Editing Rich Kids on LSD

{{Short description|American hardcore punk band}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Rich Kids on LSD
| image             = Rich kids on lsd.jpg
| caption           = Promo shot from Epitaph Records circa 1994.<br />From left: Barry Ward, [[Dave Raun]], [[Jason Sears]], [[Chris Rest]], [[Joe Raposo (bassist)|Joe Raposo]].
| background        = group_or_band
| origin            = [[Montecito, California|Montecito]], [[California]], [[United States|USA]]
| genre             = [[Punk rock]], [[skate punk]], [[crossover thrash]], [[hardcore punk]], [[nardcore]]<!--Per guidelines-->
| years_active      = 1982–1989, 1992–1996, 2002–2006, 2024-present
| label             = [[Mystic Records|Mystic]], Alchemy, Destiny, [[Epitaph Records|Epitaph]], Malt Soda
| associated_acts   = [[Lagwagon]], [[No Use for a Name]], King City, Hotbox, [[The Other (The Other album)|The Other]], [[Mad Caddies]]
| current_members   = * [[Chris Rest]]
*Barry "D'live" Ward
*[[Dave Raun]]  
*[[Joe Raposo (bassist)|Joe Raposo]]
*Abe Brennan
| past_members    = *[[Tony Foresta]]
* [[Jason Sears]]
* Richard "Bomer" Manzullo
* Vince Peppars
* Alan "Alpo" Duncan
* [[Derrick Plourde]]
* Chris Flippin
* Boz Rivera
* Rick Bowersock
}}

'''Rich Kids on LSD''' ('''RKL''') is a [[California]]n [[hardcore punk]] band<ref>{{cite book|last1=Kristiansen |first1=Lars J. |last2=Blaney |first2=Joseph R.|last3=Chidester |first3=Philip J.|last4=Simonds |first4= Brent K.|page=15|year=2010|title=Screaming for Change: Articulating a Unifying Philosophy of Punk Rock|publisher=Lexington Books|isbn=978-0739142745}}</ref> formed in 1982 in [[Montecito, California]], a suburb of [[Santa Barbara, California|Santa Barbara]]. They were associated with [[Punk rock in California#Nardcore|the "Nardcore" scene of West Coast hardcore]] that evolved out of nearby [[Oxnard, California|Oxnard]]. Their music expanded over the years from Nardcore to a mixture of hardcore infused with rock and metal elements.<ref name=cmj>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IS0EAAAAMBAJ&q=rich%20kids%20on%20lsd&pg=PA32 |title=CMJ New Music Monthly Feb 1995 |publisher=CMJ Network, Inc. |date=1995-06-01 |access-date=2012-08-19}}</ref> This style, along with touring, made them very popular on the European scene, especially among skaters in the 1980s and 1990s. Guitarist [[Chris Rest]] was the band's only consistent member.

==History==
===Formative years===
The initial members of RKL got together at an early age. [[Chris Rest]] and Bomer Manzullo (sometimes credited as 'Bomber') were playing together and had asked [[Joey Cape]] to join as a second guitarist. Cape told them he would only join if [[Jason Sears]] could be the singer.<ref name="thrasher" /> Rest knew Sears from elementary school and youth soccer.<ref name="oxfanzine">Hiller, Joachim (Dec 2011, Jan 2012). [http://www.ox-fanzine.de/web/itv/4196/interviews.212.html] ''[[:de:Ox-Fanzine|Ox-Fanzine]]''</ref><ref name="flipside1989">{{cite journal |author=Indiana, Gary|title=RKL Live Interview!!! |journal=Flipside |issue=59 |date=Spring 1989 }}</ref>  Cape was frequently unavailable due to being [[Grounding (discipline technique)|grounded]] much of the time, so he was eventually left out of the band.<ref>{{cite podcast |host=Turned Out A Punk|title=Episode 50 - Joey Cape (Lagwagon ) |website=Stitcher.com |publisher=Stitcher |date=21 Oct 2015 |url=https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/turned-out-a-punk/e/episode-50-joey-cape-lagwagon-40930350 |time=22:57|access-date=11 May 2019}}</ref> RKL began playing shows around the area with myriad changes at second guitar and bass positions. In the end, Allen 'Alpo' Duncan joined as second guitarist and Vincent Peppars joined as bassist.<ref name="flipside1989" />  Rest has said, "Bomer soon started writing the majority of the music."<ref name="bomermemorial">[http://chrisone.gmxhome.de/rkl/nachruf2.html Rich Kids On LSD – Bomer Memorial] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151109155359/http://chrisone.gmxhome.de/rkl/nachruf2.html |date=2015-11-09 }},''Chrisone.gmxhome.de/rkl/'', retrieved on August 19, 2012</ref>

====Band name and logo origin====
The group's name came about as a mere fluke from some light hearted criticism.  According to vocalist [[Jason Sears]] in a 2002 interview with ''Thrasher'' magazine:  “it happened that some guy said, 'ha, those kids will never be anything, they're just a bunch of rich kids on LSD, man.' The first party we played we didn't have a name for the band, so we put that one on the flier and it just stuck.”<ref name="thrasher">Schmitty (November 13, 2002).  [http://www.thrashermagazine.com/articles/music-interviews/rkl/ Between that and the drugs...I mean cut through the crap, it was the drugs] ''[[Thrasher Magazine]]''</ref><ref name="flipside1989" />  The beanie boy logo was born one night while Bomer and Jason were being tattooed. Bomer was attempting to draw a dragon pattern. On seeing the drawing, Jason commented, "Yeah dude, it's [[Beany and Cecil|Cecil! Where's Beanie?]]"  Dan Sites was sitting alongside drawing a flyer for a show supporting [[Suicidal Tendencies]] in Oxnard and drew a beanie guy jumping from a building.  Beanie boy was born.<ref name="thrasher" />

