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One More Day - Dedicated to Julie Arvonio |
There's more than one starting point for the South Florida punk scene, but here's a big one--Bobby Tak and Debbie DeNeese met in high school. Tak goes to Boston and discovers punk, then comes back to Fort Lauderdale. Debbie plays in a cover band until she is "discovered" by Robert Mascaro. Robert meets Bobby Tak at a club, and Tak becomes the second piece of the classic Cichlids line-up. We still feel the concussion from the explosions that followed.
So I guess an argument could be made that Bobby Tak was there almost from the very beginning, and he's still here. And he kept some stuff, and now you can look at it. Thank you Bobby. |
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Flyers
- The Cichlids in Concert, Florida Atlantic University, Rag, July 1979
- The Cichlids, The Hottest New Wave in Music (TK flyer), 1980
- The Cichlids at PBs, West Palm Beach, Feb 29, 1980
- The Cichlids - The Sheila Witkin Memorial Reunion Concert, January 28, 2007 Note: The Cichlids cancelled
- Nouveau Reach, Playpen South, January 23-24, 1984
Articles
- FAU Gets Cich
, Atlanta Sun, July 18, 1979, Sandra Shelhamer
- 'Let's Go Menial' - And They Did, Atlanta Sun, Jeffrey Day
- Punks Pouring from the Plywood Tuesday Night at the 'Squeeze',
July 20, 1979, Fort Lauderdale News, Kenny Schlager
- The Cichlids - Yes, Florida ... There is a New Wave, Mouth of the Rat, July 1979, by GYN
- The Cichlids, The Rag, August 1979, Jim Johnson and Dino Fedele
- The Cichlids: An Infectious Little School of Fish, The Good Times of South Florida, August 7, 1979, John Robson
- The Cichlids - White Punks on Disco, The Good Times of South Florida, August 20, 1979
- Listen Up You Stupid Clones ..., Mouth of the Rat
- Punk Defies 'Corporate Rock,' Seeks Renewal in Raunch, Sun-Sentinel, October 5, 1979, Greg Oatis
- The Cichlids - Tourists Are Pink The Good Times of South Florida, October 7, 1979
- New Rock Club Opening - Denis' Place, Fort Lauderdale News, October 12, 1979
- More Fish Stories
, Fort Lauderdale News, October 19, 1979
- Local Band Catches New Wave Ride, Miami Herald, October 26, 1979, Bill Ashton
- Cichlids are rock 'n' rollin' their way to record, The Miami News, October 26, 1979, Jon Marlowe
- Look Out! Here Come The Cichlids, Hollywood Sun-Tattler, October 26, 1979, Lori Mirrer
- The Rat Visits Tampax, Mouth of the Rat, No. 12, November 1979
- The Cichlids, The Rag, November 1979, Debbie Fedele
- Peaches Happenings, The Rag, November 1979
- Cichlids: 'It's beginning for real now', Fort Lauderdale News, November 28, 1979, Kenny Schlager
- Disco becoming music's unwanted child, Fort Lauderdale News, December 28, 1979, Kenny Schlager
- A Conversation with the Cichlids, Mouth of the Rat, 1979, DAF, GYN & Others
- Debbie Mascaro, 1980
- Good music, bad karma hurt New Wave concert, Fort Lauderdale News, January 4, 1980, Kenny Schlager
- Local Rock n Roll Comes Alive for the 80s, The Phoenix, January 18, 1980, Dave Phillips
- New Guitarist Joins Cichlids, Fort Lauderdale News, Spring 1980, Cameron Cohick
- Cichlids Among Most Professional of Florida's Punk Bands, The Tampa Tribune, April 28, 1980, Hugh Williamson
- At Home with the Cichlids, Agora News, June 30, 1980, Gaye Nemeti
- National Exposure Eluding Cichlids, Fort Lauderdale News, 1980, Cameron Cohick
- Cichlids Haven't Broken Up, Fort Lauderdale News, August 15, 1980, Cameron Cohick
- Holidays in the Sun, Boston Rock, August 1980, Tristram Lozaw
- New-Model Cichlids Take a Businesslike Approach, Fort Lauderdale News, September 26, 1980, Cameron Cohick
- So. Fla. Scene, Mouth of the Rat, October 1980, Fish
- The Cichlids, The Rag, October 1980, Jim Johnson
- Hanging Out With Dania's Cichlids, Miami Herald, October 5, 1980, Mike O'Bryon
