He had a bad cold, went to bed, didn't wake up, his roomate found him the next morning. That's all I know.

It was nice knowing ya, buddy.

wow.

Huh?

Did Alan really die? When did you hear this? That makes me really sad.

u shure?
i heard he was up to his old habits again
jesus
after all those years of golf and sobriety

Oh Man that's fucked up if it's true.
Damn!!!!

I second that.... Huh?

Oh man, sorry to hear that! I will always remember him because Alpo used live across the street from me in Marblehead around 1980 '81, he once told me this story about Stiv Bators asking him to join the Dead Boys he said to me that he shot back 'Fuck You I don't wanna play bass in your rip-off Iggy Pop band'...

Hi everyone,
It's true had to register to tell ya.
I just got a call from a friend who got a call from Mary Joe Felice.
The wake will be sometime this week.
He has now passed on to shangrila as my good friend said.
He was an awesome soul, great musician and lost his his way, but now is found in peace.
RIP Alpo
All kindsa girls will never forget you.

Damn. For all his quirks and faults he was a true rocker in every sense of the word. I remember taunting him at a softball game and he responded by calling me a "fat Kentucky Fried Chicken eating motherfucker." He was so loaded at a Nervous Eaters gig once they literally had to prop him up against his amp and he kept sliding off to the side. One night he was coldcocked by skinny little Jimmy DuFour after trying to run off with his Mosrite bass at the Rat.

But he was the real deal, a little bit dangerous-seeming but a rocker to the core. And when he was on he did Boston rock proud while looking like the fifth Ramone.

RIP Mr. Paulino. He's joined Bobby Morin and Matthew McKenzie and Lee Ritter and Terry Hanley and Lou Miami and....fuck, it's a Cantone's reunion up there.

rest in peace, alpo

yow...really sorry to hear it. The Real Kids were one of the greatest bands in Boston history and Alpo was a cruicial part of it.

bummer.

Weird....I was just emailing Carl from The Classic Ruins/Doom Buggies about various Real Kids and thinking to myself today whatever happened to him.

I hope he finds the peace that eluded him during his brief life. He seemed to be filled with pain for most of the time I knew him and that was a long time.

This completely sucks. What a pure love he had for that music!

RIP

wow,sorry to hear this.i got a chance to play with him in the nervous eaters on "eat this", and i sort of lost touch after that.he was one of the originals in the music scene.RIP ALPO

you and bones introduced me to him around this time...he seemed to be everything that everyone
here is saying...too young...very sad.
RIP Alpo

I was just enquiring about his whereabouts a couple weeks ago.. Didn't know him well but for a couple of conversations, he must have been a true original to stand out in my mind after 20 something years. he'll be missed.

RIP Alpo.

RIP and condolences to survivors.

Can someone please identify him in one of the photos?

Damnn. I am very sorry to hear this. RIP Alpo.

the first one, far left
the second one, second from left

Thanks Terry.

reincarnated?

more like this guy's long-lost brother, I thought

Was Alan still living with Anne down in Plymouth?

i'll always remember him as young, loud and snotty .
RIP in rock and roll heaven.

Crikes! I saw him play not so long ago, with The Nervous Eaters downstairs at The Middle East. I remember thinking to myself how good he looked up on stage playing like a bastard out of hell.
Despite what anyone says about him being tough guy and all, he was always incredibly sweet and kind to me when I was a little nipper who barely knew who The Real Kids were. He once told me that I was too much of a hottie rocker not to be in a band. Asked me if I wanted to be a lead singer in his band. What band? I have no idea. He was probably high out of his mind at the time.

Shit. What a damned shame.

R.I.P. Alpo.

Ugh, this is depressing news. I'm really, really sad to hear this. Great bass player whom I will always admire and respect for his musical talents.

I thought he was living on the Cape with wife/family?

no wonder the dead boys wanted him

Does anyone have any details of a wake or service of any kind?
I think many of us would want to pay our respects to Alan

RIP Alpo

At the very least, does anyone know if the obituary will be in the paper under Alan Paulino?

should be that
and
i have a friends up here that are going to the wake so ill try to find out where/when stuff

Thank you Terry

terrible news.

i'm thankful to have seen a reunion of the original real kids lineup at the rat (mid 90's?) and alpo truly rocked. here's hoping he's in a better place.

Very sad news indeed. RIP Alpo. I'm throwing on some Real Kids right now.

just put on Senseless: Live at Cantone's

RIP.

I just got this notice on myspace:

From: Phantom Productions


Date: Feb 8, 2006 11:40 AM
Subject: RIP Alan Paulino ( Alpo)
Body: Alan Paulino an old friend and phenomenal bass player passed away Monday night. He was an original member of the Real Kids and most currently a member of the Nervous Eaters. Once I get more information about his wake and funeral, I will post the info on here. His family lives on the North Shore in Mass, so the services will more than likely take place somewhere on the NS.

Perhaps they will be posting more updated info from their site:

from this myspace member

RIP, Alpo.

This is still the case.

Aw, shucks.

I love hearing stories like this when people are surprised someone died....

I am going to miss you,,,,,,,

Lou

oh....no!..............R.I.P......[SAD]