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Dick Clark is Dead... Long Live The Real Mr. Rock'n'Roll...
Started this discussion. Last reply by James Porter Apr 19. 14 Replies 1 Like
... Alan Freed. What did Dick Clark mean to Garage Rock fans , anyway ? For one , he did introduce the great after - school show , "Where The Action Is" , hosted by Paul Revere and The Raiders , and…Continue
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No Ponderosa Stomp in 2012
Started this discussion. Last reply by IDON MINE Feb 19. 3 Replies 1 Like
The good folks at The Last Annual Fest Still Worth a Damn have just announced their intentions to direct their activities into other , related , activities , and wait until the Fall of 2013 to put on…Continue
BAD NEWS. Reg Presley has cancer. Please read.
Started this discussion. Last reply by IDON MINE Feb 21. 10 Replies 0 Likes
I've just been informed that, due to an ongoing bout with Lung Cancer, Reg Presley has had to retire from music, putting an end to a career that nearly hit the 50 year mark with The Troggs, one…Continue
Frequently Misheard Lyrics
Started this discussion. Last reply by John Battles May 21. 83 Replies 3 Likes
Maybe you've heard of , or seen , the book "'Scuse Me While I Kiss This Guy" , about "Frequently" misheard lyrics , when maybe a half - dozen or so entries were ever heard that way by anyone other…Continue
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- Location:
- Chicago , JockassMotherF*ckerville.
- Relationship Status:
- It's Complicated
- Bio:
- Not to brag and sh%#, but I was into this stuff before the apparent latter day resurgence. I had a radio show in Dallas in '86 , mostly Garage and Rockabilly. Since the late 80's , I've DJed in clubs in Chicago - Garage , Rockabilly , Psych , Glam , 70's Punk , 50's Junk , Instros , Country (Hell , yes) , and other stuff you can't GIVE away. It has to be fun , or why bother?
- Website:
- http://chicagobattles@comcast.net
- Favorite Music/Influences (list some bands, musicians, genres, etc.):
- Hmm.. Seeds , Elevators / Solo Roky , Cramps , Troggs , Pretty Things , Downliners Sect , Chocolate Watchband , Sonics , Paul Revere and The Raiders , Wailers , Don and The Goodtimes , Lincolns , Swamp Rats , Fred Cole , Donny B. Waugh , Mickey Lee Lane , Ramones , Johnny Thunders , Dictators , Dead Boys , Hanoi Rocks , Saints , Stooges , MC5 , Slade , Sweet , Suzi Quatro , her Sisters and Niece , Nancy Sinatra , Ann - Margret , Wanda Jackson , Sparkle Moore , Janis Martin , Collins Kids , Link Wray , Davie Allan and The Arrows , Travis Wammack , Al Casey , Bobby Wayne , ? and The Mysterians , monks , Third Bardo , Eater , Lurkers , Pistols , X - Ray Spex , Vibrators , F.U.2 , Hubble Bubble , Stack Waddy , Pink Fairies , Deviants , Blue Cheer , Thin Lizzy , Alice Cooper Group , Johnny , Hank , Jerry Lee , Conway , George , Buck , ELVIS (Need I say their last names...OK , George is Goober Lindsay , but , George Jones is a BMF ), Nervebreakers , Vomit Pigs , Superman's Girlfriend , Lithium XMas , Peyote Cowboys , Sh**y Beatles , Waste Kings , Lava Sutra , (Chicago) Mystery Girls , EARLY British and Mexican R'N'R , Japanese Group Sound , German Beat , Peruvian Flake , Pink Floyd wih Syd , Fleetwood Mac with Peter , much more that I can bore you with , later.
I do like more obscure stuff , too.
- Favorite Movies:
- Faster Pussycat Kill Kill , and most Russ Meyer , The Girl Can't Help It , Most Universal and Hammer Horror , Paul Naschy , Jesus Franco , Al Adamson , Russ Tamblyn , The Wild Angels , Santo and related , Psychomania ! , Carnival of Souls , Skidoo , Vincent Price , Buster Keaton , Louise Brooks , Clara Bow , Lon Chaney , Nosferatu , Cabinet of Dr. Caligari , Der Golem , Mad Monster Party ?, Turkish Wizard of Oz , Star Trek , Star Wars , Exorcist , Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein , and Three Mighty Men (Don't die without seeing it ! Captain America and Santo fight the evil , sadistic druglord , SPIDERMAN , in Istanbul.
- Other Hobbies/Interests:
- Writing , illustrations and comics , riding my bike (But not like a Meth - fueled Health Nazi.) , walking A LOT , the beach , the ocean , travel , music fests and good club shows , building models , collecting records , coffee table books ,videos , DVDs , comic books , horror memorabilia , and other things that I don't need , but , can't live without , and mainly ,cultivating friendships. And , well , you know.
