This winter never seems to end as an epic storm is about to clobber Maryland and threatens to dump 6-12 inches of snow on Philadelphia. What better way to celebrate by hibernating in the house and posting a video that I shot on my waterproof Santo Xacti VPE-E1 last summer. This was also my first real attempt editing iMovie 09. I’ve been using iMovie HD for years but finally decided the benefits of 09 outweigh my beloved HD. Still Learning Final Cut Pro.
I’ve also joined a group of other Videobloggers that will try to post at least two times a month. Before you think I’m being mean to my dog Judy, I wanted to get her more comfortable with swimming in the event she ever went overboard on my boat. And I do put her in a life preserver when underway.
Jimmy
There is no question in my mind that DEVO truly changed the way I
listened to music because their first album “Q: Are We Not Men? A: We
Are Devo! This album was the only one I played, flipping it over and
over again for at least a month. I don’t want to get into a big rant
about how groundbreaking the music was but rather just tell the tale
of a real quick meet up with Gerald Casale and Bob 2 Mothersbaugh.
The live concerts pix were taken with at the legendary Tower Theatre
late in 1978. These were the good old days when you could still bring
in SRL cameras into shows.
Fast forward to summer of 1979. The late DJ Ed Sciaky of WKDU, the
only Philly person to support new music in Philly, was going to do an
interview with DEVO who were in town to support their new album Duty
Now for the Future. I worked 2 floors below WIOQ at Benihana
Restaurant so it was often I would go upstairs and wait outside the
station till the interview was done and get an album autographed. On
this particular day, I marched up with my debut album and met Gerald
and Bob 2. Handing them the album and asking for an autograph, I
bluntly stated ‘this station doesn’t play your music, man”. To which
Gerald replied. “no one does Spud”.
listened to music because their first album “Q: Are We Not Men? A: We
Are Devo! This album was the only one I played, flipping it over and
over again for at least a month. I don’t want to get into a big rant
about how groundbreaking the music was but rather just tell the tale
of a real quick meet up with Gerald Casale and Bob 2 Mothersbaugh.
The live concerts pix were taken with at the legendary Tower Theatre
late in 1978. These were the good old days when you could still bring
in SRL cameras into shows.
Fast forward to summer of 1979. The late DJ Ed Sciaky of WKDU, the
only Philly person to support new music in Philly, was going to do an
interview with DEVO who were in town to support their new album Duty
Now for the Future. I worked 2 floors below WIOQ at Benihana
Restaurant so it was often I would go upstairs and wait outside the
station till the interview was done and get an album autographed. On
this particular day, I marched up with my debut album and met Gerald
and Bob 2. Handing them the album and asking for an autograph, I
bluntly stated ‘this station doesn’t play your music, man”. To which
Gerald replied. “no one does Spud”.
Just 2 weeks till The Residents perform Talking Light Tour at World Cafe Live.
He is a sneak peek at a band/concept/mystery that has held my interest for over 30 years. You may remember them as the band that performed as eye balls.
He is a sneak peek at a band/concept/mystery that has held my interest for over 30 years. You may remember them as the band that performed as eye balls.
I recently had the opportunity to meet Steve “ESPO” Powers on the last mural he was doing for
A Love Letter For You. The project was an ambitious program, funded by Pew Center for Art and Heritage with 50 murals to be painted along the western part of the Market Frankford EL running from 45th to 69th street. The last wall was atop the old WFIL Building now on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. This historic building hosted the original Bandstand with Dick Clark, later named American Bandstand when the show moved to Los Angeles. I’ll let Steve tell you the rest. And thanks to Jonny Goldstein for connecting me to this project and to Steve.
This was a bitter sweet homecoming for me, as I’d climbed onto this roof back in 1980 do a bit of mischief. Shhhh! Click the Quicktime or Flash button and enjoy!
Jimmy CraicHead
Ferko was the final String Band of the day and was a crowd favorite, many family members were sitting in our section. They placed 2nd this year behind Fralinger.
Look for a Jimmy CraicHead, Polka Joe, & Cathy cameo at the end…of a very long day.
Happy New Years 2010
I’ve been a big fan of Errol Flynn, on screen and off for over 40 years since I first saw him in The Adventures of Robin Hood. He was an avid sailor and I named both my boats for him, “In Like Flynn”.
But Flynn was quite reckless in his own life and 2009 marks the 100th anniversary of his birth and the 50th anniversary of his death.
Well this week, I passed Flynn in life as far as days lived.
Thanks to http://dead.atyourage.com a morbib favorite web site of mine you can see who you passed by in life.
Boat Drinks!
