2006-present. 451 questions asked. All will be

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An ongoing dialogue (Oct 2006-present); document last updated 22-Oct-2013
Contents
2006 ............................................................................................................................................................ 14
(#1) NOV 3, 2006 – Tiki Houseman (San Francisco) ............................................................................. 14
(#2) NOV 18, 2006 – Paul Bergmann (San Francisco)  greeting ........................................................ 14
(#3) NOV 20, 2006 – Peter (Texas) ........................................................................................................ 14
(#4) NOV 20, 2006 – Bonnie ................................................................................................................... 14
(#5) NOV 23, 2006 – Tim Rogers (Scotland) .......................................................................................... 14
2007 ............................................................................................................................................................ 14
(#6) JAN 3, 2007 – Ryan  greeting ...................................................................................................... 14
(#7) JAN 5, 2007 – Fritz Fox (of The Mutants)  greeting ..................................................................... 14
(#8) JAN 9, 2007 – Martin  greeting ..................................................................................................... 15
(#9) JAN 11, 2007 – Cosgrove ................................................................................................................ 15
(#10) JAN 15, 2007 – Aaron Mundy  greeting ..................................................................................... 15
(#11) JAN 18, 2007 – Jeremy Hill (San Francisco) ................................................................................. 15
(#12) JAN 18, 2007 – Mike Skipper (of Skeleton Television) .................................................................. 15
(#13) JAN 21, 2007 – Panek (Warsaw, Poland) ..................................................................................... 15
(#14) JAN 27, 2007 – Panek (Poland) .................................................................................................... 16
(#15) FEB 23, 2007 – Ian (New Zealand) ............................................................................................... 16
(#16) FEB 26, 2007 – Rosemary (Berkeley, California) .......................................................................... 16
(#17) MARCH 6, 2007 – Ray Carmen (Cut and Paste Records) ............................................................ 17
(#18) MARCH 28, 2007 – Frankie D ....................................................................................................... 17
(#19) APRIL 4, 2007 – Brian G ............................................................................................................... 17
(#20) APRIL 9, 2007 – Brian G ............................................................................................................... 17
(#21) APRIL 10, 2007 – Enek-o .............................................................................................................. 18
(#22) APRIL 13, 2007 – Robert E ........................................................................................................... 18
(#23) APRIL 25, 2007 – Brian G ............................................................................................................. 18
(#24) MAY 3, 2007 – Adrian W ............................................................................................................... 18
(#25) MAY 4, 2007 – Ernest H (Molotov Cocktail) .................................................................................. 18
(#26) MAY 24, 2007 - Bob ....................................................................................................................... 19
(#27) MAY 27, 2007 – Tom L .................................................................................................................. 19
(#28) MAY 7, 2007 - Toni ........................................................................................................................ 19
(#29) JUNE 13, 2007 - Joseph ................................................................................................................ 19
(#30) JUNE 27, 2007 - Nyles................................................................................................................... 20
(#31) JUNE 28, 2007 - Nyles................................................................................................................... 20
(#32) JUNE 30, 2007 - Chris ................................................................................................................... 20
(#33) JULY 17, 2007 – DaVeO ............................................................................................................... 21
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(#34) JULY 20, 2007 – Tom L ................................................................................................................. 21
(#35) AUG 17, 2007 – Brad Pejack (California)  greeting ................................................................... 21
(#36) AUG 18, 2007 – Jack ..................................................................................................................... 21
(#37) AUG 19, 2007 – Anon .................................................................................................................... 21
(#38) AUG 20, 2007 – Ken (formerly Anon) ............................................................................................ 23
(#39) AUG 21, 2007 – Fredrik W (Sweden) ............................................................................................ 23
(#40) AUG 29, 2007 - Murdock (France)................................................................................................. 23
(#41) AUG 30, 2007 – Murdock (France) ................................................................................................ 23
(#42) SEPT 4, 2007 – Murdock (France) ................................................................................................ 24
(#43) SEPT 19, 2007 – Josh ................................................................................................................... 24
(#44) SEPT 26, 2007 – Culen J (California) ............................................................................................ 24
(#45) SEPT 30, 2007 – Shane B ............................................................................................................. 25
(#46) SEPT 30, 2007 –Mike S ................................................................................................................. 25
(#47) OCT 1, 2007 - Polly........................................................................................................................ 25
(#48) OCT 4, 2007 – Aaron C ................................................................................................................. 25
(#49) OCT 23, 2007 – Aaron C ............................................................................................................... 26
(#50) OCT 9, 2007 – Shane B ................................................................................................................. 26
(#51) OCT 12, 2007 – Matt (Michigan) .................................................................................................... 27
(#52) OCT 15, 2007 - Maes..................................................................................................................... 27
(#53) OCT 21, 2007 – Jude (Canada) ..................................................................................................... 27
(#54) OCT 24, 2007 – Aaron (Minnesota) ............................................................................................... 28
(#55) NOV 1, 2007 – Patricio (Chile) ....................................................................................................... 28
(#56) NOV 3, 2007 - Cosgrove ................................................................................................................ 28
(#57) NOV 21, 2007 – Kyle (Canada) ..................................................................................................... 29
(#58) NOV 22, 2007 – Michael A ............................................................................................................ 29
(#59) NOV 26, 2007 – Rude Ken ............................................................................................................ 30
(#60) NOV 27, 2007 – Stefan (Germany) ................................................................................................ 30
(#61) NOV 28, 2007 – A. Henry D. .......................................................................................................... 30
(#62) DEC 5, 2007 – Patricio (Chile) ....................................................................................................... 31
(#63) DEC 7, 2007 – Ryan C................................................................................................................... 31
(#64) DEC 22, 2007 – Essron (San Francisco) ....................................................................................... 32
(#65) DEC 23, 2007 – Chris .................................................................................................................... 32
(#66) DEC 23, 2007 – Nik H .................................................................................................................... 33
(#67) DEC 25, 2007 – Panek (Poland) .................................................................................................... 33
(#68) DEC 30, 2007 – Josh C ................................................................................................................. 35
2008 ............................................................................................................................................................ 35
(#69) JAN 2, 2008 – Chris ....................................................................................................................... 35
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(#70) JAN 2, 2008 – Maurice L (Chile) .................................................................................................... 35
(#71) JAN 4, 2008 – Warren P ................................................................................................................ 36
(#72) JAN 9, 2008 – Darlene ................................................................................................................... 36
(#73) JAN 10, 2008 – Simon B (California) ............................................................................................. 36
(#74) JAN 21, 2008 – Barry B ................................................................................................................. 37
(#75) JAN 23, 2008 – Rodrigo (Brazil) .................................................................................................... 37
(#76) Jan 24, 2008 - Allan B (Michigan) .................................................................................................. 37
(#77) JAN 24, 2008 – Faye V .................................................................................................................. 38
(#78) JAN 27, 2008 – DAN (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) ....................................................................... 38
(#79) – JAN 29, 2008 – Chris .................................................................................................................. 38
(#80) – JAN 29, 2008 – Colin J ............................................................................................................... 39
(#81) – FEB 3, 2008 – Apple-O ............................................................................................................... 39
(#82) FEB 14, 2008 – Allan ..................................................................................................................... 39
(#83) – FEB 17, 2008 – Jule.................................................................................................................... 40
(#84) FEB 20, 2008 - Ray F .................................................................................................................... 40
(#85) FEB 21, 2008 – Jake...................................................................................................................... 40
(#86) FEB 25, 2008 – Doug M ................................................................................................................ 40
(#87) FEB 29, 2008 - Eric “Arab” Groff .................................................................................................... 41
(#88) MARCH 1, 2008 – Aniel B (Brazil) ................................................................................................. 41
(#89) MARCH 6, 2008 – Michelle D ........................................................................................................ 41
(#90) MARCH 6, 2008 – Apple-O ............................................................................................................ 41
(#91) MARCH 7, 2008 – Ken (Australia) ................................................................................................. 42
(#92) MARCH 8, 2008 – Adam C (UK) ................................................................................................... 42
(#93) MARCH 10, 2008 – Bob  would love to open for DK in San Diego ............................................ 43
(#94) MARCH 11, 2008 - Ron (your Dutch Amsterdam roadie from 1984 till the last show in Feb 1986
at UC Davis ............................................................................................................................................. 43
(#95) MARCH 11, 2008 - Ron (your Dutch Amsterdam roadie from 1984 till the last show in Feb 1986
at UC Davis ............................................................................................................................................. 43
(#96) MARCH 19, 2008 – Andrew J ........................................................................................................ 43
(#97) MARCH 25, 2008 - Gaston (Netherlands) ..................................................................................... 44
(#98) MARCH 31, 2008 – Andy ............................................................................................................... 44
(#99) APRIL 4, 2008 – Matts ................................................................................................................... 44
(#100) APRIL 5, 2008 – SEAN S (Canada) ............................................................................................ 45
(#101) APRIL 13, 2008 - Bob Stubbs (Brazen Beat) .............................................................................. 45
(#102) APRIL 18, 2008 – Josh (Pennsylvania) ...................................................................................... 45
(#103) APRIL 18, 2008 – Vincent ............................................................................................................ 45
(#104) APRIL 22, 2008 – Johnny Turk .................................................................................................... 46
(#105) APRIL 22, 2008 – Pete ................................................................................................................ 47
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(#106) APRIL 23, 2008 – James K.......................................................................................................... 47
(#107) APRIL 23, 2008 - Sean Shaul (Vancouver, Canada) .................................................................. 47
(#108) APRIL 25, 2008 – Nick F ............................................................................................................. 48
(#109) APRIL 29, 2008 – Bil the Bass (Scotland) ................................................................................... 48
(#110) APRIL 29, 2008 – Vincent ............................................................................................................ 48
(#111) MAY 2, 2008 – Andy .................................................................................................................... 49
(#112) MAY 3, 2008 – Sascha ................................................................................................................ 49
(#113) MAY 5, 2008 - Scott (Scotland) ................................................................................................... 49
(#114) MAY 6, 2008 - Andy ..................................................................................................................... 49
(#115) MAY 8, 2008 – Mark H ................................................................................................................. 50
(#116) MAY 9, 2008 – Sean (Canada) .................................................................................................... 50
(#117) MAY 12, 2008 – Andy (Canada) .................................................................................................. 50
(#118) MAY 14, 2008 – Piotr (Poland) .................................................................................................... 50
(#119) MAY 19, 2008 – Marianne ........................................................................................................... 51
(#120) MAY 20, 2008 – Mike ................................................................................................................... 51
(#121) MAY 22, 2008 - GunGrave Runner (UK) ..................................................................................... 51
(#122) MAY 27, 2008 – Jon..................................................................................................................... 52
(#123) MAY 31, 2008 - FeFe ................................................................................................................... 52
(#124) MAY 31, 2008 - Patrick ................................................................................................................ 53
(#125) JUNE 6, 2008 - Kenny (Buffalo, New York) ................................................................................. 53
(#126) JUNE 8, 2008 - Eddie (UK) .......................................................................................................... 53
(#127) JULY 14, 2008 – Leona (Germany) ............................................................................................. 53
(#128) JULY 14, 2008 - Matt ................................................................................................................... 53
(#129) JULY 15, 2008 – Andy (Canada) ................................................................................................. 54
(#130) JULY 18, 2008 - Marianne ........................................................................................................... 54
(#131) JULY 24, 2008 - Huia (New Zealand) .......................................................................................... 54
(#132) JULY 26, 2008 - Kraig B .............................................................................................................. 54
(#133) JULY 29, 2008 - Jan P ................................................................................................................. 55
(#134) JULY 31, 2008 - Morb .................................................................................................................. 55
(#135) AUGUST 9, 2008 - Ramona M .................................................................................................... 55
(#136) AUGUST 9, 2008 – Marianne ...................................................................................................... 56
(#137) AUGUST 11. 2008 - Yuki (Japan) ................................................................................................ 56
(#138) AUG 18. 2008 - Connor ............................................................................................................... 56
(#139) AUG 22, 2008 - Duncan H (UK) ................................................................................................... 57
(#140) AUG 25, 2008 – Michael .............................................................................................................. 57
(#141) AUG 27, 2008 – Sue M ................................................................................................................ 57
(#142) SEPT 1, 2008 – Ben10 ................................................................................................................ 58
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(#143) SEPT 5, 2008 – Vincent ............................................................................................................... 58
(#144) SEPT 22, 2008 – Tim M ............................................................................................................... 59
(#145) OCT 6, 2008 – Tim M................................................................................................................... 59
(#146) SEPT 26, 2008 – Kerrek .............................................................................................................. 59
(#147) OCT 4, 2008 – Tony R ................................................................................................................. 60
(#148) OCT 5, 2008 – Adam C ............................................................................................................... 60
(#149) OCT 11, 2008 – Panek (Canada) +6 ....................................................................................... 60
(#150) OCT 13, 2008 – Schultz  do you miss the good old days of punk? … loved your stage attitude
................................................................................................................................................................. 61
(#151) OCT 29, 2008 - Bill....................................................................................................................... 61
(#152) OCT 29, 2008 – Bill ...................................................................................................................... 62
(#153) OCT 29, 2008 – Greg M .............................................................................................................. 62
(#154) NOV 4, 2008 - Anonymous .......................................................................................................... 63
(#155) NOV 9, 2008 – Fuja Rose ............................................................................................................ 63
(#156) NOV 11, 2008 – coffeekid ............................................................................................................ 63
(#157) NOV 15, 2008 - Pat ...................................................................................................................... 63
(#158) NOV 17, 2008 - Dale .................................................................................................................... 64
(#159) NOV 18, 2008 - Marek W, Polska, Europe .................................................................................. 64
(#160) NOV 19, 2008 - Professor Strychnine.......................................................................................... 65
(#161) NOV 22, 2008 - Patrick ................................................................................................................ 65
(#162) NOV 22, 2008 - Patrick ................................................................................................................ 66
(#163) NOV 30, 2008 – Chris/Panek (Canada)  +14 ........................................................................... 66
(#164) DEC 12, 2008 – Josh (California) ................................................................................................ 69
(#165) DEC 13, 2008 - Reuben R ........................................................................................................... 69
(#166) DEC 21, 2008 – Rick S ................................................................................................................ 69
(#167) DEC 25, 2008 – Panek (Poland) .................................................................................................. 70
(#168) DEC 27, 2008 - Roger Trouserboy .............................................................................................. 70
2009 ............................................................................................................................................................ 70
(#169) JAN 1, 2009 – Greg ..................................................................................................................... 70
(#170) JAN 7, 2009 – Ty ......................................................................................................................... 70
(#171) JAN 25, 2009 - Dave Taylor (Dundee, Scotland) ........................................................................ 71
(#172) – JAN 26, 2009 – Evan Clayburg ................................................................................................. 71
(#173) FEB 5, 2009 – Karen.................................................................................................................... 71
(#174) FEB 10, 2009 – Russ ................................................................................................................... 72
(#175) FEB 12, 2009 – Patrick ................................................................................................................ 72
(#176) FEB 13, 2009 – Ben Hood ........................................................................................................... 73
(#177) FEB 13, 2009 – Ben Hood ........................................................................................................... 73
(#178) FEB 13, 2009 - James Heyward .................................................................................................. 73
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(#179) FEB 14, 2009 - Adrian Steiner Cival ............................................................................................ 73
(#180) FEB 19, 2009 - Adrian Steiner Cival ............................................................................................ 73
(#181) FEB 23, 2009 – Nick Blakey ........................................................................................................ 74
(#182) FEB 25, 2009 – Chris Miller ......................................................................................................... 74
(#183) MARCH 4, 2009 – Bob Barry ....................................................................................................... 75
(#184) MARCH 4, 2009 – Donny Boy ..................................................................................................... 75
(#185) MARCH 8, 2009 - Bernd .............................................................................................................. 75
(#186) MARCH 16, 2009 – Chris Miller ................................................................................................... 76
(#187) MARCH 16, 2009 - Geoff ............................................................................................................. 76
(#188) MARCH 26, 2009 – Mike Water................................................................................................... 76
(#189) MARCH 31, 2009 - DB Ruderman  .......................................................................................... 76
(#190) APRIL 7, 2009 – Mija ................................................................................................................... 76
(#191) APRIL 13, 2009 - Bartleby the Scrivener ..................................................................................... 77
(#192) APRIL 16, 2009 – Carrigan  how are you? Where’s indian mike? ........................................... 78
(#193) APRIL 16, 2009 – Carrigan  comment about the tea party ...................................................... 78
(#194) APRIL 27, 2009 - Rick Contreras (Dr. Know) .............................................................................. 78
(#195) APRIL 30, 2009 - Bob Calhoun AKA Count Dante ...................................................................... 78
(#196) MAY 4, 2009 - William Murderface .............................................................................................. 79
(#197) MAY 4, 2009 – Jay ....................................................................................................................... 79
(#198) MAY 6, 2009 – Sherry .................................................................................................................. 81
(#199) MAY 14, 2009 – Duncan (UK) ..................................................................................................... 81
(#200) MAY 31, 2009 – Alex ................................................................................................................... 82
(#201) JUNE 4, 2009 - Tetsuya Kanehara .............................................................................................. 82
(#202) JUNE 4, 2009 – Hunter ................................................................................................................ 83
(#203) JUNE 5, 2009 – Marco ................................................................................................................. 84
(#204) JUNE 5, 2009 – Hunter ................................................................................................................ 84
(#205) JUNE 14, 2009 – Hiccups ............................................................................................................ 84
(#206) JUNE 15, 2009 - Silvia ................................................................................................................. 84
(#207) JUNE 17, 2009 - John Kinard ...................................................................................................... 85
(#208) JUNE 17, 2009 – Betty................................................................................................................. 85
(#209) JUNE 18, 2009 - Patrick .............................................................................................................. 85
(#210) JUNE 18, 2009 – Zach Frace ...................................................................................................... 86
(#211) JUNE 19, 2009 - Morb ................................................................................................................. 86
(#212) JUNE 22, 2009 - Bruno Ferreira (Portugal) ................................................................................. 87
(#213) JUNE 25, 2009 – Theron Day ...................................................................................................... 87
(#214) JUNE 26, 2009 – Erik  is there a video or audio for Bus through the Barrier that I can embed?
................................................................................................................................................................. 88
(#215) JUNE 26, 2009 – Erik  comment about DH .............................................................................. 88
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(#216) JULY 6, 2009 – Alison (Montreal, Canada)  request for autographed photo for 14-year old
son; loves the ledge too........................................................................................................................... 88
(#217) JULY 10, 2009 – James Kimmey  how can I get your music? ................................................. 88
(#218) JULY 19, 2009 – Jim Boldman .................................................................................................... 88
(#219) JULY 22, 2009 – Danny Stein  bass recommendation ............................................................ 89
(#220) JULY 29, 2009 – JOE  where can I buy jumbo shrimp? .......................................................... 89
(#221) AUG 5, 2009 – Alan  compliment ............................................................................................. 89
(#222) AUG 6, 2009 – Matt  more DK songs slated for rockband? ..................................................... 89
(#223) AUG 13, 2009 – Jimmy  would you sign my bass if I sent it to you? ....................................... 90
(#224) AUG 16, 2009 – Xander Ripp  what strings did you use for the recording of Fresh Fruit? ...... 90
(#225) AUG 21, 2009 – George Elvin  message from an old friend .................................................... 90
(#226) AUG 24, 2009 – Srini!  greeting ............................................................................................... 90
(#227) AUG 24, 2009 – Srini Ramone  greeting .................................................................................. 90
(#228) AUG 27, 2009 – Jon R  tribute? ............................................................................................... 90
(#229) AUG 30, 2009 – Frank Kleissle  what is your favorite instrument? .......................................... 90
(#230) AUG 31, 2009 – KSDKJ  - Biafra is the only reason you are famous ...................................... 91
(#231) AUG 31, 2009 – Fernando  what’s happening with DK?.......................................................... 91
(#232) SEPT 19, 2009 – Neal Rosenfeld  ........................................................................................... 91
(#233) SEPT 21, 2009 – Brian Clark ....................................................................................................... 91
(#234) SEPT 30, 2009 – Ross ................................................................................................................ 91
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(#235) OCT 4, 2009 – Dida Kutz  will you play at my 60 birthday? ................................................... 92
(#236) OCT 5, 2009 – Scotty .................................................................................................................. 92
(#237) OCT 12, 2009 – Jennifer Duffy  how is your health? ............................................................... 92
(#238) OCT 13, 2009 – Terry Stout  hope you get better .................................................................... 92
(#239) OCT 20, 2009 – Randy Ellis  if you ever come back east … ................................................... 93
(#240) OCT 22, 2009 – Scott Goering  is david brian around anymore? ............................................ 93
(#241) OCT 26, 2009 – Michael Puccio .................................................................................................. 93
(#242) NOV 1, 2009 – Eddie Reilly  comment ..................................................................................... 94
(#243) NOV 2, 2009 – Gerry  thank you for being a big part of the soundtrack of my life .................. 94
(#244) NOV 6, 2009 – Ray  question about a youtube video .............................................................. 94
(#245) NOV 10, 2009 – Erick Hartz  looking for music by Donny Waugh ........................................... 94
(#246) NOV 12, 2009 – Simon Bob (Los Angeles, California)  do you remember me – I sang for Ugly
Americans and Corrosion of Conformity ................................................................................................. 94
(#247) NOV 12, 2009 – Twichy  love your solo stuff ........................................................................... 95
(#248) NOV 13, 2009 – Stephen what is the origin of the song dogbite ............................................. 95
(#249) NOV 19, 2009 – Olly (UK) ............................................................................................................ 95
(#250) NOV 24, 2009 – Responsible Johnny  would like to do a DK tribute … .................................. 95
(#251) DEC 1, 2009 – John Kinard  just wanted to say thank you for the CD .................................... 95
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(#252) DEC 2, 2009 – Amir Fassad  message from manasseh bernal of fleeting trance ................... 96
(#253) DEC 5, 2009 – Greg  accused of selling out ............................................................................ 96
(#254) DEC 14, 2009 – Mikkel Barfoed  questions about your bass/Bass of the Day forum .............. 96
(#255) DEC 14, 2009 – Alex  comment/Brandon cruz ........................................................................ 96
(#256) DEC 27, 2009 – Henrik Forss ...................................................................................................... 96
(#257) DEC 27, 2009 – Ryan Hemingsen  any tips on fast picking? .................................................. 96
(#258) DEC 29, 2009 – Robert  may I request an autographed photograph? .................................... 97
(#259) DEC 29, 2009 – Srini!!!  comment ............................................................................................ 97
(#260) DEC 30, 2009 – Andre Krause (Brazil)  come back to Brazil? ................................................. 97
2010 ............................................................................................................................................................ 97
(#261) JAN 12, 2010 – Alex Zawodniak  do you use chord progressions when you write music? ..... 97
(#262) JAN 13, 2010 – Simon Bob  are you coming to LA soon? ....................................................... 97
(#263) JAN 21, 2010 – Aaron Donovan  duty or a burden to further expose the truth and lies of this
hidden hand’s vision? .............................................................................................................................. 97
(#264) JAN 22, 2010 – Aldo Alonzo  if you can find some time …. ..................................................... 98
(#265) JAN 24, 2010 – Germ  looking for a copy of the cover art of donut’s demo dork me
bangladesh .............................................................................................................................................. 98
(#266) JAN 26, 2010 – Wim Konings (Belgium)  festival question ...................................................... 98
(#267) JAN 29, 2010 – Wander Esposito (Brazil)  brazil tour question ............................................... 99
(#268) JAN 30, 2010 – Mr. Rogers  is it true you once punched out a moose? .................................. 99
(#269) FEB 7, 2010 – Anette (Hamburg, Germany) – question about I am the Owl .............................. 99
(#270) FEB 13, 2010 – Otto  why can’t you and the rest of the band talk things straight with Biafra? 99
(#271) FEB 13, 2010 – Nonlee (Japan)  comment/inspiration ............................................................ 99
(#272) FEB 14, 2010 – Rafael  your work was very important to me ................................................ 100
(#273) FEB 14, 2010 – Jake  are your solo recordings available via digital download? ................... 100
(#274) FEB 16, 2010 – Rodrigo Alvarez (Argentina)  when will DK come to argentina? .................. 100
(#275) FEB 17, 2010 – Earl Keene  I am a fan.................................................................................. 100
(#276) FEB 18, 2010 – Nigel Rennard (Missing Link Records)  would like to obtain your material for
our digital store ...................................................................................................................................... 100
(#277) FEB 26, 2010 – Russ Taylor  where can I download Bus Through the Barrier? .................. 100
(#278) FEB 26, 2010 – Stacy McArdle-Sardelli  inclusion in rock and roll ghost stories? ................. 101
(#279) MARCH 15, 2010 - Sly (UK) ...................................................................................................... 101
(#280) MARCH 21, 2010 - Esmail Hamidi  what instruments did you use on Cha Cha Cha with Mr.
Flouride? ................................................................................................................................................ 101
(#281) MARCH 22, 2010 - Lewis Edward Touhig (Japan)  request for an autographed photo ........ 101
(#282) MARCH 28, 2010 - Dino  where can I purchase Keep on Walking ........................................ 102
(#283) APRIL 6, 2010 - Scott ................................................................................................................ 102
(#284) APRIL 16, 2010 - Ivan Miklian (Slovakia)  request for an autographed photo ....................... 102
(#285) APRIL 19, 2010 - Mike Williams (Michigan) .............................................................................. 103
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(#286) APRIL 28, 2010 - Ethan  looking for DK bass tabs ................................................................ 103
(#287) APRIL 29, 2010 - Kevin Smith  thank you for my 15 minutes of fame ................................... 103
(#288) MAY 8, 2010 - Dave Lowes (UK)  when is DK coming back to Newcastle, England? .......... 104
(#289) MAY 10, 2010 - Ralf Poppe (Germany) ..................................................................................... 104
(#290) MAY 17, 2010 - Edward Kent  thank you for all the great music ........................................... 104
(#291) MAY 17, 2010 - Marcus Schreiber  hope all is well with you ................................................. 104
(#292) JUNE 5, 2010 - Fabio Da Silva Barbosa.................................................................................... 105
(#293) JUNE 14, 2010 - Paul  do you still do producing? Will you sign my DK Halloween single? . 105
(#294) JUNE 18, 2010 - Bobby Powell  lyrics for Cold Fish? ............................................................ 105
(#295) JUNE 22, 2010 - Cameron Liardi (Canada)  looking for Thingie? ......................................... 105
(#296) JUNE 24, 2010 - Danny Jaillet ................................................................................................... 105
(#297) JULY 6, 2010 - Dana Marks  met you 5 years ago in Philadelphia; you said to stay in touch
............................................................................................................................................................... 105
(#298) JULY 7, 2010 - Niko Singer (Germany)  request for an interview, inclusion in a book? ........ 105
(#299) JULY 20, 2010 - Kyle (Massachusetts)  request for an autographed photo .......................... 106
(#300) JULY 21, 2010 - Cameron Liardi (Canada)  glad you are well .............................................. 106
(#301) JULY 21, 2010 - Cameron Liardi (Canada)  request for an autographed DK photo – prefer an
old image ............................................................................................................................................... 106
(#302) JULY 24, 2010 - Joseph where can I find your music online? ............................................... 107
(#303) JULY 24, 2010 - Lane Lovegrove .............................................................................................. 107
(#304) AUG 4, 2010 - Phil F (Richmond, Virginia)  will you burn me a CD of Because I Say So? ... 107
(#305) AUG 5, 2010 – Lucas Lee  any 2010 reunion shows? ........................................................... 107
(#306) AUG 16, 2010 - Jeremy Ginsberg.............................................................................................. 107
(#307) AUG 21, 2010 – Johnny Hudson  who is greg reeves? ......................................................... 108
(#308) AUG 31, 2010 – Rob Power  compliment .............................................................................. 108
(#309) SEPT 10, 2010 - Juan Coloma (Peru)  thank you for the music ............................................ 108
(#310) SEPT 11, 2010 – Tangento  love your music, when will your solo stuff be available? .......... 108
(#311) SEPT 12, 2010 – Hans .............................................................................................................. 108
(#312) SEPT 14, 2010 - Ilya (Massachusetts) ...................................................................................... 109
(#313) SEPT 16, 2010 – Rylan ............................................................................................................. 109
(#314) SEPT 19, 2010 – Phil Lin ........................................................................................................... 109
(#315) SEPT 25, 2010 – Arty ................................................................................................................ 110
(#316) SEPT 25, 2010 – Nick ................................................................................................................ 110
(#317) SEPT 26, 2010 – Nick Alexis ..................................................................................................... 110
(#318) SEPT 30, 2010 – Johnny Gibson ............................................................................................... 111
(#319) OCT 5, 2010 – Alex W ............................................................................................................... 111
(#320) OCT 10, 2010 – Diana Renteria ................................................................................................ 111
(#321) OCT 14, 2010 – Alicia (California)  ......................................................................................... 111
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(#322) OCT 15, 2010 – Woden Thoth ................................................................................................... 112
(#323) OCT 15, 2010 - Sydney Pringle of Morgantown WV ................................................................. 112
(#324) OCT 20. 2010 – Diana Renteria  + 4 questions ..................................................................... 112
(#325) OCT 21, 2010 – MadMadMike  when will DK come to fort Lauderdale, florida? ................... 112
(#326) OCT 25, 2010 – Brian Callahan  how did you get your tone on the frankenchrist album; on
Stars and Stripes of Corruption? ........................................................................................................... 113
(#327) OCT 26, 2010 – Fozzy ............................................................................................................... 113
(#328) NOV 21, 2010 – Ian Andrews .................................................................................................... 113
(#329) NOV 30, 2010 – Charlie Lord ..................................................................................................... 113
(#330) DEC 9, 2010 – Bradley Gray  question about the legendary stardust cowboy ...................... 113
2011 .......................................................................................................................................................... 114
(#331) JAN 2, 2011 – Nick  thank you for the DK show in melbourne .............................................. 114
(#332) JAN 2, 2011 – Walter (The Pinz)  thank you .......................................................................... 114
(#333) JAN 3, 2011 – Levi Carmichael ................................................................................................. 114
(#334) JAN 6, 2011 – Rickie (Ft. Lauderdale, Florida) .......................................................................... 114
(#335) FEB 10, 2011 – Panek (Poland/Canada)  + 5 questions ....................................................... 115
(#336) FEB 10, 2011 – Panek  + 3 questions .................................................................................... 115
(#337) FEB 10, 2011 – Kit Haymond .................................................................................................... 116
(#338) FEB 11, 2011 – Ralph ................................................................................................................ 116
(#339) MARCH 4, 2011 – Ginger Coyote .............................................................................................. 116
(#340) MARCH 13, 2011 – Ramona Naddaff  we met on a jet blue flight to new York and shared a
cab to the city ........................................................................................................................................ 117
(#341) MARCH 23, 2011 – Vasek Vavra  bass is for sale? ............................................................... 117
(#342) MARCH 23, 2011 – Eduard Revenko  request for an autographed photograph ................... 117
(#343) APRIL 14, 2011 – Adam (Australia) ........................................................................................... 117
(#344) APRIL 19, 2011 – Jeremy .......................................................................................................... 118
(#345) MAY 9, 2011 – Joerg  request for a birthday greeting ........................................................... 118
(#346) JUNE 10, 2011 – Tony  bass tabs?........................................................................................ 118
(#347) JUNE 10, 2011 - Nick Hasted from Uncut Magazine (UK)  article being written about the
making of holiday in Cambodia ............................................................................................................. 119
(#348) JUNE 19, 2011 – Alejandro Bonilla (Bogota, Columbia)  request for interview ..................... 119
(#349) JULY 18, 2011 – Maxwell Knudson-Goodwin  what’s jello doing these days? ...................... 119
(#350) JULY 18, 2011 – Mike  ........................................................................................................... 119
(#351) JULY 18, 2011 – Stasio (Poland)  contacted you at a different email address ...................... 119
(#352) JULY 22, 2011 – Joshua Cook (Soft White Sixties) – guest list invitation ................................. 119
(#353) JULY 29, 2011 – Walter (Brazil) ................................................................................................ 120
(#354) AUG 6, 2011 – Vain ................................................................................................................... 120
(#355) AUG 10, 2011 – Nigel Wellington .............................................................................................. 120
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(#356) AUG 14, 2011 – Maxwell ........................................................................................................... 121
(#357) AUG 14, 2011 – Walter (Brazil) ................................................................................................. 121
(#358) AUG 25, 2011 – Travis Lea ....................................................................................................... 121
(#359) SEPT 5, 2011 – Jeremy ............................................................................................................. 122
(#360) SEPT 10, 2011 – Elie G ............................................................................................................. 122
(#361) SEPT 27, 2011 – Marc Aisen  licensing request for a indie film ............................................ 122
(#362) OCT 4, 2011 – Don Hampton .................................................................................................... 122
(#363) OCT 4, 2011 – Keith Roberts ..................................................................................................... 122
(#364) OCT 12, 2011 – Yvette Torres ................................................................................................... 123
(#365) OCT 19, 2011 – Jason ............................................................................................................... 123
(#366) OCT 21, 2011 – Dan .................................................................................................................. 123
(#367) OCT 25, 2011 - Jimbo ................................................................................................................ 124
(#368) OCT 25, 2011 – Jimbo ............................................................................................................... 124
(#369) NOV 25, 2011 – Mark Trueman ................................................................................................. 124
(#370) NOV 2, 2011 – David Trueman  I wish the lineup was still the same for DK ......................... 125
(#371) NOV 3, 2011 – Torree  do you remember me? I had bright orange pigtails ......................... 125
(#372) NOV 16, 2011 – Andre Krause (Brazil)  did you use your fender VI on Chicken Shit
Conformist? Miss you in Brazil! ............................................................................................................ 125
(#373) NOV 18, 2011 – B ...................................................................................................................... 125
(#374) NOV 21, 2011 – David Burgos  request for an interview ....................................................... 125
(#374) NOV 21, 2011 - Anne Knowles  photo question ..................................................................... 126
(#375) DEC 23, 2011 - Rodrigo Veloso  nice to see you on the internet .......................................... 126
(#376) DEC 31, 2011 – Caelius  why did you start playing bass?..................................................... 126
2012 .......................................................................................................................................................... 126
(#377) JAN 9, 2012 – John  what type of pedal do you use? ............................................................ 126
(#378) JAN 26, 2012 – Nonlee Boogie .................................................................................................. 127
(#379) FEB 7, 2012 – Kathy St. Clair-Romantic.................................................................................... 127
(#380) FEB 7, 2012 – Kathy St. Clair-Romantic.................................................................................... 127
(#381) FEB 14, 2012 - Mark Leadon (UK) ............................................................................................ 127
(#382) FEB 16, 2012 - Jess Wills .......................................................................................................... 127
(#383) MARCH 12, 2012 - Erwanrc ...................................................................................................... 128
(#384) APRIL 2, 2012 – Dave B  what type of gear did you use on your new CD set ...................... 128
(#385) APRIL 12, 2012 – Kenny Galbraith  what is your best advice to one who would like to become
a good bass player? .............................................................................................................................. 128
(#386) APRIL 15, 2012 – Kyle  what is your rig setup; when are you coming to Pittsburg ............... 128
(#387) MAY 2, 2012 - Louis Simonon (London, England)  any kit secrets? ...................................... 128
(#388) MAY 3, 2012 – Laurent Mercier (Paris, France)  proposal to produce a animated music video
for DK..................................................................................................................................................... 129
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(#389) MAY 13, 2012 – Jasminne  3 questions – reflections on DK, personal questions for Klaus . 129
(#390) MAY 30, 2012 – Ray  enjoys your solo stuff .......................................................................... 130
(#391) JUNE 12, 2012 – John David Flores.......................................................................................... 130
(#392) JUNE 27, 2012 – Monica  would like to send you DK Austin, Texas show photographs ...... 131
(#393) JULY 7, 2012 – Josh Medsker (New Jersey)  + 33 questions ............................................... 131
(#394) JULY 12, 2012 - Damon Molloy  comment............................................................................. 133
(#395) JULY 21, 2012 - Grant (Australia) .............................................................................................. 133
(#396) JULY 23, 2012 – Leon  would love DK to go to Canada ........................................................ 133
(#397) JULY 24, 2012 – Anika .............................................................................................................. 133
(#398) JULY 24, 2012 – Eldrin Mejia  ................................................................................................ 134
(#399) AUG 8, 2012 – Apple  plans for re-releasing your solo stuff? ................................................ 134
(#400) AUG 8, 2012 – Konstantin  wondering if you or DK might need a video? ............................. 134
(#401) AUG 11, 2012 – Ray  pre-set list from 1984 found ................................................................ 134
(#402) AUG 18, 2012 - Shakisaha Harvey  request for an interview ................................................ 134
(#403) SEPT 16, 2012 – Jay Pay  request for a secondary interview ............................................... 135
(#404) SEPT 21, 2012 - Christopher Levine  request for an interview .............................................. 135
(#405) SEPT 23, 2012 – Mark  how can I buy a Peligro t-shirt? ....................................................... 135
(#406) SEPT 28, 2012 – Justin  how to start a punk band ................................................................ 135
(#407) OCT 9, 2012 – Steve Playford (Australia)  looking for photos/film from the DK Australia 1983
tour......................................................................................................................................................... 136
(#408) OCT 14, 2012 - Axel Nilsson (Stockholm, Sweden)  DK vinyl called A Skateboard Party? .. 136
(#409) OCT 19, 2012 – Michele Strider ................................................................................................ 136
(#410) OCT 23, 2012 – Stephen Sullygo .............................................................................................. 136
(#411) NOV 8, 2012 – Tony James ....................................................................................................... 138
(#412) NOV 12, 2012 – Rob Adams ..................................................................................................... 138
(#413) NOV 12, 2012 – Tyler Hodge ..................................................................................................... 139
(#414) NOV 19, 2012 – Andrew  bridge & pickups on your bass? .................................................... 139
(#415) NOV 26, 2012 – Sean  about 6025 ........................................................................................ 139
(#416) NOV 30, 2012 – Ian Pelletier  greeting................................................................................... 139
(#417) DEC 1, 2012 – Keith Calmes  may I send you may CD? ....................................................... 139
(#418) DEC 16, 2012 – Arthur Samel (Pennsylvania)  request for autographed photos & memorabilia
............................................................................................................................................................... 139
2013 .......................................................................................................................................................... 140
(#419) JAN 5, 2013 – Steve Niemitz ..................................................................................................... 140
(#420) JAN 18, 2013 – Josh Medsker  – see (#393) entry from July 7, 2012 +33 questions ........... 140
(#421) JAN 23, 2013 – Ricado Quezada (Santiago, Chile) .................................................................. 140
(#422) FEB 7, 2013 – Paul .................................................................................................................... 141
(#423) FEB 14, 2013 – John M ............................................................................................................. 141
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(#424) FEB 14, 2013 – Sid .................................................................................................................... 141
(#425) FEB 15, 2013 – Bridget (California) ........................................................................................... 142
(#426) FEB 18, 2013 – Steve Niemitz +3 questions .......................................................................... 142
(#427) MARCH 5, 2013 – Steve Niemitz +2 questions ..................................................................... 142
(#428) MARCH 17, 2013 – Gary Morris (UK)  coming back to the UK?............................................ 142
(#429) MARCH 28, 2013 – Adewole M. Akinloba  question about your bass ................................... 142
(#430) APRIL 16, 2013 – Marlene Rudloff (Germany)  request for permission ................................ 142
(#431) APRIL 17, 2013 – Jack L ........................................................................................................... 143
(#432) APRIL 19, 2013 – Alberto Krawczyk  posted photos from Brazil ........................................... 143
(#433) APRIL 23, 2013 – Carlos Lozio (Brazil)  thank you for the Brazil show ................................. 144
(#434) APRIL 24, 2013 – Greg Mudd  interview request ................................................................... 144
(#435) APRIL 28, 2013 – Gustavo Cordena  ..................................................................................... 144
(#436) MAY 17, 2013 – Mark  coming to the UK? ............................................................................. 144
(#437) MAY 21, 2013 – Enrique  advice on starting a band ............................................................. 144
(#438) MAY 26, 2013 – Steve Robinson  any leads on your missing gear? ..................................... 144
(#439) JUNE 3, 2013 – Joshua Windham  what rig you used? ......................................................... 145
(#440) JUNE 9, 2013 – Doctor Punk  any word on east bay ray’s guitars? ...................................... 145
(#441) JUNE 17, 2013 – Ken Shelton  I hope you get your stolen bass back .................................. 145
(#442) JULY 6, 2013 – Taylor  just wanted to say thank you for the music ...................................... 145
(#443) JULY 23, 2013 – Ed Schechner  I remember you as Geoff – Brooklyn, 1970-1.................... 145
(#444) AUGUST 24, 2013 – Jack  3 questions about 6025 .............................................................. 145
(#445) - AUGUST 26. 2013 – Martin Juarez ......................................................................................... 145
(#446) - AUG 30, 2013 – DK fan since 1990......................................................................................... 146
(#447) – SEPT 5, 2013 – Ken ............................................................................................................... 146
(#448) – SEPT 11, 2013 – Todd Snyder ............................................................................................... 146
(#449) – SEPT 21, 2013 – Johnny ........................................................................................................ 146
(#450) – OCT 8, 2013 – Steve Thornbrugh ........................................................................................... 147
(#451) – OCT 21, 2013 – Dale Flowery  Did you ever vacation at Pt. Lookout in your early years? 147
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2006
(#1) NOV 3, 2006 – Tiki Houseman
(San Francisco)
Klaus, Mazol tov! The site looks great! Go live and
relax!
September 2, 2013
Hey Tiki,
Well, Bridget has effectively nudged me to do some
catch-up work on the site.
Did you ever play the clarinet when you were a
child?
Yes Peter, as a matter of fact I did in middle school
(Junior High) and high school. I had a brother (still
do) who was very supportive while driving me to an
orchestra concert that I had a solo passage in and
was so nervous. He calmed me down before the
concert. That was nice and the information he gave
me about how to handle stage nerves has served me
well through the years.
p.s. I still do toodle the clarinet every once in a while.
On "Terminal Preppie" with the D.K.'s and
"Gangbusters" on "the Light is Flickering" cd among
others. I play somewhat better than Squidward. –
Klaus
So here almost 6 years late is my thank you for the
Mazol Tov!
(#4) NOV 20, 2006 – Bonnie
Hope you're doing well in ...Seattle?...is it?
I know someone who looks a lot like you, but he
lives in Texas. But, he just plays games.
Hope you still have the same email you had when you
sent this.
Cheers,
-Klaus, 2-Sept-2013
Yep, I'm still at this email and now in Seattle. Did
you find your bass?
Tiki, 2-Sept-2013
Hi Tiki,
Short answers. Cool, and nope.
Cheers
Well, Bonnie, that is a useful bit of information.
Thank you so, but I don't believe I am him nor is he
me. – Klaus
(#5) NOV 23, 2006 – Tim Rogers
(Scotland)
A handsome website to be sure. But it needs more
flames
Thank you for the compliment Tim, and as for the
flames, we are working on them as time permits. –
Klaus
2007
,-Klaus, 4-Sept-2013
(#2) NOV 18, 2006 – Paul Bergmann
(San Francisco)  greeting
i was here, let's drink beer ... have you heard? .. don't
wanna be famous ... mum's the word
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(#3) NOV 20, 2006 – Peter (Texas)
(#6) JAN 3, 2007 – Ryan  greeting
hey klaus, it's ryan. i just got off the phone with you.
thanks for the time today and last week. take care.
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(#7) JAN 5, 2007 – Fritz Fox (of The
Mutants)  greeting
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Incredible website! Love the photos. And the music,
of course. And your Flickr photos, too, esp. "as i see
the world".
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(#8) JAN 9, 2007 – Martin 
greeting
Best wishes to one helluva musician from a cruddy
one
http://www.myspace.com/indecadesdecline
http://www.myspace.com/martindecline
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(#9) JAN 11, 2007 – Cosgrove
Dear Klaus Flouride,
I always wondered what the name 6025 was all
about. And is it true you been a carpenter before you
played in that lil' ole band called The Dead
Kennedys?? Thanks for all the great music!
Hi Cosgrove,
I never quite new where the exact # came from or if
it represented anything to him. And, no, I would be a
BAD carpenter, but I did drive a Taxi and delivery
trucks and such. thanks for signing the guestbook. –
Klaus
(#10) JAN 15, 2007 – Aaron Mundy
 greeting
Thanks! Nothing more, nothing less - just thanks.

Hi Klaus,
i like being able to find out more about the musical
ground you've covered. It's a cool website. Mad props
to Bridget. I'll try not to let my family drive me
insane before heading back to the east bay. I hope the
songs on the demo shine through the quality of the
recordings. as for the at the drive=in cd, we don't
really sound anything like them, but we love the
album for being polished but unique, raw, and
genuine at the same time. to the top=o=most of the
top-o-most. or, if i may be so bold, onward and
upward.
Thanks Mike, Glad you liked it. Bridget did almost
all of the work, I just added some videos and music.
She rules. See you soon.
-Klaus.
p.s., thanks for signing the book. –k
(#13) JAN 21, 2007 – Panek
(Warsaw, Poland)
Hello mr. Klaus! I'm a young fan (14yrs old) of
yours from far away Poland... I've also been a fan of
the Dead Kennedys for a few years (four or five I
think). I also play bass, and my biggest achievement
is learning Forest Fire - really! I also write some
simple material of my own, and it's mostly influenced
by your style. It would be terrific if you could write
back in some free time and tell me about the
equipment you use, like guitar (is that a '66 Jazz
Bass? I'm interested about the year), strings, and most
important - tuning. I would really appreciate that :)
Thanks and best regards
P.S. I have checked out some of your solo material,
and it's great!
(#11) JAN 18, 2007 – Jeremy Hill
(San Francisco)
P.S.2. Any chance of The Dead Kennedys coming to
Poland in the future? I kinda missed the Kraków
show in 2002 :(
nice to know ya... .. .. .
Hi Panek,
...and you too sir, thanks for signing the guestbook.
see ya soon, -klaus
Thanks for signing the guest book. Glad you like the
solo stuff. Yes, it's a 66 Fender Jazz Bass, and I use
mostly rotosound or G.H.S. strings, round wound.
the tuning is standard bass tuning E A D G , I don't
drop the tuning low. I also (on some of the solo stuff)
use a Fender Bass VI six sring bass guitar which is
really a guitar 1 octave lower, Tuning E A D G B E.
(#12) JAN 18, 2007 – Mike Skipper
(of Skeleton Television)
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It has a Tremolo (Whammy) bar, 3 pickups and a thin
guitar style neck. It was made in the mid to late 60's I
think maybe 1968.
The D.K.'s are not planning to be in Poland in the
near future. We are taking a short break from
touring. Thanks for the interest. Take care.
Przyjemnego dnia.
And also, I've seen that Fender VI bass in some of the
pics, I have also seen you use it on stage with the
Dead Kennedys (I wasn't that much into knowing
guitars then, so upon seeing guitars two with 6 tuners
on the headstock, I was like "Hey, where did the bass
go?"). It's a nice guitar, sounds great too. Personally,
I have never played a regular guitar with bass strings
on. And the tremolo? That must sound wicked.
–Klaus
Thanks for taking the time to read this & best regards
Also, are the Go*Going*Gone Girls ever going to
release an album? I was amazed myself that I got
hooked on this style of music, never noticed but
immediately loved it :P - Panek
That would be telling. -Klaus
I have to pick up the full album somewhere, and
listen to it again.
I hope to be re-releasing all of the past stuff along
with some new songs in the relatively near future.
I can't stop listening to Shortnin' Bread on the site, it's
a great song. I know it from before, I've heard it a
few years ago, and seen people who thought that the
solo stuff of the Dead Kennedys' bassist is going to
be old punk rock, but were dissapointed.
Funny, that, how people expect a musician to be just
one dimensional, like a photograph stuck in time.
Oddly enough I did Shortnin' Bread in 1981 while I
was still in the midst of the first run of the D.K.'s and
some people didn't like it then either. But some did.
While I'm on the guitar topic... When I was browsing
through the Go*Going*Gone Girls site, I noticed that
you play some sort of a weird guitar, by that I mean
that I've never seen one like it, and it sure doesn't
look like a Fender or something (sounds nice
though)! :P Could you give me a quick description of
it?
I have a few guitars, most of them weird, three pickups or more, almost always a whammy bar. If you're
spreking of the red and white one, that's a Schecter.
The dark brown one is a Teisco. I've also used a
Fender Jaguar, a weird Gretsch, a weird Guild (with
a built in guitar stand). All but the Schecter from are
the 60's. I lean toward older guitars.
It is actually designed as a Bass Guitar. It is a longer
scale than a guitar and has to have bass strings of a
smaller gauge for the top B and E because using a
guitar string (a low E for example) won't reach the
tuning pegs.
The Tremolo bar is cool, and can be heard on the
Uncle Bill which has most of the leads played on the
Bass VI.
(#14) JAN 27, 2007 – Panek
(Poland)
Hello, Thank you very much for the reply and the
infos :D Do you use any effects on stage with the
Dead Kennedys? A little distortion/overdrive maybe?
Or is it just the clean sound of the guitar?
Yes I do use either a little or a lot of overdrive from a
pedal. Usually I like to keep the amp below 200 watts
and drive it hard at which point it goes into it's own
overdrive. Amps with more wattage than that are too
"clean" and I have to dirty it up a bit.
(#15) FEB 23, 2007 – Ian (New
Zealand)
good vibes from you I feel
Thank you sir, good to hear from you.
(#16) FEB 26, 2007 – Rosemary
(Berkeley, California)
What is your favorite household appliance?
Well, Rosemary, that would have to be my good
friend the toaster. In the morning it treats me to
yummy toast and makes frozen waffles seem almost
entirely edible.
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(#17) MARCH 6, 2007 – Ray Carmen
(Cut and Paste Records)
Yours at Cut And Paste
Ray "Mickey Dolenz" Carmen
Just an F.Y.I. about the bass(es), I also use quite
frequently, (on the last DK album "Bedtime for
Democracy" along with other projects) a vintage
Fender Bass VI six string Electric Bass Guitar which
I kept all the stock parts on. It has 3 pickups and a
whammy bar and is literally a long scale guitar tuned
down an octave with bass strings in place of guitar
strings and is quite the treat to play. You can see it in
the Legendary Stardust Cowboy photo's and slide
show as well as in the "Keep on Walkin'" video. It is
the bass on the video and the "Uncle Bill" and
"Hungry Tonight" tracks at this place. Cheers, Klaus
Hi Ray, thought we lost you. All I can say is that if we
go to Cleveland, I'll let you know.
(#20) APRIL 9, 2007 – Brian G
(#18) MARCH 28, 2007 – Frankie D
How come Jello didn't tour with DK? Will he if there
are future tours? Or is this a sore subject? Thanks,
Brian
Hey Klaus, Great to finally see you in cyberspace! I
was wondering if you were ever going to put up your
own site. Glad to see you have, and I'm stoked to hear
that you will be re-releasing your solo stuff. I can't
wait. And I humbly ask that the DKs come back to
Cleveland soon!
Hey Klaus, your awesome so's your j-bass. i've been
wondering what kind of strings you used in the "fresh
fruit for rotting vegetables" album because i've been
trying to find that sound. It sounds really nice. It
would also be cool if you came to visit san jose.
Hey Frankie, I used (and still usually do), Rotosound
Swing Bass 66 roundwounds. The bass amp was a
Trayor monoblock-b with 2 15" electrovoice ass
speakers at that time. It was mic'ed and I think we
had a direct also into the board. ... I was just down
in San Jose recently watching a show at the Improv
with a local S.J. group called Beachkrieg. There was
a party afterwards at Johnny V's. See you around.
We might play there sometime with the Ledge as he's
a local S.J. guy.
