The Mechanics

Current whereabouts

• Tim Racca - Still residing in Fullerton, California. Has recorded three CDs as 16 Tons and Da Losers
• Scott Hoogland - Currently lives in Lake Elsinore and sings in Poop
• Dennis Catron - Art director, lives in Orange County with his wife and son
• Sandy Hancock - Played with China White, 22 Jacks, Joyride, The Adolescents, sessions with Joey Ramone, and is currently with the blues-based Mama Hagglin'. Resides in La Habra and collects vintage cars
• Tim Maag - Played with The Cramps, D.I., Social Distortion, and The Swing Set with Alice Bag on vocals. Currently residing in Los Angeles
• Brett Alexander - Music writer and artist. Now based in Austin, Texas
• Mike Couden - Proud Dad, still playing the upside-down Explorer bass, lives in Orange
• Eric Overman - Artist, high end audio designer and construction consultant, Currently residing in Long Beach with his wife and sons
• Andrew Epstein TV Producer, still resides in SoCal, married, son at UC Santa Cruz
• Robert Jones Living in the wilds of the Pacific Northwest, married, daughter in college

  Quotations

• "There was this band called The Mechanics from Fullerton who never did anything cause they were so far ahead of their time. I think probably out of all the bands, they influenced me the most." — Mike Ness, Social Distortion
• "The Mechanics. Hard-rocking, Iggy-esque 1970s godfathers to the whole Fullerton punk scene. They inspired the wee lads who became Social D and Agent Orange, and introduced the harmonized octave guitar sound that The Adolescents emulated on their blue album." — Mike Boehm, L.A. Times
• "The Adolescents' trademark soaring, massed-guitar sound--later appropriated by the Offspring, Guttermouth and many others--"was a Tim Racca trip that we borrowed and made huge, and everyone's done it since." — Frank Agnew, The Adolescents
• "I remember Dennis doing a slide solo, using a big wrench. Tim Racca had such great attention to tone and played jackhammer rhythms. They were like a cross between AC/DC and Generation X, with a little Iggy Pop thrown in." — Mike Palm, Agent Orange
• "No Brakes / Drivin' Me Away 7 inch Chateau East, 1981 PS. Hard rock punk crossovers from late 1970s Fullerton. Guitarist Tim's rhythm style would be copped by fellow locals the Adolescents, whom The Mechanics heavily influenced." — Brian, Grand Theft Audio