Yesterday Gerald Casale of Devo announced through the bands
website that his brother Bob had died of Heart Failure.
1993 Collect-A-Card American Bandstand #98 Devo
For a variety of reasons, I will always look upon Devo fondly. There music may have been a bit kitsch, but I think they went beyond novelty. If it wasn't for the video age, I suppose I may never have heard of Devo, but I won't hold that against them. I am glad they found there way onto the pop culture map and I am glad that I heard more from them than "Whip It" and the funny hats.
1993 Collect-A-Card American Bandstand #98 Devo (b-side)
This card is from the 1993 American Bandstand set which was compoased of cards of Dick Clark, Show features, People/couples from the show, and of course bands that were on the program. I picked up the 100 card set a while ago, and was amused that Devo was among the bands that had performed. As you can see on the B-side there is a nice capsule bio, mentioning several of their hits and also naming the five members of the band.
Phillies Connection
He wasn't a Phiillie anymore but last year Shane Victorino was part of an ESPN
photo shoot that recreated the album cover from the Devo Album "
Freedom of Choice"
MLB as Devo: Justin Upton, Evan Longoria, Brandon Phillips, Giancarlo Stanton, Shane Victorino(Swiped from ESPN)