Take care, -Klaus
(#19) APRIL 4, 2007 – Brian G
This is more of a question than a comment. What
year is your blue Fender P-Bass? Also, is there any
special set up that you use? – Thanks, Brian
Hi Brian, The bass is a 66 Jazz Bass and I've had
Seymore Duncan quarter pound pickups put in, in
place of the originals along with a Badass bass
bridge. They were both added in the 80's as they took
rather well to the trouncing I give the bass. I have a
bad habit of not correctly replacing the bass in a
stand at the end of a DK's set.
Hi Again, Brian,
It was a choice he made after a rather acrimonious
lawsuit.
He was invited to tour with us once it became
apparent that we were indeed to do some touring
after a one off show set up to celebrate the release of
Mutiny on the Bay had a overwhelmingly popular
response.
He has been invited to join in on the touring and
events on several different occasions, but as I said, he
has declined.
I, for one, am not the person to guess what goes on in
the head of Jello and just have to respect his
decision.
However, his choice not to tour with us is by no
means a reason for us not to tour when we feel the
mood strike us. It's a classic "He's not the boss of me"
type situation. It was always and shall always be a
collaborative effort on behalf of all the members of
DK's and everyone has always been invited to the
party.
I have always and still do respect the work that Jello
does.
That said, right now we're on a bit of a hiatus from
touring as we found ourselves needing to get back to
where we were before it took off again.
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(#21) APRIL 10, 2007 – Enek-o
I Think you are the best bassist of the world,I enjoy a
lot seeing you,I love your bass and Dead Kennedys.
But one thing is better plastic surgery than fresh fruit
for rotting vegetables? if you going to answer me,do
it at the msn,i can't see the emails...A VIRUS OR I
DON'T KNOW. OK,im enek-o and i live in urnieta
basque country. good bye klaus
If you're asking which is the "better" album, which I
think is what you're asking, I'd have to say that's up
to you. They are both to be taken as separate works,
and at the same time as part of a body of work as a
whole.
I don't suppose that clears things up much does it.
(#22) APRIL 13, 2007 – Robert E
Hi, you're a really cool person, that's all I got
Thanks for thinking so.
(#23) APRIL 25, 2007 – Brian G
Hey it's me again. Where can I purchase your CD
Because I Say So ? I can't find it anywhere at stores
or online. Maybe I'm not looking in the right places.
PLEASE HELP!!! Lol. Thanks, Brian
Hey Brian,
How's this for a late response?
Going back through the emails and finding ones that
slipped through the cracks as it were.
The short answer is, you can't find it in stores...yet.
I'm still working on either a complete re-release of
all the stuff I put out or a compilation. But if you
really still want it I can burn you a cd of it and send
it out your way. Just need an address and it's yours
free of charge, if for nothing else than the wait.
How's that?
Cheers,-Klaus (4-October-2009)
CDR version. That's about all we have left until the
re-release.
Cheers, -Klaus (27-November-2009)
(#24) MAY 3, 2007 – Adrian W
I was wondering what sort of amp settings you used
on Frankenchrist. I really liked the sound of the bass
on that album, especially on Soup Is Good Food and
A Growing Boy Needs His Lunch. I want to use a
similar tone on a couple of songs I'm recording, but I
can never get the settings right.
Hi Adrian,
Being that that was recorded some 20+ years ago, I
don't remember my settings as such.
I do know that I used at the time my Fender Jazz bass
probably with new strings. The head I used
commonly was a Traynor mono-block b, hard to find
used nowadays. For a picture of the head go to
http://www.yorkville.com/products.asp?type=71&cat
=46&id=293#monob
and scroll down. The bottom (2X15" Acoustic amp
cab with JBL 2225H speakers) had a close and far
mic, one right on the grill and one about 2' away. I
don't recall the mics they used, and I probably went
direct to the board also and mixed a combination of
the 3 signals to one channel or 1 channel for the
mic's and 1 for the direct.
That's about all I can tell you except that there was
also some compression on any or all paths of the
signal and of course some eq thrown in just to make
it harder for me to tell you the exact set-up.
Hope this helps some. I did have the amp set rather
loudy with the amp in an isolation booth for some
distortion aspect.
Good luck,
-Klaus
(#25) MAY 4, 2007 – Ernest H
(Molotov Cocktail)
Hey Brian,
Just looking at old emails and ran across this. If you
still want one send me your address and I'll burn you
Hello Klaus, well it's been a while since I recieved
the first installment of the Flouride Treatment
(sept.1989), and am still anxiously awaiting further
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installments. The condiment packs were very
thoughtful, thank you. I must say though, the check I
sent at the time didn't get processed in a timely
manner ( it showed up in my statement 3 mos.
later...), and caused me to bounce my first check, a
rite of passage. I have been playing bass now for 20
years thanks to you, Frankenchrist was my
inspiration, I just had to discover how someone could
make those ominus low frequency tones. (though
what good it has done me....) Thanks for the
attention to this matter, and I look forward to your
response, Ernst
PS. , don't judge me by the band (MolotovCocktail) ,
the A.T. release was the last thing I played with them,
and they went down hill fast after that!!!
Hi Ernst,
Sorry about the late check deposit. It was I think $6
for a photostrip (each one done separately at the San
Francisco bus terminal) an interviewish/music in the
works etc. kind of cassette, and a packet of
condiments (ketchup, mustard and mayo). The
responses were much greater than we ever expected
on the initial offer and we (my manager at the time
and I) did get rather bogged down and behind on
filling the orders. Literally hundreds of trips to the
bus station, a call to a restaurant supply company for
the condiment packets and full time tape duplication.
As a result of that experiment I'm reluctant to do
another mass mailing fan club style unless I have
staff on hand to help with it.
Thanks Bob, He's really not that hard to understand
once you get to know him..
(#27) MAY 27, 2007 – Tom L
Hey again, my last message was obviously written
before i ventured into the 'my replies' section of your
website. All my questions have been answered, no
need to re-answer them. I'd just like to say i like your
site...
hey there, i know you’re a busy man and anything i
say isn't very important so i don't mind if you choose
not to reply. Firstly i think your pretty fucking cool.
And your bass is soooo good, i like the fact it's pretty
much the only one you play. How long have you had
it? And how many other basses do you own? Or is
that the only one??? Thanks
Hi Tom,
No problem, I do have a few basses (3 to be exact)
but play mostly the Bass VI and the Jazz Bass.
Thanks for the note. Cheers
(#28) MAY 7, 2007 - Toni
K,
I'm starting grad school this fall---at the age of 40.
I'm scared shitless. Am I too old to be switching
horses in midstream?
Thanks! - TSL
That said, glad to hear you're still playing, glad to be
of some inspiration however misguided it might be.
PS--I'm not quitting my day job, either. It'll be a busy
couple of years.
Oh and if you have the photo strip and can scan it I'll
put it up here on the site, each one was different.
Hi Toni,
Never too old! But it does seem a rather challenging
time ahead. Kinda fits in with the times. Best of luck
and more power to you. What's the field of study?
Just curious.
Cheers,
Klaus
(#26) MAY 24, 2007 - Bob
I would like to thank you and the band [The
Legendary Stardust Cowboy and the Altamont Boys]
for a fine show in Cleveland on May 19. It's been a
long time since I enjoyed a show as much as I did at
that show. You and the Altamont Boys sound like
you very much enjoy playing together, and you seem
to understand the Ledge as much as that is possible. I
look forward to the next show.
Cheers,
-Klaus
(#29) JUNE 13, 2007 - Joseph
Hi, I’m a beginning guitarist, And I think you may
have been a major motivation for a lot of artists and
people. I'm going to tell you the truth, I'm not too hip
in the music world because I have been sheltered as a
child. It's not an excuse but it is a reason why I don't
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know who you are, and like to learn who you are..
and learn to play my guitar at least well. Yeah, well I
guess that's all for now, hope you've got the time to
write back.
Hi Joseph,
I had lessons when I was 8 years old, but I also had a
lousy guitar and my hands were small and, to make a
long story short, my guitar teacher told my parents
"Forget it, save your money, this kid has no talent
and will never play guitar."
I tried different instruments (clarinet for one) but got
back to guitar when I was around 13 or 14 and had a
friend who taught me simple starter chords and we'd
learn songs from playing along with records. We
formed a small band and played at parties and local
functions.
I was at that point bitten by the performance bug and
from that point on always had some sort of band
going.
The main thing is to just do it, for yourself if for no
one else. If you really want to play, you will. Keep in
mind though, that it's not the most logical way to
earn a living.
(#30) JUNE 27, 2007 - Nyles
Hi,
I'm a big fan of your bass playing in the DK and well
now I didn't know you had solo stuff out till now and
I was wondering 2 things: Do you use flat wound
strings? and the bass tab to We've got a bigger
problem now? if its not to mutch to ask. thanx a lot,
hope you come to Maine, love to see ya play - Nyles
I can't explain here how to play jazz/lounge style
anymore than I could try to explain what punk style is
(and there are so many punk styles anyway) if you
don't already know what it is. So do what I used to do
when I was learning to play,..play along with the
song until what you're doing sounds at least close,
knowing in this case at least that the chord
progression is the same as the original California
Uber Alles progression. Just put in a swing, less
notes and more air.
Hope that helps, if not write back and we'll have a
long discussion about what to listen to to get a
feeling for other styles of music.
As you can tell by this site, as much as I love punk
rock I am by no means locked into it.
Cheers and thanks for dropping by, -Klaus
(#31) JUNE 28, 2007 - Nyles
ya i play a jass bass to and a jazz fret less so i was
just wondering that sting thing thanx a lot
the we've got a bigger promlem now song ya i know
its a take off i got all the cds lol and i just reallllllly
like the jaszz part in the opening and middle and have
been tryin to get it close. i get what your saying
thowe and thanx a lot . I’m not locked in to one style
ether i play trombone for a band too but i like jazz
sounds and to play a lot of primus stuff too. thanx ill
keep workin at it ! haha
No problem Nyles, just keep hammering at it.
Thanks for the note,
-Klaus
Hi Nyles,
(#32) JUNE 30, 2007 - Chris
I use round wound strings that tend to be Rotosound
or GHS. As for bass tabs as such, I sorta don't do
them because I play the songs a bit different with
each performance. But I can tell you this, the Bigger
Problem Now song was, as you might surmise, a
takeoff/update on California Uber Alles with a faux
jazzy intro. So I just sort of followed the E-flat to E
pattern and basically whole first verse progression
with the same chord roots, just with a swing "cool
jazz" loungy sort of feel.
Hi, is there any way i could get an autograph of you?
Hey Chris,
O.K. I'm playing catch up on things that we've found
have fallen through the cracks and your email is one
of them. Sorry for the oversight.
The short answer is yes, of course.
The longer answer is if you still want an autograph
either email your address to me here or send
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something you want signed to:
P.O. Box 6480
Albany, Ca. 94706
..and I promise to try to get to it in a more timely
manner.
Cheers, -Klaus
4-Oct-2009
(#33) JULY 17, 2007 – DaVeO
Hello Klaus, like that Chris guy I was wondering if I
could get something signed. I met you with DKs in
Austin at SXSW a few years ago, and somehow, I
missed you on my DK FFFRV LP and your 'Because
I said so' LP. Any address you E-mail me I'll keep
hush hush, and I'll include a SASE, and not be a pest.
Also what work have you done with Phil Tippit? Is
that The ILM Phil Tippit? Just curious as the insert
on yr LP mentions his Mad Dog film. Any response
appreciated, Thanks.
Well now I have a p.o. box for just that purpose. The
address is:
Klaus Flouride
P.O Box 6480
Albany, California 94706
And yes, it's the Phil Tippett company Phil Tippett
who does projects in conjunction with ILM and
others. The Mad God (not Dog) film was a stop
action animation piece he was (or continually is?)
working on. He started it in the 80's and then along
came cgi and between being busy working on
projects that come to his shop and life in general I
think it's been sort of put on hold. Some of the music
on "Because I Say So" (mostly the soundscape
pieces) was intended for use in that project.
Cheers,
-Klaus
I like a lot of Bad Religion's material. "A Walk" from
The Gray Race has been on a lot of my mix
tapes/cd's, but has yet to creep into my ipod, which
I'm taking forever to load.
Top Fave bands? That changes constantly. I have
current faves like Imogen Heap and for a while now
I've had a thing for Oranger, but I'm not going to do
the list thing because too many noses would possibly
get bent.
Let's just say that the range is quite wide as far as
what I listen to.
Cheers,
-Klaus
(#35) AUG 17, 2007 – Brad Pejack
(California)  greeting
hi Klaus,
I posted some video from the latest Ledge show. I
certainly had a blast. The video is at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0g3RojNuWQ
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(#36) AUG 18, 2007 – Jack
I have been looking for mp3s of the music off of
Because I Say So and The Light Is Flickering and am
having difficulty. I only have the old cassettes of both
albums. Where can I find the goods? I truly love
those recordings.
Hey Jack,
We're working on getting all those songs available
like REALLY soon on my music Myspace via snocap
until a more firm distribution plan isset up. Look for
that in the near future, and thanks for asking.
(#34) JULY 20, 2007 – Tom L
Cheers,
-Klaus
hey again. just out of sheer curiosity do you like Bad
Religion??? and now that I’m on the topic, who
would u say are your favourite bands? top 5, top 10,
or whatever???
(#37) AUG 19, 2007 – Anon
Hi Tom.
Why'd you fuck over Jello?
Well Anon,
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It's about time someone broached this subject. And
kudos's to you for stating it so eloquently!
But first I must volley a query right back to you. What
makes you think I F**ked Jello?
From where do you gather your information. My
guess is that you go to just one source, the horses
mouth. Perhaps if you took the time that you took to
fire off this heartfelt missive, you just might have had
time to look at both sides of the story. There are
usually two sides you know. That's how life works.
If you took the time to check perhaps:
http://www.phillaw.com/html/dkappeal.html
movie that Tarantino’s fans are eagerly awaiting. In
his statement, he included mention of the preteen
daughter of one of the other band members. His
public comments show that he is more interested in
casting himself as a martyr rather than having any
regard for women’s or children’s rights. It also
shows that he has no regard for the safety of a child.
As usual, it’s all about Jello. Contrary to Jello
claiming all the writing credit for himself, East Bay
Ray, Klaus Flouride and D.H. Peligro also
contributed to this song. Jello did not write “every
note of that song,” that was proven in a court of law,
when he was found guilty of fraud, and strains
credibility.
http://www.phillaw.com/html/dkappeal.html
...it might help clarify.
Too technical? Too many big words and such? Okay,
I understand. Maybe this would be more helpful:
On a final note, JELLO is getting paid EXTREMELY
WELL , and we challenge him to put his money where
his mouth is and donate his share to a woman’s
cause, if he is truly concerned with the issue."
http://www.deadkennedysnews.com/
I know it may seem a bit biased but....eehhh, it's
based on fact. Hard solid facts. Not the church of "If
Jello says it's so, it must be so".
Keep in mind we went into negotiations for over a
year with Jello with no real good faith on his behalf
before we, unhappily, decided to take it to the reality
check stage. It was intended to be a check for both
sides. If we were somehow proven wrong, I'd like to
think we would have been more humble of the courts
and a jury's opinion, but hey, that's just my biased
opinion.
Oh, you might have forgotten to see this, you'll love
this one:
"It seems the rest of D.K. has responded to Jello’s
bitching about 2d2f being used in an upcoming
Tarantino film: Dead Kennedy's respond to Jello
Biafra’s claims regarding the use of their song “Too
Drunk to Fuck” in the Quentin Tarantino movie
“Grind
House”
But I guess that would come under the topic of Klaus
Flouride tooting his (and D.K's) own horn, a thing
Jello has never, thank God, been a party to on his
own behalf.
But to get down to the question posed, A. We didn't in
any way or manner F**K Jello. If anything, it would
seem he, by stealing from his co-writers, cohorts,
band mates and most of all friends, and then trying to
cover up the act to keep his image of Mr. Clean,
indeed tried to F**K us, (or me, as you so clearly
point out).
I might also point out that we have at various points
along this long arduous road invited Mr. Biafra in on
the festivities. He has in his infinite wisdom refused.
Fine. His choice. At least he was given one, as he
always is in our still existing partnership.
O.K., so the sour grapes are finally put out into the
sun on this website, hopefully to someday dry up into
raisins or better yet, to turn into a fine dry wine. One
never knows, do one?
Have a happy day Anon.
Another year, another misleading public claim by
the ever striving for attention Jello Biafra. While we
would have preferred not to jump back into the fray,
we felt it was warranted (strike – at this time )to
make a public response due to Jello publicly giving
away key scene points and false information for a
cheers,
-Klaus
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Oh, and just for my peace of mind, why were you the
only person so far not able to print a name (even a
fake one?). Just askin'.
(#38) AUG 20, 2007 – Ken (formerly
Anon)
Thanks Klaus,
I must personally say that you have done an excellent
job at proving your, and DK's, innocence in this
matter. By no means did I take sides before or after
this letter, the question "why did you fuck over
Jello?", was purposely placed in such
a.....ummm....straightforward way, because I wanted
to get straight to the point and not beat around the
bush. One gets nowhere by postponing the inevitable.
I have always been a big fan of DK, and it ultimately
was disappointing when Jello left (which I am sure
you have heard way to much, and hate hearing). I
don't attend any shows that are put on presently, due
to my impersonal disliking of the new lead singer.
The question of "Who was right, Jello, or the other
DK members" has pondered me for a long time, and I
am very aware that situations are not always "Black
or White".
In other words, you both could be wrong or right in
different aspects of the situation.
However, I am still in the same situation as when I
wrote the original letter. Nothing is hard proof, all
of it seems extremely opinionated, sometimes in the
direction of Jello, sometimes in the direction of DK.
As for why I didn't write my real name, the question
seemed tOo personal, and if you took it the wrong
way, it would not be too wise if you knew my real
name.
Much obliged,
Ken
Dear Ken (formerly Anon),
I admire you for your response and for using your
name.
To think that you've thought about this question for
so long and still do not have a satisfactory answer is
regrettable. Maybe one day you will find the answer
that will satisfy you. And when you do - perhaps you
will share it with me.
Maybe you should ask Jello the same question? Why
did you f**k over the other members of DK?
Cheers,
-Klaus
(#39) AUG 21, 2007 – Fredrik W
(Sweden)
Hi Klaus, im not so good at English but i do my best,
I wonder what your Fender Jazz Bass from the DK
years full name is? Chears from Sweden
Hi Fredrik,
This question comes up often. It's a 1966 Fender Jazz
Bass. I got it around 1974.
Cheers, -Klaus
(#40) AUG 29, 2007 - Murdock
(France)
Hi Klaus,
Just to say how much i love your style & bass playing
! I saw you at the "Furia sound festival" last year in
France ... it was quite a trip to see some "living
legends" on stage ... you, Ray & Darren were really
impressive ! Any plan to play some venue in Paris ?
Take care.
MDK
Hi Murdock,
Thanks for the kind words. Right at the moment we're
not planning anything in Paris, but if something did
come up I would be the last to complain. Check in
here every once and a while and I'll keep you
informed about any tour plans.
Cheers,
-Klaus
(#41) AUG 30, 2007 – Murdock
(France)
Thanks for your prompt reply dear mister Flouride !
Looking forward to see you in Paris ! Another
question if i may ... i'm in a band here in Paris, quite
influenced by the DK ... we have recorded, mixed
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and masterised 10 tracks in order to release our 1st
album ... total autoprod ... we paid for the studio, etc
... everyone in the band seemed to be happy with the
result, but now, 3 weeks after the mastering, some
band members have expressed worries and regrets
about the mix ... and the less i can say is that we don't
totally agree with each other ... to the point where the
relationship between us is getting quite difficult !
From your experience, do you have some advice to
give us ? Would it be possible for you to listen to 1 or
2 tracks and give me your opinion on the mix ?
Thanks in advance for your answer Klaus,
MDK
Hi Murdock,
I don't think I need to hear a sample of your mixes to
understand your problem. Although if you have a
music myspace you could put them up there and send
me your myspace page name.
The classic trouble with mixing is too many cooks in
the kitchen along with the fact that if you leave it too
long without acting on it (the final agreed on mix)
everyone will start to obsess on the sound.
Especially their own part. When I produce or mix a
group the rule I try to hold to is that the group picks
one [1] person that they are willing to trust. It is up
to that person to help the producer or engineer get
the sound they want. You should also listen to the
mixes on a variety of speakers, from ipods to boom
boxes to car stereos to house stereos before you call
it a final mix. For the first rough mix you should let
the engineer and producer do it by themselves,
alone...no band members
.
Remember you hired them because they'bbbbbve
done this before. You take that mix and the one
person tells them how they want it changed. The
problem of more than one member is the classic
drummer needs more kick drum and snare, then the
bassist needs more bass, then the guitar player needs
more guitar and then the vocal is buried so you turn
him up and on and on and on. So don't let this
happen. And once you finish, put it out before you
start finding more and more faults with it. There is
always, hopefully, the next album, cd or whatever
when you will have more experience as a band and in
the studio.
Good luck
-Klaus
(#42) SEPT 4, 2007 – Murdock
(France)
Hi Klaus,
Thank you so much for your answer. Everything that
you said makes sense ... now ... your opinion on the
mix would be greatly appreciated! Please fing below
our myspace link, and when you have the time you
can give your eardrums a badtime by listening to
"The Marshmallow Dykes" ... i have sent to you a
friend request on myspace ... Thanks again for your
time Klaus !
MDK
www.myspace.com/themarshmallowdykes
Hey Murdock,
I finally got to the page and got the player to open, it
was somewhat hesitant the first few times i tried it.
The news is that I think the mixes (and the tunes) are
fine. Did you do them yourself or with a producer in
a studio. You're getting a lot of hits on them too
which can't hurt.
Anyway good luck with that and good job.
Cheers, -Klaus
(#43) SEPT 19, 2007 – Josh
Do you happen to have an mp3 of "keep on walkin'"?
I can find one anywhere...thanks.
Hey josh,
Thanks for asking. I'm working on setting up just
that. A spot either here or on my myspace music page
with my solo material plus some Jumbo Shrimp and a
few other things I've played on all downloadable.
Keep an eye out. I'll probably list it on "the watch"
part of this space when it's ready.
cheers,
-Klaus
(#44) SEPT 26, 2007 – Culen J
(California)
Hola Klaus!
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You're a great person for answering fans like this.
Kind gestures like these are becoming rarer every day
and not just in the music industry. With that said,
here's my question: Why in the world hasn't Fender
released a Klaus Flouride signature Jazz bass? if this
Q&A portion of your website is any indication,
you're an inspiration to bassists worldwide.
Unfortunately, that's the only question I could think
of right now but I'd love to pick your brain further. I
hope you're well and continue to be so for many
years to come. Thanks.
80's for (I think) an MTV show called The Cutting
Edge. Squeeze's lyrics and tunes were quite clever
indeed, as is Jools.
Cheers,-Klaus
(#46) SEPT 30, 2007 –Mike S
how you doing klaus? love the website!!!! call me
when you get a chance....i live in Lodi
california....not to far from your neck of the
woods..my number is XXX-XXXX
Hola Culen,
Hey Mike.
Thanks for the kind words. Now if Fender only
shared your viewpoint. Schecter, on the other hand
has given me a very nice bass and a really cool retro
guitar, but alas, they are not "Klaus Flouride"
signature models. It's my guess that that is something
either I or my manager would have to chase down in
order for it to happen. And as far as priorities in life,
that would come in pretty low on my to do list.
Good to hear from you. We'll get in touch in a few.
Cheers, -Klaus
(#45) SEPT 30, 2007 – Shane B
Hey Klaus, thank you again for adding me as a
myspace friend, it is very much appreciated. I
suppose the question I'm about to ask is probably the
stupidest of all questions but because it is a very
interesting subject I must very much ask did any
member of Dead Kennedys listen to Squeeze? I'm
asking this because I am so stunned by the fact that
Biafra was interviewed by Squeeze keyboardist and
present show host Jools Holland. Squeeze and Dead
Kennedys are both favorite bands of mine, though I
must say that DK could've wiped the floor with those
brits any day and am curious to know if you or any
member of the band was into Squeeze? Stupid
question I know, but I'm drunk and feel that further
questions regarding my admiration of your music
would be even more dumb.
Hey Shane,
Sure we listened to a lot of Brit punk, Everything
from The Lurkers to the Stranglers to Buzzcocks, both
pre and post Devoto to the obvious Sex Pistols and Xray Specs. To many to mention here. The range was
very wide both in style and sophistication, or lack
thereof. Jools interviewed Biafra in L.A. in the mid
Cheers,
-Klaus
(#47) OCT 1, 2007 - Polly
Hey I just wanted to tell you that your music sounds
like something Emerson, Lake, and Palmer would do.
And I was also curious if you actually say stuff back.
word to the bird,
Polly.
Hey Polly,
E.L.P.?!!? Never heard that comparison before. That
is weird. I don't think I own a lick of their stuff.
Closest I get to that is Pink Floyd (preferably Sid
era).
Thanks for the insight though....I think.
Cheers,
-Klaus
(#48) OCT 4, 2007 – Aaron C
Hey Klaus, I love your work with DK and otherwise,
especially your song "keep on walking." I'm amazed
that you can go from such heavy and loud music to
something so peaceful...or at least i interpret it
peacefully. Anyway, I'm in my own punk band called
MUTE and was wondering if you have any advice for
a begining band. Also, It'd be awesome if you and
DK came to atlanta on your next tour, I'd love to see
you live!
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Hey Aaron,
Thanks for the compliment. Yeah, I do sort of wander
about the musical territory quite a bit. It's kind of the
equivalent of having tastes for different kinds of food.
As for getting a band started, you have to be a
problem solver. Make a list of problems and fix them,
but look at them as problems not obstacles.
1. A practice space (hopefully with a p.a., even a
small guitar amp and a mic will do for a start).
2. A schedule everyone can adhere to, be it 1 day a
week or four or five days a week.
3. Be flexible.
Most people (musician wise) never return my emails.
Thanks for the advice, and I know what you mean
about different tastes , because my interests are all
over the music spectrum, from stuff like Marilyn
Manson and Mettalica (sp?) to The Sex Pistols, and
of course, DK.
About your advice, we do have a practice space, my
basement, and it's worked out well so far, and we
practice mostly on Fridays and Saturdays. Also when
we made the band, we made sure that it wasn't going
to be like "somebody and the so-and so's," Mainly
because we've always thought that it was centered too
much around one person, but in a way I guess I'm the
"leader."
Thanks for all your advice, I look forward to seeing
you guys on your next tour. - Aaron.
4. Use the space.
Hey Aaron,
5. Decide if there is a "leader" and a "group" or if it
is a "band" (as opposed to "somebody and the so-and
so's" where the "so and so's" are a group backing up
the leader "somebody").
6. Learn either your own songs or others, your
choice, and make a demo at the space. This is a lot
easier nowadays. But don't get too caught up in the
production with the demo.
7.Take it and a photo or two around to clubs and get
them to the booker. Most clubs will have a webpage
or phone message telling you how to get to their
booker.
8. Go see other bands rabidly, but don't try to copy
their sound. If they are already gigging, the need for
that sound is already filled.
I look forward to seeing you guys on your next
(first?) tour too. If you hit S.F. are give me a shout.
Cheers,
-Klaus
(#50) OCT 9, 2007 – Shane B
Hey Klaus,
I know I promised to only ask one question but as of
now, the city of Roy Rogers is really getting me
down and I've been longing to move to California
(preferably San Francisco) for a long time. I must ask
how did you get there from Michigan? I've been
thinking of all possible options I know of, but maybe
if I knew how you made it there from Michigan I
could figure out a way to make it there from Ohio.
9. Don't give up, but don't be afraid to bend, the band
should, if it's good and fun, gel on it's own in time.
Hey Shane,
That's all the starter ideas I have for now. Good luck,
and yes, I'd love if we could play Atlanta
again....we'll have to wait and see, won't we.
I made via a detour to Boston, then NYC, then
Wayland Ma., then Brooklyn, then Cambridge Ma,.
then back to Boston, and again back to Cambridge
Ma.
Cheers,
-Klaus
(#49) OCT 23, 2007 – Aaron C
The whole pilgrimage took me about 10 years. The
original idea was that I was going to Boston for
college. Then life, fate and providence (Not Ri) just
sort of took over.
Wow, you wrote back.
I ended up in San Francisco in May '77.
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I hope your travels away from the fine state of
Michigan are as rewarding as mine were.
really still want it I can burn you a cd of it and send
it out your way. Just need an address and it's yours
free of charge, if for nothing else than the wait.
Cheers,-Klaus
(#51) OCT 12, 2007 – Matt
(Michigan)
Do you ever hope things could've gone better with
Biafra? Do you ever think there would be anyway to
be on good terms with him (in the far or distant
future)? Sorry if I sounded self-righteous.
Hey Matt,
Sure, it would have been a whole lot easier if things
went differently, but that is how things went. You
can't change the past but I try to not let the past
define the present, or the future. nothing is out of the
question as far as being on good terms with Biafra in
the future. But I can only control my actions and
wishes. And he, his.
Cheers,
-Klaus
(#52) OCT 15, 2007 - Maes
Just wanted to say your bass playing influenced me
greatly as a youngster and thanks for all of the great
tunes. I had a Solo CD of yours a (long)while back
and I can not seem to find it now. It was the one with
the song we'll drive the bus through the barrier" any
idea where I can find it?
Hey Maes,
Sorry for the ridiculously late reply. Some emails
seemed to have slipped by my attention. So it's catch
up time.
Firstly, thanks for the compliments. They mean a lot
to know I've reached some people.
Secondly if you check out the replies you'll see a
similar request from Brian to which I'll give you a
similar answer/offer.
Here's what I told him.
"The short answer is, you can't find it in stores...yet.
I'm still working on either a complete re-release of
all the stuff I put out or a compilation. But if you
How's that?" The same applies to you.
Cheers,
-Klaus (4-October-2009)
Awesome! I would love a copy, it will be greatly
appreciated.
Keep me posted on a compilation and or re-release.
And no problem for the lengthy wait. Thanks!
Maes (5-Oct-2009)
Hey Maes,
Great. Glad to know you're still there. I'll burn a
copy or 3 and get one off to you. Unfortunately the
art won’t be included, but that may soon turn up on
the website and then you can download it.
Cheers,
-Klaus
5-Oct-2009
(#53) OCT 21, 2007 – Jude (Canada)
Hey Klaus,
Really nice site. I enjoy it as well as all of your work.
You are by far one of the greatest bassists to ever
exist. I play bass as well and when I first heard you I
nearly gave up. You can really make the thing squeal.
Anyways, besides all that, reading your bio I see you
were born and raised in Motor City. I live right across
the border; in the Great White North. I was
wondering, did you ever venture across the
Ambassador bridge to Windsor?
Hey Jude,
Egad...it's that infernal Beatles song!! Kidding.
Thanks for the compliment on the bass playing and
the [web]site. A site that wouldn't have happened
with out the help of a very special person who at this
point wishes to remain anonymous. Suffice it to say
she's the grand daughter of an ambassador, perhaps
not unlike the one the Ambassador Bridge was named
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after. a link between two similar but at the same time
very different countries. But now I'm maybe getting a
bit too cryptic so let's move on.
Well, Mr. Somewhere in Ontario, it's been said that
I, for a quite a while in the 60's, used to take the
Ambassador Bridge south of the border to Windsor to
work at a pirate radio station, but that's never been
verified and I certainly wouldn't have done anything
to rile that great American institution known as the
FCC if I had had my wits about me. Never would I
have broadcast illegal radio signal with american cal
letters (like say WKMA [standing for kiss my a**])
from a foreign country. It might have started an
international incident, which nowadays might have
escalated to the brink of war.
only up, for at least a listen, here. It will be pulled
soon so check it while you can.
Cheers,
-Klaus
(#55) NOV 1, 2007 – Patricio (Chile)
hello MR.Flouride:
I really like the way you play the bass guitar, Im a fan
of the Dead Kennedys (im 35 years old) and I think
you have an interesting approach to the instrument,
wich bass do you play ?? I live in Chile ...
thank you!
I'm a responsible human being and a bass player if
those two things aren't diametrically opposed.
all the best
Patricio
Thank you for your inquiry all the same.
Hola Patricio,
Cheemo!
-Klaus
Glad you like how I play the bass. Most of the time I
do too. I'm still trying to get to where I like it all the
time.
(#54) OCT 24, 2007 – Aaron
(Minnesota)
How would one go about purchasing your music?
Any of it.. I would love to get my hands on Bus
through the barier.. Thanks Aaron (Duluth, MN)
Hey Aaron,
Here's the deal. We're working (not very frantically,
because after all we're rational people here and there
are, after all is said and done, much more pressing
issues in the world) on setting up a number of
projects relating to your good friend and mine, me.
Some of, but not all of those would be, podcasts,
streaming Radio Flouride (it's my old pirate radio
roots beckoning me, just a basic stream of whatever
is or was on my mind musically (from my record and
cd and tape collection, sort of like a college station
only no announcements, no fund raisers, and I'm the
college), and the release of (on either cd or
downloads or both) the entire works of your's truly.
Some of this stuff is pretty raw, but hey, so are my
fingers after a gig.
That said, just because I've ad an inordinate amount
of requests for "Bus through the Barrier"....(why that
song is beyond me), that it is now for a short time
My approach is probably seasoned by the fact that I
also play guitar and didn't pick up bass until I was
18.
The bass you hear most on DK's material is a 1966
Fender Jazz Bass. It takes a beating and still works
just fine. My other favorite bass is a Fender Bass VI
which is a six string bass guitar. It is literally a
guitar only one octave lower, so it has the standard E
A D and G strings with the B and E above, just like a
guitar. Three pickups and a tremolo (whammy) bar.
That was used exclusively on Bedtime for Democracy
and I also use it with The Legendary Stardust
Cowboy and The American Professionals as well as
past bands The Muskrats and The Five Year Plan.
I hope things fare well in the future for you and
Chile. Playing Santiago was an experience I'll always
treasure.
Cheers,
-Klaus
(#56) NOV 3, 2007 - Cosgrove
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now i know what my favorite DK album is; it's gotta
be Frankenchrist. To me it is the most radical (punk)
album i know of, because it demands we gotta drop
our guns and bombs and love each other. This is the
most radical thing to do. That aside, i wondered
whether you are friends with the Residents ? Your
solo stuff is amazing and as a big Residents fan i
wondered whether you ever joined forces with 'em on
one of their recordings or not. And do you plan to
release another album of your music?
Goodbye Klaus Flouride!
1. Tones that you like.
2. Ease of the neck i.e. strings low enough to play
with ease but not so low that they buzz on the frets
(this can be part of the instruments set up, but you
should look
down the neck from the headstock end and check for
warpage [a bend in the neck]).
3. Make sure it has a truss rod, most instruments do,
but still, make sure. 4. A solid bridge that's
adjustable.
Cosgrove
Hey Cosgrove,
I like that album too. Funny, that. As far as The
Residents, I am a huge fan of their work (especially
the Duck Stab ep) and have jammed with the late,
great Snakefinger, but I've never been in a
collaboration with them. I guess they're one of the
influences that show.
I'm working on new material and hope to have
something in the pipeline soon. There are some short
new pieces on my snocap player over on my myspace
music page
http://www.myspace.com/klausflouride1
Thanks for the note.
Cheers,
-Klaus
(#57) NOV 21, 2007 – Kyle (Canada)
Hey Klaus,
How are you doing? I'm doing ok. I'm 24 and I've
been learning bass guitar for a couple of years now
and I'm ready to upgrade my instrument to something
a little better than a pawn shop special. I was
wondering if you could give me any tips on how to
pick a quality instrument. Cheers from Canada!
Hey Kyle,
I love pawn shop specials. Found some of my favorite
instruments in those places. But if you're upgrading,
new or old, the best thing to do is try a variety of
instruments within your budget all through a good
amp at the store, and look for:
Depending on your budget you could get anything
from a Fender copy to a real one or a Schecter or an
old Gibson Thunderbird. The list is endless, but the
most important part is the comfort level of playing it.
To paraphrase an old saying,you don't pick the bass,
it picks you.
Cheers,
-Klaus
(#58) NOV 22, 2007 – Michael A
When are the Klaus Flouride solo albums that
unfortunately came out on Alternative Tentacles
going to be re released on cd on another label that
will actually keep them available regardless of how
much money they are making? Maybe a real punk
label, one that isn't run solely for the cash by
someone who's only priority isn't the mighty dollar??
I still have Cha Cha Cha with Mr. Flouride on record,
but would love it on cd. I do believe there is at least
one more Klaus Flouride album. Maybe put them all
on one cd?? I love the Cha Cha album!!! Klaus
Flouride rules!!! Thank you, Michael Anderson
Hey Michael,
I'm glad you like the solo stuff. Thanks.
I'm in the process of getting all onto my Snocap
player, which you can buy whatever cut you want or
whole albums. I'm hoping to have actual, hold in
your hands cd's also available soon, probably
through cd baby and maybe on an actual label where
you could purchase them in brick and mortar stores..
The Snocap player/store can be accessed by clicking
on it on the homepage here. That'll take you to my
music myspace page where it'll load and you're on
your way.
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Actually, beyond "Cha-Cha-Cha with Mr. Flouride"
there is "Because I Say So", "The Light is Flickering"
and the "Shortnin Bread" single plus some other new
odds and ends. I'm working on more, and there'll also
be Jumbo Shrimp tunes available there too.
Cheers,
-Klaus
(#59) NOV 26, 2007 – Rude Ken
Recently, the MTV VMA show featured one of DK's
songs (which i'm sure your quite aware of). The thing
that boggles me about this, is that DK (from what I
have understood) has been highly anti-MTV, since as
far back as I can remember. Obviously, a prime
example being "MTV Get Off The Air". I understand
that the song contains deeper meanings, but the main
idea of the song is very clear. With this is mind, isn't
it kind of (with all do respect) hypocritical to allow
your song to be covered on MTV? Thanks for your
time.
Hey RudeKen,
Cheers,
-Klaus
(#60) NOV 27, 2007 – Stefan
(Germany)
Dear Klaus
I am from Germany and saw the DK's at the
beginning of the 80s here in Hannover. Is there a
chance, that you play again here? Further on I would
like to ask you if I can send you some cd booklets for
signing?? Hope that you guys will come to
Germany.
Cheers Stefan
Hey Stephan,
I actually remember that gig as the hall was sort of
just light bright white the whole time and was a big
square room with a tall ceiling. Wass that the one?
There is always a chance of anything happening, but
right now we have nothing booked in the near future.
As far as I'm concerned I'm pretty much stoked that
The Foo Fighters and Serj chose to cover the song as
I am a fan of their work.
Sure, you can send the booklets with a return
envelope to:
As for it being on MTV,
K. Flouride, Box 6480, Albany, Caliifornia, 94706
U.S.A. and I'll sign them and send them back.
A. I think we've always, since the days of the early
punk scene in the 70's, espoused the idea of using the
tools of the big corporations to criticize those same
corporations, or to at least get your word out.
Example; using xerox to put out fanzines which might
in turn mock xerox. Use the tools.
B. If you want it's real easy to find the video of Biafra
being interviewed by Jools Holland on a show that
was on either it was mtv or vh1.
C. And the use of that as opposed to "MTV Get Off
the Air" was in my opinion a better choice if only
because the lyrics to the latter are
somewhat less topical as far as representing what
MTV does now as opposed to what it did when they
we're written.
But, hey, that's just my opinion. So please try to save
being boggled for bigger problems.
Happy to.
Cheers, -Klaus
(#61) NOV 28, 2007 – A. Henry D.
hey klaus, i gotta ask ya, what did you play thru
(amp) on the early d.k. recordings (holiday cambodia,
inconvenience lp)? i'd imagine you used the jazz
bass? the whole thing (the songs), greatest friggin'
sound, front to back!
thanks,
a. henry debicki
Hey a. henry,
At the start I used an Acoustic 150b amp head from
the early 70's (probably about 150 watts as the model
suggests) with an Acoustic 402 cabinet with 2 15"
Eminence speakers. I'm pretty sure that was the rig at
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least thru "In God We Trust Inc.". Then I got a
Traynor mono block b which ran at about 325 watts
which blew out the Eminence speakers along with
some Gauss and Electro-voice speakers until I settled
on a pair of JBL E-140 B speakers in 1982 or 83 that
I still have and use to this day.
How's that for a run on sentence?
The JBL's could take a beating that none of the others
seemed to stand up to.
And on all the record I used the '666 Jazz bass, with
the exception of which I used Alistair's (from Tragic
Mulatto) bass, a sort of a fender knockoff that
sounded more jazzy with flatwound strings.
On Bedtime For Democracy the Bass VI was used
exclusively. I use that one a lot now with The
Legendary Stardust Cowboy and The American
Professionals.
best regards
Patricio
Hello Again Patricio,
Sure, you can write here anytime as can anyone who
wants. Thanks for the compliments, glad to have
helped make a life a bit more bearable.
I never have pretended to know what goes on in the
complicated and entirely unique mind of Mr. Biafra,
and therefore have no real way of knowing why he is
so intent on not letting go of his anger. It (his anger)
is very interesting when he targets it at social and
political oddities as he so often does, but is, I think, a
bit tedious for all involved when aimed at his former
band mates. But ces't la vie, what can you do? And,
no, the question doesn't bother me. I'm sure I will
hear it many times again. Maybe someday I'll have
some more insight and be able to answer it more
fully, but don't hold your breath.
Cheers, -Klaus
(#62) DEC 5, 2007 – Patricio (Chile)
Have a good summer down there.
Cheers, -Klaus
Thanks for your answer , I never thought you could
answer me , I appreciate that, thanks. You are like a
"superhero" of rock for me ,I mean , I grow up
listnening DK music and I think most of the ideas in
my head about society are related to DK music and
punk rock music . Now I work in a big, big, biiiig
newspaper in Chile who cares only for the interests of
mayor corporations and rich people leaving the
workers with no time to share with family and
friends, time its money..you now?
I have two questions:
Can I write to you sometime? once in a while? I play
bass guitar and I really like how do you play.
Why Mr. Biafra being so intelligent have time to
fight with you and the rest of the DK for so many
years?, I really think mr: Biafra its an intelligent man
but i really don see the point in fighting ,after all you
were part of the same band and that make you a
"friend" in some way.
Im sorry if this bothers you in any way , but I really
have to ask . thank you very very much for reading
this lines.
(#63) DEC 7, 2007 – Ryan C
Hi, for about a year I have been playing electric
guitar mainly learning DK songs, and other punk
songs, such as The minutemen, but my question is
after playing the songs, I've learned I've always
wondered how it is to play bass. Personally do you
find the bass, or the electric guitar more entertaining,
I think you have played the electric guitar many
times. I just am really drawn between putting all
efforts into my guitar playing, or switching to bass.
Hey Ryan,
I don't see as to why you can't concentrate on both.
A great cook doesn't only do souffles, but many
dishes, and throws his own touch and concentration
into each. I think there is a similarity with music.
Then again I got a Bass VI and sort of split the
difference, best of both worlds and all that. But I still
play the Jazz bass as well as guitar. So I think you
can do both. Why not?
Cheers,
-Klaus
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(#64) DEC 22, 2007 – Essron (San
Francisco)
hey man, i just went on a bad tear of bidding on old
punk on ebay and put some money on one of your
solo records....which led to me looking you up blah
blah blah.
anyway, as a bass player your work was very
imprortant to me, especially when i was younger. DK
not only gave me political awareness, but your
unique style liberated my thinking about my bass
guitar. you along with mike watt and rob wright are
the jaco(s) of punk rock. in particular i owe you for
the bass work on saturday night holocaust and the
wierd pseudo jazz thing you would do sometimes. i
could go on but 'nuff said.
anyway, i guess i should ask a question so here it is: i
just moved to SF from brooklyn and i dont know
where in the bay area to drop in for live music and
where to find a rehearsal studio and/or maniac
musicians to play with. in particular i want a
drummer who digs nomeansno. advice? i need to start
something up.
Hey Ron,
First of all, thanks for all the props. Secondly
welcome to the greater bay area.
There are a plethora of clubs. Check the
entertainment section in the S F Weekly, Bay
Guardian and East Bay Express among others.
There is always Gilman St. on weekends.
Also the college radio station scene is really full and
ripe here:
KUSF 90.3 (University of San Francisco)
KALX 90.7 (UCAL Berkeley)
KZSU 90.1 (Stanford)
KFJC 89.7 (Foothills Junior College)
Plus Pirate Cat Radio 87.9 a micro-watt (pirate?)
station.
Most of them if not all have daily readings of shows
in the area. (Also they all have listings on line).
Practice studios are all over too. Lennon Studios,
Secret Studios are the 1st two that come to mind and
Soundwave Studios in the East Bay. But again, check
the weekly free papers for ads for them also.
Listing for groups, try Craigslist, or just getting to
know people at clubs.
There are also open mics all over the place.
One of the more frequented ones is the Hotel Utah on
Monday nights, but there are open mic's just about
every night so check them out to see if you find any
people you'd like to team up with.
How's that for starters?
Good luck.
-Cheers,-Klaus
(#65) DEC 23, 2007 – Chris
Hi Klaus. I was wondering if you remembered or
knew the lyrics to "Gaslight." I can't seem to find
them online anywhere. I also would like to ask what
6025 was like. Was he a nice guy? Were you guys
friends?
Hi Chris,
Ahh, The odd refrain "Dying with a lampshade on".
The only people I would imagine who would know all
the lyrics to that song would be 6025 and perhaps
Biafra. Since 6025 is pretty much incommunicado
and it is my guess that Biafra might be less than
forthcoming (at least to me, you could give him a try
via A.T.), I have to say that beyond what you can
make out from the vocals on "Live at The Deaf Club"
it will have to remain a mystery.
The song wasn't performed much after 6025 left the
group and so it goes.
As far as what he was like back then, I think the word
would be intense. But yes, in general he was and
probably still is a nice guy and we were friends
within the band. The members of DK generally didn't
hang out too much beyond writing, practicing,
recording and touring and I believe the longest trip
we went on with 6025 was when we drove to LA for
our first gig there. His mom made tuna and egg salad
sandwiches for us for the trip. That was nice.
Cheers,
-Klaus
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(#66) DEC 23, 2007 – Nik H
Hey Nik,
listened to many gigs that you guys played. From the
last one with 6025 at the Deaf Club (the earliest I
have, I believe), through the performance in Portland
with "The Night of The Living Rednecks" (kickass
bass line by the way - any chance to get a bass tab for
this?),
Thanks a lot. Glad you like it.
Not really.
Cheers,
-Klaus
through the 14.06.1980 performance at the Mabuhay
Gardens, complete with a cover of The Rolling
Stones' "The Last Time",
(#67) DEC 25, 2007 – Panek
(Poland)
That’s a rarity.
Hey man. I love your grooves. Your music with Dead
Kennedys is some good shit. Love it, man, love it.
Hey, Panek here, after a few months of silence - you
may or may not remember the message I wrote you a
while back asking very generic questions about the
bass you play and such. I've kept a low profile since
ten and kinda crept around your website and gathered
more and more live shows of the Dead Kennedys. I
have some more questions that I'd like to ask, and a
few rants that I'd like your opinions on. So, here they
go, in no particular order:
When I wrote you last time, you replied you had put
Seymour Duncan pickups in your Jazz Bass in the
80's - was it early in the DKs career (80-81) or later?
What models are they?
It was mid point, maybe ‘82-’83. They are Seymore
Duncan Quarter Pounders. I’ve replaced them in
2002 as dropping the bass seems to weaken the
magnets in the pieck-ups. Who knew?
Where can I get that kickass, big "FUNERAL"
sticker for my bass?
to the last performance at the Freeborn Hall (can't
remember the city, sorry). Inbetween the mentioned
gigs, there are lots of great ones. Listening to every
show is a new experience in itself, even though the
songs are the same, each performance has it's
"power", there's always something new in each and
every one of them.
But what I noticed listening through is, that, well, in
the early years, I'd say from 1979 to 1983, Jello used
to make short, clever remarks, comments or jokes in
the songs. So you'd have a song, then a break with
Jello's comment or just some stage banter, and the
next song. But as the years went on, Jello got more
and more political, and I noticed, what I call, a
"lenghtening" of songs. Biafra started talking so
much in the songs and inbetween them about being
drafted, dying in Nicaragua, corporate machines, high
office towers, and the like. One performance of Bleed
For Me took 7 minutes, with a version of "A
Commercial" added inside. So, in the Early Years,
you have quick, witty remarks or comments about the
society, politics or economics of the USA, and in the
Later Years, you have long-ass rants about this and
that.
At a funeral or funeral parlour.
Also, I noticed in the videos - why did you hate your
guitar so much? You seem to have thrown it around
very much - after each show, when Jello said
"Goodbye/Good night/Good riddance" you just threw
your bass on stage, it fell down at the sound went
"THUMMMMMMP". It hurts, man! :P
Drama! Theatre! And a real cool sound and
feedback. Only problem was that if we did an encore
I almost always had to retune it.
He was it seems always heading in the direction of
the spoken word material he now primarily does.
I also feel this had an impact on the songs. FFFRV
and "Plastic Surgery Disasters" had shorter songs in
comparison to "Frankenchrist" and "Bedtime for
Democracy", but even with the short running time,
the powerful message was delivered with powerful
music. But on the later albums, the songs got longer
and longer. While the lyrics and the message still are
strong, in my opinion, as time passed on, the music
got longer as did Jello's rants. Sorry that it's kinda
And now comes a rant about the DKs live shows. I
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chaotic, this rant I wrote (and oh, it's long!), but it's
05:35am here and I'm a bit tired. I hope that you
understand my point and I'd like your comment on it.
As with most bands that go on for 8 years, there’s
bound to be stylistic changes, for the better or worse
(and that’s truly subjective). As a band we were
experimenting with the songs in the studio u adnd live
we were just playing them differently every night if
for no other reason than we could, and because the
songs just evolved in performance.
Also, in the Early Years, you guys had great songs
like "Kidnap", "Dreadlocks of the Suburbs",
"Gaslight", "Straight A's", "Short Songs", "Kepone
Kids", or three completely unreleased tracks from an
early demo - "Cold Fish" and two with unknown
titles. Why have you guys dropped them from albums
and later live shows? Were they forgotten or you
simply lost interest?
Firstly, the “Cold Fish” demo wasn’t a demo at all
but a jam that we recorded in practice that got
somehow leaked. Others, such as ”Dreadlocks” and
“Kidnap” and the others you mentioned just were
never developed to the point we felt commfortable
putting them on a rrecord. In hindsight I thiink
“Gaslight” should have been on an album, and we
did have a very good performance of it from the Deaf
Club Tapes so we finally got it out with that release.
“Straight A’s” and “Short Songs” were also a
released in the 80’s on a compilation called “Can
You Hear Me - Live at The Deaf Club” with other
bands that had also played that venue.
I couldn't find the lyrics to these old songs anywhere
on the Dead Kennedy's website. Any chance they
could be posted? Also, the lyrics to "Back in
Rhodesia" would be cool.
Maybe, maybe not. How’s that for a definitive
answer.
Also, I have found the first session of "In God We
Trust, INC." (the lost one) to be better than the
second. I also like the "Let's move 'em out" part being
BEFORE D.H. starts his drumming. Any chance that
you guys could remaster that old session and release
it? I'd love to have it in this form.
We did remaster it for the DVD release, but I
imagine that’s where it’s going to stay. You can
always record what you want from the DVD to tape
or cd or mp3 without too much trouble.
In the Alternative Tentacles' Batcast, Jello Biafra
mentioned that the only thing that kept him from
leaving the band early in it's career, is that on some
rehearsal you came up with a new bass line for
Holiday in Cambodia. Any chance of remembering
how the old bass line went? Just asking out of
curiousity.
