5/10/2021
Monday, May 3, 2021
Alex explaining
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Saturday 1 may 21. Mad Painter records at Lowell
Street Peabody (photos). "An e.p.'s worth of toons"! Numero
uno: "Lie to Me", a grand Funk railroad-ish ballad. my
bass line was a cross between GFR's "Mean Mistreater' (Live
Album version!) and procol Bore-um's "Simple Sister";
Al Hendry on drums sounded like he was playing
the verse of GFR's "Heartbreaker"! Alex Gitlin-
vocals and keyboards, Tom Hamilton-engineer. Next up was a cover
of Uriah Heep's "Stealin'" a song I have loved since Rock
Concert on tv, September 1973. My notes has a "Mel Schacher"
reference; probably because we tried doing big, splashy Grand Funk
Live endings on the toons. "The River' (all originals by Alex
Gitlin) is an Animals-esque gospel raver; basically rhythm section
crosses "Got My Mojo working" with Zimmerman's Newport
version of "Maggie's farm" with a Grand Funk railroad
"Footstompin' Music" ending. "Don't Do This"
based on a Jacques Behove (?) riff is first Small Faces album r
and b where they were trying to sound like Booker T and the MGs.
Schmel herbie came in to lay down guitar as Al
Hendry and I were leaving to meet Gee Julie; let's
plug Himalayan
Kitchen! (like
'em on facebook!)"
Tuesday,
May 4, 2021
Alpo and Jeff
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Saturday 1 may 21 1131. Cindy Budgen, Corilla DeVille and
North Shore Groupie News. I DID approach her about recording as
The SURReal Kids in the Wilhelmnia Borgioli role. Objective; play
pre-revolver Beatles songs with Keith Berry/Chuck Richards chords
(pinkie tricks!) and vocals you'll be Felice to hear! (John
Felice DID reach into his pocket for a quarter so I could
buy "all kindsa gurls"/"common at noon" for
BGN review: PAYOLA!). Cindy's music news from a text on my $399
Apple phone (Rotten to the Core!): "I drive by Alpo
and Jeff's (Wilkinson) graves often"....sounds
like an unplugged gig to me! Where's the paparazzi! NOT following
GG Allin! "Right now I'm all about doing a Phil Haynen
"The Dawgs" project-would love to have you do
a song or two with me on that!" I'm in lady gaga mode now,
doin the duets....oy! Lastly "we (Corolla?) did a song for
Asa's tribute'...North Shore ALWAYS rocked in a real Kids kinda
way; South Shore; Haven of Hardcore! (1-2-3-4! yet ANOTHER song?
yikes!)"
Wednesday, May 5, 2021
 Larry Newman |
Friday 30 Apr 21. Lt Larry Newman of the Corps
but not the Korps was at Lowell Street this day
mixing the Kenne Highland Air force cut for volume
two Asa Brebner tribute (becoming a regular Sun studio there, thenk
yew vera much). he posted a bit, so he and Al Hendry
have a tight Stonesy groove on "I'm in Love" (local
Boston rock photog Kathy Chapman "LOVES" this
song and we love her!) (that's the Royal "we" as I DO
have Royal Descent, Dead People fact). Rhythm section is Larry on
bass and Al Hendry drums. I was there when Schmel Herbie
Hind did a clean Stones-y rhythm guitar on this cuzzin
to "that's cool"/"lil queenie" and I believe
larry did the Chuck Richards/keef berry leads. captain easychords
was pounding away like a Willie loco playing "all the way from
memphis' meets Roxy music's "Virginia Plain". John Keegan
had me "really doing the Brontosaurus' with his baritone sax
ala Roy Wood on the Move's "California Man" or Cub Koda's
King Usenovich 45s as played to me and the Gruberger Brothers around
0400 9 July 74). I do a Jim dandy vocal, keeping in that "head's
in '73" mode and Gee Julie and Larry harmonize,
Julie's voice ridin' over the top in a Joplin-esque "down on
me" mode ala that first Big Brother album on mainstream. Hope
the rest of the album's this good! Did my vocal in one take! "be
great or be Gone"- david Briggs producing Grin with Martha
Hull's future husband on drums!".....
Thursday, May 6, 2021
Monntag 3 may 2021. 0500. World On Fire
PBS, world war two drama that spans countries. TWO jazz jokes. American
doctor in paris to French West African jazz player helping in hospital
as germany invades; "Chaos?! You like chaos; you play jazz!".
British singer to another: "well, if th' Germans listened to
modern jazz, thoid suren-dar!". wikpedia 1939 in jazz: benny
Goodman, Charlie Christian, Duke, Django.....the ONLY thing that
shook ole Schickelgruber up was Swing Kids! (on youtube!). Imagine
if we cranked Yoko Ono's FLY album with Ornette Coleman et al at
the Viet Cong? (American tanks DID go into battle blasting "whole
lotta love' on 8-track!) Is rap a secret weapon or CIA torture
device? "and the monkey speaks his mind"! (youtube)"....
