Edit summary (Briefly describe the changes you have made) : ==Dirk Dirksen== (1937- 11.20. 2006) Music promoter and "Pope of punk" in the late 1970s and 80s San Francisco music scene. Born in Germany and emigrated to the US in 1948. Served in the Army and entered the entertainment business in the late 50s, hosting a live television show called, "Rocket to Stardom". Dirksen worked as a tour manager for 1960s rock and soul acts. In 1974 he began to book acts at the ((Mabuhay Gardens)) in ((San Francisco))'s ((North Beach)), and began booking local punk acts and soon to be famous national and international talent the ((Ramones)), ((Iggy Pop)), ((Blondie)), even ((David Bowie)). Dirksen-Malloy Productions is Dirksen's video firm. He recently hosted Mabuhay reunion events, including a Fillmore Auditorium show last April with members of the ((Dead Kennedys)), ((the Mutants)) and ((Flipper)), and the ((Contractions))' recent reunion. *http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/11/22/BAGCJMHQ8B1.DTL/Obituary