The Screamers - Tomata Du Plenty CNN spotlight from Jan. 1999 & rare footage of vertigo

[rosendamoore]

So cool to see this. I lived down the street from Exenes store back then. I didn't know about his paintings, or that he'd passed away. Last night I saw some short films of him and The Screamers in various performances, as part of a punk film event. He was such a great singer performer. So crazy and funny and xciting and wild to watch. I first heard of him in my last year of high school, from this boy I liked who was a huge fan of the Screamers.

[cheecheeboom]

shit... now  I'm gonna cry..........

[qubixrube]

great music, bad art, cool guy!

[pataphysician66]

Oh I love that- an "offbeat artist"!

[GenoClown]

Love the spelling of EXENE*.

[instantlybent]

amazing material. thanks for posting.

[helenkrump]

There were a lot of assholes in the early LA Punk scene, but Tomata wasn't one of them--I have such fond memories of him, sigh...

[louskum]

Simply the greatest

[RecordsAdNauseam666]

a NEW? career as an offbeat artist!! what the fuck is he talking about

[pshmidget]

Thank you for posting. I met Tomata in Seattle just before he, Melba and Rio took off for LA, and "stardom." For a few years they were like big brothers to a few of us "young punks"...

[kaliman]

A sweet heart all the way

[justdave89]

Tomata!!!!!

[robaralis]

thanks for posting, what a rare and terrific archive. i hadnt realized he eventually led the life of a quiet artist

[surfleopard]

Oh he wasn't quiet, believe me! LOL I did promotion for this show, which we did 11 years ago this month at Exene's store in Silverlake, Ca. Tomata was very social and had friends all over. A fun and amazingly creative guy. I miss him.