Episode 12: Suzi Skates

Suzi Skates was one of the main people I had in mind when I added the phrase "other creative figures" to the official description for this podcast ("series of interviews with musicians, writers, artists, and other creative figures on topics related to the book Who Cares Anyway....").

Granted, she moved to SF to study painting, and she did play in a couple of bands, but she made her name (quite literally) as Suzi Skates, messenger on wheels and one-of-a-kind punk-era celebrity.

Here, she recounts her move to San Francisco (where she enrolled at the Art Institute in early 1977), the origins of the Suzi Skates concept, her memories of a couple of legendary/infamous punk-era dwellings (1183 Howard and the American Can Company building), and her eventual move to New York City—where, among other things, she sang for a band called Aurora Bora (along with former Plasmatics bassist Chosei Funahara) and even played bass in an early version of Raging Slab (sic).

Show notes, liinks, photos, and music credits: https://whocaresanywaysf.wordpress.com/2023/08/31/wca-podcast-ep-12-suzi-skates/