Carolyn and exchange student Andrew Sharpe (later guitarist of The Instants) formed The Teflons, with a drummer in 1977. They never gigged. Carolyn moved back to New York to start an all-girl band. She saw many bands (Ramones, Police, Cramps, B52s, Sid Vicious, Johnny Thunders, Heartbreakers with Sid and Nancy, Talking Heads, Dead Boys, Lydia Lunch, etc.).

She was unable to find a place to live in NYC. She returned to start a fanzine, "Not New Wave News", to help the Instants and the Colorado scene. At a punk rock show on the outskirts of Boulder, she begged Connie Clit, the drummer for The Dancing Assholes, to start an all-girl band with her. Neko Nicole was willing to try to learn bass. Nicole gave it up, but soon after Sue Digby, a University of Colorado student who already knew how to play bass, joined. As a journalism major and staff writer at the C.U. Daily, she also became a writer for the "Not New Wave News".

The Profalactics first show was at an all-ages Free School Benefit in Boulder. Connie arrived with condoms for the band could wear as jewelry. Carolyn had just had an accident where her thmub got locked in a car door, and played with her pick duct-taped to her fingers. She was offered free guitar lessons after the show.

The Profos booked a gig for themselves and Denver's The Guys at a Lesbian Dance at the University of Colorado's large Glenn Miller Ballroom. The Profalactics was told to get off the stage after a song or two. Next up, The Guys set up and started performing but were also told to stop. We were all surprised they didn't like us and didn't want to support women. The dance continued with a boombox.

The band did an interview and live performance on KGNU public radio on International Womens Day. They played at a benefit for the Naropa Institute. After the show, poet Allen Ginsburg walked over and told Connie Clit that she had "bad karma". The Profos also played at Molly's BackRoom a couple of times, at the benefit for Not New Wave News, and at house parties.

In late 1979, with the Dancing Assholes, they created an official student group, The Student Musicians of Tomorrow (S.M.U.T.) in order to get access free rehearsal and gig rooms on campus. In order to be an offical University club, it was required to hold open meetings (see poster at right).

Sue and Carolyn started looking for members and asked Jo Gogue Sieger, singer of Denver's The Guys to join them in a new band. They formed The Varve. They advertised but eventuallty resorted to asking cool-looking girls at a gig if they played an instrument.

Visit the >>Facebook page for photos and posters.

Visit the >>Soundcloud page for recordings: "Til Death Do Us Part", featuring Connie Clit on vocals, recorded on cassette.

It's also on YouTube and in a copy of the entire "Rocky Mountain Low" LP at 1:07 "You're Always Better" with "Til Death Do Us Part" afterwards.