FOR SALE

MONDAY, MARCH 23, 2009

Our original guitarist, Luis E. contacted me today to let me know that a label in Japan is interested in releasing the complete Discography of FOR SALE on CD. For Sale was the band that began when Dead Lazlo's Place took a hiatus in 1992-1993 when I was diagnosed with cancer. For Sale was the first band that I sang lead vocals for and was an outlet for lyrics I'd written about how I was dealing with my disease.

Anyway, three of the four original DLP members started For Sale and we released two 7" vinyl records one of which was a split 7" with DLP. Both records are out of print now. We did record 8 songs that we were going to release on CD but that never came to be. We also recorded several demos before entering the studio so I believe we'll include everything we recorded on this release.

For Sale "Discography 92-93" CD cover artwork

When I went into remission in 1993 I joined BADTOWN BOYS and began touring and recording with them exclusively, which meant the demise of For Sale. Luis went on to play for BUFORD, Rich Piedra went on to play drums for SOMETHING FROM NOTHING and XploStevo and Jeff Yearsley (For Sale's guitarist) started a band with XL, the only member of DLP not to be in For Sale. XL and Jeff Edwards had already quit GLUE GUN so all four of these guys started a band called MAN BITES DOG.

In 1994 XploStevo asked me to visit one their rehearsals just to come out and party. I had so much fun listening to some tunes that we'd written together before DLP went on hiatus so I picked up the mic and started singing. Within that first song we all knew we had something and thus I became the singer for Man Bites Dog, which became Dead Lazlo's Place again on New Year's Eve 1994-1995 because we were given a cease and desist order to not play under that name any longer.

FOR SALE was:

Gizz Lazlo - vocals

Luis E. - guitar

Steve Simpronio - bass

Jeff Yearsley - guitar

Rich Piedra - drums

THE WAREHOUSE, Santa Ana

SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2009

I woke up today at 2pm with a bit of a headache. Maybe from all the screaming and singing last night! I got up and got ready for today show.

XL picked me up around 3:30pm and we headed to The Warehouse in Orange County. We haven't played in OC for a while now so we were both really excited to actually play for a crowd we rarely play for. As we got to the venue we were told the event was already chaotic as some bands had backout last minute. Their lost became our gain as we were bumped to the Main Stage where we originally were set to play. Our set time was right on time. 5:30pm start time but we were told we could play a longer set if we wanted. We didn't want to overstay our welcome so we played all the songs we prepared to play for the show.

Seedy joined us on stage and we really brought it once again! I was a little worried before we played since everyone in the band seemed to enjoy themselves last night and was a bit tired today but that wasn't the case. I can't remember who played before us but they were a little rusty. We set up on the Main Stage as a younger band took on the second stage. When our set time arrived we barrelled into our set nonstop play 11 songs in about 3o minutes.

After our set XL and I spoke about how weird it was that the kids slammed for UP AGAINST IT and I'LL THROW YOU AWAY, two of our more poppier songs. I swear, I'll never get it! We played a bunch of our harder songs but the crowd just stood there and watched while the oldsters yelled and hollered for more! It was another great set and the crowd's response really let us know.

While I was out and about talking the legions of punk rock kids asking for free stuff, I gave away a few CD's. A couple of adoring female fans were so grateful that they bought me a slice of pizza as payback for the CD. I thought that was the coolest thing and so did the rest of the guys!

The boys and I stuck around for Circle One's set, which immediately after ours. We celebrated at our mock-merch booth with a few drinks while talking to whoever came up to us. There was a few older guys there who'd seen us many years ago and were surprised we were still together and that we'd never actually broken-up. All in all, it was a great evening and we thank July for getting us on the bill and hooking us up! We truly enjoyed ourselves!!

XL and I left soon after Mad Parade's set was over, which was around 9pm OC time.

Dead Lazlo's Place LIVE at The Warehouse

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.

THE PREFACE

Welcome to DEAD LAZLO'S PLACE blog spot.

"What doesn't kill us only makes us stronger!"

2009 is the 19th year of our band's existence. We've gone through a lot together in all these years; writing, recording, touring, loss of members, the return of former members, flakes, cancer, other health issues, shootings, bar fights, divorces, break-ups, really bad break-ups, drug abuse, death of family members and close friends, near-death experiences, jail, and lots of drinking just to numb the pain so we could write about it later. But even though all this has happened to us we're still together and closer than ever! Three of the four original members are still in the band but we've been through many drummers and a few other guitarists.

Recently, our 1998-1999 tour manager, Ryan Kinder began posting a blog of a journal he kept on our Deep and Wide Tour. As a result, I thought why not start a blog to write about what happens to us as a band this year leading up to our 20th Anniversary 9 months from now.

We have a lot planned for this year. Along with playing as many shows as we can locally, we'll be touring once again in July and then again in October/November, releasing two CDs this summer and in May another compilation CD will feature one of our songs.

Along with all those plans, we'll be filming a video for "Carbomb" soon. And then doing another video for a song on the next CD soon after it's release. Most likely while on tour.

Well, there you go! This is a blog on all the crap that may or may not happen. But now you will know about as it happens... or not... that is if you even care!

Cheers, ~Dead Lazlo's Place

Gizz Lazlo - vocals

XL - guitar

XploStevo - bass

Don Rokken - drums

Seedy Spitz - guitar

Todd Guzman - guitar (joined in June played first show in July)

PS: All blog entries will be written by Gizz Lazlo unless otherwise noted!