Richie Stotts is the founding guitarist of the inimitable classic punk/metal Group PLASMATICS. Born from the burgeoning New York City CBGB punk scene of the late 1970s, Richie’s songwriting, style, and stage performances alongside vocalist Wendy O. Williams and the band - are legendary. www.richiestotts.com
Richie Stotts is the founding guitarist of the inimitable classic punk/metal Group PLASMATICS. Born from the burgeoning New York City CBGB punk scene of the late 1970s, Richie’s songwriting, style, and stage performances alongside vocalist Wendy O. Williams and the band - are legendary. www.richiestotts.com
On January 18, 1981, during a packed Plasmatics show at Milwaukee’s long-defunct Palms nightclub (2616 W. State St.), Milwaukee vice squad police officers showed up in the early hours of January 19, assaulted Wendy O. Williams outside, and arrested her on an obscenity charge.
These 33 rare and never before seen color 35mm photos are an historic record of this infamous Milwaukee concert before the aftermath. Scanned from the only surviving 3.5” x 5” photo prints. Includes each individual shot as well as close ups. 8” x 10” Softcover
116 pages which includes additional historical context and newspaper articles. Band: Richie Stotts, Wendy O. Williams, Jean Beauvoir, Wes Beech, and Stu Deutsch
Remember Milwaukee book and design by David M. Brinley
On January 18, 1981, during a packed Plasmatics show at Milwaukee’s long-defunct Palms nightclub (2616 W. State St.), Milwaukee vice squad police officers showed up in the early hours of January 19, assaulted Wendy O. Williams outside, and arrested her on an obscenity charge.
These 33 rare and never before seen color 35mm photos are an historic record of this infamous Milwaukee concert before the aftermath. Scanned from the only surviving 3.5” x 5” photo prints. Includes each individual shot as well as close ups. 8” x 10” Softcover
116 pages which includes additional historical context and newspaper articles. Band: Richie Stotts, Wendy O. Williams, Jean Beauvoir, Wes Beech, and Stu Deutsch
Remember Milwaukee book and design by David M. Brinley