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old shows

Film scans of shows from before the glorious advent of digital photography.
83 shows
83 shows 		84 shows
84 shows 		85 shows
85 shows 		88 shows
88 shows
92 shows
92 shows 		Green Day
Green Day 		GRIMPLE B4B 99
GRIMPLE B4B 99 		Mike in early Filth
Mike in early Filth
Filth shows
Filth shows 		Fang shows
Fang shows 		Neurosis
Neurosis

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Dave Halfhead 09-Aug-2016 20:53
Great pics, Murray. So many memories. Your photos were always so prominent in MRR, and I always remembered thinking how lucky you were to be one of the "in" people. One of my best memories is at a show at The Farm and you came up to me and handed me a photo that you had taken of me slam dancing at some show. I was pretty stoked!!! Wish I still had it, as an ex-girlfriend snagged it from me. Anyways, hope you're well.
Alex Hamalian 07-Jan-2015 15:54
Wow... When I looked at those Front-Line photo's I didn't even recognize myself or remember the show... I guess one of the bennys of dead braincells and years behind you is the joy of all those memories jarred loose. You were always at the show Murray!
Andy Nystrom 26-Aug-2010 21:52
Do you have any pics of the Broken Bones/Special Forces/Drab/Sorex/Defy gig at Ruthies in early '85?
I sang for Sorex ... I believe I was wearing a Misfits "Evilive" T-shirt.
hanx
Murray Bowles08-Jul-2010 04:12
uh, in the past?
Jennifer 08-Jul-2010 03:27
Where's 86, 87, 88, et al?
Taylor 11-Jan-2010 00:55
Great stuff I'm very glad to have such history recorded. Thanks alot.

-Taylor*
Guest 05-May-2009 03:51
I just spent over an hour going through your pics Murray, I feel like I just went back in time. People have no idea, the 80's were the best and would never give up those days. The Bay Area scene was the best, so many friends and so many memories. Thanks Murray! When on FACEBOOK check out my photo albums, some great skate memories and a few pics you gave me back in the day for one of our zines or somthing, Thanks again,
SalBug
Joe Sib 08-Jan-2009 23:44
These photos bring back so many memories. It feels like it was all from a movie, like it wasn't real. Over the years people ask, "what was it like growing up in the punk scene?" and each time I try to answer I never can convey what your photos have captured. Raw 100% energy with NO hesitation. Man, that was fun! Thanks Murray for always being there with your camera and sorry for the time I stagedived or spit beer on ya! Hope you are well.

Joe Sib
michael 11-Jun-2008 20:21
What a fucking good time we all had!!
mike, mistaken identity 07-Dec-2007 23:43
man i looked all ovr the internet for this shit. i shoud've typed murray bowles first!
Guest 07-Dec-2007 23:34
dang this is the only real punk site . i cant beleive u have all these shots on here.i looked all over the web.murray u got the good good. mike , mistaken identity[1980's punk]
Guest 08-Nov-2006 00:55
love the black and white. great job!
Joey Schaaf 21-Feb-2006 21:09
Murray if you had not done what you have done so much might have been lost and forgotten. Thanks for all those 25 cent pictures! I treasure them.

Joey
Mikey Miller 22-Dec-2005 05:58
Murray, man, I have to say how much I cherish any and all photographs you have taken of so many dear and loved brothers and sisters...Bowles por vida...love, love, and more.
craigums 14-Jun-2005 03:25
where are some pics of YOU back then, murray?!?!
Ditch Urgents 19-Feb-2005 18:27
Thanks a bunch...!
donovan 13-Oct-2004 12:54
murray you rock! thank you for keeping such an amazing record of our history & thanx 4 all the rides! you are a god! m.y.o. murray youth organization/moocrew(geriatric edition)
Matt Etheridge 07-Oct-2004 23:05
Holy shit! It's nice to see the scene a scant 21 years later! Good job Murray, you rip and thanks for posting this priceless collection!
Charles Normal 26-Sep-2004 05:36
Murray, thanks for having the foresight to capture and cohesively log the zeitgeist of Bay Area teen angst! I never had any yearbook photos or graduation portraits taken because I was too busy trying to find a ride home from the Tool & Die most school nights, and if it wasn't for you and your shutter I would have fewer memories of who I am and used to be all those years ago. Your pix have rekindled something in me that I thought was lost a long time ago. But then, that's what great art is supposed to do. Inspire.

Thanks for being an inspiration.

Charles Normal - Executioner
rachel royce 20-Sep-2004 03:54
thanks murray, for being so diligent and creative in documenting a scene that would have been forever lost if the handful of people like you didn't take the time to support an important part of punk history. your exhibits and others helped make the reunion a nostalgic trip into our collective youth. those of us that lived thru that period and survived it all and moved on with our lives will be forever grateful.

-rachel and toni
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