The band moved to New York, making their debut at CBGB in 1984, and evolved into the ever-changing Leisure Class, launching a musical and visual assault on the comfort and sanity of those poor unfortunate souls who wandered into the East Village bars and performance spaces of the late 1980's and early 1990's. Their performances featured, at various times, legendary writer Herbert Huncke, a custom-built two-story prison set, impaled goat's heads, and Abraham Lincoln.

Mr. Unique (for a while) Dimitri Mugianis - vocals Dan Porvin, Sal Monella, Marc Dannenhirsch, Chris Hunt, Al Korosy - guitar Dave Boonshoft - bass Ric Frank, Mike Walters, Bob Marx - tenor sax, flute J.J. Silva - trumpet, trombone Leonard Belota, Russ Johnson - trumpet Pat McCarty - trombone, PVC didgeridoo Glenn Johnson - drums, percussion, etc. Paul Romero, Kevin Weist, Melissa Schaffer, David Lawton, Angel Jemmott - vocals

AND SOMETIMES: Dan "Carp" Matuszczak - alto sax Randy Landau - bass Leif Arntzen, Glenn Makos, Meg Montgomerey - trumpet Lyman Casey, Mike Errico, Mark Palermo, Bryan Webster - vocals

PERFORMANCES: CBGB Snafu 8BC The Henry Street Settlement The Kitchen The Gas Station Under Acme The Lone Star Roadhouse The Cardboard Club at F.I.T. CBGB Gallery Woody's Beowulf [see the video] Tramps (New York) St. Andrew's Hall [see the video] (Detroit)

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