Subject: I Remember Founding DEVO

From: "Rev. Ivan Stang" <stang@subgenius.com>
Newsgroups: alt.slack,alt.binaries.slack
Date: Sat, Feb 22, 2003 10:01 PM

I just got wind of this:

Found this at http://www.sell.com/2CW9T
Cherry Comic Signed By Rev Ivan Stang from The Church Of the
Subgenius~DEVO

"This comic is adult in nature. Nothing incredible, about as harmless
as playboy, but I bought it and noticed references and images of the
character BOB (the man's head smoking a pipe). I live near Akron, where
The Rev Ivan Stang is from. He was doing a book signing and I had him
sign this. He was also an origional member of DEVO."

On the ad was a scan of the Cherry Comic cover (the Cyberpunk Special
Issue it says) with "Ellie Dee in the Land of Woz", and a scan of an
inside page, showing a panel with "Bob" on a TV and sure enough, my
handwriting in the margin saying, "Dan, where's my ROYALTIES?" -- Rev.
Ivan StangTM

It is not widely known that I was the ORIGINAl original drummer for
DEVO, before Jim Mothersbaugh. In fact I invented electric drums in the
form of a battery powered cymbal-clashing monkey inside a cardboard
box. Dr. Philo Drummond claims this was originally his idea, and is
suing me for royalties on all of the DEVO albums and videos.

When I was about 8 years old, the 12 year old Paul Mavrides accosted
me, beat me up, and stole my bike. I got even by beating up his 5 year
old brother and stealing his Tonka toy truck. I didn't meet Paul again
until 23 years later, after he'd moved to San Francisco and I'd moved
to Honduras.

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Subject: Re: I Remember Founding DEVO
From: ridetheory <ridetheory@notmail.com>

Rev. Ivan Stang wrote....

> When I was about 8 years old, the 12 year old Paul Mavrides accosted
> me, beat me up, and stole my bike. I got even by beating up his 5 year
> old brother and stealing his Tonka toy truck. I didn't meet Paul again
> until 23 years later, after he'd moved to San Francisco and I'd moved
> to Honduras.

I bet General Boy could take you.

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Subject: Re: I Remember Founding DEVO
From: Ouroboros Rex <c.bee@insightbb.com>

No, me, me!!

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Actually this is a good time to mention that a friend of mine brought
an issue of this Marvel X-men spinoff called "X factor" (#47,
mid-november 1988), with a dobbs sighting on Page 22, to WEFT for me
last week. Quote:

Eat a couple bowls and go take a nap...

<cereal box>
Bobco
SLACK-O's
Hey kids!
free
pipe
in every
box!

Fortified with
999
essential
sub-nutrients
<end cereal box>

MMMM, SLACK-O's

(next frame)

Yes, Slack-o's, good to the last
pipeful... and into the NEXT BOX! SLACK-O's
is pretty darn proud to sponsor the
sub-genius hour. And now back
to the Irreverend Rex
Valve and his sidelick
Id Macmahonohman..

(back to inane Marvel kid chatter)

What I want to know is, WHO IS THIS REX CHARACTER I SO OBVIOUSLY
INSPIRED WHEN ALLEGEDLY MEETING SOME GUYS ALONE IN A BAR WITH NO
WITNESSES 20 YEARS AGO. Or something.

I'll scan this thing at work if I remember.

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Subject: Re: I Remember Founding DEVO
From: Jarto <jarto@difu.com>

>> It is not widely known that I was the ORIGINAl original drummer for
>> DEVO, before Jim Mothersbaugh. In fact I invented electric drums in the
>> form of a battery powered cymbal-clashing monkey inside a cardboard

I hate electric drums Stang, but boy, I didn't know you played drums!
What kind of player are ya? Colauita? Bonham <---(My favourite) Moon?
Cobham? Buddy Guy?
-
Prabob, with all your heart.

"Bob" told me to. It's that simple

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Subject: Re: I Remember Founding DEVO
From: "Blackout" <blackout@404subgenius.com>

"Rev. Ivan Stang" wrote

> It is not widely known that I was the ORIGINAl original drummer for
> DEVO, before Jim Mothersbaugh. In fact I invented electric drums in the
> form of a battery powered cymbal-clashing monkey inside a cardboard
> box. Dr. Philo Drummond claims this was originally his idea, and is
> suing me for royalties on all of the DEVO albums and videos.
>
> When I was about 8 years old, the 12 year old Paul Mavrides accosted
> me, beat me up, and stole my bike. I got even by beating up his 5 year
> old brother and stealing his Tonka toy truck. I didn't meet Paul again
> until 23 years later, after he'd moved to San Francisco and I'd moved
> to Honduras.

amenbwahahaxactly

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Subject: Re: I Remember Founding DEVO
From: purple <purple@tellurian.com>

Blackout wrote:

> amenbwahahaxactly

I'm always on your mind, even more than Doug's which has obviously been
driven clinically batty by "Dean".

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Subject: Re: I Remember Founding DEVO
From: ridetheory <ridetheory@notmail.com>

purple wrote on 2/23/03 9:02 AM:
> Blackout wrote:
>> "Rev. Ivan Stang" wrote
>>
>>> When I was about 8 years old, the 12 year old Paul Mavrides accosted
>>> me, beat me up, and stole my bike. I got even by beating up his 5 year
>>> old brother and stealing his Tonka toy truck. I didn't meet Paul again
>>> until 23 years later, after he'd moved to San Francisco and I'd moved
>>> to Honduras.
>>
>> amenbwahahaxactly
>
> I'm always on your mind, even more than Doug's which has obviously been
> driven clinically batty by "Dean".

Don't crosspost to ABS, dumbass.

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