Darkroom

THE LEAD

1984

Year 1: We get together in the spring, rehearse through the summer, and play two clubs dates in the fall and winter.

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1985

Year 2: First EP gets released, we play a bunch of local gigs, record Return Fire, and open for Suicidal Tendencies at a packed Cameo Theater in Miami Beach in December

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1986

Year 3: Return Fire gets released, Automoloch gets recorded, Nina goes on maternity leave, and Automoloch gets released.

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1987

Year 4: We record The Past Behind, put it out on cassette and go to Cornerstone. We come back, put out Past Behind on vinyl, and finally sign with REX.

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Cornerstone 87

First wide-eyed visit to Christian rock's Mecca. We opened for Bloodgood and didn't complain about people moshing. We met tons of cool people like Spike Nard before Crashdog was a gleam in his hair.

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1988

Year 5: We record Past Behind (again) for REX and go on tour for the first time, playing CBGB and Cornerstone.

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Cornerstone 88

Second time at Cornerstone, which was the highlight of our first real tour. The Crucified opened for us.

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1989

Year 6: A bunch of mini-tours including gigs with Believer, Whitecross, and One Bad Pig (the infamous "Julio Room" gig), we add Andy and record Burn This Record which REX puts out in November

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1990

Year 7: Big tour from Texas to Cornerstone to Atlanta and then we go to sleep...

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Cornerstone 90

Last visit to Cornerstone (so far). Crashdog opened for us, Glenn Kaiser joined us onstage for Alienated, and we had fun with all our old JPUSA peeps.

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Good times!

We're still in touch with and support each other in our individual ventures.

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FRANK’S ENEMY

Miscellaneous pics

Odds and ends from our storied career.

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1992: First Group Shots

Fun with a Polaroid and a garage.

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1993: Photoshoot at Alex A's home

Sometime in January in West Dade.

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1994: Rehearsal at Old Cutler Presbyterian Church

We rehearse and Chan the photographer is there. We pose for some shots while Marc spelunks his nasal passages.

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1994: Gasparilla Festival, Ybor City, FL

February 12: The band celebrates Julio's 34th birthday in Tampa's historic neighborhood. Marc upstages everything by falling off the stage.

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1994: St. Richard Catholic Church, Miami, Florida

June 3: We actually had a bit of a local following by then, but they ended up flipping off the opening bands and making drug deals in the parking lot.

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1994: Photoshoot at Capstone Music

June: Photos by Marc Reyes.

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1995: Key Biscayne, Florida

April 1: In which we make fools out of the people that booked us. A youth group walked out on us.

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1996: Opening for Crashdog, Miami Springs Presbyterian Chruch

January 11: A benefit for Call FM, years before it went on the air.

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1996: Skate Party, Key Biscayne Presbyterian Church

March 11: Death of a guitar.

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1996: Photo shoot during Neoblasphemies sessions

March: Photos by Marisol Deus (soon to be Marisol A) at Capstone Music and Recording.

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1996: Two shows with Mortification

June 15 in St. Petersburg and June 16 in Coral Gables.

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1997: Southern US Mini-Tour with Ben on Drums

Ben Thacker filled in for Alex on drums. We played Georgia, Tennessee (site of Marc's infamous firecracker incident), and North Carolina in January.

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1997: The Warehouse, Miami

April 26: The return of Alex A.

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1997: US Tour and Cornerstone

June and July: Texas Rockfest and Cornerstone 97 and a couple of gigs where we played to two people.

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1997: Steve Rowe Benefit

July 19 at the Baptist Student Union at the University of Miami

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1997: Last St. Pete show at the Refuge

November 15: The trio says goodbye to St. Pete.

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1997: Farewell show at the Warehouse

December 20: The classic trio calls it a day. Alex goes off to marriage, Julio goes off to babies.

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2006: Old Fart Photos at Music Depot

October: After Alex A drums on Julio's CD, Alex and Julio return the rented drumkit to Marc at his music store. Julio brought his camera.

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JULIO REY

2005 promo photos by the wife with the acoustic

Photos by the wife taken in October around the time of Hurricane Wilma

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2005 promo self portraits with the acoustic

In the den while the wife watched TV

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