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here's a site put up on the web by me to let folks know what's up in my wack
life



I live in pedro
I work the thudstaff
I jam econo

("soft and gentle?" think again)


    

"the man in the van



w/a bass in his hand"



news                    bio






* next watt gigs *







CORSANO BAIZA WATT TRIO

featuring chris corsano, joe baiza and mike watt

"tiny tour 2024"

oct 17 - nov 2



get their debut album here







brother tim kerr's portrait of watt:









* stuff that's going on right now w/watt *





 * click here to read what's getting written about watt, most recent first
   
   
   





 * thre's a mike watt archive.org page, a mike watt discogs page, a mike watt
   youtube page, a mike watt soundcloud page, a mike watt instagram page, a mike
   watt facebook page and a mike watt reddit page if you're looking for places
   besides this hoot page to find infos on me
   
   
   
       
   
       
   
       
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

 * listen to the the watt from pedro show - watt plays tunes and does some spiel
   most times assisted by brother matt coming to you fromthe wild kingdom at the
   love grotto on the pleasure point here in our pedro town. you can stream it
   via the web which includes an archive of all the old shows or get it on
   itunes.
   
   
 * NOW AVAILABLE FOR FREE is the twfps app, version 3.0 (ios version here and
   android version here) to help make it easier for you to hear the watt from
   pedro show on your leash and/or tablet and it's got NO FUCKING SPAM!
   
   
   
   
   
   
   the october 6, 2024 edition of the watt from pedro show w/on-air guests
   dougie bowne + matt nelson is up now at twfps.com
   
   
   
   

 * out now on clenchedwrench:
   
   il sogno del marinaio second album "canto secondo" + debut il sogno del
   marinaio album "la busta gialla" + spielgusher album + dos album "dos y dos"
   + watt's third opera "hyphenated-man"
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 * orgmusic has much watt-related sound stuff here
   
   
   
 * still available is my photo/spiel book "on and off bass"
   
   
 * just out: version two of the mike watt throbblehead
   

   





* stuff from watt's past *





 *  il sogno del marinaio does the "terzo tour 2024" which went from may 15 to
   june 16, 2024 - read the tour diary here
   
   
 * watt on bass for porno for pyros on the "halos, horns en thorns tour 2024"
   which went from february 12 to march 10, 2024 - read the tour diary here
   
   
 * watt on bass for mssv on the "aki tour 2023" which went from september 5 to
   november 4, 2023 - read the tour diary here
   
   
 * watt on bass for mssv on the "haru tour 2022" which went from march 14 to
   april 30, 2022 - read the tour diary here
   
   
 * me + my missingmen worked the u.s. plus one gig in canada for the "dick watt
   tour 2019" from september 19 to november 2, 2019 - read the tour diary here
   
   
 * my first tour doing bass for flipper ever, the "flipper europe tour 2019"
   that went from july 30 to august 23, 2019 - read watt's tour diary here
   
   
 * I got to work bass for mike baggetta on his "wall of flowers album release
   tour" (actually mini-tour) of the u.s. from march 21 to 30, 2019 - read the
   tour diary
   
   
 * il sogno del marinaio does the "nuovo spirito tour 2017" of europe w/new
   drummerman paolo mongardi from september 20 to october 22, 2017 - read the
   tour diary
   
   
 * me + the jom & terry show did "the tour tour two" w/our buddies the meat
   puppets from may 2 to 25, 2017 - read the tour diaryhere
   
   
 * me + my missingmen did the "first time in china tour 2017" from march 17 to
   25, 2017 - read my tour diary here
   
   
 * me + my missingmen worked the u.s. west coast along w/toys that kill for the
   "toys missing tour 2017" from february 23 to march 4, 2017 - read my tour
   diary here
   
   
 * me and my fratelli in il sogno del marinaio did the "canto secondo tour 2016"
   of europe from september 28 to october 29, 2016 - read the tour diary
   
   
 * it was huge honor for watt to work bass for tav falco - panther burns on the
   "whistle blower tour 2015" of the u.s. from september 13 to november 1, 2015
   - HUGE honor! read watt's tour diary here
   
   
 * their very first ever, the "cuz 2015 tour" had cuz on the road in england,
   scotland, wales, belgium and netherlands from august 26 to september 12, 2015
   - read watt's tour diary here
   
   
 * me and my missingmen again tried bringing "hyphenated-man" to parts in europe
   where it ain't ever been before on the "3rd + 30 opera tour" 2015 from may 1
   to june 5, 2015 and here is where you can read the tour diary
   
   
 * very first il sogno del marinaio u.s. gigs ever "canto secondo tour 2014"
   from september 10 to november 1, 2014 and you can read the tour diary here
   
   
 * me and my missingmen worked "hyphenated-man" overseas where mostly it ain't
   ever been before on the "third opera europe tour 2014" from february 19 to
   april 20, 2014 and you can read the tour diary here!
   
