Saturday was the “Jesse James no love party”, in long beach at west coast choppers / monster garage. xDEATHSTARx was invited by Jesse James to come out and play the party. The party started at 12, xDSx went on at 12:30. There were about 800 people or so there when they played. The sound at the show was amazing. When the band started, I was blown away. It felt like the first time I saw the acacia strain. I was in xDSx for 3 years, I know all of the songs, but something was different this time. The last song of the set was represent. During the guest vocal spot, I ran up and took the mic. It felt good to be back on stage and screaming my head off, even if it only lasted 30 seconds.

There was a roller derby set up there. It was pretty awesome. There is just something about girls on skates, beating the crap out of each other that is simply amazing. Ive invited the LA Derby Dolls to the notPop roller jam 2005. I hope they come out.

The rest of the bands were what ever to me. Droid, Manic Hispanic, High on Fire, and the Adolescence played. After the Adolescence, Jesse James got on stage and said something unimpressive in a drunken snooper, then introduced the special guest… DANZIG.

DAN freaking ZIG! He was rocking his typical gear, samhain logo belt buckle, and a rubber looking shirt, and long black hair. I had never seen Danzig in person, but I have been a fan for years. A few months ago, Frank Pavich showed me where he lives in Hollywood. They played a few songs off of Danzig 1. There is something about Danzig that is captivating, it was amazing.

After a few songs, Danzig invited Doyle out onto the stage, then the Danzig band was transformed into the Misfits! Doyle is a beast of a man! He stood about 7 feet tall, looked like bodybuilder and with this face paint and hair, reminded me of real life frankenstein. He dwarfed Danzig. The Misfits was great. They didnt play long, but they played with the energy and heart that I would expect from them. I can really see how The Misfits have change the face of both punk rock and metal over the years. Danzig closed the set with his signature song, mother. The crowd was probably louder then danzig himself. I have seen hundreds of bands, and heard thousands of bands, but Saturday night will be forever engrained in my mind.

Whats ever funnier is that xDSx played Hellfest with Jerry Onlys version of the misfits a year and a half ago and no one cared. Sure he might be a balding jerk, but damn there is something electric about Danzig.