Ubu Projex | Oct 18, 2009
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"Folly Of Youth," from the Pere Ubu album RAYGUN SUITCASE, was filmed at Suma by Hob Zabarsky. Directed by John Thompson with David Thomas. Filled with lots of inside jokes and shows, if you look closely, some of the early junk-o-phone electronics developed by engineer Paul Hamann (the fellow with long hair and mutton chops). His father, the legendary Ken Hamann, can be seen in the vintage clip inserts. For more about Pere Ubu see www.ubuprojex.net

https://pereubumusic.bandcamp.com/
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David Thomas, June 14 1953 - April 23 2025.

David Lynn Thomas, lead singer of Pere Ubu, Rocket From The Tombs and multiple solo projex, has died after a long illness.

On Wednesday, April 23 2025, he died in his home town of Brighton & Hove, with his wife and youngest step-daughter by his side. MC5 were playing on the radio. He will ultimately be returned to his home, the farm in Pennsylvania, where he insisted he was to be “thrown in the barn.”

David Thomas and his band have been recording a new album. He knew it was to be his last. We will endeavour to continue with mixing and finalising the new album so that his last music is available to all. Aside from that, he left instruction that the work should continue to catalog all the tapes from live shows via the official bandcamp page. His autobiography was nearly completed and we will finish that for him. Pere Ubu’s Patreon will continue as a community, run by communex.

We’ll leave you with his own words, which sums up who he was better than we can -
“My name is David Fucking Thomas… and I’m the lead singer of the best fucking rock and roll band in the world.”

(Frigo Documentary)

Long Live Pere Ubu.

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I want to be your suitcase
I want to hang around inside your Greyhound terminal

I want to be your ray gun
I aim to be your ray pistol
I want to light the way across your starless lonely nights

I aim to be a suitcase
I want to hang around inside your Greyhound terminal
I want to ride the baggage car of your ole mystery train

https://genius.com/Pere-ubu-folly-of-youth-lyrics