   
 * get the word's-eye view from watt's diary of touring w/iggy + the stooges
   during 2013 where he got to work the bass!
   
   
 * the "il sogno del marinaio europe tour 2013" went from february 14 to march 9
   in support of theirdebut album "la busta gialla" - read the tour diary here
   
   
 * me and mymissingmen did a "we have signal" 2012 appearance while we were
   working my third opera at the bottle tree in birmingham, al last tour
   
   
 * me and my missingmen did the "2nd heapin' helpin' of 3rd opera tour 2012" to
   work "hyphenated-man" live in the u.s. one more time, from september 28 to
   march 10 - read the tour diary
   
   
 * get the word's-eye view from watt's diary of touring w/iggy + the stooges
   during 2012 where he got to work the bass!
   
   
 * first gigs w/edward and georgie in eighteen years! watt's diary of the
   "smokin' on the ol' pink pole" tiny tour of april 2012
   
   
 * me and my missingmen did the "hyphenated-man in europe 2011" tour to work the
   third opera live over on that side of the atlantic... you can read the tour
   diary here
   
   
 * get the word's-eye view from watt's diary of touring in europe w/iggy + the
   stooges during 2011 where he got to work the bass!
   
   
 * me and my missingmen did the "north american hyphenated-man tour 2011" to
   work the third opera live in canada + u.s. and you can read the tour diary
   here
   
   
 * get the word's-eye view from watt's diary of touring w/iggy + the stooges
   during the "big day out" 2011 festival in new zealand and australia where he
   got to work the bass!
   
   
 * read how me and my missingmen indeed did sally forth on the "hyphenated-man
   in japan 2010" tour to work the third opera live for the first time ever,
   tour diary here
   
   
 * get the word's-eye view from watt's diary of touring w/iggy + the stooges
   during 2010 where he got to work the bass!
   
   
 * our first time playing together - we did six gigs and built first album -
   read the il sogno del marinaio mini-tour 2009 diary
   
   
 * blowing some clams all by myself at this little time out new york july 31,
   2009 recital
   
   
 * read what watt, tom watson and raul morales wrote in the mike watt + the
   missingmen "prac'n the 3rd opera" tour 2009 diary (there's a week worth from
   peak too!)
   
   
 * get the word's-eye view from watt's diary of touring w/iggy + the stooges
   during 2008 where he got to work the bass!
   
   
 * read the spiel chimped in watt's brother's sister's daughter "japan tiny tour
   2008" diary where he got to learn from japanese underground music scene
   during fourteen gigs in fourteen days there!
   
   
 * get the word's-eye view from watt's diary of touring w/iggy + the stooges
   during 2007 where he got to work the bass!
   
   
 * first three funanori songs released - mywasteofspaceplace page here
   
   
 * watt cover story/interview in the april 2007 issue of bass player magazine
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 * read watt's word's-eye view about iggy + the stooges in france, switzerland
   and texas (march 2007) where he got to work the bass!
   
   
 * read the mike watt + the missingmen "parallel universes" euro tour 2006 (nov
   - dec) where watt opened for the red hot chili peppers w/his latest trio and
   also did bass for four gigs w/the stooges
   
   
 * read watt's word's-eye view about iggy + the stooges in iceland, europe and
   argentina (may - sep, 2006) where he got to work the bass!
   
   
 * read watt's word's-eye view about iggy + the stooges at the "big day out"
   2006 in new zealand and australia where he got to work the bass!
   
   
 * read watt's word's-eye view about iggy + the stooges in spain, portugal,
   france, italy, switzerland, belgium and england (may 27 - august 30, 2005)
   where he got to work the bass!
   