That is a statement that I have no idea what he was
talking about as Holiday was one of our earliest
songs. The bass riff (the opening one and the one that
continues through the song) is basically the original
one I came up with. I was going for a sort of a Velvet
Underground feeling sped up.
Also, being a beginner bass player myself, I have a
question regarding picking. Could you give any tips
on this? How do I excercise my hand? I seem to get
my wrist tired after picking like through half of a
song like "Holiday in Cambodia" (I learn from bass
tabs). I read some guides on this, but would also love
some advice from an experienced player.
All Il can say is that after a while your wrist and arm
just build up strength. Early on it used to nearly kill
me too. But, my god, look at the early Johnny and
Dee Dee Ramones andd then you get real respect for
repetitive downstroke picking.
I believe that's all. I'm sorry if it's too long or too
chaotic, and that it's disorganised - I hope I made
myself as clear as possible on everything. Thanks for
taking the time to read this (and possibly reply).
Hope you had a great holiday. Happy New Year!,
also.
Thanks,
Panek
Warsaw, Poland
No problem. Sorry it took so long to get to but it was
more an interview than just a question so I had to sit
down with it for a while.
Hope it was helpful.
Cheers,
-Klaus
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(#68) DEC 30, 2007 – Josh C
30-Dec-2007
Hey juast wanna give some props to the man that
taught me how to play bass. I grew up with a guitar
player and we just fell in love with DK. The
relationship between the guitar and bass, the song
structure, and the bass lines are still ahead of it's time.
I picked up many techniques from you on how to fill
space while playing in a band with one guitar.
Because of the way i played bass we never put
rhythm guitars on our recordings and it still sounded
full. Im now 25, i stepped on the "Give me
convience..."cassette in my brothers room and ever
since that day my life has been changed. The guitar
had recieved a copy of "Plastic..."and we got to
writting songs. I wish you could hear my old bands
stuff, we were 17 and crazy.
Well thanx for the opportunity to reach out and pay
homage to a legend and an influence.
Godspeed,
Josh C.
Heey Josh,
Thanks for all the good things you had to say.
Actually when DK's started we had 2 guitars, but
when 6025 split we tried some other people and
noboody really fitted so we just decided to goo it as a
foursome. Eventually l just sort of became rhyrhm
bass, especially by the "Bedtime For Democracy"
album at which point I had the Bass VI six string.
Anyway, glad to be an inspiration. Keep playing.
-Klaus
2008
(#69) JAN 2, 2008 – Chris
Thanks for your reply earlier. I forgot to mention that
I like your bass playing, and I wouldn't just say that
to any famous bassist I talked to. I also like Ray's
guitar playing, Jello's singing, 6025's writing style
and lyrics, and the background music you have
playing on this website.
Do you know of any other music that sounds like the
stuff 6025 wrote? I haven't really heard any.
How is 6025's Christian Punk Rock Opera coming
along? Do you know if that even exists, or is it just
something someone put on Wikipedia as a joke?
Strange that you remember both kinds of sandwiches
she made. I like tuna, but I don't like egg salad.
Hey Chris,
The "background music" is my solo stuff, although
that one is a tad on the movie theme music side. I
don't know anyone in particular that sounds like
6025's stuff per say, nor have I ever heard any of his
Christian punk rock opera although I do know he was
working on that years ago. Not a wikipedia joke
although a lot of their info inre: DK's and my stuff
are inaccurate. And the sandwich story, that's just the
way my memory works, Don't know why. I also
remember they had raw mushrooms in them. Strange,
that.
Cheers,
-Klaus
(#70) JAN 2, 2008 – Maurice L
(Chile)
Hi Klaus
I’m writing here from Chile (South America),
Well i play bass since i have 12 years, now i have 18,
and i got into the DK, the last year. and i was really
impress by all the bass lines, they really inspire me,
all te thing i got in my head of the sound and
personality of the bass was modified by this,
particulary the song "Riot".
i think the most of the bass player like to use fast and
pyrotechnical techniques, but all this DK discover
make me realize that we need sometime to go the
root of the rols in a band, in the construction and the
space to bread.
Now im studding music, playing bass a lot in
downtown clubs, and presenting musi for string
quartets, both side.
never forgetting to get spit.
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if you have time:
in a while. We used to have a crew at the time that
did tech work when needed.
http://www.myspace.com/lerdoband(my actual band)
http://www.myspace.com/lopezmauricio
Sorry for my bad english.
For my bass keep up I use Gary Brawer at Stringed
Instrument Repairs in San Francisco. He's pretty
thorough and the bass gets a lot of abuse. Gary also
does all my guitars as well. And yes, the bass has
been refretted at least twice.
Mauricio Lopez.
Hey Mauricio,
Your english beats my spanish by a mile. I agree
about letting the music have room to breathe. Glad
you're branching out. I'm not sure what you meant by
never forgetting to give spit though, maybe space?
I'll check out your sites. Thanks for checking mine.
I used to at one time have a Gretch single pickup red
hollow body bass when I was around 22. I wish I still
had that one, although it wanted to howl a bit
uncontrollably at loud stage volumes.
The odd thing about the Orange amplifier is that I
have just started working with a band called The
American Professionals wherein one of thee
guitarists (Mike Corcoran) uses an Orange combo
amp. It really rips.
Cheers,-Klaus
(#71) JAN 4, 2008 – Warren P
Thanks for the nice words,.
Cheers,-Klaus
Hello Mr. Flouride!
I saw the DK's in Omaha '86. It blew my mind... one
of the best musical experiences of my life. It actually
altered my body chemistry. I seem to remember you
played through an Orange amp, do you still use them
from time to time? That's like the coolest rig ever,
your '66 Jazz through a cranked Orange... brilliant!
(#72) JAN 9, 2008 – Darlene
Hey, I just wanted to tell you that you are very
talented. Holiday in Cambodia is one of the BEST
bass lines I've ever heard. Cheers and keep rockin'
Hey Darlene,
Well, I was just wondering who you entrust to repair
and maintain your amazing bass, as it looks to be in
great condition considering the paces that it has been
put through. Has it ever been refretted? Do you take a
tech with you on the road? Would you ever consider
playing a hollow or semi-hollow bass? That could be
very cool, sir!
Thanks for the compliment. Yes I have to agree, I
think that bass line is rather nifty myself (he said
humbly).
You are truly the One-and-Only Klaus, keep up the
fine work.
(#73) JAN 10, 2008 – Simon B
(California)
All the best,
Warren
Mr. Flouride:
Hey Warren,
I never on a regular basis used an Orange with DK's,
Usually it was a Traynor Mono block b with an
Acoustic cabinet which contained 2 15" JBL''s. It
might have been a loaner amp as mine went out once
Cheers to you too,
-Klaus
I'm sure you don't remember me. I had a North
Carolona band called Ugly Americans, as well as
Corrosion of Conformity. I met you on a few
occasions. It's really hard to write this because your
website font is friggin small. I live in Los Angeles
now. I was a big fan before and still consider the
Klaus Flouride EP a gem of rock history (mine is
signed by you.) I don't know why I'm writing you,
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but I'm an old bastard now and I'm just feeling
nostalgic I guess.
Paulo. If you live close enough to one of these shows
let me know here and I'll put you and 2 friends on the
guest list ! Hope to see you there.
Do you play in LA?
I would bring at least one friend. That's pretty good.
Simon B
Hey Simon,
Cheers,
-Klaus (6-April-2013)
(#76) Jan 24, 2008 - Allan B (Michigan)
I sure as hell do remember you. How the heck you
doing. The Ugly Americans still holds it's special
place in the rather small "U" section of my vinyl
collection. And yes, I play LA in a variety of guises at
various times. I'll keep you posted (keep an eye here
and on my myspace) and hope to see you and that
person you promise drag along at the next
opportunity you tall, skinny, not so old guy.
Hey Geoff! Great to see you're still around (some of
us aren't). A lot of interesting DK stuff on
wikiipedia...Kewl! I have, on occasion, regaled
people with tales of my proximity to the birth of the
Dead Kennedys. There is often a general skepticism
of these revelations until I quash their doubt by
producing our assassination of the Roy O'Brien
jingle. Best wishes & write back when you get a
chance.
Cheers, -Klaus
Al
(#74) JAN 21, 2008 – Barry B
Just wanted to say I zoomed in to turn my son on to
your music, he's a big DK fan, so he needed to hear
your solo stuff.
You rock. Barry
Hey Barry, All I can do or say is to quote part of your
email out of context. To wit: You rock.. Barry. Cheers, -Klaus
(#75) JAN 23, 2008 – Rodrigo
(Brazil)
hey klaauuss !!
man dead kennedys NEED come to brazil !
we have much fans in here !
come in brazil !
thank's
Hey Rodrrrrrigo !! We will try. Really we will! We
like it there! Cheers, -Klaus
6-April-2013
Hey Rodrigo,
Sorry it took so long for me to be able to tell you this,
but YES we're coming to Brazil. April 18-21 we'll be
playing in Curitiba, Americana, Recife and Sao
Hey Al,
Stay on the right track
To 9 mile and Mack
Roy O'briens trucks and cars
Make your money back.......
Anybody from Detroit and of a certain age would
certainly recognize that one. And now my given name
has been outed. Ah well, I'm sure lot's of people
knew, if not they will now. Even got the right
spelling!
You see folks, Al was the first roommate I had for any
length of time when I first got to San Francisco. He
saw me hock my bass every few months to do rent
and get it back the next month for 10% more. Not the
wisest financial mind at work there. He was there as I
watched on my luxurious 21" black and white
Magnavox tv (with the sound routed through my
mono non-stereo system) a special report on some
network station about the going to hell in a
handbasket punk rock scene in the U.K. He also saw
me trug off to Oakland to try out with this new punk
group that was just starting, although it didn't have a
name yet, or a drummer. All this on Alverado Street
in S.F.
30 years ago!!!! EEEEK!!!!
Take care Al and keep in touch.
Cheers,-Klaus
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(#77) JAN 24, 2008 – Faye V
Klaus, I just wanted to thank you for getting me
turned onto the bass. I started playing about twenty
years ago, and today it's my gigs with Eden Evicted
that keep me sane through an equally insane
professional life as a media maven. Your inspiration
has been a great gift to me.
--Faye Verte
Hey Faye,
Always glad to get a future media maven interested in
the bass. It's a tough job but somebody's gotta do it.
Cheers,-Klaus
(#78) JAN 27, 2008 – DAN
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Hey Klaus,
Thanks for all of the great music over the years. Is
the Jumbo Shrimp cd available for purchase? I'd love
to have a copy of the cd rather than a download- I
like to read liner notes, get info on personnel like
producer, engineer, etc. I'm kind of geeky in that
way. It also helps in discovering new or related
music. So, any info on how and where to purchase it
would be most appreciated.
One other thing- I've been getting into surf music
recently. Do you have any recommendations for good
surf bands or albums? Old or new, with lyrics or
instrumental, it doesn't matter, as long as it has that
wet, reverby, retro sound. Thanks!
Hey Dan,
Ah, I wish. We're working on it, but for now Jumbo
Shrimp is out of print on cd. But I hope to get it up on
the Snocap store on my myspace soon. There is a link
on this page to click to it. As for the artwork, maybe I
could put it in the photo section here and that way
you could download what you want or screen cap. As
for the artwork, due to my dyslexia, when I proofed it
I didn't notice that the track listing was wrong so that
confused a lot of dj's and I got a few baffled emails
and such. As for the details, it was all recorded on my
Fostex 1/2 " 16tr at our rehearsal studio and some
overdubs were done at my home studio at the time
(1997). Me being big boss, engineer, producer and
all around tyrant.
We'll work on getting it up on Snocap by the ides of
March, a particularly favorite time of the year for
me. There might even be some bonus stuff that was
not on the cd, some even recorded at The Plant which
was a rather overblown and frustrating experience as
we didn't allot enough time to do it right, but maybe
we can still touch it up.
As for the group, there was a rotating door sort of
thing going after a while with Ray and myself being
the only constants. A lot of the players have scattered
far and wide and gone on to much more logical
professions then music, but all are still playing.
As for surf music there's tons. The Aquamen are fun,
Planet 7, Pollo Del Mar are some more. The Beach
Boys 1st 2 albums "Surfin Safari" and "Surfin'
U.S.A." actually have some really good
instrumentals. Dick Dale, of course, The Trashmen. It
could go on forever. Go google it and be
overwhelmed.
Cheers,-Klaus
(#79) – JAN 29, 2008 – Chris
Hello, Klaus.
I've been wanting to get into learning to play the bass
for a while now, but I have no idea what bass I
should choose. Any thoughts?
Thanks, Chris
Hey Chris,
It depends on your hand size and the sound you're
going for. Anything from a Fender Mustang (smaller)
to a Schecter or something along those lines are good
basses for starters or pros. You need to look for good
intonation and make sure the action is low enough to
be easy to play but not so low that the strings buzz on
the frets.
There are lots of brands, but your budget will have a
lot to do with what you want. I've had everything
from Gibsons to Rickenbachers to Guilds to
Gretches, although keep in mind that my first bass
when I was 18 (1967!!!) was a used Danelectro
single cutaway single pickup bass that I got used for
$20. I had a good humor stick for the bridge saddle
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at first soon to be replace by a much more reliable
kids toothbrush. But it worked. That's the point. And I
soo wish I still had that bass (or any of them for that
matter).
Hey Apple-O,
Cheers, -Klaus
How've you been? Yes it's in the works to get all in
release soon on cd. Until then a lot of it is up on
snocap. I'm in the process of remastering from the
DAT copies of the 1/2 track masters and also
remixing some of the 8 and 16 track tapes, which
basically requires me to put it all into Pro-Tools and
mess with it there. Then there's the artwork. So
Hopefully soon we'll have some sort of package out
and maybe even on a label! Imagine that! Glad the
music still resonates and sorry for the late reply. I've
been playing the Catch up game. As for the dearth of
recent material, the short answer is yes. The longer
answer involves sticking all the ideas in some sort of
logical order and that also involves transferring stuff
from 4 tr, 8 tr ad 16 tr reel to reel tapes and getting
them into my pro-tools that I'm still wrestling with.
So I hope to have some new stuff ready soon. In the
meantime just for a taste there's the alt. take of Uncle
Bill on the listen section of the site.
(#81) – FEB 3, 2008 – Apple-O
Cheers,-Klaus
Dear Mr Flouride,
(#82) FEB 14, 2008 – Allan
Cheers,-Klaus
(#80) – JAN 29, 2008 – Colin J
I hear Funland (w/East Bay Ray) will be playing in
So Cal end of February. Really looking forward to
seeing you guys again. Could you post or e-mail a
complete list of shows?
Thanks, CJ
Hey Colin, Check the gigs section. Hope to see you at
one of the shows. Come on up and say hi after the
show.
After making do with a cassette for 19 years, I finally
tracked down "Because i say so" used on CD... That
has got to be the longest search I've yet had for a CD
(and I've tracked down some pretty rare stuff!) Well,
all these years later I still find your solo music to be
fresh and the kinda music I can listen to without
having to be in some special mood. I have been
trying to xfer the other records to CD but my copy of
Cha Cha Cha seems to have picked up a terrible
amount of flutter.
Anyhow it's been in the player a lot lately and with
Klaus on the brain. I echo the guy below's question when are you gonna reissue this stuff on CD? How
can "dead prarie dogs" NOT be issued in every
format, from 8-track to HD-CD and beyond???
More importantly, it's been 17 years or so since the
light flickered out - have you not amassed a gazillion
more tunes, audio experiments, etc since then?
Please share it with us... There ain't much good music
out there these days!
Yours
Apple-O
Klaus
Had you been doing the droning-A/melody on the D
string thing before you joined the Dead Kennedys?
You were the first person i ever heard doing that, and
to this day i associate that sound with you. And more
metaphysically, after the expanse and
experimentation on Frankenchrist, what led to the
tightening up of the traditional punk vibe on Bedtime
for Democracy? Thanks for the great music over the
years
- Allan
Hey Allan,
Ummm... Soooo..here we are a year and a half later.
sorry but some emails snuck by me and I'm just now
catching up.
Actually I don't remember using that direct line, but it
was inspired by a combination of Velvet
Underground drone stuff and Led Zeppelin (Dazed
and Confused). Who knew?
Being that Bedtime was recorded after we had
officially called it quits for the time being, but still
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had this body of work to be recorded, I think it was a
bit of a return to not the Fresh Fruit era as much as
the hardcore-ish In God We Trust Inc. fast and faster
sound. Each of the albums has sort a specific sound
but all of them sound like DK's as opposed to
sounding like whatever was in vogue per say at the
time. Hope that makes some sense.
(#84) FEB 20, 2008 - Ray F
Thought you might appreciate this link...to the lamest
album covers of all time...well maybe.
http://saladdaysmusic.net/?p=387
Thanks for the thanks.
So what you been up to? We haven't changed a bit,
just older and tireder.
Cheers,
Ray
-Klaus
5-October-2009
Hey Ray,
(#83) – FEB 17, 2008 – Jule
Not all that tired yet, but certainly a bit older. How've
you been? What I've been up to is some harmonious
and some not so harmonious tricksterisims in the
world of music than I care to mention, and yet I do,
all over this website. Go figure.
Hey, whatever happened with the Dead Kennedys
'fan' contest. The deadline got changed about two or
three times for it after it disappeared completely. I
and a few people I know contributed. The least you
could do is to make some kind of announcement,
don't you think?
Get in touch. I'm in the book.
Cheers,-Klaus
Hey Jule,
(#85) FEB 21, 2008 – Jake
Yes it has taken a bit of time but the results are now
posted. We all had to take a look at all the entries
and narrow them down to the finalists and then reaffirm that they were all able to receive their prizes.
Hey Klaus good to see you are still out and about,
how bout bringing the Kennedys to the Carolina's I
know Charlotte would give you guys one hell of a
welcome. Well here is hoping all is well and that one
day Jello will stop being such an a--clown.
Here is the link for the final outcome:
http://www.deadkennedys.com/contest.html
The rules, if you look at the entry form, limited the
contest to U.S. residents only. If the contest was open
to a international participants, there would have
been so many conflicting laws country by country as
to make the contest impossible. If you missed that
part, I do apologize for any inconvenience on your
part. It's not that we don't appreciate our fans all
over the world, it's just that the legal entanglements
were overwhelming.
So in answer to your question yes I think we and the
webmasters, trying to be careful, took a wee bit too
much time without any explanation as to why. Our
bad. Sorry. Won't happen again I assure you.
No contests here, believe me. I've learned my lesson.
Hey Jake,
Yep. I'm all about being out and about. Charlotte
sounds like a fun thing to do. I'll pass the idea on to
the various projects and see if anybody takes the bait.
I'm all for it though, so maybe we'll see you in the
next few months or so.
Cheers,-Klaus
(#86) FEB 25, 2008 – Doug M
Hi Klaus,
Long time! We sold the studio in Livermore years
ago, and I've been going video for years
(www.LMAdigital.com).
- Doug
Hey Doug,
Cheers,-Klaus
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It's been a long time indeed, I believe it was '90 or
'91 that we (The Five Year Plan) were in your 24
track analog 2" craziness with an early mac with
stick figure games. I personally preferred to play I
think it was called "Shmoozer",all about the music
business and the goal was to meet Madonna...but if
you messed with security, you'd be killed and the
game was over. All this while going over the mixes.
Good to hear from you again and good luck in the
video world.
Cheers,-Klaus
(#87) FEB 29, 2008 - Eric “Arab”
Groff
Hey Klaus, Its Arab from "Love Canal", we are
playing with you guys tonight in Pomona,
coincidently, the last time we played in the Inland
Empire was around 1985 with the DK's....... I wanted
to send you a link to the flyer for the show tonight in
case you are keeping track of that kind of stuff. Also,
I use to work for TSOL and The Chilli Peppers with
Chris Greyson (RIP)
Take Care, See Ya tonight!
Arab
Hey Arab,
'Twas good to see you and an altogether goofy night
indeed.
Cheers,-Klaus
(#88) MARCH 1, 2008 – Aniel B
(Brazil)
sorry my english .CONGRATULATIUONS YOUR
WORK IN MUSIC.
Hey Aniel,
Thanks for listening. I hope to come back to Brazil
sometime.
Cheers,-Klaus
(#89) MARCH 6, 2008 – Michelle D
Am just wanting to stop by and say i hope your doing
well,ive been listening to you since the early 80s and
you and the dead kennedys" rock" my friend
...Sincerely, Just a fan, Michelle D.
Hey Michelle,
Sorry for the slow response. If this were a pizza
delivery service the pizza would be very cold by now.
Fortunately it's neither a pizza parlor or an ad
agency, only a lowly webpage.
I do, however, appreciate your compliment about the
ability of myself and DK's in general to rock. i hope
to earn that compliment until the day I die.
Rocking is fun and rewarding.
Thanks for being a friend and a fan.
Cheers,
-Klaus
8-Nov-2009
(#90) MARCH 6, 2008 – Apple-O
I'm in the same boat - recordings everywhere but no
organization. Why do we let it put our creations in
limbo?
Did I mention that Eclipse (blue/white and blue/green
too) is probably one of my top 5 favorite songs of all
time? Listening that song makes me feel like an
astronaut* floating above the earth watching beauty
of the planet below. *specifically a clean cut quasipsychedelic astronaut with a late 60s haircut (like the
guys from kubrick's 2001, or maybe played by Bill
Paxton : )
I played it for my wife and she found the noise (is it
tape hiss?) to be distracting. It doesn't bother me at
all, in fact I like ambient noise, it sounds like ocean
waves to me. Maybe I'll try and "remaster" the song
through a noise reduction filter for her.
BTW are there any other versions of this song?
(blue/brown etc)
One day I will send you my cover version, but it may
take some time to get a full horn section together to
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play what I hear in my head... (one part is kind of
epic mexican/bullfighting music)
Well enough of my rambling. Have a good day and I
hope you can get some new music out soon.
This is my "system". Works for you? Doesn't work too
very efficiently for me, but if it's good it's worth the
waiting for. If it's not then no real time has been
wasted has it?
-cheers, -Klaus
PS might i recommend a Zoom Mrs 8 Multitrack
recorder - you don't have to wait for it to boot up (it
records to SD cards) so you can capture those "instant
inspirations" and it has some good features.
(#91) MARCH 7, 2008 – Ken
(Australia)
Hey again Apple-O,
Hi Klaus, calling from Sydney. Love your work.
Tryin to get to San Diego. Dead Kennedys rock!
O.k , we're sort of in the same boat. Which brings me
to the "Eclipse Blue/White vs."Eclipse Blue/Green"
dilemma.
Here's where the inside stuff and somewhat banal
reasoning (ok, I tend to be self depreciating) gets into
play.
Eclipse Blue/White did represent something as well
as did the title with Blue/Green.
Who can guess what they represented and why.
If I get any responses at all to this forum I'll be
totally flabbergasted but the right answer will get a 2
for 1 something in the mails or some such thing..
(Remember I said no contests!!).
Hint: Apple-O, you were right on one account. That
WAS the ocean, not white noise or hiss, if you listen
really closely you can hear real foghorns (when they
still existed in the bay area,) and some surfers hoohahing as they were heading toward their possible
demise on the rocks near Fort Funston. Recorded on
a Nagra borrowed from Phil Tippet and transferred
to the mix by Kevin Army.
Such detail!!
So it was waves. That's the clue.
But "Green/Brown", I shudder to think!!
As for yet another format to confuse me I much prefer
to babble my ideas in the middle of the night into a
micro-cassette recorder and then lose track of them
very soon thereafter, only to find them months or
years later and finally work on them (if they made
any sense).
Hey Ken,
Are you calling on my dime or yours? Love your
work too, whatever it may be because it probably
moves this world forward, especially if you're from
OZ as you people seem to have your heads on a little
tighter than we do here in the good old U.S. of A.
Let's hope 2008 can undo some of the damage we've
done to this planet over the past 8 years (let alone the
last century).
But Why, I repeat, WHY San Diego. For one thing
we're all sort of in the bay area (San Francisco and
thereabouts).
.....Kidding,....San Diego has some very cool people
and nice places to go to, let alone the weather which
is very friendly. But the voting population in general
can be very unfriendly to people who think in the
same realms as I believe you and I do. So, that said,
bon voyage and remember, it's like 500 miles more or
less from San Francisco. Just making sure you know
what you're getting into.
-Cheers,-Klaus
(#92) MARCH 8, 2008 – Adam C
(UK)
Hi my friend, have the dead kennedys any plans to do
any concerts in the uk?
Hey Adam,
Do nothing 'til you hear from me. ....an old song
lyric from the 30's or 40's.. I'd try to keep my
calendar open the last half of may if I were you, but
that's about all I can say right now.
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-cheers,-Klaus.
(#93) MARCH 10, 2008 – Bob 
would love to open for DK in San
Diego
hi klaus,
this is bob from cabron, it was fun opening for y'all
(funland) in san diego. I notice that the dead
kennedys are coming back thru SD in june. we would
love to play that show with you or any ther shows on
your tour for that matter. hope you are well.
take care,
bob
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(#94) MARCH 11, 2008 - Ron (your
Dutch Amsterdam roadie from
1984 till the last show in Feb 1986
at UC Davis
Hi there, looks like you're still alive and kicking,
found this web-site and thought you would be
surprised to hear from me, i am doing just fine, my
wife, kids and i just moved to canada after living for
10 years in kenya and the phillippines , all these years
we have been connected to the United Nations
Environment Programme trying to save and protect
Coral reefs around the world! My wife is currently
working for the United Nations Univercity here in
Hamilton Ont. I am being Mr Mom and finishing a
book on Tattooing and head hunting in the
Phillippines. Wouldn't it be great to meet up again
and go for a beer or 2 and talk about "back then"!
Well if you remember me which i don't doubt drop
me a line back and lets see if we can meet one day?
Would you know by any chance what happened with
Patrick, I got called by Chris's mom and kept in
contact with her for years! I also understand that
there was a show put on for him in SF, are there any
tape or video's made from this concert? Enough said
and asked, say hi DH and Ray for me and talk to ya
soon! Love and Peace Ron from Holland.......
Hey Ron,
Wow! Long time and all that stuff. I think I last saw
you in the mid 80's? Sounds like you've been busy
doing all sorts of good stuff. And now being Mr.
Mom, probably the most important job yet.
Now 2 books or one? I'm assuming it's not about
tatooing headhunters in the Philippines but books on
the two separate subjects. Don't know of a video of
the Chris benefit. As far as Patrick O'Pillage from
the Pillage People, I'll try and see if I can track down
a contact for you. Haven't seen him for quite a few
years either. And, yes, it would be great to get
together and have a beer and catch up.
Email me here with your info when your getting
around this area.
Take care my friend,
Doei,-Klaus
(#95) MARCH 11, 2008 - Ron (your
Dutch Amsterdam roadie from
1984 till the last show in Feb 1986
at UC Davis
Sorry Klaus i just realized it was februari 1987 that
last show in UC Davis!
(#96) MARCH 19, 2008 – Andrew J
HEY KLAUS FLOURIDE!
Big influence on my life! Do you like my site? It's
about a girl who rocks almost as hard as you do!
http://ringosroom.blogspot.com
Hey Andrew,
I guess it's apparent that I have a weakness for j.pop.
But it goes way back to the 40's 78's thru to Pink
Lady to the Plastics and on to Pizzicato Five to
Takako Minekawa (genius) and to Puffy Ami Yumi. I
even liked "Walking on Thin Ice". What can I say. It's
sort of the eastern version of Kraftwerk and Eno, no?
Didn't know about "Ringo" but loved her choice of
names. I researched her and indeed downloaded, do
thanks for that.
And yes, your site is a wonder to behold. (really it's
quite good isn't it).
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Glad you like my stuff as well. It is influenced by all
sorts of things,
guitars that was nice to work with. But the band was
and is a living thing that grew in different ways and
morphed many times, each time having it's own
slightly different angle.
Cheers,-Klaus.
(#97) MARCH 25, 2008 - Gaston
(Netherlands)
Hi mr Klaus Fluoride. Some day I accidentaly came
across your 'because IU say so' CD and I like it a lot,
so I tried to find out you have more made like that.
Unfortunately there is nothing I can find here, though
I found there is a 'THE LIGHT IS FLICKERING'
CD, but I can not find it. Is there any way you can
help me find it?
Thank you very much!!
Hey Gaston,
There are a few other things out there (but not in
release at the moment) and more to come soon. You'll
hear about it here first.
Glad you liked " Because I Say So". I'll put more
tunes from "The Light is Flickering" up soon. I guess
it is under represented here.
Cheers,-Klaus
(#98) MARCH 31, 2008 – Andy
I had just a curious question, what was it like when
you were with the 'original' Dead Kennedys? With
Jello, Ray, and (TED, 6025, Peligro)
Hey Andy,
That's a very good question that would take almost a
book to answer. Suffice it to say that when we started
out, little did we know what sort of legs the thing
would have. I think we all thought we'd maybe be
together for 6 months to 2 years at best, and with
luck we'd get to play L.A. once or twice.
It was a very experimental time in that we were 2nd
or 3rd wave punk and were trying to not sound like
other bands, even the ones we were into,
because....well just because, what would be the point.
DH was a very different drummer than Ted was, plus
when we had 6025 we had a certain interplay of
Hope that helps answer your question somewhat.
We were just a bunch of guys in a garage and then a
practice place trying to do something different and
cool.
You can do that too.
Cheers,
-Klaus
(#99) APRIL 4, 2008 – Matts
Hey, Klaus, what are you guys thinking? Now Jeff is
out, Darren is not going on tour...you and Ray are the
only two members remaining from the band... No
new music since 1986, just same old stuff... I wish
you guys just moved on, retire the name and stop
milking the cow. You're pissing on everything DK
stood for when it stood for something. This is a sorry
end to a storied band. You've become a cliche, sir.
Hey Matts,
Thanks for the props!! I might direct you to the "The
Watch" part of the web page, or I might just say
you're entitled to your opinion, and I will print it here
and not be afraid of what others may think. I guess
what I am doing may seem like I've become a cliche.
I sincerely hope that you accomplish something in
your life to come that will give you the rare
distinction of being so influential that someday you
may have someone in their infinite knowledge, regard
you as a disappointment to them in some way. That is
a rare position to be in and something that I am
everyday aware of.
I know that my position is one of a combination of
talent, timing and luck.
I helped birth the cow you would have me milking,
but I wouldn't dare piss on that strange animal.
I like that cow as it grows and changes. Soon the cow
will go off to pasture. Then perhaps you will be
finally satisfied.
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Live well, take care, and try for something great sir.
Get the artwork done and let's see if we can finally
get it out. Say hi to the rest of the band for me.
Cheers,-Klaus
Cheers,-Klaus.
*Note: "Matts" submitted an invalid email address;
when I replied to him personally it bounced back.
(#100) APRIL 5, 2008 – SEAN S
(Canada)
Dear Mr. Flouride, I'm an indie filmmaker in
Vancouver, Canada and I'm shooting a documentary
on Mr. Chi Pig, singer of Canadian punk legends
SNFU. I was hoping you might be available for a
short interview to comment on SNFU or Mr. Chi Pig.
I realize you are a busy man so any help you could
offer would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for
taking the time, Sean Shaul
Hi Sean,
Although we played a number of gigs with SNFU (my
most memorable would be in Saskatchewan, I'm
afraid I didn't really hang with them enough to give
you much insight to your doc. But good luck with the
project. The band definitely deserves it.
Cheers, Klaus.
(#101) APRIL 13, 2008 - Bob Stubbs
(Brazen Beat)
I Thought I would drop a line to say Hello. I would
still like to put out the C.D. we worked on together. I
have the C.D. master from Golden and I am still
looking for some sort of partnership with a small
label towards getting the album released.I have
checked into C.D. Baby like you advised and it looks
good. I still need the artwork for the C.D. done.
anyways, I hope you are well and everything is good.
BOB
Hey Bob,
Good to hear from you.
I'd love to see the Brazen Beat CD see the light of day
also. If you could send me a copy I could see if I can
get it into the hands of some label people. I don't
know if I ever heard the final mastering and mixes.
(#102) APRIL 18, 2008 – Josh
(Pennsylvania)
Klaus I love the background music on your website! If you
close your eyes and listen you can feel the emotion of
the song. I am a new Dead Kennedys fan, I was
wondering if there was an address to where I could
send something for you to sign for me. College has
opened me up to a world of music and I find your
work very influential. Thank you for your music!
Hey Josh,
Glad you like Akiko. Just a bit of a departure from
the DK's sound but I still am kinda proud of it.
Someday a remix with real drums might be a good
idea. That one has me doing mouth drum noises into
a really cheesy mic and then reverbed 'til the reverb
unit was about to blow up.
As for an address, here 'tis:
K. Flouride
P.O. Box 6480
Albany, Ca. 94706
B.T.W. arent you the guy who had that big part in the
remake of "Dukes of Hazzard"?
Cheers,-Klaus
(#103) APRIL 18, 2008 – Vincent
Hey Klaus, I'm a huge DK fan and you guys have
really had an impact on my life. I was wondering
what life in high school for you was like? Mine sucks
=)
Hey Vincent,
My junior high (middle school) and high school years
were generally a car wreck. The school was very
conservative, and very white. I had/have dyslexia
which they didn't even have a word for back then and
was not doing very well at all.
I was labeled a "nerd" until I started a band with
some other nerds, then we all graduated to "geek"
status. Somewhat higher on the caste system then
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nerd, but not much. In my senior year hippiedom
happened and all the geeks and nerds banded
together and dubbed ourselves freaks. There was
suddenly an extended family, not unlike what I
experienced about 10 years later with the punk
movement.
Then when I left home for college the whole world
opened up. Lotsa freaks!! Whoo-hoo!!
So tough it out at High School, and know that in
college or university, or just plain out in the real
world, it gets a bit harder to afford to live, but a lot
more rewarding when you find that place where you
can find other people with more open minds then
what you are probably dealing with now, wherever
you are.
School taught me more than it ever meant to, and not
necessarily what it wanted to.
Good luck and...
Cheers,-Klaus
(#104) APRIL 22, 2008 – Johnny
Turk
Klaus,
I am not here to bash you for "Being in the DK's and
how Jello is god" but I am gonna ask you about a
comment I read from you in an interview where you
said you weren't impressed by any of Jello Biafra's
musical collaborations since Dead Kennedys broke
up.
I've got to ask, did you ever listen to his stuff with
D.O.A. (Last scream of the Missing Neighbors) the
cover of We've got to get outta this place is a really
well done one, and Full Metal Jackoff is a song that
is better than all of Bedtime for Democracy. Serious,
that album was awful, Do the Slag is a terrible song. I
spy has awfully masturbatory drumming for a Dead
Kennedys songs which is surprising, since you guys
didn't tend to have many, unlike some of your
contempories like Black Flag and the Gregg Ginn
guitar jerkoffs.
peace, Johnny
Hey Johnny,
I'm not here to bash the press or reporters (neither
new reporters or experienced ones) for the
occasional misquote. But you see, a lot of the articles
are either taken out of context and a lot of the
interviewers either aren't taping, so they have to
remember basically what I said, or, because I tend to
ramble during interviews, they tend to truncate my
answers. And as you see from the above sentence, I
do tend to do run on sentences and editors want to
cut to the chase.
That's all fair and good, I'm a public figure of sorts
and expect to get either misquoted or have my words
manipulated to fit someone's endgame.
But I don't ever remember saying directly or even
indirectly that I wasn't "impressed by any of Jello
Biafra's musical collaborations since Dead Kennedys
broke up".
I have said though that I believe that we worked very
well as a collaboration, especially in the earlier
years, and that music was to me very special, and
that nothing that any of us individually or with
collaborations has the power of that work in that
style of music (i.e. punk..hardcore).
I think, and have said so, that Biafra's strong point
has always been his use of language and theatre as
opposed to his musical compositional skills. I honor
his work there. As far as his work with other
collabrators, fine, but they're not "Fresh Fruit",
anymore than anything any one of us have done since
then.
You compare Bedtime to Fresh Fruit and it does, I
agree, pale in comparison. But, say it was a debut
album at the time by a new group at the time, I would
bet that it would have gotten very good notices as a
standout album with intricate musical change-ups
and decisive lyrics and a very riveting if not odd
singer. Seriously, I think Biafra is almost as good as
he thinks he is. As far as popularity goes, from
feedback from the audiences in the past, "I Spy" and
"Do the Slag" rate above "This Could Be Anywhere"
and "A Growing Boy Needs His Lunch". I tend to say
to that,...."well, so much for the pollsters"
But maybe I'm just a little too close to the subject.
Anyway, thanks for coming to the site and interacting
and liking the early stuff.
Cheers,-Klaus
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(#105) APRIL 22, 2008 – Pete
(#106) APRIL 23, 2008 – James K
Hope this message finds you in good spirits. I'm
sorry to read about your health issues--I was hoping
to catch DK sometime in Ohio (with you on bass) but
hey, what can you do? I know what you mean by not
being able to choose to abandon music altogether.
I've been playing bass and guitar for years with
friends in various band incarnations. Most of our
stuff never leaves the basement, but it doesn't matter.
It's cathartic and expressive and, in a way,
transcendental. Thanks for the music!
Hey Klaus.
I was introduced to the Dead Kennedys by Vincent
(the person you recently replied to). I was just
wondering what your favorite song, album, and band
is? Although the Dead Kennedies is a punk band, I
am aware of your varied music taste from reading the
past replies in your Q&A. Hope you answer back,
Hey Pete,
Hey, you stole my brothers name!! The health issues
are what they are. Not to worry.
Sorry about the missed Ohio opportunity. I grew up
around that area (Detroit and suburbs, St Claire
Shores [Iggy land] and eeewww.... Grosse Pointe
Woods). I was a TV geek so I watched channel 11
(KTOL, I remember!!) from Toledo when I was
around 11 or 12 just because no one else in Detroit
bothered and also... because I could. It felt like I was
watching TV from some far away exotic land. OHIO.
Ohio does have it's exotic parts though, I must admit.
I especially like "The Suspension Bridge" from
Cincinnati to Covington. It's the prototype for the
Brooklyn Bridge, but my favorite part is that even
though they retitled it the "John A. Roebling
Suspension Bridge", everyone still called it either the
bridge or at most the suspension bridge.
Very Ohio, that.
As far as playing and never stopping whether or not
you ever get out of the basement...yes.
- James K
Hey James,
Because of the exact thing you stated, "I am aware of
your varied music taste from reading the past replies
in your Q&A" there there is no real way I can answer
that question. Right now I'm listening to Roxy Music,
before that Pretenders, before that 78's from the 30's
and there is always the NEW stuff found on Myspace
friends and friends of friends which I feature on the
http://www.myspace.com/theklausflouride site (see
links). I really like Oranger STILL! and I have a blast
playing in the American Professionals. I could go
on,... but I won't here, but maybe it's time to add to
my list on my myspace.
There are always new people I'm finding out about
and that gives me hope for the future of music. I go to
a few open mics and there are almost always some
great acts that share the stage when I play out in one
or anther of the bands I'm in.
How's that for a non answer-answer.
There's always the Kinks from "Face to Face"
through "Muswill Hillbillys" and some beyond.
It's a never ending quest.
Thanks for asking and...
I still practice in one of the bands I play with in
literally a garage in a basement, so it's the best (or
worst) of both possible worlds. A basement band and
a garage band!!
Long live playing just for the sake of playing. It's a
real neat club to be in.
Cheers,-Klaus
p.s. as far as never playing Ohio, never say never.
Cheers,-Klaus
(#107) APRIL 23, 2008 - Sean Shaul
(Vancouver, Canada)
Hi Klaus,
Even if you didn't spend much time with them, I
would love to get even a few words from you.
Maybe just say why the Saskatchewan show was so
memorable. I'm hoping to put together a short
montage of musician fans/friends and their views on
the band or Chi. We are most likely going to be in
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LA in the first week of June and were hoping to catch
up with you while the Dead Kennedys has a few tour
stops.
Not meaning to pester,
Sean Shaul
Hey Sean,
My main memory was that it snowed about 3 feet 2 or
or days before we got there and then did that thing
where it warms up a bit, just enough to melt the top
1/4 inch of snow, and then froze up colder than ever.
It was in the single or double digits, and loading in
we had to try to walk on this ice but it would
inevitably break and we'd be up to our bellies in
snow.
Cheers, -Klaus
(#109) APRIL 29, 2008 – Bil the Bass
(Scotland)
Hi Klaus, Bil from Scotland - See you at the liquid
rooms in Edinburgh in May. Can’t wait. Sorry about
your health issues. Stay well my freind. I grew up
with the Dead Kennedys and became a bass player
and still play. Take care, Bil
Hey Bil,
Glad to see you're still playing too. It's one of the
only jobs, as well as sports where when people go to
work they say I'm going to go play now.
That aside, it was a rental hall I believe, all just wood
and cold as all hell until it filled up then it was a
steam bath. There was no place to go so it was one
of those nights where we took in all 6 or 7 bands and
I remember SNFU just ripped, and were manic as all
hell, but not just standard issue thrash, it went crazy
places.
And YEAH!! I love Edinburgh and have a few friends
there I'm looking forward to seeing. Come on up and
introduce yourself after the show. I'll be out and
circulating.
A great show. We were in that "Oh shit, we have to
follow this" position.
Cheers, -Klaus
That's the main one that stands out to me. Hope that
helps some.
Cheers, Klaus
(#108) APRIL 25, 2008 – Nick F
Would you and the other guys have any interest in
contributing to a book on DK, its place in the history
of modern music, and on punk culture in the late
1970's-early 1980's? Biafra is far too busy being
Biafra to stoop to my level, but it occurred to me that
you, for one, are still communicating with us
unwashed masses and might actually see this as a fun
project. Most importantly, I want to thank you for
decades of great music and some of the best bass
work I've ever heard.
Hey Nick, Sounds like an idea. You can reach the
others mostly on their myspace pages. Are you
thinking a phone chat, and if so please have a
recording device onthe ready so that we can get it
right with as little confusion as possible. But, yeah,
I'm game.
I will stay well as I can do. Maybe yoga is in order?
OOOO! YOGA! .....We'll have to see.
(#110) APRIL 29, 2008 – Vincent
Hello again Klaus. Just out of curiosity...is there any
reason DK never played a show with Bad Religion?
It seems kinda perfect for both of you to play a show
together...both started early 1980's in Southern
California...both punk rock...or did you guys play
together and I'm just not aware of it? Just popped into
my mind because BR is my favorite band (you guys
are my 2nd fav, don't worry).
Hey Vincent,
I know of no real reason why except that just the
stars just didn't align. Good idea though.
I honestly can't recall whether we played with them
in the 80's or I just saw them at some shows, a lot of
those line-ups with 5 or more bands a night becomes
somewhat of a blur and I have no real record of the
shows the first roundabout. Although Ray might. He
is very thorough that way so I'll ask him if he knows
if we ever did. So stay tuned.
Glad we're in your top 10.
Cheers,-Klaus
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(#111) MAY 2, 2008 – Andy
Hey thanks for the reply Klaus! you know i would
really love to hear about your life in the earlier Dead
Kennedys i find it would be interesting. but i can
agree with you, one how DH and Ted were two
completely different drummers. and East Bay Ray
and 6025 were quite different as well. Hey Thanks
again Klaus!
Hey Andy,
Maybe someday I'll get the book out, or someone
will. Probably all the DK's have a different view
about how things went. We are working on an
expanded DVD history of the band project 'tho. That
might solve some of those pesky mysteries,
- Klaus
(#112) MAY 3, 2008 – Sascha
Hello Klaus; Just a quick note to see if your
interested in doing an interview/retrospective for the
rock site I write for. I've been following you since
your "Cha Cha" days, lost track and am currently
blown away with the stuff I am checking out on this
site. No legal/Jello questions....I want to keep the
focus on you! Sound Cool? All the best from not so
sunny New England. - S.
Hey Sascha,
Not so sunny New England. Sounds like
Easthampton. Well yes, I usually have no problems
with the interviews etc. but would like a bit more info
on the publication. Gotta be sure it's not the Enquirer
or New York Times. Glad you like the new stuff. I
keep promising to put up more. I have to make good
on that soon or forever burn in hell (or downtown
Detroit, same difference).
You can ask the legal Jello questions, although I'm of
the opinion that that's been beaten into the ground
and very few really care to or need to hear yet
another spiel on that rather moribund subject.
But, yeah, send me more info on your site and we'll
throw it in the moat and see if it floats.
Cheers,-Klaus
(#113) MAY 5, 2008 - Scott (Scotland)
Sadly I am going to miss your/DK last ever Scotlamd
show - Liquid Rooms 4 years ago was fantastic however I am able to be at Leeds the night before
(my seventh DK show in last 6 years). Sorry to hear
you are ill - any chance of a setlist change for Child
& His Lawnmower - also there is a Scottish DK
tribute band just started - cant remember their name
though!!!
Hey Scott,
Well, I hope you came up and said hi after the show.
Lotsa people did, were you one of them. I was a tad
pre-occupied with my friend from the northlands,
Tim, and Edinburgh is all sort of a blur.
Sorry Lawnmower didn't fit in the list. Oddly there
was one other request for the same tune from Patrick
in Hemit California, my sort of farewell show for the
time being.
As for my health, not to worry. I'm taking care of
myself and that's primarily why I'm pulling back a bit
for the foreseeable future.
Would that Scottish cover band be Dead
MacKennedys? Probably not eh?
Cheers,-Klaus
(#114) MAY 6, 2008 - Andy
Hey klaus i just read about your recent health
conditions. im sorry to hear about it. i just hope you
can still play like you used to. it must be terrible for
you...
Hey Andy,
I can indeed still play like I used to, it's just that for
self preservation I have chosen to do it less often in a
public setting. It's sad for me to a major degree to not
continue on performing with DK's for the foreseeable
future, but in the grand scheme of things I think the
word terrible is overstating it quite a bit. There are
lots worse thing happening to people less fortunate
than me all over the world. That is a fact I try to
always be aware of and I look at my life as a very
charmed one to some extent.
So thanks for the concern, it is appreciated, but not to
worry.
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Cheers,-Klaus
(#115) MAY 8, 2008 – Mark H
I'm trying to figure out what happened in Freeborn
Hall at UC Davis in Feb. 1986. I was there that night,
but I left early. I remember "7 Seconds" and
"Phranc", but then it's kind of a blur. Has this been
documented somewhere already--just to satisfy my
curiousity? Many thanks... MH
Hey Mark,
Sometimes I'm trying to do the same thing. As it was
our last concert, as far as we knew at the time, and
we had agreed not to announce it as such to keep it
from being too maudlin of an occasion, there was a
lot of feelings tied to it. As well as chaos.
You're right in your recollection of 7 Seconds and
Phranc, both did excellent sets but if my memory
serves me well Mojo Nixon was also ther to cause his
particular form of chaos/theatre.
We we're also recording the show on an 8 track reel
to reel format (some of which appears, I believe on
Mutiny On the Bay) and I believe there was a video
crew at the venue, although I'm not too clear on that.
They were going to do out last 3 of that run.
PLUS!!
There were the seemingly all of the UC Davis campus
cops as well as the Davis PD also, all crammed in
the hall to make sure things went down in an orderly
manner. Heh.
At some point I believe Biafra went into the crowd as
is his wont, and someone complained of an injury. I
believe it got the attention of a good many officers,
and the rest is predictable.
I could ramble on on that one a lot, but as
symbolically big events go, this one, as many others,
seemed to fall short of expectations while at the same
time dealing out suprises one never thought could
happen, good and bad.
Hope that helps,
Cheers,-Klaus
(#116) MAY 9, 2008 – Sean
(Canada)
That is a great anecdote! If I was to ambush you at
one of the California shows would you be willing to
retell the story on camera?
Cheers, Sean
Hey Sean, If we can fit it in, sure.
Cheers, Klaus
(#117) MAY 12, 2008 – Andy
(Canada)
yeah. i guess i wouldnt be able to ask one of you, and
get the WHOLE story. [see May 2nd] oh... and i was
thinking, this may be a little straight forward, but i
and asking on the behalf of many people, to kindly
ask you (and the rest of the DK's) if you would be
able to come to a small Canadian town for a show?
Hey Andy, Starting again to play catch up on the
mail.
As for playing a small town in Canada I can only say
we've done it before and it may happen again
sometime. Just not sure who will be there and how
soon. But thanks for asking.
Cheers,-Klaus.
The rest is sort of a blur. Hanging out with Mojo
backstage, offering
Phranc a ride back to the city as we'd been
acquaintances since '79 or so with the Nervous
Gender days.
When we got to my car it had been burglarized as
well as many others inthe lot (hell, all the cops in the
whole area were inside the venue, aburglars dream)
and so a stereo-less ride back.
(#118) MAY 14, 2008 – Piotr
(Poland)
Hello Klaus!
My name is Piotr Haase. I am 33 years old. I live in a
little village in Poland,together with my wife Kate
and two sons Albert and Adrian. We are happy and
we lead quiet live. I have been your fan since many
years. I really admire you and I think you are very
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good in that what you do. I was wandering if you
could. Send me your autograph. I would be grateful.
Thank you in advance.
Your sincerely, Piotr Haase
Hey Piotr,
Thanks for the support. In Poland yet! I'd be glad to
send you out something with an autograph. Keep an
eye out in your mailbox.
(#120) MAY 20, 2008 – Mike
Hey Klaus:
I have been looking for a CD of "Because I Say So"
for a long time now, ebay, etc. And it's pretty tough
to find. I wore out the tape I had of your album years
ago, so I no longer can hear the heart-warming strains
of "Feeding Time in Hell," Any chance you have a
spare CD you could sell me? I'll send you the check
in advance... take care,
Mike Arago
Say Hi to the family.
Cheers,-Klaus
Hey Mike,
(#119) MAY 19, 2008 – Marianne
I'd love to get one to you. in the meantime look here
and at my Myspace music page:
Klaus,
We actually met 25 years ago this week--not that you
should remember, but it got me thinking about you
and DK and whatever happened, etc. I do remember
that you were one of the nicest people I had ever met.
for much neglected updates.
We are working on (as said before in previous replys)
a general
re-release of all material + some bonuses.
So I have a question that perhaps you can answer, or
at least offer some speculation. If Jello Biafra has
gone all holier-than-thou/save humanity-save the
planet/sincere and absolute kind of stuff, then why on
earth doesn't he use e-mail? Last I checked, using email saves a lot of natural resources.
What can I say, or ..."WHAT??" ...I could say if I was
carrying a real attitude., but a real attitude is too
heavy to carry without a pick-up truck.
Keep on keeping on, my man!
Cheers,-Klaus
Hey Marianne,
(#121) MAY 22, 2008 - GunGrave
25 years,... egad. But thanks for thinking of me as
nice, are you sure it was me who you met? ..Kidding.
As for Mr. Biafra's avoidance of the internet, I
honestly have NO IDEA. I could come across with an
awful lot of catty reasons, but....ahhhh, no.
Let's just assume he must prefer the more personal
touch of answering each and every fan mail letter
with a hand written response.
Yes. That must be the reason, don't you agree.
Thanks for getting in touch and all the kind words.
Cheers,-Klaus
Hope it'll be out soon.
Runner (UK)
Hi! I'm a new fan of the DKs as of about 4 years ago
and still listen avidly to your music on a regular
basis. Basically I have a few questions:
Firstly, what is your stance on slamdancing/moshing? I am a believer in the ethics of Ian
MacKaye in that there should be a common etiquette
where people don't hurt other people. If someone gets
pushed over, people around them should stop and
they should help the fallen person up.
Secondly, I would describe myself as a new bassist
and have only been playing for a few years and am
keen on trying to develop new sounds. I love the
sound of the bass on Rambozo the Clown on Bedtime
for Democracy and it would be interesting to know
what equipment you used (I personally have a
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Yamaha BB414 [my first bass, a rare gem in the way
its price is abnormally low for its quality] and a
Fender Jaguar [also great], just in case you cared).
got around '84 and still use (basically a 140b update
as far as I can tell).
