This week we're traveling back to 1987 Oakland with Freaky Tales! Join us as we learn about punk v. skinhead battles, Sleepy Floyd, Operation Ivy, and more!
Sources:
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Christopher Phelps, "Skinheads: The New Nazism," Marxists.org: https://www.marxists.org/history/etol/newspape/atc/10048.html
Steve Knopper, "Nazi Punks Fuck Off: How Black Flag, Bad Brains, and More Took Back Their Scene from White Supremacists," https://www.gq.com/story/punks-and-nazis-oral-history
Gabe Meline, "The Realy Life Freaky Tales Behind Freaky Tales," available at https://www.kqed.org/arts/13973907/freaky-tales-true-stories-pedro-pascal-too-short-924-gilman-oakland
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Aaron Carnes, In Defense of Ska, https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/operation-ivy-energy-in-defense-of-ska-book-aaron-carnes-1162048/
https://cmagazine.org/2018/03/22/924-gilman/
https://www.concertarchives.org/concerts/rancid-rice-the-rudiments-bumblescrump-the-aborted?photo=392323
https://www.924gilman.org/about
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Liam O'Donoghue, https://www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/article/berkeley-nazi-brawl-bay-area-movie-freaky-tales-20250563.php
RT: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/freaky_tales
Christy Lemire, https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/freaky-tales-pedro-pascal-movie-review-2025
The Hollywood Reporter, https://youtu.be/DhgFbs2QPbo?si=sLuHMtMzF3xh_Ket
CBS Mornings, https://youtu.be/BRYTyYOLQEk?si=9k8aWh0GNErBWvJg
https://www.kqed.org/arts/13973907/freaky-tales-true-stories-pedro-pascal-too-short-924-gilman-oakland
https://www.espn.com/nba/player/stats/_/id/3703/sleepy-floyd
https://www.espn.com/nba/player/stats/_/id/3703/type/nba/seasontype/3
