3/15/2021
Tuesday, March 8, 2021
every day is a Saturday 6 May 2021. Another splendid Mad
Painter practice highlighted by jams on Uriah Heep's
"Stealin'" and "July Morning". All of this
eventually to be recorded. A session Saturday 13 March for Schmel
herbie Hind on guitar, Gee Julie on
vocals and I believe Alex Gitlin working on some
vocals. Couple-three more songs to complete the album and drummer
Al Hendry and I will lay down rhythm tracks.
After 45 years it NEVER gets old!"...
Wednesday, March 9, 2021
Sunday 7 March 21. WJIB 740 Am, Bob Bittner 0800-1200
plays Country Memories. This tyme (during warsh), A Sun Records
two-fer! (in mono, lil radio JUST like the '50s!). Carl Perkins
"Dixie Fried" released August 1956; I MAY have been in
my crib in a trailer in Quantico Virginia! I want to return! The
music was better! Followed by "Home of the Blues", a "yaller
Sun record" released 10 August 57 (still in Virginny AND STILL
an only child; Life WAS good!). Irony: back in 1969 my Rochester
NY Democrat and Chronicle paper route money from a record club (I
was in THREE!) I got, ON SUN, my FIRST JR cash album Songs
That Made Him Famous (1 Dec 56). So I been into "Home
of the Blues" since early 1969, ALSO on that album (and ironic,
decades BEFORE Wikipedia!) "I walk the line" b/w "hey
porter" recorded Sun Studios (been there twice!) ON,,,2 april
56! What a great week AND "Heartbreak Hotel" Top of the
Pops!"....
Thursday, March 11, 2021
"Monday 8 March 21. "Holiday/such a holiday".
IF I were retired, I'd be listening to The
Halls of Justice with Larry Justice on WMEX 1510 AM (in MONO!);
he was one of the WMEX Good Guys in the '60s like "every
Christian lion-hearted man should know"...didn't hear any
Bee Gees BUT: Dave Clark Five "over and over" (#1 25
dec 65, only once Rubber Soul came out 3 dec 65, they
were SQUARESVILLE, man!); then danny and the Juniors "rock
and roll is here to stay" (January 1958; I was pushin' TWO
down in northern Virginny; still act it too!) and lastly "sweet
city woman' by the Stampeders, May 1971. a Calgary band whom moved
to Toronto back in '66 (Mynah Byrds/ the Sparrow/ JONI MITCHELL
"Scorpio Queen!") and Wikipedia says they wrote it about
the Toronto ladies but also liked it! "voulez vous couche
avec moi?!"
Friday, March 12, 2021
"It's been a week of good radio! (in mono!). Tuesday 9
march 21. Patrick
Bryant Subject to Change WMBR, A "its all over now baby
blue' orgy. hey! Chocolate Watchband AND 13th Floor Elevators
before work! Wednesday 10 March 21 0330; George Noory and Coast
to Coast AM BLASTS me outta bed with Bowie's "Suffragette
City" as bumper music. Thursday 11 March 21 Pontoon palace
0600-0800 WMBR plays FANNY's
version of Cream's "Badge"; check out June
Millington's solo! Lastly, WMBR 0600-0800 BLOWS MY MIND
with Fanny's
"Blind Alley" off Fanny Hill (reviewed by Solomon
Gruberger for my 1973 fanzine Rock On (BEFORE the BGN!) (50 copies
tho) and DESPITE Sol's MANY "arguing with ghosts" negative
traits, he DID turn me onto Fanny...on the MTA on my NEW $30 a
month Apple phone I DID google "Blind Alley" and there
is a splendid Fanny performance on Deutschland's own BEAT CLUB....since
THEY put Fanny on the telly, der Kopf ist nicht von der arsch!"....
Saturday, March 13, 2021
and THE best way to end my week was Tolga Ozbey of Reptilians
From Andromeda posting a recording I did released in TURKEY;
45 years after the gizmos, besides Europe I may now add ASIA to
my discography! The album is available on Bandcamp Diabolica Delerium. Santanico Pandemonium
by Kafadan Kontak. kafadankontak.
bandcamp.com. Lotsa of international guest stars and MY inspiration
for recording at Lowell Street; songs about horror/sci-fi, all recorded
during pandemic. hear me hot pentatonic guitar scales on "The
Bloody Sea of Montezuma"! recording next week, Saturday 20
march 21, 45 years after first Gizmos....hmmm....guest stars? "My
Stars"!"...
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