===Signing with Mystic Records===
Though not actually from the Oxnard area, RKL was still considered part of the [[Nardcore]] punk movement from [[Oxnard, California|Oxnard]], [[California]] due to their close proximity to Oxnard and hardcore style. RKL recorded ''[[It's a Beautiful Feeling]]'' [[Extended play|EP]] on [[Mystic Records]], released in 1984. It is a 7-song release that included concert mainstays "Why",  "Tell Me The Truth", and "Beautiful Feeling". Outside the studio while waiting for the rest of his bandmates to arrive, Bomer had a skateboarding accident that looked to be a broken wrist.  Doug Moody, owner and operator of Mystic Records, duct taped his wrist then taped the drumstick to his hand so he could complete the session.<ref name="trustzine">{{cite journal |author=Taylor, Todd |title=Rich Kids On LSD – "Like If Jimi Hendrix Covers Slayer" |journal=Razorcake |url=http://www.trust-zine.de/rich-kids-on-lsd-%E2%80%9Clike-if-jimi-hendrix-covers-slayer%E2%80%9D/ |issue=45 |date=July–August 2008 }}</ref> All the artwork for the EP was done by Dan Sites marking the first official appearance of the popular "beanie boy" character, which would remain an icon for RKL for their entire career. RKL would play around California, and particularly enjoyed the scene in San Francisco, driving 6 hours to play shows and drive back. Eventually they decided to move there,<ref>{{cite journal|last=Yohannan|first=Tim|title=Reviews|journal=Maximum Rocknroll|year=1984|volume=20}}</ref><ref name=ocweekly>{{cite web|last=Reason|first=Rex|title=Seizure Factor: Rich kids on LSD now old men who drink beer|url=http://www.ocweekly.com/2004-07-15/music/seizure-factor/|access-date=22 March 2013|date=July 15, 2004}}</ref><ref name=losangelestimes>{{cite news|last=Locey|first=Bill|title=A Band That Makes a Lot of Noise Comes Back Home : RKL's sound is aggressive, raw, loud, tight--testosterone music, to be exact.|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=March 16, 1995}}</ref> minus Alpo. He did not wish to leave Santa Barbara. His position would remain empty for some time. After about five months Vince Peppars wanted to move back to Santa Barbara. Sears said:"...so we hooked up with Barry to cover for him. Then Vince came back and Barry went to guitar".<ref name="flipside1989" /> This marked the entrance of Barry 'D'live' Ward to the fold. During this time RKL contributed various songs to a number of Mystic compilations. In 1985 the band soon recorded and released their first full-length LP, ''[[Keep Laughing]]'' on Mystic Records with Dan Sites once again providing artwork. This release included classic RKL tracks "Think Positive"(often played live as "Drink Positive"), "Ded Teds", and "Pothead" and has been named as one of the best skate punk records of all time.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Reardon|first1=Tom|title=The 10 Best Skate Punk Records of All Time|url=http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/music/the-10-best-skate-punk-records-of-all-time-7759704|website=Phoenix New Times|publisher=[[Phoenix New Times]]|access-date=3 December 2016|date=2015-10-21}}</ref> Ward, however, was not part of this recording. Ward said: "[RKL] moved back to Santa Barbara and I stayed in San Francisco until they came back after Keep Laughing was recorded."<ref name="flipside1989" /> Following the release RKL toured and polished their live act. Things were not good between the band and Mystic Records. The deal the band signed was that they would be a paid a percentage of sales in merchandise. There is contention whether Mystic came through on that agreement.<ref name="trustzine" /> Doug Moody has stated Mystic fulfilled their end of the agreement while Ward has stated not only did they not receive much of anything in merchandise, the band had to eventually resort to bootlegging their own tapes and screening their own shirts to sell at shows. Ward was quoted as saying, "We were fucking broke, starving, dumpster diving for food, barely making gas money, and we kept going because that’s what we did. Doug Moody can say he financed the tours and paid us in merch but that’s completely untrue."<ref name="trustzine" /> Rest has also stated the band never received any money from Mystic.<ref name="oxfanzine" /><ref name=ocweekly />

===''Rock 'n Roll Nightmare''===
Due to the increasingly acrimonious situation between the band and Mystic Records and a luckless 1986 tour (dubbed the ''Disastour'' by the band<ref name=losangelestimes/>), RKL was looking for a new home and found one with the independent Alchemy Records. They were also gearing up to take their sound to the next level. Bomer was the driving force and creative head of the band.<ref>{{cite web|last=Jazz|first=Jimmy|title=La música es como la comida, ojalá la gente estuviera más abierta a probar nuevos platos": entrevista con Joey Cape (Lagwagon, Bad Astronaut)|url=http://tanakamusic.com/2012/03/22/la-musica-es-como-la-comida-ojala-la-gente-estuviera-mas-abierta-a-probar-nuevos-platos-entrevista-con-joey-cape-lagwagon-bad-astronaut/|work=Tanaka Music|access-date=22 March 2013|language=es|date=March 22, 2013}}</ref> Rest said: "He played so fast and tight that we were all forced to do the same. He was a perfectionist and expected the same from us."<ref name="bomermemorial" /> Vince Peppars would depart around this time. According to Bomer, he didn't like the direction of the new material and preferred the earlier rawer sound.<ref name="zap">{{cite journal |author1=James |author2=Hollis, Lee |title=RKL interview with James & Lee |language=de |journal=ZAP Fanzine |issue=3 |pages=24–33 |date=August 1988 }}</ref> Their next album, ''[[Rock 'n Roll Nightmare]]'' (also known as ''Lifestyles of the Rich Kids on LSD - A Rock N Roll Nightmare'') stayed true to the fast tempo and hardcore sound the band was known for, but introduced elements of progressive rock and thrash metal to their sound as well as a technical musicianship that was very uncommon for the punk genre at the time.<ref>{{cite web|last=Dahlia|first=Blag|title=Rich Kids on LSD "Greatest Hits – Live in Berlin" review|url=http://punkworldviews.com/rich-kids-on-lsd-greatest-hits-review/|work=Punk World Views|access-date=6 May 2013}}</ref> ''[[Maximumrocknroll]]'' called it "Very strong" in their review of the album.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Reviews |journal=Maximumrocknroll |date=Dec 1987 |issue=55 |url=https://archive.org/details/mrr_055/page/n61 |access-date=7 April 2019}}</ref> About their sound, Bomer said: "People say that we have a metal influence, but really, all our licks are pretty much rhythm and blues based, but it's super fast! So instead of saying it's metal, I'd say it's just super fast rock and roll."<ref name="flipside1989" /> They still did not have a bass player for the sessions. Previously, Ricky Bowersock had succeeded Peppars, but the band had soured on him and the spot was vacated. Bowersock appeared as 'Rikkity Borrow A Sock' under a "Special No Thanks" part of the [[liner notes]] of the next album, along with Doug Moody. Subsequently, Bomer ended up playing both drums and bass on the recording.<ref name="trustzine" /> [[Mark Deutrom]], producer of the album, says "Bomer tracking all the drum parts in a row without a [[Studio recording#The process|scratch track]] is one of the more impressive things I’ve seen in a studio."<ref name="trustzine" /> Regarding the album [[Fat Mike]] of [[NOFX]] and owner/founder of [[Fat Wreck Chords]], is quoted as saying this in 2007:

