(Blake, a k a Matt, Wilson, revisits his history in the San Diego scene.)
I got into the Southern California punk scene with my friend Jesus Reyes, a kid from Tijuana living in Bonita, in about 1981 through the older punks at school; school being Bonita Vista in the South Bay, the punks being Matt Hemlin; Adam Morgan; Anna Stjerne; Cindy Vitalich; and mostly Scott MacDonald, who was my best friend’s older brother.
Scott was in the SDSH, which eased the way a bit as a kid in what could be a pretty intimidating scene for a 15-year-old. Mike Stobbe was a year ahead of us at the junior high, and he was into the same scene, but we weren’t tight. I used to ride my bike into Chula Vista from Bonita to buy records at Licorice Pizza at Broadway and H Streets when Bart Mendoza, Peter and Donnie worked there. They had a little “Punk/New Wave” section, and I think we bought most of it.
Read morePortrait of my life as a young San Diego punk rocker
