Black Flag - Starry Night, Portland, OR, August 5th, 1983

08-05-83 PORTLAND OR/ 06 EUGENE OR/ 07 SEATTLE WA/ 08 VANCOUVER CANADA: This four show outing with the Meat Puppets was some of Davo at his finest. He drove and drove and hardly slept. He kept himself powered on large cokes from gas stations. He referred to them as “99 ouncers.” Pretty much the only music played in the van was the first Dio solo album and Heaven and Hell by Black Sabbath. On the way to one of the dates we stopped into a college radio station and took calls. We got this strange call from this hick sounding guy who said something like “We’re kicking back on the porch having a few beers and twisting up a few doobies and we’re listening to your music on the radio and hearing what you have to say. We wanted to know if you have any Dio in your music?” Pretty strange question considering that all we’ve heard on the way up is the relentless playing of Dio. Greg fell for it hook, line and sinker. I went out to the hallway and saw the Meat Puppets gathered around the payphone talking to Greg on the air.

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I got into Black Oak Arkansas because of Black Flag! And some George Harrison and Grateful Dead.

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