- Favorite Podcast(s) on GaragePunk Pirate Radio:
- Have'nt heard any , yet , or , if I had , it was a long time ago.
fIND THAT SONG , AT ALL COSTS.
If it got you thru the day 10 , 20 , 30 years ago ,and you don't have it , then , you have a quest. It took me almost 30 years to find my song - "Strange Boutique" by The Monochrome Set. It was my song , in High School. I'D PLAY IT IN THE MORNING , AND I COULD FACE HIGH SCHOOL......"DOWN TO YOU" BY THE REAL KIDS HAD A SIMILAR EFFECT ON ME , BUT ,THANKFULLY , HIGH SCHOOL WAS NOT THE NOSTALGIC AFTERBIRTH SO MANY PEOPLE MAKE IT OUT TO BE. I REMEMBER WHERE I WAS WHEN I FIRST HEARD "KNOW YOUR PRODUCT " BY THE SAINTS , AND DRIVING AROUND , BLASTING TAPES OF GEORGE GIMARC'S SHOW (KZEW DALLAS .) , LIKE THE INTRO TO "THAT 70'S SHOW". OR , SOMETIMES IT WAS A TAPE OF "BOZO'S BIRTHDAY PARTY".
MY ALMA COGEN IS HAVING IT'S 30TH ANNIVERSARY REUNION. KIND OF SAD.
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George "Goober " Lindsay Dies. Not much info , yet. But George Lindsay , beloved for over 50 years for his characterization as Goober Pyle , Gomer's "Sorta NAVE" Cousin (Yes , he was slower than…
Posted on May 7, 2012 at 2:55pm 0 Comments 1 Like
George "Goober " Lindsay Dies.
Not much info , yet. But George Lindsay , beloved for over 50 years for his characterization as Goober Pyle , Gomer's "Sorta NAVE" Cousin (Yes , he was slower than Gomer , but usually landed on his feet , while Gomer was still trying to find his shoes. ). Initially , they were supposed to be related on their Mothers' side , and Goober had a different surname , but , that probably caused confusion....Andy and Barney were originally portrayed as cousins ,…
Continue Bob Carter of The Dirty Wurds Dies.
Posted on April 28, 2012 at 9:12pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Bob Carter (Dirty Wurds' Drummer) died this Wednesday from Lung Cancer. Reportedly , he was diagnosed in the final stages , and went instantly. Chicago's Dirty Wurds , who cut the immortal Punk Screamer , "Why" , had a revolving door policy , particularly regarding Drummers and Bassists , but, Carter is regarded as the best - known Drummer in the band , and remained friends with his former bandmates and their associates up to the time of his demise. Bob remained active in the Chicago music…
Continue The "Jimmy Dean Sausage Complaint " has surpassed the One Million Mark on You Tube !!!! If you have'nt seen or heard it , it's the "Shut Up Little Man" or "Tube Bar" of the 21st Century. Ted Nugent…
Posted on April 21, 2012 at 11:12am 1 Comment 0 Likes
The "Jimmy Dean Sausage Complaint " has surpassed the One Million Mark on You Tube !!!!
If you have'nt seen or heard it , it's the "Shut Up Little Man" or "Tube Bar" of the 21st Century. Ted Nugent fines a whompin' $600 for bringing an illegally bagged bear in from Alaska.....OK , $600......DO THEY HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT PEOPLE IN ILLINOIS , OR , PRETTY MUCH ANYWHERE ,ARE PAYING FOR DEER THEY DID'NT MEAN TO KILL?
Continue MAYOR OF MEMPHIS DECLARES MONSIEUR JEFFREY EVANS DAY !!!!
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 10:55pm 0 Comments 1 Like
"Without a song , a man ain't got a friend...without a song the road would never bend.....without a song , the day would never end.. So , I'll keep singing my songs , thank you"......Jeffrey Evans , upon being dragged into an Elvis impersonator's contest , unrehearsed and unprepared , by El Vez . MANY years ago....
Congratulations (And a whole lot more) are due to my good friend of over 20 years , Monsieur Jeffrey Evans. Vastly underappreciated in his 90's heyday , even though Jon…
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It's not too late to buy the new Roctober , and it's not too soon to buy the new Ugly Things.
Thanks. I'm not used to being a part of anything!
Gentleman John Battles IS the human epitome of all things COOL!!! Just sayin'.
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Best monster hair do evah! Marge approves.
Hey John just read your second message an i see you're friends with Mik & Anja ha ha . Give them my best. I'm glad you enjoyed Q65 !
Then, there's always crunchy, delicious cereal... who'd get the prize in this box you reckon? FIGHT!
"Ice Cream of Margie with the Light Blue Hair..."
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