2021 - 2022

2021 - December 2021 Jaycee started HRT and applied for Transgender Health Care through UCSF and has scheduled all her procedures for feminization. November 2022 Jaycee had one very important Feminization procedure and has more scheduled for 2023. She is a much happier person now and is no longer living in the SF Bay Area.

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2021 - J. Crucifix Comes out of the closet. On the weekend of October 14th - 16th J. Crucifix (Jimmy) JC Came to terms with (HERSELF) and (SHE) came out to the world on Social media that SHE was a Transgender woman and was now living the remainder of HER life as a woman. Jaycee legally changed HER Gender marker and HER name to a new spelling of HER birth name. She was: Francis J. Schmith and is now Frances Jaycee Schmith and uses the name "Jaycee Frances" The Jaycee was from JC short for Jimmy Crucifix that Carole Lennon named her many years ago and often called her Jayce or JC.

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2021 - July of 2021 JC lost his childhood friend Larry Carter who was a musician and played drums in a band called Romeo Void and also played with JC in Pretty Killer with Ben Wong on Bass in 1975 -76 and 2 other projects. The Toys in 1976 - 77 with Kevin Carlson (Aldo Nova, Eric Martin Band) and Bombshell in 1983-84 with David Sykes on bass (Aldo Nova, Boston) and Bejamin Bossi on Sax (Romeo Void) Larrys death had significant impact on JCs life and after a short battle with depression and mental meltdown JC Mad some major changes in his life.

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June 2019 & 2020

2020 - PROUDFLESH calls it quits. Sothira decided to end the band Proudflesh after being together since 1985. Sothira, J. Crucifix and Eric Davis all went there seperate ways and only get together now and then to BBQ and Hang out but no more band.

2020 - Covid 19 hit the USA forcing JC and Carole Lennon to close down Lennon Studios Hourly Studio in San Francisco after 37 years of taking care of the local musicians and touring bands. 2020 - JC and Carole lost there beloved Pet Jane Jane on March 11th 2020 she was 13 years old and alway with JC and CL with her sister Tootsie at the studio.

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2019 - J. Crucifix and Carole Lennons Dog Tootsie passed away on April 3rd 2019. she was 14 years old and was always with JC at Lennon Studios in San Francisco. Carole Lennons Mum passed away that year also. She was at the studio for all the events and everyone loved her. In June 2019 J. Crucifix addopted a new 10 week old Puppy and named Astra Blue from Rocket Dog Rescue and re named her "Hanna" Named after a good friend who had passed away. Hanna Kennemore who was the wife of Phil Kennemore Bass player for Y&T.

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PROUDFLESH will be playing a show at Brick & Morter with Mordred and The Ghost next Door on September 9th 2017. THE NEXT will be playing at Winters Tavern in Pacifica on August 2nd 2017 with The Cramp Ons and Dick & Jane. J.Crucifix will also be performing with Jennifer Blowerdryer July 30th for the Jeff Ecker Memorial at Lennon Studios in San Francisco.

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June 2017 & 2018

2018 J, Crucifix is recovering from Colorectal Cancer. They removed the cancer and he is on the mend Thanks to UCSF Medical Center San Francisco.

2017 J. Crucifix is recovering from Barretts Esophagus surgery. They removed the cancer and he is on the mend. He went through 3 - 4 surgical procedures starting in February this year to remove the damaged tissue. friends have set up a go fund me page to help pay the medical expenses and you can go to the link below.

(Jimmys Go Fund Me) 

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Proudflesh show at the Knockout was the last Proudflesh performance for a fallen friend Russel Robles who worked with Sothira and JC back in the Crucifix days. Sothira wants to call it quits but after that show we were offered other gigs and now Proudflesh will play a few more shows. Rest in Peace Russell Robles we will miss you.

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May 2017

J.Cs friend and also the drummer in their other project Blowdryer Punk Soul passed away in his home state of New York. Chelsea Rose from Jeff's former band Bite will be hosting a memorial show for Jeff Ecker at Lennon Studios in July. Jeff was loved by many world wide he was a kind soul and never complained about anything, he loved life and we will all miss him. Rest in Peace Jeff Ecker.

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 ***MUSIC NEWS 2013***
"1984"
CRUCIFIX Dehumanization Anniversary Tribute Reunion 2014 - With 3 Original Crucifix Members: Sothira Pheng & Original guitarist JC. Crucifix also featuring CRUCIFIX Dehumanization touring guitarist Drew Bernstein and Introducing Eric Davis of PROUDFLESH.
(THIS IS NOT A CRUCIFIX REUNION)
 Show dates will be posted in 2014 and only 2 shows will be played.

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Proudflesh have a new drummer Eric Davis who is also the
guitarist for Blown to Bits. band is playing out live now.
Eric Davis will be joining Jimmy & Sothira playing drums
for the Crucifix Tribute to Dehumanization shows.
This is the 30 year anniversary of Dehumanization

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Jimmy's band The Next have been playing about and have
released a New CD MAd House. and Jimmy is
also playing in The Street Lyons with Former Chris Issak &
Dils drummer John Silvers.

Jimmy is recording with Gareth Holder (The Shapes) and
Mike Vanderhul (Y&T) at Moon Dog studios in Oakland.
Also members of Male Rouge are involved.