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unusual facts about Minutemen


Greg Hetson

Other notable past and recurring members have included Bob Mothersbaugh of Devo, Stan Lee of The Dickies and Mike Watt of Minutemen, Iggy and the Stooges.


Aaron Benward

Aaron's son is Luke Benward, an actor who starred in "Because of Winn Dixie", How to Eat Fried Worms in 2006, the Disney Channel Original Movie "Minutemen", "Dear John" with Channing Tatum, as well as Disney Channel's Original Movie "Girl Vs. Monster".

Box-O-Plenty Records

D. Boon and Friends (BOP CD 001), a collection of live and home recordings made in 1984-85, including six songs from a 1985 Minutemen show where Derrick was the substitute drummer.

Camp Jackson Affair

On 13 February, Brigadier General Daniel M. Frost enrolled five companies of St. Louis-area Minutemen as a new Second Regiment of the Missouri Volunteer Militia.

Cornelius Wynkoop Stone House

Wynkoop served as an officer in the local Minutemen, as well as on the Committee to Detect and Defeat Conspiracies, along with Aaron Burr and Dewitt Clinton.

Final Warning

Among them: Dead Kennedys, Scream, Dr. Know, The Exploited, Charged GBH, Hüsker Dü, Minutemen, D.R.I. and Mercyful Fate, but they never played outside the Pacific Northwest.

George Hurley

Hurley explained in the 2005 Minutemen documentary We Jam Econo that since his limbs were all busy when he played drums, he grew "The Unit" so that his head movements were more noticeable on stage.

George Washington Colonials men's basketball

President Bill Clinton joined the Colonials at Charles E. Smith Center when John Calipari and the top-ranked Massachusetts Minutemen came to Washington.

Hellride

Hellride is a side project live band featuring former Porno For Pyros guitarist Peter DiStefano, former Minutemen, Firehose, and Porno For Pyros bassist Mike Watt, and former Jane's Addiction and Porno For Pyros drummer Stephen Perkins.

Jeff Burris

On March 5, 2012, Burris was announced as the cornerbacks coach for the UMass Minutemen, working under new head coach Charley Molnar.

Kelsey Brookes

We have set up an exclusivity agreement…I think it’s cool when you can have a specific artist associated with a specific band: think Raymond Pettibon and Black Flag (band) and Minutemen.

Like Whoa

The album version of the song was used in the Disney Channel Original Movie, Minutemen, and can also be heard playing during High School Musical 3: Senior Year.

Minuteman Project

In the film The Heartbreak Kid, Minutemen are depicted halting Ben Stiller's character's illegal entry into the United States

New Alliance Records

The label's first release was the 1980 various-artist compilation Cracks in the Sidewalk, which included tracks by the Minutemen, Black Flag, and Saccharine Trust.

Other early releases on New Alliance included Hüsker Dü's first album Land Speed Record and the Minutemen's second-ever release, the seven-inch EP Joy.

Ridge, New York

The Randall burial plot near the William Floyd Parkway includes the grave of Lt. Stephen Randall (1736–1818), patriot of the American Revolution and a Suffolk County Militia veteran of the Battle of Long Island, August 27, 1776, as part of a company of Suffolk County Minutemen commanded by Captain Daniel Mulford.

Tewksbury, Massachusetts

John Trull, captain of the Tewksbury minutemen in the Revolutionary War

The Beauty Shop

Hoeffleur described their music as "influenced by old-school punk (Wire, Minutemen, Misfits) and old-school country (Hank, Lefty, Patsy, Johnny) with a dash of singer/songwriter (Leonard Cohen, Nick Drake)".

The Reactionaries

Tamburovich's influence and input remained with his friends and former bandmates for the whole of Minutemen's existence; Watt, Boon, and Tamburovich co-founded New Alliance Records in 1980; Tamburovich would contribute lyrics to several Minutemen songs and sometimes travel with the band as a roadie.

; Hurley joined Minutemen soon afterwards, replacing original Minutemen drummer Frank Tonche.

This Ain't No Picnic

The video is included as one of the DVD bonus features of We Jam Econo, a full-length Minutemen documentary.

Thomas Treadwell Stone

His maternal grandfather, Thomas Treadwell, served with the Minutemen and was at the battle of Bunker Hill with Colonel William Prescott's regiment.

Wright's Tavern

On April 19, the day of the Battle of Lexington and Concord, when the courthouse bell announced the approach of Major Pitcairn's British troops, the Concord Minutemen assembled at Wright's Tavern.


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