That's one for the book: April 1982

Thursday, April 29, 1982

Robin Graves & The Lost Fear

Our friend Dave O'Halloran (aka What Wave Dave on CHRW) has been sharing on Facebook, with our grateful permission, photos that we had taken of various bands back in the 1980's. Today, April 29, 2024, Dave writes in The Cedar Lounge - Blue Boot group:

"Some more Reg Quinton pics. This time it's Robin Graves & The Lost Fear at the Cedar Lounge April 1982... They were a rockabilly sounding outfit with Perry Puckett on vocals/guitar, John Ondrasek on bass and don't know who is on drums."

I recall that these guys were definitely into the "glam" side of things — that's pretty apparent. The playing wasn't as tight as it needed to be. However, others were pretty keen and have fond memories. Ruby Canterbury says, "they were great." There are friends and fans in the pictures but I suspect this might have been one of their few gigs ever. They were opening for 63 Monroe that night.

There are some very poor quality photos here, out of focus, etc., but there are a few gems. Usually I'd prune an album down to just the few photos I'm especially proud of. Dave is more encyclopedic in his choice of photos to share. But for an historical record here it is.

— 2024/12/21 I have moved this post in my blog to the approximate date of the event.

Tuesday, April 27, 1982

63 Monroe, Cedar Lounge

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April 27, 2024. Our friend Dave O'Halloran (aka What Wave Dave on CHRW) has been sharing on Facebook, with our grateful permission, photos that we had taken of various bands back in the 1980's. Today Dave writes in The Cedar Lounge - Blue Boot group: "Some more 63 Monroe pics from Reg Quinton, this time at the Cedar Lounge circa 1981/1982."

Bob Loblaws comments: "I remember they played one night when I still worked there as a waiter, they both came in wearing pig masks"

These photos are awfully dusty and dirty. I really ought to dig them out and scan them again. I can't recall but I suspect these were shot on movie film — there was some crazy deal that returned prints, negatives and positives. Processing was crap, hence the crappy scans. I've spent a bit of time adjusting exposure but really ought to dig out the originals, clean them up and rescan.

However, it was a fun crazy time at the Cedar Lounge. That's Markii Burnaway in guitar, Jeff Roth (Rooster) on drums, Peter Dekoker on bass and Steven R. Stunning (Scott Bentley) on voice.

Many thanks to Dave for his work organizing photos and figuring out the location and time for many of these.

— 2024/12/21 I have moved this post in my blog to the approximate date of the photos.

Forgotten Rebels, Cedar Lounge

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Our friend Dave O'Halloran (aka What Wave Dave on CHRW) has been sharing on Facebook, with our grateful permission, photos that we had taken of various bands back in the 1980's. Today, April 27, 2024, Dave writes in The Cedar Lounge - Blue Boot group:

"Here's some more Reg Quinton pics. This time it's the Forgotten Rebels at the Cedar Lounge circa 1982.
It's the This Ain't Hollywood lineup of the band; Mickey DeSadist on vocals, John Welton on bass, Mike Mirabella guitar and Robert Allan on drums.
Anyone have any clue who the videographer is?"

Peter Lambert responds that it's Michael Grelecki.

Kate made friends with Rob's girlfriend at one of the Cedar Lounge gigs. The band was staying overnight upstairs in a pretty cruddy environment. We invited the band to come stay with us the next time they were in town and they did on a few occassions. I recall one time when they assured us that no, they wouldn't need to stay with us. That surely tonight they'd get lucky and have some warm bed and hot girl to stay with. Nevertheless, later that night, after we had gone to bed the guys sheepishly arrived looking for a place to stay.

These black and white photos are pretty dirty, someday I may go back to clean them up a bit. The film we would have developed in our basement darkroom in old south. The cameras we were using at the time were a Canon A1 and a Canon AE1. There seems to have been some flash involved, that would have been a Vivitar 285 flash on a handle mount and bounce card. I see fish eye distortion — that would have been a 16mm Sigma lens. Pretty much all of that gear is long gone.

And the pretty girl in the photo is my Baboo — Kate! In the background I think I see Dave's wife Rena.

Saturday, April 17, 1982

63 Monroe, Cedar Lounge

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April 17, 2024. Our friend Dave O'Halloran (aka What Wave Dave on CHRW) has been sharing on Facebook, with our grateful permission, photos that we had taken of various bands back in the 1980's. Today Dave writes in The Cedar Lounge - Blue Boot group:

"Here's another batch of Reg Quinton pics from the Cedar Lounge early 1982. ...This time it's 63 Monroe, in what is probably their longest running lineup. Scott Bentley (Steven R Stunning), Markii Burnaway, Pete Dekoker and Jeff Rooth. This lineup lasted from mid 1981 (when they went by First Date for a few gigs) till approximately 1987 when Markii left and was replaced by Ian Collie."

Kerry Piper comments on the shoes Peter is wearing: "Those are the Northstar platforms I gave to Pete. I said you can play in em, you can have em."

With the recent reissue of the NFG/63 Monroe EP there's been some renewed interest in those photos. Many of these have been shared before on Facebook and in this blog. Dave is working to organize photos taken in the Cedar Lounge. We are grateful for his work to organize and document a time that was, for many, incredibly exciting.

The photo above of Markii is one of my favorite from this collection. Usually I'd prune an album down to just the few photos I'm especially proud of. Dave is more encyclopedic in his choice of photos to share. I have edited many of these for better exposure.

— 2024/12/21 I have moved this post in my blog to the approximate date of the photos taken.