Yusakuta

Good Charlotte does 5W's and an H

2011-03-08T06:31:00.000-08:00

pinhead

2011-01-13T11:23:00.000-08:00

We were Pinhead for about a week and the name "Pinhead" is associated with these versions:

you bitch (very low quality)
lollipop / smoke on the water
drugman

Maybe 1997?

BusyBitch

2011-01-13T09:13:00.000-08:00

We were BusyBitch for about two weeks.
you bitch became cupid's goin' down.

alien insemination
drugman
hail satan
hey paul
you bitch
yusakuta 1
yusakuta 2

maybe 1997?

Dean & the Weenies

2010-07-20T18:06:00.000-07:00

scary and relevant...

Turk and Mason

2010-07-07T07:25:00.000-07:00

The San Francisco Studios rehearsal space is a block from here. There was normally a large group of aggressive people smoking crack cocaine on the sidewalk in front. The bar immediately next door is called "Aunt Charlie's" and is a transvestite/transexual bar. The auto shop across the street serviced mostly police vehicles. We shared this room with Zen Guerilla and Earplug Boy. Once when we were loading up the car, a crazy woman appeared and rubbed her naked ass on the hood of the car.

Eagle Tavern - Thursday Night Live 1997

2009-12-24T21:58:00.000-08:00

Unknown, Burpman, and Rich

2009-12-24T21:57:00.000-08:00

Co-Co Club

2009-12-24T21:53:00.001-08:00

Cocoderie We Thinks

2009-12-24T21:43:00.000-08:00

Five More From Jamie

2009-12-24T21:38:00.000-08:00

Floofy Dogs - Bitch Sticker

2009-12-24T21:36:00.000-08:00

Headless Buddha

2009-12-24T20:42:00.000-08:00

Jamie

Halloween House Gig at 19th and Castro

2009-12-24T20:38:00.000-08:00

This was Matt's apartment, above the health food store at 19th and Castro. I think 1997.

Tedd Squeezes Grey Kitten

2009-09-21T19:48:00.000-07:00

there's no audio

but he's saying, "Say Hello, Grey Kitten"

and "Giant!"

Dinosaur on Branch - by Jamie D.

2009-07-28T14:45:00.000-07:00

Zen Guerrilla - Rich Carl Mark Andy

2009-05-01T07:03:00.000-07:00

Tomato Cup

Ghetto City Version

Fingers

My New Favorite Picture

2009-03-23T08:37:00.000-07:00

Alien Woman

2009-03-23T08:36:00.001-07:00

and all along, I'm thinking I'm pretty well read, but I seem to have missed out on these essential titles. Crystal Way anyone?

Practice Tapes

2009-03-23T07:41:00.001-07:00

I've digitized this small brick of cassette tapes. I'm discarding cassette tapes. There are too many diffferent types of media in my home. These are very poor quality recordings of practices at Cassie's basement and Turk Street Studios (San Francisco Studios). There's bits of Tedd beyond the Grave banter and Rich sits in for one YouBitch.
It's nice to hear many variations of "It Must Be Jelly, Cuz Jam Don't Shake Like That."

Yusa 001
Yusa 002
Yusa 003
Yusa 004
Yusa 005

Batgirl

2009-03-23T07:30:00.000-07:00

I can't wait to be victimized. Batgirl!

Tedd really liked this song too.

Token White Boy

2009-03-18T16:45:00.000-07:00

When I first met Cassie, she was living downstairs from Tedd. She presented me with this tape and said, "This was the band we were in on the East Coast."

I love it.
The tape has songs in this order.

LeadHead
Dark(live and bad at college radio)
Good Girls
Debbie's Song
Disneyland
Albert
Dick
Drugman
Scream
Dark
Freak

band members were:

deb smith (now deb lenert)
chris (crispy) rice
jen (Jen Atkins was her name, right? She was really tall and just ate cream corn, corn and popcorn)
jamie deiner
cassie bassen (soofi)

The Dick Song

2009-03-08T20:22:00.000-07:00

The vocals came out on this so nice that we plucked them out for "The Dick Chorus".

I think it sounds just smashing.
http://www.box.net/shared/p8moxhh0kp

The full song is here:
http://www.box.net/shared/i7q2ackzt9
and it's called "The Dick Song".

Tedd Says Be Proactive

2009-03-08T20:13:00.000-07:00

I had to argue with a Mexican covered with Tattoos.

