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  Cheap Date: Crash and Burn

In honor of the Aug. 22 midnight screening of What We Do Is Secret at the Nuart, we bring you an all Darby Crash-themed date.

3:33 p.m.

Put on your circle armbands and start your all-things-Darby date by visiting the Orpheum Theatre (842 S. Broadway Blvd.) the location of the very first Germs show. According to Pat Smear, at the first show Lorna wore her pants inside out and Darby covered himself in licorice so we suggest you do exactly the same.

Cost: $1.99 for a pack of Twizzlers

4:14 p.m.

Dig a little deeper into Darby’s history by visiting University High School (11800 Texas Dr.) where Paul Beahm and Georg Rutherberg (Crash and Smear) met and were kicked out for anti-social behavior, allegedly for using “mind control” on fellow students before starting the band.

Cost: Free if you can handle being around a high school again

5:07 p.m.

While his death on Dec. 7, 1980 was eclipsed in the media by the murder of John Lennon the following day, you can pay your respects to Crash at Holy Cross Cemetary (5835 W. Slauson Ave.). Crash can be found by visiting Section R, plot T9 115.

Cost: Depends as you may want to leave flowers or something nice behind

8:13 p.m.

While you’re probably not going to want to give each other Germs burns you can still hang out in the parking lot of the Rainbow (9015 Sunset Blvd.) eating pizza much like the band did.

Cost:

Under $20 for a pizza

11:47 p.m.

Sporting your brand new Mohican, drive as though you heard the Masque was about to reopen and head to the Nuart (11272 Santa Monica Blvd.) for the midnight screening of What We Do Is Secret. It hasn’t been confirmed but we have a feeling original Germs drummer Don Bolles may even be there.

Cost: $9 each

—LENORA CLAIRE

 
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