I am a performer,writer,collector of all kinds strange weird doo dads , ephemera etc.
Have been a Rock n Roll fan since I slithered out of the womb.
I was born in the Pacific Northwest and was raised less than a mile away from a club where many of the NW greats played , The Sonics,Kingsmen,Ventures and The Wailers .
This was my parents generation,so I missed out on all that , but my veins and my soul are imbibed with it all.
That place by the way is now a Gun and Tackle shop.
Oh well.....
Used to be a DJ of weird and unusual oddities , psychedelia,rare movie soundtracks, 70's punk, glam, garage etc , but decided it was more lucrative to spend my money on making performances.
I am still a dedicated fan .
I have performed all over the place in numerous contexts,worked with great people, many of them underground icons and weirdo's and a few high profile types too.
Put on all kinds of club nights for years , but steer away from commercialism.
I am a bookworm , movie geek and purveyor of the mystical , weird, and whatever is interesting to me .
There is just too much to list.
Always Psychedelic of many genres, Punk, Metal,Kraut and Space Rock, 70's Glitter ,Garage , Gypsy music from many countries,East Indian, Arabic, Baroque Pop, Bubblegum ( 60's/70's) novelty,country, Delta Blues,Gospel ,Sitars , Harpsichords , Switched on Moog's and many things fuzzed out ,whammied and distorted to hell and gone. Exotica , crooners and screamers.
Electric swirly velvety , satiny , paisley and ruffly sleeved.
All over the map.
To list bands and artists seems pointless here as I am sure we are all on the same pages, give or take a few.
Favorite Movies:
Most 60's Mad Cap.
The Party , Blow Up ,Bedazzled , Hammer Horror ,Vincent Price , Kubrick , Fellini , Jean Rolin , Attack of the Mushroom People, Old Hollywood, German Expressionism, Surrealism , Polanski , Bunuel , Silent Black and White , Ted V. Mikels , Russ Meyer , Weird Japanese , Czech Surrealism and animation, Mario Bava , this list is endless.
I've seen you dance at Jumbo's and a few other burly-q events in the Southland. You wrapped us all in your veil of mystical madness.
Hope you are still going strong hoofing and peeling across the land!
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…
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I've seen you dance at Jumbo's and a few other burly-q events in the Southland. You wrapped us all in your veil of mystical madness.
Hope you are still going strong hoofing and peeling across the land!
hope you check out my show!!!
--Gring