Cleveland-based EMT Joe Hongosh, who runs the Facebook Group CPR Kids (Cleveland Punk Rock Kids), hosts local events geared toward tweens and teens. Last year, when Halloween was essentially rained out, he threw a big Halloween party at a VFW hall so that kids could still celebrate the holiday. This spring, he’s helping to bring the Boogers, a Chicago-based family friendly punk act, to the Agora for a matinee show on April 13.
Billing themselves as “the Anti-Barney” and “the Wiggles’ Worst Nightmare,” the guys write songs about pancakes and pandas. In one tune, singer Paul Crowe, who goes by the moniker Crusty Booger, extols the virtues of eating vegetables. Nice! A veteran punk rocker who holds a Ph.D. in developmental psychology, Crowe can really connect with the kids. The band’s official bio includes a quote from Ramones tour manager Monte Melnick. He says, “If the Ramones had ever decided to make a children’s album, this is what it would have sounded like.” You couldn’t ask for a finer endorsement. Tickets for the show are on sale now at Ticketweb. They cost $10.
This article appears in Feb 19-25, 2014.
The Booger rule!
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“ON THE ROAD WITH THE RAMONES”.
Throughout the remarkable twenty-two-year career of the Ramones the seminal punk rock band, Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Famers, Recording Academy Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winners and inductees into The Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry, Monte A. Melnick saw it all. He was the band’s tour manager from their 1974 CBGB debut to their final show in 1996. Now, in this NEW UPDATED EDITION he tells his story. Full of insider perspectives and exclusive interviews and packed with over 250 personal color photos and images; this is a must-have for all fans of the Ramones.
Um, thanks for the info, Road Cat? Unfortunately, I couldn’t give two ****s about the Ramones’ book, but thanks anyways. If I ever need something overpriced to burn as kindling, I’ll pick up a copy.