DEVO-OBSESSO
EVENT REPORT FAN
GATHERING •
CLEVELAND, O-Hi-O • AUGUST 15/16, 2014
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- After
a 4 year hiatus, the DEVOtional Fan Gathering returned in 2014!
The DEVOtional 2010 was followed by a few years hiatus
as the spuds who typically make it happen took a break
and re-grouped. It takes a lot of energy, time, and
a little $$$ to make these things happen, and it just
wasn't coming together until Nick Ciasullo and a few
other dedicated spuds stepped up to make something
happen in 2014.
Our special guests included Nicole Stoehr (former lead
singer of Disney's DEVO 2.0 project back in 2006), artist
KRK Ryden, and Gerald V. Casale of DEVO. Lots of great
bands performed on both nights.
We had one band cancel (THOTS from NYC), and Evie Nagy,
one of our special guests & the author of the upcoming
33 1/3 Book on DEVO's "Freedom Of Choice"
album, had to cancel because she was busy having a baby,
but we are confident she will be at next year's event.
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Here's
what happened on each day:
Friday - AUG. 15th
6pm - Doors open
7:55pm - Ken The Magic Corner God
9pm - Mutant Mountain Boys
10pm - Malcolm Tent
Saturday
- AUG. 16th
2pm - Doors open
2:15 pm - “Doin’ It Wrong” video
2:45 pm - Lieutenant Dance
3:45 pm - Ken The Magic Corner God
4:15pm - Interview Retrospective - Video
5:20pm - Auction for Bob2
6pm - Jerry Casale
6:30pm - Devo Dan
7pm - Amino Acids
8:30pm - fartbarf
9:30pm - Nicole Stoehr - speaking on Devo2.0
10pm - Synthetic Things
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Aug. 15 - Bands @ Beachland Tavern People started filing
into the Beachland Tavern relatively early...and by
6pm the doors were officially open, and the room was
filled with mutants, spuds, devotees, and the like.
Most were wearing their choice of protective gear in
the way of Energy Domes, Spud Collars, DEVO T-Shirts,
and even a few custom-made items.
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Oddly
enough, there was a rave dance party going on in the
Beachland Ballroom while we were having our Friday
night DEVOtional in the Beachland Tavern. Very strange...as
the music volume was SO low...we couldn't even hear
it in the next room. It was extremely low. I mean
like WAAAYY low. I was so intrigued that I walked
next door, into the dance area, and right up to the
speakers, and I couldn't feel anything coming out
of them! You know how you can feel the bass at a live
show? Nope. Nothing. Devolved! But the raver kids
were happy & having fun, and it was good to see
costumed ravers hanging out with domed DEVOtees outside
the venue.
I'm all for humans in costume of any kind.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday,
Aug. 16 - DEVOtional @ Beachland
I
showed up first on Saturday at around 11am to prepare
my table of DEVOtional event T-Shirts & other
spudwazz. Shortly after that other spuds started showing
up to help with set up. Doors opened at 2pm, and the
first band started sometime before 3pm. (Lieutenant
Dance was the first band...and they were INCREDIBLE!
We hope to have them back next year to play later
in the night). The day went by SO fast with all the
bands, speakers, and socializing going on. Check out
the photos and videos below!
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SATURDAY
NIGHT DEVOTIONAL VIDEOS:
VIDEO OF LIEUTENANT DANCE live at Beachland Ballroom
Aug. 16, 2014. Video by Eric Nassau:
VIDEO
OF AMINO ACIDS live at Beachland Ballroom Aug. 16, 2014.
Video by Michael Pilmer:
VIDEO
OF FARTBARF live at Beachland Ballroom Aug. 16, 2014.
Video by Michael Pilmer:
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VIDEO
OF SYNTHETIC THINGS w/ Nicole Stoehr (of DEVO 2.0) performing
"Cyclops" live at Beachland Ballroom Aug.
16, 2014. Video by Michael Pilmer:
VIDEO
OF SYNTHETIC THINGS w/ Nicole Stoehr (of DEVO 2.0) performing
"That's Good" live at Beachland Ballroom Aug.
16, 2014. Video by Michael Pilmer:
VIDEO
Michael Pilmer presenting Nick Ciasullo with a special
gift from Mark Mothersbaugh
at Beachland Ballroom Aug. 16, 2014. Video by Elizabeth
Evangelista:
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Thanks
to everyone who came together and pooled their time,
money, and resources to put this event together: Nick
Ciasullo, Joe Provo, Ren Provo, Joe Machos, Alex Brunelle,
Rev. Toth Wilder, everyone who
contributed in any way, and all the bands & artists!
It couldn't be done without you!
DEVOtional 2015 is
already being planned! See you there!
Duty Now,
- Michael Pilmer
- for DEVO, Inc. &
Devo-Obsesso.com