{{cquote|[After Keep Laughing, RKL] was the band that we wanted to be, but couldn’t pull it off. A year goes by. Rock 'n Roll Nightmare comes out. Now we're totally fucked. Suddenly, the best hardcore band of our time just got one hundred times better. This record is a landmark. No band has ever written anything like it...we listened to it at least twice a day, everyday... Twenty years later, I pull out Rock 'n Roll Nightmare and put it on. I realize that after all these years of touring and recording my band still can’t pull off any of this. I can’t play these bass riffs, [[Eric Melvin|Melvin]] can’t touch the guitar, and [[Erik Sandin|Smelly]]—who is a great drummer—can’t even come close to what Bomer can do.<ref name="trustzine" />}}

Andrew Kiraly, writing for the ''[[Las Vegas Mercury]]'', comedically gave this album the award "Best Album of 1987 I Found While Digging in My Desk Which I'm Surprised Hasn't Been 'Rediscovered' By Critics and Hailed Anew As a Masterpiece, or Maybe I'm Just Feeling Stupid and Nostalgic".<ref>{{cite news|last=Kiraly|first=Andrew|title=Best CDs of 2003|newspaper=Las Vegas Mercury|date=December 25, 2003}}</ref>

====New bass player====
After auditioning at least a dozen potential bass players, they finally found [[Joe Raposo (bassist)|Joe Raposo]] through an advertisement in ''Maximumrocknroll''.<ref>{{cite journal |journal=[[Maximumrocknroll]] |title=Scene Reports: Northern California |date=May 1987 |issue=48 |url=https://archive.org/details/mrr_48/page/n21 |access-date=6 April 2019}}</ref> An audition was set up for Raposo by a friend.<ref name="ox">{{cite journal|last1=Lampert|first1=Christoph|title=Interviews & Artikel Joe Raposo|journal=Ox Fanzine|date=October–November 2008|issue=80|url=http://www.ox-fanzine.de/web/print/pdf/s/212/itv/3211/interviews.212.html|access-date=26 September 2015}}</ref> Raposo became the bass player for RKL in time for touring support of RocK 'n Roll Nightmare.<ref name="flipside1989" /> In 1988, RKL toured Europe in support of the new album where it was particularly well received. A live album was recorded in West Berlin at Quartier Latin (now [[:de:Wintergarten (Varieté)|Wintergarten Varieté]]) on July 9, 1988. It was entitled ''Greatest Hits [[double album|Double]] Live''  and released on Destiny Records. It was the first RKL album on [[CD]] in addition to the common [[Vinyl records|vinyl]] and [[Compact Cassette|cassette]] formats. The artwork of the album is a collection of blotter acid paper of varying size, image, and age contributed by Mark McCloud,<ref name="flipside1989" /> famous for his extensive collection which he calls the ''Institute of Illegal Images''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://missionlocal.org/2010/11/lsd-museum-or-institute-of-illegal-images/|title=LSD Museum or Institute of Illegal Images?|website=Missionlocal.org|date=12 November 2010|access-date=8 September 2020}}</ref> Due to Raposo's status as a minor (he was only seventeen), his parents, though less than enthusiastic, gave permission for him to leave the country. Ward was named temporary guardian for the European tour.<ref name="ox" /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EZJcHjb02M&t=1m17s  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/_EZJcHjb02M |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|access-date=4 October 2018|title=L'Anecdote #014 : Joe Raposo of Lagwagon|date=23 August 2017 |publisher=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The signed guardianship papers are included in the ''Greatest Hits Double Live'' artwork.<ref name="kreiszeitung.de">{{Cite web|url=https://www.kreiszeitung.de/kultur/jeder-generation-ihre-klassiker-10149067.html|title=Jeder Generation ihre Klassiker|date=23 August 2018|website=Kreiszeitung.de|access-date=8 September 2020}}</ref>

RKL also sold their Mystic-era material to Destiny without Mystic Records' permission. Destiny proceeded to release a compilation album of Mystic recordings and called it ''Revenge is a Beautiful Feeling'' in reference to their perceived mistreatment by Mystic Records. The cover also featured a caricature of Doug Moody with his neck being twisted up by the same monster character that appeared on the cover of RKL's previous release, ''It's a Beautiful Feeling''.

Through it all, RKL mainly played in Europe and California. There was no official US tour to back the ''Rock 'n Roll Nightmare'' album.<ref name="flipside1989" /> [[The Mascara Snake|Victor Hayden]] was in charge of the business side of Alchemy records. About Alchemy's promotion of ''Rock 'n Roll Nightmare'', Sears said: "[Advertisements in] ''Maximumrocknroll'' and [[Flipside (fanzine)|''Flipside'']] was about as far as it got. And we didn't have our own ad, it was sort of a Mystic deal where you had every band on the label listed as new albums... And in our payment they took out some for promotion, saying that [Victor Hayden] sent posters to all the stores, and put ads in all kinds of magazines. There was those two ads, and no one's ever seen a poster."<ref name="flipside1989" />

