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Doug was one of thee funniest guys ever. Whenever he was around we would end up laughing so hard.  Lucy was there
when we had some of those big parties. And Doug was there entertaining anyone who would pay attention. He had the
coolest skunk-stripes punk hairdo. After that it was the coolest leopard spots.

                                     Steve Shipe has a great story about he and some of the other kids watching Doug burn his rock      
                                     records out in the backyard with lighter fluid. He had discovered punk rock.
                                     It was a turning point for 12 year old Shipe. Whatever Doug was up to, it seemed awesome. Such   
                                     conviction. And nothing like a fire to signify a rite of passage. Like a religious conversion, Doug       
                                     was forsaking his rocknroll past for a punk rock future.

I heard of a lot of other guys & gals that either burned, threw away or sold their old rock records after "converting" to
punk.  Kind of like a religious conversion. It's flippin funny! Punk wasn't just a kind of rocknroll, it was a philosophical
ideology. A lot of us bought into it in the late 70s and early 80s. Between the political prose of Jello Biafra and the
anarchist message of Crass there was a lot to chew on there.

      One of the best things about punk is how hilarious some punks could be. It's just human nature
          for some people to relieve pain by making those around them laugh. I guess it shows a caring
attitude. We were kind of like family and a little laughter sure helped. Some people see the entirety
     of punk as humor. If it ain't funny it ain't punk. It's one way to look at it. But, if you keep telling
       jokes and it's not funny then it sucks. I think your either born funny or your not. You can learn
         to tell jokes but you can't learn to be funny. But, if you are born funny you can unlearn it and
                                                                                                             become permanently unfunny.

Dale Stewart   punksnax at hotmail dot com
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Doug Plemons-vocals
Max Quigley-bass
Keith Calmes-guitar
Eric Tsuda-drums
Another short-lived 80s Fresno punk band. But, they
did play a couple of gigs:The one at Roeding Park and
the other one at Woodward Park, both in '81.