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3/22/2026, 2:25:54 PM

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By Paul Campagna

3/22/2026, 8:43:35 PM

- **F.V.K./E.M.G.** (1986-1988(?)
+ **F.V.K./E.M.G.** (1986-1988?)
- F.V.K./E.M.G. Started as a two piece by Jeff and Bobo in 1986 in Milford, DE
+ F.V.K./E.M.G. was a Delaware-based hardcore punk band that originated in the mid-1980s. The band started as a two-piece by Jeff and Bobo in 1986 in Milford, DE.
*Psychedelic Love Ranch approximate location:* 38.925615986219434, -75.3768686681924
- *Members:* Dave McGurgan, Bob Varisco aka Bob Rhetoric aka Bobo, Michael Stewart, Jeff Larimore aka Jeff Lydon, Pete Weidman
+ *Final lineup:* Bob Varisco aka Bobo Rhetoric, Michael Stewart, Jeff Larimore aka Jeff Lydon, Pete Weidman, Dave McGurgan
- *Past members:* Scott Bryan, Gary Giles aka Lil Shampoo
+ *Past members:* Scott Bryan
- *List of releases:* [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/2861538-FVKEMG)
- - Musik Butchers cassette (self released 1987)
- - God’s Favorite Band LP (self released 1988) [listen](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkhO9uQyjlM)
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*Links:*
- [F.V.K./E.M.G. shows on Delaware Music History Archive map](https://www.delawaremusichistory.com/map.html?band=F.V.K.%2FE.M.G.)
+ *List of releases:* [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/2861538-FVKEMG)
+ - Musik Butchers cassette (self-released 1987)
+ - God’s Favorite Band LP (self-released 1988) [listen](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkhO9uQyjlM)
+
# Photos
![](http://image-hosting-870336987758.us-central1.run.app/images/6691ec09-96d0-4d41-a603-040097f05928){350}
Photo by Marc Clery
![](http://image-hosting-870336987758.us-central1.run.app/images/5a3328ef-5a07-45fe-aac2-6690624333fc){500}
- photo
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![](http://image-hosting-870336987758.us-central1.run.app/images/6e294a58-47e5-4642-b44b-bc7527f9b54c){500}
Photo by Michael McGaughey
![](http://image-hosting-870336987758.us-central1.run.app/images/0d2b33b7-e763-4155-b9b4-f0120c69451e){500}
- courtesy of Fiorella Cuervo
+ Courtesy of Fiorella Cuervo
- # Videos
+ ![](http://image-hosting-870336987758.us-central1.run.app/images/c0b8a021-59d3-4637-ba1b-b8df424ebe55){500}
- x
+ Photo by Michael McGaughey
- # Interviews
+ # Videos
x
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# Media mentions
![](http://image-hosting-870336987758.us-central1.run.app/images/ef66eeca-5167-4abf-9f3d-90b9a853b3e5){500}
![](http://image-hosting-870336987758.us-central1.run.app/images/2c5563e1-4344-491f-8dab-8683d7bae2cf){300}
- from No Idea #6, 1988
+ *No Idea* zine #6, 1988
![](http://image-hosting-870336987758.us-central1.run.app/images/d5283e0d-650a-4afa-842b-6a4a43043884){400}
- FVK in MRR top 10 [Maximum Rocknroll 060 (1988 May)](https://archive.org/details/mrr_060/page/n1/mode/2up)
+ Top 10 [*Maximum Rocknroll* 060, May 1988](https://archive.org/details/mrr_060/page/n1/mode/2up)
![](https://image-hosting-870336987758.us-central1.run.app/images/23fefa03-f924-4f33-85f0-282014a1c61e){500}
- [UD Review 115th Volume, 9th Issue, October 7, 1988](https://udspace.udel.edu/items/16338ebd-9510-4e62-849c-e33870f1e728) written by Vanessa Groce, photo by Eric Russell
+ [*UD Review* vol. 115, no. 9, Oct. 7, 1988](https://udspace.udel.edu/items/16338ebd-9510-4e62-849c-e33870f1e728) by Vanessa Groce, photo by Eric Russell
![](http://image-hosting-870336987758.us-central1.run.app/images/6e23fc3c-f313-41ec-aa5a-27c728bdf8d3){400}
- FVK in MRR top 10 [Maximum Rocknroll 070 (1989 Mar)](https://archive.org/details/mrr_70/page/n1/mode/2up?q=of)
+ Top 10 [*Maximum Rocknroll* 070, Mar. 1989](https://archive.org/details/mrr_70/page/n1/mode/2up?q=of)
![](http://image-hosting-870336987758.us-central1.run.app/images/e42fcd77-56d5-4f7c-93fe-3e24a17a9f94){400}
- Ad in [Maximum Rocknroll 071 (1989 Apr)](https://archive.org/details/mrr_71/page/n5/mode/2up?q=%22obvious+bunch%22)
+ Ad in [*Maximum Rocknroll* 071, Apr. 1989](https://archive.org/details/mrr_71/page/n5/mode/2up?q=%22obvious+bunch%22)
![](http://image-hosting-870336987758.us-central1.run.app/images/9b6ae58e-e53e-4030-8f80-000ad822640e){300}
- Bazooka Joe (South Carolina) mention playing FVK house in [Maximum Rocknroll 079 (1989 Dec)](https://archive.org/details/mrr_79/page/n85/mode/1up)
+ Bazooka Joe (South Carolina) mention playing F.V.K. house [*Maximum Rocknroll* 079, Dec. 1989](https://archive.org/details/mrr_79/page/n85/mode/1up)
# Flyers and Posters
[F.V.K./E.M.G. shows on Delaware Music History Archive map](https://www.delawaremusichistory.com/map.html?band=F.V.K.%2FE.M.G.)
Non-Delaware gigs
![](http://image-hosting-870336987758.us-central1.run.app/images/cd43471b-63b2-48c1-9a47-f656a439dbdc){300}
![](http://image-hosting-870336987758.us-central1.run.app/images/2f8e07d3-689f-4405-acd7-c7fd55ac8ce1){300}
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Delaware gigs
![](http://image-hosting-870336987758.us-central1.run.app/images/858ccb10-eb8b-4268-bc89-0e8267b19137){300}
+ ![](http://image-hosting-870336987758.us-central1.run.app/images/0563fdbb-c865-425f-a463-6dc3c6934deb){300}
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+ ![](http://image-hosting-870336987758.us-central1.run.app/images/1bb5a8dc-38b2-4603-b905-12abbe9081b2){300}
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+ ![](http://image-hosting-870336987758.us-central1.run.app/images/cb36b737-f777-4e66-a4b9-c5062691d408){300}
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+ ![](http://image-hosting-870336987758.us-central1.run.app/images/669f2ef7-b798-4810-a989-d71fc7d38d48){300}
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# Misc
![](http://image-hosting-870336987758.us-central1.run.app/images/5b172db1-da1e-4284-a00d-adedb7cdb9e3){300}