I don’t suppose it’s common knowledge—and suspect most people just don’t care—but the 4 Sknns are going to get together for a reunion gig at Blayney’s in Westport Saturday, February 3. We’re kind of going all out on it: we’re putting together a 2-disc CD package to sell, and rumor has it that Larry Brewer of Great Plains TV is working on a DVD package of footage he has. And so on….

Really, the whole point of this post is just for me to put up some pics of the band. Guido sent me a bunch of photos to select from for the CD package, and seeing them just cracks me up. So I had to post a few of them.

These were shot in a tiny storage closet backstage at the old Walrus Inn, 83rd and Wornall; probably around 1984. Yes, I’m sure we were at least as toasted as we look in the photos. And boy, were we skinny.

This one just has to be the CD cover. If you could fit the 4 Sknns experience into one photo, this would be it. Oh, in case you don’t know the band, l to r: Richard Streeter (bass & vocals), Guido Toledo (guitar, keyboards, vocals), Pat Tomek (drums), Gary Charlson (guitar & vocals).

This is the runner-up. At least you can sorta see Guido’s face.

I don’t know who took this shot. As I remember, Joe MacCauley, our sound man, took the first couple pics, but that’s him being held up by the rest of us in this one.

Finally, a poster design I did for a gig in the early ’90s.

So, there you go. All those band pics and not a brick wall in sight. Take that, Rock and Roll Confidential! Come on out to Blayney’s in February. I can’t promise we won’t suck, but it should be an, um, interesting experience.