November 27th, 2009
Sigh. It turns out the Paul Cook we met on Facebook isn’t the Paul Cook who drummed for the Sex Pistols, and to avoid any further rumours, Toronto Paul Cook photoshopped the above nifty graphic, clearly stating his case. The Last Pogo Jumps Again Due Diligence Department will now launch a full-scale investigation confirming or denying other supposed Facebook pals such as King Kong, Martin Luther King Jr., and Viletone Freddy Pompeii.
King Kong atop the New Yorker Theatre, 1976. Photo, mural and sculpture by David Andoff. If you look closely, there are ads for The Ramones concerts just behind the hippie selling trinkets.
And if you look really closely, you’ll spot The New Yorker box office, September 1976. Photo by Brad Foster.
The men’s can at the Horseshoe Tavern after The Last Pogo, December 1, 1978. Screen shot from The Last Pogo.
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November 26th, 2009
Courtesy the punkpaper.free.fr
Lucasta Ross plays with Steven Leckie & The Solutions! at the Last Pogo 30th bash December 2008; photo by Edie Steiner
Lucasta and the rest of the B-Girls in 1977; photo by Rodney Bowes
The Last Pogo Jumps Again co-director Kire Paputts is busying himself prepping his short film, but still has time to track down and interview more of the folks we need for our sprawling documentary. Last week it was ex-B-Girl Lucasta Ross, the interview taking place in her amazing goth abode.
Meanwhile, down in L.A., filmmaker and Last Pogo Jumps Again contributor Amy Belling spent a few hours with original Viletones manager Tibor Takacs. Tibor (with partner Stephen Zoller) broke off his arrangement with The Viletones when he decided enough was enough, and split for L.A. to pursue his film career. He’s worked steadily ever since.
Mickey Skin of The Curse dangerously stands up on an arcade ride; photo by the ever amazing Rodney Bowes.
Kire also managed to sneak in an interview with…drumroll, please…the parents of Mickey Skin from The Curse. The only thing cooler than that is the fact that Mickey’s mother often went to shows by The Curse back in 1977. Yo, mama.
Photo of Paul Cook by S. Fitzstephens
We thrilled to find out that Sex Pistol drummer Paul Cook had recently discovered our blog, and had forwarded one to Viletone Freddy Pompeii. It was a taste of the collection of newspaper clippings we’ve filed away since starting this project back in June 2006. And we know it’s the real Paul Cook, because he was on Facebook. Make friends with him as well as other Facebookers like Albert Einstein and Elvis Presley. F’real.
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