Joop & Junie may seldom play out anymore, but their youngest kid Marty, aka Smarm of Godawfworrr, soldiers on with spit and no polish.

Godawfworrr’s name is a slam on Smarm’s hippie half-brother Free Bus (born during the Freredom Rides), whose psychedelic act in the ‘70s was Son, God.

Fifteen years apart in age and worlds apart in temperament and taste, one of the brothers would’ve killed the other ages ago if not for their sweet, peacekeeping sibling Veeni (real name unknown, and we’re not sure we want to.)

On the heels of their parents’ benefit concert and CD announcement for their old nursery school, Smarm (now in his 40s) has decided to use his own musical might to destroy a building. Free Bush and Veenie are against the demolition. Details forthcoming. One thing for sure: the whole fam’s coming out of hiding, and there’ll be no end of benefit shows for history-loving locals.

Bullfinch closed, because the toilet pipes froze… Masked Monkey and Shattered Helmet at Hamilton’s, the club that won’t allow drug references in the band name but doesn’t mind dick jokes…  Danger on Vampire Trail at D’ollaire’s, with some slavish local imitations of that national wonder: Clue of the Screeching Owl and Mystery at Devil’s Paw…