We mic'ed it and also went direct.
Finally, what are your thoughts on piracy and things
like bootlegs, especially with the advance of the
internet.
Sorry to pester and ask so much and wouldn't mind if
you couldn't be bothered to answer in much detail.
Thanks in advance for any response.
Hey You,
I don't know quite how to address you. "GunGrave"?
"Mr. Runner" assuming cautiously that it is a Mr.
Runner. You give me no clue. I'm assuming it's tied in
with the game. (Question. Why that game for an i.d.?
So many [or at least a few] other positive less
violence oriented names to relate to. At least more
forward looking things to attach an i.d. to).
As for piracy, I'd be lying if I told you I never bought
a bootleg lp or cd, but I also never did go in for
Napster. I have a vested interest in people "buying"
the official releases as it is how I earn a living, so I
have basically tried to keep to the do unto others
rule. That said I'm not going to judge anyone who
does download freebies, but I really dont understand
people who collect as many tunes for free as they can
just to have a big number of them.
I'd sooner collect gerbils, they make their own free
copies.
Cheers,-Klaus
(#122) MAY 27, 2008 – Jon
But hey, I like your questions anyway so I'm just
gonna call you GGR.
Thanks for all the great music! I may be getting older
but I still jam DK and piss off the neighbors.
So (firstly), yeah GGR, I totally agree with Mr.
MacKaye on the idea of helping each other in the pit
if one chooses to enter. I also think the pit folks
should have respect for those on the perimeters of the
pit, although if you choose to stand right next to the
pit.....
Hey Jon,
But I will say that in '86 when DK 1st threw in the
towel, the violent element that the media version of
what punk was about, combined with the Jock minded
thuggish guys (and it was almost to a person guys)
who bought into that was one of the reasons we went
on our separate paths for a while. Doing a show
where there is a major chance that someone is going
to be hurt physically took a lot of the impetus away
from performing.
(#123) MAY 31, 2008 - FeFe
(Secondly) Both decent instruments. I used my
Fender Bass VI on the whole Bedtime For
Democracy album, the only DK album it was used on
as I had just gotten it. It had/has an inherently
different sound to it being a shorter scale, 3 pick-ups
(single coil guitar style pickups) and a whammy bar.
I used a variety of pedals (all distordion or overdrive
pedals) with this bass as it's signal output was a bit
lower, mostly just Boss stomp boxes. The amp by that
point was the Traynor mono block-b and an acoustic
2X15 cabnet with two JBL 2225H 15" speakers that I
Thanks for the comment. My advice: get an even
bigger stereo.
Cheers,-Klaus
"Those dumb punk kids will buy anything" - who
said that? You or Ray?
Hey Fefe,
Gosh, the only place I remember hearing that phrase
from anybody in the DK camp is Jello saying it in a
song with the Melvins. It's my guess that in the world
of "I wish they had said something like...", the
distinction between the wish and the reality became
scrambled. But then again, as I've always said "If
Biafra said it, it must be true". I think thats a good
rule to live by, don't you. Beats the heck out of having
to think for yourself.
Oh, and by the way, don't forget to pick up the ring
tone for that song that's for sale on the net. Now that
I find ironic.
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Cheers,-Klaus
(#124) MAY 31, 2008 - Patrick
Hey , Klaus!
I'm a big fan of the DK's. Mostly early stuff with the
original 5-peice line-up. That being the case i've got a
question for you. Is there any video footage of you
playing "Pull my Strings" at the Bay Area Music
Awards? If so I'd really want to see it.
Hey Patrick,
Funny you should ask, but there's a split answer.
"Pull My Strings" only had 4 members, 6025 had
taken his leave by then. But the Live @ The Deaf
Club (as you probably know) is with the 5 guy lineup.
It has the most material out there with all 5 original
members.
As for video of "Pull My Strings", we're constantly
digging thru archives and sending out queries to
various venues etc. for live footage from the era, and
we think we are ion a lead for just that footage.
That's all I can say with the exception that if it
surfaces, I'd too, love to see it.
Cheers,-Klaus
(#125) JUNE 6, 2008 - Kenny
(Buffalo, New York)
Dear Mr. Flouride, I'm writing to you in regard to my
son who has gone threw surgery. My son is a very
big fan of yours. I would like to ask if it would be at
all possible for you to please send him an
autographed photo. If you could I know my son
would be thrilled and I would be forever greatful to
you. Thank you very much. - Kenny
Hey Eddie,
Thanks for coming to the show, glad you liked it. I
loved Oxford and hope to be back again someday
soon.
Cheers,-Klaus
(#127) JULY 14, 2008 – Leona
(Germany)
Thinking of you. I know this song. I love it. Happy to
see that you are doing what you love to do. Any
thoughts about a European tour?
Leona Gonsalves
GERMANY
Hey Leona,
How the hell have you been. Germany eh? (I guess
that's where the hell've you been). Yeah, you know
this song, you heard the test mixes, an elite club. I'm
still not sure if it's finished.
Thinking of touring Europe every so often, but with
which band is the question.
Details later, film at 11.
Cheers,-Klaus
(#128) JULY 14, 2008 - Matt
Hey Klaus,
I was wonder what you used in terms of effects. I've
been drooling over your tone lately. -Matt
Hey Matt,
Cheers,-Klaus
I generally like to use a lower powered amp no more
than 200 or 300 watts tops and just overdrive the hell
out of it. In the studio anything from 20-30 watts is
plenty. Just a good amp. Either an old tube or a
reputable solid state. If that doesn't do the trick a
stomp box (overdrives like Boss's blues driver for
distortion), just a bit for the edge. In other
applications, like in more singer songwriter stuff,
sometimes a choruser when I use the Bass VI.
(#126) JUNE 8, 2008 - Eddie (UK)
It's all dictated by the song and the situation.
great to see the DK in the UK at oxford again klaus ,
please tell me it wont be the last visitu>!
And don't be worried, I've been known to drool over
peoples tone too, for example I would kill harmless
Hey Kenny,
Hope the photo got here and your son is on the mend.
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little old ladies to get the sounds that Brian Beattie
from Glass Eye got on Bent By Nature. He's a bass
god IMHO.
(#131) JULY 24, 2008 - Huia (New
Zealand)
Cheers,-Klaus
Hello Klaus,
(#129) JULY 15, 2008 – Andy
(Canada)
The DK's would be very welcome at the Element
Club in Castlegar, BC if you ever have the time to
come up to Canada... Hope your well.
Hey Andy,
Thanks for the invite. We'll keep Castlegar in mind if
and when we re-group. BC's always a blast. Hope
you're well too.
Cheers,-Klaus
(#130) JULY 18, 2008 - Marianne
Hello,
I grew up hearing about you guys from my uncle Roy
Holmes. I was wondering if you had any stories
about those days that you might be willing to share
with me. I would like to make a collection of them in
rememberance of my uncle. Now that I have kids, I
would like to be able to pass them on ... one day
when they are much older.....
Thank you! Mari
Hey Mari,
If you could send me some more info about the
location he was in (i.e. what city at the time) I'd be
glad to snag a memory of what he may have
experienced. Otherwise I can only say he saw some
organized chaos and suggest you check out some
videos on youtube or catch one of the DK's dvd's. You
have to understand that there are so many stories and
so little space.
Hope to hear from you again and we can help you
share with your kids what Roy was witness to and
involved in. Suffice it to say it was a lot of intense
fun.
Just a short note to say thankyou for all your
autographs. My family was staying next door to you
with Stephen and Amy on our recent overseas
holiday to the Bay Area from New Zealand. We
really enjoyed being put 'on the list' for the gig at the
Hotel Utah and our friend treasures the record you
signed for him. Thanks again and if you ever come
this way again it would be nice to catch up.
Regards
Huia
Hi Huia,
Yes, it was good meeting you and your kids. The
autographs are always a pleasure for me. Glad you
came to and liked the American Professionals show,
after all, as we say "We make it our business to be
the very best". It was a fun show. I would like
sometime to revisit NZ. Loved it here. So much
diversity in such a relatively small country. Small in
size but big at heart.
Cheers,-Klaus
(#132) JULY 26, 2008 - Kraig B
Not so much a question but still, isn't it nice to know
that the more things change, the more they stay the
same? From Milwaukee, 26 July 2008:
"MILWAUKEE — A Milwaukee man was accused
of shooting his lawn mower because it wouldn't start.
Keith Walendowski, 56, was charged with felony
possession of a short-barreled shotgun or rifle and
misdemeanor disorderly conduct while armed.
According to the criminal complaint, Walendowski
said he was angry because his Lawn Boy wouldn't
start Wednesday morning. He told police quote, "I
can do that, it's my lawn mower and my yard so I can
shoot it if I want."
A woman who lives at Walendowski's house reported
the incident. She said he was intoxicated.
Cheers,-Klaus.
Walendowski could face up to an $11,000 fine and
six years and three months in prison if convicted.
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A call to Walendowski's home went unanswered
Friday morning."
So in other words......Some clown in Milwuakee was
dragged into court
He shot his lawnmower
It disobeyed, it wouldn't start
Might makes right, it's the American way
They fined him $60 and sent him on his way
Take care, by the way, the show in Leeds UK was
great.
Thanks for the contact Jan and for being living proof
that the people that saw DK's in the early years still
can send articulate messages. Whew. Also, we hope
to have in the pics section, photo's of Mike with Klaus
in the present. (I'll have to dig through my boxes in
the basement to find the few Magic Terry & The
Universe pictures I might still have and are
scannable.)
I know we did A photo shoot in either Boston
Commons or Central Park with some high power
photographer, Who knows where they are. Mr.
Squier, chime in any time (for that matter, MM.
Kassliner, Rabinowitz or Carrigan).
KB
Anyhow, it was a great contact to receive.
You know, some people don't take no shit Maybe if
they did they'd have half a brain left
Cheers,-Klaus
Hey Kraig,
(#134) JULY 31, 2008 - Morb
That is about the weirdest example of life imitating
art imitating life that I've come across in quite a
while. Some people...... You have to wonder, but of
course what are guns for but a great way to release
pent up stress. (Hope I don't have top say "kidding".)
Hey,
Leeds was indeed a fantastic place to play again. It
does have it's reputation to hold up and it never has
failed to my experience. I'll try to get some of my
personal photo's up soon of the U.K. tour.
Hey Morb,
Hopefully our new adminstration (and this is pre
election) will change the image of Americans not
having half a brain left. Fingers crossed.
If Biafra is just the liar and fantacist you guys claim
him to be, why have the first 2 of his replacements
eventually sided with him? Cheers
For beginners I'd love for you to show me anyplace
or anywhere we called Biafra a fantacist? I've never
called him a liar in any interviews or in
conversations with friends and peers, let alone a
"fantacist" as I can guarantee I never use that word
in conversation as it just isn't part of the vocabulary I
pull up.
Cheers,-Klaus
(#133) JULY 29, 2008 - Jan P
I'm an old Kennedys fan from early on, like the Mab
when you had the second guitar player. A good friend
of mine was the drummer in Magic Terry. Mike
Martuscello woul like to hook up with you sometime.
You can discuss mooning the audience perhaps.
Thanks.
That said I only can (and only do) speak for myself
here. I might suggest you go to the sources with your
question as they will probably be more able to supply
an answer to your question.
Report back if you choose.
Thanks for taking the time to email me.
Cheers,-Klaus
O.K. Folks, this is what the internet is for, yes?
I got back in touch with Mike. This was not a bogus
email and it was a full blown thrill for me to receive.
(#135) AUGUST 9, 2008 - Ramona M
It's really crazy. I don't know why but every once in a
while you run through my mind. It's so weird seeing
your bass with a dk sticker on it. I was thinking about
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how long it's been there. Must be a long time. I'm up
to some good these days. I spent the last 25 years
raising a great bunch of kids. Trying to find mr. right
took some doing. It finally came about 5 yrs ago.
He's from Manhattan upper west side. Irish to boot.
One tough customer. But I love him & he makes me
smile. Hope to hear from you. Love, Ramona
course. I hope to hear from you. Thank you for your
time. Best wishes always, from Yuki in Japan.
Hi Yuki,
I remember that show very well, and how incredibly
intense Yoshino-san was in his performance and how
the songs were very angular and strong melodically.
Hey Ramona,
Good to hear from you girl. One of the "survivors" of
the L.A. / S.F. scene from the 70's and 80's. And with
kids and a nice guy yet! Whew, glad you made it.
Yes, I'd be more than happy in taking part in the
celebration of 20 years of EY.
Cheers, -Klaus
Questions will be coming in a few days after I sort
down to 1 or 2 things to ask him. I'm honored that he
listened to our music.
(#136) AUGUST 9, 2008 – Marianne
Say hi to him and I'll get the questions out soon.
Actually I wanted to thank you for your charming
reply. You said so much while saying very letter.
Classy as always, and yes, I'm sure you were very
nice! All my best to you!
Cheers, -Klaus
(#138) AUG 18. 2008 - Connor
Hey Klaus,
Hey Marianne,
Good to hear from you again. Charming and classy?
I blush. Thanks for the compliments. Always good to
hear that the me that I am is appreciated by folks
such as the you's that you are.
Cheers,-Klaus
(#137) AUGUST 11. 2008 - Yuki
(Japan)
Hello Klaus,
I've met you at Bottom of the HIll when this Japanese
band called Eastern Youth played on November 5th,
2006. You were one of the audience, and I was so
honored to meet you there when you greeted the band
after the show. The vocalist/guitarist, Yoshino-san,
seemed really happy to meet you there as well. He's
told me he grew up listening to the music you were
involved in. I hope you had a good time checking out
them live. Today, I thought I'd drop you a line as EY
is celebrating their 20th anniversary this year, and I'm
gathering 20 questions to ask Yoshino-san from
people. I've already got a permission from him for
that. Could you also join us to ask him a question or
two for this project? I'd be really happy and honored
if you did. The questionaires will be on the fansite for
them that I run, and your name will appear there, of
I am a huge DK fan and a struggling song writer. I
have written a few filthy songs filled with obscene
language and graphic descriptions (Though there are
good messages in the songs, which recieved VERY
negative criticism.
As I noticed some songs on ,Fresh Fruit, had a few
songs with negative criticism as well. How do you
deal with this criticism? Do you keep on playing or
try to ease down on the darkness a bit. Hope ta here
from ya soon.
Connor Mayhew...Future Rocker
Hey Connor,
Firstly, what or who was the source of the criticism.
Friends, foes, critics, fanzine, band mates, parents?
I would trust the validity of the critiques by how well
they know music and you and if they understand
sarcasm. I assume you're using the language to sort
of slap the listeners face and get their attention so
that they might listen to the rest of the content. If it's
obvious that there's sarcasm in re: the subject matter
then some critics are more forgiving.
But a thing I have learned over time is that harsh
language looses impact the more it's used. After a
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while one assumes that perhaps you use the "big bad"
words because you don't have enough knowledge to
make a scathing statement without reverting to
epithets.
I wouldn't change any of the songs lyrics that DK did
for the sake of appeasing someone who may have
been upset by the language, but I do look for ways to
say serious things without having to "depend" on
what may be considered by some as "obscene".
That said one has only to look at Sarah Palin's list of
books she wanted banned (google it) to see what
some people will or will not tolerate.
You can't play to the lowest common denominator
and make everything sweet to hear if you're writing a
song involving rage. But you have to, in my opinion,
define what it is you're trying to say and put it as
clearly and with the most impact you can whether it
be a political rant or a love song.
As for the rolling back the darkness, again, I'd trust
my inner instinct as to what I'm wanting to convey.
Does that make any sense? I dunno.
Do keep writing 'tho (and send me a way to hear
some samples).
Cheers,
-Klaus
(#139) AUG 22, 2008 - Duncan H (UK)
my wife died earlier this year, she was ten years
younger than me. she enjoyed your music after i
introduced her to it, and understood why i got excited
about the bass. i will be ever gratefull for your
influence to start me playing 22 years ago. take care.
Hi Duncan,
So sorry about your loss. I'm honored to have made a
small bit of enjoyment in your life. Geez, I have no
idea how to respond to this except to say let's raise a
glass to you and your wife, may her memory and
what she brought to your life live on forever.
Best wishes,
-Klaus
(#140) AUG 25, 2008 – Michael
Hello Klaus,
I have been wanting to ask you this question since I
heard Because I Say So in June 1989. Is "Charlie's
Friends" a cover or was it written for you? I've never
found any other versions of this song, even with
google's assistance. It's a fun mystery but sometimes
I feel the need to know. Thank you, Michael
Hey Michael,
It IS a cover of a song by Joel Zoss who I played with
back in the 70's for about what seemed like 5
minutes. He had guys better suited to his music, like
the infamous Freebo whom I wasn't quite ready to fill
the shoes of at that point in time. I was happy to play
with Joel and that song always stuck in my head as it
was (like so many of Joel's songs) really understood
only by him and maybe a few close to him. But I liked
the melody and the feel (which I messed with a
bit..hope he isn't too bugged by that if he ever hears
it). He gave me some great advice right before he
moved on which I will not share with you, but was a
help in this weird business.
You can find out more about him at
http://www.joelzoss.com/
It has his myspace thingie too there so you maybe
can actually talk to him and maybe he can tell you
what "Charlies Friends" was about. He might even
tell you where you can find a copy of the song. I just
have the demo that I learned the song from...unless
it's on his 1st vinyl lp (there's a tease).
Hope that muddies things up even more.
Cheers, -Klaus
(#141) AUG 27, 2008 – Sue M
Klaus!
Rockin' site! It's been since the late 80's that I saw
you...at The Metro in Chicago. You look great with
your gray hair ! I love it. I'd love to hear from you!
Weird, I'd see you in Phoenix when you'd come over,
and I saw you in Chicago, but when I lived in San
Francisco I didn't see you at all!
Hey Sue,
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Whew! Actually longer, the mid 80's. You like the
grecian gray formula?
My hair is actually black and this stuff is costing me
a fortune, but folks seem to like it.
Yeah, it seems I see some people in S.F. less than I
see people coming through from Amsterdam.
Ah well, no one ever said life's not weird if they new
anything about life.
Cheers,
-Klaus
(#142) SEPT 1, 2008 – Ben10
(#143) SEPT 5, 2008 – Vincent
What's up Klaus? got a couple more dk questions for
you.
1. I noticed that in a lot of your early videos and the
1978 demos that you guys play everything up half a
step. was there any reasoning behind this? did you
move all the notes up one fret or did you just tune
your guitars up half a step?
2. not sure if you know the answer to this, but what
exactly is ray doing to get that effect on the
beginning and end of "The man with the dogs"? I've
tried experimenting with my digital amp which has
plenty of effects like reverb and delay, but i can't
recreate either of the sounds at all.
Dear Klaus,
Naturally I guess i should let the overly eager fan
gushing out of the way first...In my opinion you're
the best bassist of the hardcore scene...as an aspiring
bass player and musician myself...i was curious what
you're thoughts on the use effects like delay and
flanger on a bass. Also...how did you approach the
bass when you were playing on the early kennedys
stuff? Hope you're doin well Klaus...
Hope to hear from you soon. - Ben10
3. is there any reason why on my iPod my "Bedtime
For Democracy" songs aren't as loud as your other
songs, or do I have a faulty disc or something?
Thanks for your time Klaus.
-Vincent
Hey Vincent,
Thanks for getting back to me so quickly. So here are
your answers such as they are.
Hey Ben,
Question 1:
Thanks for the kind compliments. As for the delay
and flange (and for that matter choruser and
compression). I first experiment with an analog rack
mount Ibanez phase shift / delay on the first single
solo effort "Shrtnin' Bread" around '81 and it worked
fine for that. All those toys are applicable depending
on the style of music and song. I used a lot of chorus
and a compressor when I was with The Five Year
Plan in the '90's, but that was a totally different style
than DK's things.
At the start with DK's i couldn't afford any pedals so
we just turned the amps up to bleed level. After a
while I got different distortion pedals which I usually
turned the input up on but the distortion down and
would use them as a volume boost to highlight
certain lines. But with DK it was mostly a Traynor
mono-block b with the controls all turned all the way
up by the end of the night.
Cheers, -Klaus
Actually we never tuned up a half step or anything,
although the first album "Fresh Fruit For Rotting
Vegetables" was somehow inadvertently mastered
about a half tone up. This was finally corrected on
the 25th anniversary re-issue on manifesto/Cherry
Red. About the videos I can only guess that back in
the day video recorders and camcorders did run on a
fairly stricter SMPTE code which usually meant
better pitch control, but early stuff (especially the
Target black and white stuff) was done on reel to reel
Sony porta-pack recorders, and the time adjustment
glitches might have happened there, but we never
tuned anything but A-440, the standard tuning.
Question 2:
I do know the answer to this, but as I don't speak for
others here, only myself I thought I'd defer to Ray. He
suggested to go to his myspace page wherein there is
in the blog section a list of equipment (page down). If
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that doesn't shed any light on "Man With the Dogs)
ending I might suggest that you contact him directly
through his myspace page. I'm not about to divulge
anyone else's trade secrets.
Most flattered by the request and will have it out to
you before Julie's birthday. In the meantime keep her
away from this site until her birthday so as not to
spoil the surprise.
Question 3:
Cheers,-Klaus
There is quite a difference between the Alternative
Tentacles cd which was mastered only once in
around 1991 and the Manifesto copy. Digital
technology expanded from Donkey Kong capabilities
to playstation and xbox standards. Digital audio
followed suit, so the newly remastered "Bedtime for
Democracy" has indeed more volume and sonic
depth to it. Hope that answers that question. Not
trying to sell extra Manifesto cd's or downloads here,
but that probably is the source of the problem.
(#145) OCT 6, 2008 – Tim M
Good to hear that you have "Bedtime" on you ipod,
though.
Hello. I am a fifteen year old male, who has only
recently been introduced to you and your colleague's
music, and I love it. Your work with the dead
kennedys is inspiring, and Akiko is probably the only
song I've heard that has actually made me tear up.
You're such an inspiration that I've threatened my
small amount of masculinity on the internet in the
previous scentence of the e-mail for you.
Cheers,-Klaus
(#144) SEPT 22, 2008 – Tim M
I am sorry to bother you, but I would like to request
an autograph for my Wife, for her birthday on Dec
6th. Her name is Julie and she is a big fan of your
music. She has never been lucky enough to see you
perform live, but has all your music on cd, and has
you on the screensaver of our computer. She used to
play bass in a few cover bands, before our kids were
born. I would like to give this autograph to my wife
to hang on the wall in her office. I am sure that this
would be a most prized possession of hers, as she
loves all your music. I don't know alot of your music,
but Julie made a cd of her favorite songs of yours, we
have it in the car, and listen to it all the time. If there
is a charge for this autograph, I would be more than
happy to pay.
Hi Klaus,
Thank you very very much. Julie is going to love it.
Tim
(#146) SEPT 26, 2008 – Kerrek
(I apologize in advance if any of this is a little
creepy-fanboy.)
Okay, sorry if that last bit made you want to question
my sanity. I did actually want to ask you a question.
I've been playing bass for a while, and I'm great at
playing it finger-picking style, and I'm decent at
slapping. I have tried, on numerous occasions to learn
how to play with a pick, but I cannot figure it out, I
don't know why. All the people I ask about it just say
that they picked it up and learned it in like, five
minutes, but every time I try to play with a pick, it
sounds horrible. Is there any advice you can give me
on this? Is there some trick I am unaware of? Does it
just take a lot of practice?
Thanks for your hgeneral awesomeness,
Kerrek
Thank you for all your help, and I hope to hear back
from you.
Yours Truly
Tim M
British Columbia
Canada
Hey Tim,
Hey Kerrek,
Fret not, you're pretty secure with your masculinity if
at 15 you can put your emotions out there for the
world, unfettered. Kudo's. Plus I'm glad the song hit
the same target it did with me when I wrote it. It
seemed to come very quickly (written and recorded in
one night on an 8 track reel to reel, all parts. No
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drum machine just making booming sounds into a
distorted mic).
adam
That said, i think you have the exact opposite
problem that I do. My excuse is I'm left handed and
started off on guitar so with the exception of classical
or folk/country style finger picking, pick is the way to
go.
Hey Adam,
I only learned to do some slap at the insistence of
some bands I was playing with in the mid 70's and
didn't do to well with it. Even out drummer with Five
Year Plan (Rob Davis) could do it better than me,
and he didn't really play bass, although the slap
technique has similarities to drumming in it's rhythm
patterns.
Cheers,-Klaus
So I'd say just go with what comes naturally to you. I
know of lots of punk bass players that use their
fingers, although the attack can be softer. I just
prefer the pick. If I go for softer sounds as I have in
more singer songwriter style stuff I resort to using my
thumb ukelele style. But then that's how Sting plays
too.
I don't know if that's necessarily a good thing.
...kidding.
Cheers,-Klaus
(#147) OCT 4, 2008 – Tony R
I hope you die soon you carpet bagging faggot,
Peace,
From my heart
Hey Tony,
Spoken like a gentleman, sir, and duly noted. I
especially liked the "peace" part. In my humble
opinion you do have a way with words.
Thanks for the compliment. It's been an adjustment to
say the least, but I think for the better for my state of
well being. Glad you liked the music.
(#149) OCT 11, 2008 – Panek
(Canada) +6
Hello Mr. Flouride!
I can't believe that the last time I wrote you was in
December 2007. Time sure does fly by. I moved to
North America during my absence, and man, going to
High School (Grade 10) here is like every North
American 1980's hardcore punk song come to life.
Seriously.
It was a great honor to be mentioned in the "Watch"
section of your site. You know, being acknowledged
by an artist that influenced your life in many many
ways is awesome. Thank you.
I was going to send you a message, there was always
this "Man, send that message already!" voice in the
back of my head, but for some reason I ignored it up
'till now. So thanks for the previous answers.
I am very sorry to hear about your illness.
Angioedema sounds very serious and I hope that
you'll take care of yourself, take it easy and get
better.
I also have a couple more questions for you that I
hope you won't mind answering. They are in no
particular order.
Cheers,
-Klaus
1. What is the song playing in the background of "A
Commercial"? This has been bugging me for a long
time.
(#148) OCT 5, 2008 – Adam C
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Hi klaus,
so sorry to hear you will no longer be touring with
dk. your music has been inspirational, loved it all.
best wishes to you.
2. Could you post the version of "Bleed For Me" that
is playing in the background of "Kinky Sex Makes
The World Go Round"? It's a kickass version of the
song and I would LOVE to hear it without the
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voiceover.
music war is one of my favorite live clips -- loved the
push up of your glasses.
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3. Aside from the pickups and bridge in your 1966
Jazz Bass, have you ever changed or replaced
anything else? Tuners, the electronics under the
pickguard (perhaps due to wear or damage),
anything?
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4. How often do your change the strings? Some
people say that they should be changed, like, every
two days, and some people (like me) don't bother and
play them until they snap.
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5. Is there any chance that you could post the lyrics to
some of the DK's earliest songs, like "Kidnap",
"Kepone Kids", "Cold Fish" or "Dreadlocks of the
Suburbs"? They are floating around the Internet and
various zines of the era, and it would be great to have
them in one place and directly from the source.
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6. You probably know about the YouTube fad of
recording yourself playing a cover of a song on
guitar, bass or drums and posting it on the site. It
would be cool if you could record yourself playing
some DK songs
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Those are all the questions I have for now.
Thanks,
Panek (Chris P.)
Formerly Warsaw, Poland
Now Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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(#150) OCT 13, 2008 – Schultz  do
you miss the good old days of punk?
… loved your stage attitude
Honestly, do you miss the good old days of punk?
Looking back, the music was actually quite good, in
my opinion. By the way, your stage attitude in urgh a
(#151) OCT 29, 2008 - Bill
i grew up in sunnyslope az and i wouldnt have gotten
threw my teen yers without dk music it taught me
how to rebel without becoming a total loser and a
criminal it gave me the ability to put up a resistance
with words onsubjects that were everyday life and
have some humorous ways to see things and be able
to question why they were that way/ive been over
seas and out of touch for years i was in ;the military
and am now a parapalegic/we had a fire and i lost all
my old music-the fresh copie with the faces on the
back of the cover and the fresh copy with the red
vynal album but now have rep all mu music accept
holliday in cambodia ep/ i also have no news on what
happed to all the original members please give me an
update on all original mempers up to 2000 thanks
Hey Bill,
It's always a mixed feeling to hear that DK's helped
someone though some tough times. First reaction is
"wow it's freat to have helped them along", but it is
also mortifying to know that things were (and still
are) so bad for so many. I know how it feels though
because music helps me through every day, all kinds
of music. It's one of the best therapies that I'm aware
of. That DK's songs helped you form a philosophy of
thought and analysis of a given situation as opposed
to lashing out with violence but rather words is
especially good to hear. I also think that questioning
is always a wise choice, especially if the questioning
is directed towards some entity that wields an amount
of control of your life and those you care for.
It seems that you've had a very hard go of things,
from your military service onto your injuries (both
physical and emotional I would venture to guess) and
then onto a fire where you suffered even more losses.
It sounds though that you are resilient and seem to
have bounced back incredibly well. Good on you.
As for the Original members of DK's line-up –
Jello Biafra is still very active in spoken word
performances and is constantly involved in
collaborative musical projects as well as owning
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Alternative Tentacles Records.
East Bay Ray is also active with musical projects
both performing and producing. Before the reforming
of DK's in 2001 East Bay Ray and I had
aninstrumental surfish group called Jumbo Shrimp.
Ted the original drummer is an architect with his
own firm and also active musically.
D. H. Peligro played for a while with Red Hot Chili
Peppers and led a number of groups ranging from Al
Sharpton's hair to the current Peligro. He also
played with Nail Bomb.
when i heard that you guys werent touring anymore i
almost cried (right there in my computing class) cos I
would get to see you guys play. I am in a band called
Somery (we have a myspace please drop a line if you
have the time) and we are heavily influenced by the
kennedys. I just have a few questions for ya:
1. have you jammed/communicated with Ted since
he left dk's in '81 if so what does he do besides
architechture (sorry i can't spell), i'm asking cos he is
my favorite punk drummer EVER!
2. What happened to 6025? (if this is a sensitive topic
for you or something just say and i'll back right off)
6025 went on to play with Snakefinger and other
projects, but is now suffering from a disability.
3. Your bass is one sweet piece of instrument
where/When did get it?
Hope that brings you up to date and that your new
year is a good one.
4. Do have any advice for my band in terms of
getting ourselves heard?
Cheers, -Klaus
wishing you and your loved ones peace and good
health - Greg M
(#152) OCT 29, 2008 – Bill
Hey Greg,
hey get back to me and tell me how to find you on
my space
Couldn't find you myspace for your band. Send me
the link and I'll check it out 'tho.
Hey Bill,
1. have you jammed/communicated with Ted since
he left dk's in '81 if so what does he do besides
architechture (sorry i can't spell), i'm asking cos he is
my favorite punk drummer EVER!
There's a link on this page but herethey are (there are
2, one for just music and one just for the heck of it)
for quick reference:
The music page is:
The just for the heck of it page is:
http://www.myspace.com/theklausflouride
Hope to see you there.
1. I've seen Ted quite a few times, for a while I did a
stint with him as the recording bass player (as
opposed to the performing bass player) for a group
called the Wolvarines. He and I jammed with
Snakefinger some and he's also on the "Keep On
Walkin'" track from "Because I Say So" and on this
site. He plays out with various combinations of peeps
and is doing quite well. Gotta call him soon, thanks
for the reminder.
Cheers, -Klaus
(#153) OCT 29, 2008 – Greg M
hello klaus,
i'm Greg and i live in Australia (perth to be exact),
i'm 16 and for the past year i have been dk obssessed
(and hearing the songs on your site and on youtube
just makes me even more anxious to discover) and
2. 6025 is struggling with a disability and has been
for quite some time. I think we'll leave it at that for
his sake. We wish him well. He's a good guy.
2. What happened to 6025? (if this is a sensitive topic
for you or something just say and i'll back right off)
3. I think the bass you're speaking of is the DK bass.
A '66 Fender Jazz bass I got around '72 in a suburb
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of Boston from a guy who had bought it for his kid,
but the kid never touched it,..didn't have any interest
in playing, so it sat there for 6 years. When I got it it
was like new. As you can see I haven't been very
gentle with it. The other basses I use are a '66 (?)
Fender Bass VI six string bass and a Shecter
precision style bass.
Around here no question is too silly. And this is one
of the easiest ones to answer: May 30.
3. Your bass is one sweet piece of instrument
where/When did get it?
(#156) NOV 11, 2008 – coffeekid
Thanks for the thought. Now you have to tell me
yours.
Cheers,-Klaus
4. Play out in as many clubs as possible. Start by
going to see bands you like (more than once) and ask
if you can open for them sometime. Give them a
demo. If you get a gig promote it like crazy through
things like yahoo's upcoming, my space and email
your friends etc. The more you draw the more clubs
will want to hire you. They tend to look at the bottom
line.
did you know at the time (1980) that you were a
better bass player than John paul jones of led
zeppelin? i know....your a humble person and would
never admit to this fact but billy squire must have had
a case of "what the heck was i thinking" when he
failed to keep you as his bass player. turns out billys
music stunk anyway! your one of the greatest bass
players i have heard. very sound, tight rhythmic
style! keep up the good work!
4. Do have any advice for my band in terms of
getting ourselves heard?
Hey Coffeekid,
Good luck to you, and be well.
Cheers,-Klaus
(#154) NOV 4, 2008 - Anonymous
Is there anybody out there?
Now you're forcing me to say that I was a different
bass player than John Paul Jones but he did a damn
good job within the context of the band he was in,
which is the truth (especially given his age, he was
after a big deal in the American Revolution, and still
could hang with the kids 200 years later and play
loud music). He held it down and didn't get in the
way. I like to get in the way, which some people like
and some don't.
Hey Anon,
Trying to figure out if this is a straight question (I
know I'm behind on responses..sorry), or a
philosophical metaphysical sort of question.
In Either case the answer is yes. There are a lot of
people out there. I'm very out there. People should
consider a more active regimen of birth control so in
the future there won't be too many people out there
for the planet to sustain, don't you agree.
Cheers,-Klaus
(#155) NOV 9, 2008 – Fuja Rose
As for Billy I still like some of his tunes actually in
the sense of borrowing from pop infuances (Queen,
Who, The Sweet for starters) and making a pretty
damn good go of it. I'm sure he does not regret a
damn thing as he sits in semi-retirement and thinks
about how many Fender Squire guitars there are out
there.
When somebody makes a line of Flouride guitars and
basses I'll know I've arrived......Kidding.
Thanks for the props though, always nice to hear and
be reaffirmed.
Cheers,-Klaus
Hi Klaus,I was wondering when's your birthday? I
know it's a silly question but it's nice to say happy
birthday on a certain date.
(#157) NOV 15, 2008 - Pat
Hi Klaus,
Hey Fufa,
I'm a big fan. I just stumbled upon the website. I like
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the "new" songs. I'm a huge DK fan. You're in studio
videos on" you tube" from the 80's were hilarious.
Talk to you soon.
Sincerely,
Pat
Hey Pat,
Thank you for developing from a big fan to a huge
fan within the space of a letter. Please don't become
any larger of a fan. (If you don't understand my
kidding by now we are all lost.)
Glad you like the new songs, hope more to come soon
and be posted here. The video's ..we hope to get a
good copy of "Uncle Bill" up soon. I do try to be
hilarious in them, with varying results sometimes.
Hope you get all the references.
Ahh, I just realized, a big Klaus fan, but a huge DK
fan. As it should be perhaps.
On the other hand, the "Tokyo" album was done in a
my fairly new makeshift studio on Altamont Street in
Oakland (hence the moniker "The Altamont Boys").
The guitar was somewhat isolated, the bass direct as
the "Ledge" tends to want work in the here and now
i.r.e he reads us the lyrics and then we roll tape
making up the riffs as we go along. Usually no more
than 2 takes and there you have it.
The problem acoustically is that in the room (a very
small room) was the Ledge and the drums, so we had
to compress the hell out of his mic, so you may notice
that whenever he's not singing the band volume
swells in dramatic fashion. We kinda liked it that
way. It was a sort of an exaggeration of the early
Beatles mono stuff. Listen to that. Early stuff,
whenever they stop singing the band comes up due to
the same old style compression we used, but we drove
it to extremes. Jay, the guitarist loves the mix. I
however in my "I didn't want to mix it like a bass
player would mix it" mode left the bass too low.
Remix in the future box set of everything he ever did
that we can get our hands on is coming.
Cheers,-Klaus
(#158) NOV 17, 2008 - Dale
Klaus,
I’m a big fan of the Ledge's "Live in Chicago"
record. I read in an interview where you said the
recording was done under the worst possible
circumstances. You guys decided to just make it
weird...can you elaborate on any of this or any other
behind the scenes stuff involving the record.
Any stories or info that you can share about being
onstage that night would be much appreciated too. It's
such a wild record... love the songs, the playing and
the entire fun atmosphere of it.
Hey Dale,
I think either you or the journalist have confused my
words about the "Live in Chicago" show with the
"Tokyo" album with the Ledge.
The live in Chicago was done live to 2 track, and at
the gig the engineer was mourning a loss to the
family, but did spectacularly well going live to 2
track in my opinion.
But Glad you liked the "Live in Chicago" playing,
it's just that we didn't have to worry about too much
besides playing. In the Tokyo album i was bassist and
engineer/producer. Something I don't ever
recommend.
Cheers,-Klaus
(#159) NOV 18, 2008 - Marek W,
Polska, Europe
Knurów, 18 November 2008 r.
DEAR MR. KLAUS FLOURIDE !!!
My name is Marek Wegorzewski and I am 25 Years
old.
I live in Knurów in Poland.
I am interested with the music very much.
I congratulations You many successes in life.
Since 1992 I am collecting photos with autographs
from very important people all over the world. My
collection is an enormous, about 8000 autographs. In
my collection I have photos with autographs famous
actors, singers, painters, drivers, football players,
athletes, politicians, journalists and many persons.
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It is possible to send me a photo with Your autograph
Mr. Klaus Flouride.
Thank You for You help and I am sorry for my
broken English!
Yours faithfully !
Marek
Polska
Europa
Hey, Marek,
I think we had the spelling pretty close. Here your
town is spelled Knurów.
That said, yes!! Love to be part of your collection
and will send an autographed photo as soon as
possible. You should get it in a few weeks.
See how easy it is folks!. No muss, no fuss, no
bother. Something still free in out in this lovely
world economy. Let's all join in and thank Marek for
reminding me to point this out to all of you. It's an
honor and a pleasure for me to fill these requests.
Cheers,-Klaus
(#160) NOV 19, 2008 - Professor
Strychnine
used to own "the light is flickering" traded it for some
money to pay for some books at school and now i can
no longer get it anywhere. what are my options?
Thanks
Hola Professor,
I think you made a wise choice in both buying the
album and in what you traded it for.
As for finding it, right now ebay would be the logical
answer, but we're working on re-releasing all the
material from all my releases either in separate
packages or in a collection. Keep an eye out here for
news on any development on that front. Also working
on a new release to be, again, either released
separately or with the collection. Fingers crossed for
swift progress.
#166
19-November-2008
Andre
Dear Klaus,
My name is Andre and my 36th birthday will be on
3rd December. I would like to ask you for a signed
and dedicated photo by this way and hope,your
schedule allows to fullfill such wishes.
I would be so happy ! Please send it with the notice
'postage paid by addressee' instead of stamps to the
address below.
With many thanks and all good wishes Yours, sincerely
Andre K
Germany
Hey Andre,
Well, I guess I missed the deadline, but this is indeed
the way to acquire "stuff" as it were from yours truly.
So it'll be in the post within the week. Hope you had a
good birthday 36 years ago and also a good
celebration of it this past December.
For the late present, how about I foot the bill for the
stamps.
Cheers,
-Klaus
(#161) NOV 22, 2008 - Patrick
In response to my old letter, I apologize and I feel
like quite the idiot. I just found out no more that 5
minutes ago that you're in bad health and you can't
tour. I wish you all the best, and I'm sorry if I wasted
any of your time.
Hey Patrick,
No need for an apology. It's not really front page
news, so not everyone is expected to know. It's
basically a major inconvenience, but a somewhat
Cheers,-Klaus
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controllable malady. But thanks for the sentiment,
seriously.
That said, thanks for the request to have DK's play
your area, and the one thing I have learned is to
never say never. If at some point I feel I can tour with
DK's you'll hear it here a (or on the DK's website)
first.
Lastly, I think it would be healthy for you and the
people you mention to crawl out of the woodwork
anyway, because even though it's rather bright out
here, it's generally worth it.
Cheers,-Klaus
(#162) NOV 22, 2008 - Patrick
Hey, Klaus! When are the DK's going to get back on
tour again? I live in Virginia Beach, VA and I've
never seen a DK show. I actually know a lot of
people (including myself) who'd crawl out of the
woodwork just to see you guys play at the NorVa or
the nTelos Pavilion. Please consider my begging
when you’re planning your next tour dates.
See response above.
(#163) NOV 30, 2008 – Chris/Panek
(Canada)  +14
Hello there, Mr. Flouride! How’s life down there in
San Francisco?
I have compiled some questions, and I would be very
delighted if you could answer them for me. There are
one or two in there that are more rant-like.
So, here they are, in no particular order:
1. I've read somewhere that for the movie "Urgh! A
Music War", several songs from each band/musician
were recorded. Do you remember anything besides
"Bleed For Me" that is still unreleased? What are
songs have you played for the movie? Are you in
possession of the recordings, and is there any chance
for them to be released (DVD, Internet, anything)?
Well we /they (I.R.S. Records) recorded the whole
set. I do know that “Government Flu” has been
shown on MTV in the 80’s but have no knowledge of
it’s general release (unless you count youtube
general release, it can be found there). We were told
in no uncertain terms to play Ca. Uber Alles because
that was our “hit” and they wanted it in the film. We
didn’t play it. I guess we just forgot it in the
excitement of the moment. But, yes there is a lot of
other video (none of which I’ve seen) from that shoot.
Maybe, if the stars align right, we’ll gain access to
that footage. Who knows? Not me. Thats for sure
2. Was the concert featured in "Urgh!..." a real
concert, that the movie people recorded, or was it set
up specifically for the movie (I have yet to see the
whole thing, so far I've seen only a couple
performances from the film)?
A good question. It was set up as I said, by I.R.S.
records which we were at one time supposed to be
on. It was a real concert (2 nights) at the Santa
Monica Civic Center in (of course) Santa Monica,
Ca. The tickets were rather high for the time (I
believe $15) but there were bands from afternoon
into the night so it was a good buy, and the bands
were a lot of my favorites. Any 3 on a night would
have been worth the $15. The only real harsh thing is
that there was a barrier so the camera people could
get shots. Barriers were rather a new thing then, but
are quite common now due to venue liability issues
due to stage diving, etc. They in all honesty did mix
up shots of audience with the bands for I guess they’d
say “editorial purposes” so some of the crowd
reactions are not actually to the band on stage on the
film at the moment.
It is my recollection that it was released at least on
VHS and the old Laser Disc format but never on
DVD, and it doesn’t look like it will be soon due to
contractual foo with all the bands and a defunct
I.R.S. label and the many hands it has passed through
ownership-wise (I.R.S.) that is) I think Miles
Copeland (I.R.S.’s original owner) still holds the
ownership of the film, but the legal entanglements are
just the usual joyful merry-go-round that such things
do or don’t endure. So look for a VHS on ebay, I’ve
seen them there for about $50 us system (NTSC) and
$75 U.K. (PAL) system.
The funny anecdote is that Jerry Moss from A&M
records (The “M” of A&M) I.R.S.’s parent company,
so hated the groups name that he refused to put our
cut on the lp soundtrack, although they pretty much
pushed us in the advertising in that we had grown in
popularity or whatever after the film was done but yet
to be released. He had worked for Bobby Kennedy’s
election and either didn’t see or understand that we
weren’t slamming the Kennedy’s as much as using
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them as examples of the beginning of the end of the
American Dream.
A Plush amp with a 2 X 15 cab, kind of a Kustom
copy.
3. Have you ever re-fretted your bass?
Guitar amps:
A. No, I can honestly say I never have, although I
have had people replace some frets for me.
Sometimes when I throw it down after a set, if it hits
something metallic, the string can make a notch in a
fret. The main person that I have had work on the
jazz bass is Gary Brawer. He's replaced at least a
few.
My first was literally a power amp for a short wave
radio transmitter with a 12 " speaker in a box on a 50
foot cable for a speaker cord. No tone control, can't
remember the make.
4. What happened to the FUNERAL sticker on your
bass? Was it destroyed from the wear & tear, or were
you just unhappy with it?
A. It literally just wore off due to sweat and it was
sort of in the path of the pick, etc.
5. I presume you got that DK sticker on a tour in
Europe. Any chance for releasing a reprint or
something? There are lots of DK bumper stickers out
there, but none with that gold border like you have.
A. I think we did get it in a travel shop in Denmark
and I've seen them here since then in travel shops
around here (in California) although I haven't looked
very recently. The likelihood of doing a DK /
Denmark bumper sticker is pretty much on the low
end of our to do list. Sorry.
6. What amplification and effects have you used over
the years?
As far as The DK's years it was first an Acoustic
150b and I believe an Acoutic 106 cab (2 15"
speakers)
The amp was switched for a Traynor mono block-b
around 1980 and the bottom went through a variety
of speakers until we settled on some JBL 2225H's
which I've had since I think '83 or so. Everything else
blew up but those still worked and still do. I use them
for bass to this day.
As far as Pre-DK I've had for bass:
A Vox Essex Bass amp (truely horrible early
transistor bass amp, only problem, ..no bass
response.)
A Fender Twin Reverb
Various GK and Fender amps. I'm using a '70's
Vibrolux at the moment with a little Fender
Frontman 15G for home practice, recording and
general all around fun.
7. I am an oldschool kind of guy, and the majority of
what I listen to is hardcore punk from the late '70s to
1989. Dead Kennedys, D.O.A., SNFU, Subhumans,
Bad Brains, Circle Jerks, Social Unrest, JFA - you
get the idea. Everything I try to listen to that is “new”
sounds the same to me. Seems like every band has
the same sound like some other one. Do you have any
recommendations of some newer bands active right
now? I can easily dig up stuff like the Killed By
Death compilations or some 7” releases from obscure
garage bands from the ‘80s, but I can’t seem to find
anything good today.
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8. I've read somewhere, that DH Peligro, before
joining a band known as the Dead Kennedys, had a
short stint with a band called The Nubs. Was this the
band that released a 7" in 1980 with the songs "Job"
and "Little Billy's Burning"? I think it was on
Businessman Records, but this info may be not
correct and I am not even sure if such a record
company existed. Those two titles are among my
favourite-ever songs and I am curious if this is "The
Nubs" someone was talking about. If you have any
info on this, please let me know.
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9. What were/are your favorite acts from back in the
day? I'm talkin’ ‘bout (my geeeeeneratioon) punk
bands from the '80s.
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10. Members of the Dead Kennedys never looked
like model punks to me - you know, no mohawks,
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leather jackets, combat boots and the “general punk
attitude”. Did you guys ever get any "aggro" from
other people because of this? Like "Hey, you pussies
don't look like punks, fuck you", or was everybody
tolerant?
15. TABS! TABS! PLEASE!!! Bass tabs for DK
songs!! I can even pay for them. I am learning more
and more to pick stuff out by ear (latest achievement
– JFA’s “Guess What”), but some of it is too hard.
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11. Do you have one very memorable performance
with the DK's that you consider your favorite and
remember very well? Like some great venues or
something completely different and unexpected
happening. Care to share some memories?
16. Was the song “Straight A’s” about Jello’s
experience in High School (I presume he wrote it,
correct me if I’m wrong)? He seems to have hated
Boulder High. It must’ve been rough.
17. Any chance of any of your acts to ever come to
Alberta (around Calgary)?
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12. It sucks because nobody knows old school punk
around here (and believe me, I’ve asked!). Everyone
is involved with new stuff which I don't like. While I
can't blame Canadian high school kids for not
knowing Social Unrest, JFA, the Dead Kennedys, the
Circle Jerks and other bands, I expected someone
would at least knew D.O.A., The Subhumans, SNFU
or the Red Squares (only to name a few). It sucks,
because some of the world's greatest songs were
created in those days, and aside from dedicated fans
who can dig them up, seems like nobody knows them
and nobody cares. And also, I have no-one to talk to
about music. Aside from my Social Studies teacher,
who amazes me. Not only is she totally nice, one day
when I was writing down band names on my binder
(that's what I do when I'm bored in my classes), she
came up to me, took my binder, and started listing
what bands she knew and was listening to 20 years
ago. It even turned out that Joey Shithead and Mr.
Chi Pig once spat on her at a concert. THAT is totally
awesome, don’t you agree?
18. I bet you guys have tons and tons and tons and
then some more tons of good, unreleased material of
the DKs. I’m talkin’ demos, very early concerts and
other material. I would love to see them released on
CD/DVD. I love this kind of stuff – old stuff.
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19. Any pointers on how to be a bassist in a hardcore
punk band? Any pointers on HOW to find a band? I
know, this one is a little silly, but what to look for in
fellow musicians other than love of music? I don’t
really need my fellow bandmates to be great
virtuosos.
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20. Are you happy with Nouvelle Vague covering
“Too Drunk to Fuck”? Because I’m not. What do you
think?
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13. Are you using active or passive pickups in your
bass?
21. How did “Holiday in Cambodia” appear in Guitar
Hero (or Rock Band, or whatever those games for
fake musicians are called)? I’m not really against it,
but I was surprised to see a Dead Kennedys song in
there. And it’s also a cover version.
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14. I would like to start a cover band to cover all
those forgotten songs. What do you think of this
idea? What do you think of cover bands in general?
What if there was a Dead Kennedys cover band would you jump at the idea or tell those losers to go
write their own stuff?
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The End!
Thanks for taking the time to read this, and, more
importantly – the time to answer this! My questions
are long, boring, and more of an interview, but I am a
person who asks lots of questions so I hope you don’t
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mind. And don’t worry, I don’t do it for some
website/fan-zine, it’s coming only from personal
curiosity. Please excuse me if there are some
grammar errors or if some sentence doesn’t make
sense, English isn’t my first language ;)
I will probably send you some more questions in the
near future. When I come up with good stuff to ask
about, I write it down and save it, and later I send
everything in bulk. So I am like Wal-Mart.
Best wishes from north of the border for you, your
family and your friends.
Thanks,
- Chris P. (aka Panek)
Calgary, AB, Canada
(#164) DEC 12, 2008 – Josh
(California)
Hey Klaus, greetings from Southern California!
Wondering where i can get a pair of those groovy
shades you used to rock back in the day.
Hey Josh,
Well I don't know exactly which shades you're
referring to. I generally leaned towards the James
Dean/Bob Dylan Ray-Ban (oops is that an ad?) look,
although I've got some round ones that I got on the
road with the American Professionals in Seattle at an
antique market for $12 (frames). But the Ray-Bans
are harder to come by + I have to have prescription
lenses 'cause my eyes are sort of shot (have been
since I was 7).
So I'd either look on line or in thrift shops or antique
stores, depending on which oones your talking about.
Whew!!! I'm glad I got that off my chest.
Cheers,-Klaus.
(#165) DEC 13, 2008 - Reuben R
hey klaus
i been listening to dead kennedys and been a fan of
yours for a long time i seen you guys in hemet june 8
08 and i was wondering if you have any pics of that
show if you can please share them it would be really
cool to see pics from that show
thanx
reuben
Hey Reuben,
It just so happens that one Mike Prusek from
Network23 Photography got a lot of good shots in
that he graciously donated to the page, so go to the
photos section and click on the Dead Kennedys
section and the re they are.
