![]() What this meant was that you were allowed to leave campus during your lunch period, and, after you freshman year, anytime you had a free period. Yours in unity and gratitude, Jesse Michaels.One of the perks of going to high school in an affluent (aka: safe, white and wealthy) Long Island suburb was the “Open School” policy. Allthough I am not currently active in the punk scene I still stand by all of my lyrics and the essential message which I think is basical ly: Think for yourself, have hope, don't forget to have fun! I hope this answers some of the questions people have about Operation Ivy. Of course I'm thrilled and very grateful that lots o f other people understood and participated. The exhilaration and love I felt when we were playing is beyond explanation. In spite of problems we were always extremely passionate and united in playing the music. I often ask myself how I got so lucky to be part of something so cool- especially something which seem s to be meaningful to other people. I am mainly writing this to clear a couple of absurd rumors ( although it's tempting to just let them fester ).į) What do you think of all this shit? I think that it's great. ![]() Currently I am learning how to play guitar, taking a class, and continuing to do art for Lookout. From this experience I learned the deep spiritual truth that it is cold as shit at four a.m. I got heavily into Zen Buddhism for a while in 1992 and even became a monk for about 6 months. It was fun but I gradually became interested in not waking up in a puddle of vomit and so I decided to get my shit together. I think they deserve every bit of success they have achieved.Į) What have you been doing since Operation Ivy broke up? After Operation Ivy broke up I went through a period where I was into more negative type punk bands such as The Germs. You can not fuck with their rhythm section. Tim Armstrong is one of the best songwriters I have ever heard. Anything can happen, but I think it would show more class not to.ĭ)What do you think of Rancid? I think they are great. I may do something in the future, but it probably wouldn't be a straight punk band.Ĭ)Any chance of an Operation Ivy reunion? Although it would be fun, I've always respected bands that end clean. It's not really my place to hash them out in public but I will say that over the years I have come to realize my part in creating some of the problems.ī) Are you still playing music? I am still writing music, but not in a band. I left the band because of a few issues, many of which I don't even remember, which seemed unresolvable. For personal reasons I have chosen to stay out of the limelight, but I decided to make this letter available to answer certain questions that people ask me all the time.Ī) Why did OPIVY break up? Mainly because of band conflicts. Over the years it has become obvious that interest in Operation Ivy is not declining. Here's a letter Jesse wrote telling what he's been doing since OPIV: The backing members are Mass Giorgini on bass and Dan Lumley on drums, both of Squirtgun and Screeching Weasel fame. Jesse plays guitar in this band as well as sings. Then, in 1999, he formed a band called Common Rider as a vehicle to put forth songs he had written since OPIV. He joined Big Rig in about 1993, but thats about it. the positive energy.Īfter Operation Ivy, Jesse Michaels kinda retreated into his own little world, and disappeared from the punk scene. His voice communicated the energy of a genre. ![]() Jesse Michaels was the lead singer of Operation Ivy.
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