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Devo's Bob Casale Dies At 61
Billboard ^ | 2/18/14 | Jason Lipshutz

Posted on 02/18/2014 2:34:38 PM PST by sushiman

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To: shibumi
LOLOL!!! good dog...
41 posted on 02/18/2014 4:41:07 PM PST by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -vvv- NO Pity for the LAZY - 86-44)
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To: sushiman

Very cool. I suppose you know some of the folks from the old rockabilly and punk scene? Maybe even a block named Jack Waldron who worked the avante garde, pop and punk music scene out here for years. You probably know Rockin’ Jelly Bean’s art work and his band called Jackie and The Cedrics too.


42 posted on 02/18/2014 4:46:27 PM PST by lefty-lie-spy (Stay metal. For the Horde \m/("_")\m/ - via iPhone from Tokyo.)
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To: sushiman
never saw them live, but that's pretty much what i expected... good clip
43 posted on 02/18/2014 4:52:49 PM PST by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -vvv- NO Pity for the LAZY - 86-44)
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To: lefty-lie-spy
Don't know any of those folks . We played clubs in Tokyo such as the Crocodile , Jirokichi , Los Angeles , etc...as well as embassy parties ( US , Canada , Switzerland , etc...) . Even put out a 3 song CD in 1989 entitled 俺は外人.
44 posted on 02/18/2014 4:54:15 PM PST by sushiman
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To: sushiman
Interestingly, Mark Mothersbaugh had a post-Devo career in Children's TV, writing music for shows such as "RugRats" and "Yo Gabba Gabba". He also made regular appearances on the latter show...

Then:

Now (on "Yo Gabba Gabba"):


45 posted on 02/18/2014 5:00:19 PM PST by COBOL2Java (I'm a Christian, pro-life, pro-gun, Reaganite. The GOP hates me. Why should I vote for them?)
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Aware of Rugrats as my daughter ( now 26 ) loved the show when we lived in Keene , NH and Long Island for 6 months in 1995 . Unaware of Yo Gabba Gabba . Sounds like the title of a Ramones tune . ;-)


46 posted on 02/18/2014 5:16:22 PM PST by sushiman
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To: shibumi

A goodie that made it to the “Heavy Metal” soundtrack.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms79633njIg


47 posted on 02/18/2014 5:30:45 PM PST by Salamander (Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?)
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To: sushiman
Its A Beautiful World

It's a beautiful world we live in,
A sweet romantic place,
Beautiful people everywhere,
The way they show they care
Makes me want to say,

48 posted on 02/18/2014 5:47:14 PM PST by BraveMan
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To: BraveMan

In my opinion, one of the best and meaningful of Devo’s lyrics...

A victim of collision on the open sea
Nobody ever said that life was free
Sink, swim, go down with the ship
But use your freedom of choice

I’ll say it again in the land of the free
Use your freedom of choice
Your freedom of choice

In ancient rome there was a poem
About a dog who found two bones
He picked at one
He licked the other
He went in circles
He dropped dead

Freedom of choice
Is what you got
Freedom of choice!

Then if you got it you don’t want it
Seems to be the rule of thumb
Don’t be tricked by what you see
You got two ways to go

I’ll say it again in the land of the free
Use your freedom of choice
Freedom of choice

Freedom of choice
Is what you got
Freedom of choice!


49 posted on 02/18/2014 6:00:01 PM PST by XRdsRev (New Jersey - Crossroads of the American Revolution)
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To: sushiman

Cool. I’ll look for that CD next time I’m in Shimokitazawa. The only club you mentioned that I know is Crocodile, but there are dozens of others I hit each year too. Do you happen to remember the band called Bo Gumbos? Very famous in 80s and 90s rock n roll scene.


50 posted on 02/18/2014 6:07:26 PM PST by lefty-lie-spy (Stay metal. For the Horde \m/("_")\m/ - via iPhone from Tokyo.)
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To: sushiman
One of my all-time favorite musical performances:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4Q35e0-fPQ

Shows what an excellent band they were.

51 posted on 02/18/2014 6:09:29 PM PST by Skooz (Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us)
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To: XRdsRev

That is one of my favorites.

I guess I’ve been a Spud-Boy since the “Are We Not Men” album debut.

RIP Bob 2.


52 posted on 02/18/2014 6:14:23 PM PST by BraveMan
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To: lefty-lie-spy

Our independently produced CD has long been OOP . I think we sold about 10,000 , mostly in the Kanto area . Bo Gumbos sounds familiar . How long have you been in Japan ?


53 posted on 02/18/2014 6:36:09 PM PST by sushiman
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