THE HISTORY OF THE MABUHAY GARDENS

Dirk Dirksen

[Punk - CounterCulture - San Francisco]

An autobiography of Dirk Dirksen as promoter of San Francisco's legendary Mabuhay Gardens, 1974-1984. Dirksen almost single-handedly made punk possible in SF by providing an all-ages, low-admission-charge venue where anybody could play and almost nobody was rejected. This is Dirk Dirksen's story told to us by Dirk Dirksen and some of his friends, enemies, onlookers and assorted hangers on. Dirk was a multifaceted person. Shut Up You Animals!!! The Pope is Dead. A Remembrance of Dirk Dirksen

Last Gasp (2022) 224 p. 19 x 26 cm