===First break-up===
In 1989 RKL called it quits for the first time. Commenting about this break-up, Fat Mike said, "the wheels started falling off the RKL train. The drug abuse and constant partying was taking its toll."<ref name="trustzine" /> Regarding the break, Ward had this to say: "Ultimately, it was the frustration with deals like [the Mystic records situation] and Alchemy later that broke up the band the first time. Had our business sense been there in the beginning and things gone right, I think Bomer wouldn’t have wanted to bag it.<ref name="trustzine" /> He broke up the band ... 'cause he thought punk rock was going nowhere".<ref name="flipside1994">{{cite journal |author=Indiana, Gary|title=Bad Trips With RKL (Stay away from the stinky brown acid) |journal=Flipside |issue=92 |date=Oct–Nov 1994}}</ref> Raposo said: "If I could change one thing, I would have never let RKL break up the first time in 1989. I would have fought that to the death and would have never let it happen."<ref name="trustzine" /> Rest agreed, stating: "We broke up at the worst time we could have."<ref name=ocweekly />

===Epitaph years===
====Slang, ''Reactivate''====
Bomer formed a new band called Slang after the dissolution of RKL. Slang eventually included his old RKL bandmates with the notable exception of Jason Sears. Their sound was much different than the previous incarnation, dropping the fast hardcore style for a distinct rock/funk fusion.<ref name="a&a">{{cite journal |author=Worley, Jon|title=RKL - Reactivate - Review |journal=Aiding & Abetting |issue=33 |date=April 1993|url=http://www.aidabet.com/archives/archR.html#RKL}}</ref> Slang had Bomer on lead vocals<ref name=losangelestimes /> while newcomer [[Dave Raun]] played drums, Joe Raposo played bass, with Chris Rest and Joel Monte Mahan on guitars. Though Fat Mike had stated during an interview in ''Maximumrocknroll'' that he was going to put out a Slang record on his then new record label Fat Wreck Chords,<ref>{{cite journal |title=Interview |journal=[[Maximumrocknroll]] |date=June 1991 |issue=97 |url=https://archive.org/details/mrr_97/page/n67 |access-date=6 April 2019}}</ref> Slang ended up signing with [[Epitaph Records]]<ref>{{cite book|author=Maeda, Martha|year=2010|title=How to Open & Operate a Financially Successful Independent Record Label|publisher=Atlantic Publishing Company|isbn=978-1601381422}}</ref> in 1992 and an album was recorded soon after. At some point during this time Ward replaced Mahan. Just prior to its release in 1993, it was decided by Bomer and Epitaph owner/operator [[Brett Gurewitz]] it would be released as an RKL album under the title ''Reactivate''<ref>{{cite web|last1=Locey|first1=Bill|title=Punk rock show to benefit shelter dogs|url=http://www.vcstar.com/story/entertainment/music/2016/09/07/punk-rock-show-benefit-shelter-dogs/89907514/|website=vcstar.com|access-date=16 April 2017}}</ref> to capitalize on the RKL name and built-in fanbase. Dan Sites again provided artwork. Before the album's release Slang, now RKL, headed on tour to Europe. The fans in Europe were not aware of the drastic sound change as the album had not yet been released. Many were disillusioned.<ref name="barry">{{Cite web|url=http://chrisone.gmxhome.de/rkl/nachruf.html|title=rkl|website=Chrisone.gmxhome.de|access-date=8 September 2020}}</ref> Bomer wanted to quit early in the tour due to fan reaction. During the tour long-time friend and band [[Road crew|roadie]] Will Knutilla died of a drug overdose in [[Zürich]].<ref name=losangelestimes /> Following this tragedy, Bomer quit in [[Italy]]. Jason Sears was flown into [[Barcelona]] to re-join RKL and to attempt to complete the tour playing their pre-''Reactivate'' songs.<ref name=losangelestimes /> Regarding this period, Ward said, "That ''Reactivate'' record hurt RKL more than anything, more than Mystic Records."<ref name="flipside1994" /> Epitaph also re-released RKL's previous full-length album ''RocK 'n Roll Nightmare'' in 1993.

====''Riches to Rags'' and break-up====
RKL pressed on without original member Bomer. They recorded a new album at the Music Annex in 1994 with completely new material. The resultant album ''Riches to Rags'' would be released in early 1995 and dedicated to Will Knutilla. The name was a sarcastic self-deprecating spoof on their previous 'Lifestyles' persona.<ref name="barry" /> For perhaps the first time in their history, RKL finally had a large amount of support from an experienced and highly successful independent label, Epitaph Records.<ref>{{cite news|last=Prince|first=Henrico|title=RKL: Riches to rags. Epitaph 86445-2.|newspaper=de Volkskrant|date=January 13, 1995|language=de}}</ref> The band had the song "We're Back We're Pissed" appear on Epitaph's first of a long running compilation series called ''[[Punk-O-Rama]]''.<ref name=losangelestimes /> The song "Betrayed" also appeared on the February 1995 sample CD of the magazine ''CMJ New Music Monthly''.<ref name=cmj /> RKL's first music video was created featuring the song "Betrayed" and directed by Isaac Camner. Around this time they were also featured on the national [[tabloid television|tabloid news television]] show [[Hard Copy]] in a piece about [[LSD]].<ref name="RKLDVD">{{cite video | people=Ward, Barry (Director) | date=2002 | title=''RKL Still Flailing After All These Beers: The DVD Director's Cut'' | medium=DVD | time=12.32 | location=USA | publisher=Malt Soda}}</ref> RKL toured the world supporting ''Riches to Rags'', including most parts of Europe and Japan. However, tensions within the band caused RKL to once again go their separate ways. Ward put together the entire "Still Flailing After All These Beers RKL" video which released on [[VHS]] through Epitaph Records. The video contained rare live footage and home videos from RKL's time on the road, an exclusive ''Take Me Home'' music video directed by Ward, and a cover of [[Devo]]'s "Timing X".

