Gerry Hannah
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Gerald Richard Hannah is the bass player for the punk rock
group The Subhumans and was also a member of the militant environmental group Direct Action, also known as the Squamish Five
(in the mainstream press) and the Vancouver Five (in the alternative press).
Squamish Five carried out a political campaign of "direct action
s", including the Litton Industries bombing
which produced guidance systems for American nuclear cruise missiles. Hannah was convicted of conspiracy to rob an armoured car and possession of a stolen weapon, for which he received a ten year jail sentence. He was released after serving five years of his sentence. While in jail, he recorded two records of folk music, Songs from the Underground and Whereabouts Unknown, now very hard to find.
Hannah was also a member of the Vancouver
punk
band, the Subhumans, from 1978 to 1981, and has reunited with his ex-bandmates for a few shows in the '90's and for the official reunion in 2005. Gerry penned at least two classics of the genre, Slave To My Dick and Fuck You.
In 2004, Vancouver
filmmaker, Glen Sanford, made a documentary movie about Gerry Hannah, called Useless.
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
group The Subhumans and was also a member of the militant environmental group Direct Action, also known as the Squamish Five
Squamish Five
The Squamish Five were a group of self-styled "urban guerrillas" active in Canada during the early 1980s. Their chosen name was Direct Action....
(in the mainstream press) and the Vancouver Five (in the alternative press).
Squamish Five carried out a political campaign of "direct action
Direct action
Direct action is activity undertaken by individuals, groups, or governments to achieve political, economic, or social goals outside of normal social/political channels. This can include nonviolent and violent activities which target persons, groups, or property deemed offensive to the direct action...
s", including the Litton Industries bombing
Litton Industries bombing
In October, 1982, three members of the Direct Action "urban guerrilla" group acted upon "their wish to end the arms race" and filled a stolen pick-up truck with 550 kg of dynamite and drove from Vancouver to Toronto, planting the bomb outside Litton Industries, a manufacturer of American...
which produced guidance systems for American nuclear cruise missiles. Hannah was convicted of conspiracy to rob an armoured car and possession of a stolen weapon, for which he received a ten year jail sentence. He was released after serving five years of his sentence. While in jail, he recorded two records of folk music, Songs from the Underground and Whereabouts Unknown, now very hard to find.
Hannah was also a member of the Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
punk
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
band, the Subhumans, from 1978 to 1981, and has reunited with his ex-bandmates for a few shows in the '90's and for the official reunion in 2005. Gerry penned at least two classics of the genre, Slave To My Dick and Fuck You.
In 2004, Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
filmmaker, Glen Sanford, made a documentary movie about Gerry Hannah, called Useless.