   
 * watt + the secondmen did the "el mar cura todo in europe too" tour 2005 (apr
   4 - may 13) in europe. read the tour diaries
   
   
 * watt + the secondmen did the "el mar cura todo" tour 2004 (sep 16 - nov 20)
   in the u.s. and canada. read the tour diaries
   
   
 * watt + the secondmen live on wfmu - oct 23, 2004, playing four songs and
   doing some spiel
   
   
 * read watt's word's-eye view about iggy + the stooges in scotland, ireland,
   england, germany, sweden, denmark, serbia, greece, france, italy, austria and
   spain (jun 3 - 6 + june 28 - july 15, 2004) where he got to work the bass!
   
   
 * read watt's word's-eye view about how dos does a tinytour of canada (jun 24,
   25 + 26, 2004 jazz festivals in winnipeg and saskatoon) where kira and him
   got to work the bass!
   
   
 * read watt's word's-eye view about iggy + the stooges first three gigs ever in
   japan (mar 19, 20 + 22, 2004) where he got to work the bass!
   
   
 * watt + the secondmen did the red hot chili peppers support tour 2003 (oct 8 -
   27) in the u.s. and canada. read the tour diaries
   
   
 * read watt's word's-eye view about iggy + the stooges first two gigs ever on
   the european continent (sep 12 + 13, 2003) in spain and france where he got
   to work the bass!
   
   
 * watt + the secondmen (first six weeks w/pete mazich, then the last two and
   some w/paul roessler - jerry trebotic on drums on all of it) did the "the
   cord that spun its own top" tour 2003 (apr 1 - may 28) in the u.s. and
   canada. read the tour diaries
   
   
 * asheton, asheton, mascis + watt at the pukkelpop 2002 festival in hasselt,
   belgium. here's a review in dutch and live photos ofthe gig
   
   
 * watt + the secondmen (first five weeks) + the jom & terry show (second four
   weeks) did the "our oars became wings" tour 2002 (apr 15 - june 15) in the
   u.s. and canada. read the tour diaries
   
   
 * watt + the jom & terry show did the "time to cat and not mouse" tour 2001
   (sep 11 - nov 5) in the u.s. and canada w/tom watson on guitar and jerry
   trebotic on drums. read the tour diary!
   
   
 * watt does one more thump shift on the j mascis + the fog "more light" tour
   2001, third leg (europe, june). w-h-o-a ! - this tour got cut short - we
   survived a van crash near falkenberg, sweden on june 17 - the rest of the
   tour was canceled! read watt's tour diary!
   
   
 * watt worked the boom tube for j on the j mascis + the fog "more light" tour
   2001, second leg (usa + canada, apr - may). read watt's tour diary!
   
   
 * fog spiel! read ray neades' interview w/j mascis + the fog
   
   
 * see/hear j mascis + the fog play "blowin' it" live in a chicago studio filmed
   feb. 10, 2001
   
   
 * watt set sail again w/ j for the j mascis + the fog "more light" tour 2001,
   first leg (usa + japan + australia, feb - mar). read watt's tour diary!
   
   
 * watt did bass for j , became a deckhand for the j mascis + the fog "more
   light" tour 2000 (usa + europe, oct - dec). read watt's tour diary!
   
   
 * watt and the pair of pliers "enough w/the piss bag" tour 2000" (sep - nov).
   tom watson was on guitar and vince meghrouni was on drums. read the tour
   diaries
   
   
 * that illness
   
   
 * watt and masina record "izniknami badem drvo" for the balkans without borders
   benefit compilation for doctors without borders
   
   
 * the black gang have a 7" called "this is a prayer" out on kill rock stars
   (krs 352). nels cline plays guitar and wrote the title song. bob lee does
   drums
   
   
 * watt and the pair of pliers "searchin' the shed for pliers" tour '99 (sep -
   nov). tom watson was on guitar and vince meghrouni was on drums. read the
   tour diaries
   
   
 * george hurley helps watt record "sidemousin' the bong" along w/petra haden
   and stephen perkins for the hempilation vol. 2 compilation
   
   
 * watt and the black gang "puttin' the opera to bed" tour '98 (sep - nov). nels
   cline was on guitar and bob lee was on drums. read the tour diaries
   
   
 * watt and the black gang "3rd time before the mast" tour '98 (apr - jun). joe
   baiza was on guitar and bob lee was on drums. read the tour diaries
   
