Because I have decided to utilize the Facebook a little more lately, I have been kind of keeping a little more in touch with some of my friends from high school. Now you understand I went to the one and only Fountain Valley High School. Aside from being the largest high school west of the Mississippi it also boasted one of the greatest music programs in the state of California. It also had a fantastic guitar class which taught everything from classical flamenco guitar to heavy metal. Taught by our hall of fame teacher, Jean Clower who is a prodigy on the Cello. She inspired many great players and many great bands like Leatherwolf , The Veins, No Crisis and one my personal favorites The Earwigs, All of these within a 2 year period in the early 80's. All of these bands brought their wares to Hollywood and beyond from The OC. And ALL of these bands left their mark in a big way.

Last Saturday you could say a time warp did occur at Gallagher's In Huntington Beach. The very last band to ever grace the stage at The Golden Bear (A gone but not forgotten venue in HB) The Earwigs played the 2nd of three farewell shows. Let's put this into perspective. These guys have played with everyone under the sun. They have bled on just about every stage from the Coo Coo's Nest in Costa Mesa to the pubs of London. Doing it the hard way. But because of Michael Ubaldini's undying love and passion for his craft - it gets done! And it gets done very well. it was just awesome to see him and the boys just tearing up. With Dave Reed on drums, Ashton Rands on guitar and Jerry Adamowitcz on bass it was like the old days, but in a new and vibrant way. Michael tells me that the reunion / farewell shows aren't being done for the "nostalgia" of it all - but more for the "Twisted Kicks" as he calls it. The first of the three shows was done @ TKO Records in Huntington Beach. Ubaldini thought it to be a cool gesture so all the kids that aren't 21 and have re-discovered The Earwigs could see them live. Understand that their debut single on 45rpm vinyl "She's So Na�ve" fetches up to $400 on eBay these days! This is a testament to the body of work The Earwigs blessed us with when kids of today's generation get stoked to her them. But tonight was for the big kids and he laid down his power house version of hillbilly, power pop, rock n roll in predictable no nonsense fashion. Playing over 30 tunes in a 90 minute set that was just ruthless. Songs like U.S. Invasion, Money talks, Chinese Rock, Shake and Shimmy and even the classic, Do You Wanna Be My Girlfriend were unleashed. It was a great celebration of some great songs from a not so distant past. In a way�a lot like a high school reunion.