Tutu and the Pirates - Revision history

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	Tutu & the Pirates, Chicago's first anti-lectual sub-urban insult rock band and perhaps even its first punk band, finally gets its due in its first 17-trak LP compilation of demos (from ’77/’78), practice tapes (recorded at their rehearsal loft “The Placenta”), and live material (from ’78). Formed in 1977 by a cross-section of childhood friends and misfits, the Pirates culled inspiration from The Stooges, MC5, and the New York Dolls, as well as 60s garage and the Mothers Of Invention. Quirky and fearless, these guys made it up as they went along, quickly becoming Chicago’s go-to opening band for the Ramones (five times), the Undertones, and the Pretenders. True to punk credo, they lived hard and played harder, and within a few short years the rot set in and the group disbanded. Yet despite their influence in and on the Chicago punk scene, the legendary Midwestern pioneers of punk never managed to release an album until now. A new recording of "Berlin" proves that even three decades later, they can still		'''Tutu & the Pirates''', Chicago's first anti-lectual sub-urban insult rock band and perhaps even its first punk band, finally gets its due in its first 17-trak LP compilation of demos (from ’77/’78), practice tapes (recorded at their rehearsal loft “The Placenta”), and live material (from ’78). Formed in 1977 by a cross-section of childhood friends and misfits, the Pirates culled inspiration from The Stooges, MC5, and the New York Dolls, as well as 60s garage and the Mothers Of Invention. Quirky and fearless, these guys made it up as they went along, quickly becoming Chicago’s go-to opening band for the Ramones (five times), the Undertones, and the Pretenders. True to punk credo, they lived hard and played harder, and within a few short years the rot set in and the group disbanded. Yet despite their influence in and on the Chicago punk scene, the legendary Midwestern pioneers of punk never managed to release an album until now. A new recording of "Berlin" proves that even three decades later, they can still
	rock the fuck out.		rock the fuck out.

			== Members ==
	The original band lineup included:		The original band lineup included:
	Li'l Richie Speck - vocals,		* Li'l Richie Speck - vocals
	Jimmy Socket - guitar,		* Jimmy Socket - guitar
	Frankie Paradise - bass,		* Frankie Paradise - bass
	Mel Torment - "other guitar,"		* Mel Torment - "other guitar"
	~~and~~ TuTu - drums		* TuTu - drums

	Subsequent incarnations of the band included Abner Normal replacing TuTu on drums, Max de la Living Swing replacing Abner on drums and Budda Slim on keys.		Subsequent incarnations of the band included Abner Normal replacing TuTu on drums, Max de la Living Swing replacing Abner on drums and Budda Slim on keys.
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	== External Links ==		== External Links ==
			* [https://www.discogs.com/artist/1607225-Tutu-The-Pirates Discogs page]
	* [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tutu-the-Pirates/100654289979565?ref=ts/ TuTu & the Pirates on Facebook]		* [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tutu-the-Pirates/100654289979565?ref=ts/ TuTu & the Pirates on Facebook]
	* [http://www.distortedmagazine.com/news/tutu-the-pirates-release-first-album-three-decades-on/ Album Press Release on Distorted Magazine]		* [http://www.distortedmagazine.com/news/tutu-the-pirates-release-first-album-three-decades-on/ Album Press Release on Distorted Magazine]
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Tutu Today

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	* Bassist Frankie Paradise used a guitar made out of a toilet seat during performances of "I Wanna be a Janitor." Using a plunger, Li'l Richie Speck would act out his janitorial fantasies.		* Bassist Frankie Paradise used a guitar made out of a toilet seat during performances of "I Wanna be a Janitor." Using a plunger, Li'l Richie Speck would act out his janitorial fantasies.

