The Witnesses

Nick Barbaro was living in Dallas in 1978. He is now publisher of The Austin Chronicle.

Bill Bentley had recently moved to California in the late Seventies. He is now a vice-president at Warner Bros.-Reprise.

Louis Black was a New Jerseyite attending the University of Texas. He is now editor of The Austin Chronicle.

Ken Hoge was a freelance photographer for alternative presses. He now works for the Texas Heart Institute in Houston.

Margaret Moser wrote for the Austin Sun and other publications. She is now a senior staff writer for the Chronicle.

Frank Pugliese is a San Antonio native who was lead singer for the Vamps then and the Sons of Hercules now.

Jesse Sublett was bassist for the Violators and the Skunks. He is now a novelist, screenwriter, and freelance writer.

Ed Ward was a noted Bay Area critic who relocated to Austin soon after the tour. He lives and writes in Berlin, Germany.

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