==First Reunion==
In 1999 RKL reformed briefly to play a single show at a mutual friends funeral but nothing further came of it.<ref name="thrasher" /> In 2000, RKL were invited by the city of [[Santa Barbara, California]] to play at the opening of the Skaters Point Skateboard Park. Original members Jason Sears and Chris Rest reunited, along with three mutual friends (including [[Derrick Plourde]] on drums) to fill out the remaining positions. They played to approximately 2,000 people. Sears said, "...after the first note the place went haywire, me and Chris looked at each other and were all 'YES', and ever since that day we knew we had to get this back together." Along with Plourde on drums, they eventually added Chris Flippin on guitar and a returning Bomer Manzullo on bass. This line-up played sporadic shows around the [[West Coast of the United States|West Coast]] for the next few years, including the San Francisco [[Warped Tour]] in 2002.<ref name=kamm /> Around 2002 Bomer left again and Joe Raposo returned on bass. The same year Boz Rivera replaced Derrick Plourde. RKL was starting to write and record new songs during this time. However, by November 2005 it was decided to stop the band. Flippen has said "it was because the singer was self-destructive. It kind of sucked Derrick [Plourde] in too. I think that band is cursed."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Norton |first1=Nick |title=THROWBACK! INTERVIEW LAGWAGON |url=https://sandiegopunk.com/throwback-interview-lagwagon/ |website=Sandiegopunk.com/ |access-date=9 November 2019|date=2017-10-26 }}</ref> The new songs were eventually included as bonus tracks on the re-issued ''Greatest Hits - Live In West Berlin 1988'' released in 2011 on Destiny Records. An unreleased track from more recent demo recordings entitled "Twisting and Turning" was included on a 2 CD compilation album ''Sick Slabs of Sonic Sound from the Slaboratory'' released December 17, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Leighton|first1=Ken|title=Sick slabs of sound|url=http://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2014/may/14/blurt-sick-slabs-sound/#|website=sandiegoreader.com|publisher=San Diego Reader|access-date=3 December 2016|date=May 14, 2014}}</ref>

==Second Reunion==
In January 2024, RKL announced a return with four of the members from the Riches to Rags ([[Chris Rest]], Barry Ward, [[Joe Raposo (bassist)|Joe Raposo]], [[Dave Raun]]) recording and touring with [[Tony Foresta]] from [[Municipal Waste (band)|Municipal Waste]] on vocals. So far they have released a newly recorded version of “Lies” with the new lineup on Ward's YouTube channel.

==Band members' deaths==
On March 30, 2005, [[Derrick Plourde]], former drummer of RKL, who also played in [[Lagwagon]], [[Mad Caddies]], [[Bad Astronaut]], Jaws, and [[The Ataris]], committed [[suicide]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Harris|first=Chris|title=Punk Rock World Mourns Derrick Plourde And Hideaki 'Billy' Sekiguchi|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1499398/rock-loses-two-from-underground.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514003246/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1499398/rock-loses-two-from-underground.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 14, 2011|work=MTV.com|access-date=28 April 2013|date=April 1, 2005}}</ref><ref>[http://www.deadpunkstars.com/browse/74/derrick_plourde.html Dead Punk Stars] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315095130/http://www.deadpunkstars.com/browse/74/derrick_plourde.html |date=2012-03-15 }}, ''deadpunkstars.com'', retrieved on August 19, 2012</ref> [[Lagwagon]] paid tribute to Derrick with their 2005 release of the album ''[[Resolve (Lagwagon album)|Resolve]]''. Bad Astronaut also paid tribute to Plourde, as well as Manzullo and Sears, with the song Stillwater, California, off of their album [[Twelve Small Steps, One Giant Disappointment]].

On December 12, 2005, original member Richard Anthony Manzullo (aka "Bomer") died due to heart failure at his home in [[Summerland, California]].  The cause of death was the result of a long time battle with drug addictions.<ref>[http://www.deadpunkstars.com/browse/73/bomer.html Dead Punk Stars] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130714003740/http://www.deadpunkstars.com/browse/73/bomer.html |date=2013-07-14 }},''Deadpunkstars.com'', retrieved on August 19, 2012</ref><ref>[http://www.thehypertexts.com/after%20bomer%20richard%20manzullo%20of%20rkl%20rich%20kids%20on%20lsd%20by%20sharron%20rose.htm After],''After'', retrieved on August 19, 2012</ref>

On January 31, 2006, [[Jason Sears]] died due to complications while undergoing a detox treatment involving [[ibogaine]] in [[Tijuana]], [[Mexico]].<ref>[http://www.deadpunkstars.com/browse/65/jason_sears.html Dead Punk Stars], ''Deadpunkstars.com'', retrieved on August 19, 2012</ref><ref name="jasonsearsarticle" />  The cause of death was the result of a [[pulmonary embolism]] caused by [[thrombosis]].<ref name="jasonsearsarticle">Cearley, Anna (February 3, 2006).  [http://legacy.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20060203/news_2m3detox.html U.S. man who died in Tijuana clinic was singer.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229081939/http://legacy.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20060203/news_2m3detox.html |date=2012-02-29 }} ''[[San Diego Union-Tribune]]''</ref>

==After RKL==
In 1996 Bomer Manzullo and Chris Rest formed a band called The Other with future [[Mad Caddies]] drummer Boz Rivera. Bomer performed vocals and played bass. This group produced one [[The Other (The Other album)|self-titled album]] in 1997 on [[Honest Don's Records]], a subsidiary label set up by [[Fat Wreck Chords]] to release material by bands that didn't fit within the roster at Fat. Rivera would later go on to join a reunited RKL.

Barry 'D'live' Ward released a solo album in 1990 on [[RRRecords]] titled ''Homely All American Songs & Stories For Mutant Space Dweebs From Planet Hell''. He performed briefly in [[Gwar]] as [[Balsac the Jaws of Death]], filling in for [[Mike Derks (musician)|Mike Derks]] during Gwar's 1991 European tour.<ref name=Sharpe-Young>{{cite book|author=Sharpe-Young, Garry.|page=162|year=2005|title=New Wave of American Heavy Metal|publisher=Zonda Books Limited|isbn=0-958268-40-1}}</ref> He was the guitarist for the death metal parody band Embryo Killers,<ref name=Sharpe-Young/> releasing one self-titled album in 1993. He also played guitar for [[Me First and the Gimme Gimmes]] on their 1996 tour. Ward is the lead vocalist and guitarist for [[San Francisco Bay Area]]'s Crosstops,<ref name=Sharpe-Young/><ref>[http://blog.eventmagic.com/xtops/press/old_press_pack.pdf Crosstops Press Pack], ''Crosstops Press Pack'', retrieved on August 21, 2012</ref> who have released three full-length albums. Both Ward and Chris Rest played guitar on the album ''Lickety Split'' by the band Hotbox. Along with being a musician, he has also directed music videos for bands, including [[NOFX]], [[Terrorgruppe]], and Don Cikuta and works with Grumblefish Movies. Ward put together the entire ''Still Flailing After All These Beers'' RKL video. In 2018, Ward toured with [[MDC (band)|MDC]]. In 2019, Ward toured with [[Scheisse Minnelli]].

