boz boorer left the group to work as a guitarist, musical director, and co-songwriter with morrissey, but led a polecats reunion in 1989, which produced a live album and a new studio set. tim polecat moved to los angeles, california and formed the band "13 cats" with drummer slim jim of the stray cats, stand-up bassist smutty smiff of the rockats, and guitarist danny b. harvey of the swing cats. musically, tim polecat also continues to work as a film composer and solo singer-songwriter.