Joey Poole (March 5, 1957 – June 1, 2020), known professionally as Joey Image, was an American

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drummer. He joined the Misfits in November 1978. He was the drummer for both the "

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" and "

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" sessions of 1979. In December 1979, after the band's ill-fated tour of

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with the Damned, he left the band. After the Misfits, he was the drummer for the Whorelords. His most recent bands were Human Buffet, Psycho Daisies, the Mary Tyler Whores, the Strap-Ons, the Bell Ringers, Evil Doers, the Hooples, Jersey Trash, the Hollywood 77's, and between 2000 and 2002 he was the drummer for

the Undead The Undead is an American horror punk band formed in 1980 in New York City's East Village by Bobby Steele (vocals and guitar), Chris "Jack" Natz (bass) and Patrick Blanck (drums). They were one of the pioneers in the New York hardcore scene. ...

. He also played for the Misfits on October 26, 2000, at Culture Room,

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, one day after

Dr. Chud David Calabrese, known professionally as Dr. Chud, is an American horror punk drummer best known for his work with the Misfits (band), Misfits. He has also been a member of Graves (band), Graves, Gorgeous Frankenstein, Doyle (band), Doyle and Bl ...

had left the band along with Michale Graves. As the band had no drummer and was playing in the same area as Joey,

Jerry Only Gerald Caiafa Jr. (born April 21, 1959), better known by his stage name Jerry Only, is an American musician, best known as the bassist for the Misfits and later the vocalist as well. He is the only member to appear in every Misfits lineup exce ...

decided to call him to play some songs such as "Horror Business", " We Are 138", "

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", "Teenagers From Mars", "Hollywood Babylon", " London Dungeon", and "Where Eagles Dare". Eric Arce from

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played the rest of the setlist songs.

Personal life

Image spent most of his life in

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, and later in

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. Some time after his 1979 departure from the Misfits, Image married actress and model Patty Mullen and in 2003, he moved to

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. As of 2007, he had relocated to

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. In 2016, he was diagnosed with liver cancer and died on June 1, 2020.

Misfits discography

* "

" (1979) - EP * "

" (1979) - single * '' Legacy of Brutality'' Tracks 9 and 10 * '' Misfits'' Tracks 4 through 8 * '' Collection II'' Tracks 6 and 7 * '' Beware (EP)'' Tracks 5 and 6 * '' The Misfits'' Disc 1-Tracks 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 16, 25 / Disc 2-Tracks 9 and 10 / Disc 3-Tracks 3 through 14

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Misfits discography

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