It's like magic, this internet thingie, yes?
Cheers,-Klaus
(#166) DEC 21, 2008 – Rick S
Dear Jeff,
It was great seeing you at David and Grace's house
on Thanksgiving. Benjy was blown away by meeting
you; he is finally old enough to know "who" you are
professionally.
You said I should check out your gigs to see whether
they would be appropriate to take Benjy. He is 13-- a
pretty mature 13. The gig on January 2 in SF looks
intriguing. Would that one be appropriate?
Best,
Rick
XXX-XXX-XXX (my mobile, if you would rather
call than e-mail)
Hey Rick,
EEEEK! Somebody used my (close to) real name
here (and I printed it, so hey, it can't be all that bad).
Well that gig is of course long gone, but when an all
ages show does come up with whatever group i'll let
you know, via here, or the myspace or an email.
There is a show at The Ponderosa Stomp Festival in
New Orleans coming up in April (28th & 29th) but
I'm not sure if it's all ages and it would be a bit of a
schlep.
It was good meeting Benjy and having a chat. He is
a pretty together kid, but I'm afraid he still has to
wait for an all ages show for my go ahead. The Jan 2
gig went past curfew by quite a bit, late start and all,
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but a good time was had by all, including "The
Ledge",
Cheers,-Klaus (eeehhhh...Geoff)
(#168) DEC 27, 2008 - Roger
Trouserboy
Was Santa good to you?
(#167) DEC 25, 2008 – Panek
(Poland)
Dear Roger,
Hi,
Santa and I prefer to keep our private lives in
relation to each other private, in deference to Mrs.
Claus. I truly hope you understand.
Sorry to bother you so much, but here's one last
question before I completely shut up and wait for my
answers to all previous questions.
Cheers,-Klaus
1) What's your bass's color? Is it Sherwood Green or
Lake Placid Blue? On some pictures it looks like
green, while in some others it looks like blue.
2009
Ahem...
(#169) JAN 1, 2009 – Greg
Hey Panek,
cheers for answering Klaus, really made my new year
:D
Since there were some christmas greetings I'll go
ahead and answer this one out of order.
To tell you the truth, I've never bothered to think
about what color it was, I just sort of thought of it as
my blue bass, but my friend Jay Rosen, who I happen
to have played with over the years and still do, and
who also happens to be an expert on guitars n(mostly
of the vintage variety) has assured me it is Lake
Placid Blue and that the greenish look is because the
laquer has yellowed over the years. As we all learned
in art or science Blue + Yellow yields Green. so there
you have it. It could also be different cameras white
balance and stage lights to add confusion to the
issue, but you've seen the pictures here and it is
indeed Blue.
Best wishes to you and yours for a good 2009.
Cheers,-Klaus
Thanks!
- Chris (aka Panek)
Calgary, AB, Canada
P.S. I know it's a little late now, but: Best Christmas
wishes for you and your family! :)
the link for our myspace is:
www.myspace.com/theresesetsbandola
(#170) JAN 7, 2009 – Ty
Klaus,
Just like the majority of folks that have taken the time
to write in here, I'm a huge fan.
I've started a project where I ask everyone I've met
one question and while, clearly, we've never met,
you're someone I admire and I thought I'd ask it of
you. So here it is:
If you could ask everyone you met one question,
what would you ask?
Thanks in advance for your thoughts and for taking
the time to respond to each inquiry that has been
posted. It may be a hassle, but it really makes you a
human being rather than a detached rock star asshole.
Cheers!
Ty
Hey Ty,
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Thanks for the compliment And I try to hold myself
down to being a rock asteroid asshole as opposed to
a rock star asshole. This is my goal here. Seems to be
working.
One question, so unfair, especially since your one
question puts the weight on everyone you ask it of
while you sort of get off scot-free. It's like the genie
with the 3 wishes. no offense, but it's a tough one, like
what's my favorite song in that it is constantly
changing as I experience each day and (hopefully)
grow as a result of living and questioning myself and
the world.
That said, I'd say (today at this moment) that a good
question might be what is their earliest memory and
why do they think it is their first memory and what
does it mean to them and what feelings does it bring
up. I know..really a three part question, but hey, as I
said, an almost impossible task.
On the other hand i rarely if ever fill out the question
lists that turn up on myspace and facebook. Who
needs to know that you just couldn't have a face to
face talk with?
Ahh well, that's all I have for an answer to your
question. But keep questioning, and be well, but
might I suggest that you expand the real estate of the
questions you might ask.
Cheers,-Klaus
(#171) JAN 25, 2009 - Dave Taylor
(Dundee, Scotland)
hello from Dundee, Scotland!!! will you be touring
Scotland again? Any plans to bring out any more solo
work? Do you know where i can get any of your solo
stuff? As i've got more chance of getting hens teeth
over here in Scotland!!!! have fun take care and
Cheery Bye......... Dave..................
(with the possible exceptions of violent acts, cheating
on my girl and certain drugs).
As for your question about releasing new and old
solo material, thank you for asking, and, yes. I do
hope to have some new stuff out soon and a possible
limited edition coming down the pipe of all the
previous releses from this site. More details as we
figure them out. (Still looking for masters of the old
stuff to remaster, etc.)
So, if all goes well, I'll have stuff to offer you that
will unfairly outnumber hens teeth in your area in the
near future.
Cheers,-Klaus
(#172) – JAN 26, 2009 – Evan
Clayburg
Hey i was wondering if you know where i can get a
copy of the Jumbo Shrimp thingie? I dig it and have
been looking for it for a while.
Thanks
PS check out my band if you like - some DK
influence there: http://www.myspace.com/thefnas
Hey Evan,
Jumbo shrimp "Thingie" will hopefully, in the near
future...sometime soon....really soon.....I mean it
....soon...
..be available here, and even not sooner than that
through other source to be named soon.
In the meantime, if you send me a S.A.S.E. to the PO.
Box listed on this page (po box 6180 Albany, ca
94706....I'll see what i can do to get one out to you.
No promises. Not very organized here.
Hey Dave,
(!!!BIG SURPRISE!! ..us artistic types!!)
Dundee!! Lord, they come from far and wide. I've a
good friend in Scotland although I've never been to
his place of residence, I do really like Scotland as a
place to be in in general.
Touring there? Hope to do some time with whatever
incarnation of a band I'm playing in. I've learned
over time (as I've said here before) to never say never
-Cheers,-Klaus..
(#173) FEB 5, 2009 – Karen
In what city do you currently live in?
Your wife is a doll, how is she doing?
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Hey Karen,
A. That would be telling (but it isn't too hard to
figure out given the p.o. box)... and
B. I'm not married at the present, but if you're
talking about who I think you are, I halfway agree,
she is a doll (in my gladly humble opinion), but she is
also a very real person.
Here I am again, your most annoying questioner. I'm
sure this is been asked numberous times, but the
archive of answers is so long, I have no idea where to
find it!!!
I'm sure you know that there are tons of crunchy little
DK rarities floating around. Songs like Cold Fish,
Dreadlocks of the Suburds, Gaslight, Mutations of
Today, etc. Now, why didn't you record those songs?
Gaslight and Cold Fish were definitely good material,
that never should have been wasted!
Cheers,-Klaus.
(#174) FEB 10, 2009 – Russ
Ever playing around Houston?
Back in 80' I turned on everyone I could get to listen
to the DK's, changed many and lost some, including a
fiance, thanks, I mean it.
Did 6025 not let you record Gaslight, yet he let you
record Religious Vomit, Foward to Death, and Ill in
the Head? That dosn't make much sense!
Also, I have a copy of the DK's 1978 Demos, and
they're in horrible quailty. What happened to those
tapes to have such poor quality. Did you bash em' in
with a hammer a few times? Seriously! I makes me
wonder, how did you go about recording them, and
how did they leak out? How do you feel about that?
Hey Russ,
Well, I'm not so sure that the litmus test of "DK'"s is
all that accurate for the judgement of friends. A lot, I
think, would depend at the very least on the song, but
more importantly what they meant to you and you to
them outside of that narrow window let alone their
actions toward you.. not a criticism, just an
observation. Maybe (depending on the time frame
and your state of openess at the time) you might want
to reconnect with those people and see where they
are at now. Times change, people grow, and second
chances are very graceful.
That said, thank you for the promo work and
appreciation of our work. And playing in
Houston...hell, that's where my brother lives as well
as a nephew and whatever a nephew's kids are called
(second nephews? ..my kid knows all those family
line things), so I'd love to given the chance and the
right circumstances. "One never knows, do one" Fats Waller
Cheers, -Klaus
(#175) FEB 12, 2009 – Patrick
Hey, Klaus.
Well, I'm starting to ramble, I best put an end to it
now! Best of Luck!
Hey Patrick,
O.k. Time to tackle a few more from the most
enquiring of all the questionnaires.
Well mostly because they were jams of explorations
that never got finished, although Gaslight did and
appeared (finally) on the "Live at the Deaf Club" cd.
Gaslight never made the cut for reasons I fail to
recall. It would have probably been on"Fresh Fruit"
if anything due to
it's era and that there was space on the album. I think
it was more of a 'It didn't fit in with the flow of the
album' sort of decision.
As far as the 1978 "Demos:, they were never met as
demo's, in fact i'm not quite sure which one of us
recorded the original cassettes or if the practice
studio did or whatever. They were definitely from a
portable cassette machine from the era with a little
crummy mic explaining the sound that you liken to
bashing them with a hammer a few times. No, we
didn't "Zelig" tapes back then, that sound just came
naturally. How they leaked out, I really haven't the
faintest, I'm not even sure if I had a copy until the
bootleg surfaced. I do remember having a reel to reel
dub of "Cold Fish" and "Mexican Monster Babies"
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but I don't think I ever had a copy of "Gaslight"
outside of the Deaf Club performance.
email me back if so. [email protected]
thanks in advance!
How do I feel about them leaking out? Basically
neutral. We played those tunes such as they were
once or twice and someone documented it. I think
they are an interesting glimpse into our collaborative
creative process, but not a very good recording of
same.
-james heyward
www.jamesheyward.com
Hey James,
To be in the same club as Mr. Claypool is indeed a
compliment.
Cheers, -Klaus (23-Nov-2009)
(#176) FEB 13, 2009 – Ben Hood
Hey Klaus i'm a big fan and i would just like to say
hello, hit me back if you would
Glad you play bass. Fun isn't it? Shakes their socks
off if you play it loud enough to drown out the rest of
the band. Ahh, but I'd never do that. It might seem
immodest.
You got, it signed-pic-wise.
See below.
(#177) FEB 13, 2009 – Ben Hood
Klaus,
Greetings from San Diego
P.O. Box 6480
Albany, Ca
94706.
But the deal is you have to send me one of you
playing and sign it also, all things being equal.
i was wondering if you have a signature pick with
your name or logo on it or if you just use a plain
everyday pick. Big fan and wish you all the best.
Cheers,-Klaus
Ben
(#179) FEB 14, 2009 - Adrian
Steiner Cival
Hey Ben,
Sad, what you guys did to Jello.
I generally use Fender white heavy picks and to work
off nerves before a gig I tend to sign a bunch and if
someone says they're a bass player they get one. So,
no, they're not manufactured / printed, but done by
hand. Although it's not exclusive to bass players, but
that's the auto password. If somebody just asks for
one..Yahoo..they get one.
Sad, isn't it, what Biafra did to us (all of us)
See:
http://www.deadkennedys.com/news_2004.html#012
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cheers?-Klaus
Cheers,-Klaus
(#178) FEB 13, 2009 - James
Heyward
klaus,
you are one of the reasons i decided to play bass (the
other one is les claypool) but any way you are a big
inspiration to me. and while everyone else is asking
for signed pictures to add to their collection(and you
kindly doing so) would you mind autographing my
copy of the light is flickering if i mailed it to you?
(#180) FEB 19, 2009 - Adrian
Steiner Cival
So, sorry I didn`t want to be rude, but I think its sad,
that the origin Dead Kennedys broke up and Jello
isn’t in anymore. You are one of the greatest bass
players ever
Hey Adrian,
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No offense taken. A lot of people think it was all one
sided, which nothing ever is. You had a comment to
make, and I answered you in kind, I don't see any
reason to lash out nowadays. The thing we did with
DK's was bigger than any one of us was singly and I
just want people to know I appreciate that and try to
honor it.
I look forward to hearing from you sir.
Cheers,
Nick Blakey
Hi Nick,
Thanks for the compliment on the bass playing 'tho.
Always nice to hear.
I feel I'm revisiting this question by way of trying to
catch up on backlogged emails.
Cheers,-Klaus
I have no memory of any pending gig with Joy
Division back then and I know we never did play the
Starwood.
(#181) FEB 23, 2009 – Nick Blakey
Dear Mr. FlourideGreetings from Boston - I have a quick, historical
question to ask of you.
For the last five years or so, I have been researching
Joy Division's canceled US tour of the US and
Canada, slated to take place May-June 1980:
http://www.joydiv.org/cancel.htm
ML Compton and his partner Skip had told me that
they believed Dead Kennedys were booked to play
with Joy Division on or about June 9, 1980 at The
Starwood in Los Angeles, CA. Tom Recchion of B
People has told me that they were only going to do
the Wong's gig, and not The Starwood show.
Does this ring any bells with you sir? Anything you
might be able to tell me would be spectacular.
I have very little info about the proposed San
Francisco show other than the venue. Members of
Tuxedomoon and The Sleepers have told me they
knew nothing of the show. There is rumor that
Flipper were supposed to support, but I have not
asked Steve yet.
Anything you might be able to tell me would be
incredible.
If you need a personal reference on me, Eugene
Robinson (Oxbow/Whipping Boy) is an old friend. I
actually grew up in SF (Douglass and 17th) but
moved to Boston and 1994 and have not been back to
California since 2000. My older brother used to go
and see the DK's quite a bit in the early 1980's.
Our management might have been approached at
some point during that time, but it never filtered
down to us as far as I can remember.
Hope that helps some. you might want to contact
Biafra through Alternative Tentacles and see if he
recollects anything of the sort, but I'm guessing it's
sort of a never really happened, but wouldn't it be
cool if it did sort of situation.
I would have loved to play a show with Joy Division
or to have even been considered.
Cheers,-Klaus
(#182) FEB 25, 2009 – Chris Miller
Geoff, Don't worry, I'm not asking you to cover the
Novato 214 rte, but I am hoping to ask you for a
favor. My high school friend is a big fan of you and
your music. Is it possible to get signed photo of you?
Just tell me what I need to do...I could swing by and
pick it up {courier lingo}to cut costs on your end. I
hope all is well with the fam...Chris
Hey Chris,
Get in touch and we can work out an autographed
pic. Good to hear from you. My Ph# is XXX-XXXX.
Call and leave yours or email here. Don't call in the
morning please. Heh-heh.
Out the door. More later. Let's catch up.
Cheers,
-Klaus/Geoff
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(#183) MARCH 4, 2009 – Bob Barry
Is there really "always room for Jello"?
Hey Bob,
it was ugly and the lead up to and results of the trial
at the very least will always weigh heavily on my
heart and mind.
I try to always accept responsibility for my actions,
right or wrong. I feel I did in that trial, but I'm never
happy when a friend is hurt by my actions.
Cheers,
-Klaus
That said, I stand by my actions then and also by
being forthright with the jury selection process that
whatever sides counsel decided to pass me over. I
would likely be better suited for a criminal trial jury
if called upon and would be fine serving on such a
jury even though the consequences of a criminal trial
tend to be a little more harsh.
Hey Bob,
So, long story short, I wasn't trying to dodge trial
duty, as you are suggesting, sir. Just stating the facts.
Ahh, I love rhetorical questions, for they require no
answer as the answer is implied.
That said I'd say, Isn't there?
Interesting query. In the grand scheme of things I'd
have to say it depends on what flavor is being
dispensed by the school cafeteria at time in question and is it in those little cubes - and please no Jello
salads with little grapes floating around and lettuce
under it with mayonnaise (that's usually the lime
Jello) - and no, repeat NO Jello molds. But
otherwise, who knows. My semi-educated guess
would be that it depends on the lunch schedule. Or
just yes. You pick.
Cheers,
-Klaus
15-January-2010
(#184) MARCH 4, 2009 – Donny Boy
How did being involved in a civil trial against Jello
disqualify you from serving on a jury in a drunk
driving case? I ended up on that jury and never
understood your rationale.
Hey Donny,
That was one of the questions asked in the
questionnaire...something along the lines of - have
you ever been involved in a civil trial and were you
satisfied with the outcome - To which I answered yes
to the first half and no to the second half. The truism
is that I was not happy with the whole procedure as it
is a no win kind of thing. Nobody came out totally
satisfied, although we were vindicated in the process
Hokay?
Cheers,
-Klaus (25-Nov-2009)
(#185) MARCH 8, 2009 - Bernd
Hi Klaus!
Just a simple DK question... In an early pressing of
the "Bedtime For Democracy" CD was a really cool
picture of someone sitting on the floor, surrounded by
all this DK stuff. WHO is this person and is it
possible to find the image somewhere on the net? It's
not included anymore in the artwork of the more
recent versions and I just can't find it on the net.
Thanks!
Hey Bernd,
Sorry for the long reply time, I'm catching up
whenever I get a chance. I won't post this just yet
until I can help you out. I have a question. Is the cd
you have a Manifesto cd or an Alternative Tentacles
cd. That'll help me trace dow the artwork you're
asking about. There were a few different versions of
the insert.
Cheers,
-Klaus
15-January-2010
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(#186) MARCH 16, 2009 – Chris
Miller
are a REALLY big influence to me, and my band. I
also play bass! I am always fascinated by the
riffs..they always get me.
Geoff, I am not a telemarketer...Thanks again, I'll pop
this in the mail in Florida.
I have a question..or two. Do you ever look on
youtube and see old interveiws of the Dead Kennedys
and get fed up because Jello does most/all of the
talking?
Chris
(#187) MARCH 16, 2009 - Geoff
It’s Chris Doyle from your (best forgotten ) DHL
days. I did Dispatch. I am still (for the time being)
serving my corporate masters at DHL. Just wanted to
say hi....I have a couple kids, so I don't get out
much...but I'll try to catch one of your gigs when you
play in SF. Are you still living up in Marin? I bicycle
a lot up there (road bike...west Marin).
Anyway...hope all is well. Regards, Chris
(#188) MARCH 26, 2009 – Mike
Water
Bass god
Bless you my son.
Heh.
Thanks for the compliment.
Cheers,
Klaus
27-November-2009
(#189) MARCH 31, 2009 - DB
Ruderman 
I miss you. I had a dream about you last night. Can
you email me? -- David.
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(#190) APRIL 7, 2009 – Mija
Hey Klaus,
I have been a big Dead Kennedys fan for a really
long time..I got started on Green Day and looked into
their Influences and REALLY got into you guys. You
AND
Do you still keep in touch with Jello, or see him?, or
are you guys doing your own thing and never have
time..or just never wanna see each other?
AND...one last one..for real..
What does punk mean to you, and how do you think
kids these days are taking it WAY out of
proportion...or being to poser-ish? I like to be as punk
as possible, but asking one of the biggest punk idols
would give me a good idea of everything
Thanks much!,
Mija
Hey Mija,
Glad DK's and the bass riffs have reached you. good
that you have a band too. It's always good to hear
that we have gotten people to start their own bands.
I look up you tube vids rather infrequently, although
I should check more often as more often than not I'll
see something I never knew was out there. No, it
doesn't bother me at all that Biafra did most of the
talking. He was and still is pretty good at it, plus it is
usually the interviewers choice to go to the singer for
talking points.
We are unfortunately less and less in touch, mostly
be Biafra's choice, which is just how it is now. If that
should change I would be fine with that, but I'm not
holding my breath.
What does punk mean to me? Basically a lot of
things mostly revolving around thinking for ones self,
questioning the motives of anyone who speaks in
absolutes, and being aware of what's going on
around you and seeing if one can add anything
constructive to a situation, or just let it figure out it's
own path, be it a person or a movement.
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I'm the last one to say what the "rules" of punk are
and to decide who is punk and who's a poser. I'm not
quite sure what you mean about taking it way out of
proportion, because I'm not sure what part of "it" you
are speaking to.
and one of the biggest punk idols...you very
generous. I'm not quite sure how to take that
compliment so I'll just leave it with thank you.
Cheers,
-Klaus
(#191) APRIL 13, 2009 - Bartleby
the Scrivener
Klaus,
I owe you and the rest of the DKs a substantive
portion of my life.
DK and the Toy Dolls turned me on to punk rock
music. They taught me it could be just plain fun, and
you taught me that it could be about serious issues
that one cares about - that it wasn't just about being
hateful and ugly, but about paying attention to what
is happening and speaking out against the wrong
things we see.
You managed to reach out and make music relevant
to an autistic. I learned a lot from you guys, and I
appreciate it greatly. You opened my mind, eyes, and
heart to things I never thought I'd value...art, music
among other things.
I'm sorry that Jello ended up doing what he did. It
seems to be antithetical to who he always claimed to
be, and that really bothers me. The hater of all things
corporate is now the robber baron and is being
dishonest with his lifelong friends? I don't mind
corporations, but I hate dishonesty, and that just
stinks to me.
So - at the end of my rambling story, I ask you this:
1. What is the greatest thing you think DK
accomplished?
2. What do I have to do for an autographed photo of
you?
Always a fan,
Bartleby the Scrivener
Hey Dennis,
First off, you owe us nothing, we owe you for
listening with an open head.
I friggin' love the Toy Dolls, (just bought the double
disc compilation they put pout and highly recommend
it). They and the Dickies seem to be kindered souls on
either side of the Atlantic.
As for Jello, he's human and made some mistakes,
some grievous, and has paid dearly for them, The
question is has he learned from them and found it o.k.
to move on. I would hope so, but I have had no
indication from him that tha is so. Sadly. He's always
welcome back in my life hopefully with a noncombative sense to things. I'd like to have a
retrospective conversation with him over a few beers
and focus on the good stuff, but I think he's a bit of a
way from there yet. Time flows very quickly.
As for dishonesty, we learn from children on to be
conveniently dishonest, especially in our adolescent
years in re: our parents. But the
hope is we learn both vales that fly in the face of
dishonesty and also forgiveness as we mature. and
there's no rule that says that we can't be forgiving but
angry at situations at the same time. It gets difficult,
as life does.
I however am just glad we made your life a tad more
understandable and bearable, no matter who you
credit that to within the group. I just don't like to
judge and hold grudges. In that I'm not a rarity, but
maybe an exception to the rule.
To answer your questions:
1. I think you and others like you, people who get the
message that we're not telling you what to think, but
to think for yourselves and (us) doing it with good
tunes in an interesting and entertaining way is our
biggest accomplishment, followed by giving a lot of
people the drive to
start their own bands or to act on things that concern
them politically or socially.
2. Send me your address here and you'll get it within
a rather loose parameter of time. But it will arrive.
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Cheers,
-Klaus
Good evening Klaus,
Happy birthday to you!
-Dennis
Thanks for the good wishes Dennis.
Cheers,
-klaus
Yes I remember trampling that song at The Bottom
of the Hill well. It became abundantly clear why I
was not asked to be a member of Dr. Know. Heh.
I'm doing well and it just so happens am playing the
same venue tonight with the go-Going-Gone Girls
and Polkacide and Meat Sluts for a friends 60th
birthday. I think we'll all avoid Sweet Home Alabama
this go round.
Hope you're doing well. Say hey to Brandon.
cheers,-Klaus, 20-June-2009
(#192) APRIL 16, 2009 – Carrigan
 how are you? Where’s indian
mike?
Hey Rick,
How Are You Doing Jeff? I Came Across you
Googling MT and the U. Where's Indian Mike?
Ah well. It was a noble effort.
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Doing well, but obviously late on catching up on
correspondence.
(#193) APRIL 16, 2009 – Carrigan
 comment about the tea party
Oh Yeah! What I wanted to say is that what I came
across was a list of all the bands that gigged the Tea
Party, beginning with the Lost. MT and the U was
listed for its full gig (that we didn't make it through)
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(#194) APRIL 27, 2009 - Rick
Contreras (Dr. Know)
hey its Rick Brandons drummer i dont know if u
remember but we tried to jam out "sweet home
alabama " at the bottom f the hill the last time we
were up there . any how i just wanted to touch base
and see how u were doing . ok take it easy. talk to
you later.
Rick
Dr. Know
Hey Rick,
Sorry for the late reply, i'm playing catch up on the
webpage emails.
I remember it well.. And, yes, we tried.
How you doing. Any gigs coming up soon in the bay
area?
We're playing with The Legendary Stardust Cowboy
on March 6th at Toots in Crockett.
Whoo-hoo!!
Cheers,
-Klaus, 7-February-2010
(#195) APRIL 30, 2009 - Bob
Calhoun AKA Count Dante
Klaus,
Did Magic Terry and the Universe ever release
anything? I just found out about your early
collaboration with Billy Squier and I am floored by
this knowledge. I'd love to write a story on this. Now
I need to figure out who would buy such a thing.
All the best,
Bob Calhoun aka Count Dante
Hey Count,
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It's been a while. How you doing?
to answer your query, we recorded "demos" at both
Atlantic and Columbia studios in New York, but all I
have at this point is a copy of a copy of an acetate
which sounds like it was recorded onto cassette with
a mic in front of a speaker of a stereo at a listening
party. So...not the highest quality.
No, nothing was ever released, and I have serious
doubts if the masters still exist although that acetate
has to be out there somewhere. I thing at Atlantic one
of the Ertegun's was in the studio, and at Columbia, I
remember colossal bass player Harvey Brooks was
twiddling the knobs and supposedly John Hammond
Sr. (the reason we were invited there) stopped by
during the recording/audition.
Crazy times.
Cheers,
-Klaus
21-June-2009
(#196) MAY 4, 2009 - William
Murderface
Flouride, 7 years after my escape from that infernal
womb i came across a very lucid sound, the DEAD
KENNEDY sound. i became entranced with it and
completely fell into a gutter punk lifestyle, and love
it.I despise the materialistic lifestyle and anyone who
desires to find acceptance from a greater society.
Also, I find it a fallacy the perpetual hiatus between
Jello and the dead kennedy's.
My question is, how does it feel to be the main
source of the break- up in order to find a subtle form
of fame.?
-Murderface
Hey William,
Glad you found DK's sound lucid. Never heard it
been referred to it that way before. Also glad you've
found a lifestyle that pleases you at for now. Good for
you. Lots of people can't lay sake to that claim.
As for the perpetual hiatus of Jello from the
Kennedy's, I'd have to say it is driven by the reality
he lives in as opposed to the reality I choose to. But
the overriding reality has to be remembered. The real
life reality of a court trial (that was the only recourse
after a year of failed negotiations) for better or worse
ruled that Jello had indeed consciously injured his
band mates. And he still feels no remorse for that act.
Maybe he has to hold onto his reality to carry on with
his daily life.
In my world I have to say that if he approached me
or the band willing to play together or to just have a
drink and rehash old times, I'd be there in a New
York minute.
But that isn't the case. His stated terms are that we
say that Jello was in the right all along, on the
presumption that Jello is always right.
That is a condition that I cannot in good conscience
live with.
And so it goes on.
Maybe some day we'll all see that bending a bit to
each other’s realities would be a good thing, but I
wouldn't hold my breath.
As for being the main source of the break up in order
to find some subtle form of fame, .. I don't know
where exactly you get your facts, but it is usually wise
to check with more than one source before laying
judgment on people as you would have others do
before judging you.
Cheers,
-Klaus
(#197) MAY 4, 2009 – Jay
Hey Klaus!
First off, I am big fan. Both your work with the Dead
Kennedys and your solo stuff (especially Because I
Say So) are awesome. Anyway, I am doing a research
project on punk rock (I am a senior in high school)
and an interview is a requirement. If I could send you
a few questions on the topic I would be thrilled.
Thanks in advance.
Jay
hey Jay,
Here's the "interview" Q&A's.
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Hey Klaus! Sorry if I'm bogging you down with so
many emails, but I just finished coming up with some
questions for you (if you'd still like to do the
interview, that is). This is kind of last minute, but I
just saw your response this morning. My deadline is
Tuesday, May 26th so if I could possibly receive your
responses by Monday I would really appreciate it. I
do, however, understand that you are busy and are
not on the same timetable as I am, so take your time.
Also, if there is a question you do not want to answer,
just skip it. Anywho, without further ado, here are the
questions!
1. How did you come up with the name Klaus
Flouride and does it have any significance?
A. The first shot was Floss Chloride, but that
sounded not right so I flipped the word starts and
voila Klaus Flouride. It had a Germanic tone to it
and I liked Kraftwerk a lot and it had a reference to
clean teeth which was a little dig at Johnny Rotton
known for (and probably named
partially for) scuzzy teeth.
2. What does punk rock mean to you personally?
A. To me it's always been about action vs. apathy.
That and thinking for one's self, not just blind
acceptance. It's not about fashion or a specific style
of music as there is a large range of music that could
fall under the banner punk, depending on who you
talk to, and the whole fashion statement at the
beginning was to steer away from "rock norm"
uniforms. Ironically, in the long run certain styles
have been adopted as
the punk"look" or style.
instruments that in some cases they hardly knew
forced experimentation, and the ones who did know
how to play already (i.e. Ramones, Steve Jones and
Glenn Matlock - Sex Pistols) went back to the basics
of loud and driving and somewhat dangerous music.
4. Who are your biggest musical influences (punk or
not) on your bass playing style and your songwriting?
Your bass playing in Dead Kennedys does much
more than just anchor the tunes and the music found
on your solo albums seems like it draws influence
from many different places.
5. Who are some people that in your mind perfectly
embody punk (in style, attitude,
ethics, etc.)?
A. That would be a hard one, The idea of perfection
was totally against the grain of what punk was about.
That said Mark Mothersbaugh, Will Shatter, Johnny
Rotton, Joey Ramone, Howard Devoto. ETC., ETC.,
ON and ON.
6. What are some recent musical happenings for you,
Klaus? Are you still working on solo material? Is
there anything going on right now with the Dead
Kennedys?
A. Yes I'm working on solo and trying to gather a
compilation of solo past work together. I play with
the Go-Going-gone Girls and also The Legendary
Stardust Cowboy, a totally out of control psychobilly
legend.
DK's are reuniting for 1 show at The Harmony
Festival on June 12th (with Skip on vocals).
3. What initially appealed to you about punk?
7. What is one project (band/album/etc.) you have
been involved with that holds a special place in your
heart and why?
A. The original attraction I had to rock'n'roll when i
was a kid was that people like Little Richard and
Elvis etc. seemed totally to lose themselves in the
moment and also to be out of control, the control of
the powers that be. They scared the crap out of your
parents. By the late 70's the roll had benn dropped
from Rock'n'Roll and the top people were Fleetwood
Mac and The Eagles and such. Hardly threatening.
Rock had "Grown up".
A. Again, one is hard to choose. Fresh Fruit would
be probably one because it was the 1st full DK album
and the first album I played on outside of
compilations. The Five Year Plan was a very worthy
project also i feel. I loved playing on as i recorded
the Legendary Stardust Cowboys "Tokyo" cd (hard to
find at the moment).
Punk came along refusing to accept that you needed
to have graduated from the "Clapton is God" school
of music in order to play in a band. Kids playing with
8. Why did the Dead Kennedys break up? Are
things patched up between you and Jello?
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A. After eight years together we had pretty much
played what we wanted to in that group at that point
in time and we were all getting different very ideas as
to where we should take it from there. We split up
amicably and kept in touch and worked together to
keep the records out there. Sadly some very bad
judgments were made which resulted in a lawsuit that
ended anything but amicably. I would very much like
if things could normalize and Jello could find a way
to get along with us, but I'm not
holding my breath.
9. The music of the Dead Kennedys is very political.
Who are some people and what are some
philosophies/ideologies that have influenced you
intellectually?
A. Not all of it was so much politically as socially
driven. Think of a lot of the subject matter and you'll
see that the songs a lot of the time deal with getting
inside the head of one or another sociopath and
trying to make sense of their thought patterns.
Me, I like a range of people from Noam Chomsky to
Kurt Vonnegut.
10. What are your views on our new president?
A. Major major relief that it was he instead of
McCain to get elected. I think he's intelligent, witty
and capable of doing a great deal of positive things if
he doesn't allow his hands to be tied by trying to
please everybody.
11. I was reading the biography on your website and
it said you've done some production work (I didn't
know you produced The Dicks!). What interests (or
interested) you in music production and how did you
get started with it? Do you still do production work? I
am curious because it is something I would very
much like to get involved with in the coming years.
A. Yes I do. I just did some recently with the
aforementioned Ledge and am always looking for
someone that I think I could help toward sounding on
a recording like they sound in their head. Don't
confuse a producers job with an engineer's although
one can be both, they are two distinct jobs.
If you'd like to post your responses on your website,
its cool. Thanks again Klaus! I hope I hear from you
soon.
(#198) MAY 6, 2009 – Sherry
Dear Klaus Flouride
My name is Sherry, and I am in grade 7. I started
taking guitar lessons last year, and want to start a
band when I get in highschool.. I listen to some of my
Dads cd's, and your stuff is great.. We are doing a
project in music class on great musicians of the 20th
century. Most people are doing their projects on Elvis
Presley, The Beatles, Buddy Holly, and groups that
are not around anymore. Dad suggested I do my
project on you, and has been helping me get started.
He also thought it would be a good idea to send you
an email, and request an autograph, and ask you
what your favorite live performance is. I can send
you Canadian stamps if you like. Thank you very
much for your time, and the amazing songs on your
cd's. I look forward to hearing back from you.
Sincerely
Sherry Night
Hey Sherry,
Sorry for the slow response. I'm afraid I've let the
replies/mailbag section slip a bit. But sure. What is
the due date on the project? I'll try to get it to you
a.s.a.p., email here with the due date. I'll send one I
have here to the address posted on your inquiry and
that would cut the mail time in half. That seems the
route to go. Don't worry about the postage, I can
scrape a few coins together and come up with some
stamps that'll get it there.
Cheers,
-Klaus
Thank you very very much Klaus. I really appreciate
this. The project is due May 26th.
Your Friend
Sherry
Hope this helps.
Cheers,
-Klaus
(#199) MAY 14, 2009 – Duncan (UK)
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hi klaus
i messaged you last year about my wife dying,28 no
age to go. just to let you know i am still going,
though its hard. my basses have had a beating over
the year trying to get my anger out. thanx for the
inspiration and taking time to reply. take care.
Hey Duncan,
Basses are good for that, and music is the best
release valve for pent up anger and frustrations I've
ever found. It helps you feel better and no one else
gets hurt. But still sorry to hear about your wife and
I'm glad if I've been any kind of inspiration, I'm
betting odds on brighter days ahead.
Carry on and cheers,
-Klaus
22-July-2009
(#200) MAY 31, 2009 – Alex
klaus,
is there any way i can get an autograph form you? i
must say the dk's are one of my favorite bands and
you're quite an influential bassist as well.
on a final note i'd like to ask you a question obout the
dead kennedys, if you don't mind.
how do you feel about jello selling out? are you
opposed to it or do you not care?
also, how did you come up with your stage name? it's
so cool!
ps, i play bass as well... i go to the pawn shop after
school and hang out and play the basses until my bus
comes... i'm thinking of probably buying one
sometime so i can practice at home, too. so far i have
mastered that one bass riff at the beginning of
"holidya in cambodia"
P.O. Box 6480
Albany, Ca. 94706
...and I'll send you something.
Influenza!!!!?!?!...oh I misread, influential. Ahh. The
compliment is graciously accepted and the secret
ingredient is follow the route notes when necessary,
but whenever you get a chance offer up a counter
melody. Don't tell anybody.
About Jello, I'm not all that sure i can agree that he
"sold out". I think he had some unfortunate
misjudgments in friends vs. finances, but we're all
human and we all make mistakes. We all also should
be able to let the past be the past and look toward
bettering the future on a personal and global basis. I
don't think either Jello or any of the DK's sold out as
we never bought in in the first place.
Stage Name: we all were driving around town
thinking up names and i came up with Floss Chloride
for the first try, but then changed the front sounds
and settled on Klaus Flouride. A germanic
Kraftwerky sounding thing plus a dig on the rotten
teeth of Johnny Rotten. All the trade secrets given
freely here. Come and get em!!
Finally, good-on-ya as far as using the pawnshop to
work on the bass and getting the holiday riff. It's sort
of like the listening booths that record sores used to
have decades ago and now have in the form of
headphones next to a few select tunes to listen to. If
the pawnshop guy
is nice he'll give you a good deal on a bass as you
have been in essence an advert for his fine
instruments by being there for others to see your
interest in them. if he is clueless to this free promo
thing, you might point it out to him when you do offer
to buy one from him.
And my question. Curious as to what part of the
world you're from as I am with all the Q&A's that
come here.
In order of questions asked here we go, hang on...
cheers,
-Klaus
10-August-2009
A. Yes you can easily obtain an autograph from me
by sending either something you want autographed,
or just your address to:
(#201) JUNE 4, 2009 - Tetsuya
Kanehara
Hey Alex,
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Hello. I like dead kennedys. I want to make dead
kennedys tribute CD. They all are Japanese bands. It
is unauthorized and I cannot make. A member's
permission is required. I will be glad if your
permission can be got. I heard dead kennedys and
grew up. Thank you. (I cannot speak English. Can he
understand my text?tetsuya kanehara (from japan)
Hey Tetsuya,
I like DK's too. We have that in common. I think all
you have to do is make the cd and make sure the
"Mechanicals" (song writing percentages) and BMI
info gets to the right people. You don't need to get
permission to record the song or cover it, but it's nice
(for the band/artists) if you make sure the credit goes
where credit is due.
And your English is WAY better than my Japanese
and i understand it very well.
Cheers (Kampai),
-Klaus
10-August-2009
Hello. I'm sorry for E-mailing many times.
JASRAC is The Japanese Society of Rights of
Authors and Composers in Japan. The royalty is paid
to BMI via JASRAC. What is DECAY MUSIC? It
is necessary to permit DECAY MUSIC to produce
TRIBUTE ALBUM of DEAD
KENNEDYS. I plan to contact WINSTON SMITH
and to request ART WORK. Though it is difficult to
receive consent from him. I hold out. Thank you.
skinnydip records/tetsuya kanehara
You don't need permission from DECAY MUSIC as
far as I know. DECAY MUSIC is the Dead Kennedys
partnership and publishing arm.
Best of luck with Winston, Tell him I say hi (you can
cc this email to him if you want). He's a very nice guy
and might be able to help, but I can't speak for what
he could do. I'm pretty sure his original work is a
very precious commodity.
Any more questions feel free to email. Not a problem.
Cheers and best of luck with the project,
-Klaus
(#202) JUNE 4, 2009 – Hunter
Hey Klaus,
I'm a 15 year old male from Ottawa, Ontario . I've
been listening to Dead Kennedys for three months
straight now because I love the bands message and
the music. I hope one day you guys will tour Canada
and I'd love to meet you guys, maybe with Jello too?
Though I highly doubt that... I think you are a very
talented and amazing bass player and you inspired
me to start learning bass so I went out and a got a
very nice red Fender Jazz Bass. I was wondering if
there were any books or sites online where I could
get music sheets for Dead Kennedys songs to play on
my bass. You are my favorite bassist of all time and
any other tips or pointers for practising or playing
would be helpful too.
Thanks!
Hey Hunter,
Great to hear that you've discovered DKs but I'm not
saying never, but I wouldn't hold my breath for a
Canada tour anytime soon. But then again most
anything is possible. If i ever get out Canada way
you'll hear about it here.
A red Fender Jazz sounds like a cool choice. As for
"books" with DK's songs with the music to go along
with it, I don't know of anything. I know there are
some pages with "Tabs", but they vary in accuracy.
My first thing I sort of patterned my bass laying after
(after switching from guitar at 18) was some Jack
Bruce, during the Cream (studio, not the live
overplaying stuff) and "Songs for a Tailor" era. The
point wasn't to learn the parts as such, as to absorb
the lyricism and I liked his melodic style. I didn't
know back then that he had had a jazz background,
but I guess it shows on the Cream live stuff. I just
liked that it was not just a background instrument.
So my advice is just to be a sponge of music you like
and then after getting the basics down try to do
something slightly different with it.
Thanks for the compliments and keep in touch.
Cheers,
-Klaus
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(#203) JUNE 5, 2009 – Marco
Cheers,
-Klaus
Hello, I am a guy who writes for an italian music
website, www.sowdust.it. We would like to have a
little written interview with you. We'd send some
written questions to which you would be free to
answer how and when you prefer. Please let us know.
Thank you
(#205) JUNE 14, 2009 – Hiccups
Hi Marco,
I have a feeling that maybe you are somebody that
I've cured of a serious case of hiccups, much to their
disbelief.
Sorry for the slow reply. I'm trying to catch up with
all the email, but it's a slow process. Sure I'd love to
give an interview to your site. It looks very well
organized and has some cool reviews and such. Send
the questions out and i'll get to them as soon as i can.
This part won't be posted on my site, but you can
mail your questions here. I'll answer them but leave it
for your webpage. I'll also put a link to you site and
the interview on my site.
p.s. I'm crazy about Italia. Want to come and visit
again someday.
Cheers,
-Klaus
(#204) JUNE 5, 2009 – Hunter
Hey Klaus,
I'm sorry if I double posted my internet was acting
funny. I was wondering if I could get an autograph,
I'd really appreciate it and I think it would be a real
collectors item.
Please help, I have a terrible case of hiccups!
Hey Hiccups,
And there is "no" touching required in this method I
might add.
It is one of the only things that I ever learned from
yoga in my younger years (which, sadly is probably
the majority of my years)
If you still really want to know I'll send you an email,
but such trade secrets cannot be given away so freely
on the internet.
Cheers,
-Klaus
(#206) JUNE 15, 2009 - Silvia
Hello, I'm a big fan of you and, of course of the Dead
Kennedys also. I just wanted to ask you if you like
any bands from now ? If so which? Also, would you
mind sending me an autographed photo of you? Or
even just a crappy piece of paper with your autograph
in it?
Cheers, Sílvia
(The o's are alphabetical and not zero's)
Hey SAlvia,
Thank you, and again, sorry if I sent the same
message twice.
Hey Hunter,
Everybody gets at least three shots here.
No problem. If you want something specifically
signed send it to the P.O. Box 6480 Albany, Ca. as
listed on the site.
Let me know which way you want to go here.
Happy to have a fan or two. Glad you're one.
Second question first. Answer-yes, but you need to
send me an address (Worry not, I won't publish it
here)
First question second. Answer-yes, but there's a lot.
Here are some of the atypical ones.
Imogen Heep
Greg Friedman
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Zee Avi
St. Vincent
Regina Spektor
She & Him
M83
Lifehouse
Duckmandu
Anya Marina
Poe
Rock'n'roll Adventure Kids
Oranger
and the timeless...
Legendary Stardust Cowboy.
Keep in mind I have a collection of records dating
back to the late 1800's...seriously, and it's very
limiting to list only current stuff. There's lots of good
stuff out there in a lot of genre's.
Cheers,
-Klaus
I have about 5 copies left so if you send me a mailing
address I'll get one out to you free of charge.
I'll also list the track correction on the shrink wrap of
the disc, so as
to avoid confusion.
Cheers,
-Klaus
thanks, again Klaus!
Hey John,
I'll get one out in the next day or two.
Cheers,
-Klaus
4-October-2009
(#208) JUNE 17, 2009 – Betty
(#207) JUNE 17, 2009 - John Kinard
My husband and I enjoyed meeting you last night. I
hope we will have the privilege of hearing you
perform, before we leave or on our next trip. :0)
hi Klaus,
Betty (James's Mom)
always have been a big fan of your work. DK's
formed much of the soundtrack of my youth (and i'm
pushing 40!), i have been looking for many years for
a copy of "Thingie". in fact, the track on your website
is the first i've ever heard, and it's as great as i knew it
would be. could you possibly steer me in the right
direction to locate a copy of it? it's pretty much my
"Holy Grail" of unheard music, so any help would be
much appreciated. thanks, and keep up the great
work!
Hey Betty,
I don't know if i ever got back to you on this, quite a
bit behind on the emails. Yes, thanks for coming to
the show. Next time you're out here visiting Steve and
Amy, look us up.
cheers,
-Klaus
21-February-2010
Hey John,
Glad to hear you're a fan. Glad to hear you're
pushing 40. Shoot for another 40 after that. The times
should be interesting to put it mildly.
Comparing "Thingie" to the "Holy Grail" makes me
somewhat worried for you, but I still take it as a
compliment. The trouble with it that made it so hard
to get was the packaging, and I gave it the go ahead
so mia culpa. The track listing had two of the tracks
reversed and there was no bar code so stores
wouldn't touch it. At least that's why I like to think
they wouldn't touch it.
(#209) JUNE 18, 2009 - Patrick
http://www.bohemian.com/bohemian/05.13.09/music
-biafra-0919.html
I think you'd like to read this. It's a very recent
interview with Biafra. I'm not trying to get you to say
anything bad about Jello. I really don't even have a
side on this issue. I just think it'd be good for you to
read this. He says he's be willing to do a reunion, but
he has a list of conditions and slams you quite a bit.
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Hey Patrick,
fashion.
Sorry I'm in catch-up mode on my emails (will I
forever be saying this?).
Thanks for the interest and say hey to your dad for
me too.
Thanks for the link. I'll pass it on.
Cheers,
-Klaus
20-March-2010
Yes, I think he expects a quite a lot too, but that's his
prerogative. I don't think he cares much one way or
the other about a reunion, he's doing fine following
his instincts and people seem to be fine with that we
all carry on and will somehow figure out how to
survive not having an original DK's line-up reunion.
And what line-up would that be...Ted or D.H.? 6025
included. It's different from whichever angel you're
looking.
Hey Zach,
Thanks for the compliment. You and your dad have
either a screw loose or impeccable taste. Not sure
quite which but I'm fine with it.
Sure. autographs are FREE!!
That sort of makes it like the rest of real life.
Cheers,
-Klaus
21-February-2010
(#210) JUNE 18, 2009 – Zach Frace
Dear Mr. Flouride,
My name is Zach and you are a great musician. Me
and my dad are huge fans. I was wondering if I could
get your autograph? It would be much appreciated.
Thanks for your time.
If you have something to send me to autograph send
it to P.O. Box 6480, Albany, Ca., 94706. Oterwise I
assume I can just send a photo to your address. I
mail out about once a week.
Cheers.
-Klaus
6-July-2010
p.s. let me know (here) if you're sending out
something to autograph. Say hi to pops.
(#211) JUNE 19, 2009 - Morb
Your Fan,
Sorry to take so long to respond...I'm really REALLY
behind on the email responses.
Murderface hit the nail on the head.....what I want to
know is why you would like to have a beer with
someone you screwed? I mean we all know Biafra
wrote the majority of songs(and how he wrote them),
if this wasn't the case, why did it take you close to 20
years to complain? Did you never look at the song
writing credits on your own CD's?
But to answer your question in a word...YES.
Hey Morb,
If you want something that you have specifically
autographed send it to
Sorry, but I've fallen behind on my replies due to all
sorts of foo over the past year or 2.
P.O. Box 6480
Albany, Ca. 94706.
That said....
Zach
Hey Zach,
If you want me to choose a picture or something send
me another email saying "Hell yeah, that's what I
want" and I'll get it out in a much more timely
First thing, I don't think I've ever "screwed" Biafra as
you put it, in either the metaphorical or any other
sense [See my reply to Murderface's
query].
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at this point in time.
Secondly. I think we've (Biafra and the whole group),
produced a body of work that we can be forever
proud of. We did it as a combined effort, all of us
putting things in. Parts of all of our musicality and
knowledge as collectors and fans of music over time
that other bands might not have. Indeed that is why I
think DK's sounded different than any band before or
since. You hear lots of bands that sound like other
bands but for better or worse there were really no
DK sound-a-likes. We were a template that never
caught on at the time we were making those albums.
As for the collaboration and the 20 years to
complain, Biafra laid out all the song writing
percentages and we did the get along to get along
thing never really thinking that it would come to what
it did. But it was in every way a collaborative effort
within the band.
So back to the first question, why would I like to have
a beer etc....
Because we created a good thing and because he was
and I would like to think (despite differences in
opinions), could be friends again. And to add to that
we had a beer together at a Mexican restaurant in
the Mission in SF to celebrate the release of "Fresh
Fruits.." just for the fact that we had done this thing
it would seem fitting.
That I'd be happy to do again. Hell, I'd have a beer
with you if you want if you were here or I was there. I
like beer. Do you?
cheers,
-Klaus
7-July-2010
(#212) JUNE 22, 2009 - Bruno
Ferreira (Portugal)
Hei Klaus, my name is Bruno, I'm from Portugal, and
I've just popped here to say a big HELLO to you. I'm
32 and still a HUGE fan of Dead Kennedys (since my
15 years old), and still, my favourite alltime band.
Love your Danish DK on your bass :)
Cheers
Hey Bruno,
Thanks for the kind words. Loved Portugal when we
were there. A good friend and collaborative musician
I played with (David Brian - Five Year Plan) wrote a
beautiful song about his trip to Portugal in,,,it must
have been 89 or around then. I'll send you an mp3 of
it if you wish. VERY different from DK's as you can
probably guess from the song on the music portion of
the site.
Hell, Maybe I'll just put the song up there so you can
hear it.
That does it. ...I will. For a special limited
engagement "Portugal" from Five Year Plan will
appear on the listen section within a little space of
time, and then... disappear again just as mysteriously
as it appeared.
The DK on my bass I believe I got in Denmark on our
first Euro tour.
Cheers,
-Klaus
9-July-2010
(#213) JUNE 25, 2009 – Theron Day
Klaus, you have always been a big influence on my
bass playing and style. Fresh Fruit and Frankenchrist
albums were a big influence when I was a young pup
back in the 80s listening to your records...great
punishing bass tone. Because of this I have always
played a Fender Jazz Bass along with a Sansamp DI
pedal and Ampeg. I hope to catch a show of your in
the nearby future.
Best
Theron Day
http://www.myspace.com/theronday
if you check of my retarded tunes you can def. hear
the influence :)
Hey Theron,
Sorry for the late reply, a whole bunch of mail just
slipped thru so I'm doing serious catch up.
Sorry for the late reply, I'm telling that to everybody
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Thanks for the letter. Curious what you do with the
Sansamp DI pedal, is it for a line to the house or do
you use it to effect your bass sound to the Ampeg. I
use a Blues driver at times to punch lines or if the
backline supplied amp is over 300 watts I need it to
dirty up the tone a bit. I like the smaller Ampeg amps
like the B2.
(#216) JULY 6, 2009 – Alison
(Montreal, Canada)  request for
autographed photo for 14-year old
son; loves the ledge too
Cheers,
-Klaus
11-July-2010
My name is Alison, i'm from Montreal. Next
september, my son Jeremy will be celebrating his
14th years old, and i thought i'd give him something
very special. He's a huge fan of yours since (and
legendary stardust cow boy) he inherited my
husband's music collection. Therefore, i was
wondering if you could send me your autograph - i
will pay the shipping if necessary. I'm sure that
would mean a lot to him...
(#214) JUNE 26, 2009 – Erik  is
there a video or audio for Bus
through the Barrier that I can
embed?
Hi there,
I'm looking forward to hear from you,
I was a Radio DJ in College back in the 80s and I
played Bus through the Barrier quite often. I want to
find a video or audio to embed so I can post it on my
wall on fakebook/facebook to show off to my friends
that there was better years and better music.
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(#215) JUNE 26, 2009 – Erik 
comment about DH
oh and I forgot to say that when DH briefly played
with RHCP they came to my small town where I
went to college and was a DJ at the radio station. I
dont know how, but we (our radio station) got RHCP
to play there and I met DH. what a really cool guy.