Tedd got to argue with a Chinese woman and fake British accent.

#11 Cocoderie Encore un Fois

2009-03-01T11:36:00.001-08:00

Cocodrie, Feb. '98

#10 Blue Period, But Not For Us

2009-03-01T11:33:00.001-08:00

After party for Blue Period.

#9 Blue Period 16th Street - Club Komotion

2009-03-01T11:26:00.000-08:00

Opening for Blue Period. Don't remember the venue.

#8 19th and Dolores

2009-03-01T11:21:00.000-08:00

Playing in Cassie's Basement,

Winter '97

#7 Gig at Drunken Irish Guys Lower Haight House

2009-03-01T10:35:00.000-08:00

A show we did with Ear Plug Boy at someones house...

Who's house was that?

#6 Are We In Costume Again?

2009-03-01T10:31:00.001-08:00

One of our Legandary shows at the 'Infamous Valencia House'

I loved my Satanic Mickey Mouse Club outfit so much. I still have the shirt. and I had to go to about 15 stores in town to find a white turtleneck shirt.

#5 Coco Club Revisited

2009-03-01T10:27:00.000-08:00

Another show at the Coco Club.

Oct. 7th, '99

Do y'all remember the Business-C*** owner woman of this place, charging Jamie for water?

#4 Wild Side West - Bernal Heights - Cortland

2009-03-01T10:24:00.000-08:00

My birthday at Wild Side West Sept, '99

My favorite decoration is the naked picture of Gloria Steinem.

#3 Earplug Boy, Zen Guerrilla, and Us

2009-03-01T10:20:00.001-08:00

Sustenance at the practice spot..

#2 San Francisco Studios - Turk Street

2009-03-01T10:17:00.001-08:00

The band at Turk and Taylor in Spring of '99.

Was that Francisco Studios?

That was San Francisco Studios

iLhan

Remember the vending machine?

Truckers Contribution #1

2009-03-01T10:12:00.001-08:00

Tedd and Jamie...
I'm not sure if we were playing a show that night or not.....anyone???

Truckers Turn...

2009-03-01T10:06:00.000-08:00

YO YO YO...Many thanks to thee Ilhan for starting this blog. I know I speak for all us Yusakutians when I say we've been waiting a lifetime to see all the pictures together in one place!
As well as all the songs..
Anyway, here are the only pictures I could find from back in the day. If some of these are copies of others please forgive...I was never very handy with the camera.
Kisses to all of you Yusakuta's here and far.
-Kim (or better know back then as Trucker)

You Don't Do Me

2009-02-25T12:13:00.000-08:00

http://www.box.net/shared/21hplx045r

This song started out as - You don't do me like you did me when you did me last summer.

You Bitch

2009-02-25T12:10:00.000-08:00

http://www.box.net/shared/b5jc2jccen

What a funny song.
You Bitch. Don't Switch. If you're messing with my guy, I will blacken your eye. You Bitch.
Don't you wish you had an ass like this, you bitch.

That Shit Is Good

2009-02-25T12:07:00.002-08:00

http://www.box.net/shared/k84v94s9jo

I think this is one of our better songs.
That Shit is Good. That shit is a cause for a celebration.

Lead Head

2009-02-25T12:07:00.001-08:00

http://www.box.net/shared/9f8gnma62f

Here's a charming song about Lead Poisoning
Lead Head.

Hail Satan

2009-02-25T12:03:00.001-08:00

http://www.box.net/shared/tlurs7npg7

Hail Satan
I played this song on acoustic guitar in Dublin, Ireland with an Irish Hare Krshna family. I didn't sing the words though.

Femalien

2009-02-25T11:56:00.000-08:00

http://www.box.net/shared/gi78mt7mt3

There was a porno layout that we ran across called "Femalien"
The women were naked (of course) shaved and decorated a la Alienation with spots on their bald heads. We were looking for porno pictures to glue to the S&M's candies that we were making for a show.

Astral Plane

2009-02-25T11:48:00.000-08:00

http://www.box.net/shared/xrq1tk3pr3

Astral Plane - From our first recording at Blue Buddha in Oakland

Alien Insemination

2009-02-25T11:45:00.000-08:00

http://www.box.net/shared/xe1f6ud3ex

Alien Insemination
Kim suggested we end this song with a nice Em. Perfect.

