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The Timeline

August 1988

  • Tuesday,  August 9, 1988
    Dave and Michael discuss creating a band to play in the Caribbean

September 1988

  • Monday,  September 5, 1988
    First phone calls to clubs in St. Thomas to ask about potential bookings

  • Wednesday,  September 7, 1988
    Billy Kyger joins Jaguar as the lead vocalist.

  • Tuesday, September 27, 1988
    Sent demo tapes to clubs in the USVI

October 1988

  • Friday, October 21, 1988
    First call to the restaurant / nite club “For the Birds”.

November 1988

  • Tuesday, November 15, 1988
    First band Rehearsal (without a bass player)

  • Thursday, November 17, 1988
    Hired by World Headquarters for 2 nights a week for 4 weeks

  • Tuesday November 29, 1988
    Our first show at the Rage in Baltimore. A 1 hour set with a temporary bass player.

December 1988

  • Tuesday December 20, 1988
    Our second show at the Rage in Baltimore. Two 1 hour sets with a temporary bass player.

  • Wednesday, December 21, 1988
    Chris Sellman is asked to play bass guitar in Jaguar

  • Friday, December 23, 1988
    Chris Sellman joins Jaguar (24 days until we leave)

  • Saturday, December 31, 1988
    Our third show. One hour set at the Barn in Baltimore.

January 1989

  • Tuesday, January 3, 1989
    Our fourth and final show at the Rage in Baltimore. (13 days before we leave)

  • Monday, January 16, 1989
    Jaguar arrives in the USVI

  • Thursday, January 19, 1989
    First night at World Headquarters - St. John USVI

  • Saturday, January 21, 1989
    First night at For The Birds - St. Thomas USVI

March 1989

  • Wednesday, March 22, 1989
    First night on the Sea Vista - Glass Bottom Boat

  • Friday, March 24, 1989
    Jaguar article appears in the Virgin Island Daily News

  • Wednesday, March 29, 1989
    Second night on the Sea Vista - Glass Bottom Boat

  • Friday, March 31, 1989
    Last Night at World Headquarters - St. John USVI

April 1989

  • Sunday, April 2, 1989
    Last Night at For The Birds - St. Thomas USVI

  • Thursday, April 6, 1989
    Jaguar leaves the U.S. Virgin Islands.

September 1989

  • September 17, 1989
    Hurricane Hugo smashed into the U.S. Virgin Islands, bringing with it 200-m.p.h. winds and monsoon rains.
    The devastation is massive.

1995

  • September 15, 1995
    Hurricane Marilyn caused severe damage to the U.S. Virgin Islands, in particular to St. Thomas. An estimated 80 percent of the homes and businesses on St. Thomas were destroyed and at least 10,000 people were left homeless. 30 percent of the homes on St. John were destroyed and 60 percent were roofless.

2017

  • September 6, 2017
    Hurricane Irma, one of the most powerful Atlantic storms in a century, tore its away across the U.S. Virgin Islands as a Category 5 storm on Sept. 6, mixing together a deadly combination of winds and rising water.

  • September 19, 2017
    Less than two weeks after Hurricane Irma, Hurricane Maria, also a Category 5 Hurricane, devastates what remains of the U.S. Virgin Islands.

2018

  • January 3, 2018
    David Berry surprises Michael Stancliff and comes to Las Vegas unannounced. They have not seen each other for over 10 years.

  • March 19, 2018
    Jaguar reunites for a joyous afternoon in Baltimore, MD. Having not been together for over 29 years, everyone agrees to meet in St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. for the 30th anniversary.

2019

  • January 15-22, 2019
    Jaguar reunites in the U.S. Virgin Islands for their 30th Anniversary

  • April 16-23 2019

    Jaguar returns to St. Thomas to play their first show in 30 years.