SURF CITY SALOON, Huntington Beach

SATURDAY, MAY 30 2009

Our first show back in the OC in about a year. XL was moving today and Xplo was at a party before the show so we all showed up after the show was well into the third band. We missed BATTLE FLASK the band I really wanted to see since it was our first show on the same bill. I did get to check out the last bit of ONE BIG LIE's show and thought they were pretty good! I spoke with Philipe (singer of Battle Flask) for a little bit but they all left before we played.

Anyway, we showed up around 11pm, Seedy and Don were already there so we all just hung out. I ran into my old friend Ted and Steve (from Dr. Know) was there with his wife. We chatted for a while in the parking lot as I had borrowed Steve's amp for XL.

Gizz off stage stealing a sip

We were the headliner of the evening. Why? I have no idea! But a lot of people stuck around to see us. Our set time was 12 midnight but XL didn't show up until 12:10am. Within minutes we hit the stage but with low energy. At least that what I thought.

XL rockin' the Surf

Seedy in a rare performance on stage with DLP

XploStevo hittin' the mic

"Dirty" Don Rokken doing what he does best... Rockin'!

Once again we were recorded by Steve Chrome Oxide but I don't think we'll be able to use any of the tracks as I was fumbling through lyrics the entire evening. During the last few songs it seemed everyone was getting tired and some people started leaving so I decided to get off the stage and sat at a table with some folks and just sang to them since they were the most interested. One of the guys sitting at the table started helping with backing vocals, which I thought was amazing since he had never heard of us before.

Gizz at the round table entertaining

All in all it was a cool evening but even better was the cause we were there for. We raised some money for BREAST CANCER ANGELS, which was the whole point of the show!

Thanks to everyone who came out to support! Especially Tony (ALL YOU CAN EAT MUSIC) for setting up the show. He has offered us two shows in Vegas at the end of July as part of the ROLLERCON 2009 after party festivities! Vegas... here we come, baby!!!

WEBER'S, Reseda

FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 2009

Ronda, Cheyanna and I drove to Weber's together around 8pm. As we arrived I noticed that the rest of the Lazlo boys had already gotten there, including our substitute guitarist for the evening, Ike Robison.

I got out of the car, checked-in with security and met up with the guys and gave my round of hugs and handshakes. I then said hello to my friends and D.L.P. fans who were ready to watch us play. I also ran into Fozzy's Hero in the parking lot who said they were also on the bill, which was a surprise to me. FH are one of my favorite SFV punk bands and it's always a pleasure to share the stage with them. They always bring it, so I knew it was going to be a killer show!!!

Entropy was on stage when I walked into the club so I watched the last bit of their set before walking around to say hi to everyone else I knew, which was a ton of people! I ran into Myke Marotta (and his wife, Kim) who'd just gotten out of the hospital so seeing him was a blessing! My brother's Leo and Edgar were already there drinking... as usual! Original D.L.P. guitarist, Luis E. and his wife Dana were there also. I went up and spoke with Brandon Cruz and Ismael Hernandez of Dr. Know who told me the sad news that HR from Bad Brains had passed away and I still don't believe it!

Anyway, I spent much of the next hour saying my hellos and greeting people that I've known for many years like; Doug, Bob-Dawg, G.K., Martin, Kristi, Anne and a whole slew of people I can't remember at the moment. It was good to see a bunch of people I hadn't seen in a while. It made me feel very comfortable and at home!

I was told we were next up so I made my way outside and gave the guy's the 5 minute warning that we're next so be ready. As Killroy exited the stage we pull our gear up and within minutes we were ready to rock the house with our old friend Ike right beside us once again. Ike hadn't played with us since his last show on August 23rd, 2008 so some time had passed but I wasn't a bit worried that Ike hadn't even rehearsed with us before the show. After 13 years in the band I knew he hadn't lost his touch or forgotten any of songs and I was right! We ripped into our INTRO and as soon as the guys broke into ALMOST THERE, I hit the stage and we did our thing! We played most of the songs on our set list but our time was quickly over as we had to cut 2 tunes off our set. We ended with always crowd-pleasing 40 OUNCES and said goodnight to our sweaty and drunken crowd!

Dead Lazlo's Place (with Ike Robison) LIVE on stage at Weber's

After our show I spent most of the night posing for pictures with new friends and fans and a lot of my old friends. I had a blast! Fozzy's Hero were up after us so I stayed and watched in between shots. At the end of their set, Rudy's kick drum kept slipping away from him so I went on stage and held it with my foot and sang back-ups as I saw fit! I'm such a stage whore!!! HAHAHA...

When Fozzy's set was over, Vince Hero and I hung out and talked to a bunch of people and had the time of our lives!

Sometime after midnight it was time to go home so off we went. Doug escorted me to the car and I said goodbye one last time before heading home!

Thank you Ronda for getting my hair done for me by Jessica and being my chauffeur for the evening! You rock, chicky!!! Much love!

Gizz Lazlo, Cheyanna, and Ronda at Weber's.