The Last Pogo Jumps Again

Courtesy of Aldo Erdic

Today The Last Pogo Jumps Again co-director Kire Paputts (with wing-man Richard Fiander handling second camera) hangs out in Grange Park with some of The Diodes, and An Awesome Friend Of The Project tries to get us a few moments with Godfather Iggy Fucking Pop on Friday, ’cause we need to hear his thoughts on all things punk, and find out what specific type of acid everyone was on when Iggy And The Stooges played the Victory Burlesque back in 1974.

Thanks to either Molten Core or Aldo;  shit, can’t remember.

Make sure to join ten thousand other people at Dundas Square this Saturday to watch still-thriving Iggy play a set in Times Square Jr.  Before you do that, you can catch The Diodes and The New York Fucking Dolls out in Burlington — we’re hoping for a word with Mr. Johansen at that one.

Gary Topp, ’73 or so, courtesy of Gary.

On Thursday, Kire heads out and visits the legendary Gary Fucking Topp for session number three.  We’ll be pouring through Topper’s archive of stuff, and putting a few more pieces of the puzzle together.  The New York Dolls in ’73, Iggy in ’74, Gary Topp at the same time — they are some of the major seeds that were planted and then sprouted into what we now call the Punk Era in Toronto’s history.  You won’t find this stuff out at the Toronto Archives, ladies and germs.

Aldo Erdic by Eddie Smith, copyright etc

That afternoon at 3:00 The Last Pogo Jumps Again second unit director Aldo Erdic is showing off his half-hour film Circa 1977:  The Diodes at the NFB Theatre as part of NXNE.  This premiere screening will be followed by a rare showing of Amos Poe’s 1975 Blank Generation, the film that, in part, inspired Gary Topp to starting bringing NYC bands to Toronto.  It’s all connected, man.

Singer John Paul Young of The Cardboard Brains;  photo copyright Vince Carlucci.

On Sunday Oz Studios, continuing to show ex-Cardboard Brains’ Vince Carlucci‘s awesome collection of photos — Your Pretty Face Is Going To Hell (named after a song by one James Osterberg) is going to have a rare screening of the original 16mm print of The Last Pogo.  DVDS will be on sale:  one for $12.00, two for $20, and 619 for $4333.   Hey-o!

Cardboard Brains;  photo by Vince Carlucci

Former Cardboard Brains guitar-slinger Vince Carlucci‘s got stuff in a gallery!  “Your Pretty Face Is Going To Hell” is a collection of pretty pics he took from 1977 to 1980.   Artists include Iggy Pop, David Bowie, Lou Reed, Deborah Harry, Patti Smith, John Cale, The Viletones, Teenage Head, The Ugly, Cardboard Brains, The Ramones, Frank Zappa, and The Diodes.  Opening night is Thursday, June 10, from seven ’til eleven, and it runs to June 24.  Oz Studios, 134 Ossington, curated by photographer Joe Fuda.

Classic!

Once you’ve taken a look at some of Vince’s pics, you should not miss Andy (Adny) Shernoff, ex-Dictator and ex-cellent songwriter as he spins tales and plays acoustic guitar at Mitzi’s Sister in Toronto, starts at ten.   Teenage Head’s Gord Lewis opens.  If you can’t catch Adny in Toronto, he’s also doing “When Giants Walked The Earth — A Musical Memoir By Andy Shernoff” at Call the Office in London on June 11th, and  This Ain’t Hollywood in Hamilton on June 12.  Were The Dictators one of the best bands to come out of the U.S. of A?  Absolutely.  Did their roadie turned lead singer name himself after the province and/or state that most resembled a penis?  Sure did.  (Sorry, Florida, you just don’t cut it next to studly Manitoba.)  And did Andy write some of the funniest lyrics ever?  You bet:

“Oh Weekend
Bobby is a local punk
Cuttin’ school and getting drunk
Eating at Mcdonald’s for lunch

Oh Weekend
Soon he threw up in the store
But if he does it anymore
I’ll make him eat it off the floor.

The Horseshoe Tavern, June 1978.  So far we’re batting .500 on interviews from this poster.

We’re trying to work out an interview, and dying to ask the question that has been on many a Dictators’ fan’s mind:  Just wtf is a two tub man?  Check out The Andy Shernoff Appreciation Society on Facebook for dates in the States.

Meanwhile, while you’re all out there looking at pictures and listening to stories about growing up with Johnny Thunders and stuff, we’re working people!  Tomorrow night co-director Kire Paputts tracks down The Diodes.  News at eleven.