5 W's and an H

2009-02-25T11:43:00.000-08:00

http://www.box.net/shared/ab6xczq4pj

5 W's and an H

or Who What When Where Why How.

I love Cassie's Harmonica solo in this. Brilliant.

Yusakuta Theme

2009-02-25T09:54:00.001-08:00

http://www.box.net/shared/daol96myna

I wanna dress you up

and present you to the supreme one.

I remember the day we came up with our band name. We were so pleased that we went into the practice room and just started playing music and Cassie was repeating the name of the band and this is what manifested.

Hey Paul

2009-02-25T09:50:00.000-08:00

http://www.box.net/shared/2cofjgc2aa

Hey Linda, I think that you are a creep
Hey Paul by Yusakuta
Our ode to Linda and Paul McArtney who were at the time manufacturing very unhealthful vegetarian food.

100 Obamas - McAllister and Central

2009-02-23T07:38:00.000-08:00

Cypress Hill?

2009-02-20T13:38:00.000-08:00

Aunt Charlie's

2009-02-20T13:35:00.000-08:00

This drag bar was immediately behind one of the four walls of our practice space on Turk Street in the Tenderloin. We used to go in there to use the payphone and strange transvestites were kind to us.

Bruce Barb and Dolores

2009-02-16T07:36:00.000-08:00

Barb and Bruce (presently of Las Vegas)

Dolores Park

Two Tedds, A Stage and Two Barbs

2009-02-16T07:26:00.000-08:00

Bernal Heights Kitchen

668 Valencia (The Neighbor of the Beast)

Barb Monkey Pillow

1998

The Tedd Show Continues

2009-02-16T07:23:00.000-08:00

Five More of Tedd

2009-02-16T07:15:00.000-08:00

Tedd Marin

He wasn't intending for it to be her, but when Tedd was dressed like this, people kept asking, "Are you Betty Davis?"

He was confused.

A Visit With Tedd

2009-02-16T07:10:00.000-08:00

Bernal Heights

Skateboard Golden Gate Park

with Mr. Bun Bun and Grey Kitten

"Just Be"

Biker

Tedd Exorcist

2009-02-11T07:56:00.000-08:00

NOPA + Posts = NOSTS

2009-02-08T09:52:00.000-08:00

I think it was created by a real estate agent, but the neighborhood that I'm living in these days is NOPA, or North Panhandle. It's great having access to the park and Haight Street is the local stroll. I look out the window at cafes and there's Muni frankenstein lightning out my window.

Behind

2009-02-07T18:43:00.000-08:00

Hey yousakyoots, I've got more stuff to put up here I know I do I know I know.

iLhan

Is it Music?

2009-02-05T06:44:00.000-08:00

More And Evan Too

2009-02-05T06:33:00.000-08:00

Kimhan Teddhan Cassiehan iLhan no Jamiehan

2009-02-05T06:28:00.000-08:00

Thanks Ilhan!

2009-02-04T13:02:00.000-08:00

Hi all - it's Cassie. I just want to give a shout out to all of Yusakuta's friends (because face it, we didn't really have any fans) and say a big thank you to Ilhan for creating this space to remember our band and our dear Tedd.

A lot has happened in our lives since Yusakuta, but really, those 5 years we were together were truly one of the most fabulous times in my life. Never again have I had so much support and the space where I could freely express myself (and boy I sure did express my inner-most thoughts). I am still desperately in search of people to make music with, but I have never been able to replace my Yusakuta mates.

I'll try and stir up some provocative memories and post some more soon!

RIP, Tedd.

More Gig Pics 2

2009-02-03T20:30:00.000-08:00

More Gig Pics

2009-02-03T20:26:00.000-08:00

Gig and Trailer Trash Recording Studio

2009-02-03T20:21:00.000-08:00

Bus and More

2009-02-03T20:13:00.000-08:00

I'm glad a pic of my bus ended up in here. The passenger is Andy, drummer of Zen Guerilla, and an all around pleasant Rock Star.

Headless Buddha again.

Cassie's Basement and Jewelry Studio and Rock and Roll area.

19th And Dolores

2009-02-03T19:46:00.000-08:00

Who's birthday is it?

Jamie and Rich (of Zen Guerilla), guitarist extraordinaire.

