Minutemen began when D. Boon and Mike Watt met at age 13. Watt was walking through a park in their hometown of San Pedro, California, when Boon, playing a game of “army” with other boys, fell out of a tree right next to him and found that his friends, one named Eskimo, must have ditched him.[1] Both boys shared a passion for music; Boon’s mother taught D. to play the guitar and suggested Watt learn to play bass. At first, Watt did not know the difference between bass and standard guitars.[2] The pair eventually started playing music together. The rest is history. Enjoy.