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Thursday night I went to see The Plastic People of the Universe give a show at the Barking Legs Theatre in Chattanooga. It was really fun music, and I enjoyed the rare opportunity to hear this historic band live. A few of the musicians are original members, rockin' with their long hair, beards, and in the case of the sax/clarinet player a few bottles of Heineken, and the other musicians are younger folks filling in the gaps left empty by former band members who've died or aren't playing anymore.

According to Wikipedia, "The Plastic People of the Universe (PPU) is a rock band from Prague, Czech Republic. It was the foremost representative of Prague's underground culture (1968-1989). This avant-garde group went against the grain of the Communist regime and due to its non-conformism often suffered serious problems such as arrests." Their manager was an art historian and cultural critic.

I took a few pictures, and they're online here: http://kepler.covenant.edu/~swanson/pics/PPU/