- Debbie: Goodbye Cichlids, it's time to go, November 5, 1980, Cameron Cohick
- Cichlids Finally Split ...Eat at New Years!, Rag, December 1980, Jim Johnson
- The Cichlids' Beach Music with a Difference, Don Gilliland
- Cichlids LP is good, band is better, Sun-Sentinel, Greg Oatis
- When South Florida Rocked!, Sun-Sentinel, January 24, 2007, Sean Piccoli
- Sheila Witkin Revisited, Broward-Palm Beach New Times, January 25, 2007, D. Sirianni
Gig and Record Reviews
- Cichlids-Live at Tight Squeeze, June 19 & 27, Mouth of the Rat,
July 1979
- PBs Disco Brought in Punk Band, The Good Times of South Florida, July 24, 1979
- The Girls and Cichlids at Tight Squeeze, The Good Times of South Florida, October 1, 1979
- The Cichlids, Rag, October 1, 1979
- Everything Right for Police Night, Fort Lauderdale News, October 30, 1979, Kenny Schlager
- Sting Loses Bite; Cichlids Big Debut Impresses, The Good Times of South Florida, November 13, 1979, John Robson
- Cichlids, Rendezvous, Ft. Lauderdale, Variety, January 2, 1980
- Cichlid Grapevine Packs Premier AOR, The Good Times of South Florida, February 19, 1980, John Robson
- Cichlids' Punk Spirit is Fun, The Miami Herald, March 23, 1980, Bill Ashton
- Memorex Stars in Pretenders Show, The Good Times of South Florida, April 15, 1980, John Robson
- Cichlids - Be True to Your School, Billboard, May 10, 1980
- The Cichlids "Life Guard Dan" Closeup, Billboard, May 24, 1980, Richard Nusser
- Critics' Top Choice, Billboard, May 24, 1980, Richard Nusser
Ads, Promo
- Punk Party The Cichlids, PBs, West Palm Beach, July 29, 1979
- But Do They Make House Calls?, Fort Lauderdale News, August 17, 1979
- The Cichlids at Tight Squeeze Club, Good Times of South Florida, September 1979
- Guitarist seeks vocalist/bassist, Rag, September 1979
- Punk at Denis' Place
, Sun-Sentinel, October 12, 1979, Greg Oatis
- Planned Obsolescence
- 2007 Promo
- Cichlids Button
- Cichlids Bumper Sticker
Lists, Passes, Tickets, Misc.
- Rock & Roll Radio Free Living Room Top 20, Mouth of the Rat, 8, 1979
- Rock & Roll Radio Free Living Room Top 20, Mouth of the Rat, 9, 1979
- Rock & Roll Radio Free Living Room Top 20, Mouth of the Rat, 10, 1979
- The Police Backstage Pass, Gusman Cultural Center 10-26-79
- The Police Ticket, Gusman Cultural Center 10-26-79
- Sunrise Musical Theatre Backstage Pass, December 31, 1979
- Agora Backstage Pass, February 26, 1980
- Ramones Backstage Pass, March 30, 1980
- Pretenders Pass, Miami, March 31, 1980
- Pretenders Backstage Pass, Orlando, April 1, 1980
- Iggy Pop Pass, Agora, Hallendale, April 10, 1980
- Christmas Card Signed by The Cichlids, 1979
Photos
- Bobby Tak in Tampa, December 1979
- The Cichlids, July 1979, Rag
- Michael Allen Photo, July 1979, Mouth of the Rat, 9
- Bobby Tak Silhouette, July 1979, Mouth of the Rat
- Bobby Tak and Martin Chambers, March or April 1980
- The Cichlids, 1980, Jimmy Johnson
- Bobby Tak, 1980, Jimmy Johnson
- The Cichlids, 2007, Scott Putesky, Debbie DeNeese, Susan Robbins, photo by Jill Kahn (photo of Bobby in frame, Jim Johnson)
- The Cichlids, 2007, Scott Putesky, Debbie DeNeese, Susan Robbins, photo by Jill Kahn (photo of Bobby in frame, Jim Johnson)
- The Cichlids, 2007,Scott Putesky, Debbie DeNeese, Susan Robbins, photo by Jill Kahn (photo of Bobby in frame, Jim Johnson)
Other Bands
- Screaming Sneakers at Tight Squeeze, Mouth of the Rat, 1979, GYN
- The Eat with Charlie Pickett and the Yee-Hahs , December 1980, Borington Journal
- The Eggs with Ian Hammond, Photo by Helene Jacobsen
- Nobody's Heroes: Weasles, Essentials, Throbs, Mouth of the Rat, December 1979, Dave Fun
- The Bobs Make Their Big Premiere at the Balkan, 1980, Borington Journal (?)
- The Case for Charlie Pickett, October 5, 2008, Sun-Sentinel, Sean Piccoli
- Flyer for Loose Cannons, May 1, 2010, Monterey Club Note: This gig was cancelled.
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