Two Days In February: The Goo Goo Dolls in Los Angeles 1990
The second time I had seen the Goo Goo Dolls, they were playing the Coconut Teaszer up in Los Angeles. February 1990. We made a road trip up there and even had some of my film student friends bring a camera up there to film the show. This was a huge deal, as it only wasn’t the Goo Goo Dolls that were playing, but their friend, a 50 year lounge singer by the name of Lance Diamond, was paying his own way to come across country to sing with them! Five songs! A 50 year lounge singer singing for a punk band?! Totally unheard of at the time. And 50 years old? It’s common place now, but back there, there were no 50 year olds singing for a punk band. That was ancient to someone almost 30 years younger! Could “old” people even rock that hard? We were about to find out.
On the way back to Diana’s, everyone was in great spirits despite something that happened before they played. Turns out one of the opening bands, according to George, (The Creamers played right before them) tried tightened the drumheads so tight that had he actually hit the drums before checking, they would’ve broken and the whole night would’ve been ruined. I would’ve been livid, but their positivity shined through and they had a victorious set. I really don’t think it was someone from the Creamers, as I got to know them after moving to Los Angeles and they were/are very nice people. I even asked them if they knew anything about that night and they totally don’t think their drummer would have done such a thing. And I believe them. So it had to be one of the other bands.
One response to “Two Days In February: The Goo Goo Dolls in Los Angeles 1990”
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That show will live on forever. I remember Marie and I stopping by at Diana’s at some point too… I think,
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