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My Avengers LP is a treasured artifact from the hey days of Punk Rock. I'm a little stunned but pleased to hear that Penelope has reformed the band. I seem to remember reading an interview with her saying how she regretted her Punk Rock days. I guess it must have just been because of the over the top self destructiveness of the likes of Darby Crash and bad drugs that afflicted the LA scene.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQAFVhz1bCY&mode=related&search= XTC..Making Plans for Nigel....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxr7wYFDKvU&mode=related&search= this is better,the other one got cut short.

I know the e-mail I sent Howie told at least part of the story of the bass player in question. Many people might be surprised who he went on to play guitar for.

Oh wait, I guess they'll be in Chicago and Cleveland. Anyone driving from Indiana?

The Avengers - Target Video 1978
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IT_sS2DaJPk

The Cramps - at Napa State Mental Hospital - The Way I walk

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

Black Flag - Rise Above - Target Studios - 1984

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHk7zahvDFI

Dead Kennedys - Jello Biafra election news

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l91nzIpR9qA

hey folks: here is the tour schedule. spread the word!

THE AVENGERS / PANSY DIVISION - OCTOBER 2007 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR

Wednesday, October 10, 2007 - San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill
PANSY DIVISION NOT ON THIS DATE!!!
1233 17th Street, San Francisco, CA, 94107, 415-621-4455
$10 adv/dos;
9:00pm doors; all ages; www.bottomofthehill.com
w/Dynamite 8 & Girls with Gun
PANSY DIVISION NOT ON THIS DATE!!!

ALL DATES HEREIN FEATURE PANSY DIVISION AS DIRECT SUPPORT

Thursday, October 11, 2007 – Los Angeles, CA @ Spaceland
1717 Silver Lake Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90026, 323.661-4380
$10 adv/dos; tix online; 9:00pm doors; 21+; www.clubspaceland.com
w/support TBA

Friday, October 12, 2007 – San Diego, CA @ The Casbah
2501 Kettner Blvd, San Diego, CA, 92101, 619.232.4355
$12 adv/dos; tix online; 9.00pm doors; 21+; www.casbahmusic.com
w/the Atoms

Saturday, October 13, 2007 – Corona, CA @ Showcase Theatre
683 South Main St, Corona, CA, 92882, 951.340.0988
$12adv/14dos; tix online; 7.00pm doors; all ages; www.showcasetheatre.com
w/All of Nothing HC and others TBA

Sunday, October 14, 2007 – Tempe, AZ @ The Sets
93 East Southern Ave, Tempe, AZ, 85282, 480.829.1822
$10 adv/dos; 8.00pm doors; all ages; www.thesets.com
w/Special surprise guests

Monday, October 15, 2007- Albuquerque, NM @ The Launchpad
618 Central Ave SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102; 505.764-8887
$10adv/12dos; tix online; 7.00pm doors; all ages; www.launchpadrocks.com
w/the Koffin Kats & the Gracci

Wednesday, October 17, 2007 – Austin, TX @ Red 7
611 E. 7th St, Austin, TX, 78701, 512.476-8100
$10adv/12dos; 8.00pm doors; all ages; www.myspace.com/redsevenaustin
w/support TBA

Thursday, October 18, 2007 – Oklahoma City, OK @ The Conservatory
8911 N. Western Ave, Oklahoma City, OK, 73114; no phone
$10 adv/dos; 8.00pm doors; all ages; www.conservatoryokc.com
w/Jucifer & White Ships

Friday, October 19, 2007 – St Louis, MO @ The Creepy Crawl
3524 Washington, St. Louis, MO, 63103, 314-531-3885
$12adv/14dos; 8.00p doors; all ages; www.creepycrawl.com
w/Say Uncle [an amazing 10-year-old-kid punk band!!!]

Saturday, October 20, 2007 – Chicago, IL @ Reggie's Live
2109 S. State St. (South Loop), Chicago, IL; no phone
$12adv/14dos; tix online; 7.00pm doors; all ages; www.reggieslive.com
w/support TBA

Sunday, October 21, 2007 – Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom
15711 Waterloo Rd, Cleveland, OH, 44110, 216.382.1124
$12adv/14dos; tix online; 7.00pm doors; all ages www.beachlandballroom.com
w/Cheap Tragedies

Tuesday, October 23, 2007 – Philadelphia, PA @ The First Unitarian Church
2125 Chestnut Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19103; no phone
$10adv/12dos; tix online; 7.00pm doors; all ages; www.r5productions.com
w/Witch Hunt

Wednesday, October 24, 2007 – Baltimore, MD @ Lo-Fi Social Club
1825 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21201; no phone $10 adv/dos;
8.00pm doors; 18+; www.lofisocialclub.com
w/support TBA

Thursday, October 25, 2007 – Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwell's
1039 Washington Avenue, Hoboken, NJ, 07030, 201.653.1073
$10avd/12dos; tix online; doors TBA; all ages; www.maxwellsnj.com
w/support TBA

Friday October 26, 2007 – Cambridge, MA @ The Middle East Café
472 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA, 02139; 617.492.9181
$10adv/12dos; tix online; 8pm doors; 18+; www.mideastclub.com
w/Sasquatch & the Sickabillys, Midnight Creeps & Sonic Bomb

Saturday, October 27, 2007 – New York, NY @ The Knitting Factory
74 Leonard Street, New York, NY, 10013, 212.219.3132
$12adv/14dos; tix online; 6.30pm doors; all ages; www.knittingfactory.com
w/the Choke [EARLY SHOW!!!]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTxdZEB7agA&mode=related&search= The Dickies...Nights in White Satin..

