Clone, the Girls, and the Feelings at the Masonic Temple, December 3, 1978

This poster advertises a late 1970s performance by three Seattle, Washington, Punk bands, Clone, The Feelings, and The Girls, at the Masonic Temple in Capitol Hill. 

Clone was a late 1970s Seattle Punk or Glam band featuring vocalist Charles Guerra (d. 1990), often known as Upchuck, who later formed The Fags. The name Clone came from keyboardist Gordon Raphael, born Gordon Halpern (b. unknown), who went on to produce The Strokes’ debut EP and their first two albums. Guitarist Jeff Gossard (b. unknown), cousin to Pearl Jam guitarist Stone Gossard (b. 1966), had already been playing with Upchuck, and drummer Dave Drury (b. unknown) and bassist Mike Davidson (b. unknown) also joined the band, coming from another Seattle group called The Lewd. Clone released one single, “Jacuzzi Fluzzi,” and briefly performed a handful of their own songs in Seattle before parting ways. The Feelings, originally called The Feelies, formed around 1976 in Seattle as a Punk band featuring guitarist Rob Vasquez (b. unknown), who went on to form, among other bands, Night Kings and Nights and Days. Guitarist and singer Greg Ragan (b. unknown) also joined the group, often hanging from curtains and rafters and screaming lyrics, as well as drummer Dean Helgeson (d. 1986), who later joined Tthe Cowboys. The Girls was a Seattle Punk band active from 1977 to 1980, featuring Tim Leahy (b. unknown) on bass, Pam Lillig (b. unknown) of The Screamers and Brent Pennington (b. unknown) on guitar, vocalist Rick Smith (b. unknown), and Marty Waychoff (b. unknown) on drums, who also joined Tthe Cowboys. 

At 805 East Pine Street in downtown Seattle, Washington, there is a brick and terra cotta building constructed in 1916 as a Masonic Temple, which was the collaborative effort of 18 Masonic lodges. The building was designed by local architect Charles W. Saunders, who also designed the University of Washington’s Denny Hall, among others. The temple was opened in October 1916, welcoming the 8,000 members of Seattel Masonic lodges, their friends, and the public.In 1992, Seattle Central College purchased the building to expand its campus. Subsequently, the nearby Moore Egyptian, which housed the growing Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF), declined to renew SIFF founders Dan Ireland and Darryl MacDonald’s lease, reverting back to the Moore name. Ireland and MacDonald then leased the Masonic Temple’s massive auditorium and turned it into the Egyptian Theatre, which serves as one of SIFF’s more than a dozen venues while also screening films year-round.