Yes, Zombie Zoo was a "Deathrock" club in Los Angeles in the 80's ("goth" used to be called "deathrock"). There was a restaraunt nextdoor to the club called Ships (it was kind-of like a Dennys). The patrons of the club used to hang-out there and eat. One night Tom Petty and Roy Orbison stopped in for a late night dinner after a recording session and met some of the club kids, and wrote a song about them.
Zombie Zoo had many locations. The location that Tom saw was at "the Facade" on LaBrea. Zombie Zoo was also at Osko's downstairs in "the Cave", a room that was made to look like a cave. It was also at a dance hall called "La Casa" in downtown. it's first location was on Washington in a rather bad part of town (this is the locaztion that had the stack of TV's the played random things on each screen).
Yes, we did book punkrock bands, as there weren't really enough "deathrock" bands around yet.
Tom petty is a bastard. He wrote the song about my club. I called his managment to request a couple of tix to his concert. I was told "Tom said no". What a @#*&$%@!
Everything Mike Hell says is true because I was the DJ at the Zombie Zoo and he owned the club! Mike, how ya doing? My 16 year old found some old Zombie Zoo magazines a while ago and I starting thinking about you and how much fun I had D.J.ing and making the mag. We sure were creative kids. I don't know if this program will email you with my reply and my email address. If not, leave a message here and I will respond with my email. I do have a FB page.
Everything Mike Hell says is true because I was the DJ at the Zombie Zoo and he owned the club! Mike, how ya doing? My 16 year old found some old Zombie Zoo magazines a while ago and I starting thinking about you and how much fun I had D.J.ing and making the mag. We sure were creative kids. I don't know if this program will email you with my reply and my email address. If not, leave a message here and I will respond with my email. I do have a FB page.
Mikehell you almost got it right.. the funny part is that you doen't remember WHY Tom Petty said NO. LOL. and that makes me roll on the floor.
Mikehell you almost got it right.. the funny part is that you doen't remember WHY Tom Petty said NO. LOL. and that makes me roll on the floor.
I was hanging out at the door with Sammy one night - and along comes none other than Tom Petty with the guitarist from cheap trick, Rick Neilson. They wanted to get in for free.
I was hanging out at the door with Sammy one night - and along comes none other than Tom Petty with the guitarist from cheap trick, Rick Neilson. They wanted to get in for free.
I told Sammy she should let them in it would be good for the club (they were celebrities, whether death rockers or not). She asked you.. but you refused.
I told Sammy she should let them in it would be good for the club (they were celebrities, whether death rockers or not). She asked you.. but you refused.
LOL.
LOL.
They were shocked - this little podunk...
They were shocked - this little podunk DR hangout was turning them down. They stood out there and argued it for quite awhile, and eventually, well they shoved off. I tried telling Sammy to let them in anyway... she wouldn't do it without your approval.
Well, I guess it was a good move - else there would be no song ripping mike's club.
Hey Mike - i would bet that he didn't just say no, he probably said "NO - TELL HIM HE PAY'S FULL F'ING PRICE". Cause that was the message you told Sammy to give them - if you still are in touch, you should ask her about it.
LOL. It still laugh when I hear the song.
FWIW - I have video footage of both Zombie Zoo and The Crypt. This is your ex-roommate Mike, the one you had thrown in jail for passing counterfeit money in your club - and I couldn't say where I got it, because it was from none other than WREX and he had a jacket full of it and his car was loaded up with it too - he worked at kinkos and was cranking it out on the copiers ;) He gave me a bill and told me to go get him and steph some beers. lol. Ah, the good old days hey? I'll find you some day ;)
Yes, Zombie Zoo was a "Deathrock" club in Los Angeles in the 80's ("goth" used to be called "deathrock"). There was a restaraunt nextdoor to the club called Ships (it was kind-of like a Dennys). The patrons of the club used to hang-out there and eat. One night Tom Petty and Roy Orbison stopped in for a late night dinner after a recording session and met some of the club kids, and wrote a song about them.
Zombie Zoo had many locations. The location that Tom saw was at "the Facade" on LaBrea. Zombie Zoo was also at Osko's downstairs in "the Cave", a room that was made to look like a cave. It was also at a dance hall called "La Casa" in downtown. it's first location was on Washington in a rather bad part of town (this is the locaztion that had the stack of TV's the played random things on each screen).
Yes, we did book punkrock bands, as there weren't really enough "deathrock" bands around yet.
Tom petty is a bastard. He wrote the song about my club. I called his managment to request a couple of tix to his concert. I was told "Tom said no". What a @#*&$%@!
Everything Mike Hell says is true because I was the DJ at the Zombie Zoo and he owned the club! Mike, how ya doing? My 16 year old found some old Zombie Zoo magazines a while ago and I starting thinking about you and how much fun I had D.J.ing and making the mag. We sure were creative kids. I don't know if this program will email you with my reply and my email address. If not, leave a message here and I will respond with my email. I do have a FB page.
Everything Mike Hell says is true because I was the DJ at the Zombie Zoo and he owned the club! Mike, how ya doing? My 16 year old found some old Zombie Zoo magazines a while ago and I starting thinking about you and how much fun I had D.J.ing and making the mag. We sure were creative kids. I don't know if this program will email you with my reply and my email address. If not, leave a message here and I will respond with my email. I do have a FB page.
Mikehell you almost got it right.. the funny part is that you doen't remember WHY Tom Petty said NO. LOL. and that makes me roll on the floor.
Mikehell you almost got it right.. the funny part is that you doen't remember WHY Tom Petty said NO. LOL. and that makes me roll on the floor.
I was hanging out at the door with Sammy one night - and along comes none other than Tom Petty with the guitarist from cheap trick, Rick Neilson. They wanted to get in for free.
I was hanging out at the door with Sammy one night - and along comes none other than Tom Petty with the guitarist from cheap trick, Rick Neilson. They wanted to get in for free.
I told Sammy she should let them in it would be good for the club (they were celebrities, whether death rockers or not). She asked you.. but you refused.
I told Sammy she should let them in it would be good for the club (they were celebrities, whether death rockers or not). She asked you.. but you refused.
LOL.
LOL.
They were shocked - this little podunk...
They were shocked - this little podunk DR hangout was turning them down. They stood out there and argued it for quite awhile, and eventually, well they shoved off. I tried telling Sammy to let them in anyway... she wouldn't do it without your approval.
Well, I guess it was a good move - else there would be no song ripping mike's club.
Hey Mike - i would bet that he didn't just say no, he probably said "NO - TELL HIM HE PAY'S FULL F'ING PRICE". Cause that was the message you told Sammy to give them - if you still are in touch, you should ask her about it.
LOL. It still laugh when I hear the song.
FWIW - I have video footage of both Zombie Zoo and The Crypt. This is your ex-roommate Mike, the one you had thrown in jail for passing counterfeit money in your club - and I couldn't say where I got it, because it was from none other than WREX and he had a jacket full of it and his car was loaded up with it too - he worked at kinkos and was cranking it out on the copiers ;) He gave me a bill and told me to go get him and steph some beers. lol. Ah, the good old days hey? I'll find you some day ;)
@mikehell Why should he have given you free tix?
@mikehell Why should he have given you free tix?