We walked to the convenience store after the show
and got a Big Gulp or Slurpee or Icee (something like
that) and got to talk to him for a little bit and was
thinking how cool it was to meet him. It was a fun
night except for Flea did a farmer blow on my date.
Well she liked it because it was from Flea and she
was a stripper at the local strip club so I am sure
Fleas farmer blow was just another day at the office
for her. HA!
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Best regards,
Alison
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(#217) JULY 10, 2009 – James
Kimmey  how can I get your
music?
how can i get your music?!? would love to get a copy
of because i say so.
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(#218) JULY 19, 2009 – Jim
Boldman
love your music used to be roommates with
darren(d.h.) lent you an african drum to photograph
for album cover i want to say hello to darren can you
help?
Hey Jim,
I'll pass this on to D.H. He's doing well and living in
L.A. and we did a gig (a DK's reunion gig) back in
June. I'm sure he love to hear from you.
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And thanks for the lend of the drum for the Cha-ChaCha with Mr.Flouride Cover. Did you ever get it
back or did it disappear into that house?
(#220) JULY 29, 2009 – JOE 
where can I buy jumbo shrimp?
cheers,
-Klaus
Hi,
and ,one last thing before I am accused of being an
inbox overloader, I've sent you a facebook request
and I need to know what is the name of that crimsonesque piece of music on your web site? incredible.
Jim
Hey Jim,
The Song is "Akiko" from the Because I Say So
album.
Now I have a question for you. I'm not sure of what
picture you're speaking of where Jane was sitting on
your drum. I do remember Jane though. She was a
sweetheart and funny and creative as all hell. I
remember seeing Leila and The Snakes at the Other
when I was first in
S.F., it must have been late '77 or early '78, got the
45 too. Liked the b side best "Pyramid Power".
Late, into the 80's we had roomates working at the
Other, Mary Hass was one of them, if you remember
her.
Anyway, let me know what shot you were speaking of
with the drum.
I remember several years ago getting this sampler CD
from Industrial records and it had two songs from
Jumbo Shrimp that I thought were great, but you
guys never realsed a full disc: are there more songs?
Is there a full disc or songs for sale? Now at this sight
discovering "Because I say so" I was wondering if
that was available also? It's beautiful.
One of annoying question: I love the music of the
dead kenneydys, but Jello's "I;m smarter than
everyone" vocals and timely 80's rant lyrics get
tedious; have you and the other guys ever recorded
instrumental music in the vein D.K.?
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(#221) AUG 5, 2009 – Alan 
compliment
Your solo work had massive influence on me. I still
listen and enjoy each song so much. I have it all on
vinyl. I still get those songs stuck in my head and I
have to think for a second where I heard it and then
i'm like, "oh snap, it's Klaus Floride still going in my
head 15 years later!" :)
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cheers,
-Klaus
(#219) JULY 22, 2009 – Danny Stein
 bass recommendation
(#222) AUG 6, 2009 – Matt  more
DK songs slated for rockband?
Much appreciated, Danny
Hey Klaus, big fan of your bass work. Have you
heard of the Rock Band Network yet? It’s an
initiative that gives bands and labels the ability to
bring their own music to the video game Rock Band.
I’m a huge fan of Rock Band and while there are
already Dead Kennedys songs on it, I’d love to see
some more Dead Kennedys songs or some of your
songs in the game. You can head over to
http://creators.rockband.com/ for more info. I hope to
see you in Rock Band soon!
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hello Klaus,
My name is Danny and I’m a 16 year old bassist.
Lately I’ve been having trouble deciding on a new
bass and was curious if you could recommend me a
bass, something that will give me a real punchy tone.
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(#223) AUG 13, 2009 – Jimmy 
would you sign my bass if I sent it to
you?
I read on an earlier reply that you would sign
something sent to you? Would you sign my bass if I
send it to you?
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-s
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(#227) AUG 24, 2009 – Srini
Ramone  greeting
YO KLAUS !!!
(#224) AUG 16, 2009 – Xander Ripp
 what strings did you use for the
recording of Fresh Fruit?
hello from hollywood
Hey Klaus.
I've been a DK fan for a few years now, and I would
just like to say, Your bass lines were the major reason
I picked up the bass guitar. The primal thumping of
"California Uber Alles" to the furious lines from
"Winnebego Warrior". All have been a major
inspiration to me. Now I do have a question for you;
What strings did you use for the recording of "Fresh
Fruit For Rotting Vegetable"?
Thanks, Xander
apparently battlecry.com might be an excellent vector
to today's modern christian youth !!!! :)
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i just watched a documentary about the nu christian
rock
"L-O-R-D everyone's forsaking thee !" (from
christian hop)
i'm headed to the east coast for a week or so. after i
come back we should definitely talk. do you know
mark from negativland ? i became friends with him
out in asheville north carolina, for some reason he
came to mind as a potential collaborator. anyhoo !
new number XXX.XXX.XXXX
(#225) AUG 21, 2009 – George Elvin
 message from an old friend
greetings to all in going going world !!
KLAUS!
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We miss you! A friend sent me your web address,
and it's so great to see what you've been up to. We're
livin' in Muncie, Indiana, and have 2 kids - Jack, 9,
and Annie, 6. (Time flies, huh?) Best of luck with
everything and hi to Melinda! Meg and George
(#228) AUG 27, 2009 – Jon R 
tribute?
-s
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So now we have another Dead Kennedy. How about
a ripping album tribute! Bedtime for Democracy
indeed. Breakfast In AmeriKa has been taken.
Brunch In Krakow; perhaps?
(#226) AUG 24, 2009 – Srini! 
greeting
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whoops, that last lyric was from "sinhead" hahaha
the christian hop lyric is:
1-2-3-4 christians gonna pray some more !
4-5-6-7 all good christians go to heaven ! :)
(#229) AUG 30, 2009 – Frank
Kleissle  what is your favorite
instrument?
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Hey Klaus,
i'm from Germany, 16 years old and play Bass for 2
years. I just want to ask what your favourite
instrumente is?
Greetings from Germany
-Frank
-Neal
http://www.myspace.com/sonicwavesociety
http://www.myspace.com/waynealmusic
http://30minutesofblack.com/id6.html
http://www.youtube.com/user/musicsoluble
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(#230) AUG 31, 2009 – KSDKJ  Biafra is the only reason you are
famous
Biafra is the only reason you're famous.
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(#231) AUG 31, 2009 – Fernando 
what’s happening with DK?
What´s hapenn with Dead kennedys? You are yet in
the punk rock?
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(#232) SEPT 19, 2009 – Neal
Rosenfeld 
(#233) SEPT 21, 2009 – Brian Clark
Hi Klaus,
This is Brian, the bassist from Snap Jackson and the
Knock on Wood Players. We met after our set at the
Brewery in Ashland, Oregon last week. Thanks for
your kind words. The lady that you were sitting with
took some pictures of us while we were playing. I
would love to see them if that is possible. I was very
nice meeting you. –Brian
Hey Brian,,
Nice to meet you too. Great group and great playing.
The lady I was with is Bridget and has a website http://www.200pockets.com. There is where her pic's
are published when she has time to process them.
Also her terms of usage are listed there and a contact
address. She is an editorial/journalistic photographer
and has certain parameters she has to adhere to.
Give the site a look and get in touch via there and I'm
sure she and you can work something out.
Thanks for posting all the music and making it
accessible on such a superior site. I have been
inspired by your notes: rhythms and tones for years
and damned if I can't stop listening to you! I've seen
you 3 times through the years & had a long lost copy
of "Cha-Cha-Cha"...
cheers,
-Klaus
More stuff yes, for the power of music. I hope you
are feeling well and that you are in good health.
Hi, Klaus -
(#234) SEPT 30, 2009 – Ross
"It would be an honor to work with a bassist who
understands like you."- said the Russain to the ex-con
who was freshly released.
I'm a longtime admirer of your playing and was
fortunate enough to meet you when you were in NYC
just before the demise of CBGB's. Is the Albany, CA
P.O. Box where I can direct "regular" mail to you?
Thanks much.
"One note brings the power and understanding
through years of suffering to learn that the "beat" is
not a vegetable.'.
-R
Thanks Klaus
Hey Ross,
God, that was a mad-house. Sorry if i was a bit short
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(actually I am a bit short, but not too sorry about
that) my sister, nephew and niece and lots of friends
from "back in the day" were there that night.
Anyway, to answer your question, in a word...yes.
That's the snail-mail address.
Klaus Flouride
P.O. Box 6480
Albany, Ca. 94706.
djing. i sold the company to shady records, emenim's
label. i am still in the music scene, some of my good
friends include jerry from the misfits, as well as dez
cadena, tesco, vanilla ice, and so on. i also do live
bookings when i can. i would love to talk with you
sometime, you seem to "get it." i don't find that too
often anymore in any of the younger musicians, i
guess thats why i like hanging around you old fogies.
be well. Hare Krishna! -scottyHey scotty,
Hope to hear from you, although, I must admit, I'm
almost as slow at getting to the post office as I am at
answering my email here. But I'm working on it.
Really, I am.
Just a quick note to say will do. Didn't know you were
in GWAR. I only saw them once at The Covered
Wagon, N(now Annie's Social Club) in S.F. around
'90. It was a blast and terribly terribly messy.
Cheers,
More later.
-Klaus
7-February-2010
(#235) OCT 4, 2009 – Dida Kutz 
will you play at my 60th birthday?
wil you play at my 60th b-day?
xoxo
cheers,
-klaus
(#237) OCT 12, 2009 – Jennifer
Duffy  how is your health?
I just wanted to say Hi and ask how you are handling
your chronic uriticaria?
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(#236) OCT 5, 2009 – Scotty
I have it as well as chronic angioedema (swelling
under the skin) and I don't meet many people with
this.
dear klaus,
Good Luck...
Jennifer Duffy
i got the signed cd, and record sleeve today. THANK
YOU.
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i didn't know you were about to do a show with the
queers. when you see joe and dave, tell them you
know / signed stuff whatever for scotty from GWAR
(the one with the spinal problems. if they ask how i'm
doing, tell them i got fired, they'll know what im
talking about. if i can ever be of service to you i will
be more than happy to help. i do graphic design
professionally. my most recent credentials include
Tesco Vee's return with The Meatmen. i also have a
full studio, where i have done remixes for jurassic5,
and mc chris. i also do mastering as well. i used to be
in the top 100 rave djs, but i quit the scene because i
wanted to start a family, plus i burned out my
sceptum. i made the majority of my money off of my
clothing label which i started after i retired from
(#238) OCT 13, 2009 – Terry Stout
 hope you get better
HELLO!
I HOPE YOU CAN GO BACK TO TOURING. BUT
MOSTLY I HOPE YOU CAN GET RID OF
WHATEVER IT IS THAT YOU HAVE. I LIVED
IN AUSTIN DURING THE LATE 70'S AND
EARLY 80'S AND USED TO GO TO A BAR, ON
THE DRAG CALLED, RAUL'S. I THINK I SAW
YOUR GROUP THERE? I USED TO SEE ALOT
OF GROUPS THERE. I LOVED THAT BAR. BUT
I SWEAR I REMEMBER SEEING POSTERS
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PASTED TO STREET LIGHTS ALL OVER THE
DRAG. TELL ME THAT YOU GUYS PLAYED
AUSTIN AROUND 77/78/79.
of the artists you are working in / with here !
WHEN WE DANCED WE USED TO BOUNCE
OFF THE WALLS AND FALL ON THE FLOOR
AND SHIVER. I HAD SO MUCH FUN BACK
THEN. ALSO GOT TO MEET SEVERAL PEOPLE
THAT MADE IT BIG. WISH I COULD
REMEMBER THEIR NAMES...ONE WAS THE
GIRL FROM THE GO GO'S. SHE WAS IN A
BAND CALLED THE VIBRATORS OR
VIOLATORS? THEN GOT TO MEET PATTI
SMITH AND HER GROUP. THEY DIDN'T PLAY
THERE BUT WERE THERE THE DAY BEFORE
THE CONCERT. MET THEM AT A RECORD
STORE/AUTOGRAPH SIGNING. HOPE SHE
USED DEODORANT NOW. LOLOL......BUTT
AFTER THEIR CONCERT THEY ENDED UP AT
RAUL'S. RAUL'S WAS THE BEST BAR FOR
PUNK IN AUSTIN.
RANDY / (Ex City Gardens / NJ)
I AM GAY AND PEOPLE USED TO CALL ME
SUZY PUNK BECAUSE I LOVED PUNK MUSIC
AS MUCH AS DISCO. YEAH, THOSE WERE
THE DAYS. GREAT TELLING YOU MY STORY.
MY FRIEND THAT USED TO GO TO RAUL'S
WITH DIED IN 86 FROM A AID'S RELATED
ILLNESS SO I HAVE NO ONE TO TALK WITH
ABOUT THE OLD DAYS. THERE IS ONLY ONE
PERSON LEFT IN AUSTIN THAT I STILL
KNOW. HE KNOWS ALL ABOUT RAUL'S BUTT
NEVER WENT SO MY STORIES ARE PRETTY
MUCH DEAD WITH NO ONE TO CHER THEM
WITH. I GUESS YOU COULD CALL MY
STORIES, DEAD PUNK? THANKS AGAIN!
HOPE YOU GET BETTER.
Just curious. Thanks for all you do. It's always been
fun to watch you play.
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(#239) OCT 20, 2009 – Randy Ellis
 if you ever come back east …
Thanks Klaus !
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(#240) OCT 22, 2009 – Scott
Goering  is david brian around
anymore?
Klaus:
Today I pulled out the CD "Morning" by the Five
Year Plan. Used to really enjoy you guys. Love you
playing on 'Conquering Road'.
Is David Brian around any more? Is he happy? Does
he play out?
Scott
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(#241) OCT 26, 2009 – Michael
Puccio
Hey man! We met a couple weeks ago at Bottom of
the Hill- -- I loved Go Going Gone Girls. Please let
me know when you are playing more gigs! it was
great seeing you guys---a refreshing act indeed. I
have a couple music projects in LA-would love to
play a show with you guys, see you in LA, ,whatever.
And think you should definitley work on the originals
you talked to me about. It's about time your sound
came back. Hope to hear back, keep on rocking,
Michael Puccio
Hey Michael,
Hey Klaus - RANDY ELLIS here / Booked DK's 5
times at CITY GARDENS / TRENTON NJ.
I'm now booking shows INSIDE a record store in
Colonial Small Town Bordentown NJ.
If you're ever coming east, DK's, Stardust COwboy,
solo - please let me know - we can accomodate any
This - as far as Martha Stewart and I'm concerned is a good thing.
The next gig as of this writing is December 10th at
The Bottom of the Hill with The Slits. Whoo-hoo! l'll
work on the new stuff, because you say so, and hope
to play L.A. sometime with the Go-Going-Gone-Girls.
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Klaus,
Cheers,
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28-Oct-2009
Laurence Day (UK)
Klaus, i have a question. Which is older
1. The telephone
2. The pyramids of egypt
3. Margret Thatcher
Hey Laurence,
Finally an easy question.
Answer:
4. Orange.
Cheers,
-Klaus
27-November-2009
(#242) NOV 1, 2009 – Eddie Reilly
 comment
klaus you are brill. im from eire i love the d.k. i
missed your gig in ireland.i hope to see d.k. play
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Found a video of that song I asked you about some
years back. Newer than I thought. Check it out.
My Maria, by BW Stevenson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9iJ1sUDF6g&fe
ature=related
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(#245) NOV 10, 2009 – Erick Hartz
 looking for music by Donny
Waugh
Hello Mr. F!
My name is Erick. I am trying to find music by my
cousin, Donny Waugh. I see that you covered his
song My Linda on one of your records. My questions
are: Was this a 45 that you have/had? If not, where
did you find it? I have a copy of You Better Beliieve
It b/w C'mon Everybody. That's the only record I can
find. I was psyched to see that you covered one of his
tunes. I must say at this point that I am I big fan of
yours and your playing has influenced me alot. So
much so that I ended up playing in Murphy's Law at
the age of 42! Thanks for your time. Erick. P.S. I
have problems!
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(#243) NOV 2, 2009 – Gerry 
thank you for being a big part of the
soundtrack of my life
Just wanted to Thank you for being a Big part in the
sound track of my life . Growing up listing to DK
influnced me to get into music .20 plus years later I
still feel the same thrill from your music and it still
inspires me today .
Thanks Again
Gerry
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(#244) NOV 6, 2009 – Ray 
question about a youtube video
(#246) NOV 12, 2009 – Simon Bob
(Los Angeles, California)  do you
remember me – I sang for Ugly
Americans and Corrosion of
Conformity
Mr. Flouride: I don't know if you remember me, I
met you in the 80's. I sang for Ugly Americans and
Corrosion of Conformity. I live in Los Angeles now.
Do you ever play locally here? I would love to check
it out.
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(#247) NOV 12, 2009 – Twichy 
love your solo stuff
just wanted to say i enjoy your solo stuff =D
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(#248) NOV 13, 2009 – Stephen
what is the origin of the song
dogbite
dog bite....
daily to the filling station
underwater navigation.....
dog bite
???
where did that song come from!!!!
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(#249) NOV 19, 2009 – Olly (UK)
I really really like your solo stuff, my faves probably
being 'Ships Upon the Bay', 'Uncle Bill', 'Big
Decisions', 'Dominating Baby', and the whole of 'Cha
Cha Cha with Mr Flouride'. Any news on plans to
release a compilation or the whole lot?
Hello,
My name is (rob) and I'm with the Dallas punk band
Responsible Johnny. We are currently working
towards putting together a scene comp, and as our
subject we would really like to do a 30th anniversary
tribute to "Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables", with
every band covering one track from the album. I have
two questions for you. First of all, would you have an
issue with us doing this, because your blessing would
obviously mean a lot to us. And secondly, financially
what would we need to provide you in order to do
this? we'll be giving the album away for free - it's to
draw attention to the scene rather than to make
money and we'll be paying out of pocket for the
album. Will standard mechanicals apply for the
covers, or are we in the clear with you since the
album is being given away?
We heard back from Jello that he was more than
happy to see this happen, but for obvious reasons we
needed to talk to you guys about the financial side of
things. I really hope we can make this happen as we
in the band are huge fans of your work. Thanks for
your time, and I hope to hear from you soon.
(rob)
Responsible Johnny
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(#251) DEC 1, 2009 – John Kinard 
just wanted to say thank you for the
CD
Hey Olly,
wanted to say thank you
Thanks for the kind note. Yes, plans are in the works
for a compilation plus a few new tunes if not a whole
new album (whatever that constitutes nowadays) or
"the whole lot". Stay tuned to this very space!
Cheers,
(#250) NOV 24, 2009 – Responsible
Johnny  would like to do a DK
tribute …
Klaus,
just wanted to say thank you, thank you, thank you
for the cd. i got it today, and i am just amazed at the
kind gesture on your part. i have been looking for J.S.
for a long, long time, and i have just begun to enjoy
it. you've made a long-time fan of your music very
happy. thanks again, and keep it going. take care,
friend.
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(#252) DEC 2, 2009 – Amir Fassad
 message from manasseh bernal
of fleeting trance
If one bus leaves Oakland traveling 650 miles per
hour heading toward Toronto, and another leaves
New York traveling 540 miles per hour heading
toward Wyoming, which will reach it's destination
first?
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(#253) DEC 5, 2009 – Greg 
accused of selling out
selling holday in cambodia to levi's goes againt
everything dk stood for. have you ever listened to
your own band's lyrics? their message? i can
understand if you need the money but there are other
ways of selling out..er i mean buying in.
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(#255) DEC 14, 2009 – Alex 
comment/Brandon cruz
hey dude. i hear the Cure is goggna play without
Robert. I thought it would be cool if you'd play bass
and Brandon wannabe Cruz would sing. Wouldn't
that be great?
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(#256) DEC 27, 2009 – Henrik Forss
Hi, i am a promoter living in the Bay Area. I'm
ruinning shows both here as well as in Sweden /
Europe. I'm interested in booking The Legendary
Stardust Cowboy for Sweden as well as here in the
US.
Could you please get back to me with info, price,
specs if possible?
Best / Hank
(#254) DEC 14, 2009 – Mikkel
Barfoed  questions about your
bass/Bass of the Day forum
www.liveandjive.com
www.hollywoodhanks.com
Answered in a private email – 2-January-2010
Hi Klaus
I'm currently in charge of running a daily feature on a
danish bassist forum which called 'Bass of the Day',
and I would very much like to feature your '66 Jazz
bass. With your permisson of course.
The point is to feature a new bass every day for
people to comment on, and for them to gain
knowledge of models and manufacturers that they
may not know about.
I've found pictures of it on your website, but I need
some specifications on it. Especially the stor behnd
the DK sticker on the pickguard would be greatly
appreciated!
Best regards
Mikkel
(#257) DEC 27, 2009 – Ryan
Hemingsen  any tips on fast
picking?
i have been listening to a lot of DK recently and i
really enjoy what i have been hearing. i wish i was
around to see you guys live, but i was sadly born in
1993. anyway, i have been trying to learn a lot of DK
songs on bass, and i was wondering if you had any
tips on really fast picking, because it seems that all
dead kennedys songs require a blazing hand. thanks!
Stay Bitchin',
Ryan Hemingsen
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(#258) DEC 29, 2009 – Robert 
may I request an autographed
photograph?
I am a huge fan of yours, and I was wondering if
there is any way that i could get an autographed
picture of you, please? Thanks
(#261) JAN 12, 2010 – Alex
Zawodniak  do you use chord
progressions when you write
music?
Hi Mr. Flouride,
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I taught myself bass listening to your Riffs on the
Dead Kennedys albums.
(#259) DEC 29, 2009 – Srini!!! 
comment
And i'm curious, when you first starting writing
music did you have any music theory in mind? I
mean did you just write what sounded "good" or did
you actually have an idea of chord progressions?
Doin' Fine !!! ;) in town for a few days, i had skipped
thanksgiving, sorry for poor notice, 310.279.3748...
holla, i'm in Fremont !!!!
Thanks, I just started getting better at writing my own
music.
- Alex Zawodniak
-s
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(#260) DEC 30, 2009 – Andre
Krause (Brazil)  come back to
Brazil?
you, dead kennedys, come back here in Brazil? I have
meet you in 2001, at Porto Alegre, and that was a big
moment to me and for many friends of mine!
Everyone I talk about that concert - for those ones
who were there too - says that it was a unique
moment! by myself... I cried a lot, I have to say... my
forever favorite band... that was so impossible to
happen: see you... and you're just the best alive...
thanks, man... really love you... I'm a bass player (a
good one, I think), and I started to real playing just
after listen to your bass lines... wow... many feelings,
kkk... thanks, man...
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2010
(#262) JAN 13, 2010 – Simon Bob 
are you coming to LA soon?
Are you going to be in Los Angeles anytime soon?
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(#263) JAN 21, 2010 – Aaron
Donovan  duty or a burden to
further expose the truth and lies of
this hidden hand’s vision?
Hi Klause Flouride,
Years later, after the whole of the underground punk
rock and roll movement has faded into the
commercial mainstream, a burdening itch still
remains untouched. Only a few bands would dare
express the urgency of a mass awakening to the
hidden hand of government and religion. Today, the
underground voice pleeding to people to know
themselevs, and their history is about silenced. You
as an artist, knowing about the agenda to medicate,
desimate, eradicat, all opposition and competition to
further a world of slavery, do you feel a it is a duty or
a burden to further expose the truth and lies of this
hidden hand's vision?
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(#264) JAN 22, 2010 – Aldo Alonzo
 if you can find some time ….
Hello, my name is Aldo and I am from Uruguay,
South America (living in Las Vegas at the moment). I
didn't read all the questions and answers on your
page, but this questions are a little unusual so I don't
think you already answer them anywhere else here.
I was going to tell you the story of how I got into de
Dead Kennedys but you're probably sick of that, so
I'll just ask you the question I came to ask. If you can
find some time in your groovy "rocking'n'rollinggetting wasted-snorting coke from a stripper's boobs"
lifestyle to send me an answer, I may put you in my
cool people list (and only Elvis Presley and Frank
Sinatra are on the list, so we're talking BIG here).
I have a really unhealthy and compulsive obsession
with anything related to mixing, sound quality, etc, so
it would be safe to say that my questions are going to
fall in the 'audio geek' category.
I realized that the studio version of "Life Sentence"
from "Give Me Convenience..." was recorded during
the "plastic Surgery Disasters" session, and so was
"A Child And His Lawnmower" and "Saturday night
Holocaust", but the sound in those songs is much
cleaner than the songs on "Plastic..", I always
wondered if there was any reason for PSD sounding
like that (even in the Manifesto version).
work because some songs have cuts or the guitar
drops all of a sudden, but I am working very hard to
get everything fixed. After I'm finished, would the
band be interested in anything like that? Well, thanks
in advance and talk soon.
Aldo
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(#265) JAN 24, 2010 – Germ 
looking for a copy of the cover art of
donut’s demo dork me bangladesh
hey Klaus germ here , How’s it going?
Alce Donut is the subject of a documentary and the
director is trying to get a copy of the cover art of their
demo Dork me Bangladesh, do You have it? I can't
find my copy .
Hope all is well .
germ
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(#266) JAN 26, 2010 – Wim Konings
(Belgium)  festival question
Hi Klaus, it is a long time...., I did the Belgian
festival and Holland dates a few years ago
We are interested in a show for this festival.
I was also wondering if there's any... I don't know, I
guess 'tracks' in existence (I mean like separate
tracks, with the guitars drums and vocals separate
from each other) in case anybody would like to make
a remix of any of the albums, and if the answer is
yes, is there any way for an average person (like
myself!) to get his hands on that? Those belong to the
company? Can they be given away or sold?
Date of show : October 31, 2010
Sinner's Day
Ethias Arena / Belgium
11.000p
Check this short show reel of this festival on Youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AJzxgCejaw
I'm sorry for my ignorance on that subject, but I had
to ask because I became a little obsessed with the
idea of remixing a Dead kennedys record and I have
to know if there's any chance it may happen
someday.
Kind regards,
Wim Konings
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I am working on the mixing of a bootleg right now
(@ Regis College, Denver 1985) and it is a lot of
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(#267) JAN 29, 2010 – Wander
Esposito (Brazil)  brazil tour
question
Hi Klaus,
Here´s Wander from Brazil, do you remember me?
I´ve contacted you a few months ago about DK´s
Brazilian tour. You said me that you played in Recife
but i didn´t see this place in the flyer. I admire your
music.
Cheers!!
Wander
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(#268) JAN 30, 2010 – Mr. Rogers 
is it true you once punched out a
moose?
Is it true you once punched out a moose?
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(#269) FEB 7, 2010 – Anette
(Hamburg, Germany) – question
about I am the Owl
Hello Klaus,
I am just wondering whether in "I am the Owl" it
really should read "a teenie bit QUITER" instead of
"quieter".
I really would appreciate your help. Thank you very
much in advance, best wishes for you and the band,
from Anette
Hey Anette,
Actually I think the spelling is just peachy.
If per chance you're attempting to slyly referring to
any of the members of DK past or present, I think
you've missed the target.
It seems no one has quit, although some of us are
quieter than others.
Sometimes a whisper is more startling than shouting.
Cheers,
-Klaus
21-February-2010
(#270) FEB 13, 2010 – Otto  why
can’t you and the rest of the band
talk things straight with Biafra?
Why can't you and the rest of the band talk things
straight with Jello Biafra? The person who previously
asked "Is there really always room for Jello" was
possibly asking the same thing, but instead you
decided to be an ass about it and start blabbering
about the dessert. I really like your basslines and I
really like Ray's guitar playing, (and to be honest I
like Ted a bit more than Peligro...), but if I'm to
choose between you three and the actual front man
and composer / songwriter of the band, take a wild
guess which one I'm going to pick. I want the four of
you to stop the bullshit and get back to playing
awesome music and fighting against the real enemy.
It seems the Dead Kennedys died in '98.
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(#271) FEB 13, 2010 – Nonlee
(Japan)  comment/inspiration
Hello! My name is Nonlee, I am a bass player in
High Teen Boogie.
www.myspace.com/highteenboogienyc I have a
show tonight, and listening to "Fresh Fruits For
Rotting Vegetables". Your bass line is always the
best!!!
I heard your band first time when I was 15, in Japan.
My friend told me about Dead Kennedys. We played
really loud in car stereo, drove around our beach
town in late night! Since then, I am always with your
music.
I looked you up and found this site. I am very happy
about it!
Respect, Nonlee
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(#272) FEB 14, 2010 – Rafael 
your work was very important to
me
Hi Klaus.
I've spent my youth listening to the bass lines you
recorded with DK. I practically learned to play with
these lines. Well, I just drop by to say your work was
very important to me at that point. And sometimes I
still find myself throwing a lick or two I stole from
you.
Thank you!
Rafael
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(#273) FEB 14, 2010 – Jake  are
your solo recordings available via
digital download?
FEAR MOST! Are any of your solo recordings
available via digital download or on CD? Still love
the Cha Cha Cha recording and Because I say so.
Thanks, Jake
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(#274) FEB 16, 2010 – Rodrigo
Alvarez (Argentina)  when will
DK come to argentina?
Rodrigo.PD: Sorry but my English is very bad.
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(#275) FEB 17, 2010 – Earl Keene 
I am a fan
wow man keep up the awesome music man ive been
a fan of yours since the first time i heard Dead
Kennedys which was way back in 1997 i was a
freshman in highschool im 27 now ...keep it up man
... im really a fan of your playing style
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(#276) FEB 18, 2010 – Nigel
Rennard (Missing Link Records) 
would like to obtain your material
for our digital store
Hi Klaus,
hopefully you will remember me, from our tour of
Australia, back in 1983.I am starting up a digital
download part of my music store MISSING LINK
RECORDS and would like to obtain ALL of your
material for our digital store.We will commence on
May 1st and would like to upload as much as
possible over the next few Months.I hope you have
been keeping well over all of these years and I look
forward to hearing back from you.I don't know if you
currently have a licensor for your catalogue in
Australia but I would also be happy to look at reissues of the DK's in Australia.
best regards
Nigel Rennard
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Hello, i´m from Argentina. I´m Bassist. You and
Simon Galup animate my from choise a Bass Gitar. I
see you in 2001 with the DK on CEMENTO. Was a
Great show. Are you visit Argentina?
Please come back.
was great¡¡¡
God Life¡¡¡
(#277) FEB 26, 2010 – Russ Taylor
 where can I download Bus
Through the Barrier?
Can you please tell me how i can download your
song bus thru the barrier, i absolutely love it, but
cannot find it anywhere to purchase. I can only listen
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to it on here.
Hey Klaus.
Many Thanks
Russ
Been a fan of DK for a long time, and finally got
around to checking out some of your new stuff (I'm
quite stubborn about my music, forgive me =])
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(#278) FEB 26, 2010 – Stacy
McArdle-Sardelli  inclusion in
rock and roll ghost stories?
I'm curious, what is this song called that plays in the
background of this website?
Hope all your plans go to plan,
Thanks, Sly.
Hey Sly,
Hello,
This is Stacy from Babble and Beat Magazine. I am
finishing up a book called Rock & Roll Ghost
Stories, the first book of its kind, due for release by
Charles River Press October 2010 in paperback and
digital formats and to be available through Borders,
Barnes & Noble, Amazon.com, and other major
retailers. I am hoping you may be interested in
sharing a true ghost encounter with me for inclusion.
In case you haven’t noticed, ghosts are a very hot
topic now.
Currently I have 50+ great stories from bands like
The Dandy Warhols, Tim Finn (of Crowded
House/Split Enz), The Church, Adam Absinthe,
Midnight Syndicate, The Misfits, Girl in a Coma,
Morningwood, Asia, Marshall Crenshaw, Hal Sparks'
Zero 1,… I would love to add you or/and any
bandmates to the roster. I need to have these stories
by March 15th. FYI: I will be working on Volume 2
thereafter.
Stories can be of any length and can be sent to
[email protected] or via the e-form located
at www.rockandrollghoststories.com. Optionally, I
will gladly add a small bio, two of your website links
and a photo if you provide them. Thanks!
Best to you, Stacy McArdle-Sardelli
www.rockandrollghoststories.com
[email protected]
cell (815) xxx-xxxx
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(#279) MARCH 15, 2010 - Sly (UK)
I can get ornery about what I think is good or bad
music myself from time to time, and usually end up
listening closer another time and place and feel the
fool. Make no mistake, I'm not calling you a fool, just
saying it happens to the best of us.
Glad you decided to take the dive into the Klaus
music pool.
The homepage song is "Akiko" from "Because I Say
So". I'm playing everything, but it outs me as a Jeff
Beck fan since the 60's tone-wise at
least.
Cheers,
-Klaus
19-March-2010
(#280) MARCH 21, 2010 - Esmail
Hamidi  what instruments did you
use on Cha Cha Cha with Mr.
Flouride?
Sup Klaus,
I recently picked up your EP Cha Cha Cha with Mr.
Flouride, and needless to say, I find it most
interesting. What kind of instruments and equipment
did you use to get those sounds?
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(#281) MARCH 22, 2010 - Lewis
Edward Touhig (Japan)  request
for an autographed photo
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Hey Mr. Flouride,
I am a great fan of your solo work (it helps me
sleep!) and your DK work. Could you possibly send
me an autographed picture of you in your DK days
to:
Mr. Lewis Touhig
xxxx, Kobe 658-0032
Japan
As I have said, I am a massive fan, and I would love
an autograph of one of my heroes.
Your Fan,
Lewis Touhig
Check out our myspace, I know this request sounds
outlandish, but as you will see we are very
accustomed to doing such things (Mike Watt was our
touring bass player back in Aug of last year, seems
the most relevent punk bassist we've played with to
share with you, just in case you wanna call him to get
the skinny. ha) www.myspace.com/theealqaeda
If you are interested in getting together for a couple
rehearsals and the two shows, please send us a msg
through our gmail or myspace and we can discuss
further what we do and why I have the audacity to
ask you to play with us.
I hope all is well,
Scott
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Hey Scott,
(#282) MARCH 28, 2010 - Dino 
where can I purchase Keep on
Walking
Thanks for the consideration, but I'm afraid I'm
having trouble as it is keeping up with obligations of
other bands I'm either playing in or prepping to
produce and that, coupled with family commitments, I
would be getting myself in a bit too deep.
Hey Klaus, nice site and great music.
I was just wondering about a solo album you had out
way back in the day - Keep On Walking was one of
the tracks on it. I'm trying to find it and pretty much
any of your stuff and it seems next to impossible - bu
t i like a challenge, so i guess this is why I'm asking
you - is there any way at all of me finding your music
new or old, on vinyl, Cd, or God forbid - download?
Or could yo be good enough to point me in the
direction of a discography if there is one.
Drop us an e-mail back when you get the chance,
Would love to play with you. I honor the hell out of
Mike Watt and would like following in the same spot,
but I'm afraid I have to let this one go. Maybe
sometime in the future if the situation presents itself.
Thanks again for the offer and keep me posted on
future possibilities.
Cheers,
-Klaus
14-April-2010
Cheers, Dino
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(#283) APRIL 6, 2010 - Scott
Hey Klaus, my name is Scott, I play guitar/sing/make
noise in an experimental collective from sf called Al
Qaeda. On April 23rd we are playing Gilman and the
following day at Burnt Ramen in Richmond. I'm
writing you to see if you would be interested in
playing bass for us those two nights. We will be
playing 2 songs, both roughly 10 mins in length.
(#284) APRIL 16, 2010 - Ivan
Miklian (Slovakia)  request for an
autographed photo
Dear Mr. Klaus !!
I am 39 years old and I come from Slovakia. I´m a
great admirer of you. The refore I would be very
happy if you could send me pictures with your
original signature. I would be very pleased if you
could fulfill my wishes. Many thanks in advance for
your kindness. I wish you all the best for the future.
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Yours sincerely
Ivan Miklian
Mailing adress:
xxxx, Slovakia
European Union
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(#285) APRIL 19, 2010 - Mike
Williams (Michigan)
Hello Klaus,
Like everyone else, I'm a huge DK fan. The music
found me at the perfect time in my life, and now
whenever I go back and listen to the albums it brings
me back to the good ol' days.
I was wondering if I could trouble you for an
autograph? If you have a picture or any DK printouts
that would be great, otherwise I could send you an
album cover.
Hey Mike,
I did a bunch of mailings and i am not the most
organized guy. So perhaps yours slipped by.
I'll try to get something out to you early next week, a
relatively open week for me, so a good time to get
things done.
A pic will be on it's way.
Sorry if you fell through the cracks.
Hold the fort, help is on the way. Thanks for the
reminder. No apologies needed from your side.
Cheers,
-Klaus
9-June-2010
(#286) APRIL 28, 2010 - Ethan 
looking for DK bass tabs
My address is XXX, MI 49770.
Thanks for the music,
Mike
I am a bassist, I play the bass and I love the dead
kennedys but I can not find bass tabs
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Hey Mike, (fellow Michigander),
"Like everyone else"...I wish... Flattered 'tho. And
Flattery will get you everywhere. You shall be
receiving a package in the mail soon...sorry, but we
could not afford to wrap it in plain brown paper.
(#287) APRIL 29, 2010 - Kevin
Smith  thank you for my 15
minutes of fame
Cheers,
-Klaus
30-April-2010
hello klaus,
Hey Klaus,
I don't want to seem too anxious or needy, but I just
wanted to check to see if you had a chance to get
anything out yet. No problem if you can't, just getting
a personal note from you was cool enough!
Did you ever travel "up North" when you lived in
Michigan?
i just wanted to thank you for allowing me my 15min
of fame. back in 1983 you and the dk's came to
phoenix and played at the mad gardens(i still have the
flier) you let me come on stage and play my jaw
harp. now my boys listen to the dk's and i have the
story of how you let me sit in. i will never forget it.
thanks
kevin smith
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Thanks Again,
Mike
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(#288) MAY 8, 2010 - Dave Lowes
(UK)  when is DK coming back to
Newcastle, England?
okay? All the best
Ralf
Hi Ralf,
are we gonna see the Dk's again in Newcastle
Engand??
we need some proper music instead of simon fucking
cowell shit. keep up the good work klaus
How does Friday around 9pm (21:00) your time
sound. I think that's 12 here..9 hours difference. Yes?
-Cheers,
-Klaus
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(#289) MAY 10, 2010 - Ralf Poppe
(Germany)
(#290) MAY 17, 2010 - Edward Kent
 thank you for all the great music
Hi Mr Flouride,
Hi!
I m a freelancer for different magazines ..... and one
magazine asks me to write a story about the Dead
Kennedys - 30 years ago first visit to germany.
Want some statements in my story? deadline next
saturday (may, 15, 2010).
best wishes
R.
Hey Ralf,
I guess this internet does have some redeeming
qualities, if I can send you a message. I would not
have imagined that some time ago when I discovered
your Dead Kennedys band in 1990. So, I missed it
all, but I love those records. I have recently just had a
listen again, and they are definitely a major influence
(you might hear it?
http://www.myspace/atheistnationmusic ). So, thanks
for all the great music. I understand you are not
touring, so let me wish you well.
Sincerely,
Edward.
I'm good with that. Do you want to send questions or
speak on the phone, and if by phone can it be in the
evening German time (afternoon here)?
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Send some good times and a # if by phone. I'm a
rather slow typist so the phone would be more
convenient for me (plus if you could record it so the
quotes are accurate I'd much appreciate that).
(#291) MAY 17, 2010 - Marcus
Schreiber  hope all is well with
you
But if you need some not terribly long answers via
email, I can do that too.
cheers,
-Klaus
11-May-2010
Hello Klaus, i hope you remember on me. I was the
Booker and Tourmanager & Drumtech on the last
DEAD KENNEDYS Tour in Europe 2006. Shows in
France, Switzerland and Austria. I hope everything
fine with you. So, what news about DK. I´m very
interest again to book you for a nice European Tour. I
look forward to hearing from you. Best wishes,
Marcus Schreiber
Hi, Klaus!
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hope all is well with you.
Thank you for answering as soon as possible. If you
like, you can call me on Friday evening? Would it be
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(#292) JUNE 5, 2010 - Fabio Da Silva
Barbosa
Thanks,
Mark
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(#293) JUNE 14, 2010 - Paul  do
you still do producing? Will you
sign my DK Halloween single?
Hey Mr. Flouride,
I am a big fan of your work and I was wondering if
you still do any producing work? And if so how does
one go about acquiring your services?
(#296) JUNE 24, 2010 - Danny Jaillet
Dear Klaus,
My name is Danny Jaillet and I am 15 years old and
have cerebral palsy. I was wondering if I could have
your autograph . If so, If you can send me an e-mail
and I'll give you my full address.
-also,
Thanks for your consideration,
~Danny Jaillet, Massachusetts
I was wondering if it would be possible to get your
autograph on my DK Halloween Single? I would
greatly appreciate it.
Hey Danny,
-Your fan Paul
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(#294) JUNE 18, 2010 - Bobby
Powell  lyrics for Cold Fish?
Hello Klaus.
I was listening to the Dead Kennedys 1978 demo
recently. Do you have the lyrics for Cold Fish?
Thanks for your time!
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(#295) JUNE 22, 2010 - Cameron
Liardi (Canada)  looking for
Thingie?
I have been searching all over the internet for a copy
of Thingie, and I can't seem to find it anywhere!
Apart from this website, I can't even find any audio
samples of any of the Jumbo Shrimp stuff. Is there
any way you could send me a copy? And is there any
chance of new Jumbo Shrimp material in the future?
The address is xxxx, Matthews NC 28104.
Totally. I'll be sending out some mail after i get back
from a short trip. they will be going out in mid July.
Send me your address and I'll send a pic with my
mindless scrawlings on it.
cheers,
-Klaus
26-June-2010
(#297) JULY 6, 2010 - Dana Marks
 met you 5 years ago in
Philadelphia; you said to stay in
touch
Hi Klaus - you probably don't remember me. We met
in ... 2005 or 2006 in Philadelphia at a DK show on
South Street. I was a 17-year old girl hanging out
with two boys, one my age and the other who looked
like a 7 year old girl. Peligro came up to us after the
show and we all started talking - anyway, you said to
stay in touch. So, 5 years after the fact, I'm saying hi.
So, hi!
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(#298) JULY 7, 2010 - Niko Singer
(Germany)  request for an
interview, inclusion in a book?
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hello klaus flouride,
my name is niko singer and i’m studying graphic
design at the university of applied sciences
nuremberg, germany.
right now i’m working on my diploma thesis – it will
become a book about heavy metal (the history of
heavy metal, the lifestyle, the fans, the subgenres,
and so on …)
therefor i'm doing interviews with the pioneering
bands of different movements in metal (for example
with napalm death, testament, obituary, die krupps,
hate squad, limp bizkit, dragonforce, agnostic front,
gorgoroth and so on …) – really just short inteviews
about 8 to 10 questions …
maybe it is possible to do a short interview with you,
about the punk rock movement in the end of the 70es
and the influence towards the heavy music, via mail?
thanking you a lot in anticipation!
best regards,
niko
Glad to see that your doing well and still playing.
Also glad to see your still using your old DK jazz
bass. I've also noticed things seem to be good with
you and Ray, you have website links for him, but
none for Jello. Are things still fallen out between you
and Jello?
Also this song thats playing on your website is
absolutely amazing, Akiko, from Because i Say So.
I'd never heard it before and now i can't get enough.
You seem to have changed alot from your DK days,
you now seem more reserved. Wearing a suit on
stage, sort of seems Eric Clapton-esque, haha. Unlike
Jello he's still as wild as ever! Crowd Surfing and
such.
Your music is still as great as ever. Anyways just
glad to see your doing well, and still playing. Your
music will always remain a part of my most played in
my iTunes library. Hope to hear from you soon,
friend.
Always remember the power of music is everything,
and you still have it.
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(#299) JULY 20, 2010 - Kyle
(Massachusetts)  request for an
autographed photo
HEllo,
Like most everyone else who visits this website i am
a fan of the Dead Kennedys. I realize you are a very
busy man..........But it would mean a lot to me if you
could send me a DK autographed photo, My Mailing
adress is:
xxxx
Ipswich Ma
01938 USA
thanks for your time,
Kyle
Cheers.
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(#301) JULY 21, 2010 - Cameron
Liardi (Canada)  request for an
autographed DK photo – prefer an
old image
Hey klaus,
It's Cameron, sorry to bother you again, but could i
have an autograph, maybe of an old DK photo, or
something from the old days!
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Address: xxx, Ontario, Canada,
Postal Code: K6V 7C1
(#300) JULY 21, 2010 - Cameron
Liardi (Canada)  glad you are well
Thanks Klaus, it would really mean alot to me, and to
be able to pass on to my kids a good piece of music
history, and try to encourage them to listen to the old,
real music. It would mean alot.
Hey Klaus,
Cheers- cam
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(#302) JULY 24, 2010 - Joseph
where can I find your music online?
Will you ever relist your songs from the album
'Because I Say So' unfortunately there are no cds
available or mp3s to pay and download. I'm sure
many of your fans would love the opportunity to
purchase a copy.
scrounging through my old trunk of stuff and came
across my favorite tape by you, Because I Say So.
Then I read on yer Q&As here that you would gladly
burn a copy for someone and send it. PLEASE can
you burn me one? I am also a DJ for the local indie
station here in Richmond, VA and wanna play a track
off of it, but the tape is poopie from being in a
trunk!!! PLEASE! Email me man!
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(#305) AUG 5, 2010 – Lucas Lee 
any 2010 reunion shows?
(#303) JULY 24, 2010 - Lane
Lovegrove
Is there any chance you'll be playing any of the DK
2010 reunion shows? Your bass playing rules!
my name is Lane Lovegrove and I am a researcher
with Winthrop University working on a study/ book
about politics and punk culture. I am planning a trip
to California in a month or so and I would like to sit
down with you for an interview. If this is possible,
please let me know. I can be reached by email. I
encluded the site for my blog to give you a sense of
what the study is about.
http://thepunkandpoliticalideologyproject.blogspot.co
m/
Thanks Lane
Hi Lane,
Sorry for the late reply. If you're still coming out this
way I'd be fine with doing an interview with you.
Give me a letter back here and we'll see what we can
arrange.
Cheers,
-Klaus
21-Sept-2010
(#304) AUG 4, 2010 - Phil F
(Richmond, Virginia)  will you
burn me a CD of Because I Say So?
Klaus, love your DKs work and sorry things may
have gone rotten with the band in later days. BUT, I
really dig your solo stuff too and as I was just
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(#306) AUG 16, 2010 - Jeremy
Ginsberg
Hey Klaus,
My name is Jeremy Ginsberg and I'm putting
together a documentary on the Philly Punk scence. A
lot of people are telling us about the infamous 1982
Dead Kennedy's show at the Starlite ballroom. It
would be great to be able to film your upcoming
Dead Kennedy's show at the TLA 10/17. I look
forward to hearing from you.
Thank you,
Jeremy Ginsberg
Director, Phillys Not Dead
[email protected]
215.xxx.xxxx
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Phillys-NotDead/116723925032507
Hi Jeremy,
I'm forwarding a copy of your email to Landon Gale
who handles all our photo and film passes for shows.
Hope this helps.
Cheers,
-Klaus
22-September-2010
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(#307) AUG 21, 2010 – Johnny
Hudson  who is greg reeves?
I am a huge fan of yours, Klaus.
By the way, out of curiosity, is the guy that is
replacing you on tour with Dead Kennedys the same
Greg Reeves that played with Crosby Stills Nash and
Young at Woodstock.
I have to make it out and see you perform again.
Thanks....Johnny Hudson
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Klaus, thanks for the great music over the years. A
couple of things come to mind... your bass work on
'Cesspools in Eden', and the way it entangles &
interweaves with Ray's guitar work was and remains
one of the great musical achievements in punk/ post
punk. Additionally, the solo track 'Scarlet Ribbons' is
one that haunts me from time to time; quite unique
and a bit disturbing.
Can you provide a tad of background on that? Lastly,
will the various KF solo albums ever be available?
(apologies if this has been covered, I couldn't find
anything)
Your friend to the end,
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(#308) AUG 31, 2010 – Rob Power
 compliment
(#311) SEPT 12, 2010 – Hans
Hi Klaus,
On bass line embellishments alone you (were) are the
best bassist in hardcore. There are a few guys who
can walk through a few patterns (R.K.L., Raw Power
(because of the talented drummers)...the Bad Brains
play some cool rhythmic changes). Really,I think
your ideas were way over most people's heads. I've
listened for 25 years and all nuances groove!! Grunge
wouldn't even be around if it wasn't for Big Daddy
HARDCORE...obviously.
I just want to say thanks for the great times and
inspiration DK gave to me. When I was 15 I started
listening to the Exploited and when someone told me
about DK I of course got interested.
At school we all swapped tapes between us punks,
and some guys didn't want to share DK tapes with
people who listened to the Exploited, because DK
were for the clever people they said!
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(#309) SEPT 10, 2010 - Juan Coloma
(Peru)  thank you for the music
Hey Klaus.
Just dropped by to say I'm a huge fan and I love your
bass playing in DK. Even if I'm a lousy bass player
myself it brings me great joy and your style always
inspires me to keep trying. Thank you for the music!
Greetings from Perú!
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(#310) SEPT 11, 2010 – Tangento 
love your music, when will your
solo stuff be available?
When I finally got my hands on a DK tape I was
immediately blown away, and realised there's much
more to life than shouting " fuck the system" and
dying your mohawk . DK got me thinking about
society, politics, the environment and life in general
and they are still an inspiration to me today, as I
believe they are still relevant.
So again thanks and all the best!
Cheers
Hey Hans,
I'm guessing this was a while ago that all that took
place since we're talking tapes. We did try to make
people think about what they were saying when they
just said, out of hand, "fuck the system". Like for
instance we would have them define which part of the
system, or did they want to dump the system as a
whole. Did that include communications system? The
fire department? The sewage system?
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Anyway I'm glad we gave you something to think
about whilst having fun at the same time.
Thanks for writing,
Cheers (or is that Proost...same thing?),
-Klaus
26-Sept-2010
(#312) SEPT 14, 2010 - Ilya
(Massachusetts)
Hi,
project that involves making a Powerpoint about your
favorite bassist and performing a song by them. I was
wondering if you could do and interview by email
and send me a bass chart for "We've Got a Bigger
Problem Now." my email address is XXXXX. please
reply.
Hey Rylan,
I'm fine with doing an interview, but charting out
bass parts is one of the few things I basically don't
do. But I have no problem with you learning the part
and doing the charting yourself., the only basic
difference from California Uber Alles is the swing
style intro.
I’m reaching out hoping it’d be possible to have a
photo pass for your 10/13 gig at the Paradise?
But send me a few questions (not too long) and I'll try
to get back to you a.s.a.p. if it's not already past the
deadline.
Over the years I’ve freelanced for print and online
media and documentaries, and have a reasonably
high-traffic web site of Boston-area concert photos:
Cheers,
http://mirmanphoto.smugmug.com/Concert
http://mirmanphoto.smugmug.com/Portfolio
-Klaus
26-Sept-2010
hey klaus,
Last few shows I shot include Dropkick Murphys,
Ted Nugent, Anvil, OzzFest and AC/DC (and a ton
of local club gigs)
thank you for agreeing to an interview. basically a
just need:
I’d be glad to share all the photos, if useful for ya.
a. an overview of your playing style
Thank you for the consideration, ilya
Ilya Mirman | Sudbury, Mass. | 978-XXX-XXXX
Hey Ilya,
I'm forwarding your kind email onto Landon Gale
who handles all of the photo passes for DK's shows.
Hope this will be of some help to you.
Cheers,-Klaus (22-Sept-2010)
Klaus - thanks very much.
ilya
(#313) SEPT 16, 2010 – Rylan
Hi Klaus,
I go to a music school and play bass, and am doing a
b. who or what contributed most to your success
also, I need two quotes from notable figures about
your technique, but im having trouble finding some.
and is it too much to ask for an autograph?