I have such great memories of hanging out at Cassie (and Jeff at the time)'s place. They were surrounded by rehab people and we'd celebrate the most vulgar things right in there face, like the serpent in the garden of eden. There was a strange, overly friendly Latino man that would make his own costumes and big hats for different holidays. He would come around and show off his newest Hat and stuff. He was the Grand Poobah at the rehab sober house that looked down on Cassie's. I don't remember practicing "Drugman" there, but I'm sure we did.

What Happened to Buddha? His Head?

2009-02-03T19:43:00.000-08:00

Cassie singing in the vocal room.

Headless Buddha

2009-02-03T18:23:00.001-08:00

dynamic Rock and Roll energy

Our first recording session was at the "Headless Buddha" studios in Oakland. The gentleman who did our sound was called, "Miles".

Hey Paul

Leadhead, etc..

From The Original Stork Club

2009-02-03T18:17:00.000-08:00

The location of the present Stork Club in Oakland is its second. It was originally a Country Western bar. The first time we played there, guests of ours were pistol-whipped while walking to the club from their car. Horrible.

Weak And Stiff

2009-02-03T18:03:00.000-08:00

There were a plethora of lame pictures from this Stork Club gig. We looked stiff and weak and overall "New-To-This".

Remember That Psycho Woman Bartender at the Stork?

2009-02-03T14:35:00.000-08:00

Happy Birthday Jessica, says Kim

2009-02-03T14:30:00.000-08:00

Jessica, Don't Give Her No Stressica

Don't Go Messin' With Her Breasticas

Cuz She's Jessica.

Stork Club - First Paid Gig

2009-02-03T14:16:00.000-08:00

our first ever paid gig

Tedd Upside Down and Rightside Up

2009-02-03T14:12:00.000-08:00

Eternal Christmas at the Stork Club

2009-02-03T14:07:00.000-08:00

Basement Lady and More

2009-02-03T14:02:00.000-08:00

These People Must Be Famous

2009-02-03T11:47:00.000-08:00

Hey look at all the gigs these people did. They must be rich and famous!

Yusa - Onstage - A!

2009-02-03T11:44:00.000-08:00

I'm not sure where these gigs went down, but i DO know that Tedd spent some time crisping up the edges there on the beard, yup.

Oh TAY!

2009-02-03T11:41:00.000-08:00

I'm not a Good Listener

2009-02-03T11:08:00.000-08:00

Great Pics - Tattered Setlists

2009-02-03T10:58:00.000-08:00

More More More

2009-02-03T10:51:00.000-08:00

Stork Club Oakland

New Lows and New Highs

2009-02-03T09:40:00.000-08:00

More Onstage Stuff

2009-02-03T09:32:00.000-08:00

Live and Onstage!

2009-02-03T09:30:00.000-08:00

Friends and Family

2009-02-03T09:21:00.000-08:00

Jamiehan

Ilhan Laura Stacey

My Mom , Stepdad Mel (RIP) and iLhan

Low Organizational Skills

2009-02-03T09:12:00.000-08:00

Kim Tedd Cocoderie

2009-02-03T06:59:00.000-08:00

Dave Wakeling and what's his face from the Kink's played on the stage the week before.
The lamps on the walls were alligator heads with lights in them.

Random Formal Pictures

2009-02-03T06:50:00.000-08:00

Teddhan choking
Jamie design Logo

iLhan Jamie Turk Street

Kim the Bad Seed

Kim in Flopsy Crochet Hat

Stork Club Oakland with Mr. O

2009-02-01T05:54:00.000-08:00

Komotion with Blue Period +

2009-02-01T05:48:00.000-08:00

Mice on Turk Street

2009-02-01T05:47:00.000-08:00

Rock Bottom Virtual Gig

2009-02-01T05:45:00.000-08:00

Weren't we supposed to cover Madonna or Prince or something like that?

HoleintheWallaPalooza

2009-02-01T05:38:00.000-08:00

Dos Mas Setlistos

2009-02-01T05:36:00.000-08:00

The Mystery Setlist Series

2009-02-01T05:30:00.000-08:00

Papyrus of the Alcoholic World

2009-02-01T05:29:00.001-08:00

Lyrics for the Sign Language Interpreter

2009-02-01T05:25:00.000-08:00

Yes and I am Major Hon

Throw Things At The Audience

2009-02-01T05:24:00.000-08:00

We liked to give back to the audience by throwing gifts at them during our shows, chocolates, lollipops, M&M's.

Headline

2009-02-01T05:23:00.001-08:00