Friday, May 7, 2021
Patti Smith
at Pall's Mall
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Freitag 7 May 21. I overslept so about 0550 caught WBCN
and the American revolution on PBS channel two. ending
credits; Patti Smith doing "My Generation"
("John Cale has just put his bass through the ceiling!").
So this recording NOT the "Gloria" b-side owned by Solomon
Gruberger released April 1976. There was a WBCN live at Paul's mall/jazz
Workshop live broadcast since bootlegged) from 9 jan 76. (I was
"refrigerator rappin" and lissenin' to "Freebird"
31 Dec 75) (while I was actually at that show!!-ed). When
I told Dino records of Hopelessly Obscure bassist Jim Condon's death,
he said "oh I liked that guy! My dad taped Patti Smith at the
jazz workshop on 8-track and I GAVE it to him"; "don't
YOU want to be on the winnin' side?!". Having a crepe at Mister
Crepe and coffee number three I googled THESE facts from "when
I was Young": patti's Horses recorded
August- 18 Sept 75; I was smoking a WIUS dj's "Thunderfuck"
hash as WIUS had BOC/Aeroshit/Savoy Brown et al at some outdoor
college bash September '75 (future Gizmo/IU freshman Ted Niemeic
at same show!). Horses released 10 Nov 75; yes! a WIUS promo copy
BUT me, as usual, blasting my black Sabbath 8-tracks in the morning
out there at IU. Highland meets Niemec 5 Dec 75 (and rich Coffee
two months previous, as we jammed on BLACK OAK ARKANSAS!). January
1976: patti plays paul's mall. the "Gloria" b-side recorded
in Cleveland 26 jan 76. I join marines after listening to promo
copy of first ted Nugent album with "Stormtrooper"! Patti
and MX-80, Bloomington sunday 14 march 76 (Eddie
Flowers and I interviewed her!). Gizmos: 20 march 76! Eddie
and I see patti Smith at SUNY Brockport NY April '76; as I was passed
out dawg ass drunk in between the folding chairs ("kan, ah
hate people who do that at concerts"-Stenson Eddie Flowers
(LOL!!! Perfect! -ed)), Paul-IV-V (that's paul from 145
in kenglish, he of Syracuse NY's The Flashcubes!) also in audience.
eddie yells out "remember Bloomington?!". patti smiles!
Ken joins the Korps, I mean Corps, 28 april 76 and after Infantry
training school camp Pendleton Cali (same as lee Harvey Highland!),
September '76 meets patricia ragan and patti's
"Gloria" is BLASTING as she opens her north Virginia door!
That's side A of the album; Saturday 12 march 77, meet our (BGN)
editor, Oedipus plays Live at the rat
on WTBS, I see real Kids at rat, Sea King and Third
rail at the Club, meet the Dirt kids and Miss Lyn puts
on side TWO of the album, starting with "Redondo Beach"!
NOW, truth WILL be told! I "pretended" to like patti coz
I wanted to pull birds, mate! (Oh Kan,
Ah hate guys that do that-ed)
And I'd rather play "rattlesnake shake" than do
it! Incidentally, WHEN my Kenne Highland Air Force album
DOES come out on Dino, it's got that 1968 WBCN sound SO if you're
inclined, listen to your maharishi album or paint to the first Quicksilver
album or smoke dope in a barn listening to Blind faith OR go see
Biggie Ratt at the Ararat!" (those
were the days right Mach Bell??-ed)......
Saturday, May 8, 2021
BCN
DJs WITH Maxanne
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After Coast to coast AM ended 0500, dashed downstairs,
"TV eye on me" and PBS, channel two was reprising WBCN
and the American revolution. I may even have liked
Bruce Springsteen at the Harvard Square Theater or whatever in Bonnie
Raitt and his pre-Born to Run live WBCN performance makes younger
and less BRUCE. But the GEM is maxanne talkn' 'bout breakin' Aeroshit
and Queen, albums Brockport NY stoners played for me back in '73
AFTER I'd written that thousand dollar hit "Kiss of a Rat'. AND
watching the final hour it was maxanne mentioned John Cale put his
bass through the ceiling at that January 1976 gig. But right now,
typically, I'm diggin' on Alvin Lee Alive at the palladium '83 (Suicide
getting BOOED off stage five years earlier opening for ramones and
Runaways!). he's riffin' away tossin' in Stones "Bitch" and "Sunshine
of your Love"....never heard this riffage before! All set for a
mad painter practice in six hours, being in a '70s state of mind,
man….(no wonder I "cannot get a gurl")".....
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