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THE BLESSED ~NYC’S ORIGINAL DECADENT TEEN PUNK BAND~OR SO THEY WERE CALLED DESPITE THE FACT NONE OF THEM CONSIDERED THEMSELVES AS SUCH (AND DISLIKED BEING TEEN’S –BUT WHO DOESN’T?) THEIR STORY FOR A SUCH A SHORT LIVED TENURE IS QUITE LONG AND INVOLVED AND MORE TIMES THAN NOT HAVE BEEN DUBBED 'A CLASSIC CASE OF 'TOO MUCH TOO SOON' A REVOLVING DOOR OF BAND MEMBERS AND INCIDENTS AND ANECDOTES THAT A BOOK WOULD REALLY BE A BETTER AVENUE TO EXPLORE BUT DETAILED AS BEST AS MEMORY WILL ALLOW WILL BE POSTED ON THE OFFICIAL BLESSED WEBSITE THEBLESSED2008.COM WHEN IT IS FINALLY UP AND RUNNINGTHE SCOPE OF THE BLESSED YEARS 1977 THRU THE EARLY 80’S IS WHAT WE WILL FOCUS ON HERE ~BILLY ‘STARK’ STONE/HOWIE PYRO/NICK ‘BERLIN’ PETTI/WALTER LURE/BRAD’BJ’ BARNETT/ AND OF COURSE FIRST DRUMMER /MANAGER/ BABYSITTER/ EILEEN POLKWE WILL AT BEST INCLUDE LATER AND IN BETWEEN MEMBERS AS IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO THE NATURAL TIME SEQUENCE OF EVENTS TO EXCLUDE OR OMIT ANYONE NOR WOULD IT BE PROPER ETIQUETTE (SOMETHING THE BLESSED WERE ALWAYS ADAMANT ABOUT KEEPING)AND REALLY JUST PLAIN OUT RUDE(ANOTHER TRAIT THE BLESSED AVOIDED LIKE A PLAGUE)THEY INCLUDE~CHARLIE SOX (O.B.M.)/ J.F./ PABLO JAKOBSON (R.I.P) ROY MAYORGA/ RICHIE (LAST NAME?) / RICO BLYTHE/ ALLEN ZANE/ JOHNNY THUNDERS(R.I.P.) (ONE FULL SET) / MITCH ZYKOFSKY…….TO BE CONTINUED…..


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Flagellation Rock (Live at the Mudd Club)
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Member Since: 12/1/2007
Band Website: theblessed2008.com
Band Members: Billy ’Stark’ Stone Vocals /Howie Pyro Bass/ Nick Berlin Guitar 1977-1978/ Walter Lure Guitar 1978-1980/ Brad ’BJ’ Barnett Drums 1978-1980
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Sounds Like: ' A messy mid-teenage melange of The Heartbreakers,Sex Pistols and Mott The Hoople' ~Sounds U.K. Sept.18th 1982
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Blessed Taboo E.P. on E-Bay

click me.... Blesssed 12' E.P To anyone who might be interested.We have nothing to do w/ it and are not making  a dime from it. Hurry, supplies are -ahem- limited!This was released in 1985 a...
Posted by The Blessed on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 02:43:00 PST

Welcome~The first 30 years....

Ladies and Gentlemen Boys and Girls Friends and Foes of all ages alike.......Welcome to the Official Blessed My Space page ~ We were planning to have a fully stocked emporium before announcing ourselv...
Posted by The Blessed on Fri, 21 Mar 2008 02:37:00 PST

New Pics

YES INDEEDY NEW PIX UP AND RUNNING! SERIES OF PIX TAKEN IN EARLY 1978 @ CLUB 57 WHICH WAS LOCATED @ 57 ST.MARKS PLACE. CLUB 57 AS WELL AS HAVING BANDS PLAY HAD MANY OTHER EVENTS AND PARTIES INCLUDING ...
Posted by The Blessed on Mon, 24 Mar 2008 03:06:00 PST