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The Masque, November 23, 1977, page 2 [go to 3]

Page 1: the Masque, October 15, 1977
Page 2 and 3: the Masque, November 23, 1977
Pages 4, 5, 6: the Masque, January 17, 1977
Pages 7, 8: color shots

[77-11-23-1 06 Masque Couple]

A cute young punk couple. I dig her sandals! I only wore either Birkenstocks or plastic jellies, always open-toed. He painted "The Deginerates" across his t-shirt. That's his spelling error.

[77-11-23 1-16 Masque Shannon]

Shannon Wilhelm, who Pleasant described as the porcelain doll punk Vivian Leigh ("Gone with the Wind's" Scarlett O'Hara).

[77-11-23 1-22 Masque Mary Rat]

Mary Rat. a quiet beauty always stylish and willing to pose for me.

[77-11-23 1-36 Masque]

Spazz, Sally and Patti. Brian Grillo has told me a million times that Patti has darker hair and Sally was shorter, but I always have to call him and ask him cos they were always Patti and Sally to me.

[77-11-23 1 Masque]

Brendan Mullen

[77-11-23 2-02 Masque]

Allison Punk Bunny and Shannon Wilhelm of the Pyrannas and Castration Squad. Allison is holding onto a chain attached to the spiky collar around Shannon's neck.

[77-11-23-2-04 Masque Hellin Leonard]

Hellin is smilinhg sweetly, with her arms wrapped around injured Leonard Phillips of the Dickies. See the crutches on the left? Leonard jumped off the Starwood balcony and landed on the stage, then fell over, having broken one ankle and one foot just a few weeks earlier.

[77-11-23-2-05 Masque Spazz]

Spazz is dancing in front of graffiti with his named misspelled. He's dancing with Sally (see [77-11-23 1-36 Masque] above. The girl to the right is seen lying on the stage in [77-11-23 2-35 Masque Eyes Charlotte] below.

[77-11-23 2-03 Masque Kristian]

Kristian Hoffman of the Mumps

[77-11-23 2-25 Masque]

Trudie and my best buddy, Mark Martinez. Someone is trying to put a cigarette burn onto his face.

[77-11-23 2-29 Masque]

Trudie, Rand McNally of the Randoms and Dangerhouse Records, Pleasant Gehman and Randy Kaye of Lobotomy.

[77-11-23 2-40 Masque]

Mary Rat and a familar face, but don't know who. Delphina?

[77-11-23 2-32 Masque Eyes Charlotte]

Pre-Go-Go's Charlotte Caffey, pre-X DJ Bonebrake, pre-Randoms Joe Ramirez.

[77-11-23 2-33 Masque Eyes Charlotte]

[77-11-23 2-35 Masque Eyes Charlotte]

The girl lying on the stage was dancing with Spazz and Sally in [77-11-23-2-05 Masque Spazz] above. Left top is part of Jeffrey Lee Pierce, standing.

[77-11-23 2-31 Masque]

Malissa and her pal, Lorna Doom of the Germs.

[77-11-23 2-37 Masque]

Cherie the Penguin, one of the greatest to photograph. She was wild and fun. She and I keep in touch via email. Can't wait to post more of her!

[77-11-23 2-42 Masque]

Pre-Go-Go's Jane Drano Weidlin. Her dress has a newspaper clipping attached that says "Boredom is the problem."

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