Bandmates/other friends 1982-1990 (+1)

(Bart Mendoza of Manual Scan and the Shambles — San Diego music historian extraordinaire — shares some highlights from his stacks.)

Detail: Dean Curtis at Club Zu (collection Bart Mendoza)Some call it being a pack rat; I prefer the tag “archivist”! The dream is to put together a DVD/book with the rooms full of stuff I’ve accumulated in 30 years of collecting San Diego music memorabilia.

But in the meantime, in honor of the recent Che Underground reunion shows, here are 20 relevant vintage photos from my archive. For this fifth picture post, I’ve included a little bit of everything: random photos from 1982-1990 (+1), including bandmates and other friends.

1) Dean Curtis at Club Zu. You know it’s a good show if Dean is in attendance.

Detail: Dimitri Callian at New Sounds 1989 (collection Bart Mendoza)Detail: Patrick Works and Peter Miesner at Club Zu (collection Bart Mendoza)Detail: The Roosters at New Sounds 1985 / JP’s (collection Bart Mendoza)Detail: Mick (London) Hale at Club Zu (collection Bart Mendoza)

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Many familiar faces (a few missing names)

Detail: Mike Stax of the Tell-Tale Hearts plays Dave Fest 3 (photo by Cyndie Jaynes)The Cyndie Jaynes Collection continues to generate a kaleidescope of images from the early-’80s San Diego underground … This batch features a shot I overlooked from the Tell-Tale Hearts’ performance at Dave Fest 3 as well as a variety of portraits.

Here’s a selection of Cyndie’s photos, followed by a list matching names to these well-loved faces. Note the gaps in the historical record; help us out here!

Detail: Denise and Eric Bacher (photo by Cyndie Jaynes)Detail: Sergio of Hair Theatre (photo by Cyndie Jaynes)Detail: Paul Hokeness (photo by Cyndie Jaynes)Detail: At a Morlocks show in SF (photo by Cyndie Jaynes)Detail: Darrin (photo by Cyndie Jaynes)Detail: Outside of Murphy’s on Normal St. (photo by Cyndie Jaynes)
Detail: Zoe and Denise (photo by Cyndie Jaynes)Detail: Tom Ward of the Gravedigger V (photo by Cyndie Jaynes)Detail: Mystery Girl (photo by Cyndie Jaynes)Detail: Maia Guest (photo by Cyndie Jaynes)Detail: Karen Shelver (photo by Cyndie Jaynes)Detail: Joel (photo by Cyndie Jaynes)

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The Che Underground