SURPRISE BAND AT SAN PEDRO HIGH SCHOOL October 20, 1981

This zine is a detailed oral history of a "surprise band" playing a lunchtime concert held on the front steps of San Pedro High School as part of their yearly senior week festivities — unbeknownst to the school administration about said band's troubled past with the Los Angeles Police Department. Senior class co-president, Kelly Dwyer, was entrusted to secure the "surprise band" with the administration's approval — and the rest is history. Firsthand accounts by various students and non-students who witnessed this lunchtime concert — still talked about to this day. A definite mind blow to the few fans of the band that attended S.P.H.S. and to curious observers, too. We managed to track down over 13 color photos (fully restored) to help tell the story. This zine also includes an article that was published on the Huffington Post's website, titled: Black Flag's Henry Rollins Helped Me Become the Coolest Girl in School, written by Kelly Dwyer. Also included is a clipping from the San Pedro High School Newspaper, Fore N Aft, on miscellaneous Black Flag matters, written by David Shay. This zine is a companion piece to the book, A Wailing of A Town "An Oral History of Early San Pedro Punk and More" 1977-1985.