
In my 20's I worked as an artist for the now extinct Tower Records creating billboards. Transferring from Sunset,Hollywood to Broadway, NYC. The image above is from an instore in NYC. Yes, I designed the lovely backdrop set. Sorry, I don't know what happened to the photo I took of John Doe and Billy Zoom wasn't there. He went on to do his own band....the Billy Zoom Band. Exene had long black hair then, wore a tattered vintage dress and had red ink tattoos on her arms. I think this photo is from July 1995.
A few years later Exene played with her all girl band at Coney Island High in NYC along with the Ramones and Steve played with Scott Asheton from the Stooges. I remember nobody seemed to care or know who she was. I think I was the only one up front........she was my idol and still is.
Now Exene sings Lonesome Train on (our local) Dexter Romweber's new album, Ruins of Berlin (here's a post I did on it back in November) ..........and today is John Doe and the Sadies new album release!! (which I've been secretly listening to on a local station by my fave DJ who has been playing their songs way ahead of the release). It sounds much like the Knitters or a bit of 60's style country. They'll be touring the US in May.
If X comes to your town this month, I hope you'll try to see them. I wish they would come to mine.
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