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BELT_0033 Officially Licensed Misfits Merchandise
Misfits Silver Skull Logo Heavy Duty Belt Buckle (matte finish)
In January of 1977, after singing in several garage bands such as Talus and Whodat and Boojang , that mostly played Black Sabbath songs, twenty-one year old Glenn Danzig (real name: Glenn Anzalone) decided it was finally time to create something serious and original. As a tribute to Marilyn Monroe, he named his musical project after her final movie, The Misfits.
For weeks, Glenn wrote songs and practiced with friends and old band mates, trying to find a suitable lineup of musicians to bring his vision to life. The first complete Misfits lineup consisted of Jimmy Battle on guitar, his old band mate Manny Martínez on drums, Diane DiPiazza on bass, and Danzig on electric piano and vocals.
After only about a month of practicing, both Jimmy and Diane left the band. In need of new band mates, Manny suggested that his friend, Jerry Caiafa, should audition for bass.
Jerry, a young football player who had been voted most popular in his senior class at Lodi High School, had just received a bass guitar for Christmas and had only been practicing with it for two months. Despite Jerry's fledgling bass talents, Glenn accepted him into the band and offered to teach him how to play.
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