[[Dave Raun]] went on the replace future RKL member [[Derrick Plourde]] as the drummer in [[Lagwagon]]. He is also the drummer for [[Me First and the Gimme Gimmes]] and had stints as drummer in [[Good Riddance (band)|Good Riddance]] in 1999, [[Pulley (band)|Pulley]] in 2002, and [[Hot Water Music]] in 2009. He recorded drums for Japanese band Mr. Orange on their album ''Radiostaticactivity'' released in 2000.<ref>[http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Music/Arch/SR/MRORANGE/m_bio.html Mr. Orange - Sony], ''Sony Music JP'', retrieved on August 19, 2012</ref> He also has a side project contributing lead vocals and drums in a band called District of Columbias which released an EP on Japanese label Inyaface Records in 2009 entitled ''We Barely Just Got Here''. Chris Rest was also part of this project.<ref name=cnn>{{cite web|title=District of Columbia's Profile|url=http://www.inyaface.co.jp/bio-districtofcolumbias.html|work=inyaface.co.jp|access-date=19 August 2012|language=ja}}</ref>

Chris Rest, Joe Raposo,<ref name=cnn /> and Boz Rivera are members of the San Francisco–based group King City.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://reviews.sfbg.com/2007/08/29/class-2007-king-city |title = Class of 2007: King City: Most Likely to Carry a Django Reinhardt Album While Wearing a Master of Puppets T-shirt |author = Cheryl Eddy|publisher = San Francisco Bay Guardian Online |date = 29 August 2007 |access-date= 11 March 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20130127072510/http://www.kingcitysf.com/ King City Official Website]}}, ''kingcitysf.com/'', retrieved on August 19, 2012</ref>

Chris Rest contributed his guitar on [[Mad Caddies]] 2001 release ''[[Rock the Plank]]'',<ref name="chrisrestcreditsallmusic">{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=mn0001227511|label=Chris Rest}}</ref> as well as [[The Real McKenzies]] 2008 release ''[[Off the Leash]]''.<ref name="chrisrestcreditsallmusic" /> He has also been a member [[Lagwagon]] since 1997 having replaced [[Ken Stringfellow]]. Additionally, he joined [[No Use For A Name]] in 2009 replacing Dave Nassie and remained a member until their final show following the death of lead singer [[Tony Sly]] in 2012.

Joe Raposo played bass guitar on two album releases by [[The Real McKenzies]]; their 2005 album ''[[10,000 Shots]]'', and their 2008 album ''[[Off the Leash]]''. He has also played with the [[Dwarves (band)|Dwarves]]. In an interview with fasterlouder.com.au [[Joey Cape]], lead singer of [[Lagwagon]], stated that Joe Raposo is Lagwagon's new bassist.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/features/23775/Joey-Cape.htm |title=Joey Cape on |publisher=Fasterlouder.com.au |date=2010-05-20 |access-date=2011-10-24}}</ref> In a June 2011 interview with ExploreMusic however, [[Joey Cape]] said that things didn't work out with Raposo, and the band is testing a new bassist.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPcgnhGa8P4  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/CPcgnhGa8P4 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Joey Cape (Lagwagon) interview at Rockfest 2011 |publisher=YouTube |date=2011-06-27 |access-date=2011-10-24}}{{cbignore}}</ref> After first announcing Patrick Solem as the new bass player in August 2011, Lagwagon decided that Raposo will remain a member after all in October 2011. {{as of|2012}}, Raposo also works for [[Zynga]] as the [[quality assurance]] lead for their [[casual gaming|casual]] [[social network game|social]] [[city-building game|city-building]] [[simulation game|simulation]] game [[CityVille]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Nieva|first=Richard|title=Rock or get a real job? He chose both|url=http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2012/07/05/rock-or-real-job/|work=CNN Money|access-date=28 March 2013|date=July 5, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712145907/http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2012/07/05/rock-or-real-job/|archive-date=12 July 2012}}</ref>

Vocalist [[Jason Sears]] contributed lyrics and vocals for a song called "Until Next Time" on [[Tons (band)|Snot]]'s album entitled ''[[Strait Up]]'' in tribute to their late lead singer [[Lynn Strait]]. It was released on November 7, 2000. The album also features appearances by the lead vocalists of a number of major rock groups.<ref>{{cite news|last=Lindquist|first=David|title=Strait Up Review|newspaper=Indianapolis Star|date=December 31, 2000}}</ref><ref name=cmj2000>{{cite journal |last=Richards |first=Sean |title=Reviews |journal=CMJ New Music Monthly |volume=70 |date=December 2000 |page=88}}</ref><ref name="Iannini">{{cite book |last=Iannini |first=Tommaso |title=Nu metal |year=2003 |publisher=Giunti |language=it |isbn=88-09-03051-6 |pages=78–79 |chapter=Snot }}</ref><ref name="Huey">{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r505096|pure_url=yes}} |title=Review of '' Strait Up'' |access-date=2008-08-23 |last=Huey |first=Steve |publisher=[[Allmusic]]}}</ref> Lynn Strait was a long-time friend of the band and his name can be viewed in the liner notes "Special Thanks" section of RKL's 1987 album ''Rock N Roll Nightmare''. Jason Sears recorded<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-BvmDl6bYk  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/7-BvmDl6bYk |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Jason Sears And Mercury Legion-Past (studio footage) |publisher=YouTube |date=2012-05-07 |access-date=2012-08-19}}{{cbignore}}</ref> an album with the San Diego–based band Mercury Legion originally released with the title ''Jason Sears and Mercury Legion: It Happened on a Friday Night - The Original Soundtrack Album'' on Dolphin Records. It was then repackaged and re-released as a self-titled effort; simply ''Jason Sears & Mercury Legion'' on Malt Soda Recordings.<ref name="maltsoda">[http://www.maltsoda.com Malt Soda Recordings], Maltsoda'', retrieved on August 19, 2012</ref>