	== ~~Tutu~~ Today ==		== TuTu Today ==

	In [[2005]], ~~Tutu~~ played a reunion gig at the 10th [[O'Banion's]] ~~reunions~~ at [[The Note]]. A couple of the original Pirates are now in Vendooza, who play shows throughout the Chicagoland area. On October 24, [[2009]], Tutu ~~and~~ the Pirates ~~will also be playing~~ the after show for the ~~DVD release~~ of [[You Weren't There]].		In [[2005]], TuTu & the Pirates played a reunion gig at the 10th annual [[O'Banion's]] reunion at [[The Note]]. A couple of the original Pirates are now in Vendooza, who play shows throughout the Chicagoland area. On October 24, [[2009]], Tutu & the Pirates performed at the after show for the screening of [[You Weren't There]] at the Portage Theater to promote the film's release on DVD.

	== External Links ==		== External Links ==

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	The original band lineup included:		The original band lineup included:
	Li'l Richie Speck - vocals		Li'l Richie Speck - vocals,
	Jimmy Socket - guitar		Jimmy Socket - guitar,
	Frankie Paradise - bass		Frankie Paradise - bass,
	Mel Torment - "other guitar"		Mel Torment - "other guitar,"
	TuTu - drums		and TuTu - drums

	Subsequent incarnations of the band included Abner Normal replacing TuTu on drums, Max de la Living Swing replacing Abner on drums and Budda Slim on keys.		Subsequent incarnations of the band included Abner Normal replacing TuTu on drums, Max de la Living Swing replacing Abner on drums and Budda Slim on keys.

Mia65 at 18:50, 24 April 2010

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	Tutu & ~~The~~ Pirates, Chicago's first anti-lectual sub-urban insult rock band and perhaps even its first punk band, finally gets its due in its first 17-trak LP compilation of demos (from ’77/’78), practice tapes (recorded at their rehearsal loft “The Placenta”), and live material (from ’78). Formed in 1977 by a cross-section of childhood friends and misfits, the Pirates culled inspiration from The Stooges, MC5, and the New York Dolls, as well as 60s garage and the Mothers Of Invention. Quirky and fearless, these guys made it up as they went along, quickly becoming Chicago’s go-to opening band for the Ramones (five times), the Undertones, and the Pretenders. True to punk credo, they lived hard and played harder, and within a few short years the rot set in and the group disbanded. Yet despite their influence in and on the Chicago punk scene, the legendary Midwestern pioneers of punk never managed to release an album until now. A new recording of "Berlin" proves that even three decades later, they can still		Tutu & the Pirates, Chicago's first anti-lectual sub-urban insult rock band and perhaps even its first punk band, finally gets its due in its first 17-trak LP compilation of demos (from ’77/’78), practice tapes (recorded at their rehearsal loft “The Placenta”), and live material (from ’78). Formed in 1977 by a cross-section of childhood friends and misfits, the Pirates culled inspiration from The Stooges, MC5, and the New York Dolls, as well as 60s garage and the Mothers Of Invention. Quirky and fearless, these guys made it up as they went along, quickly becoming Chicago’s go-to opening band for the Ramones (five times), the Undertones, and the Pretenders. True to punk credo, they lived hard and played harder, and within a few short years the rot set in and the group disbanded. Yet despite their influence in and on the Chicago punk scene, the legendary Midwestern pioneers of punk never managed to release an album until now. A new recording of "Berlin" proves that even three decades later, they can still
	rock the fuck out.		rock the fuck out.

			The original band lineup included:
			Li'l Richie Speck - vocals
			Jimmy Socket - guitar
			Frankie Paradise - bass
			Mel Torment - "other guitar"
			TuTu - drums

			Subsequent incarnations of the band included Abner Normal replacing TuTu on drums, Max de la Living Swing replacing Abner on drums and Budda Slim on keys.

