Dead Kennedys

Jello Biafra



Jello in the pit



Jello Biafra



Jello Biafra



Jello Biafra




Jello Biafra




Jello Biafra




East Bay Ray




Klaus Flouride




Jello Biafra




Jello Stage Dive




Jello Biafra




Jello Biafra



Jello in the pit

 



D.H. Peligro

 

 

 

The Dead Kennedys were a challenging act to photograph as the mosh pit in front of the stage was always going full force. I remember being tossed around the floor at The Mab trying to shoot and protect my camera. The photos featured here were taken at The Keystone Berkeley where I found a safe place to perch and not be in constant motion in the pit.

Flipper opened the show and Bruce Loose got on stage with the DKs at some point to jam. it was a great night. All beer was served in plastic cups as it was a very physical night as well.

The Dead Kennedys were Jello Biafra, East Bay Ray, Klaus Flouride and D.H. Peligro. I saw the band quite a few times in various venues. I later saw them at the Cameo Theater in Miami, Fl as well. I wanted to say hi to D.H. who I knew through a friend. I didn't get to see D.H. but ended up going back to the hotel with East Bay Ray and a friend of mine. We spent the night there. I remember Jello and Richard Shelter were behind us walking up a staircase - funny what you remember. Ray came back to Fl to visit several months later. We took him to dinner at lil Reds BBQ and he joined us at The Jockey Pub for a Ruby Cadilac show. That club was a dive and when people realized that Easdt bay Ray was there they were truly amazed. After the show Ray jammed with many of the local musicians. It was a fun night. I even got on stage and played drums a bit. For some reason they decided to play Wipe Out which I didn't know how to play but played anyway. I wish I had pictures from that night as it was classic.