The New York Hardcore Chronicles 10 Questions w/ Rat Bones

who is this guy?! What band??

Awesome misfits tattoo!

The first time I ever went to Harpos I had to step over some guy in the doorway who was bloody as fuck. Thought he got tuned up by the bouncers but as it turned out he had gotten stabbed like 17 times or some shit. Real nice neighborhood back in those days lol

We met at city gardens, early 90's I think. He was like "hey I just moved here from Detroit"!

Lol. Rat bones gotta love it.

wearing a Bim Skala BIm shirt... legendary Rat Bones. Great choice to interview

What is Striaght Edge?

That's my fuckin boy ratbones one of the coolest dudes

Solo dolo

Harpos, fuck yeah! That dangerous part of town is still dangerous today.

too cool he's wearing a ska shirt hahahaha

Ahhh, the Greystone in Dearborn (Detroit), fun times.

Anyone read Harley's book? He says this is one of the guys that jumped him at that incident that happened a few years ago backstage at a show. He says he bit his face. Crazy shit. Great book alota hardcore history.

I was at that DK show at Harpos- nutssss

I was also at the Fall Brawl in 89. I was 16 then.

why dis rat bones cause he had a problem? he's been sober for a while & he's been around a very long time . he's a nice guy and he's good to his family

oh & all you people talking smack about people on smack Harley had problems on and off do did Rodger , raybezz died of aids more then half of everyone had a problem at some point

Great interview

Power Trip! Finally a word is said about them. Been waiting for somebody to say something.

Whenever they give their message to the youth I turn up the volume and listen real close then I remember I'm 50.

I remember this guy from Detroit. He was a nutty but positive figure! Good to see he survived and looks ok, none the worse for wear. Agnostic Front and Murphy’s law played in Detroit at Traxx, he had to have been there. Cheers Rat!

I remember Harpo's in Detroit. A very rough part of Detroit for a kid like me who grew up in rural west Michigan. I was sure my friends and i would be killed before we made it into the show! LOL

when asked if there are any new bands worth mentioning, I really wish that more people would give props to MINDFORCE

I went to see Neglect, Subzero, Tension* and 25 ta Life at Club Ritual on Long Island back in like 2005? In between sets Rat Bones randomly approached me and was just talking about having a good time in the pit. It was a cool quick interaction.

I'll never forget rat bones hiding in my trunk from the police for hours in the middle of winter till we could sneak him to merauders van. Im glad he looks good and healthy. I had my drug run ins too, happy to see others survived the poison

Keep the boneheads out.

live near Harpo's, it's a bad area,but as far as run by bikers,I don't remember that, laughing hyenas, swans at greystone,best show.

Always saw photos of this dude but have never known anything about him...really genuine and cool.

If you saw Gut Instinct, you saw the kings of Maryland HC. Terribly underrated band but is MD kids worshipped them. They rival any HC band from anywhere!

Bones is honesty

Doooooooosh!

Hell yeah harpos still alive legendary

Rat Bones took me to my very first AF show at Coney Island High...one REAL dude too, don't fuck around.

Just met Ratbones this morning, he was on the Central Park stage crew and helped us cross-load our gear. Saw my Cold As Life shirt and immediately b-lined for me. Dude’s cool as hell

That fall brawl show was incredible

Rat Is str8 up nyhc ✌🏻 and respect to a solid dude. Also peace in the purest way to Riley Gale power trip 💨💨💨

Yo! Ratbones- awesome shirt brother

Sab from Stormwatch?