Whatever "I"s happen to be floating through my mindstream at the moment.
Influences
Mr. Gurdjieff, Thelonious Monk, Richard Lloyd, Pharoah Sanders, Miles Davis, Pete Cosey, Todd Rundgren, Sonny Sharrock, Sun Ra, Reggie Lucas, Arthur Lee and Love, KEITH!, John Coltrane, Vernon Reid, P.D. Ouspensky, Buddy Guy, Ornette Coleman, Duke Ellington, WSB, Lester Young, J.G. Bennett, Brian Eno, PKD, The Residents, Brian Wilson.
I was raised in Gulf Shores, Alabama and started playing guitar publicly in Connecticut in 1965 at age 15 in a blues band called The Shades. We soon joined the ranks of fledging pschedelians and changed the name to "Acid, it melts in your mind, not in your hand", then "Beverly Tomato" and "Congorilla"...Played mostly hippie freebies and frat house crap at UCONN where i was in school. The early 70's saw a return to the blues with "Dead End Nell" playing working class bars 4-5 nites a week...Chicago blues on stage and drunken fist-fights among the Flintstones in the crowd. Then a pop band, "Chop-Sueycide" which i never once saw correctly spelled on a marquee or club generated poster. Then a move to Chapel Hill in 1980 and "The Psuedes", a surf-punk band, as others labeled us at least, then a power pop band called "Secret Service". After the demise of Service i decided to hang it up after almost 20 years of giggin' and concentrate on my life as a married householder with 3 wonderful children. 16 years later in 1999 i started playing again, joining "Jonny Beaucoup and the Hong Kong Hodaddies". In 2004 i joined Killer Filler, a "surf, soul and lounge band from hell" instrumental outfit led by the one and only, the inimitable Chris "Crispy" Bess. In 2007 several friends and i started Amps Do Furnish A Room as a side project with the goal of playing Television's Marquee Moon album in a live setting. 2008 is the inception year for "Boat Burning", an improvisational band with ADFAR bandmates Andy Fekete and Ken Friedman along with Josh Starmer from The Old Ceremony. The songs on this page were recorded in 2004-5 in my modest little home "studio" strictly for the purpose of having fun. I hope you find something enjoyable in them!
Well Hello Pete! Thanks so much for the add request (: It is always a treat to see you guys play! Keep in touch and I'm sure I will see you again soon! Billie B*
Issue #3 of Psych Trail Mix is ready to go! This one is a monster folks, 50 pages full of psych to feast your eyes on. Unfortunately, I have to start charging per issue, due to shipping costs getting to be a bit too much. It's $3 for all orders within the USA and $5 for International orders. This fee is only to cover the cost to produce the zine and shipping, I'm still not profiting off of it. I accept paypal as the easiest/safest form of payment, you can send payment to me at: johnsmoke104@hotmail.com for paypal, or if you'd like to pay another way, please e-mail me at: psychtrailmix@yahoo.com Here are the contents of issue #3 below:
*60's Psych and Beyond Cd Reviews *DVD and Book Reviews *Exclusive Interview with Rick Brown of The Misunderstood *Helios Creed: Legendary Psychedelic Guitarist At Work *Rant: Snooty SUV Driving Suburbanite Slobs *Exclusive Interview with Jack Grisham of TSOL *Show Reviews *Exclusive Interview with Ian Bruce-Douglas of Ultimate Spinach *Butthole Surfers Feature *And much more!
Ever wondered what to do in the event of a nuclear threat?
A while ago I found stuff that inspired me to make this film:
Living Under the Shadow of the Nuclear Umbrella
Both artistic (ensure you get the background music!) and educational, it primarily comprises official British government civil defence advice.
Though source materials are quite aged, much remains relevant today.
I encourage all to visit the YouTube page to learn more (Show support! Rate! Comment!) and responsibly circulate as widely as possible, here: http://www. youtube. com/watch?v=UaIim3Rj7L4
Hey pete! My old friend King Gully was the first Rasta surfer on the wild North Shore of Barbados. This song is based on his true story. It's been described as a cross between "I Shot The Sheriff" and "Puff The Magic Dragon". :>) I think you'll like it, as well as the shots of great surfing and amazing waves, all from Barbados! Enjoy....
Good to have you as a friend! So great to see the internet in action this way, shortening distances between people.
I hope all's well with you and that you enjoy checking out my web site some time.
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Take care and keep in touch.
Best, Faber.
"Just a guy trying to make the world a better place. "
peter we thought you might enjoy this very rudimentary video and "take" of #9,play on,enjoyed your vibe on your tunes sincerely your comrades @,swami's motel ,featuring mike clark on drums
Hiya Buckyroos! Thought you might enjoy seeing Bucky Burro kick some Republican piggie butt! :>) Hopefully the country will do the same next week! The villain is of course played by Miss Sarah Piggy Palin, complete with lipstick and senile sidekick John McPiggy! Enjoy. And VOTE!! For whoever..... Aloha, Rick & Bucky.
For full screen viewing on YouTube, click on the link below.
You can send it any of to your friends who might enjoy it, or to any Republicans who might not! :>) Oh, and after this video plays, a couple clicks to the right is our Bali Surf Gear video, with Rick surfing in Bali!
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