ha ha, another devo fan.
Unfortunately, I missed them in Central park during the Nike "one hit" wonders concert this summer. (They were to sing "Whip it")
Not exactly. One time Devo's drummer was behind us in a crowd, and we purposely remarked out loud that "Devo's drummer ripped off Art Tripp's style, lock stock, and barrel!
http://www.science.uva.nl/~robbert/zappa/albums/musicians/Arthur_Tripp.html
http://www.beefheart.com/datharp/albums/mbmembers/tripp.htm