Discovered: The Flier Collection...

...The Flier Collection

After asking for anyone who might have collected the wonderful Jim Van Tyne designed fliers (sometimes in collaboration with John Barry) that were the benchmark and inspiration of all the early Theoretical events (along with the Postcards), someone has answered. Both Jon Dearle and John Barry have come across with a surprising group of the original fliers.

Thanks, guys.

In some cases we are guessing on the exact date of the event.
There are more fliers still unaccounted for, too.
Events continued during 1983-1985 and 1986-89, but gaps remain in our documentation. The search continues.

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July 25, 1982 (OneWay) The First One.	Review of this first show as published in the L.A. Weekly's LaDeeDa column by Craig Lee... Local Happenings: We at L.A. Dee Da are no slouches when it comes to keeping your advised of the proper Party line. The biggest deal this week was the phenomenal success of Theoretical last Sunday. This afternoon party/show (a secret leather bar location described by its owner Michael as "left on Hoover, right into your life") featured the best set we've ever seen Red Wedding do. Wedding has a new member, Brian, who replaced their former drummer, Brian. (No they aren't Monty Python fans, it's just a conincidence.) Also appearing were Age of Consent, who drew howls of recognition from the audience, and the Hesitations, weird cracked duo made up of Priscilla B. and Mary Mullen. They had a wonderful song about all the things you could do with a toilet. The intense energy of the place rivalled the best nights at the Masque, Hong Kong, or Brave Dog. Fuck those auditoriums, theaters and bowls; it's the hot, smoky hole-in-the-walls that are still the best. Among those hanging out (and going to wild party down the street afterwards where people almost puched holes in the floors jumping to Clyde McPhatter's "60 Minute Woman." were Tomata Du Plenty, Paul Ambrose, Jane Cantillion, Hope (former DJ from the Bowling Club), Nervous Gender, Tony Pony, members of Johanna Went Band, Dean Chamberlain, Kerry McBride (the current cover girl for NOMAG) and Ron and Rozz of Christian Death.
October 10, 1982 (OneWay)	August 15, 1982 (OneWay)
September 19 , 1982 (OneWay)	August 29, 1982 (OneWay)
October 8, 1983 (Lhasa Club, Hollywood)	November 29, 1983 (Club Lingerie, Hollywood)
October 31 , 1982 (OneWay)	December 12 , 1982 (OneWay)
October 31 , 1982 (OneWay)	December 19 , 1982 (OneWay)
May 31 , 1986 (Alexandria Hotel, Downtown L.A.)	June 1 , 1986 (Savage Gardens, West Los Angeles)
June 13 , 1986 (Club Lingerie, Hollywood)	June 29 , 1986 (Cheap Racist Gallery, Downtown, L.A.) and July 4, 1986 Special outdoor parking lot event (Chinatown, L.A.)
July 26 , 1986 (The Press Club, Hollywood) This was a record launch party organized with Warner Bros. Records (who discovered this Canadian band at a previous Theoretical). Read the sidebar on this event...	1986-87 (Limbo Lounge, West Hollywood) This was a series of 10 special events at the Four Star Saloon produced by JVT and Bill Villerini

December 11, 1994
(Faultline Bar Hollywood)

This was (more/less) a special 10th anniversary event... and John Barry's Birthday. The card/flier was designed by John Barry in the style of Jim Van Tyne.

Here's an eerie sidebar...
Just prior to the event theoretical friend Jac Zinder was killed in a fatal car accident in Silverlake. Some thought that this graphic and the organizers were trying to make some kind of sick reference to the accident. But truth is that the art had been designed previously and mailed on or about the same day of Jac's death.

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