   
 * watt and the black gang "hola marinaro" euro tour '98 (mar - apr). joe baiza
   was on guitar and bob lee was on drums. read the tour diaries
   
   
 * watt and the black gang crew "sticking the head out the hatch" tour '97 (oct
   - nov). joe baiza was on guitar and stephen hodges was on drums. read the
   tour diaries
   

   





* stuff you might wanna know about *





 * contact info:
   
     email watt at:
   
   hootpage [ a-t ] gmail [ d-o-t ] com
   (folks, to stop asshole spammers, I have to
   write the hoot page email address this way.
   please replace the bracketed words w/the
   appropriate symbols, for example:
   fuckyou [ a-t ] spammers [ d-o-t ] com
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     send snail mail to:
   
        the mike watt hoot line
             p.o. box 1821
             san pedro, ca
             90733   usa
   
   
 * mike watt gets gigs booked by steve kaul (the man outside the van) who works
   at:
   
             sound talent group
   
   
 * for spiel requests (interviews) please contact howard wuelfing at howlin'
   wuelf media
   
   
   
 * "we jam econo - the story of the minutemen" - a five hour plus double dvd
   documentary on the minutemen done by keith schieron and tim irwin in 2005.
   read charles plymell's tribute to the "we jam econo" minutemen documentary
   that he was so kind to write, much respect to charley! see the "we jam econo"
   doc part here at youtube.com. the two dvd version can be found here.
   
   
   
   
   
   
 * "spiels of a minuteman" - a 140 page book in both english and french
   containing all the lyrics watt wrote for theminutemen, his diary of a
   minutemen/black flag tour of europe and the u.s. in 1983, essays by joe
   carducci, richard meltzer and thurston moore plus art by raymond pettibon
   from the period out on l'oie de cravan
   
   
   
   
   
   
 * "on and off bass" - a 112 page book of photos I've taken while paddlin' and
   pedalin' in my pedro town plus some watt tour diary excerpts and poems.
   availble from three rooms press
   
   
   
   
   
   
 * you can get mike watt music (click on each):
   
   
   
   
   
   "contemplating the engine room" + "the secondman's middle stand" + "ball-hog
   or tugboat?" (infos from allmusic.com)
   
   or get songs and/or the whole album from the itunes store...
   
   
 * "hyphenated-man" (my thirdopera) out in japan:
   
   
   
   
   import available at cdjapan
   
   
   you can also obtain music from the minutemen and fIREHOSE at the all music
   guide site. here's the watt bio they got there too
   
   
 * the making of "contemplating the engine room" along w/the lyrics plus these
   discussions of my first opera by:
   
   * timm mcmahan for lazy eye
     
   * ted drozdowski for the boston phoenix
     
   * mark jenkins for the washington post
   * F1i2s3c4h5e6r7 for sputnikmusic.com
   * watt talkin' the opera w/jay babcock
     
   * david orr
     
     
     
 * the making of "the secondman's middle stand' recording diary
   
   
   
 * what's all this about the wrestling record, anyway? what kathleen hanna had
   to say regarding this piece on it called "heartbeat"
   
   
 * read (or in some cases look at and/or hear) these spiels w/watt:
   
    *   mike watt + the missingmen at the johnny stingray memorial at the
      redwood bar & grill on august 25, 2024
      
    * joeri bruyninckx's 2024 watt interview in psychedelic baby magazine
      
    * watt w/georgie + joe baiza, etc on 'old punks - netflix is a joke' from
      john mulaney's 'everybody's in l.a.' episode six' in 2024
      
    * watt spiels about new il sogno del marinaio album "terzo" w/scummy water
      tower in 2024
      
    * petra haden + mike watt discuss "planet chernobyl" w/jason woodbury in
      2024 for the aquarium drunkard
      
    * tv guidance counselor episode 622 (feb 26, 2024): mike watt
      
    * reverend guitars' circle r ranch session in 2023 w/watt on bass for mssv's
      "human reaction"
      
    * watt's 'rig rundown' w/ted drozdowski in 2023 for premier guitar (go to
      the 24 minute 11 second mark)
      
    * watt's november 2023 spiel on the stooges' "shake appeal" for hilowbrow
      
    * watt's "no treble" spiel for just the tone (posted oct 5, 2023)
      
