Every picture tells a story

Detail: Pat Works and Tom WardThe Cyndie Jaynes photo collection poses a curatorial challenge: There’s so much marvelous stuff here, it’s hard to decide how to slice and dice it.

Here’s another set of portraits designed to tickle the Proustian memory banks of anyone circulating in this corner of the early-’80s San Diego underground. Plus, they’re lovely photos in their own right. Help fill in the narrative blanks!

Detail: Alena TuscherDetail: Jill Ruzich, Suzie Goddard, Kathy (photo by Cyndie Jaynes)Detail: Pat after a long day (photo by Cyndie Jaynes)Detail: Lou rocks out at Murphy’s house (photo by Cyndie Jaynes)Detail: Tony and Claudia at Presidio (photo by Cyndie Jaynes)Detail: Ted and Leighton at Balboa Park (photo by Cyndie Jaynes)Detail: Claudia Brandes and Wendy Gibler (photo by Cyndie Jaynes)Detail: Jerry’s handiwork (art by Jerry Cornelius)Detail: Jerry at his finest (photo by Cyndie Jaynes)Detail: Eric and Alena (photo by Cyndie Jaynes)Detail: Chris Negro (photo by Cyndie Jaynes)Detail: Lou Damien (photo by Cyndie Jaynes)

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