ANOTHER HOMEBOY DOWN! ! ! Our condolences go out to the friends and family of Dennis SS Gage who was found dead on February 1, 2006.
His obituary from the O.C. Register reads: Dennis Wayne Gage, 44, of Los Alamitos, a security guard, died Feb. 1, 2006, of causes yet to be determined. Visitation: 5-8 p.m. Monday, with services at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Westminster Memorial Park.
SS sang with Pig Children from 80-81, and then again from 82-84. Before anyone takes offense with his SS nickname, thats a moniker that was given him from the old Fullerton Punks, as he’d come around and hang out at band practice Secretly Stoned, when smoking pot was associated with being a fuckin hippy, NOT punk. He still may have been in possession of Darby Crashs pony-tail, but well never know now. He hung around the OC/LA punks from about 77-78 until his passing, and was infamous for his erratic behavior. Theres been many a hippy beat down, and hes also taken his beatings. Everyone from back in those times remember.
A bunch of friends who grew up in the same neighborhood in Buena Park. Just hanging out partying, and throwing shit at the establishment. Roger the long haired, cholo looking, punk as fuck, punk rocker was the glue binding this group together. Hanging out with Black Flag's Keith Morris' cousin, Willie Hilser before his untimely death. Rob the Slob and Denniss Gage, hung around the old Fullerton and L.A. punks. Rob the Slob could always be found in Hollywood with fellow Mercenaries Lino Lousy, John Macias, Mike Muir, Skinhead Ricky, and the Mexican Mohicans, or Arnel and the LADS. Hanging out at FEAR practices, and haunting the Starwood, and every other fucking venue now resigned to punk rock history. Rob used to battle with Bobby Brat, to see who would take the girl home for the night. Denniss "secretly stoned" Gage, along with the Fullerton punks. shit I wonder who tried to play bass for the Adolescents in the beginning. Ask Tony Reflex. Denniss is still in possession of Darby Crash's ponytail. Mike the Slag, the loud mouthed drunken, slob, etc. and Clyde Kabibie, the silent brains behind the subversive machine. the fucker could have written the anarchist cookbook. Both hooked up and started jamming apolitical tunes with La Mirada Punk Johnnie Cat Moreno. formed Patriots Dead after a short stint filling in for the original "Assassins" when Trent Adams tried to resurrect that band. Eventually, Patriots Dead evolved into Pig Children, and the rest is history. Seldom respected, always rejected.
FUCK THE SYSTEM, FUCK THE GOVERNMENT, PUNKS UNITED.
STAND UP AND FIGHT OPPRESSION, RACISM, POVERTY.
IT'S OUR RIGHT TO BE FREE! ! !