    * jon d'auria talks to watt for bass magazine (posted oct 3, 2023)
      
    * watt in the wire (issue 475, sep 2023 edition)
      
    * IDIOTEQ 2023 slw cc watt piece
      
    * stevo rood's photos of mike watt + the missingmen live in 2023 at the
      lodge room
      
    * 'the artist's work ethic' 2023 watt interview
      
    * karl coryat's 2023 piece on watt for bassplayer
      
    * thorsten's 2023 interview w/watt for veil of sound
      
    * bazz magazine talks about pelicanman's "planet chernobyl" in 2023
      
    * exit musik in france talks to scotty irving + watt about their collab proj
      _spirit of hamlet_ in 2023 - english translation here
      
    * watt answers "fifteen" questions in 2023
      
    * this 2023 psyche.co piece cites minutemen
      
    * "northwest of hamuretto" reviewed in issue 471 (may 2023 edition) of the
      wire
      
    * watt talks to choas control in 2023 about the debut _spirit of hamlet_
      album
      
    * "mike baggetta, jim keltner and mike watt jam econo everywhen they go" by
      brad cohen in 2023
      
    * watt gets some "pierre pressure" in a 2023 spiel w/pierre de gaillande
      
    * 20 / 20 sound's 2023 short doc on the minutemen
      
    * todd congelliere + jimmy w/watt doing stooges on the best show 2022 (go to
      34:53 mark)
      
    * giles sibbald of "I wanna jump like dee dee" talks to watt in 2022
      
    * mike watt in ink 19
      
    * watt talks to xsnoize in 2022 about stuff including playing w/flipper
      
    * laughingmonkeymusic has watt aboard in 2022 for episode 160
      
    * 2021 watt tour of his pedro town for kaput magazin
      
    * watt in a 2021 easy reader piece on the "jazz v. punk" doc
      
    * bass magazine 2020 watt interview
      
    * rolling stone in 2020: watt's one of the top fifty bassists
      
    * that record got me high: watt talks about b.o.c.'s 'tyranny and mutation'
      in 2020
      
    * bassplayer in 2020 talks to watt about composing on bass
      
    * zig at the gig 2020 watt interview: part one and part two
      
    * comfort monk 2020 watt interview
      
    * bass magazine wattplower mark II review
      
    * scream & yell in 2020 talks to watt about "ball-hog or tuboat" 25th bday -
      english translation here
      
    * "a tale of two mikes" from rock & roll globe in 2019
      
    * liberty multimedia talks to mike watt in 2019
      
    * watt at ground control magazine
      
    * 2019 l.a. times piece on watt, chow and pedro
      
    * skug 2019 watt interview - english translation here
      
    * jazz trail 2019 "wall of flowers" review
      
    * watt 2019 profile at the creative independent
      
    * watt spiels about james joyce for no recess in 2018
      
    * bass musician 2018 watt interview
      
    * jason reed's 2017 watt interview
      
    * nick stargu's 2017 spiel on the "we jam econo" minutemen doc
      
    * watt w/daniel johnston on kcrw in 2017
      
    * watt w/thurston moore at cafe oto in london in 2017
      
    * watt on il sogno del marinaio for vice in 2017 - english translation here
      
    * il sogno del marinaio w/marc riley on bbc radio 6 in 2017
      
    * watt talks to premier guitar about big walnuts yonder in 2017
      
    * watt talks to earthquaker devices about big walnuts yonder in 2017
      
    * watt on the spirit of john coltrane in jazz times 2017
      
    * watt talks to justin kaufmann of wgn in 2017
      
    * houston press 2017 watt interview
      
    * wxpn watt + the jom and terry show 2017 gig review
      
    * detroit metro times 2017 watt interview
      
    * watt + missingmen do stooges' "little doll" in shanghai in 2017
      
    * that's beijing 2017 watt interview
      
    * the beijinger 2017 watt interview
      
    * punk rock theory 2017 watt interview
      
    * time out shanghai 2017 watt interview
      
    * liberty multimedia talks to mike watt in 2017
      
    * sonic nation 2017 watt interview
      
    * watt in the university of oregon daily emerald in 2017
      
    * watt first time ever in bend, or gig review 2017
      
    * fretboard journal 2016 spiel w/watt
      
    * for bass players only 2016 watt interview
      
    * "dad rock: mike watt's history lesson at sxsw" 2016 usa today piece and
      here's the 'pert-near 69 minute spiel
      
