dEVO’s dARK rEFRAIN (Summer 08) His secret revealed – DEVO’s farewell

The following account of Todd’s life (DEVO’s real name) is only a summary of a much longer and more complicated tail. It has been condensed for your comprehension.

The “DEVO” character that you all know, is just that, a character. I have performed this character 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for numerous years. DEVO was born out of the necessity to control the unnatural advancement of me as a person. ???? Allow me to explain. DEVO was created to assist Todd, and allow him to survive in a world that had forgotten him long ago. I have been DEVO so long that I have forgotten who Todd is.
I have decided, that this “DEVOshow” will finally end.

I (Todd) was born in the 70’s to a racially mixed couple who met in Ohio, during college in the 1950’s. Both my parents’ families denounced their union due to racial prejudice. Therefore, I grew up without any extended family. To summarize, my father was an extremely athletic and charismatic multi-racial (Puerto Rican/ Indian/ Spanish/ African) man from New York City. My mother was a highly abused genius white girl from Indiana. Besides my father not only being a professional Football Player and Boxer, the majority of his working life was spent as a US Marine, or more accurately an American mercenary and war hero. Oddly enough, he was the well adjusted one of my parents. I, like many of you, was a child victimized by divorce. At age 4 my father left my mother for another woman. I don’t blame him. My mother is a monster. For the next ten years after that my mother took out her anger on me. I was and still am the spitting image of my father. However, back then, I was the controllable child form of my father. My mother is the coldest and most manipulative creature I have ever crossed. Her endless counter transference of hate from my father to me manifested a multiple personality disorder in me during childhood. At age 14 I was thrown out of my house and forced to fend for myself. I was alone and without resources to survive or receive treatment for my disorder. I stayed alive through committing crimes for monetary gains. At age 16, I met DEVO (my third personality on record). From that day forward DEVO would be my defender.

DEVO was my salvation. I owe him my very life over and over again. DEVO was without weakness. He was cunning, strategic, controlled, and intensely manipulative (like mother). He was, like my father too, the perfect killer. I was then, as I am now, desperate for resolution. I (Todd) needed a hero and I found that hero inside myself. That same year I found a place where that hero could prosper and take 100% control of our body and our actions. That place was the Rocky Horror Picture Show. The Philosophy was, “Don’t Dream it, be it”. And that is exactly what I did. Rocky Horror was my cure. DEVO was the catalyst. I bet a lot of things are making more sense now to you.

Nearly, 20 years later, I have finally been zeroing in on closure with my “therapy”. Soon I will release Todd from the shell that is DEVO. I will do it in a place where I have a chance to be who I really am. Do you know how hard it is to live up to the reputation that DEVO has created?
In September DEVO is leaving you and Todd is going to Germany. Before then, DEVO wants to say goodbye, his way.

Thank you for your understanding,
Todd/DEVO

PS – If you think I’m MAD or Full of shit. Kiss my ass. This wasn’t easy to come forth with.

The following is a taste of DEVO’s Rocky Horror “Bucket List”

DEVO’s farewell tour ‘08
Date -- Hosting Cast -- Special Performance

May
30th -- TMCC, Ventura -- Given up - preshow

June
6th -- WUT, San Fern. Valley -- Surprise Special Performance
14th -- Creatures, Claremont -- TBD
20th -- DR - Santa Ana -- Voidcrush LIVE / Becky guest performance
21st -- DR – Rialto Theater -- Return to Rialto/ Mercenary D&D
28th -- Creatures, Claremont -- TBD – riff performance

July
4th -- WUT, San Fern. Valley -- Yankee Rose - Special Performance
12th -- Creatures, Claremont -- TBD
18th -- DR - Santa Ana -- Conquest
19th -- DR – Rialto Theater -- Girls on film / Surprise Special Performance (Special Guest not confirmed)
26th -- Creatures, Claremont -- TBD

August
1st -- WUT, San Fern. Valley -- Surprise Special Performance
9th -- Creatures, Claremont -- TBD
15th -- DR - Santa Ana -- Bleed America / special guest not confirmed
16th -- DR – Rialto Theater -- The Kill / Holiday in the sun
23rd -- Creatures or Reno??? -- TBD
29th -- TMCC - Ventura -- Perfect Situation
30th -- DEVOshow - Rialto Theater Roast/ Goodbye -- Surprise Special Performances
31st -- party and garage sale -- detail TBA

September
Arizona -- Events if any TBD