Of the hundreds and hundreds of people who have come through the station, I never saw anyone with as much energy as Kindred. Over the years, every time it seemed like the West Bay scene had quieted down a little bit, Kindred would show up at the station with a new band I can’t even count how many times he played on the radio. My main gig at KZSU has been setting up microphones and doing the mix when we have bands come down and play live. RIP Stinkoįor the last 15 years I have volunteered at college radio station KZSU, located 10 minutes south of Redwood City, California. Thinking of those times with Stinko, at his best & worst, which a lot of the time were one in the same, shine through and makes me smile.Īs Snowman told me not long ago.“the roots run deep”. But at the same time I’m grateful for the moments we had. To think that I will never see him again makes me sad, it’s hard to take. I’m biting my lip with a huge grin on my face. So many stories I wish I could share, but just can’t for so many reasons, it would be inappropriate. He was on his own level, master of his own world. Passionate, original, hardcore to the bone. what can I say that would do him justice? As a musician, a person,…it was hard to separate the two. He said if I tried to fight him the first thing he would do is break a bottle and stab me in the neck. Kindred noted I had grown up and gotten big, I smiled and said “Not as big as you” he smiled and asked if I thought I could beat his ass? I replied “I don’t know, I don’t think about you like that”. At the end of the last show Kindred, myself and some other friends were smoking, drinking and talking. The last tour they did up north I got to spend a couple days with my old friends. I have played shows with Plutocracy several times over the last 10 years. A true legend that will be missed by all who were lucky enough to know him. There are lots of stories of how crazy Stinkweed was, but i will always remember how kind and respectful he was. Then at the end of the night, Kindred cleaned up all the beer cans and bottles and made sure the station was clean before he left. I could not believe how great everything went. Kindred took control making sure the next band to play was ready and kept everything moving smoothly. I thought for sure it was all just going to fall apart. One time i had 12 West Bay hardcore bands play in 3 hours on my show. Anytime i had a band from Redwood City play at the station, Stinkweed would be there. I met Kindred while i was a dj on 90.1fm KZSU. Stinkweed Tribute from Short Fast & Loud #26
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