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Village Pistols
12+ albums
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Village Pistols as told by member Mike Nicholson: The Village Pistols was a coming together of hare-brained ideas by several people living in and around Greensboro, North Carolina in the Summer and Fall of 1980. The original idea for the Village Pistols came from college student/record store employee/college radio DJ/mad genius Ed S. Ed originally conceived of the idea over a few beers with friends, and he constructed, with his girlfriend Lisa's help, a poster announcing the imminent arrival of the Village Pistols. A crude graphic design that featured elements of the Village People and Sex Pistols logo and a revealing photo of Marilyn Chambers was quickly snatched off kiosks and telephone poles around UNC-G. Ed at the time was a musician wannabe (in the nicest sense) and created and devised more concepts than any human could possibly carry out. These ideas were often funny and a bit crazy, but he had a knack for holding sway over an audience of friends and working everyone up into a frenzy about his "projects". Originally it was just a poster project for fun and then slowly the idea gained momentum. At a party Ed and I pitched the idea to Bill N., the leader of a local band, the Alibis, and he was definitely into it. We knew we wanted to do something more outlandish than anything any of the scenesters had ever seen locally. Bill was totally serious about playing bass in a cheerleader outfit. By now Ed wanted to be in the group, too. No experience, no ability, c'mon anyway.
