Besides her manifest talents as the author and photographer of the blog’s popular “Then and now” series, Kristen Tobiason has long enriched the Che Underground with her illustration and graphic-design skills.
Exclusive to Che Underground: The Blog is this stunning poster for Che Games for May, now available as a high-resolution, downloadable PDF file. This handsome keepsake is ready to print at 11 by 17 inches.
Thanks to Kristen for her tireless support of the site … This show would not have been the same without her!
Get more Che Games art from Ray Brandes and Kevin Diamond!
Then and now with Kristen Tobiason:
- Then and Now: San Diego!
- Then and Now: Ideas as my maps
- Then and Now: Graveyard Park
- Then and Now: New Year’s resolutions
- Then and Now: Saigon Palace
- Then and Now: the Chicken Pie Shop
- Then and Now: Off the Record
- Then and Now: Rock Palace
- Then and Now: The Ken Cinema
- Then and Now: Adams Avenue Theater
- Then and Now: Topsy’s
- Then and Now: Greenwich Village West
- Then and Now: Funland
- Then and Now: Studio 517
- Then and Now: La Posta
- Then and Now: Presidio Park
- Then and Now: El Cajon Blvd. Denny’s
Kristin rocks.
>>Kristin rocks.
Megan: Indeed! I would be very happy to devote a thread to Kristen’s rockin’-ness. One of many, many people who didn’t play in bands but deserves big ups for her dedication and talent.
Any of our recent arrivals should totally check out the “Then and now” series highlighted above … What an acute observer of the terrain that shaped us!
Good job, Kristin! Very nice.
Sweet! Aw shucks Matthew. You all make my life more interesting. It’s been super fun.
Too bad this is missing the trivia questions from the original flyer we handed out back at the Nashville Rambler show!
>>Too bad this is missing the trivia questions from the original flyer we handed out back at the Nashville Rambler show!
Yeah, those were fun! Do you have a copy we can paste into the comments here?
1. The graffito “Taste the Fury (Babyface!) was guerilla marketing for what band?
2. What local SD gadfly was interviewed for the first edition of Ugly Things?
3. Fill in the blank: Hair Theatre featured charismatic lead vocalist Sergio —-.
4. Name two bands that Ray Brandes fronted before the Tell-Tale Hearts.
5. The original Morlocks comprised members of what bands?
6. The Rockin’ Dogs originated in what San Diego community?
Here’s another trivia quiz we wrote, focused on drummers …
CHE UNDERGROUND TRIVIA QUIZ #2: DRUMMER EDITION
Be first to e-mail us the correct answers — win admission to Che Games for May, 5/29-5/31!
1. Tell-Tale Hearts drummer Dave Klowden made his debut fronting what seminal San Diego punk band under what name?
2. Noise 292 drummer Joey Miller played in what seminal San Diego punk band under what name?
3. For which San Diego band did Dave Anderson *not* drum?
a. The Gravedigger V
b. The Answers
c. Manual Scan
d. The Morlocks
e. The Frame
4. How many drummers backed the Wallflowers?
5. In what band did Nashville Ramblers drummer Ron Silva get his start? (Hint: Not the Crawdaddys.)
6. What is Rockin’ Dogs drummer Cole Smithey’s current occupation?
And a third one, about venues:
CHE UNDERGROUND TRIVIA QUIZ #3: VENUES
Be first to e-mail us the correct answers — win admission to Che Games for May, 5/29-5/31!
1. What was the address of Studio 517? Who was the proprietor, and what was his nickname?
2. What was the popular name for the Denny’s on El Cajon Blvd.?
3. Name two clubs that operated on the 200 block of San Diego’s Fifth Avenue in 1984.
4. Which of these clubs *couldn’t* you have gotten into in 1983 if you were born in 1965?
a. The Headquarters
b. The Syndicate
c. The Distillery East
d. Bodie’s
5. What was the nickname of the proprietor of the Kings Road Cafe? And his real name?
6. Who was the promoter behind the Go-Go Impossible events of the mid-’80s?
Beautiful flyer, Kristen!
Hold onto your hats, Ché-sters, I just mailed Dave F. ~30GB of rehearsal and live footage for editing. That weekend is the gift that keeps on giving!
very cool indeed!