Episode 17: Meet Johnny "Vatos" Hernandez!

Oingo Boingo’s legendary drummer tells tales of the band’s early Mystic Knights days, where his nickname ‘Vatos’ came from, and the story of how Cry of the Vatos came to be. Who wielded the cursed finger? What is Steve Bartek’s superpower? Learn all that and more from Johnny!

The Oingo Boingo Secret Appreciation Society Podcast is hosted/co-produced by Robynne Winchester & co-produced/engineered by Matt Ellsworth.

Song Clips:

• “Ai Ai Ai” - Mayo Shono, Ai Ai Ai (1982)
• “Cry of the Vatos” - Oingo Boingo, Good For Your Soul (1983)
• “Change” - Oingo Boingo, Boingo (1994)

 Fan-Supplied Content:

• “Avalon” - The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo, 1977, The Whisky - bootleg concert
• “Black and Tan” - The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo, 1977, The Whisky - bootleg concert
• “Violent Love” - The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo, 1978, The Aquarius - bootleg concert
• “Cruisin'” - The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo, 3-31-1979, The Roxy - bootleg concert
• “Goodbye-Goodbye” - The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo, bootleg demo

Please note: The music and film clips included in this podcast (listed above) fall under the "Fair Use Doctrine" as defined by Section 107 of the Copyright Act. The law allows for use of music clips for purposes of criticism, comment, parody, and education.

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