    * watt talking w/marc maron on his wtf show in 2015
      
    * mike watt y familea miranda in 2015
      
    * the rusty toque 2015 watt interview
      
    * il sogno del marinaio's 2014 daytrotter session
      
    * watt talking w/marco werman for pri in 2014
      
    * watt's baker's dozen at the quietus in 2014
      
    * watt on the cinco sander's show in 2013
      
    * u/kplaysbass' parital watt discography in 2013
      
    * dirty laundry 2013 watt interview (scroll down to bottom)
      
    * guy de federicis' 2012 spielgusher review
      
    * tvd's 2012 review of watt's "on and off bass" book release gig
      
    * 2012 l.a. times piece on watt's "on and off bass" photo show
      
    * village voice 2012 watt q and a
      
    * phoenix new times 2012 watt interview
      
    * some reactions to mike watt's "hyphenated-man"
      
    * exlaim.ca 2011 horseshoe tavenrn watt gig review
      
    * 3 rooms press reviews a 2011 nyc performance of "hyphenated-man"
      
    * denver's the marquee watt piece from 2011
      
    * greg barbrick's 2011 review of dos' "dos y dos"
      
    * watt gig on d boon's 2011 bday dc rock live review
      
    * mike watt's 2011 daytrotter session
      
    * iann robinson's 2011 "hyphenated-man" review
      
    * in the mex at radio reverb 2010 watt interview
      
    * verbicide magazine's 2010 watt interview
      
    * 2010 l.a. times piece on watt w/the stooges
      
    * "four on the floor" wall street journal 2010 review
      
    * watt's "invisible jukebox" in issue 320 (oct 2010) of the wire
      
    * music-illuminati 2010 watt interview
      
    * rock-a-rolla 2010 watt interview
      
    * crasier frane 2010 watt interview
      
    * singing bassist 2009 watt interview
      
    * cortesia de la casa watt interview at sasquatch 2009
      
    * brooklynvegan 2009 watt interview
      
    * chris goodman's 2009 watt interview
      
    * westworld's 2009 q and a w/watt
      
    * fluke fanzine 2009 watt interview
      
    * bass magazine (japan) watt + jun izawa 2008 interview
      
    * watt in the japan times watt in 2008
      
    * chris bilton's 2008 watt interview
      
    * fly guitars 2007 piece on watt and his basses
      
    * watt in popmatters
      
    * piratepods.com 2006 watt interview (hear the mp3 file)
      
    * watt talks w/michael t. fournier in 2006 about "double nickels on the
      dime"
      
    * ray barbee + chuck treece play w/watt in 2006 for fuel tv
      
    * watt talks w/linda bukowski in 2006 for mean magazine
      
    * bass guitar's 2006 watt piece
      
    * tiny mix tapes 2006 wattinterview
      
    * david rees talks about the minutemen in 2005
      
    * jalopnik 2005 piece on the (then) new boat
      
    * thurston moore in 2005 on meeting watt
      
    * neumu 2005 watt interview
      
    * chimpomatic 2001 watt interview
      
    * johnny fubar's watt + secondmen photos from 2004
      
    * suicide girls 2004 watt interview
      
      the a.v. club 2003 watt interview
      dusted magazine 2003 watt interview
      warrensburg free press 2003 watt interview
      "eyegifts from minnesota" 2002 mike watt + the jom & terry show doc
      slap 2002 watt interview
      excursions on wobbly rail 2001 watt interview
      neumu 2001 watt interview
      2001 belgian interview w/j mascis + watt
      talkbass 2001 watt interview
      bass magazine (from japan) 2001 watt article
      bass player magazine's 2001 watt road report w/the fog
      virginia-pilot 2000 article by chris grier on watt
      lazy-i 2000 watt interview
      earpollution 2000 watt interview
      
    * eric enriquez' 1998 watt interview
      
      
      

 * look and listen to this video of watt's "pelicanman" by mike muscarella
   
   
 * look and listen to this video of watt's "burstedman" by mike muscarella
   
   
 * look and listen to this video of watt's "beltsandedman" by mike muscarella
   
   
 * look and listen to this video of watt's "drove up from pedro" by mike
   muscarella
   
   
 * see and hear watt's "liberty calls!" video that spike jonze made for watt
   
   
 * look and listen to this video of watt's "big train" by spike jonze - it
   didn't get seen much cuz union pacific sued us (cuz of the model train)
   
   
 * watt gets older then younger again! thank you, bruce!
   
