tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2768432211492653817.post2347285863806937711..comments2024-02-29T05:04:37.181-05:00Comments on DOUBLE CROSS: Billy Rubin - Half Off / HaywireDOUBLE CROSShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02894060297863887810noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2768432211492653817.post-44315401587685280722010-05-19T16:26:37.982-04:002010-05-19T16:26:37.982-04:00Also, Zeds, Fender's Ballroom, OC music scene ...Also, Zeds, Fender's Ballroom, OC music scene Mid to late 80's was such an fun eye opening experience for a kid who was still in High School. This is where I learned WE can do whatever we want, in life music, etc. I went to Zed's religiously, just to hang. Billy always had killer insight to new bands from both coasts, never preached to us kids like some of the SE band dudes did. It was about fun, music and pushing people's buttons.<br />20 Years later I'm playing drums in a San Diego band called Fuck Yeah and running the art dept for Zero Skateboards. <br />God Bless Zed Records!!Akehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13974379163989563901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2768432211492653817.post-64019897648867154532010-05-18T14:52:21.122-04:002010-05-18T14:52:21.122-04:00Billy helped with our record Grudge Project Ex bac...Billy helped with our record Grudge Project Ex back in '89. He's one cool ass dude. <br />Ake aka "Carl of Tomorrow"Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13028048487539687010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2768432211492653817.post-2256415234399823782010-03-24T19:51:30.800-04:002010-03-24T19:51:30.800-04:00Thanks a lot, Jake!
JoThanks a lot, Jake! <br /><br />JoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2768432211492653817.post-77523148857017484872010-03-24T13:13:45.175-04:002010-03-24T13:13:45.175-04:00Half Off discography download - http://velhaescola...Half Off discography download - http://velhaescolanovaescola.blogspot.com/2010/03/half-off-discografia.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2768432211492653817.post-17589666892062924652010-03-24T11:27:00.746-04:002010-03-24T11:27:00.746-04:00Awesome interview! Billy, you're wrong, the W...Awesome interview! Billy, you're wrong, the WHOLE album is great. Flawed, but still great.<br /><br />I loved Halfoff back in the 80's, but I felt like I was the minority in the CT scene.<br /><br />I was only recently exposed to Haywire. Another great band.Spike and Roxyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07693891730642424055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2768432211492653817.post-17926526093541087602010-03-24T09:34:55.119-04:002010-03-24T09:34:55.119-04:00Seems like the Half Off LP is one of the few HC re...Seems like the Half Off LP is one of the few HC records you can't find on the internet ... neither the vinyl nor mp3s ... Does anyone know better? <br /><br />JoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2768432211492653817.post-83171823110169973682010-03-23T21:47:45.516-04:002010-03-23T21:47:45.516-04:00ALthough Billy is pretty darn heavy handed, and al...ALthough Billy is pretty darn heavy handed, and all this shit went down like a century ago, I still really like that fact that he is telling it how it was from his perspective. <br /><br />Younger HC kids, your heros were FAR from perfect. YOT, while a rad HC band, were just as human as the rest of us, and in some cases pretty idiotic. Then again, so was I. Granted we were all 18. But then again, YOT reunions were pretty bogus. Floorpunch reunions, even more bogus.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2768432211492653817.post-8708757102619273812010-03-23T15:49:51.804-04:002010-03-23T15:49:51.804-04:00Good Stuff!
Half Off was a great live band, only s...Good Stuff!<br />Half Off was a great live band, only saw them about 7 or 8 times but they were always a great wall of sound!<br />Billy was also great for mini reviews of what had just come in at Zed Records that week back when he worked there!<br />Wow we were all sooooooo young!Jim Pittsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2768432211492653817.post-83272678529972619052010-03-23T14:37:03.004-04:002010-03-23T14:37:03.004-04:00Some of those Half Off shows, hang out's, reco...Some of those Half Off shows, hang out's, recording sessions, and practices were some of my greatest memories. It taught me some of my first great lessons on friendship, trust, togetherness, heartache, and just good clean fun.<br /><br />Great memories.<br /><br />Love, IkeIsaac Golubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02378277983669849131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2768432211492653817.post-28109726114983699312010-03-23T01:01:01.198-04:002010-03-23T01:01:01.198-04:00If you are not easy to categorize people dont get ...If you are not easy to categorize people dont get it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2768432211492653817.post-65568963431148958412010-03-22T21:54:37.782-04:002010-03-22T21:54:37.782-04:00Two blow hards bumping cocks, what a joke.