	== Fun Facts ==		== Fun Facts ==

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	Tutu & The Pirates, Chicago's first anti-lectual sub-urban insult rock band and perhaps even its first punk band finally gets its due in ~~their~~ first 17-trak LP compilation of demos (from ’77/’78), practice tapes (recorded at their rehearsal loft, “The Placenta”), and live material (from ’78). Formed in 1977 by a cross-section of childhood friends and misfits, the Pirates culled inspiration from The Stooges, MC5, and the New York Dolls, as well as ~~60's~~ garage and the Mothers Of Invention. Quirky and fearless, these guys made it up as they went along, quickly becoming Chicago’s go-to opening band for the Ramones (five times), the Undertones, and the Pretenders. True to punk credo, they lived hard and played harder, and within a few short years the rot set in and the group disbanded. Yet despite their influence in and on the Chicago punk scene, the legendary Midwestern pioneers of punk never managed to release an album until now. A new recording of "Berlin" proves that even three decades later, they can still		Tutu & The Pirates, Chicago's first anti-lectual sub-urban insult rock band and perhaps even its first punk band, finally gets its due in its first 17-trak LP compilation of demos (from ’77/’78), practice tapes (recorded at their rehearsal loft “The Placenta”), and live material (from ’78). Formed in 1977 by a cross-section of childhood friends and misfits, the Pirates culled inspiration from The Stooges, MC5, and the New York Dolls, as well as 60s garage and the Mothers Of Invention. Quirky and fearless, these guys made it up as they went along, quickly becoming Chicago’s go-to opening band for the Ramones (five times), the Undertones, and the Pretenders. True to punk credo, they lived hard and played harder, and within a few short years the rot set in and the group disbanded. Yet despite their influence in and on the Chicago punk scene, the legendary Midwestern pioneers of punk never managed to release an album until now. A new recording of "Berlin" proves that even three decades later, they can still
	rock the fuck out.		rock the fuck out.

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External Links

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	== External Links ==		== External Links ==

	* [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tutu-the-Pirates/100654289979565?ref=ts]		* [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tutu-the-Pirates/100654289979565?ref=ts/ TuTu & the Pirates on Facebook]
	* [http://www.distortedmagazine.com/news/tutu-the-pirates-release-first-album-three-decades-on]		* [http://www.distortedmagazine.com/news/tutu-the-pirates-release-first-album-three-decades-on/ Album Press Release on Distorted Magazine]
	* [http://www.factorytwentyfive.com/tutu-the-pirates/]		* [http://www.factorytwentyfive.com/tutu-the-pirates/ "Sub-Urban Insult Rock for the Anti/lectual 1977-1979"]
	* [http://shockproductions.com/film/RockLobster.html#film]		* [http://shockproductions.com/film/RockLobster.html#film/ Shock Films - "Rock Lobster"]
	* [http://www.regressivefilms.com/]		* [http://www.regressivefilms.com/ Regressive Films, info on "You Weren't There"]
	* [http://home.comcast.net/~vendooza/ Vendooza home page]		* [http://home.comcast.net/~vendooza/ Vendooza home page]
	* [http://www.punkvinyl.com/2005/06/12/obanions-reunion-night/ MXV review of the Tutu's reunion]		* [http://www.punkvinyl.com/2005/06/12/obanions-reunion-night/ MXV review of the Tutu's reunion]

