He was a towheaded teen banned from Valencia, the New Orleans underage, upper crust social haunt. He was a punk rock madman leading the infamous Sluts on a rampage from L.A. to the Lower East Side, as well as the frontman for latter-day country tricksters O.L.D. He’s also an alligator trapper raising a family on his ancestral acreage in the swamps of Lafitte. Dave remembers more of it all than one might imagine. After his time with the Troubled Men, he’ll be drinking to forget.

Topics include the moonshot, a make-up festival, Friday Night Fights, multiple identities, a novel strategy, Nicole Pavy, the 8 O’Clocks, church attendance, forgiveness, the creation of the Sluts, a 100- foot mic cord, gig-related injuries, Black Flag, recording Damaged, an arrest with D. Boon, Joey Torres, an assumed identity, a dope fiend, SST Records, 12” of Sluts, George the Max, Bobby Brennan, chronic pain, the Road Gang, a breakup/breakdown, playing with the Bad Brains at CBGB, Joey Ramone, daily meals, van living, the Beastie Boys, a well-deserved beating, Lafitte roots, undeserved beatings, a swamp visit, Bunny Matthews, a remarriage, a band mom, parental advice, a final admission, and much more.

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Intro music: Styler/Coman

Outro music: Keep It In the Family by O.L.D.