==Legacy==
RKL was influential on the punk rock scene. Regarding RKL's impact on punk music, Fat Mike had this to say: "When we first started, we wanted to sound like RKL."<ref>{{cite journal|title=NOFX Interview|journal=Flipside|date=July–August 1997}}</ref> "Without RKL, there wouldn’t be a NOFX. Well, there might be a totally shitty NOFX... RKL was the band that we would always be in the shadow of. When they broke up, we kinda took their spot." [[Erik Sandin]] described them as "[NOFX's] musical heroes, we worked hard to imitate their sound".<ref>{{cite book|last1=Alulis|first1=Jeff|last2=Sandin|first2=Erik|last3=Burkett|first3=Mike|last4=Melvin|first4=Erik|last5=Abeyta|first5=Aaron|title=NOFX: The Hepatitis Bathtub and Other Stories|date=April 12, 2016|publisher=Da Capo Press|isbn=978-0306824777}}</ref> Lagwagon's Joey Cape has said "In many ways, I don’t think there would be a NOFX or a Lagwagon or many bands that sound like us if there hadn’t been an RKL. They had this style of music that would just rip the whole time."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Zanotti|first1=Marc|title=Lagwagon's Joey Cape: "This Is My Bitter Old Man Record"|url=http://musicfeeds.com.au/features/lagwagons-joey-cape-this-is-my-bitter-old-man-record/|website=Musicfeeds.com.au/|access-date=2 February 2015|date=2014-10-29}}</ref> [[Dwarves (band)|Dwarves]] vocalist [[Blag Dahlia]] said, "RKL carved out a niche in the 1980s as a band that could actually play in a sea of those who could not.", and called them the "standard bearers of ‘Prog-Punk’".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Dahlia|first1=Blag|title=Rich Kids on LSD "Greatest Hits – Live in Berlin" review|url=http://punkworldviews.com/rich-kids-on-lsd-greatest-hits-review/|website=punkworldviews.com|access-date=14 January 2016}}</ref> Many people credit Bomer Manzullo as the first person to play the standard, or modern, punk beat.<ref name=kamm>{{cite web|last=Kamm|first=Eric|title=On Discovering Lagwagon|url=http://www.drummagazine.com/eric-kamm/P10/|work=Drum! Magazine|access-date=1 May 2013|date=September 10, 2009|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130121191602/http://www.drummagazine.com/eric-kamm/post/in-memory-of-derrick-plourde/|archive-date=January 21, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> RKL has been credited with creating the prototype that brought success to punk rock bands that followed in the early 1990s, including [[The Offspring]] and [[NOFX]]<ref name=ocweekly /> and has been described as "your favorite band's favorite band, and in a just world, they would've been way bigger."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sacher |first1=Andrew |title=15 '80s punk albums that shaped the '90s/'00s pop punk boom |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/15-80s-punk-albums-that-shaped-the-90s00s-pop-punk-boom/ |website=Brooklyn Vegan |access-date=9 September 2020}}</ref>

In ''[[The New York Times]]'': "TimesTalks" television interview discussing musicianship in punk rock, [[Green Day]]'s [[Billie Joe Armstrong]] mentioned RKL's Bomer Manzullo as an example of the high level of talent in punk rock, calling Bomer an "insane drummer",<ref name="billiejoe">{{Cite episode |title=Walking Contradiction with Bille Joe Armstrong |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcAg3D-askM&t=7m50s  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/IcAg3D-askM |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|series=''[[New York Times]]'': ''Times Talk'' |first1=Jon|last1=Pareles |first2=Billie Joe|last2=Armstrong|station=[[CUNY TV]] |location=[[New York City]], [[New York City]] |date=2005 }}{{cbignore}}</ref> while in an interview with ''Communities Digital News'', NOFX's [[Erik Sandin]] said: "Bomber was just out of control, he was so fucking good."{{citation needed|date=July 2020}}

RKL, known for their live shows, once had a [[Goleta, California]] crowd in such a fervor that a club owner deployed tear gas in an attempt to stop the large [[Moshing|mosh pit]].<ref name=losangelestimes /><ref>{{cite news|last=Locey|first=Bill|title=ROCKTALK : Bruise Brothers : Elbows, and Sometimes Tear Gas, Are Among the Hazards in 'The Pit' : At many punk venues, as the music has gotten harsher, so has the dancing.|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=November 25, 1993}}</ref>

The three deceased members were directly referenced by [[NOFX]] in "Doornails", a song from their 2006 album ''[[Wolves in Wolves' Clothing]]''.

[[Foo Fighters]] guitarist [[Chris Shiflett]] called RKL his "hometown pride punk band."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Hodge|first1=Will|title=Hear Foo Fighters' Chris Shiflett's New Country Album 'West Coast Town'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/country/news/stream-foo-fighters-chris-shifletts-new-country-album-w475892|website=rollingstone.com|access-date=16 April 2017|date=2017-04-10}}</ref>

A Rich Kids on LSD tribute album was released on Malt Soda Recordings entitled ''For Those About To Trip'' which contains 23 covers of classic RKL tracks by various artists.<ref name="maltsoda" />

Strung Out's Jake Kiley cites RKL as an personally influential band while growing up.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Silvini|first1=Chris|title=Southern Californian five-piece Strung Out have amassed a huge cult following since they first hit the tech-punk scene over 20 years ago.|url=http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/entertainment/southern-californian-fivepiece-strung-out-have-amassed-a-huge-cult-following-since-they-first-hit-the-techpunk-scene-over-20-years-ago/news-story/801449d48aa640fbcbc8d460d5056739|newspaper=Townsville Bulletin|access-date=3 December 2016|date=2016-02-26}}</ref>

