The Moon in June

As the moon in June wanes, I wax poetic. 

The moon in June shines firstly on D. Boon. 

 

 

Minuteman D. was an important figure in the history of punk rock & independent music. Boon's solos were very unique, using odd rhythms or scales that were influenced by jazz or classical guitar. He was one of the most technically accomplished American punk guitarists of all time.

4:40 am - Centennial, Arizona - 12/22/1985

D. Boon's life was tragically cut short on a lonely stretch of Interstate 10 in the Arizona desert at the age of 27. He was traveling with his fiance, Linda Kite at the wheel, & his sister Jeannine in the passenger seat. He was asleep in the back of the 1979 Dodge van when a broken left rear axle caused the van to go off the road & roll over. Dennes was thrown from the van & suffered a broken neck. 

 

D. Boon - D. Boon & Friends, Box-O-Plenty BOPCD001, 2003.
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Jams with Crane & Richard Derrick 11/84-6/85 -    
Everyone was There    
Fifth Gear    
Deadline    
The Waiting Stage    
Indecision    
Theme from Empty Box    
The Long Road Home    
Take You There    
Freedom Forever    
Jam # 6    
Binky's Round-Up    
Too Much Fun
All Over the Place    
The Viking Song    
Just Around the Corner    
As Long As (Parts 1 & 2)    

Hammerdown @ The Music Machine 4/5/84 -    
Hammerdown I    
This Land is Your Land    
Hammerdown II    

D. Boon @ The Lhasa Club 6/27/84 -     
Our New Industrial Direction    
That's All There Is    
My Part    
Don't Look Now    
Plight    
Corona    

Minutemen with Guest Drummer UCLA 1/30/85 -    
But First...    
I Felt Like a Gringo    
God Bows to Math    
Themselves    
Self-Referenced    
#1 Hit Song    
History Lesson - Part II    

D. Boon @ Home 5/85 -    
Many as One    

bonus track -
D. Boon - In His Own Words

 

 

 

Enjoy,
NØ