that '45 single, " Queen Of The Night" / "Sensitive Man", 1978......i was the drummer. It was distributed by Bomp Records, and i'm surprised that there is any mention of it anywhere !
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saw mention of the Peter and Mary Savinggrace record here. i was drummer on the1978 7". i didn't know anyone gave a fuck! i was in Dead Hippie , The Generals. who ever heard of The Generals!? who cares? we were on "New Wave Theater"! tv. show....
Simon Smallwood is dead. the official website for Dead Hippie is at myspace by Robert Mann, anyone with knowledge of Simon's death, please share.
some bands I was in:
Peter & Mary Saving grace
The Generals
Dead Hippie (RIP, Simon Smallwood)
.....................................LONG LIVE THE GENERALS!
I'm into UFOs, ETs, paranormal , extraterrestrial anomalies, crop circles, conspiracies,
mysteries, cover-ups , and all things awesome.
I grew up in the Summer Of Love psychedelic 60's......saw The Beatles and Arthur Lee/Love in 1966, and liked the Love-ins and Sunset Strip in 1967.
I enjoy the peace of Mother Nature and her creatures,except cockroaches and mosquitos and some humans .
Arthur Lee/Love..."Forever Changes" !!!!!
Love's 1st and " Da Capo" !!!
Byrds
Buffalo Springfield
Electric Prunes
The Fallen Angels (2nd album) Roulette Masters part 2
13th Floor Elevators
The Blues Magoos
The Beatles!!!
Dylan's "Blonde On Blonde" YEAH!
Al Kooper ( and his coolness on the 1st Blood sweat & tears album!)
The Shirelles, The Marvelettes, Jackie De Shannon (what the world needs now!)
Quicksilver Messenger Service(1st) "The Fool" !!!..... Moby Grape (1st)
my fart
Country Joe & The Fish
Jefferson Airplane
Dusty Springfield
The Chocolate Watchband
A Charlie Brown Xmas soundtrack
Phil Spector's Christmas Album
Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker suite"
Beach Boys
Hendrix
Cream
Moody Blues
The Kinks (1960's)
Brian Wilson's "Smile"
The Flying Burrito Brothers/ Gram Parsons/Gene Clark
Jay Dee Maness and all pedal steel guitarists everywhere. Sneaky Pete r.i.p.
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Wilco
Apollo Sunshine
LOVE (featuring Johnny Echols...RIP, Arthur)
Favorite Movies:
Jaws
Wizard of Oz
Plan 9 From Outer Space
Robot Monster
Mr. Smith Goes To Washington
Son Of Frankenstein
What About Bob?
Ratatouille
Best In Show
Waiting For Guffman
For Your Consideration
Aliens
T.V. SHOWS: Twilight Zone, Gunsmoke, Andy Griffith(with Don Knotts), Star Trek, NCIS, House, Antiques Roadshow, Seinfeld, Saturday Night Live, Letterman, The Simpsons, Shindig, New Wave Theater (The Generals were on it in 1980!)
Favorite GaragePunk.com Podcast(s):
dont know yet. my computer is bad. i tried reading , " Windows XP for Dummies", but I couldn't understand it!
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At 4:14pm on September 6, 2009, Bob Friedman said…
anyone with photos /audio of performances of 1980 Los Angeles band, The Generals ,
or Dead Hippie at Stone Fox Studios (San Fernando Valley),
....or just have something to share.....please do.
It wasn't a particular song, but it was the Nuggets 4*CD boxset that set me down the wrong side of the street about 7 years ago..yes, i'm a young un', and late to the whole thing, but hey, better late than never!!
I had been waiting my whole life t…