The Return of Jack Merde

Back when Indy was still referred to as "Nap Town", before the Colts came to the Circle City, before Bob and Tom changed our mornings forever; back in the early eighties when the Hoosier Dome was still a dream, local hipsters relied on a host of free arts and entertainment magazines to keep them abreast of all the happenings. These were the wild days before the Internet put everything at our finger-tips. Anybody out there remember reading Poor Jack's, The Bloomington Free Ryder or Steppin' Out?

The publishers of two of the most notorious of the street rags, Taboo, and Hot Potato, are getting together for a gonzo renuion of sorts.  Hosted by Taboo Publishers Don Berry and his long-time partner/competitor Terry Lowe (Hot Potato),  the event is being promoted as the Social Event of this year's Memorial Day Weekend festivities in Indianapolis.

The evening will take place at RADIO RADIO in Fountain Square, and will feature the bands, the rockers, the punks, the artists and the glam crowd that packed venues like Crazy Al's and The Patio in the 1980s.

According to co-host Terry Lowe, "If you remember the Broad Ripple Music Festival, Taboo Nights and Hot Potato, you won't want to miss this 'one night only event' when we get the gang back together for a wild night of inappropriate social behavior."

Featured entertainment includes:

* RANDY KING AND THE FIENDISH THINGIE

* DAVE FULTON AND THE LAST DIGIT

* CELEBRITY GUEST DJ MARVIN P.

* PLUS A SPECIAL APPEARANCE BY INDIANA'S NOTORIOUS GONZO JOURNALIST, JACK MERDE

Doors open at 8 pm. $5 Cover Charge.