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March 03, 2007

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vodka

Last Men.I still have the original ZE record 12". bought it in London in 1982.great song,Attitude! ciao

Jeff Gee

This tune was in heavy rotation at the Rousers' clubhouse-- the top floor apartment above Trash and Vaudeville on St. Marks Place where three or four of the five Rousers lived-- in '79-'80. That "I wanna f**k her one more time - before we put her in the ground" was pretty indelible. Just wrote to see if they had any more info on The Last Men, and got this back:

A friend from SVA, Todd Wizon (SP?) was in the Last Men and
I recall going to see them at Hurrah's, and their anti-fag harangue (the
booking agent/manager of Hurrah was a well known gay scenester). A great
band in many ways, uncompromising and skewed as all get out with what I
felt were pretty brilliant lyrics generally, and Jimmy Igo was a great
tune ("Jimmy Igo, Jimmy Igo now impatient words from Tory Brown, Jimmy
Igo, Jimmy Igo now what will we do when the body's found?"). This
blogperson probably needs to get down with "Brown Paper" to widen the NY
death and sex rock education...

"Brown Paper (Wrapped Up My Baby)" was a Rouser tune about the logistical difficulties of getting rid of a body using a sink garbage disposal, and I heartily concur with that last sentiment.

John

Lead singer Paul Buonaguro has a funny comment on the Village Voice website in an article about CBGB's closing:"Last Men Played CBGB's. Hideous.". It seems lead guitarist (and yes, SVA student) Tod Wizon is actually a fairly well-known american painter (god bless Google). Supposedly there are Last Men demos floating around. The french article (hard as fuck as it is to read) lists a few songs in addition to The Word and Jimmy Igo. Alex Weil, bassist, is almost certainly the man behind Charlex (they created The Cars' You Might Think video effects and netted MTV's first ever Best Music Video award). Dunno about drummer John Moro. There were a few postings on New Wave Outpost about the band that Buonaguro responded to (can't find 'em anymore), and there are a few mentions on the Richard Hell website... Musician and music journalist Franklin J. Bruno had this to say about Jimmy Igo on his blog:

"Speaking of Talking Heads, I think I've just heard what could well be the worst ZE release (008); "Jimmy Igo"/"The Word," a 1978 12" by Last Men. Rock division, not disco at all -- imagine 77 minus imagination re songform, plus blooz gtr on one song and many, many tom fills on both. And lyrics about necrophilia. Not Much Wave?"

I respect him a lot. He wrote a nice piece on Lizzy Mercier Descloux. But I gotta (and did) disagree with him on this one.

It's a great song. The most New Yawk thing ZE ever put out. Well, that and Suicide's 2nd LP.

Antoine RIDEL

oh it's great seeing some folks remember the LAST MEN.


Their frontman,Paul,cut a whole LP in 1982 or so with Blondie's drummer but nothing was issued... As for JIMMY IGO,
This is a great song but the production is awful;on a stage,the band was rough & tight!

Antoine RIDEL

great song,sadly not produced.The sound is muddy & on a stage,the band was far more powerful!

Paul,the frontman,cut a LP with BLONDIE('s drummer,Clem BURKE,in 1982 or so.

It still remains in the vaults today!

Jerry Jaffe

Put Michael Zilkha in The R&R Hall of Fame and let him have the Last Word.

Bruce

Paul Buonaguro, the lead singer, was my English teacher in a New Jersey community college when he formed Last Men. He turned on his class to people like Burroughs, Borges, Iceberg Slim, etc. Jimmy Igo and Tory Brown are names of actual people in the small town where Paul lived and taught -- though, as far as I know, neither was involved in murder or necrophilia. Todd Wizon had the longest hair of anyone in our suburban high school in the early 70s. Paul is now married, with a bunch of kids, and still living in the New Jersey suburbs.

Sue

That's right he taught at Union College. My friend went to college there and loved him and he got us in to see them at Hurrahs. There were GREAT!

Vicky Markie

holy shit I'm trippin on this, I used to hang with the boy's in high school. Weezer, Paul I'm glad I am trippin right now at the age of 54 while reading the recognition you nuts never got. I'm at a loss for words for a short time.

Vicky Markie

dude's you know I'm tore I did it twice.....the road goes on forever and the party never ends. And weezer if you ever read this I married a nice Jewish boy from Linden but he passed about 18 years ago.

James Donovan

I co-wrote Jimmy Igo with Paul way back when.

I agree the recording of the song was terrible.

James Donovan

James Donovan

Vickie Markie:

How the hell are you?

Jim Donovan

Vicky Markie

I living in the fun and the sun in Fl. went to Crudford for 9 mts and couldn't even find a bag of weed, I guess I'm to old had to get the nephew to get it. Had some brain surgery but didn't help all it did was fuck up the memory and have a hard time recalling anything. Keep a lot of note pads with me. What's up with you? where do you live. Bruce Carolane turned me on to this I freaked out...... and were is Jimmy Igo and Tory Brown

James Donovan

I was just in Cranford last week for Thanksgiving and a wedding. I live in Las Vegas now. Crazy sun and crazier people. Jimmy Igoe lives in Florida somewhere and last I heard of Tory Brown, he lived in Linden.

Vicky Markie

I think Tory Brown is a Cop in Linden. That was where my husband was from . He passed like 18 years ago and I've been even wilder than in highschool. I have 2 grown kids, one by "get this" Kenny Johnson" I try to stay away from Crudford but when I was up for the surgery I saw Mike Madden (he's bald) oh my my my. I myself have big tits and blonde hair. You wouldn't know me.

Vicky Markie

hey where's Jimmy Maloney sleepin at the train station

VickyMarkie

I to was in Crudford for brain surgery, ha ha didn't work so I went back to FL party town. My kids are grown 33 and 27 so I'm back to the ol days, smokin and jokin. Life is beautiful I got big tits and blonde hair. I sure hope Tory Brown is in linden,l heard he was a cop.....he was my stalker for a while. Is Jimmy Maloney still alive. I heard he lives in the train station. Paul is living in Cranford with a billion kids, weezer is famous for crazy art and Deidre is pissed because she isn't Haven't heard from Bob Donnley in years but Wino is a physcitrist (can't spell) in south fla. Is it true what happens in vegas stays in vegas

Isn't cranford dull, I saw Mike Madden he's lost his hair and Deidre made a big statue of Lou Costello in his home town.....

Vicky Markie

cum on who knows where weezer is. his art work is strange not what i would buy.

i know where he is.

agustin

Lisen eny one that wants to know about paul u all let me know add me this is my aim tagcity368 I know all about this guy he is a work of art

agustin

Lisen eny one that wants to know about paul u all let me know add me this is my aim tagcity368 I know all about this guy he is a work of art

agustin

Lisen eny one that wants to know about paul u all let me know add me this is my aim tagcity368 I know all about this guy he is a work of art

agustin

He is alive I have a picture of him from exacly this day

agusto

He is alive I have a picture of him from exacly this day

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