| Olga De Volga - The Lewd |
| Lewd And Uncompromising! |
| Here's a rare picture taken of Olga De Volga (real name Susan Shirley Smith) bassist for American cult punks The Lewd. Handily taken in mid-song attack back in the early 80's. How come all the photogenic bass players are nearly always girls??? Sadly Olga left us in 2008. I've included some epitaphs from friends and bandmates to your right detailing some precious moments from Olga's life and her legacy. |
| Background image - Olga again letting rip. |
| "What's more fun than escorting a chinese funeral? Hair dye!" Easily the most important thing that ever happened to The Lewd was having Olga deVolga join the band. She played great, looked great and everyone loved her. She wasn't the easiest person to be in a band with, but then she always played best when she was mad about something. She had a habit of getting us kicked out of places when we tried to do photo sessions -- GG Park, Fort Point, the Grand Canyon.... we were kicked out of them all and more. It seems her "nazi battle frau" outfits usually didn't sit well with people in charge of historical places. We'd just laugh, pile back into the van and move further down the road. Olga never did things half-way, she rocked as hard as anyone, partied harder than most, could be sweeter than candy and absolutly made her dreams real. She believed. She believed in rock and roll, punkrock, the power of youth and she believed in herself. Four qualities in a combination that can't be beat and aren't often found in one person anymore. Wherever she is now, she's probably dying her hair again. BOB CLIC - The Lewd Olga de Volga.....was one of the original punk rockers and Fetish fashion pioneers. The original bass player for the Offs, founder and bass player of her own band, VS, and later the bass player for the Lewd, she was a pioneer of Grrrrl Rock and either had the gay boys on her lap or all the young boys on their knees! Truly an inspired artist, performer, musician -- she was a mainstay in the SF punk rock scene for years until she moved to Hawaii......... She was one of my closest friends and partner musicians... and was a badass leatherette ... She was the punk rock lead motorcycle rider for funeral processions. May she be remembered and appreciated, Love and Respects, Indian Wells...guitarist for VS (after Georgia) and guitarist for his new band.....Acu-Funk-ture |