Circle Jerks - Target Video - 1985

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTPFhuRDI6w&mode=related&search=

http://youtube.com/watch?v=rbVUmiq86FY Dicks hate the police

Gary Floyd is the rockingest, huskiest, glbt punk rock survivor in the whole wide world.

Penelope is very nice. And the Avengers are very, very good.

But Flipper rules, OK.

SF punk rock.

Yeah, Flipper is more like it. I don't know. It seems to me the DKs and Flipper were the only decent bands from SF back in the day, and even the DKs were a little artsy. Saw the Mutants, and they sucked. The best punk shows I saw in SF were all from elsewhere. DOA was there for a while, and they were worth seeing. Black Flag would come up sometimes. DKs were great, though. I saw them at The Sound of Music in the Tenderloin in the Rock Against Reagan time period. There was this other band called the Scarz that wasn't punk, but it was great, though. I would love to find out if there are any recordings of them. Very slow grooves, long songs, totally psychedelic, and the punk rockers would actually go see them, unlike the Avengers. If you look at the Avengers' audience, that tells you everything you need to know. The Mab always had these nights where all the hippies would tuck their bell bottoms into their combat boots, tie their hair back in a ponytail, stick a safety pin through the wide wide lapel of their blazers, and bounce up and down because they thought they were supposed to pogo to punk. If those guys had seen the crazy war dance struts some of the real punks were doing, they would have gone home to their bongs. Like someone posted the Dickies. The night the Dickies played at the Mab, I was at a show in the Mission at the Rat's Palace, a Philipino community center that the punks rented for a Black Flag show way before Rollins. They played under the basketball hoop. Fucking great. Great dancing, too. Real energy. Unlicensed beer for a buck out of a cooler full of ice. Fuck the Mab. I mean, I guess it was okay sometimes, and Dirk was funny. There was a new wave band called Bob that was pretty great. Before I got there, the Young Marble Giants had kind of taken everyone by surprise. TSOL was pretty good back then, but seriously, I never even heard of the Avengers back then. Maybe I was just lame or something.

I saw Penelope perform at a club in SF about fve years ago or so, she still rocks. The Avengers together again won’t be just another cheap tragedy.

Oh well, it seems like Mr.Klein doesn't want to answer the e-mails about the bass player from the Avengers. Funny thing it says e-mail an answer for an impeach Cheney cap but no response from Howie. Oh well, next time I wont bother, what a waste of time.

Heretic @ 33:

Yeah, Flipper is more like it. I don't know. It seems to me the DKs and Flipper were the only decent bands from SF back in the day, and even the DKs were a little artsy. Saw the Mutants, and they sucked. The best punk shows I saw in SF were all from elsewhere. DOA was there for a while, and they were worth seeing. Black Flag would come up sometimes. DKs were great, though. I saw them at The Sound of Music in the Tenderloin in the Rock Against Reagan time period. There was this other band called the Scarz that wasn't punk, but it was great, though. I would love to find out if there are any recordings of them. Very slow grooves, long songs, totally psychedelic, and the punk rockers would actually go see them, unlike the Avengers. If you look at the Avengers' audience, that tells you everything you need to know. The Mab always had these nights where all the hippies would tuck their bell bottoms into their combat boots, tie their hair back in a ponytail, stick a safety pin through the wide wide lapel of their blazers, and bounce up and down because they thought they were supposed to pogo to punk. If those guys had seen the crazy war dance struts some of the real punks were doing, they would have gone home to their bongs. Like someone posted the Dickies. The night the Dickies played at the Mab, I was at a show in the Mission at the Rat's Palace, a Philipino community center that the punks rented for a Black Flag show way before Rollins. They played under the basketball hoop. Fucking great. Great dancing, too. Real energy. Unlicensed beer for a buck out of a cooler full of ice. Fuck the Mab. I mean, I guess it was okay sometimes, and Dirk was funny. There was a new wave band called Bob that was pretty great. Before I got there, the Young Marble Giants had kind of taken everyone by surprise. TSOL was pretty good back then, but seriously, I never even heard of the Avengers back then. Maybe I was just lame or something.

What about Crime? Incredible band. Or the Nuns? And especially Chrome, though not strictly just punk.

Thanks for the tip, didn't know the Avengers were touring again.

rodeman @ 40:

Just think.......................

Someone, somewhere, someplace actually told this young lady she actually had talent....??

You're...serious...aren't you? To each his own I guess. Penelope's actually spent a considerable amount of time as a well respected singer songwriter outside of the Avengers. I prefer the latter, but a lot of people who heard the solo material told her she had talent. And rightly so. Give some a listen here: http://cdbaby.com/cd/penelopeh

Me, I'm gonna go crank "The Amerikan In Me" one more time.

Oh well, 24 hrs later and no response from Mr.Klein. FUCK OFF HOWIE