Patrick O'Neil

Anarchy At The Circle K – excerpt

Patrick O'Neil

ANARCHY AT THE CIRCLE K On the road with Dead Kennedys, TSOL, Flipper, Subhumans and...HEROIN A memoir by Patrick O'Neil Punk Hostage Press, 2022 By 10pm I’ve yet to meet anyone that says they’re in charge. I had t...

Christmas in the Heart of Dixie

Patrick O'Neil

It’s hard to find a vein when you’re driving. It’s even harder to find a vein when you no longer have any. Shit, my veins used to stand out like well-torqued E strings. I could just feel around with my fingers. You kno...

The National Guard Have Been Deployed

Patrick O'Neil

Sirens fill the warm night air. A helicopter hovers. Then disappears behind a plume of black smoke—its spotlight strafing the crowded streets of downtown Los Angeles. “Protestors are being removed from Whole Foods.” Th...

Episode 3 – Patrick O’Neil

Patrick O'Neil

In conversation with Bernard Meisler. Patrick O'Neil began his career as a visual artist, before getting involved with the San Francisco punk rock scene of the '70s and '80s. He worked as a roadie and road manager for the...

Sixty

Patrick O'Neil

There is nothing easy about turning sixty. The days whip by in a whirlwind, kids look younger, and you can’t understand what they’re even talking about. Cops, bosses, and doctors could be your daughters and sons. Films a...

GUN NEEDLE SPOON – I’m Starving

Patrick O'Neil

San Francisco, July 21, 1996 In the refrigerator are five cakes: carrot, lemon, raspberry swirl, three-layer chocolate, and some kind of tiramisu, or maybe it’s mocha. I can’t tell. Five large, heavily frosted cakes, ...

Looking Back: Anxiety’s Greatest Hits

Patrick O'Neil

San Francisco, June 24, 1997 I’m in a dark, trash-filled alley between tall brick buildings. Two men stand in shadows. I can’t see their faces. I hand one of them money and he gives me a balloon of dope. I look up, th...