▁Ball room ▁in ▁Cleveland , ▁Book ies ▁in ▁Detroit ▁and ▁Second ▁Ch ance ▁in ▁Ann ▁Ar bor . ▁ ▁The ▁punk ▁inc arn ation ▁of ▁the ▁band ▁last ed ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁ ▁Dark ▁Car n ival ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁Ni ag ara ▁met ▁Detroit ▁music ▁prom oter ▁and ▁im pres ario ▁Colonel ▁Gal axy . ▁The ▁Colonel ' s ▁am bit ious ▁project , ▁Dark ▁Car n ival , ▁had ▁the ▁original ▁concept ▁of ▁a ▁performance ▁art ▁tro op ▁that ▁borrow ed ▁heavily ▁from ▁the ▁Sto og es , ▁MC 5 , ▁Vel vet ▁Under ground ▁blue print . ▁ ▁The ▁Colonel ▁found ▁that ▁with ▁one ▁player ▁from ▁each ▁of ▁a ▁dozen ▁Detroit ▁punk ▁bands ▁he ▁could ▁create ▁a ▁" super ▁group " ▁and ▁control ▁them , ▁( m uch ▁like ▁Colonel ▁Tom ▁Parker ▁did ▁with ▁El vis , ▁hence ▁his ▁mon iker , ▁" The ▁Colonel "). ▁ ▁Boot sey ▁X ▁from ▁the ▁Lov em aster s ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁member ▁signed , ▁then ▁Mark ▁N orton ▁from ▁the ▁Ram R ods , ▁Gary ▁Adams ▁from ▁The ▁Cub es , ▁Mike ▁Mc Fe aters ▁from ▁What ▁Jane ▁Shared , ▁Jerry ▁V ile ▁from ▁The ▁Bon ers , ▁Sar ana ▁Ver Lin ▁from ▁Nat asha , ▁Gre asy ▁Carl isi ▁from ▁Motor ▁City ▁Bad ▁Boys , ▁Robert ▁Gordon ▁and ▁Art ▁Ly zak ▁from ▁The ▁Mut ants , ▁Joe ▁Hay den ▁from ▁B ugs ▁Bed ow , ▁P