LOCK UP (W/TOM MORELLO)+MOTORCYCLE BOY 9/30/89 CLUB LINGERIE,CA 8x5 NM GIG FLYER

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THREE YEARS AGO I LOST ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS TO CANCER, HE WAS A COOL MUSICIAN A DRUMMER BY TRADE, ORIGINALLY FROM SEATTLE, BUT RELOCATED TO L.A. IN 1985, HE AMASSED A VERY LARGE MUSIC COLLECTION, AND HAD KILLER TASTE FOR ROCK & ROLL, SADLY I AM SELLING OFF A LOT OF HIS COLLECTION ON BEHALF OF HIS WIDOW TO HELP PAY OFF DEBTS INCLUDING HOSPITAL BILLS, TAXES AND STORAGE UNIT FEES.
THE PHOTO'S MAY BE A LITTLE BLURRY (SORRY ABOUT THAT), OR IF THERE'S SOME REFLECTIONS. BUT THE PHOTO'S ARE OF THE ACTUAL ITEM YOU ARE BIDDING ON.
THIS LOT IS MADE UP OF WHAT I AM CALLING SOME OF HIS MISC. ITEMS, BOOKS, MAGS, POSTERS, FLYERS & HANDBILLS... ETC.
THIS IS A COOL 8 1/2” x 5 1/2” MEDIUM SIZE FLYER FOR A SHOW AT CLUB LINGERIE, HERE IN HOLLYWOOD ON SAT. SEPT. 30
th
, 1989 FEATURING LOCK UP, THE BAND TOM MORELLO WAS IN PRIOR TO FORMING RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, ALSO ON THE BILL SLEAZE KINGS MOTORCYCLE BOY. AND ALSO LOOKS LIKE A 3
rd
BAND, THE RAILS. (NOT SEATTLES RAIL).
THIS FLYER IS IN EX+/NM- CONDITION.
PLEASE NOTE I DO NOT ACCEPT OFFERS I WANT EVERYONE TO HAVE AN EQUAL SHOT AT THESE. SEE BOX FOR DETAILED CONDITION. I DO COMBINE SHIPPING ON REQUEST.
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MOTORCYCLE BOY Biography
So there was this impeccably stylish, incorrigible rogue named FRANCOIS, right? He had THE BEST HAIR IN ROCK'N'ROLL. A haircut that killed, man. He spent years charming the drinks off every girl in L.A., and he had this really cool, stripped-down kinda punkabilly band called MOTORCYCLE BOY. They specialized in these very rudimentary, but energetic, Bo-Diddley derivative glam romps, sorta like THE JONESES, without the death-trip. They were alot of fun and covered Elvis Presley's "Blue Christmas" and they were always nattily adorned in Cuban heels and sharkskin suit jackets and they wrote dumb Ramonesey songs about what a girl magnet their drummer, Kenney Toye was. All the girls loved Eden, too, but FRANCOIS' hair was always the real star of the show. Everybody loved them, even though they lacked a certain technical ability. These guys weren't musicians, these guys were PERSONALITIES. They played big, hollow-body guitars! They had perfect haircuts! They were stars! They had PRESENCE! You know those goggles that Nikki Sixx wore on his head in the "Dr.Feelgood" video? He copped that whole vibe off FRANCOIS! Francois just oozes panache. The phrase "Personality King" was first coined to describe Francois.
Enter MISTER RATBOY: a Thunders-style guitar virtuoso from Switzerland, who'd grown up loving 70's prog-rock bands like Gentle Giant and Van Der Graaf Generator. After a month long "audition" that Ratboy once described as being more like a drinking contest, with Francois asking all the local foxes if they thought Ratboy was "cute enough". All the local foxes and Francois' unstoppable hair-do finally agreed that Mister Ratboy had what it takes to be a MOTORCYCLE BOY!
Then, former N.Y. DOLL, SYLVAIN SYLVAIN, came into the picture, producing their highly anticipated debut for Triple X Records. In between the usual Motorcycle Boy life-style hijinks and sending Syl out for more cheeseburgers and onion rings, the world famous Mister Ratboy managed to somehow harness all that FRANCOIS personality long enough to capture a brand new, sleeker, high-performance, MOTORCYCLE BOY model. Most of the songs stayed short and sweet, catchy and upbeat- like "SUICIDE" ("If you love me, it's like suicide") and "THAT'S WHAT SHE WANTS". The theme to most of these songs seemed to be summed up best by the simple line, "She's tired of me sleepin' all over town." The trials and tribulations of playing the wicked rogue'. Apparently, it ain't all roses. Every song smokes! Each tune's a classic in it's own way, even the throwaways "Swamp Stomp" and "Honolulu Baby" (club days Van Halen title) were contagiously fun.At some point during the making of this album, however, egos flared. FRANCOIS' HAIRCUT kinda havin' a showdown with RATBOY'S RIFF. (Cue: N.Y. DOLLS "SHOWDOWN").FRANCOIS immediately replaced Ratboy with some guy that just wasn't very good, and charmed the record label into reshooting the album cover with the new guy. When the record was released, Ratboy was merely listed as one of several "additional musicians", in spite of nearly single-handedly master-minding the entire winning formula- from bringing all the hooks to the table, to "helping" Syl produce, to conceptualizing the same photos that were later reshot without him. "POPSICLE" remains one of the most enduringly listenable, and highly influential, rock'n'roll albums of the past 15 years. Today, you can most vividly hear the impact MOTORCYCLE BOY had on current bands like the STAR SPANGLES. Various artists, such as the New Bomb Turks, the Dishes, and Bebe Buell have all covered their unforgettable songs.
Club Lingerie, a venerable Hollywood night spot that weathered every popular music style of the past 20 years, including disco, new wave and goth-rock, will close at the end of the month, it was announced this week.
The Lingerie was famous for an eclectic booking policy that drew on rap, hip-hop, punk and funk. In the 1980s the Sunset Boulevard room hosted important lo cal gigs by the
Red Hot Chili Peppers
,
Guns N' Roses
,
Chris Isaak
,
Jane's Addiction
and Fishbone.
The club has been purchased by a businessman an entertainment establishment, said ex-talent booker
Brendan Mullen
.
Club Lingerie former location - Once a very popular club site for the late-night set. Don't blink when you drive by as it is very easy to miss. The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jane's Addiction and Nirvana all hit their stage in the '80s, and by the early '90s, it was the hottest Hollywood rock venue this side of the Whisky.
HOLLYWOOD, CA — Club Lingerie in Hollywood, CA has closed down after thirty years and multiple transformations.
Originally named the “Soul’d Out” in the 1970’s, the club was bought by Elmer Valentine, who was also an original owner of the Whiskey A Go-Go. It was Valentine, along with his partner, who changed the name to Club Lingerie.
During the 80’s the club was known for it’s punk and metal shows, but more recently the club underwent an identity crisis. According to Mike Giangreco, who booked shows for the venue, “It became a Gentleman’s Club for a little while, then a dance club before they began bringing back live acts.”
Giangreco noted that the Lingerie Club was doing well before the club’s bookkeeper took over managing. “She brought in a lot of hip-hop acts and several fights broke out after shows. The club started loosing money and because of the violence, the police got involved.” Rather than deal with the growing problems facing Club Lingerie, the owners decided it was best to sell the club.
The former Lingerie Club booker went on to speculate that should the venue reopen, it will most likely do so as a dance club.
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