Rylan
5-October-2010
(#314) SEPT 19, 2010 – Phil Lin
Hi Klaus,
I just started college (pharmacy school. hehe a punk
pharmacist) this year and so far there has been many
tests. However, DK's music (and other punk music)
has kept me sane through so far. I started listeing to
you guys for about 4 years (beginning of freshmen
year of high school). I was wondering if I get get a
picture autograph. That would be awesome!
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My address is:
Phillip Lin
xxxx
St. Louis, MO 63110
Thanks!
Phil Lin
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(#315) SEPT 25, 2010 – Arty
hi,how’s it going. any plans to do anything in england
anytime soon? we`re a bit starved of good original
music these days.cheers arty
Hey Arty,
It's going good, thank you. How's it going with you?
Hopefully U.K. soon. Time will tell. Stay tuned and
always check the home page here for what's coming
up. Also http://www.deadkennedys.com is a good
source for DK tour dates. Hopefully you'll get your
fill of original music soon.
everything fits.
Cheers mate. I owe you loads.
Hey Nick,
So now I (and the world) are dying to know, did you
switch over to bass or do you now play both guitar
and bass?
Seriously though, thanks for the compliments. And
even though I look as though I don't care what i'm
playing, that's just a front. I want it to sound good
and crazy at the same time, the same as all my rock n
roll heroes did.
Cheers, -Klaus (25-Sept-2010)
(#317) SEPT 26, 2010 – Nick Alexis
Well thank you for the speedy reply sir.
Cheers,
-Klaus
26-Sept-2010
Yes I did take up bass, quite recently. I bought
myself a Fender Mexico Pbass. A fantastic bargain if
you're a tinkerer and will spend some time getting it
'just so'. I've found the bass to be a far more
expressive instrument than the guitar. I'm planning
building myself a Bass 6. That however will have to
wait till springtime. I refuse to carve wood outside in
the UK wintertime.
(#316) SEPT 25, 2010 – Nick
Do you have any preference for effects pedals? Thats
my other hobby, building them things.
Hey Klause.
Hey Nick,
Big thanks mate, really.
Well the reply wasn't so speedy this time, (sorry
about that) glad you crossed over to bass land.
Wondering did you get that Bass VI going and if
you're modeling it after the Fender Bass VI, guitar an
octave lower, whammy bar etc.?
You're the only player that has ever made me
consider bass a option. I wanted to be a guitarist from
age six.
I played in a few punk bands here in the UK. After
finally getting chance to see you in Nottingham
(2002/3'ish) I wanted to be a bassist.
Great enigmatic, charismatic stage presence and
manic bass style.
Love it mate. You have provided hours of
entertainment for me. Time and time again the
records go on. The only difference, now I remember
this grinning guy with fingers everywhere. Who
doesn't even look like he cares what he's playing, but
As far as pedals I have used a chorus pedal every so
often (Five Year Plan especially) but mostly I use a
tuner pedal..not really an effect, and a variety of
different over-drivers for punching up the volume or
grittiness in various parts of songs. Bostly Boss
pedals..Blues Driver etc, but as far back as the
Electro Harmonix LPB-1 (little power booster).
Hope that answers you question. Keep building them
things.
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Cheers,
-Klaus (19-Sept-2011)
(#318) SEPT 30, 2010 – Johnny
Gibson
I was a repossessor from 1979-2001.I have the
video"fresh fruit for rotting eye balls".What were you
doing with Bank of America back in them days?I
would go to the mabuhay gardens on a saturday
night,drink coke,smoke pot ,listen to the daed
kennedy's,then go out and steal cars(for the B of A(as
well as other lenders) I still listen to dead kennedy's
and always will.
Hey Johnny,
I was working in the "telex" department. That shows
the technology, teletype - pre computer. They were in
the process of switching over to early internet style
computers. This would be '76 to maybe '78. I started
as a runner, taking messages to offices from the telex
central room and ended up basically sending telex
messages from B of A. Typing speed was not a
problem as they could only type about 2 letters per
second. As far as my typing skills, this fit me just fine.
Glad you made it to the Mab. Hope we were
ridiculously infotaining.
And you were the "Repo Man" eh? Anything like the
movie experience.
Cheers, -Klaus (12-January-2011)
(#319) OCT 5, 2010 – Alex W
I have been searching probably for the past 10 years
for Shortnin' Bread which I heard as a 12" from my
friend at Pi Lam (fraternal home of the human bbq)
and could never find again.
I tried to find a digital store from your website, but
the link just took me to myspace and there is no place
to buy. Maybe because I live in Berlin. Any direction
or help you can provide would be great. Thanks.
A
Hey Alex,
Sorry to be a little slow on the uptake. Always on the
catch up trail with these replys.
Anyhoo, ...Shortnin' Bread...
Well I've just put out a limited edition cd of mostly
re-releases from past albums and new one or two.
Problem for you is that I didn't put Shortnin' Bread
on it. Now I do hope to soon do a complete
compilation and also separate re-releases of all the
older material. Until that time, if you can't wait and
you still can play vinyl, I've seen a few on ebay. You
might try there. Glad you're still looking though.
Cheers,
-Klaus (7-June-2011)
(#320) OCT 10, 2010 – Diana
Renteria
Hello
my name is diana and i was wondering if u are a fan
of Geoffrey, or if you're actually him. The reason for
my question is that im currently taking a class in
were we are disscusing bands..and we happen to
come upon the dead kennedy's..so i just had a few
questions..if this happens to be a fan..im sorry and
completly dissregard the message. =)
Hi Diana,
Yes, I'm Geoffrey a.k.a. Klaus. I'd be open for some
questions to help you out with your classes band
project.
You can either ask them through this message area or
via http://www.klausflouride.com/ in the "ask Klaus"
section. I check that quite regularly as well as here.
Cheers,
-Klaus
(#321) OCT 14, 2010 – Alicia
(California) 
Hello!
My name is Alicia and im a student at Cabrillo
College in Aptos. I gotta admit, im extremely new to
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your genre of music, but i actually like it, good stuff
you got there. anyway,
so im doing a research project on The Dead
Kennedys, and a big part of the project is to explain
why you guys first split. The DK website doesnt
really go into detail on that, and i really dont wanna
base my paper or beliefs on what Wikepedia says, so
any comments on that??
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(#322) OCT 15, 2010 – Woden
Thoth
Hi Sydney,
Yep. Would have loved to be there and nice to catch
up on what's been going on in Sydney's world. Looks
like the show went great. Maybe next time.
Take care and keep in touch.
Cheers, -Klaus (17-October-2010)
(#324) OCT 20. 2010 – Diana
Renteria  + 4 questions
Well thankyou so much.
We really appreciate it!
Hi Klaus.
Came across your website. Loved DKs. Like your
solo stuff too. Your website's way more elaborate
than mine, but it seems to work well. Enjoyed
reading your bio. Thought you were a bit younger.
Just goes to show that some things are just a matter of
finding the right collaborators and a lot of hard work.
Anyway, just wanted to say hello.
Peace,
Woden
I talked to the other group members of my class and
we came up with a few qustions. You dont need to
answer all of them, just the ones you want to of
course.
QUESTIONS
1-What was the relationship like between the band,
did u consider them friends? Close friends?
Collogues? Just handeling Business?
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Hey Woden,
Glad you like the [web]site. It's a work in process, as
is yours I'm sure. And yes, right place at the right
time with the right people are basically right up there
with actual playing ability. Thanks for stopping by.
Liked your site as well.
Cheers,
-Klaus
17-October-2010
(#323) OCT 15, 2010 - Sydney
Pringle of Morgantown WV
Missed you tonight! I was able to get to the show at
Irving Plaza. Grabbed the bass player for the opening
band and asked him to let you know I was there and
he told me you weren't feeling well. I hope you are
better. The show was fun but it would have been
more fun to see you on stage. All the best, Sydney
2-Did you feel a deep connection with anyone in
particular?
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3-Where there any rules that were'nt written down,
but that were still rules.. Or like were you suppose to
drink a shot of Vodka before a performance..anything
that you can tell me that might not already be stated.
Were you suppose to stay away from the other band
members girlfriends/dates?
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(#325) OCT 21, 2010 –
MadMadMike  when will DK come
to fort Lauderdale, florida?
DK coming to Fort Lauderdale!
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Totally looking forward to the show. Ya know, they
say the good stuff sticks. It was only yesterday, it
seems, that I was a 21 yr old urban street punk who
always attended those insane shows at the Whisky on
Sunset, waiting for Jello to jump into the crowd,
watching you & Ray on fire. I fondly remember DK
blowing Sham 69 right out of the building....
-Klaus (16-Oct-2011)
(#328) NOV 21, 2010 – Ian Andrews
I have a copy of In God We Trust Inc. on vinyl. Is it
possible for me to send you the sleeve to sign it ?
I'm now a 54 yr old grandfather, still going to the old
skool metal shows, not for nostalgia, no - because
rock and roll keeps us young and vibrant.
Hey Ian,
I wanna thank you.
Sure is. Send it off to P.O. Box 6480 Albany Ca,
94706 and I'll get it back to you a.s.a.p.
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(#326) OCT 25, 2010 – Brian
Callahan  how did you get your
tone on the frankenchrist album; on
Stars and Stripes of Corruption?
Hi Klaus,
I've been a huge fan of yours for a long time. You are
my biggest influence as far as playing bass is
concerned. I've always been curious how you got
your tone on the Frankenchrist album. Especially on
Stars and Stripes of Corruption.
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Cheers,
-Klaus
21-November-2010
(#329) NOV 30, 2010 – Charlie Lord
Hi there Klaus, i'm a massive fan of your work and i
was wondering wether you going to be in the UK
(England, Surrey) any time soon?
I would love to meet and chat with you, and would be
nice if you could show me some tricks on the bass.
Hope you reply,
thanks, Charlie.
Hey Charlie,
(#327) OCT 26, 2010 – Fozzy
hi klaus,
just read your taking time off from the dk's hope your
enjoying your rest and come back fully charged. seen
you back here in 2008 in newcastle uk, gotta say
you’re the man personally gave me one of your plecs,
still got it. good luck for the future, hope to see you
back in the uk soon.
fozzy
Sorry for the slow reply. Ummm that is to say the
very tardy reply. Aww hell it's really late, a mixup in
the dating of the emails. As my friend Ed Haynes said
"I came down with a mild case of coma." (Kidding).
Anyway hopes are high and people are encouraging
us to get out that way again, so as soon as I know,
you will too via here if not by way of a massive media
blitz. Hoping that happens sooner than later. Let's
shoot for spring or summer at the latest eh? I'll tell
the powers that be that Charlie says so. Then we can
finally trade some bass tricks.
Hey Fozzy,
Been back for about a year now and feeling pretty
good. Hope to be in the U.K. in 2012 if all goes well.
Maybe we'll see you then. Thanks for the
note.
Cheers,
Cheers,
-Klaus (5-Jan-2012)
(#330) DEC 9, 2010 – Bradley Gray
 question about the legendary
stardust cowboy
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I have a friend in LA who played "Paralyzed" for the
astronauts on Skylab. He's a real rocket scientist.
Anyway, he'd love to see a "Lege" show, but finding
out about them is the tricky part. BTW, you can read
about him on the "Ledge's" website.
On another note, I knew Audrey Wackerly in my past
life, 20 years ago in San Diego. Please say hello for
me. Never go bowling wth her. She's a wolf in
sheep's clothing. I'd love to catch up wih her again.
Bradley Gray,
Sonoma.
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2011
(#331) JAN 2, 2011 – Nick  thank
you for the DK show in melbourne
Thank you for playing the DK's show Dec 30th in
west byegod Melbourne. It was a huge Alumni
reunion for us down here, and honestly the boys and I
had no expectations when we walked in the door. So
many of us have been wishing to see this band since
we were kids, knowing that this band didn't exist
anymore when we were kids, and then seeing who
was on bass, holy shit!!! My friends that opted not to
go are all feeling the sting of missed opportunity and
the surrender of calling yourself old. I walked in,
resigned myself to watching a show from the bar.
Nodded my head to the music for a second, and
promptly forgot all reservations, pushed my way to
the front.
Thank you for the soreness, deafness, and reminder
of life's tempo.
Time to dust the old 4-string off now.
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(#332) JAN 2, 2011 – Walter (The
Pinz)  thank you
hey klaus, wanted to touch base with you after the
tour and just thank you for all the help and advice
you gave us on tour! were looking forward to seeing
you guys again!
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(#333) JAN 3, 2011 – Levi
Carmichael
so i c ur with the dead kennedys, i just want to tell u
that ur a pussy along with the rest of those fagget
sellouts have a great life pussy
Hey Levi,
Glad you are able to communicate your opinion so
adroitly. I do enjoy playing with DK's as I have from
the very start way the heck before you were born.
Question? Define sell-out. No big record company is
making me do anything with my music that I don't
choose to do for the sake of money. I like to play
shows and live the very lucky and rare life of a paid
musician. there should be more. Maybe we should all
work toward that goal.
Have a good life and bully for you for your fondness
of hunting. Killing animals for sport has always been
one of the things I admire in people. You seem to
enjoy it so, it makes me so positive about my initial
impression of you. What a guy!
Cheers,
-Klaus
22-April-2011
(#334) JAN 6, 2011 – Rickie (Ft.
Lauderdale, Florida)
GREAT SHOW! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.
Hey Alonso,
Thanks for the compliment and for turning up and for
writing and for, aw hell, just everything. Florida was
a lot of fun.
Cheers, -Klaus (22-April-2011)
Hey Rickie,
Sorry for the name mix up. I have another friend
named Alonso and it seems I just had a brain fart. I
corrected it on the website back to
Rickie.
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And spend it on myself
Hope this didn't cause you any undue distress.
Cheers,
(#335) FEB 10, 2011 – Panek
(Poland/Canada)  + 5 questions
Hey Klaus,
Long time, no see. How have you been?
I've tried sending this e-mail through the HTML
version of your site but didn't get a confirmation or
anything, so here's a second copy sent through the
Flash site.
I've got some questions for ya, hope you can answer
them (and I hope I didn't ask them before).
1) I've always been meaning to ask you this and I
don't think I ever did. What is the song playing in the
background of "A Commercial" off "A Bedtime for
Democracy"? I've searched high and low for it, seems
like a nice tune (instrumental?). Sounds like it was
recorded live, but I can't make anything out from
Jello's voiceover. Any chance to get some names,
titles, or maybe even that song itself?
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2) I am still absolutely in love with your '66 Jazz
Bass and I was wondering if I could get high
resolution, and I mean big-ass-see-everything-inhuge-size-and-best-detail-high-resolution pictures of
everything - the body, the neck, the headstock, the
wiring, etc? Just to finally have a good look after
spending hours looking at videos to catch a glimpse
of every sticker, scratch, ding, etc. (I really used to do
that, but I don't anymore)
Way down inside
You give your money to me
I give you nothing in return, oh
I give you nothing in return, oh no!
We got a whole lotta bucks"
Just curious because that's in Flipside Video (I think
it's Volume 4), and I'd like to know if you remember
where the idea for that came from and if the lyrics I
wrote down are correct.
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4) Any chance of you posting the correct lyrics for
songs like "Kidnap", "Cold Fish" and other
unreleased stuff?
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5) Any chance of posting some bass tabs? These days
I mostly learn songs by ear with amazing results (that
even surprise me), but there are still some like bits in
"Bleed For Me" that I just can't figure out. How about
publishing an official Dead Kennedys tab book or
something like that?
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I believe that's it for now. Oh, and I think I sent you
some question waaaaaaaay back when and never got
answers for them. I think...
Best of luck,
best regards,
Chris "Panek" Pankiewicz
Calgary, AB, Canada
(#336) FEB 10, 2011 – Panek  + 3
questions
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Oh, and here's another thing! I forgot to ask.
3) Do you remember performing a cover version of
"Whole Lotta Love" with the Dead Kennedys? I
believe it was called "Whole Lotta Bucks" and it
went like this.
"You give me money
It isn't funny (?)
I'm gonna take it now
Recently I bought a mint, unplayed, original 1982
copy of Plastic Surgery Disasters. Also in the mail,
arriving soon I hope, I've got a copy Frankenchrist,
with the poster and everything. Aside from those, I
have the 1987 Polish release of Fresh Fruit, a UK
pressing of the Bleed For Me / Life Sentence 12", a
picture disc 12" with an interview with the band
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(from England I believe), the "Demos 1978" bootleg
and the new vinyl reissue of Frankenchrist.
pre-ruined jeans. But, no they haven't asked as of yet.
Maybe I should put out the offer.
Is there any chance that we could arrange it so that I
could sent the sleeves for the albums, especially
Fresh Fruit, Plastic Surgery..., Frankenchrist and
maybe the Demos and the Bleed for Me single to
have them autographed by you? If you could give me
a secure address that I could send them out to and get
your signature, that would be awesome!
Glad you like the site and my work in general, good
to hear.
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This might be a long shot, but, is there any chance
that you could maybe hook up with Ray and Peligro
so I could get their signatures too? I know you guys
are probably really busy and might get these requests
a lot, but it would really mean a lot to me. Is there
any way I could contact Ray and Peligro myself? I'm
also looking for Jello's signature and I think I can
reach him through Alternative Tentacles, but I don't
know how to get in contact with D.H. and Ray.
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Also, for FFRV, any chance that I could get in touch
with Ted for his autograph?
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Thanks again,
Chris "Panek" Pankiewicz
Calgary, AB, Canada
(#337) FEB 10, 2011 – Kit Haymond
Hello my name is Kit Haymond. I am an 18 year old
musician heavily influenced by your work. I really
love the site. I always wanted to know if fender
guitars ever asked you about making relics or models
of your bass? Thank You so much for your time hope
to see you play one day but nothing ever happens
much here in Indiana thanks,
We'll let you know if and when we're planning to be
out Indiana way.
Cheers,
-Klaus
22-April-2011
(#338) FEB 11, 2011 – Ralph
Hi Claus,, Blast from the past here,, Ralph,, and just
to jog your memory think of a duet sung with me
,(right said fred
Hope you and the guys are all keeping well, noticed
you have a new lead vocalist now, shame really, i
quite liked Brandon, (wasn’t too keen on Jeff Penalty
).
Hardly seems 9 years ago since i had the pleasure of
driving you on the european tour (except when i
missed the bloody turning ha ha ).
Do you have any plans to come to U/K again, it
would be good to meet up again.
My regards to DH and Ray,, cheers Ralph
Hi Ralph,
Sure do remember sitting with you in the front of the
bus keeping each other awake through the night with
odd songs and stories. And the occasional wrong
turn. Also good to see you when you turned up in
Edinburgh a few years later in 2008 was it?
Anyway, we'll try to get back that way again soon.
Let's share a beer when we do.
Hope you're doing well. Still driving?
Kit Haymond
Cheers,
Hey Kit,
That would be something wouldn't it? Take a 66 Jazz
Bass design and beat the crap out of it and splatter a
bit of blood and worn down stickers. I know they do
make guitars that look road worn, it's kind of like
(#339) MARCH 4, 2011 – Ginger
Coyote
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Hey Klaus:
One of the Women who write for Punk Globe want to
come and photograph your show in Melbourne.. I
thold her I would ask you about a pass.. Her name is
Sharla Cartner. I sent Debbie Horn an interview for
your band... Hope all is well .. xoxo
Ginger
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(#340) MARCH 13, 2011 – Ramona
Naddaff  we met on a jet blue
flight to new York and shared a cab
to the city
Dear Klaus,
In December we met on a Jet Blue flight to New
York and shared a cab to the city. I hope all is well.
And I hope we can get together someday soon.
I am teaching a course on philosophy of music. It
turns out I have some Dead Kennedys fans in there.
But as importantly, would you be at all interested in
coming to speak to the class sometime in April? The
class is Tuesday and THursdays from 2-3:30 at
Berkeley. The students are Rhetoric majors mostly at
Berkeley--juniors and seniors. Some know tons about
music. Some are learning. All would have questions.
Greil Marcus came a few weeks ago and it was great.
I love Akiko.
All best, Ramona
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(#341) MARCH 23, 2011 – Vasek
Vavra  bass is for sale?
hi, don’t you have your 1966 jazz bass for sale...
awesome. Vasek
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(#342) MARCH 23, 2011 – Eduard
Revenko  request for an
autographed photograph
Hello!
Dear Mr. Klaus Flouride !
My name is Eduard . I live in Russia in city
Novocherkassk . Our city very small and on it for me
a great honor to write to you. I am very much, very
much the great admirer of your activity. I realy
enraptured your person.
You my favorite musician and the legendary person
for me. I the real fan of your creativity. In our city
there is a small fan - club of your admirers and I am
its chairman.
I very want to have as a keep-sake your signature.
Please, send me your autograph.
Very much it would be desirable that the autograph
nominal on my name. This you will make me the
happiest man! Please!!!
After all very not to be easy during our heavy time
the happy man. Very much I hope for you! I wish
you successes and health!
I invite you to Russia. We love you and very much
we think much of your creativity
My address:
Name – Eduard Revenko
Street Address – XXXX
City – Novocherkassk
State – Rostov reg
ZIP - 346405
Country - Russia
Thank you! From Russia with love.
Sincerely yours, Ed.
LONG LIVE ROCK!!!!!
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(#343) APRIL 14, 2011 – Adam
(Australia)
Assembled 5 great old time friends and went and saw
your show in Melboune last week. DK was the
soundtrack to our lives through the 80s. I cant tell
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you how great we all felt after seeing you all live and
still do after all this time. Thanks!
I have to, but because I have a distorted sound I
destroy metal cone Hartke style speakers, so I avoid
them like the plague.
Hey Adam,
Thanks. We took way too long to get back to Oz and
hope to be back sooner next time. That said, it's a
pleasure to see not only new generations of kids come
out and meet them and so on, but also to see people
who come up and shake your hand after the show and
say "I saw you back in '83". It means a lot to the
whole group that
A. we're all still around and
B. that you still care to show up.
Glad to be part of the soundtrack of your life. It is
indeed an honour.
Cheers,
-Klaus
(#344) APRIL 19, 2011 – Jeremy
hey Mr Klaus, can u tell me what gear you use at the
moment? i went and saw the show in brisbane
australia,very good, have waited 25 yrs to see you
guys!! thanks Jeremy
Hey Jeremy,
Thanks for coming out to the show in Brisbane.
Lot'sa fun there.
The bass I use with DK's is a 66 Fender Jazz bass. I
also use a Boss TU-2 tuner pedal driven off the
effects send from the amp whenever possible, so as to
keep it out of the signal path. If the amp has no send
output I put it on top of the amp with a short cable
from the output to the amp, again to keep signal loss
low. I also use a Boss Blues Driver to pump up or
boost little passages with the overdrive almost off
and mostly just a little gain on the controls. My amp
is a GK 400 RB that I run through 2 speaker cubes
with 1 15" JBL in each. That's my preference.
Finding that on the road when the back line is
usually something else I like to have something
between 200-300 watts, any more and it is too clean.
I like to over drive the amp a bit and if you do that
with larger amps it's just too loud for stage volume
and I have to result to using the blues driver
constantly on. Something along the line of an Ampeg
B-2 will work fine as well. Most any amp will work if
I have other equipment for different bands etc. but
that's what I prefer for DK's. I think the head you saw
in Brisbane was a GK 800rb which is just this side of
useable, but still could get too loud too easily if I was
going for the "sweet spot".
Hope that answers your question, and hope to be
back to Brisbane sooner
this time.
Cheers,
(#345) MAY 9, 2011 – Joerg 
request for a birthday greeting
Hi Klaus,
Sorry I did not find another easy way to contact the
Dead Kennedys. My name is Jörg and my very best
friend "Gerdl" is a great supporter of the Dead
Kennedys! Now he soon will have his 40th birthday
and it would be bloody great if you could support
him. Can you please send him your fucking best
wishes ?
His details: (removed for privacy reasons)
Thank you very much.
joerg
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(#346) JUNE 10, 2011 – Tony 
bass tabs?
Hello Klaus, I first heard the Dead Kennedys when
the late great John Peel played California Uber Alles
back in the early 80's. I've always loved your playing
and having recently started to learn the bass at the
age of forty something, i was wondering if you had
any advise or tabs that may help? Keep up the great
work, ignore the "you sold out" idiots and have a
great life. Thanks for the great music, Tony.
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(#347) JUNE 10, 2011 - Nick Hasted
from Uncut Magazine (UK)  article
being written about the making of
holiday in Cambodia
Hello Klaus,
I'm getting in touch as I'm writing a 3-page feature on
the making of "Holiday In Cambodia" for Uncut, one
of the main UK music monthlies, and was hoping
you might be able to spare some time in the next
week or so to talk about your part in it. The state of
the band at the time, and the record's wider context,
could also be up for discussion if you fancied it. This
is, by the way, one in a series of features Uncut have
run recently on landmark singles. If there's anything
else you'd like to know, please ask...
all the best,
Nick Hasted.
(phone number removed)
(#350) JULY 18, 2011 – Mike 
Hey Klaus,
Though you might enjoy this video of Police Truck I
edited. ope you like it half as much as I love DK.
-Mike
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNf1umwqc44
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(#351) JULY 18, 2011 – Stasio
(Poland)  contacted you at a
different email address
I am from Poland and i have 15 years old and i don't
speak english very well!
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I send YOU e-mail on this address
[email protected] . I thought this is email
Dead Kennedys [all band] Would you read this email his title is " invitation :D " or
" invited :D " Please read this!
(#348) JUNE 19, 2011 – Alejandro
Bonilla (Bogota, Columbia) 
request for interview
PS: I really hate song on this page!!!
Hello Klaus,
I hereby request a phoner to interview you about the
next concert of DK in Bogotá, Colombia on July 3rd.
This interview will be posted online at
www.rockombia.com, which is, according to Google,
the webpage with higher rate of visitors in this
country. We look forward to hearing from your reply
as well as to see your show in Bogotá.
Kind regards,
Alejandro Bonilla
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(#349) JULY 18, 2011 – Maxwell
Knudson-Goodwin  what’s jello
doing these days?
what happened to the dead kennedys? do you know
what jello's doing these days?
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(#352) JULY 22, 2011 – Joshua Cook
(Soft White Sixties) – guest list
invitation
Hi Klaus,
Good running into you at the Standells show last
weekend. Like I mentioned, The Soft White Sixties
are playing at Slim's tomorrow night (Saturday
7/23/11 -- we go on at 9:30pm, and play a one hour
support slot) and I'd love for you to be our guest if
you're around town. Let me know if you can make it
and I'll put you on the guestlist.
Btw, the guys all say to tell you "Thanks!" for
listening to our EP.
All the best,
Josh
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Hey Josh, Sorry, gonna have to miss this one but
keep me informed and I'll try to catch you guys live
sometime hopefully soon.
Cheers, -Klaus
(#353) JULY 29, 2011 – Walter
(Brazil)
Hi Klaus how are you? my wife and i met you in sao
paulo-brazil when dead kennedys came here..i
worked with brazilian promoters when you see us i
think you remembered..we going to california and we
wanna see legendary s.cowboy in san francisco is our
last last night in usa..can we meet you at venue? do
you know at time legendary plays? because next
morning at 6 clock we have to stay at aiport..all the
best walter and rosana
[Walter and I emailed each other, he and Rosana got
guest listed but as it turned out, being it was their last
day in S.F. they couldn't figure out how to make the
show and still make their plane. So it goes. But last
heard all is well with them] - Klaus
(#354) AUG 6, 2011 – Vain
Hi Klaus, I would like to please you about signing of
DK booklet. Is it possible. If so, please send me your
snail mail address where I can send you a
letter/booklet along with SASE. Thanx. Vain
Hey Vain,
Send it to: Flouride Treatments, P.O. Box 6480,
Albany, Ca. 94706
I'll get to it and get it back to you as soon as I can. I
check the box once or twice a week so the wait
shouldn't be too long, depending on where it's
coming from and going to.
Cheers,-Klaus
Hi Klaus,
today, I sent you LP Bedtime for democracy for
signing and letter along with 15 USD for return
postage. Hope, everything will be ok (customs
office,...).
Thank you in advance.
Bye,
Radoslav aka. Vain (Czech republic)
6-January-2012
Hey Radoslav,
It got here. I hope you can wait for a little bit of time.
DK's have a show on the 28th of January and I'll try
to get Ray and D.H. to sign it then and get it back to
you. We all live far from each other so it's on
occasions like this that I might be able to get more
than just my autograph. So with luck you'll have it
back sometime in February.
Cheers,
-Klaus
18-March-2012
Hi Again Rado,
Writing to let you know that in the chaos of the last
gig there was actually no good time to have it signed
by Ray or DH in that each was with their separate
bands and were busy. it was just too scattered of an
evening.
It's now my thinking that I can get it to Ray soon and
then mail it to L.A. where DH and our manager live
and have our manager get DH to sign it and then get
it back to me. or failing that I could send it back to
you with just me signing it or if you can wait, we are
planning on doing some show late summer. Where is
still being arranged.
So if you could tell me which of these ideas works
best for you I'll try and get it done. Rest assured it is
in a safe place.
Again, sorry for the delay and thanks for your
patience.
Cheers, -Klaus
Hi Klaus,
thank you for your message. Of course I’ll wait for
signing till... You got a time.
Bye,
Rado
(#355) AUG 10, 2011 – Nigel
Wellington
Klaus,
How do you do? Hopefully the band title "Singled
Out" rings a bell back in 2006 when I played with
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Dead Kennedys at The Ventura Theatre. I was the
drummer. I gave you my e-mail address for photos to
be sent my way, it's been years since. I also would
like to know how to get into contact with Ray.
Thank you.
Hey Nigel,
Sorry, but your email probably got lost in all the grisgris that collects during a tour. Glad you contacted
me here. Are you the guys that were just kids at the
time. I think so, correct me if I'm wrong. Anyway if
this email is still correct what kind of photo's do you
want, band shots or shots from that show (which
would be harder to get). Do you want them emailed
or hard copies mailed and signed, etc.
Try getting in touch with Ray at
http://www.deadkennedys.com. I think mail gets
forwarded to him from there.
Cheers,-Klaus
(#356) AUG 14, 2011 – Maxwell
i just want you to know that jello was the band. and
you sold out. i'd be happy if you spread this message
to DH and ray. thanks.
Hey Maxwell,
I'd like to thank you for letting me know your opinion.
It is indeed valued if not agreed with, but it is your
opinion sooo...It's my opinion that one must "buy in"
before one is able to "sell out" and I don't quite
remember doing just that.
As much as I strive to make you happy I think if you
really want the true happiness that only reaching out
can give, that you contact Ray and D.H. yourself with
your message. I'm sure it would be a far more
rewarding experience than having me do your
legwork for you.
Enjoy your day. I've found that crossword puzzles
can help pass the time as well as stimulating the
thought process.
Cheers,-Klaus
(#357) AUG 14, 2011 – Walter
(Brazil)
Hi Klaus
i wrote for you weeks a go did you see? we met you
in sao paulo brazil with dead kennedys..my wife and i
worked with the brazilian promoters when dk played
here..i have a record store..we wanna see legendary
stardust cowboy at thee parkside but we wanna know
what time you play because we are leaving san
francisco to brazil on sunday morning 6 o clock..its a
very important information for us
all the best
walter and rosana
The upshot of this letter was that we put them on the
guest list, but as happened, Rosana was about ready
to pop out their kid and they'd walked around San
Francisco all that day and decided to let her rest. A
wise choice. Since then we've communicated a few
times. Don't know if they've had their kid yet. We'll
keep you up to date.
p.s. the show went great. The Ledge is a force to be
reckoned with.
(#358) AUG 25, 2011 – Travis Lea
In 1989 a buddy of mine had one of your tapes of a
trippy track called "greasy stains". It had a lady
talking like a commercial or something. The tape had
Klaus Flouride written on it. Trying to find this track.
Help!
Hey Travis,
Your friend gave you a copy of a track from the 12"
ep "Cha-Cha-Cha With Mr. Flouride" named
"Gruesome Stains". The background track had
among other things a woman going thru the process
of recording a voice over for a cleaning product,
trying to remove the gruesome stains that all the
other products left. She is coached by the producer
etc. Currently the track is out of release, but we have
hopes of rectifying that situation fingers crossed
sooner than later.
A small piece of trivia is that when the 12" vinyl was
being mastered, before the master was cut we I used
a scribe to write gruesome stains across the face of
the ep. The mastering engineer George Horn
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guaranteed it wouldn't effect the actual playback (it
didn't) he however would not assume responsibility if
it did. He also supposed that a lot of people would
send it back as a defect (a few did, but not many). We
had to put in a note with the master acetate to the
pressing plant so they wouldn't send it back. Sort of a
first.
Hope that helps.
Cheers,-Klaus
(#359) SEPT 5, 2011 – Jeremy
Your riff in Winnebago Warrior from Plastic Surgery
Disasters with DK is one of my most favorite sounds
ever. What a hook! Anyway.. were you playing that
with echo/delay, or just double-plucking it? I'm
experimenting with a Korg Kaossilator Pro, and
working on a track to exploit it's sampling/looping
capabilities. It's dedicated to you, and the name of the
song (and possibly lyrics, no pressure HAHA) will be
derived from your answer. It'll be up on YouTube.
Hey Jeremy,
Glad you liked that riff, thanks.
And to answer your question, no, no echo, just double
picking putting the test to the twitch muscles.
Definitely not getting easier as time goes by, but still
do-able. So a title or lyrics or both derived from an
email answer. Curious that, a tad Eno/John Cageish.
I like it. "Boney elbows and knees help you wander
and wonder where you please." How's that?
Cheers,-Klaus
(#360) SEPT 10, 2011 – Elie G
Hi, M. Klaus!
I was just wondering if you are using Flatwounds
strings? On the pictures, your strings look shiny.
Have a nice day
cheers
Hey Elie,
The strings shine because they're just so darn
happy!! But Actually they're roundwound either GHS
Boomers or Rotosound Swing bass 66 or something
like that. You have a good day too sir.
Cheers,-Klaus
(#361) SEPT 27, 2011 – Marc Aisen
 licensing request for a indie film
Hi, I would like to submit a licesning request for the
use of a DK song in an independent film I am
producing. Would you please provide me with the
correct contact information to submit this request?
Thank you very much.
Sincerely yours,
Marc Aisen, Executive Producer
Carnival Independent Filmworks
2118 WIlshire Blvd., #347
Santa Monica, California 90403
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(#362) OCT 4, 2011 – Don Hampton
Geoff you are my classmate of 67 GPHS. I see that
you are still out there --- great----- just thinking of the
DK's and when you were here, GPHS, another bass
player did not know you were from this area, had to
correct that. just wanted to say Hi
Don
Hey Don,
Yup, still out here. Making college choices now with
my kid. She was pretty stunned at how much GPHS
looked like a college campus. Seemed hard to notice
that when I was there. I wasn't one of the pride of the
school scholastically, but we did have the Liberators,
Hooknose and The Mutations and such. James
Montgomery (class president as I remember) did
pretty well in the music field also. But music was just
about all I was thinking about most of the time...that
and survival during PhysEd. Anyway good to hear
from an alum. Let me know what you're up to.
Cheers,-Klaus
(#363) OCT 4, 2011 – Keith Roberts
Hi Klaus.
I'm pretty anti-fan, but I just wanted to tell you I
always enjoyed your bass playing with the DKs ,
especially the heavy duty tone you got out of your
Fender, almost like a muffler gone bad but in a good
way. Thanks a bazillion.
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Hey Keith,
No need to be pro fan around here, but always nice
to get an email saying nice things. Yeah, my general
technique for my tone was to turn up my relatively
small amp until it basically was close to busting a
gut. Still is sort of my rule of thumb, that's how I find
the sweet spot. Seems to work. Thanks back a
gazillion.
Cheers,-Klaus
Thanks for the personal response, Klaus. I like a good
tone but it pains me to see how many gearheads are
out there today. Glad you still crank it up and let it do
its magic.
Keith
(#364) OCT 12, 2011 – Yvette
Torres
Hi Klaus,
I'm so happy to have found your website and listen to
songs I haven't heard in so long! Most of my
cassettes of your music are warped from being overplayed these past couple of decades, so I've been
trying to replace them with CD versions. However, I
haven't been able to find a CD of your off-shoot band
the Five Year Plan's first album Passages". Thank
you for posting the song "Portugal" on your website.
It's the first time I've heard it in over ten years! Your
music has influenced my politics and shaped my life
in so many ways. Thank you!
Thanks,-Yvette
(#365) OCT 19, 2011 – Jason
hi. perhaps a random request but... the footage used
on the dvd in god we trust the lost tapes, the feb 17th
show at the keystone in palo alto. i was at that show, i
spent a lot of time jumping off that stage, knowing it
was filmed i have spent 25 years waiting for the show
to surface, so far just those two songs from that dvd.
im not in those clips, but i know im on that video
since i spent so much time on the stage during yours
and 7 seconds sets. is there ANYWAY to see the full
show somehow somewhere??? it would end my 25
years quest to find it! please let me know if you get a
chance and thanks for some of the most incredible
music of all time!!!
Hi Jason,
A little bit behind the 8 ball. I'll check with our
videoarchivist to see if he has the whole tape on file.
Hope to get back to you within 2 weeks on the answer
to this as he is also a videographer and is on the road
a lot. If I already sent you a response on this sorry
for the duplication, crazy behind here.
Cheers,-Klaus (4-Nov-2011)
I'm getting ahold of our video archiver for Jason,
sent him a reply saying so. Fingers crossed. - Klaus
(#366) OCT 21, 2011 – Dan
Hey Yvette,
Hi Klaus,
Glad you found the site. Pamela's doing some great
music too lately. I'm putting a couple of different
tunes up Monday, some Five year plan and some
older solo stuff. I'm in the final stage of compiling a
"Legendary Stardust Cowboy" cd and as soon as
that's over it is my hope that I'll be able to release
some past material of mine and people I've worked
with. Passages never did come out on CD so we'll
see what we can do about that.
Maybe I can get one to you though. Still working on
ideas for all the other releases though. So thanks for
the kind words and let's see what comes down the
road.
Is the Jumbo Shrimp Demo available for download?
If so, where can I get it? I've been searching for a
while and I can't find it anywhere.
Cheers,-Klaus
Wow! That will be great to have "Legendary
Stardust Cowboy" on CD, too!
Thanks!
Hey Dan,
Yeah, It's pretty rare at the moment. I have a few cd's
of it kicking around. We never put a barcode on it
(our first duh... moment), and the track listing is out
of order (duh...#2). I'm thinking of getting it out there
somehow though and sooner than later. Gotta check
with everybody on the cd to make sure it's o.k. by
them and then maybe we get some mail order system
in place as well as a download spot. Fingers crossed.
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Cheers,-Klaus
(#367) OCT 25, 2011 - Jimbo
Klaus! First off, your work is amazing, and this
feature is pretty flipping cool. Secondly, is it possible
to make music, without having a lot of money? It
seems as if all of the local bands in my area are chock
full o' rich kids. I myself am a college student, and
full-time trade worker who can barely pay the bills...
with that said, music makes me forget the world of
shit that has become my life, but in order to make
music I need new equipment, and equipment costs
money. Any suggestions for cheap, but legit gear I
might be able to get? Or should I just keep pissing
away my hard earned cash to my creditors? Oy vey...
what do I do Klaus? Sincerely, Jimbo
(#368) OCT 25, 2011 – Jimbo
Oh, and Klaus... I just heard you on a story on NPR.
Awesome. Although that guitar game sounded pretty
lame. What do you think, will it be a success? –
Jimbo
Hey Again Jimbo,
I think that was designed for people to learn guitar
on. It's sort of frustrating to try to follow a song
playing only what they want you to play at the time if
you already know how to play. It might do well, I've
no crystal ball. I thought this whole internet thing
was going to be a flash in the pan.
O.K., kidding again.
Hey Jimbo,
Cheers,-Klaus
First off glad you like my work and webpage. Thanks
for saying so. Secondly, yes...just not good music.
KIDDING. Yes it is possible to make music and have
a band or perform solo, record and all that stuff on a
pretty small budget and getting cheaper all the time.
Used equipment in the form of amps, guitars and
computers is the way to go. Check places like pawn
shops, guitar and music shops that sell used stuff.
Cheapest is old - as in 90's but not vintage - as in
70's or earlier. This means for amps and guitars
both. A ten year old computer can be turned into a
mini studio fairly cheaply. All of these things can also
be found on places like Craigslist. Ebay is a good
source if you know what you want, but you really
can't try stuff out on ebay whereas the other places
you usually can. Fender makes amps like the Fender
frontman 15G goes for under $100 new and is good
for practices, recording and even on stage if you mic
it. I have one, one of the few pieces of "new"
equipment I have.. Try stuff out to see what sound
right for what you want to sound like and aim for
that. It can be done. "Legit" gear is any gear you can
make sound like you want it to. Amps distort on their
own quite nicely if they're lower wattage and just
cranked all the way up, especially cheaper low watt
amps, so if you're going for distortion...you get the
picture.
(#369) NOV 25, 2011 – Mark
Trueman
Good luck and get back to me on how it's going.
Cheers,-Klaus
Hello Klaus!
My name is Mark. im 16 years old and from San
Fransisco. you are my favorite bass player. you are
why i play bass. Do you have any tips for playing
with a pick? youre so good at it and i want to be good
too!
P.S. I LOVE DEAD KENNEDYS
Cheers,
Mark
Hey Mark,
Thanks for the props. I use a heavy gauge, usually
Fender or Dunlop or something like that. Regular
pick shape. I chose pick partially because I'm left
handed and not as well versed at fingerpicking on
guitar or playing with fingers alone on bass. I don't
tend to like them after they start to lose their tip and
start to round off, that's about time to
switch to a new one. But I've no real tricks up my
sleeve on how to hold it and all. I do sort of root my
little finger on the pick-guard if it's nothing that I'm
bashing away at. Hope that helps some. Glad you
love DK's,
Cheers,-Klaus
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(#370) NOV 2, 2011 – David
Trueman  I wish the lineup was
still the same for DK
say hello!
well i guess im doing pretty good latley, been playin
music and writing music so its pretty good. i am not
personally a bass player, but when i was around 9 and
heard "Nazi punks fuck off" i fucking loved the bass
sound. that was back when you guys were all chill
with eachother. DK and my older brother mike
trueman (who was the drummer for The Phantom
Limbs, one of jello's favorate bands on his label)
influenced me and gave me a place to go when i saw
nute gingrich or the WTO fucking shit up for the
non-christian individuals who didnt wake up every
day and PRAISE THE LORD! i wish the linup was
still the same for DK.......
anyway, i hope you get off your lazy ass and reply
cheers
david
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(#371) NOV 3, 2011 – Torree  do
you remember me? I had bright
orange pigtails
10 years ago, I went to the Showcase Theater in
COrona, California, where me and my friends
enjoyed one of the best shows I have ever been to!
You were touring with DK, but you had Brandon
Cruz from Flipper on lead vocals. I was curious if
mayhap you rememebered me? I had bright orange
pigtails, was incessantly stagediving and you guys all
signed my pants I was wearing. it was 10 years ago,
so I kind of think you wont remember. I just thought
I'd ask.
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(#372) NOV 16, 2011 – Andre
Krause (Brazil)  did you use your
fender VI on Chicken Shit
Conformist? Miss you in Brazil!
... Hey, Mr. Flouride!!!
We miss you in Brazil!
It's been 10 years since the concert here, in Porto
Alegre... it was great great concert... thanks a lot for
that!!!
Let me ask you one thing: this Fender VI you have,
have you used that to record "Chickenshit
conformist"? I mean... You played this bass a lot in
Bed time, didn't you?
Cheers!!!
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(#373) NOV 18, 2011 – B
dear k:
wondering what time you were born?
b
Hey B,
Just around 3 am eastern time zone (not sure if there
was daylight saving was in effect in Michigan at that
time, it's all rather confusing). Still a rather
inconvenient time for all involved with the possible
exception of me.
Cheers,-Klaus
(#374) NOV 21, 2011 – David
Burgos  request for an interview
Hey Klaus!
My name is David Burgos. I am the Programming
Director for WSJU Radio, the official college radio
station of St. John’s University in Queens, New
York. I have a radio show called ‘Up The Punx!’, a
1½ hour weekly free-form punk show, Wednesdays
from 4:30 - 6, where I play all types of old and new
punk music, usually with different themes each week.
One question I would like to ask is about the idea of
punk itself. I have a Radio Practicum project I am
working on for my show (and 3 credits on my
transcript). The project would be a 1 – 1 ½ hour
special episode about the idea of punk itself.
Obviously, there are different views towards what is
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‘punk’, such as the music that portrays it and the
lifestyles practiced in the name of ‘punk’. My goal is
to gather as many perspectives from as many people
currently or formerly involved in the punk
community, followed by a song either that reflects
their view of punk or a song by a band that reflects
their ideological practice of punk. I am seeking a 3 to
5 minute pre-recorded or phone response, or even a
written response which can be voiced over.
Sincerely, Anne Knowles
Jax, Fl...
Friends w Ray.. hung w the band Fter CLUB5 at my
house years agi, then at Fuel in 5 points and then The
Pit...
Www.facebook.com/anneknowles
Www.myspace.com/anneknowles77
So far, I have been able to get:
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Larry Livermore (Co-founder of Lookout! Records)
DJ Rich Russo (Host of Anything Anything on 107.1
The Peak)
Cristy Road (The Homewreckers)
Chris Cavlan (Ghost Mice, Founder of Plan-It X
Records)
Sara Marcus (Author, Girls to the Front, The True
Story of the RIOTGRRRL Revolution)
Aaron Cometbus (punk zine legend, drummer for
Pinhead Gunpowder)
Gallows
Along with local bands.
I appreciate you just looking at this, and if you are
able to help me out, I would appreciate it incredibly.
I'd prefer if you were to email me personally about
this. Unfortunately, this is the only way of contacting
you to what I have seen.
Best,
David Burgos
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(#374) NOV 21, 2011 - Anne
Knowles  photo question
I know I uavent sent much in correspondance.but I
was made aware of someone local posting up a pic I
took of you and the drummer after playing a DK
show in Jax, Fl. Guess Ill have to settle it
somehow..but Id never claim, advise or take the time
..to let you know...that I actually took that particular
photo, along with a few oothers on a local fans
cam..n i thought this was distinguished a while back
between tge two if us.. may seem the smallest of
small to you..but a friend pointed out to me there was
a post that u asked to use her photo..n it was one I
took that night. Either way.. it got to u ..n to me.
Glad you like it.
(#375) DEC 23, 2011 - Rodrigo
Veloso  nice to see you on the
internet
Hello Mr. Flouride.
Nice to see ya in Internet. When I was 13 I've
listened DK for the first time and I realized I'd need
to play bass and became a musician. My son now...
just 5 years old... we're beggining his musical
education with Charles Mingus and Klaus Flouride.
Thanks for all. Long life to punk rock.
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(#376) DEC 31, 2011 – Caelius 
why did you start playing bass?
i just want to ask you why you started playing bass,
and I wanted to tell you that you inspire me to play
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2012
(#377) JAN 9, 2012 – John  what
type of pedal do you use?
Hey Klaus,
Long time fan from sunny Australia. Unfortunately I
was not quite old enough to catch the Melbourne DK
gig in the 80s but had the priviledge of doing so last
year... it was an honor! Im also a long time bass
player (I play a '65 jazz but mines fiesta red!) and
from the rail at the gig I could see your pedal but not
make out what it was, is it a blues driver??
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(#378) JAN 26, 2012 – Nonlee
Boogie
SInce I listened to DK first time with my friend when
I was 15 in Japan, you are my bass hero. I've been
playing bass for 20 years now. Thank you for your
great work. I love you!
(#380) FEB 7, 2012 – Kathy St. ClairRomantic
OMG! Now I remember where we met, it WAS IN
DC!! DK was plalying there and MDC (Millions of
Dead Cops), I was friends with the lead singer.
Anyways, I know there must have been some other
bands ,,,, I do remember DK AND MDC!!! My
favorite bands,,,,,,,, back in the day :-) KEEP IN
TOUCH ,,,, hugs, k.
See above.
Hey Nonlee,
Glad that I inspired you to play more. We should all
do that. It's basically musicians that when we go to
work we call it play. I think that's a very telling thing.
Keep "playing" please.
Cheers,-Klaus (30-Dec-2012)
Hello Klaus,
Thank you so much for your reply. Yes, I totally
understand that. Rise above the bs, drama, ego, I am
focusing my music.
I am in the band called "High Teen Boogie". Tonight
I'll play bass in NYHC band "Urban Waste". Very
psyched. I always feels like Bassist is the BEST.
(#381) FEB 14, 2012 - Mark Leadon
(UK)
I’m in the process of writing a book about early punk
- wondered if I could ask a couple of questions about
your band.
thanks
mark
Hey Mark,
Can't see why not. As you can see I'm punctual as all
hell answering emails, but books take precedent in
the grand scheme of things around here. You know
how to reach me. Would love to participate.
cheers,-Klaus
Happy 2013!!! Thank you!!!!
Love and light,
Nonlee (31-Dec-2012)
(#382) FEB 16, 2012 - Jess Wills
thank god you had the dead kennedys and jellos
genius to give you your status - you solo stuff is crap.
(#379) FEB 7, 2012 – Kathy St. ClairRomantic
(Summary) Klaus, its Kathy, I met you a lonnnnng
time ago, back when you were in the Dead
Kennedy's. I hope all is well, from what I can see
from your website, your doing good! We had spoken
several times over the phone, and unfortunately we
lost contact. I believe we met in either here in
Cleveland or in Washington, D.C. back
in the late 70's/early 80s.
Kathy sent her # and as we had met in the 80's we
had a catch up talk). - Klaus
All the best, Jess
Hey Jess,
I'm pretty glad to have played with Jello and Ray and
Ted and D.H. We all had a lot of fun writing and
recording the DK's records. Sorry you don't think
much of mine. I do have a rather eclectic style that a
lot of people have trouble with. Ces't la vie. But if it's
Jello you like you should go see Guantanamo School
of Medicine if you're in the area (SF bay area) They
play tonight (March18th) at Thee Parkside in S.F.
and Friday April 27th in San Diego at The Casbah. If
you're elsewhere I'm sure he'll be in your neck of the
woods soon.
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Cheers,-Klaus
p.s. if you get a chance, send me some of your music,
I'd be curious.
(#383) MARCH 12, 2012 - Erwanrc
Hi K.
I'm a local luthier based in Vallejo CA, I wanted to
know if you are interested in a bass that I could build
for you to kinna represent all the years of
achievement? I know you are dear to your 66 jazz
bass but we could build something that can be fun.
Let me know.
Peace.
Hey Erwanrc,
Don't think I've ever heard that name before. Actually
I'm SURE I never heard that name before. I'm
flattered that you'd make such an offer. Thanks. If
you could send some design roughs of what you had
in mind I'd love to look at them and get back to you.
If it's of any help, I'm crazy about '50's and 60's
design types. Silvertone / Harmony / Gretsch / Guild /
Teisco. Again, thanks for the implied compliment.
Cheers,-Klaus
(#384) APRIL 2, 2012 – Dave B 
what type of gear did you use on
your new CD set
you are one the best bass players and a great writer
...seeing what jess wrote.mmm ya id like to hear his
music..wait..nah nevermind..
i picked the 4pc box set of yours and very happy with
it. my question is what type of gear do use to get that
sound. and thank you for all your music.
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(#385) APRIL 12, 2012 – Kenny
Galbraith  what is your best
advice to one who would like to
become a good bass player?
Hello!
