They lived at that house for about six months from late 1978 to mid 1979. They left after playing a series of basement shows at parties they threw. Sid would get on stage and start singing "Regulator." His girlfriend Tally would run on stage, tackle him and knock him off the stage and HR would than take the mike for the rest of the show. It wasn't long before Sid left the singing completely to HR and all of his sonorous vocalizations and lyricism. Needless to say, the house got a bit trashed and when they vacated, Darryl moved in with Sid and everyone else moved back with their parents. The next step was their first club shows; at the Atlantis (later named the 9:30 Club) and Madam's Organ (in Adams Morgan, MD with the Yippies and Youth Against Racism), conquering the D.C. punk/new wave scene with their sonic onslaught and clever musical curves.