Dan an...Two blow hards bumping cocks, what a joke.<br /><br />Dan and Billy deserve each other.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2768432211492653817.post-19419076924420773572010-03-22T20:53:10.655-04:002010-03-22T20:53:10.655-04:00Thank you for all your opinions. I realize that m...Thank you for all your opinions. I realize that much of what I wrote would be open to interpretation. As for the bringing hardcore to the West Coast comment...At the time very few people in Orange County were familiar with the current flavor of East Coast hardcore. SSD, Minor Threat and the Misfits did predate me by years, but I did release Crippled Youth and Underdog to a scene that had no idea there was a resurgence of this breed of HC. I apologize if you thought I was claiming to have invented hardcore.Billyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04052011919311028857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2768432211492653817.post-68488691142549541922010-03-22T19:45:52.633-04:002010-03-22T19:45:52.633-04:00I think Half Off is a great example of how some we...I think Half Off is a great example of how some west coast bands can seem like a reaction to the east coast - at least in hardcore. Reaction. I'm sure if one is raised in a well-to-do(white)area of sunny California, one finds points to glamorize about their own tough upbringings. It must be human nature or something.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2768432211492653817.post-72105829436785639102010-03-22T19:30:32.562-04:002010-03-22T19:30:32.562-04:00Good read. I always liked the shoot guns record.
...Good read. I always liked the shoot guns record. <br /><br />Thing is....the disses towards yot were lame. Yeah, sure some guys wore hoodies and dope sneakers. But it was New York, the land of subway graf, hip-hop, hardcore and I hate to say it but fashion. I wasn't in NY back in the days, but that must've been an awesome time! <br /><br />The only thing Ray Cappo maybe needs some therapy on is....the fact that he was the best frontman, ever, in all of hardcore. And the fact that no matter what his contributions have been(which are countless), he will never win with most people. Dude did alot of positive things for alot of people and I can't thank him enough for making my otherwise boring, awkward teenage years something to remember. I was proud to be hardcore! Just another fan of some eastcoast sweaty midgets. I want some Ray Cappo shit on here! great post.justin kelleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2768432211492653817.post-11566488575805789742010-03-22T19:19:47.224-04:002010-03-22T19:19:47.224-04:00"Some of these people were demonizing me, the..."Some of these people were demonizing me, the person that had brought east coast hardcore to Southern California. That sounds egotistical, but I think it is accurate."<br /><br />He brought Minor Threat, Misfits and SSD out here in '82/'83?<br /><br />The sweaty midget quote is CLASSIC.Ben Edgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08322170640778424533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2768432211492653817.post-72398177346065755072010-03-22T17:14:31.822-04:002010-03-22T17:14:31.822-04:00"I’d go over to visit you and these sweaty, m..."I’d go over to visit you and these sweaty, midget, east coast idiots wouldn’t fucking leave.."<br /><br />Baaaaaaaaaah! <br /><br />Haywire were waaaay better than YOT.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2768432211492653817.post-9666521156206468762010-03-22T17:06:48.626-04:002010-03-22T17:06:48.626-04:00This guy sounds like a superfluous contradictive-d...This guy sounds like a superfluous contradictive-devils-advocate moron.Mike Warnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2768432211492653817.post-77603904692788111582010-03-22T16:50:57.967-04:002010-03-22T16:50:57.967-04:00part 2?part 2?ON YOUR OWNnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2768432211492653817.post-70262636543060503832010-03-22T14:45:43.190-04:002010-03-22T14:45:43.190-04:00GREAT readGREAT readAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2768432211492653817.post-26154510070605259422010-03-22T14:05:04.951-04:002010-03-22T14:05:04.951-04:00ya this guys got some fresh perspective.ya this guys got some fresh perspective....https://www.blogger.com/profile/15010814521941197037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2768432211492653817.post-67193323835990108822010-03-22T10:45:21.568-04:002010-03-22T10:45:21.568-04:00"Yeah, I am type A. I am also a loud mouth eg..."Yeah, I am type A. I am also a loud mouth ego maniac with an inferiority complex. It is a self destructive combination. I will take it over, build it up and then destroy it in a bonfire to keep myself warm. I’ve been plagued by this my entire life."<br /><br />BRILLIANT. I <b>so</b> wish that I'd said/written that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2768432211492653817.post-65156617801038190352010-03-22T00:23:39.120-04:002010-03-22T00:23:39.120-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13019002715815308652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2768432211492653817.post-62196261272422311892010-03-22T00:10:40.482-04:002010-03-22T00:10:40.482-04:00Great read, especially his thoughts re: Youth Crew...Great read, especially his thoughts re: Youth Crew. Very interesting perspective.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2768432211492653817.post-41272707997130077182010-03-21T22:06:28.267-04:002010-03-21T22:06:28.267-04:00Wow! I know almost nothing about Billy Rubin and H...Wow! I know almost nothing about Billy Rubin and Half Off...but damn do I like his attitude! I wish more people were like that...Although I love alot of what would pass for Youth Crew, one has to laugh at the whole paradox of "UNITY UNITY UNITY - THINK FOR YOURSELF!!!" Looking forward to reading more...Angryaholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15258398551826894396noreply@blogger.com