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punk photos, 1976 - 1980, classic/rare archive, punk history
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Bomp Record Store, April 9, 1977, Screamers, Billy Zoom, page 2

Bomp: opening, Nerves, X, etc, April 9, page 1 and 2
Bomp: Damned, Weirdos, Germs, Screamers, Black Randy, etc, April 16, page and 3 and 4
Bomp: Blondie, Weirdos, etc, April 23, page 5
Bomp: Rockpile with Dave Edmunds and Nick Lowe, etc page 6

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Tommy was fond of wearing newspaper headlines and Tomata's pants are hand-painted. KK was too adorable and later became an acclaimed art director for music videos and "Being John Malkovich" and other movies.

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Always stylish, the Screamers knew exactly where to be and how to keep all eyes focused on them. They were keenly aware of exactly how to pose and convey who they were and what they were about within nanoseconds. No agonizing or conferring how to pose. Amazing, wonderful to shoot, hang with and watch/hear.

 

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Tommy Gear, KK Barrett and Tomata du Plenty.

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Lisa Fancher, writer for Bomp, other fanzines and her own early "Street Life." And who is that behind her? John Morris, aka legendary wild man, BLACK RANDY, close friend of the Screamers and legendary provocateur.

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Always smiling Billy Zoom, in his spray-painted silver leather jacket. That's Tomata in the background, no doubt securing more records for the soundtrack of the best parties I'll ever attend!

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Tommy Gear of the Screamers with one of my earliest pals, sweet Genny Body of Backstage Pass. The stories she tells mea re so hot, some of which I can't repeat, but so much fun!

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Bomp, page 3
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