THE BOYS
Years Playing 1974 - 1980
Members:
         Phil Shoemaker - drums (originally Steven Light 74-75)
         Alan Havlicek - guitar, vox
         Danny Shonerd - Guitar, vox
         Terry Pieper - bass, vox
Releases:
         (She's My Girl) She's All Mine b/w I'm Not Satisfied - 1975 - Outrage Records
         You Make Me Shake b/w We're Too Young - 1978 - Outrage Records
         (Baby)It's You b/w Bad Little Girl - 1979 - Titan Records
          4 songs on Titan Comp LP - 1980 - Titan Records
Members came from: Grundy Gilpin, The Garden Wall
Members went to: The Eyes, Movie Eyes, The Black Dahlias, Charlie Burton & The Cutouts, Shithook, Floating Opera

From "Till The Cows Come Home" by Bart Becker - One of the most durable and notorious Lincoln groups of the 70's was The Boys, a band with a heavy Anglo stance. The Boys hooked up with David Hibler, a UNL English professor. With Hibler as manager, the band sprun upon the Lincoln scene in a bizarre publicity scheme that hit the front pages of at least one local paper.

In February 1975, a series of enigmatic "Invasion Notices" were passed out in downtown Lincoln by closemouthed men. Signed by "Heinrich", the notices were also marked with a stylized symbol that many people took to resemble a swastika. "Those who are wise will be watchful and vigilant for the time of their deliverance," said the second notice. "Those with eyes will see. Those with ears will hear. The rest, fortunately, will ignore this."

The newspapers , the police and the mayor's office didn't ignore it. It made them uptight.

By the third morning, the perpatrators were clearly having a field day. A man in a black trench coat delivered a notice to the clerk of the U.S. District Court. "Give this to the proper authorities", he said as he clicked his heels together and saluted.

"You have no doubt begun to hear the lies and vilifications which the reactionary press and media have begun to trump up against us", said the third notice. "DO NOT LET SUCH DEMENTED REACTIONS SHAKE YOUR FAITH." In fact, by the third day, the notices began getting mostly tounge-in-cheek coverage by most media, total disregard by the rest.

On the fouth day, Hibler denited he had anything to do with the notices.

On the fifth day, Hibler admitted he was Heinrich, and the whole thing was a promotion for The Boys. Lincoln Mayor Sam Schwartzkopf asked if the city could draft a law prohibiting such gimmics that might scare the public and cost the city money and time checking them out. The city attorney reminded the mayor that citizens have the right of free speech.

During the time The Boys were together, they briefly changed their name to Londen, The Yanks, and Cocky Monroe before changing back to The Boys.