Venue notes: Charlie's Obsession, Los AngelesLittle-publicized dive that was the scene of an unknown number of shows in the mid-80s, including an obscure Hüsker Dü gig in early November 1985. Carla (Caldato) Trujillo, who attended the show, writes in April 2006: "The place was called Charlie's Obsession. It was located in a scummy hotel on Spring Street in downtown LA.... This was a very scary location since my brother warned me about it and then later found out two friends had their cars broken into since they parked out front instead of the underground parking lot. The bill was DC3, Angst, SWA (my ex-boyfriend's band and the reason I remember the gig, vividly) and headlining was Hüsker Dü. I had a great time since I stood up against the left side of the stage by Greg Norton. I thought he would jump on my hand since he was bouncing around so much. The other thing that I thought was interesting was right before the band started Grant was smoking a cigarette and wanted to put it out. Not finding a suitable place he stepped on it, barefoot!"[Do you have more information about this venue? Please email me.] Return to Hüsker Dü dates page |