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	~~'''~~Tutu ~~and the~~ Pirates'~~'' were one of the very~~ first punk ~~bands~~ in ~~Chicago. Though I don't think they released any recordings~~, ~~they were playing shows since the late 70s~~. ~~They hosted the first ever gig for [[Silver Abuse]]~~ in [[1977]], ~~so they've been around at least that long.~~		Tutu & The Pirates, Chicago's first anti-lectual sub-urban insult rock band and perhaps even its first punk band finally gets its due in their first 17-trak LP compilation of demos (from ’77/’78), practice tapes (recorded at their rehearsal loft, “The Placenta”), and live material (from ’78). Formed in 1977 by a cross-section of childhood friends and misfits, the Pirates culled inspiration from The Stooges, MC5, and the New York Dolls, as well as 60's garage and the Mothers Of Invention. Quirky and fearless, these guys made it up as they went along, quickly becoming Chicago’s go-to opening band for the Ramones (five times), the Undertones, and the Pretenders. True to punk credo, they lived hard and played harder, and within a few short years the rot set in and the group disbanded. Yet despite their influence in and on the Chicago punk scene, the legendary Midwestern pioneers of punk never managed to release an album until now. A new recording of "Berlin" proves that even three decades later, they can still
			rock the fuck out.
	~~Tutu and~~ the Pirates ~~was one of~~ the ~~most~~ well-~~known bands during~~ the ~~earliest of punk eras~~, ~~at [[La Mere Vipere]]~~. ~~They were one of the few~~ punk ~~bands in Chicago during that time~~ and played ~~regularly at places like [[Mothers]]. They were one of~~ the ~~bands features~~ in the ~~[[You Weren't There]] documentary~~.

	~~The drummer~~ in the ~~band was Jeff Thomas~~, ~~son~~ of ~~Chicago television personality Frazier Thomas~~ of ~~''Garfield Goose'' and ''Bozo's Circus'' fame~~.

	== Fun Facts ==		== Fun Facts ==

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External Links

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	== External Links ==		== External Links ==

			* [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tutu-the-Pirates/100654289979565?ref=ts]
			* [http://www.distortedmagazine.com/news/tutu-the-pirates-release-first-album-three-decades-on]
			* [http://www.factorytwentyfive.com/tutu-the-pirates/]
			* [http://shockproductions.com/film/RockLobster.html#film]
			* [http://www.regressivefilms.com/]
	* [http://home.comcast.net/~vendooza/ Vendooza home page]		* [http://home.comcast.net/~vendooza/ Vendooza home page]
	* [http://www.punkvinyl.com/2005/06/12/obanions-reunion-night/ MXV review of the Tutu's reunion]		* [http://www.punkvinyl.com/2005/06/12/obanions-reunion-night/ MXV review of the Tutu's reunion]

	[[Category:Bands]]		[[Category:Bands]]

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Fun Facts

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	== Fun Facts ==		== Fun Facts ==

	* ~~Appeared~~ in Dan Dinello's 1979 independent film "Rock Lobster" performing "Boiled Alive," a punked-up version of the Bee Gees' hit "Stayin' Alive," as well as a Devo-like version of The Temptations' "My Girl" and an incendiary cover of the Cure´s "Killing an Arab".		* The band appeared in Dan Dinello's 1979 independent film "Rock Lobster" performing "Boiled Alive," a punked-up version of the Bee Gees' hit "Stayin' Alive," as well as a Devo-like version of The Temptations' "My Girl" and an incendiary cover of the Cure´s "Killing an Arab".

	* Bassist Frankie Paradise used a guitar made out of a toilet seat during performances of "I Wanna be a Janitor." Using a plunger, Li'l Richie Speck would act out his janitorial fantasies.		* Bassist Frankie Paradise used a guitar made out of a toilet seat during performances of "I Wanna be a Janitor." Using a plunger, Li'l Richie Speck would act out his janitorial fantasies.

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Fun Facts

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	== Fun Facts ==		== Fun Facts ==

	* ~~Starred and played~~ in ~~some~~ independent ~~movie~~		* Appeared in Dan Dinello's 1979 independent film "Rock Lobster" performing "Boiled Alive," a punked-up version of the Bee Gees' hit "Stayin' Alive," as well as a Devo-like version of The Temptations' "My Girl" and an incendiary cover of the Cure´s "Killing an Arab".
	* Used to wear dog collars while they played
	* ~~One of their songs featured~~ a guitar made out of a toilet seat		* Bassist Frankie Paradise used a guitar made out of a toilet seat during performances of "I Wanna be a Janitor." Using a plunger, Li'l Richie Speck would act out his janitorial fantasies.

	== Tutu Today ==		== Tutu Today ==