As the HB scene that I had hung with began to dry up, I officially suspended the column to cover OC exclusively (3/82). That column focused on bands such as Social Distortion, Agent Orange, the Adolescents, Middle Class, Lost Cause, etc. During my "career" at Flipside, I also interviewed bands, including: China White, The Hated, Bad Religion, Agent Orange, Adolescents, Jerry Roach, and did live show reviews and even covered San Francisco (with the help of my pen pals and contacts Chris from the Lewd and Mark Manslaughter of Social Unrest) when we lost our columnist up there.

I quit writing in the summer of 1983 and didn't even write a farewell address after such a long stint. You'd think I would have. But my reasons for leaving, which had nothing to do with Flipside, just would have read like a big gripe report. By this time, the music scene was really changing; bands that had been the hallmark of the earlier years were retiring or forced into retirement as the hardcore and straight-edge scene took the forefront. In my opinion, it was the end of an era; it was the beginning of the dark ages of punk. I had written little editorials and letters against the straight-edgers and against the violence at the gigs. I was just fed up and as the scene was continuing to go in that direction, it was time for me to go. That was it.

I returned to write for Flipside in the early 1990s following a long absence from the music scene and a divorce. The music scene was happening in LA at that time; it was like a re-birth, although I am sure there'd been plenty going on during my nearly 10-year absence.

I wrote for Flipside during that period from October 1993 (Debuting with an interview of pop-punk band, Spindle in FS#86) to October 1998 (FS#114). I interviewed many more bands than I had in the early 1980s (this was a function of actually watching bands, instead of hanging out in parking lots with my friends). The local scene was vibrant - there was the more hardcore Hollywood scene which revolved around clubs like Raji's and the White Horse and then there was the burgeoning Silverlake pop-punk scene. Gus Flipside was a favorite companion during those years, as was best friend Michael Ascencios who's photos often appeared in my column. Tim from Pomona was another good friend in the scene who eventually went on to write his own scene report for Flipside. Naked John, who I met at a Downtown LACE art event during this time period, has become a long-time friend.

During this time period, I covered the Silverlake scene, and the more hard-rock "Hollywood" scene. Favorite bands interviewed or written about from that time period included Spindle, Possum Dixon, The Philistines Jr., The Haskells, Kryptonite Nixon, Ridel High, Skull Control, and The Humpers. I also participated and covered the very strange activities of the Los Angeles chapter of the Cacophony Society, a group of pranksters and artists. The column became pretty eclectic, covering such diverse subjects such as Los Angeles architecture, Huell Howser sightings and even Danzig's Franklin Avenue house. Later, as things began to fizzle, I began covering the grassroots lounge scene which was to eventually grow into a slick corporate co-opted national fad, symbolized by the ever-present cigar and martini. I left Flipside in 1998 to concentrate on finishing my master's thesis (I have a master's degree in urban geography), as I just couldn't make the bi-monthly Flipside deadlines anymore. That time, I wrote a very nice farewell column and retrospective. I continued to write for Organ & Bongos, a small lounge fanzine out of Seattle, until even their quarterly deadlines became more than I could handle.

In '94 I met Mike Alessi of Skull Control/Dizbuster. He was also an honorary member of The Controllers in the later years. He wants everyone to know that he started Glendale's first punk rock band, VOA. He says they played with the Circle Jerks at Stardust Ballroom and the UK Subs at The Olympic Auditorium but mostly they just wreaked havoc at local house parties and ran from the Glendale Police. His great flyer collection can be seen in the flyers gallery. We were married in 2002 and reside in Northern Glendale.