63 Monroe

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Our friend Dave O'Hallaran (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.