Tom bought a copy of the first SST record from Chuck Dukowski. August 1980, at the Urban Noize club, here in Portland. We walked in, Chuck was sitting at a small table. Copies of The Minutemen 'Paranoid Time' EP and the Black Flag 'Nervous Breakdown' EP were spread out on the table. Chuck introduced himself, talked about the bands, the label. Those records changed Tom's life. Those records changed a lot of people's lives.
Thank you for sharing this story! I was lucky enough to become a friend of Tom’s for the last 5-6 years of his life. I loved that guy, and still do. Miss him every day.
Find me a band that was so powerful live in the early 90's. Good luck with that! This lineup will stay as one of the greatest not only in punk, but in general music. They were unstoppable. May some of them rest in peace.
I was at this show at the "pine street theater" in portland oregon , in 92'or 93' one of their best shows for sure, hey jason lang,, Duncan from Bend says hello...."ALCOHOLICS UNANIMOUS FOREVER"!! RIP STEVE AND PIG,, FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS....🙋
Rip big fella your music is magic I'm from Australia and when o think American punk posion idea comes straight to mind it has everything including not shying away from the blues not unlike ACDC U guys r legend peace and love lloydy
He became a good friend of mine over the decades....people were always piqued by the difference in our dimensions....he was like a brother from another mother.
They got into everybodies salad. They stole some onion rings and cheese from my Chef salad (full disclosure: The Chef Salad is not ALWAYS prepared by the chef). But I do have to admit I like fat people. Except when they steal my food as they so often do.
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Feel the Darkness and Blank Blackout Vacant are two of my favourite albums ever. Can't see that ever changing
For sure and that is rear as feel the darkness was first albam with a hole new line up witch was my favourite line up peace lloydy
Best Poison Idea line-up
Tom bought a copy of the first SST record from Chuck Dukowski. August 1980, at the Urban Noize club, here in Portland. We walked in, Chuck was sitting at a small table. Copies of The Minutemen 'Paranoid Time' EP and the Black Flag 'Nervous Breakdown' EP were spread out on the table. Chuck introduced himself, talked about the bands, the label. Those records changed Tom's life. Those records changed a lot of people's lives.
Thank you for sharing this story!
I was lucky enough to become a friend of Tom’s for the last 5-6 years of his life. I loved that guy, and still do. Miss him every day.
Is 2nd avenue records still in portland?
Timeless.RIP Pig Champion.
RIP Tom. Miss you still, man. Everyday.
I remember watching him drink beer straight from the pitcher and his hands are so big that the pitcher looked like a standard mug...R.I.P man..
R.I..P. Slayer hippy. Amazing drummer
This fucking guy!!!
my old roadie back in the day.....Such a legend and great dude all around.....Miss him
One of the greatest bands of all time... and now, they are gone... R.I.P. PI!!!
SalDOWN there back! I just saw them in Portland on Saturday July 21,2018 played to a sold out show.
☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
No pig, no pi.
PIG CHAMPION.
His name is Tom
13 years ago today! R.I.P Tom Roberts/Pig Champion.
Find me a band that was so powerful live in the early 90's. Good luck with that! This lineup will stay as one of the greatest not only in punk, but in general music. They were unstoppable. May some of them rest in peace.
I was at this show at the "pine street theater" in portland oregon , in 92'or 93' one of their best shows for sure, hey jason lang,, Duncan from Bend says hello...."ALCOHOLICS UNANIMOUS FOREVER"!! RIP STEVE AND PIG,, FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS....🙋
I've had the CD of this show (Pig's Last Stand) in my single disc CD player in my car for a little over 2 years now.
yes
Its ALWAYS in steady rotation over here too!
Best band ever,and its best line-up
RIP Tom,kings of punk,slayer hippie best drummer
Rip big fella your music is magic I'm from Australia and when o think American punk posion idea comes straight to mind it has everything including not shying away from the blues not unlike ACDC U guys r legend peace and love lloydy
LISTEN TO THE WISE MAN!!ÄLSKAR DIG;TOM!!SOV I RO!!
Pig was one of the best.
Tom Champion!!!!!!!!!!!!RIP
He became a good friend of mine over the decades....people were always piqued by the difference in our dimensions....he was like a brother from another mother.
Poison Idea... Best Hardcore Punk Band all of time. A kiss to Jerry :)
Kings of Punk. RIP Thee Slayer Hippy
Must be the best track to skate to EVER made!
Remember this from the early 90's
Agree. "Feel the Fire" from Overkill is great for this purpose too
R.I.P. =( ...wish he still played with poison idea. great punk guitarist!
I wish they would release the whole gig on dvd !!
They did
Yup, comes as a DVD with the Pig’s Last Stand LP.
Music to drink alone to!
Greatest hardcore band ever
RIP Pig... the hero!
Def best line up !!!!!!
Pig Champion is my HERO!!!!!!!!!
90s Poison Idea with Pig Champion standing up.
Best Line Up ever!
I fell in love again ...thank You
POSION IDEA RULES.
fuck yes ..the reason i still fucking play ..
Pig Champion
Radical till the end...
RIP the Piiig Champ hes still alive in the awesome music PI fucking rules!!!!
RIP TOM ☠
What a fantastic vocalist he was
Der absolute Wahnsinn!!
these guys blew my mind and kept me going in my salad days :)
The Pig still lives
Kings of punk!!!!
An "heavy band"!!!
We still got Peppa Pig. RIP great man.
GREATNESS!!!!
Hell yeah!!
Pig Champion
Soo bad ass
great band ✊
rip pig champion
hell yeah!!!
He's like 4 people in one, in the body and in the brain...there's no fucking match for us! Ahah hero!
PI fuckin rule! XD punk as it gets!!
I know that for some time there was feel the darkness from the same gig. Do you have the full show on film?
May Al folers. To this great punk rock band I was turned on to by a great friend roddny my fukn homeboy from oc s o d forever
KING
he sounds like a cool guy are there more interviews or something
just gotten into poison idea recently
R.I.P brother!
Rip Steve.
Actually Pig was the guitarist. Jerry Awas the singer.
punk's not diet!
Lyrics, please . . help
pig fucken rules......
+Vic P Rest in PIG! :-)
The best punk rock band of the World los putos amos POISON IDEA
RIP CHAMP
Frank Zappa put out his own stuff way B 4 hardcore. Early PI still rules though.
he was never independent from the music industry, which is what pig champion was talking about
Ole...
can anybody put lyrics?
Fuckin legend !
what if pig was a health freak and only waid 175....
That would've sucked!!😆
Waid?
Which live album has them introduced as the "fattest junkies alive"? This band kicks 100 different kinds of ass.
They got into everybodies salad. They stole some onion rings and cheese from my Chef salad (full disclosure: The Chef Salad is not ALWAYS prepared by the chef).
But I do have to admit I like fat people. Except when they steal my food as they so often do.
rip
☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
black flag didn't do it first. first would have been a bunch of the earlier punk bands in l.a. who didn't get signed.
+Night Time Exactly...Independent labels were abundant pre-Flag all over the world.
Myth