Blood Drive 2000



There really are pix, I swear! But first... On Saturday October 28, 2000 the car clubs and hearse club, the psychos and punks, and gearheads and rockers of SoCal converged on Irvine, California to celebrate the horror and humor of Halloween at Blood Drive 2000. The first annual celebration of music and hot rods! Phantom Coaches was the only hearse club in attendance, and due to an early deadline for reservations only 10 coaches could be accommodated. There were plenty of other car clubs though: The Slackers, The Pedestrian Killers, the Lucky Devils, Bad Influence, Barons, Mishifts, Hecklers, Beatniks, Deacons, Pandilla de Lobos, Negative Camber, The Choppers, & Hellbilly Boys. If you didn't find somethin' with four wheels to drool over, you musta been blind! And the tunes! Twelve bands on two stages! Not at the same time, just so when one band was playin', the the next was settin' up. Almost no lag time between bands! Each band played for between 25 & 75 minutes. The bands where (in order): Speedbuggy, The Amazing Crowns, Blazing Haley, Zen Guerrilla, Throw Rag, Hellbound Hayride, Bleeders, Zeke, Supersuckers, The Misfits, The Damned, and (drum roll please)...X! I'm sorry, but most of the bands where a blur. The stand outs for me were: Speedbuggy, 'cause I thought they just rocked; The Misfits, 'cause their new lead singer had a rough time with the lyrics; The Damned, 'cause they were a pale imitation of the band I saw 14 years ago & their fog machine went berzerk; But the standout of the whole show was X! Back with the original lineup: Exene, John Doe, Billy Zoom, and D.J. Bonebreak! Nobody can rock harder! Except for a little problem with the rhythm section at the start of "The Unheard Music", they were flawless. they even played "Johny Hit and Run Paulene" (they said years ago that they wouldn't play it in concert anymore)! It was like stepping back 20 years and slammin' the night away! By the way, they were wrong about Clapton: Billy Zoom is God! I had a bitchin' time! Showin' off the coach and coffin. Groovin' on all the rides and tunes. Even said "hi" to some of you HEARSE DRIVERs! I can't wait 'til next year! ...Now, on to the pix!
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The Hearses of Blood Drive 2000

	Bob and his '55 Superior-Pontiac (This baby is pristine!)	Paul's '64 Superior-Caddy	Dig that motor...	...and custom upholstery
The Car Clubs of Blood Drive 2000




Unfortunately, my camera's batteries died before I could get any shots of the bands (sometimes life sux). If anyone has any pix of the bands I'd really dig it if ya'd email me some. hearsedriver@hearsedriver.com