Joan Jett was SO much fun! She hung out with the punks and was one of us. Cheap Trick opened for the Runaways, April 1, 1977. Joan loved wearing her Cheap Trick t-shirt. Hanging out at the Whisky with Farrah Faucet-Minors dressed in her Halloween nurse's uniform and cape. With then-boyfriend, Screamers drummer, later Academy Award nominee, KK Barrett. Farrah…
The Screamers Debut, Slash Loft, May 28, 1977. The Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC used THIS image in their 2013 Fashion Gala Catalog for “Punk: From Chaos to Couture.”#Screamers #TomataDuPlenty #TomatoDuPlenty #KKBarrett #TommyGear #MetMuseumPunkGala #JennyLens #PunkPioneersDotCom #PunkPioneers #PunkPioneersJennyLens #PunkPhotosForSale Click or Tap for Print FAQs (sizes in inches and centimeters, paper and shipping, both domestic USA and foreign.) Enjoy!
The Screamers Profile. Tommy Gear (keyboardist songwriter), KK Barrett (drummer and future Oscar nominated Production Designer and Art Director), Tomata du Plenty (songwriter singer). North Hollywood, April 9, 1977. #Screamers #TommyGear #KKBarrett #TomataduPlenty #TomatoDuPlenty #JennyLens #PunkPioneersDotCom #PunkPioneers #PunkPioneersJennyLens #PunkPhotosForSale Click or Tap for Print FAQs (sizes in inches and centimeters, paper and shipping, both domestic USA and foreign.) Enjoy!
Screamers Trio KK Barrett (drummer and future Oscar nominated Production Designer and Art Director), Tomata du Plenty (songwriter singer), Tommy Gear (keyboardist songwriter). North Hollywood, April 9, 1977. #Screamers #KKBarrett #TomataduPlenty #TomatoDuPlenty #TommyGear #JennyLens #PunkPioneersDotCom #PunkPioneers #PunkPioneersJennyLens #PunkPhotosForSale Click or Tap for Print FAQs (sizes in inches and centimeters, paper and shipping, both domestic USA and foreign.) Enjoy!
The Screamers are my all time fave #2 band, after X. They put on the BEST shows!! Gave the BEST parties! Everyone loved lead singer Tomata du Plenty. Tommy Gear, top left, Stardust Ballroom, July 1978. Bottom live at the Whisky, either 1978 or 1979. I rented a couple of big lights and photographed them at home, Spring 1977. #1977…
Tomata du Plenty was one of THE most unique, unforgettable, beloved people. He was a brilliant performer, talented artist, and fantastic person with a great zest for life. Still so hard for me to believe he's been gone over two decades. The Screamers were an amazing band, truly on one of my faves, on and offstage. I could write a…
Tomata du Plenty was one of THE most unique, unforgettable, beloved people. He was a brilliant performer, talented artist, and fantastic person with a great zest for life. Still so hard for me to believe he's been gone over two decades. The Screamers were an amazing band, truly on one of my faves, on and offstage. I could write a…