▁de ▁fact o ▁musical ▁director , ▁assemb ling ▁a ▁band ▁that ▁included ▁Page ▁Wood ▁from ▁another ▁New ▁W ave ▁v au dev ille ▁act , ▁Come ▁On , ▁and ▁Joe ▁K atz , ▁who ▁was ▁concurrent ly ▁in ▁The ▁Student ▁Te ach ers , ▁the ▁Acc idents , ▁and ▁The ▁M umps . ▁ ▁Hoff man ▁helped ▁Nom i ▁choose ▁his ▁pop ▁covers , ▁including ▁the ▁Lou ▁Christ ie ▁song ▁" Light n in ' ▁St rik es ". ▁Hoff man ▁wrote ▁several ▁pop ▁songs ▁with ▁which ▁Nom i ▁is ▁closely ▁identified : ▁" The ▁Nom i ▁Song ", ▁" Total ▁Eclipse ", ▁" After ▁The ▁Fall ", ▁and ▁" Simple ▁Man ", ▁the ▁title ▁song ▁of ▁Nom i ' s ▁second ▁R CA ▁French ▁LP . ▁This ▁configuration ▁of ▁the ▁Klaus ▁Nom i ▁band ▁performed ▁at ▁Manh attan ▁clubs , ▁including ▁several ▁performances ▁at ▁Max ' s ▁Kansas ▁City , ▁Dan c eter ia ▁and ▁Hur rah . ▁ ▁Dis ag re ements ▁with ▁the ▁management ▁Nom i ▁engaged ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁dissol ution ▁of ▁this ▁band , ▁and ▁Nom i ▁continued ▁without ▁them . ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁while ▁performing ▁at ▁Club ▁ 5 7 , ▁The ▁M ud d ▁Club , ▁The ▁Py ram id ▁Club , ▁and ▁other ▁ven ues , ▁Nom i ▁assemble d ▁various ▁up - and - coming ▁models , ▁sing ers , ▁artists , ▁and ▁mus icians ▁to ▁perform ▁live ▁with ▁him , ▁including ▁Jo ey ▁A rias ,