Jason Lockwood: When I was a kid, you were basically forbidden to publicly enjoy the Misfits. Kelly King: The Misfits came to town. There was big hype about how great they were. They were from New York. They had that foot-and-a-half-long piece of hair hanging down in the front. Tom Flynn: It was 1982. It wasn’t the first time they came. It was the first time they came here as the starring band. Kelly King: At the Elite Club, which is now the Fillmore. Tom Flynn: It was a big audience, maybe a thousand people. One of those nights where there were six or seven bands on every show. They started playing, and immediately started yelling at the audience. I remember Glenn Danzig said something like, “I can see why they call this the land of the homos!” Greg Oropeza: “The city of buttfuckers!” Kelly King: “S.F., you’re a bunch of faggots!” Tom Flynn: I had liked the Misfits. Most people at the show were into it as much as me. When he said that, I was like, “What a moron!” Toni DMR: They were being really hostile, hocking loogies, kicking at people.
