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Early 80's New York: Club 57 series:Deb O'Nair and Rudy Protrudi

Once upon a time little Deb O'Nair and Rudy Protrudi came to New York with their band Tina Peel and played at Max's and then they somehow morphed into the legendary garage pioneers, The Fuzztones. They also were playing in assorted Club 57 madness. They went their own ways, Deb in bands such as Das Furlines a psychedelic polka band. She still pounds a mean organ and lives in the East Village. Rudy went on to form Link Protrudi and the Jaymen, played with lots of legends, has had a solo country music career, braved it in L.A. and now lives in Berlin with a reformed Fuzztones. Not the end. I took this photo at the psychedelic building on East 4th Street. I really do not think it is painted like that anymore. It doesn't fit with the gentrification.

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Uploaded on September 14, 2009
Taken on October 29, 2011