   
 * mike watt's hoot gallery
   
   
 * hot watt links
   
   
 * links watt likes
   
   
 * watt's practice pad - a quicktime vr tour
   
   remember, actors rehearse - we practice.
   
 * "the boat"
   
   sail on, brave econoline...
   
 * watt's pedalin' path - a quicktime movie
   
   at the crack of dawn, it's the bike I'm on
   
 * watt's 'puter setup
   
   what this hoot page is maintained w/plus the ibook the tour diaries get wrote
   on
   
 * touring w/ watt through the diaries of nels cline
   
   "clam blow" (jul - aug 1995)
   
   
   "shinebox" (sep - oct 1995)
   
   
   
 * banyan
   
   
 * madonnabes
   
   
 * dos
   
   
 * li'l pit
   
   
 * broke dick dog makes their debut w/a track for "super bad @ 65: a tribute to
   james brown"
   
   
 * my learning w/porno
   
   
 * watt and mascis on the germs tribute compilation "a small circle of friends"
   
   
 * watt and the crew of the flying saucer on the rock for choice benefit
   compilation "oh come all ye faithful"
   
   
 * watt and the crew of the flying saucer plus woody and two pedro dudes on the
   wire tribute compilation "whore"
   
   
 * watt joins the west coast modern day punk rock orchestra on their debut 3
   song 7 inch "correspondence"
   
   
 * take a look at raymond pettibon's works in progress during the summer of 2003
   
   
 * want to see watt act? he's in two of raymond pettibon's videofilms
   
   
 * greg prato's d. boon bio for allmusic.com
   
   
 * bryan dillon spiel
   
   now it's "these days in eugene"
   
 * carducci spiel
   
   thoughts from the mind of
   joe carducci
   
 * the principia discordia (23 apples of eris pdf version here)
   
   
 * the cluetrain manifesto
   
   
 * "far, far away"
   
   a story by
   snezana zabic
   
 * "my buddy"- a four act passion play
   
   
 * caffettiera napoletana a. passeggio
   
   
 * one of the best e-mails I ever got
   
   
 * a webpage w/much minutemen info - thank you big time hector!
   
   
 * some poems written by watt
   
   
 * uncle ray's grotto
   
   poetry, haiku, tanka, lyrics, fiction, essays and plain ol' spiel from
   uncle ray
   
 * "full service love kafka character"
   
   four-way renga w/
   kevin costello
   ,
   brother matt
   ,
   matt wascovich
   and
   watt
   in seven parts
   
 * "pedro to cleveland in thirty days"
   
   tag-team effort by
   brother matt
   &
   matt wascovich

   
   
 * confused by the slang? check out the pedro speak help page (courtesy of
   groundcontrolmag.com)
   
   
 * the current weather in san pedro, california
   
   
 * right now, what is the time in san pedro, anyway?
   
   
 * explore a little of my town w/romee, san pedro: block by block
   
   
 * I am a member of the san pedro bay historical society
   
   
 * here's a live stream of the port of los angeles' main channel (that means in
   real time!) from the roof of our maritime museum
   
   
 * west coast u.s. people: find out what grade your beach gets, courtesy of heal
   the bay
   
   
 * pictures I've taken of my pedro town, some shots by watt
   
   




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mike watt
maintains this web site
after creating it on:

november 10, 1996


last update:

october 7, 2024





5 this site dedicated to d boon



"get your hands in there and feel what the people are all about!"

(hear some 1985 spiels from d boon)





w/additional inspiration from john coltrane



"I the oblation and I the flame into which it is offered
I am the fire of the world and this world's mother and grandfather
I am om om om om om om!"

(hear a 1958 interview w/john coltrane)





for gigs watt works the wattplower bass which he
helped design w/the good people at reverend guitars





watt digs his bergantino forte hp amp and its nxtse212 speakerbox




and his barefaced super twin and super compact speakerboxes




plus his dna 1350 amp and dns-112nm speakerbox




and uses d'addario nyxl 40-95 bass strings







shovelsare busy!





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