my pants leg. He exclaimed "Now I have pissed on all my record labels" When I said what the fuck he said "don't feel bad I pissed in Cosley's hair". Wow I am so grateful... I guess. And yes I washed the pants so if I still had them they would not be a collectable (for you sick bastards who would buy them...).
There was a kid there who was smoking outside that Joe Buck spoke to. He was bragging about keeping a cat in his refrigerator for a few days that he eventually killed. More about him to follow.
The show began with a set by the Disappointments then GG came out. You can see the show on video. There are 2 versions the one I filmed that only covered the first 4 or 5 songs and the more available version of the whole show. This is best known as the show where GG has a dead cat on stage with him that he, lets just say, did things to. As the show began Joe Buck was yelling at GG for blood and GG and he exchanged words as the band played behind it. Bob Peezo threw a chair at GG and it was not as cool as it was in the early 80's. Times had changed from the goon squad days and when Joe Buck began kicking GG in the chest they ended up fighting on the floor and GG said to Joe (according to Joe) "please Joe not tonight" and I think GG did not even have to ask. The crowd was not into Joe beating up GG at all. So Joe disappeared after a few songs. Then I noticed a big guy in the audience had grabbed the carrying case for the video camera I had borrowed. I told Donnie to get it. Donnie asked the kid for it. He gave the wrong answer by takling a swing at him with the case. Donnie punched him and gave him a flying kick and he dropped to the floor. Donnie gave me the case and said to me. That kid is bleeding and out cold we need to get out of here. So that was the plan get the guys and split. Meanwhile Joe was beating the hell out of the kid who killed the cat in the bathroom. Joe loved animals and was not happy about hearing this kids story. Peezo pulled Joe off him telling him Joe you're gonna kill him. Joe calmed down and said he was leaving. Bob came out of the bathroom and told me Joe was coming. He didn't Donnie had to get him as Joe was still back there kicking the kid. When they both came out I told Larry we had to split. Donnie then disappeared. I found him in the band room he was trashing a few guitars there. He smashed on on the floor Pete Townsend style saying "I always wanted to do that". Finally we left with Donnie telling the kid at the door (the promoter I guess) you best call an ambulance there a few people that need some attention back there.
On the ride back to RI the gys fell asleep. I woke them saying hey guys I just heard on the radio the CT state police are looking for us. I heard on the radio 2 youths were hospitalizedand the cops are looking for the people who assaulted them. After 20 minutes of them sweating it out I told them I made it up.
It was one crazy night and you could say the final night of the goon squad. As I said before we never called ourselves that but I do think the name fits!
Next story?? Ask me I'll tell it !
Maybe the story about this show at The Rocket in 1987