Another State of Mind is a documentary film. In the summer of 1982, filmmakers Peter Stuart and Adam Small came upon a large scale project which immediately captured their imagination: the Better Youth Organization of Los Angeles was planning a North American tour. Eleven assorted punks would be traveling across the country in a broken down school bus. It was a chance to explore and document the punk rock community more extensively than ever before. Summer is a season, defined by convention in meteorology as the whole months of June, July, and August, in the Northern hemisphere, and the whole months of December, January, and February, in the Southern hemisphere. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Better Youth Organization was a promoter of punk rock shows and a record label in Los Angeles, California run by Mark Stern and his brother Shawn Stern, from Beverly Hills. ... This article is about the largest city in California. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ... Punk culture as it is seen today started in the mid 1970s as a movement or rebellion against some styles of music which existed at the time such as Prog Rock and Heavy Metal whose stars were seen as out of touch with their fans. ... A new 1973 Wayne Lifeguard school bus won in national contest for safety ideas is presented to winning driver, Mrs. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ...

On August 17, 1982, armed with one production assistant, Stuart and Small set off in their rental truck on this journey through the underground. For six weeks and ten thousand miles, they recorded the adventures of the two touring bands – Youth Brigade and Social Distortion. More than just concert footage, this film documents the rich collection of characters in and around the tour, and the hardships and dangers of life on the road. The film was made on the cheap side and the scenes that feature instructions for "moshing" were filmed as filler so that the film would be at a viable length for release and distribution. August 17 is the 229th day of the year (230th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Production assistant is a movie term for a person responsible for various odd jobs, such as stopping traffic, acting as couriers, getting items from craft service, etc. ... Youth Brigade can refer to two different punk music groups. ... Social Distortion (often known as Social D) is an influential rock and roll band, appearing in the early 80s, initially in a punk rock style, and still active today. ... A concert is a live performance, usually of music, before an audience. ...

(This film runs 78 minutes [color].)