These kids sure knew how to party. Judy and The Loadies were a rag-tag bunch who could really nail down a pop song. Be it the Ramone's "Germany" or the godly "Olympus" it was gear!

Just tell me where you wanna go...

Judy and The Loadies was a band that wasn't around too long, but boy was it cool! It could easily be considered a side project of The Ne'er Do Wells, becuase it basically was The Ne'er Do Wells minus Al. The line up had Chris on drums, Jess on bass, John on guitar and vocals, and Judy singing! They had many great songs, my favourite being "I Wanna Leave My Brain To Science" or is it "Soap Soap Soap"? Anyhow, you can hear their recordings on Gift of Knowlegde, a split CD with The Ne'er Do Wells.

Now, John keeps telling me stories of kids affected by the band. One is a group of kids who came to Arcata from LA for a Halloween party dressed as Judy and The Loadies (the girl even brought her knitting!). Other stories include guys proposing to Judy and sending her gifts (like gift certificates to Toys R Us!). But perhaps one of the most lasting effects of this band is closer to home within the band. You see, John and Judy got married! I a gotta say, they are a cute couple together. The wedding was on John's birthday, so I guess he can't really forget his aniversary. For some reason it seemed inevitable to me that they would get married. And I've been trying to get a nice pic of the two of them together, but everytime I try to take it my camera breaks, or I do take it and the film erodes in processing. Argh!!! Oh well, I 'll get one up, sooner or later.