Actor [[Josh Brolin]] claimed in a New York Times interview to have been a member of RKL.<ref>Hirschberg, Lynn (March 10, 2012).  [https://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/14/t-magazine/02well-cover.html Tough Enough] ''[[The New York Times]]''</ref> He later gave more detail about this in a radio interview, stating "Things have gotten confused in interviews and all that. And I said that I was a part of RKL, which is Rich Kids on LSD, which was a big punk band back then. And it was - I was part of the garage band that first started playing. And then they went to be known with other drummers and other musicians as RKL. And they actually became a fairly well-known punk rock band.".<ref>{{cite web|title=After Decades Acting, Josh Brolin Still Wonders If He's 'Good Enough'|url=http://ripr.org/post/after-decades-acting-josh-brolin-still-wonders-if-hes-good-enough|website=Ripr.org|publisher=Rhode Island Public Radio|access-date=2 February 2015}}</ref> On the [[WTF with Marc Maron]] he said Jason Sears was his best friend<ref>{{cite podcast |url=http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episode-915-josh-brolin?rq=brolin |title=EPISODE 915 |website=wtfpod.com |host=[[Marc Maron]] |date=May 14, 2018 |access-date=September 10, 2020}}</ref> and has also stated "Rich Kids on LSD was the band that I helped start."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kremkau|first1=Bryan|title=Video: Josh Brolin Was In Rich Kids On LSD?!|url=http://www.readjunk.com/media/video-josh-brolin-was-in-rich-kids-on-lsd/|website=readjunk.com|date=29 September 2015 |access-date=16 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Sharp|first1=Tyler|title='Goonies' actor was a founding member of an '80s punk band|url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/goonies_actor_was_a_founding_member_of_an_80s_punk_band|website=Altpress.com|access-date=16 April 2017|date=October 2015}}</ref>

The band is referenced by [[Janez Detd.]] in "My Life My Way", a song from their 2008 album ''For Better For Worse''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUwhxHgL-08  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/qUwhxHgL-08 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=JANEZ DETD- My Life My Way- Directed by ISAAC G |publisher=YouTube |date=2008-02-24 |access-date=2012-08-19}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

The band is referenced by [[The High Speed Scene]] in "For the Kids", a song from their 2005 album ''[[The High Speed Scene (album)|The High Speed Scene]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=The High Speed Scene - The High Speed Scene review|url=http://www.punknews.org/review/4084/the-high-speed-scene-the-high-speed-scene|website=Punknews.com|access-date=22 March 2013|date=June 17, 2005}}</ref>

RKL's song "Tell Me the Truth" is referenced by [[Snot (band)|Snot]] in "Mr. Brett", a song from their 1997 album ''[[Get Some (album)|Get Some]]''.

The beanie boy character appears on the cover of Annihilation Time's 2005 album ''Annihilation Time II''.<ref>[http://www.annihilationtime.net/ATII.html Annihilation Time II], ''annihilationtime.net'', retrieved on August 19, 2012</ref>

Italian band Overdrive Bonzai dedicated a song called "Jason Sears" to the late vocalist.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azyWpERLwqQ  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/azyWpERLwqQ |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Overdrive banzai-DEMO-Jason Sears |publisher=YouTube |date=2012-06-25 |access-date=2012-08-19|language=it}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Brazilian crossover/hardcore band Ratos de Porão was also influenced by RKL's attitude on stage. "Another thing that really opened our minds was seeing the RKL show, Rich Kids on LSD," said Ratos de Porão vocalist João Gordo. "We have to be like those guys."<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.tenhomaisdiscosqueamigos.com/2020/11/17/ratos-de-porao-live-transmissao/ | title=Ratos de Porão irá celebrar 40 anos de carreira com live em grande estilo | date=17 November 2020 }}</ref>

''OC Weekly'' published an article entitled ''10 Classic Punk Bands We'd Love to See Reunite'', RKL being named as one of the bands.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Distefano|first1=Alex|title=10 Classic Punk Bands We'd Love to See Reunite|url=http://www.ocweekly.com/music/10-classic-punk-bands-wed-love-to-see-reunite-6605847|website=ocweekly.com|publisher=ocweekly|access-date=3 December 2016|date=2015-05-14}}</ref>

There were rumors of an "RKLAOKE" show sometime in the Summer of 2006 as a benefit concert to raise money for Sears' children Anthony, Sierra, and Cisco.  The show would have featured the remaining members of the band playing all the past favorites with different members of the audience.<ref name="barry" />

==Members==

===Current lineup===
*Abe Brennan – vocals (2025–present)
*[[Chris Rest]] – guitar (1982–1989, 1992–1996, 2002–2006, since 2024)
*[[Joe Raposo (bassist)|Joe Raposo]] – bass (1987–1989, 1992–1996, 2003–2006, since 2024)
*[[Dave Raun]] – drums (1992–1996, since 2024)
*Barry Ward – guitar (1985–1989, 1992–1996, since 2024)

===Former members===
*[[Tony Foresta]] – vocals (2024)
*[[Jason Sears]] — vocals (1982–1989, 1993–1996, 2002–2006, his death)
*Chris Flippin – guitar (2002–2006)
*Boz Rivera – drums (2003–2006)
*Richard "Bomer" Manzullo – drums (1982–1989), bass (1986–1987, 2002), vocals (1992–1993) (died 2005)
*Vince Peppars – bass (1982–1985)
*Alan Duncan — guitar (1982–1983)
*Derrick Plourde – drums (2002) (died 2005)

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==Discography==

===Studio Albums===
* ''[[Keep Laughing]]'' (Mystic Records, 1985)
* ''[[Rock 'n Roll Nightmare]]'' (Alchemy Records, 1987; re-released on CD by Epitaph Records)
* ''Reactivate'' ([[Epitaph Records]], 1993)
* ''Riches to Rags'' (Epitaph Records, 1994)

===EPs===
* ''[[It's a Beautiful Feeling]]'' (Mystic Records, 1984)

===Live Albums===
* ''Double Live in Berlin'' (Destiny Records, 1989; recorded live in Germany on 1988 tour)
* ''Live in a Dive'' (Fat Wreck Chords, 2022)

===Compilations===
* ''Nardcore'' ([[Mystic Records]], 1984)
* ''Covers'' (Mystic Records, 1984)
* ''Mystic Super Seven Sampler No.&nbsp;1'' (Mystic Records, 1984)
* ''Return to Slimey Valley'' (Mystic Records, 1985)
* ''Revenge is a Beautiful Feeling'' (Destiny, 1989)

==Videos==
* ''Still Flailing After All These Beers'', Epitaph, VHS (1997)
* ''Still Flailing After All These Beers: The DVD Director's Cut'', Malt Soda Recordings, DVD (2002)<ref name="maltsoda" />

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.richkidsonlsd.com Official website]
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* [http://www.rkl-band.com Unofficial fanpage], German language, authorized by the remaining band members

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