My name is Kenny, and I love playing instruments. I
play trombone, bass guitar, and ukulele in my free
time, and there aren't a lot of things I enjoy more than
sitting in my room and playing for hours. My biggest
influences in what I play, and who inspired me to
start playing bass, are yourself, Chris #2 of Anti-Flag,
and Shavo of System of a Down. I can't say much for
my skill at bass guitar, but I really enjoy it and would
love to play with a band someday.
What would be your best advice to me if I wanted to
become a good bass player?
I'd love to hear what one of my biggest factors in
bass-playing, and music in general, has to say about
this subject.
Thank you for taking the time to read this, it means a
lot.
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(#386) APRIL 15, 2012 – Kyle 
what is your rig setup; when are
you coming to Pittsburg
Hey Klaus, just wanted to say that as a budding punk
rock bassist, discovering the Dead Kennedy's has
been extremely inspiring and I especially love your
tone. If you could email me back with some info on
what your running in your rig that would be sick.
Also, are the Dead Kennedy's comng to Pittsburgh at
any point in time? I'd love to see the show.
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(#387) MAY 2, 2012 - Louis
Simonon (London, England)  any
kit secrets?
K.
Not the reason i started playing bass, but definately
one of the ones who keeps me playing, and putting
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everything into every performance. I was curious,
because i know fuck all about everything else except
hitting the strings - I just plug in and play. I'm not
even sure what the fucking buttons on the amp do, so
was wondering if there were any liittle kit secrets you
had to share, or if the formula I have will keep
working!
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(#389) MAY 13, 2012 – Jasminne 
3 questions – reflections on DK,
personal questions for Klaus
Dear Mr. Flouride,
http://blog.muchmusic.com/zulu-way-of-the-zulualbum-stream/
give it a listen if you have the time. I'd be interested
to know what you think and any critisizm you could
offer.
Play in London ASAP!
L
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(#388) MAY 3, 2012 – Laurent
Mercier (Paris, France)  proposal
to produce a animated music video
for DK
Hi Klaus
I'm Laurent Mercier from the studio Callicore, in
Paris, France. Our studio is an animation studio
specialized in the production of animated music
videos.
We would like to propose you to produce an
animated music video for "Dead Kennedys" . We
don't talk about money because we finance the
project. We use to work with american and english
bands, you can see some of our productions on our
website, for bands like the Buzzcocks, Carbon
Silicon, Maky Ramones, Arrested Development,
John Lee Hooker jr, Cake, Brian Setzer,...
I hope sincerely that this proposal could interest you,
http://www.callicore.com
Best,
Laurent Mercier
Callicore
12 avenue de Corbéra
75012 Paris
I suppose I should start this letter of sorts with an
awkward and almost endearingly inept, “Hello?” I
am a teenager, so you could say I only just started
listening to music I actually like. The Dead Kennedys
are a band I immensely enjoy, and around this point I
could go dwell on a string of nearly incoherent
metaphors about how the music changed my life, but
it would be so disingenuous I don’t see why I’d
bother. Most people who say that anyway are the
ones you don’t really want to hear it from, because it
didn’t really change their life. They haven’t done
anything with the music really, nothing productive. I
guess because of the music I think a little differently,
which is nice. Anyway, I’m rambling. Let’s move on.
Well, because I like to think of myself as a naturally
inquisitive person, I decided to see what some of the
members of the Dead Kennedys were up to. Then, in
my inner monologue, a super-hero voice loudly
proclaimed, “This looks like a job for (dramatic
pause) the internets!” Thanks to the infallible Google
the Omniscient, I found the answers.
Jello Biafra complains professionally now, and has
entire albums dedicated to this sort of thing (a few
are actually quite good, I must admit. Pretty
insightful, but it gets repetitive after a while). East
Bay Ray is exploring all sorts of different musical
endeavors, which I think is good for him. D.H. is
busy as well, among other things, not being inducted
into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame as part of Red
Hot Chili Peppers recently, which would be pretty
unfortunate for him if he cared about that sort of
thing. I don’t think he should care. If he cared, give
him a pat on the back or something, Mr. Flouride.
He’s pretty awesome.
If you were wondering how this relates to you, don’t
worry, it really ties in. Like, right about now. Would
you like to know how, rhetorical device? Of course
you do! I was wondering what your deal was, Mr.
Flouride. Even a little bit more so than the others, but
only because you had the coolest name. So, after an
exceptionally swift search, I came across your
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website. I checked it out, listened to some stuff, all of
which leads me to now. I am conflicted.
There are some questions and general observations
that arose, which appear in this handy dandy list.
1. I listened to Akiko, which is very reminiscent of
Eno, but less Eno-y. That’s the only way I can
describe it without plunging into an ocean of
redundant adjectives. In short, it’s good.
2. You know only Bruce Springsteen can pull off a
soul patch right? And even The Boss does it by an
incredibly small margin. The odds are against anyone
with a soul patch. A handlebar mustache is fail-safe
facial hair.
3. Should I be upset that, I dunno, envisioned a
thrilling life for you that ultimately did not happen?
Or should I be happy that you’re just alive?
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4. What ever happened to that FUNERAL sticker on
your bass? ‘Tis one of life’s greatest mysteries.
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Well, that about wraps it up. I think this was a
generally weird letter. Should I apologize? Nope. I
guess this is, “Goodbye?”
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I am media student at CSU-Monterey Bay and a long
time DK fan (I am 43). I am working on a short
documentary covering the early years of the DK, pre1982. I was wondering if you might be willing to
answer some questions about your initial
involvement in the band and what your intentions
were in joining Jello and Ray. Any assistance you
can provide would be greatly appreciated. I am
producing the documentary as part of my senior
thesis and to satisfy admission requirements for grad
school.
Thanks. Jdf
Klaus,
Thank you for the reply and for your willingness to
participate. I really appreciate it. The piece is not due
till the end of the year, so we have a bit of time. That
being said, I am putting together the production
schedule and will send you a more detailed
description of what it is I am trying to accomplish,
along with deadlines, soon. Thanks again. I am really
excited to have you on-board.
Best,
jdf
Hey John,
In a word, sure. Being that this is sort of deadline
driven, just send the questions here and I'll try to get
to them a.s.a.p.. I'll post this in a few days, but am
having some other deadline problems here myself.
Keeping that in mind, fire away and send a drop dead
date and I'll try my best to get it to you. Again, I'll
post this request on the replies section (in an edited
form) in a few days.
(#390) MAY 30, 2012 – Ray 
enjoys your solo stuff
Cheers,
-Klaus (18-June-2012)
Hey Klaus, I just wanted to say that contrary to what
some folks may think, I think your solo stuff is alot
of fun.
Cheers!
Hey John,
Yer on. Looking forward to seeing what you have in
mind. cheers, -Klaus (19-June-2012)
Ray
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(#391) JUNE 12, 2012 – John David
Flores
Greetings Klaus.
Klaus,
Thank you for the reply and for your willingness to
participate. I really appreciate it. The piece is not due
till the end of the year, so we have a bit of time. That
being said, I am putting together the production
schedule and will send you a more detailed
description of what it is I am trying to accomplish,
along with deadlines, soon. Thanks again. I am really
excited to have you on-board.
Best,
jdf
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Greetings Klaus,
As a follow-up to my previous email, I was hoping
you could provide some information that will help in
my research:
1. Who was the first manager for the band?
2. What was the first magazine/press to review the
band?
3. Did you play with any other bands at your first gig
at the Mab? Who Were they?
4. Was there a radio station, dj, press reporter, anyone
from the media that really supported the band in its
early days?
There is no hurry on getting answers back to me. I
am targeting September for the actual interviews with
you and Ray. I am curious if you think that any of the
other band members would be willing to chat with
me and who you
think I should approach? Thanks again for your
assistance.
Cheers,-Klaus
(#392) JUNE 27, 2012 – Monica 
would like to send you DK Austin,
Texas show photographs
I have some photos from a DK show in Austin Tx in
2002. I wanted to share them with you. What is the
best way to send them your way?
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(#393) JULY 7, 2012 – Josh Medsker
(New Jersey)  + 33 questions
Best, Jdf
Hi Klaus, My name is Josh Medsker. I am a writer
based out of New Jersey. I am writing to ask if you'd
be interested in doing an email interview with me, for
my blog, Twenty-Four Hours. Specifically, I am
interested in your non-Kennedys projects. Feel free to
poke around and let me know!
Hey John,
www.twentyfourhoursonline.com
Here are some of your answers to the best of my
ability to remember:
Thanks very much! Josh Medsker
Who was the first manager for the band?
11-July-2012
Hey Josh,
Robert Hanrahan, very shortly.
What was the first magazine/press to review the
band?
The Punk Globe, Ginger Coyote in a chinese
restaurant in the MissonDistrict in S.F.
Did you play with any other bands at your first gig at
the Mab? Who Were they?
The Offs., DV8, and Negative Trend
Was there a radio station, dj, press reporter, anyone
from the media that really supported the band in its
early days?
KUSF, KSAN (Harmful Emmissions - Howie Klein),
KPFA (Maximum Rock'n'Roll Show - Tim Yohannon,
Jeff Bale and Ruth Schwartz).
That'll work, and not that I don't trust your typing,
but if you could send me what you've got before you
call it "done" I'll look at it and get back to you either
way. This isn't a thing of screening as much as I get
misquoted a lot when there's no recorder involved,
and sometimes even when there is. Also I'd like to put
it on the site with your permission after we both are
solid with the outcome.
That make sense to you?
and as far as a date to make the call it would work
for me better on perhaps a Monday or Sunday
afternoon.
What say you to that sir?
cheers,-Klaus
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Hi Klaus- That sounds good. If you give me your
phone number, I can call you from my computer and
type as we talk. Does next friday afternoon work for
you? That way you can take a look at the questions
and prepare. Don't be overwhelmed by the quantity.
Quite a few of them are fun throways (or are they?)
:). There is no deadline. Let me know. Thanks for
the fast response! -Josh
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anyway...
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Hi Joshua,
This Sunday as it turns out I'll be in the studio mixing
a project I'm producing. Can we rearrange a time.
I'm going on tour the 30th but if you could suggest
some good time slots before then let's see what we
can do. You're E.D.T. east coast, yes?
cheers, -Klaus
Hi Klaus,
That's no problem at all. And I would love you to put
it up on your site! Thank you! I think next Sunday
will be good. Not this one coming up, but the one
after. The 22nd. House guests here, etc... Sound
good? Let me know!
Josh
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Tell me about your work with the Legendary
Stardust Cowboy!
I was reading on your "Responses" section
that you have a collection of odd guitars?
When did you start that?
By the way, that is such a neat idea! What
made you decide to document all of your
correspondence like that? People asking for
advice about going to grad school! People
asking for guitar advice! Very personal
stuff!
So tell me about your work in the late 60s!
Magic Terry and The Universe? I had no
idea that you had been kicking around for so
long before SF. You played at Max's Kansas
City?
I have always loved your surf stylings. Very
stoked to hear that you did a Link Wray
tribute group! I liked that East Bay Ray's
guitar was so... brittle, and your bass carried
the songs. Joy Division, Motorhead,
Rush... all did simliar things.
As far as bass players go, who has been your
A #1 inspiration?
Did you ever feel pushed to the background
during the mid 80s DK stuff, like
Frankenchrist and Bedtime...? It seemed like
you guys got faster (which is always great!)
but the experimenting disappeared? Less
surf-based material... less reverb... Dunno,
just an observation.
Personally, I felt you guys were the best
when... there was a nice give and take
between all elements (lyrics, music)...(don't
get me wrong though... it was all awesome).
Thoughts?
Any plans to record new DKs material?
Jello was a pretty amazing lyric writer...
What challenges have you guys faced,
writing-wise? Would you ever consider
changing your name and continuing on...
you know, sort of like, starting fresh?
24 More Questions for Klaus Flouride
 What is the significance of your nickname? I
see you have held on to it well after the DKs
first-go-around. Did you take on the name
during the Mabuhay days, or before?
 Of all the pieces you have done, which are
you most proud of, and why?
 What are you reading right now?
 What music is currently dominating your
listening device of choice?
 What is your all-time favorite book?
 Who is the most important artist out there
that no one has heard of?
 If you could be another artist besides
yourself, who would you be and why?
 If you could live anywhere else other than
where you live, where would it be, and why?
 Beatles or Rolling Stones?
 Groucho Marx or Karl Marx? (Richard
Marx?)
 What did you have for breakfast this
morning?
 Which sense would you rather lose, sight or
hearing? Why?
 Which is more important, to understand, or
to be understood?
 What project are you currently working on?
 What was the VERY first project you
worked on?
 What is your favorite lunch?
 If you had to describe your work using only
one noun, one verb and one adjective what
would they be?
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If you could get one tattoo that would only
last for 24 hours what would be? where?
why?
Do you have a favorite place or environment
in which to work?
What's your most challenging long term
plan?
Who is the person or people that were
pivotal in you arriving where you are at
today?
If a genie could grant you three wishes, what
would they be?
What would you like it to say on your
tombstone?
klaus flouride
Hey Joshua,
This is quite the list here. 2 Questions for you. Is
there a deadline for this interview and is it possible
(as it is a lot of typing and I'm a pretty slow typist) to
record a phone interview where we can go over
these questions and you record it on your end. Do
you have the facilities or recording equipment (i.e. a
raduio shack micro cassette and a phone plug in all
come in at a pretty low price and work pretty well,
the adapter plugs into your phone jack and has a line
for the phone and another for the recorder)? Anyway
get back to me on this so I can schedule time to take
care of this cheers, -Klaus
(#394) JULY 12, 2012 - Damon
Molloy  comment
Thanks for Akiko, one of those special pieces. My
life would have been different without your albulms,
Dirk may have passed, but your music will always
inspire me. Thanks for all your years of ripping, even
without the six string bass.
Damon
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(#395) JULY 21, 2012 - Grant
(Australia)
hey Klaus you and the boys get your arse back in
AUSTRALIA real soon.you told me you all would be
back in 2013.cya. say high to Alison.
Hey Grant,
I may well have said that. I do hope that that works
out. We are still doing DK's tours every so often.
Hitting eastern Canada and N.E. States in February.
I'll let you know here as soon as it happens. And
yeah, if and when we get out there we'll say Hi to
Alison et. al.
cheers,-Klaus
(#396) JULY 23, 2012 – Leon 
would love DK to go to Canada
Hey Dude How You Doing ? I Love Your Bass
Tracks In Dead Kennedys And Your A Sick BAss
Player. Well Im Just Dropping By To Say Hello And
Someday You And dead Kennedys SHould Come Up
To Canada. Hopefully i Can see You Soon
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(#397) JULY 24, 2012 – Anika
hey therei initially sent the email below to cerebral ballzy
because they're less intimidating than dead kennedys.
they gave me the ok, but their tour manager got back
in touch with me shortly thereafter to say that it
wasn't really their call and that i should try to get
DK's ok, since you're/ they're the headliner and
presumably carry more weight with the venue. i also
sent this to your booking and PR people. the email
below spells my request out, but on the 'personal
communication from a fan' tip i want to add that dead
kennedys played a big role in my personal and
political development, and my involvement with
books through bars/ prisoner support has been my
praxis for most of my adult life. it would be really rad
to table at the show, and if there's a tour manager or
someone else who should be getting this, please pass
it on or let me know who to contact. thanks!
i'm writing y'all from books through bars nyc, an allvolunteer collective that has been sending free books
to people locked up across the u.s. for the last 16
years. we're always in need of volunteers (to fill book
requests, take packages to the post office, and
generally sustain the collective), ca$h (to buy postage
and packing supplies), and various other forms of
support (rides to the post office or to pick up big
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book donations, making lit copies/ expropriating
office supplies from work, planning fundraisers, etc.)
and we've been trying to do more tabling/ outreach in
order to make that happen. we used to be based out of
abc no rio, and although we moved out of there a few
years back for their reconstruction, we'll be returning
once the new building's up, they're still our fiscal
sponsor, and we still try to table at punk shows
because of our history and shared space with the
hardcore collective.
i'm wondering if we can table at your 7/31 show at
santos because it's going to be a huge show and i'm
sure it'll be well-attended by politically sympathetic
people. if this is cool, we'd probably have a sign-up
sheet, general lit about books through bars, and
general lit about american incarceration. would that
be possible? thanks much in advance for your time/
attention!
record and experiment with solo music (as in Cha
Cha Cha, Because I Say So, The Light Is Flickering)
and do you have any interest in releasing any new
albums of this kind of material?
Thanks
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(#400) AUG 8, 2012 – Konstantin 
wondering if you or DK might need
a video?
Hi Klaus,
Wondering if you or DK might need a video and/or
I'm working on a personal project and wanted to see
if you're up for sharing/ promoting a track of yours.
You can see work at papalove.com
thank you thank you thank you
This message was forwarded to organizers. -Klaus
(#398) JULY 24, 2012 – Eldrin Mejia
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Thank you!
k
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asking for the ticket on nov 18 in san francisco
(#401) AUG 11, 2012 – Ray  preset list from 1984 found
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Hi Klaus,
(#399) AUG 8, 2012 – Apple  plans
for re-releasing your solo stuff?
Going through some old personal stuff today and I refound what seem to be a sort of pre-setlist for the
DKs show at the Olympic Auditorium, summer of
1984. I was at the show, got into the innards of the
Olympic somehow, and found it----somewhere. The
night, so many years ago, is a bit hazy. Anyway, it is
written on the back of a Pac Bell phone bill. I
googled the number on the bill and it is for Secret
Studios, amazingly still active. If you are interested
in having a look, send email address & I'll send
scans. I'd love to hear what your thoughts are on it.
I have 2 questions. I've been a fan of your work in the
DKs & as a solo artist for almost 25 years now, and
to this day I can still listen to these songs and hear
something new or just still be inspired or entertained.
The music you have made has staying power :-D
Anyway, I have all the DK and the 2 full-length
Klaus albums on CD, however my "Cha Cha Cha"
and the "Shortnin Bread" vinyl records are kind of
scratchy & noisy. I actually have 2 copies of
"Shortnin' Bread" which sound identical in the
noisiness which leads me to believe it was either
intentional or some technical issue with the pressing
of record. My first question being do you have any
plans to re-release them on CD or for download?
My 2nd question is, having heard your solo records
which are brilliant and inspired, the only new music
I've heard apart from that recent DKs track is
"Thingie" by Jumbo Shrimp. Do you still write,
Thx and best,
Ray
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(#402) AUG 18, 2012 - Shakisaha
Harvey  request for an interview
Hi there, my name is Shakisaha Harvey. I'm the Art
Director for the Chaffey Review, the literary journal
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published by Chaffey college in southern California.
We're interested in featuring the band with an
interview in our next volume. If interested feel free to
contact me. Thanks for your time:)
If this is agreeable, please let me know via this email
address. I would be happy to forward my questions
via a mediator if privacy is an issue.
www.chaffeyreview.org
www.facebook.com/chaffeyreview
Thanks for your time, and of course for the years of
great music.
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Christopher Levine
www.eclectiblogs.webs.com
(#403) SEPT 16, 2012 – Jay Pay 
request for a secondary interview
Hey Klaus
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(#405) SEPT 23, 2012 – Mark 
how can I buy a Peligro t-shirt?
Jay Pay (Mr. Crumple) here
I would like to record another interview with better
equipment to broadcast on Canada oldest co-op,
commercial free, membership owned since 1975!
KF love your bass play. Just saw you at the
Observatory in Santa Ana and enjoyed the show. I'm
hoping DK will put out some new stuff but will never
be disappointed at watching or listening to the
existing music. Bought a couple if DK T's. But one T
I didnt pick up was a Peligro T. Since you have the
best Web presence can you sell DHP stuff on you site
as well. Also, I would mind having a T of just you. I
know your busy but hope you can make some time.
Thanks for your time. DK will always rule!
we could meet at venue
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Can we do this?
(#406) SEPT 28, 2012 – Justin 
how to start a punk band
Do you remember me? I got you to talk on my phone
to my co-host live on air – http://www.coopradio.org
You phoned in my radio show from Oakland show
with Flipper in March.
Jason Pay
(telephone & email address removed)
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(#404) SEPT 21, 2012 - Christopher
Levine  request for an interview
Good Day!
My name is Christopher Levine and I am a Music
and Popular Culture Journalist in Dallas/Fort Worth,
Texas.
Hey Klaus,
I'm an aspiring bass player and let me be the first to
tell you without the Dead Kenedeys I would have
never figured out what to go to college for. I've been
listening to you guys since I was 12 and it inspired
me to start changing things and speaking out against
unjust laws instead of just breaking them. I wana start
a punk band but I get serious writers block. If you
could give me any tips I would be grateful.
Thanks
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I would love to locate and subsequently interview
you and would like to do so via email by sending
questions and building my article from there. I can
assure you that my interviewing style is one that
dignifies the artist, not gossip-mongering...and my
goal is to champion artists.
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(#407) OCT 9, 2012 – Steve Playford
(Australia)  looking for
photos/film from the DK Australia
1983 tour
hi was wondering if you have any recordings or
photos ,film etc from australia tour 83,specially
brisbane.My band public execution supported you
guys .Best night ever at valleys club.cheers steve.
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(#408) OCT 14, 2012 - Axel Nilsson
(Stockholm, Sweden)  DK vinyl
called A Skateboard Party?
Hi Klaus!
I was down at the record shop here in Stockholm and
found these DK vinyl called "A skateboard party" it's
a live record and i just want to know about the
backround of it, who made it and so on. It seems
pritty unusual becuse i havent found anithing on the
internet about it so I hoped that you whold know
something about it!
/Axel
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(#409) OCT 19, 2012 – Michele
Strider
Dear Sir:
I write because I believe your Twitter account has
been hacked. I just got a weird, spammy direct
message on my @TheYummishFaith account
purporting to be from you. Thought you should
know.
Best,
Michele Strider
Thanks for the head-s up Michele. Seems Friday I
picked up a bug from some other odd twitter msg. I
foolishly clicked on and then got a few of these
messages as well as some more things I chose not to
open. Changed my password. Hope it didn\\\\\\\'t do
anything to your account.
cheers,
(#410) OCT 23, 2012 – Stephen
Sullygo
Klaus Flauride,
Man, this is quite the weird trip for me.
To say you and the Dead Kennedy's had an impact on
my life and shaping who I am today would be an
understatement. I got into DK at a time when I was
just discovering my own musical tastes. I had no
asperations to become a musician of any kind at the
time. I was drawn purely by Jello's message and
forceful will to push an envelope nobody seemed to
want to even touch with a rubber glove at the time.
Only a couple more years along in my teen years I
discovered Les Claypool and Primus, and was sold
on being a bass player from then on. Further
influences, namely Mike Watt and Flea came to the
forefront as well.
However, I never lost my love for the Kennedys, and
revisiting your music on through the years with a
bass player's ears and fingers gave me such an
appretiation for you and your style. This is someone
who kicked off songs like he owned them from the
get go, carried them tightly as a good bassist should
but threw in flourishes that let you know he was still
there throughout. You basslines have a true
emotional range to them; urgency, fear. Even more
technical bassists can't convey that, and it stuck with
me. You are a monster of a talent! I'm a finger
plucker and slap and popper myself, but if I rock "I
am the Owl" I always grab a pick; it just sounds right.
Anyways, this is where things will get weird. Please
don't take me as a creep-o "Twilight-esque" super-fan
and stop reading. Just bare with it; I swear I'm going
somewhere with this.
I am ashamed to admit, as a grown adult now, that
the break up and subsequent lawsuit had an impact on
me, namely in regards to how I viewed you as a
person and my overall enjoyment of your work; DK
and beyond. As I stated before, Jello drew me to the
Kennedy's, and if so many piles of words from
opinion pages, industry insiders and even, on
occaision, from Jello himself were to be believed,
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you, DH and Ray were well paid money grubbing hobags whom had accomplished the most un-punk, proestablishment, anti-DK thing you could do; you sued
your band mate, the Jello Biafra no less, for money.
I will admit that I have never been 100% clear on all
of the details, mainly because there are so many
conflicting versions out there. But just the fact that
this thing, this event occured, stuck in the back of my
head for ages. It soured me on you, the rest of the
band, and any subsequent listenings of the some f my
favorite classics.
Eventually this feeling diminished over time.
My oldest son now has turned out to be an amazing
musician himself. On drums he's somewhat a cross
between Niel Pert and Travis Barker; really he's that
good. Recently he has taken a keen interest in bass.
One of the first things he learned (by ear, on his own
no less) was the opening to "Forest Fire". I had to
look up the tab myself.
amongst musicians. You really treat every person
writing to you with an open ear and a personal
connection. Even if responding to a douchebag whos
damning with incoherent slurrs and bad grammer,
you respond with intelligence, honesty and kindness.
At this moment I don’t even care to ask anymore.
You're a talented, good person who's probably dealt
with his fare share of fallout from something I could
never fully understand, nor do I feel I have a right to
anymore.
It's a really cool thing when your perception of a
person, especially one that was a role model at some
time in your life, can be redeemed just by that person
taking the time to, well, be a person to his fans and
supporters. That's pretty effin' punk rock man!
Anyway, long rant over, sorry for that. Thank you for
your time and the work you have put out! The world
is definitely a better place for having you in it.
-Stephen
My point is, I got over it, mostly, and continued to
enjoy the music. But my opinion of you and the
others had admittedly remained damaged.
This evening I stumbled upon your website from a
Wikipedia link while I was futzing about on the
internet out of boredom. I found this comments
section and wierd unwanted thoughts ran through my
mind; "What an opportunity! Tell him what you
think! He asked for it." Yeah, that was my smug,
real-mature plan.
I started reading your answer page with an honest
"ooh, lets see what this guy has to say for himself"
attitude. The first that that really started to stand out
to me, almost right off, was that you truly seem to
answer everyone. Really. That's not something you
can say for most other musicians with even a
modicum of notoriety. Interesting. My thoughts
started to shift a bit; "Maybe I'll just ask him. Ask
him why, what the band and surrounding movement
meant to him, blah blah". I continued to read the
comments though, instead of just writing.
Hey Stephen,
Just a quick thank you for such a well thought out
and appreciative letter. Just want you to know that
my site seems to be having a problemadding
backslashes or forward slashes willy nilly only after I
press send, so until that\'s fixed I\'ll be taking a break
(just when I had set aside some catch up time). But
your letter was appreciated and I\'d thought I\'dlet
you know.
I imagine when I press send all the slashes will
appear even though they\'re not on my proof read
here.
Alas, modern convenience.
cheers,
(16-March-2013)
Hey Stephen,
I read one response to a detractor and Biafra fan
where you promoted Jello's current project and even
gave out the show times. Wow.
What I came away with is this; whatever the reasons,
you are a genuine person. Again, that is so rare
Sorry for the delay in responding. That's becoming a
catchphrase now as I'm so far behind on
correspondence.
There's not a whole lot left to answer in this email as
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it's more of a statement than a question, but i'm glad
to hear it and respond all the same. So here goes,
let's sort of take it section by section.
For starters, yes, I know how you feel. The whole
thing has been a weird trip for me to in oh so many
ways.
Glad we got to you and you liked what we were up to
early on.
Good choices in your teen years. Mine were ruled by
Willie Dixon, Jack Bruce (in the studio style Jack
Bruce more so than the jamming style), Felix
Pappalardi, and a bunch of others.
I have a style that I think is partly informed by the
fact that I started out as a guitarist and then switched
to bass. So sort of a more out front style was always a
sort of unintentional result with guitar part
undercurrents. Hell, outside of DK whenever I play
bass now I use a Fender Bass VI, literally a bass
guitar, not a baritone but a an electric guitar
on a longer scale dropped an octave. 3 pickups,
skinny neck, even a whammy bar. So there you go
there.
Onto "the case" or "the split". Plainly put Jello did
something wrong to his friends, denied it, tried to
cover it up and eventually put us in a position of
having to have a sort of reality check. In the end the
trial came out in our favor if you can call a mess like
that anyones favor. But we were vindicated in all
counts even after appeals from Biafra's side. We
didn't go for the jugular i.e. trying to ruin him as
some suggested. It was a hard painful time and i'm
glad it's over with. I don't tend to hold grudges and if
Biafra ever felt a sudden whim to get and touch and
say let's go out for a drink or whatever I'd be totally
there. I believe people can and do change given time
and so as weird as it might turn out I'd be willing to
give it a shot. There. Done with that.
for taking so long to reply. I'm a musician and
therefore almost by definition fall into the not very
organized catagory. That's why God made road
managers.
Cheers,
-Klaus
(16-March-2013)
(#411) NOV 8, 2012 – Tony James
First Just wanted to thank you, I starting playing bass
in '81 to form a garage band, everyone wanted to play
guitar,I figured it only has 4 strings how hard can it
be....You were my major influence I spent every
night in that tsummer learning as much as I could
figure out on Plastic surgery ..to this day I still play
and when some ask me who was your biggest
influence it is always Klaus Flouride, which
sometimes followed with look him up.lol
Hey Tony,
Yeah, hey..I started on bass in '67 when we had a
band that had a drummer and a guitarist, I already
played guitar but offered to switch to bass (a rather
common situation, I'm guessing). I also thought
"How hard could that be" but now I have a lot of
respect for bass players that play melodic lines and
can still sing a different line over them. Glad Plastic
Surgery helped you along. And yeah, even though I
take forever to answer the letters send people here. I
appreciate it.
Cheers,-Klaus
(#412) NOV 12, 2012 – Rob Adams
Mr. FlouRide,,
As far as the webpage, I am more than aware that
99.99% of musicians out there, brilliant ones to just
plunkers rarely get a chance to receive the audience
and praise that we have as a group and as
individuals, so it's sort of paying back and saying
thanks for noticing that I do this part of the site. And
that you play and your son plays gives me a feeling
that we're paying forward a bit too.
I was at the 23 Club on Saturday night and had the
honor of hearing you sit in with the Blus Swamis!!
Now that was cool!!!
So i'm glad you took the time to write and sorry again
Yeah, that's a great bunch of people and for Roger,
Joe, Alice, Paul,Jenny and Al to let me crowd the
Sincerely,
Rob Adams
Hey Rob,
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stage even a little bit more shows what blues and
jamming and that sort of musician to musician
friendship is all about. It's always a pleasure to sit in
with The Blue Swami's. Glad you were there.
Cheers,-Klaus
(#413) NOV 12, 2012 – Tyler Hodge
Hello we had spoke after the Mike Watt show in
Oakland on Thursday Nov 8th. I told you that I was
playing in a group with Ritchie O' Connell from
UXA.
Was wondering about playing together sometime.
Was thinking getting a group together w/you and
Ritchie and maybe V. Vale on keys playing some of
the more simple Jazz tunes like "So What","Killer
Joe","Well You Needn't", and some blues tunes llike
"Straight No Chaser",etc. just playing more simple
jazz tunes just to get in a pocket and riff off of each
other for a bit.
(#415) NOV 26, 2012 – Sean 
about 6025
Hey Klaus! Big fan of your work with the Dead
Kennedys and your solo stuff! You are my main
inspiration to take up bass and your style has directly
influenced mine and I am grateful to you for that. By
the way, can you say anything about an old DK band
member by the name of 6025? I'm curious about him
and I figured you'd be the best person to ask.
If not, thanks anyway and I look forward to more of
your stuff!
Cheers
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(#416) NOV 30, 2012 – Ian Pelletier
 greeting
i enjoyed the work you did for the dead kennedys
Anyways let me know, Thank You.
Hey Tyler,
Sounds like an interesting project. Although jazz is
not my strong suit, if you eastern Canado the heavy
lifting of pulling it together Iet me know what's up. As
it is I'm involved in about as much as I can juggle at
the moment, but it probably doesn't need to happen
tomorrow, yes. Keep in touch with your progress.
Count me in if you can lasso everybody else.
Cheers,-Klaus
Ok yea. I'm in the process of trying to move so it may
be a while. I spoke with Ritchie and he's down with
it, I will still ask Vale and keep you informed.
Thank you
Mon, December 3, 2012 1:27 am
(#414) NOV 19, 2012 – Andrew 
bridge & pickups on your bass?
as an aspiring bass player and a big dead kennedys,
i'm wondering; what type of bridge and pickups are
on the '66 jazz bass?
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I’m a bass player my self you can replay back at my
grooveshark account pumper
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(#417) DEC 1, 2012 – Keith Calmes
 may I send you may CD?
Hi Klaus!
Thanks for all the great music and inspiration! I think
that I first heard you back in 1981/1982 at the
Whisky in LA and the Belmont Ballroom in Fresno.
These are great memories. I'd like to send you my cd
as a small token of appreciation. If interested, can
you tell me where to send it?
Keep on keepn'on!
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(#418) DEC 16, 2012 – Arthur Samel
(Pennsylvania)  request for
autographed photos & memorabilia
my name is Arthur samel. i am a 27 year old male in
a wheelchair with Muscular Dystrophy. i live in the
Philadelphia area. I've been interested in your work
for a while now, and i would really appreciate any
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autographed pictures,or memorabilia that you could
send me. also my t-shirt size is 2xl
gig or at least we had fun. If you did did you come up
and say Hey?
thank you very much.
Glad you're liking The Light is Flickering. If you can
find Because I Say So that should be fun too. If not
we're hoping to re-release the lot with
some extra stuff thrown in.
arthur
(address removed)
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Cheers,
-Klaus
2013
(#420) JAN 18, 2013 – Josh Medsker
 – see (#393) entry from July 7,
2012 +33 questions
(#419) JAN 5, 2013 – Steve Niemitz
Hey Klaus!
I'm a 19 year old drummer, and I read your biography
where you mention the jazz records you were
exposed to as a young kid. I was wondering, has jazz
continued to be inspiring/influential to you
throughout the years?
If so, are there any specific artists and/or albums
within the genre that have been especially meaningful
to you?
Hi Klaus,
I am revving up my blog again, if you are still
available for an interview. I would love to speak you.
Please let me know? We can do it via email, over the
phone... whichever is best for you.
Thanks again.
Take care--Josh Medsker
Anyways, I love your work, both with the Dead
Kennedys and otherwise. Just got The Light is
Flickering in the mail today and I'm really liking it.
I'm going to try to catch the DK's at the Gramercy
Theater in February, in case I make it, I'll be looking
forward to it, and if not, I hope to catch you guys
some other time when you're in the area.
Thanks! -Steve
Hey Steve,
(sorry for the blank email, a glitch, it just went and
sent???)
In short, yes. I like a lot of rock guys that are also
inspired by jazz i.e. Jack Bruce (although I prefer
Cream in the studio as opposed to the live cuts where
it seems like no one is listening to each other), Willie
Dixon, Jaco Pastorius, Bob Wright from No Means
No is practically jazz and up and coming James
Whiton (worth looking for). Tons more i can't
think of right now. Mingus obviously.
Did you go to the Gramercy after all. It was a great
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(#421) JAN 23, 2013 – Ricado
Quezada (Santiago, Chile)
Hi Klaus.
My name is Ricardo, and i'm writing you from
Santiago, Chile (South America). Me and my wife
are truly big dead kennedys fans, since we were kids.
In February we're going to travel to New York and,
of course, we already have tickets for the DK concert
at the Gramercy Theatre. We're very excited to watch
and hear you guys. The thing is that we would like to
give the band some gifts from Chile, so the question
is if there is any chance to meet you guys before or
after the show, in the same place or another (your
hotel for example). It won't take more than a couple
of minutes and it will mean a lot for us. Thank you
Klaus. We're looking forward too see you. Cheers,
Ricardo. (email removed)
PS: Just to share it with you, I'm the singer in the
chilean dead kennedys tribute band called
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"frankenchristo":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amwW-_8m9Fw
6-Feb-2013 - One way or another we'll make this
work out.
6-Feb-2013 - THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!!
(I check my e-mail every morning at breakfast in this
place) . See you Klaus. Cheers! Ricardo.
8-Feb-2013 - I hope the snow will not stop you!!!
Hey Paul,
i remember you well. You and your pesky napster
collection! But hey, that was a weird gig yes? I quit
fairly soon after 9/11 as it was impossible to do the
pickups anymore with all the security through the
roof. Plus it was basically time we were thinking of
doing 1 show with DK's. That one show turned into a
lot more than that and still going strong. Good to
hear from you. Remember Ryan? He's in touch also.
11-Feb-2013 - Hi Klaus, I don't know if you have
received my latest e-mails. We're waiting for your
news about tomorrow. Anyway, if nothing happens
we'll be there at the show. Cheers! Ricardo.
Cheers,
-Klaus (17-Feb-2013 @3:01pm)
Met up with Ricardo & his wife in New York City –
Klaus
Hey there,
Just saw you in D.C. Thanks for the pic and your
John Hancock! Peace!
16-February-2013
Hi Klaus!!! I just readed your message. We were
already on our way to the theatre when it was
received, but i wanted to say thanks anyway for your
consideration. We really enjoyed the great show you
gave us, and it was really nice to meet you and your
family. Your sister and niece were so friendly with
us, just like you and the rest of the band. We are still
very happy about it, and it was great for me that we
could talked a little while about so many interesting
things. I hope we can continue our conversation in
the future. Maybe in Chile, why not?. You know that
if you ever go to Chile, with or without the dead
kennedys, "Mi casa es su casa" ("My house is your
house"). And that goes for your family too. I'll write
you soon to send you some punk rock bands from
Chile and share some topics of conversation...
something i wanted to talked about but i forgot at the
moment was the "MP3 get off the web" song...
Thanks for everything Klaus.
Cheers!! Ricardo.
(#422) FEB 7, 2013 – Paul
Klaus,
Was checking out some Youtube vids of the the Dead
Kennedys and saw my old co-worker from DHL
rocking the bass. I was the 19-20 yr old form Hawaii
that worked all the routes that later quit. Cool to see
you on Youtube. Take it easy.
(#423) FEB 14, 2013 – John M
Hey John,
Glad you came out. Dang it was hot in there, but a
great crowd, you included.
Cheers,
-Klaus (17-Feb-13, 2:15pm)
(#424) FEB 14, 2013 – Sid
Hey Klaus!
I have always been a HUGE fan of the Dead
Kennedys and proudly sport my "Bedtime for
Democracy" Shirt as many times as possible. I just
wanted to say that during your time in the Dead
Kennedys, I saw an interview of you guys in
Australia, and I don't nessesarally know why, but
(you might not remember this, but) when the reporter
asked you what the music meant, or what you were
trying to convey, you said that it was "to get people
out of their apathetic shells" or something along those
lines. Anyway, just wanted to tell you that I really
loved that line in the interview (made me laugh,
really) and am both a huge fan of the DK's and your
new projects.
-Sid
Hey Sid,
Thanks for the compliments. Glad the glib humor got
a laugh outta you. Hope to have more new projects in
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the near future.
Cheers,
-Klaus (17-Feb-2013 @2:50pm)
(#425) FEB 15, 2013 – Bridget
(California)
Dear Klaus, As you are left-handed, I've always
wondered why you don't play a left-handed bass. Can
you? Could you?
Dear Bridget. Yes, Oh, No and No. The left hand
does most of the work anyway has always been my
theory.
(#426) FEB 18, 2013 – Steve
Niemitz +3 questions
Hey Klaus,
Thanks for the response! (#419) JAN 5, 2013 – Steve
Niemitz . Always interesting to hear what's
behind musicians I admire.
I'm also curious, what are some of your top favorite
punk bands?
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Unfortunately I did not end up making it out to the
Gramercy that night, it snuck up fast and I hadn't
planned ahead of time to catch the train into the city.
Will you guys be coming up around the New
York/New England area again at any point this
year?
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I definitely want to get my hands on a copy of
Because I Say So, I always enjoy watching the video
for Keep on Walking.
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(#427) MARCH 5, 2013 – Steve
Niemitz +2 questions
hey ! ive been a dk fan since i was 5 i wanted to ask
you the last time you played in vegas about your
thoughts on the original line up of dk's departure ,and
when you will do a solo show in vegas—
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thank you for making good music i owe a huge debt
of gratitude to you and the rest of dk. –zack
(#428) MARCH 17, 2013 – Gary
Morris (UK)  coming back to the
UK?
Hi.
I saw Dead Kennedys in 2004 in London and it was
an amazing gig. I was just wondering if D.K's were
gonna come back to the U.K. it would be great to see
you again
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(#429) MARCH 28, 2013 – Adewole
M. Akinloba  question about your
bass
Hello, sir. I just wanted to take the time to say you
are one of my favorite bands and The Dead Kennedys
are the band that got me back into Punk Rock. You,
sir have helped shaped the history of Punk and I
wanted to stop by to say, thanks. Your a legend.
Also, exactly how old is the bass you used with your
time in DK? Looks ancient, but sounds new.
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Also, what kind of keyboard did you use on Light
is Flickering?
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Thanks again,
Steve
(#430) APRIL 16, 2013 – Marlene
Rudloff (Germany)  request for
permission
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In the context of an exhibition project and a future
publication we would like to ask the permission for
including a reproduction (max. half page) of the
cover California über Alles (The Dead Kennedys,
1979, released by Fast Product). Would it be
furthermore possible to get the permission for a
screening and the reproduction of a clipstill of the
Concert Live at Mabuhay Gardens, San Francisco,
1979 (© Decay Music 1987)?
Let me briefly introduce you the institution and the
project.
The Haus der Kulturen der Welt is a public funded
institution and has operated as a division of the nonprofit organization Kulturveranstaltungen des Bundes
in Berlin GmbH since 2002. It is financed by the
State Minister for Culture and Media at the Federal
Chancellery in accordance with a resolution of the
Deutscher Bundestag, and receives project-related
funding from the Federal Foreign Office.
As an interdisciplinary space for international
contemporary arts and as a forum for current
developments and discourse in Berlin, the Haus has
ensured the development of a strong network of
intercultural co-operations with institutions and
actors of the cultural and artistic fields, offering them
optimal conditions of presentation.
The exhibition project "The Whole Earth" emerges
from the context of cultural and scientific debates
about the Anthropocene to investigate basic questions
of the “age of man,” as well as negotiating the
historical relation between ecology and cybernetics.
The exhibition project departs from a particular
moment in time: the California of the 1960s and 70s.
California was not only a center of the counterculture
with its global impact on music and other cultural
productions, but also a laboratory fusing together
surprising syntheses of diverse mind-sets and
ideologies, which influenced the current “ecological
paradigm” and “systems thinking” thoroughly.
The Publication:
editions
Price: 26 Euro
Publisher: Sternberg Press
Publication Date: June 2013
Would you give us the permission for repdrocing? In
case we are allowed to use the images, could you
provide us with a high resolution file minimum 300
dpi including the complete caption? May I ask you to
be so kind and check the possibilities of an extended
discount rate for our institution? We are a public
cultural institution working non-profit orientated and
have to deal with a very limited budget. Your support
would be highly appreciated.
We would be delighted to hear from you. As our
deadlines for the publication are expiring this week,
we would be very grateful if you could get back to us
as soon as possible. If you should have further
questions please do not hesitate to contact us.
Sincerely yours,
Marlene Rudloff
Bildende Kunst, Film, Neue Medien
(#431) APRIL 17, 2013 – Jack L
Hey Klaus, I saw your Tempe Az show a couple of
months ago and I wanted to say your guy's playing
was amazing that night. What's the story behind
playing sweet home alabama?
Hey Jack,
Glad you liked the show. No deep inside political
commentary with Sweet Home..., just what we
thought was a fun idea. No real story, I think one
time Ray just started playing the chords at the end of
"Chemical" and we went with it and it was a goofy
fun thing. We're allowed that and I think people
either dug it or were bewildered. So that's the nonstory story.
Cheers, -Klaus
Title: The Whole Earth. California and the
Disappearance of the Outside
Volume: ca. 200 pages (4 colour scale)
Size: 25 x 34 cm
Softcover
Edition of 2500
Language: English and German in two separate
(#432) APRIL 19, 2013 – Alberto
Krawczyk  posted photos from
Brazil
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Hey Fluoride, I took some pictures of DK show in
Curitiba yesterday, it can be see at
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.5873261
67957659.1073741833.100000408425511&type=3
Great Show, thank you.
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(#435) APRIL 28, 2013 – Gustavo
Cordena 
Mr. Klaus as send photos autograph on my belt for
you ... thanks
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(#433) APRIL 23, 2013 – Carlos
Lozio (Brazil)  thank you for the
Brazil show
(#436) MAY 17, 2013 – Mark 
coming to the UK?
I wish to Thank u for the awesome gig last sunday in
SP ,Brasil.....was a very special moment in my life! I
am a huge fan of
Greetings klaus,
I'm a big fan of yours,the kennedys and punk in
general any plans to tour the uk soon? Leeds
/Yorkshire area in particular!
All the best mark
your music! Cheers
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(#434) APRIL 24, 2013 – Greg Mudd
 interview request
Good Afternoon,
I am a post-graduate student at the University of
Southampton (UK), researching American Punk
focusing particularly on the Dead Kennedys.
I appreciate that you are extremely busy, however the
reason for my email is to ask if I could carry out a
short interview (via telephone or email) with
yourself.
The interview questions I would like to ask regard the
use of sarcasm in protest music, both in the past and
present.
If you would like, I can send you a participant
information sheet and consent form, which should
answer any questions related to my research.
Thank you very much for you time, I look forward to
hearing back from you.
With Kind Regards
Mr. Greg Mudd
University of Southampton, U.K.
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(#437) MAY 21, 2013 – Enrique 
advice on starting a band
Klaus,
I started adding punk to my collection when I was in
the 7th grade and had started listening to more music,
I discovered the Dead Kennedys very soon and I
must say that your bass playing has had a huge
influence on my bass playing. My favorite bass runs
include "We've got a bigger problem now" "Riot" and
"Viva Las Vegas". It insipred me to work on a
different sound from my bass and incorperate a pick
more. I live in a small town in Alaska and the music
scene is very slow, so its hard to find people to jam
with, if you have any advice on starting a band, then I
would love to know!
~ Enrique
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(#438) MAY 26, 2013 – Steve
Robinson  any leads on your
missing gear?
Any leads on your missing gear? I posted something
to TalkBass about it. Hope you guys get to the
bottom of it; I know it\'s just stuff, but a number of us
are just sick about it, especially your iconic Jazz
Bass. Hope it all turns up.
--Steve
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(#439) JUNE 3, 2013 – Joshua
Windham  what rig you used?
Hi Klaus,
I saw you guys with DK in New Orleans in the early
2000s. It was perhaps the best sounding live show Ive
ever seen. I like all different types of music, and it
was just plain GREAT! I was curious if you
remember what rig your used that tour? I am a bass
player, and your jazz bass tone/growl was the best
bass tone Ive ever heard live. Of course, the real
magic is your playing! Anyhoo, thanks in advance for
any advice :)
for being one of the best bassists, or at least one of
my favorites.
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(#443) JULY 23, 2013 – Ed
Schechner  I remember you as
Geoff – Brooklyn, 1970-1
I remember you as Geoff when you shared an apt.
with my girlfriend (at the time) in Park Slope,
Brooklyn circa 1970-71. We used to talk about Zappa
and Syd Barrett. We saw you New Year's eve that
year performing at a gay bar in the lower
eastside/Manhattan. I've been in Tucson, AZ since
1975. I don't do facebook.
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(#440) JUNE 9, 2013 – Doctor Punk
 any word on east bay ray’s
guitars?
(#444) AUGUST 24, 2013 – Jack  3
questions about 6025
Hey Klaus,
Any word on your or East Bay Ray's guitars?
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(#441) JUNE 17, 2013 – Ken Shelton
 I hope you get your stolen bass
back
Hi Klaus, I'm sorry to hear about your Fender Jazz
bass getting lost/stolen. I sincerely hope you get it
back. What bass are you playing now, and how does
it compare to your old Jazz?
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(#442) JULY 6, 2013 – Taylor  just
wanted to say thank you for the
music
Hey klaus! Just want to say thanks for the music,
man. The Dead Kennedys are one of the best punk
bands ever. Your solid bass lines are amazing and
you were a great performer too. I'd love to see you
guys next time you hit up Arizona. But really, thanks
I have followed the dead kennedys for years and I
have a few questions for you about a former band
mate of yours known as 6025. Question number 1 is
it true that he died? Question number 2 what does
6025 stand for? Question number 3 what happened to
him after he left the band? I know that you most
likely haven't had any contact with him for years and
you probably want to respect his privacy, as do I, but
I have always found some of the stuff he wrote very
interesting and any information that you are willing
to provide would be greatly appreciated.
signed,
a curious fan.
(#445) - AUGUST 26. 2013 – Martin
Juarez
Hi i like your glasses
Hey Martin,
I'll try to keep extra in stock.
Cheers,
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Hey Ken,
-Klaus, 4-Sept-2013
(#446) - AUG 30, 2013 – DK fan
since 1990
Hi, I wanted to mention how influenced by the Dead
Kennedy's I was as a teenager. I bought posters, shirts
and cassette tapes with my hard earned McDonald's
paycheck.
Personally I think Jello sucked all the attention away
from the band. He is like a fart in a elevator,
overpowering. It's a shame that his personal
hypocrisy affected the bands outcome.
Just know that your contribution is not without note.
Thrive? That's a relative word in the music scene
these days, although I'm happy to have reached the
state that I'm in i.e. people finding my site
and relaying to me, for the most part, positive
experiences.
As opposed to what you say (no offense intended) the
Reagan years were basically intolerable, as have
been so many years since them, but I'mhappy that we
helped make them more tolerable for some, you
included sir.
Since the 80's there's a lot more to me, but I digress,
...playing with Mr. Squire in the 60's was indeed a
unique and pleasurable experience. It made me
chuckle too at points.
Cheers, -Klaus
Take care brother.
2-September-2013
(#448) – SEPT 11, 2013 – Todd
Snyder
Hey DK fan since 1990,
Glad to know we influenced you and appreciate the
use of your hard earned income.
Back in 1994 my Cha-Cha-Cha With Mr. Flouride
album was stolen with several others. I'd like to know
if I could buy it from you.
I think I cut Biafra a little more slack than you might,
but that is indeed an amusing coroallry that you
used.
11-Oct-2013
Glad that you see that we all contributed.
It seems that's the hardest one to come by. I even
searched ebay and nada. I'm hoping to get all the
solo stuff re-released as either a best of compilation
or each separately, but that's sort of a hard pitch
right now in the state that the record companies are
in with all the pirating. Maybe there's a pirate
version out there somewhere, but I can't with good
conscience suggest that to you or anyone in respect
to other artists. I only have one copy left, and the
master tapes, and alas, I'm afraid I can't bring myself
to sell either to you.
Cheers,
-Klaus
(#447) – SEPT 5, 2013 – Ken
Hi Klaus. It's great to see you continuing to thrive in
the music scene. To me the DKs were always the
hardcore band with chops and a brain. Thank you for
making teenage suburbia during the Reagan years
tolerable. Ever since Cha Cha Cha, I always thought
there was more to you than met the eye. Finding out
you played with Billy Squire sealed it (and really
made me chuckle). Keep on rocking. Ken
30-Sept-2013
Hey Todd,
Keep looking and keep your fingers crossed (when
possible). Glad you liked it.
Cheers,-Klaus
(#449) – SEPT 21, 2013 – Johnny
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What is your favourite song to jam to?
11-October-2013
Hey Johnny,
That changes day to day, but today it was The
Kingsmen's version of "Comin' Home Baby".
But that's just today.
cheers,-Klaus
(#450) – OCT 8, 2013 – Steve
Thornbrugh
Hello, KlausI saw you in the DK a few times, always loved your
tone. At 49, I realize you've had a large influence on
my own bass playing. Thanks for your contribution to
my formative years- Steve
11-October-2013
Hey Steve,
Thanks. It's people out there like you that inspired us
to do what we did back then and to keep doing it as
much as possible to this day.
Cheers, Klaus
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(#451) – OCT 21, 2013 – Dale
Flowery  Did you ever vacation at
Pt. Lookout in your early years?
21-Oct-2013
Did you ever vacation at Pt. Lookout in your early
years?
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