The Germs
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Los Angeles, United States (1977 – 1980)
The band started when Jan Paul Beahm and Georg Ruthenberg decided they should start a band after being kicked out of University High for antisocial behaviour, allegedly for using ‘mind control’ on fellow students. They named themselves “Sophistifuck & The Revlon Spam Queens,” with Beahm (then ‘Bobby Pyn,’ and later Darby Crash) on vocals, Ruthenberg (then and later called Pat Smear) on guitar, an early member called Dinky on bass, and Michelle Baer playing drums. This lineup never played live.
In April ‘77 the band featured its final bassist, Lorna Doom, with transitional member Dottie Danger on drums, later famous under her own name as Belinda Carlisle of The Go-Go’s (Carlisle never played live, due to her being sidelined by a bout of mononucleosis for an extended period, although she can be heard introducing the band on the Live At The Whiskey recording), and was soon replaced by Donna Rhia, who played three gigs and recorded their first single.
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(MIA) the Complete Anthology
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GERMS EL REY - LA WEEKLY MUSIC PICK
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PAT SMEAR - FOO FIGHTERS play WHITE HOUSE JULY 4TH
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RE: 7/4/09 GERMS @ OTTOBAR MARYLAND: NO PAT
2 Jul 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/germsreturn
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