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Renata Gonzales was a spunky, creative, outgoing sweetheart and younger sister of Mica Gonzales, a college buddy of Andy, Aaron, and Steve’s. In 2008 Renata was the victim of a hit-and-run accident while riding her bike on Market Street. She suffered debilitating injuries including severe brain damage, and finally passed away this past February. |
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The event this Thursday at 111 Minna is both a celebration of her life and a way to offer support for her older bro Mica, who co-signed for her college loans and is now facing down a $44,000 bill - backed by relentless creditors, just as he’s become a new father and husband. The event is $20 entry, the proceeds are going entirely to support Mica’s family, and there will be an opportunity to donate more at the event. A link to an old flickr photoset of mine from Renata’s lower haight art opening in ‘07 , and an article in the Examiner about the accident and the benefit. |
| A snippet from a Bar of America show in 2007: |
| Backstory: The Ron Jeremy Explosion kicked off their heroic 4-year rocket ride through San Francisco and northern California as a straight-up rock-n-roll band in 2000. By the time they meteored back to earth in 2004 they’d grown increasingly prone to fits of pocket funk, groove electronica, knob-tweaking psychedelia, and the occasional detour into dissonant children’s music or an 80’s TV anthem. Upon impact, they wandered around dazed for a while, hopscotched a couple members across the country and back, then finally decided to dust off the chops for a reunion show in 2006. A dozen “reunion” shows later the RJX is still officially not a band, but retains the right to blast the roof off an unsuspecting northern California club, ski resort, festival or foot-race without warning at any time. |
