Bad Reaction, Ill Repute, The Last Priority, Dogends, O.S.T. @ The Lab, Oxnard/El Rio (unincorporated), CA - 11/14/2008

Photos:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/riff55/sets/72157610546064746/

O.S.T. was not supposed to play this show, in fact, word on the street was that O.S.T. had played their last show.
But as I was walking in, I overheard Brady from The Last Priority get a call from Bad Reaction. They had flipped their car 3 times on the 101 freeway and two of them were in the hospital! Most of the members of O.S.T. were at the show and phone calls were made to the others. So, when they all showed up they played their last show on Dogends' equipment. Including a bass amp that started on fire. No more Oxnard Skate Trash.....or so they say...

Dogends was up next playing one of their best sets yet. Top 3 for sure. Oscar's guitar was broken during the O.S.T. set but was able to borrrow one that just happened to be there. Right place, right time. The songs are all now well known and the crowd is into it more than ever. A new song was debuted and it looks like they're only getting better.

N!k from Bad Reaction showed up and luckily was OK except for a few bumps and bruises.
The Last Priority played next. This was longtime bass player Josh's final show with the band. They played a long set with pretty much every TLP song you could think of. Including a few Agression covers and even a cover of The Detours/D.I.'s "Guns". After the last song Josh smashed his bass to pieces. The end of an era for TLP.

Ill Repute went up to supposedly close out the show. Seeing Ill Repute in Oxnard is an amazing sight to behold. Bodies everywhere. The set included all the classics and even a few requests like Cherry Cherry. John even had a bra thrown at him. Dave Casillas joined them on stage and made the crowd go even crazier when they played a Stalag 13 song (Conditioned, if I remember correctly).

All the members of Bad Reaction were now at the show. Everyone turned out to be pretty much OK after the accident. The car didin't fare so well.
Unfortunately, most of the crowd for Ill Repute had left, but the diehards stuck around to see Bad Reaction close out the show with an awesome set including an Articles Of Faith cover.

That's gnarly.

Personally I would have just gone home after that gnarly of a car crash... Maybe some day I can be as radical as bad reaction.

Also, excellent pictures Riff. Someday maybe I can be as radical as Riff.