The Zeros (I was lucky enough to catch one of their reunion shows a few months back.)

Punk Passage San Francisco First Wave Punk features 45 black and white photographic portraits and live music photographs of original punk innovators by the San Francisco-based photographer Ray in the Main Library, Jewett Gallery, Sept. 12-Dec. 6.

Original punk rock 'zines, flyers, posters and ephemera from 1977 to 1981 along with additional articles and ephemera from the Library’s Art, Music and Recreation Center Collection and from the Little Magazine Collection, Book Arts & Special Collections also will be on view, sharing the rich historical roots of punk rock from the center of the San Francisco artistic movement.

The photographs represent some of San Francisco’s contribution to the international punk movement. The message is unabashed individualism, creativity, do-it-yourself activism and black humor. Bands such as The Avengers, the Dead Kennedys, the Dils, Crime, Sleepers, the Mutants and others are represented, placing them within the historic context as an important part of San Francisco’s counter-cultural history, as innovative for its time as the beat and hippie movements were.

It's a great exhibit. Check it out if you can.

Thanks for the news. Were you here in those days Joe?

- Dean

unborn.

Hahaha, don't frown man, being younger is a good thing! I was just curious 'cause you seem to know a lot about those times. I'd like to catch Ruby Ray's "SF Punk" premiere in November. No doubt some of "the survivors" will be there.