Campus GLF & Depts. of Philosophy and Linguistics Present Ze Whiz Kids, Lamar Harrington with Hedy Lamar Harrington and Lamarettes, Retina Circus, JuJu at the HUB Ballroom, Seattle, WA, January 29, 1971

This poster advertises a 1971 concert at the University of Washington HUB Ballroom by Ze Whiz Kidz, supported by Lamar Harrington (named after the then Henry Art Gallery Associate Director LaMar Harrington (1917 - 2005)), light show purveyors Retina Circus, and Juju. The poster features an image of Satin Sheets (Dennis Weikel, b. unknown – 2023). 

 While predating the advent of Punk Rock, Ze Whiz Kidz were central to Seattle’s transition between Glam and Punk. They were founded in 1969 by David Xavier Harrigan (1948-2000), also known as Tomata du Plenty, who was formerly a member of the San Francisco-based drag ensemble, The Cockettes. The group featured an extensive, revolving lineup, with evocative names such as Satin Sheets, Gorilla Rose, Louise Lovely, Palm Springs, Cha Cha Samoa, and Rhina Stone.  

Ze Whiz Kidz staged nearly a hundred outré music and theater performances from 1969 to the mid-1970s, and occasionally opened for Glam and Glitter kings such as Alice Cooper or the New York Dolls. Tomata moved to New York in 1972 with Gorilla Rose and performed sketch theater at CBGB and other clubs in the East Village, alongside band performances from Blondie and the Ramones. At the dawn of the Punk age, Tomata Du Plenty returned to Seattle and formed (along with Melba Toast and Rio Di Janiero) the Tupperwares, which would soon after re-form in Los Angeles as the seminal Synth-Punk band the Screamers, while Whiz Kid Satin Sheets (now Satz) formed the Lewd, making a splash on the Seattle and San Francisco punk scenes.