Book Five: Any Graven Image

Here are some declassified photos from the Whales archives. All available pertinent info will be included. Please email any photos you'd like to share with and/or donate to the archives. Enjoy.









The Whales only played a few parties in Tuscaloosa. This was at the ATO house, February 1981. Walter G. Berry, Jr.


















Funky Philip Franklin at the same show. Nice Rick.














At home at Geno's Off The Square, summer, 1981. Philip, Walter, Phil. John's back there somewhere.







Kaffeeklatsch, summer, 1981. Phil and John hard at work. Keyboardist John Steinberg is just out of sight to the left. Trophy is for dance contest winners/losers.










Very early gig with bassist Tommy Shepard. Tony Mason's place, October, 1981. Camelot Music employees seated down front. Note Walter's guitar a la Woody Guthrie. Sort of.











First publicity shot with bassist Tommy Shepard, c. 1982. Tommy, Phil (w/drumsticks), Walter, John. Note Orange Crush sweater. Tommy?













Someone's idea of a joke. The sign, not the band.
Tony Mason's, March, 1982.








Halloween at UAH, 1982 or '83. Tommy, Walter, John, Phil. Walter had started the evening in drag, performing "Sweet Transvestite." All good things must come to an end.