Reviving San Diego's Rock Renaissance
(Editor’s note: This update clarifies Cricket’s work in the union and adds a second variant of his ad, featuring a classic photo of teenage Bobo.)
It’s exciting to spot an old friend on a new platform.
Case in point: Che Underground scenester Bobo (now living in Florida and traveling under the moniker Cricket), who makes a compelling case for voting his working-class interests in the 2020 election.
The recent invocation of legendary San Diego scenester Bobo reminded me that Bruce Haemmerle donated an extremely valuable curio to the Che Underground collection: recto and verso scans of an actual invitation to BoboStock, Dec. 22, 1982, which featured what eyewitnesses say was a definitive performance by the Answers.
While my own association with the band didn’t begin until March 1983 at the Che Cafe, this event lingered in Bobo hagiography for many years. Here’s an opportunity to amass recollections about the man and the music that shaped a generation.