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Jon Stewart Moshing in RVA!?

by | Jan 28, 2012 | POLITICS

Is this really Jon Stewart of The Daily Show? [Spoiler: no. See below.]


Is this really Jon Stewart of The Daily Show? [Spoiler: no. See below.]

Here’s a photo taken by Irish Willis Peele of a young Jon Stewart (center) moshing at a Dead Kennedys and Front Line punk show at the Casablanca club in Richmond, Virginia. When the photo was snapped in July 1982, he was a student at William & Mary and went by his given name, Jon Leibowitz. — from the Laughing Squid

Thanks to @blackwells for finding this Richmond nugget.

Oh and by the way, readers of Strange Daze will recognize Cliff Farrar and Pen Rollings immediately in front of “Jon Stewart.” –Andrew

UPDATE: Doug Dobey confirms what I was already pretty sure about–that is not Jon Stewart but former Red Cross/Prevaricators bassist Alford Faulkner. The process of nerding out took place in multiple posts on my blog this morning: first one, second one, third one, fourth (and hopefully last) one. But hey, this was fun, right? –Andrew

UPDATE #2: Huffington Post has linked to our research on this photo!

R. Anthony Harris

R. Anthony Harris

In 2005, I created RVA Magazine, and I'm still at the helm as its publisher. From day one, it’s been about pushing the “RVA” identity, celebrating the raw creativity and grit of this city. Along the way, we’ve hosted events, published stacks of issues, and, most importantly, connected with a hell of a lot of remarkable people who make this place what it is. Catch me at @majormajor____

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