I have known The Ataris for a long time. Since 2001, I think. Back in the day I was just a big fan of their music as a 16-year-old pop punkster, then started doing some minor web work for them, and have now known Kris (their sole constituent member) for something like seven or eight years.
I absolutely never would have gone if they hadn't gotten me in for free, but yesterday I caught the new incarnation of the band at the Vans Warped Tour stop in Ventura, and saw Bad Religion's set, as well. Most of the bands that play Warped nowadays are pretty asinine, but luckily I managed to avoid most of that.
Anyway, here's a video of The Ataris from their heyday, performing their cover of Don Henley's "The Boys of Summer" on the short-lived primetime music showcase Pepsi Smash. Try and pick me out in the front row!
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