(past and present) Captain Zorikh, Eli Maniscalco, Jeff Webb, Marnen Laibow, Danny Wacker, Dr. Bronco Von Johnstein, Gio: the Extreme Ukelele
The Death Star Repairmen at I-Con 2008: Stormtrooper Blues
The Death Star Repairmen at I-Con 2008: Come on Lady Jedi
Captain Zorikh as the Time Travelling Bard at Jeff Mach's Wicked Winter Renaissance Pirate Ninja Lovecraftian Faire doing his "Eminem Song"
Captain Zorikh meets An-G of thenursery.tv at the Big Apple Convention
Influences
The Blasters, Dave Alvin, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Arlo Guthrie, Eddie Cochran, Ry Cooder, Bob Seeger, Geroge Thorogood, John England, ELvis, Carl Perkins, The Red Elvises, Bill Haley, Woody Guthrie, Hank Williams (Sr & Jr), Stray Cats, Brian Setzer, Ramones, Tom Russel, X, David Alan Coe, Travis Tritt, Billy Joel, Wierd Al Yankovic, Gene Vincent, Hasil Adkins, Leonard Nimoy, Buddy Holly, Bruce Springsteen, Sleepy LaBeef, the Hangdogs, the Jacks, the Vikings, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Billy Joel, Anders Thompson & the Ex-Husbands, Frank Bechter, Nick Colt, Volgemud, The Wicked Tinkers, the Beat Angels, the Beatles
Sounds Like
Rockabilly and Beyond!
"Much more than a handsome guy in a kilt." - Hi! Drama Review, Channel 57 or Channel 109 By G.S. Bowen
"Talented, wise, and handsome" - Amsterdam News
"Mostly talented, yet somewhat insane" - that guy from Kenny's Castaways
"The dorkiest set I ever heard - and I man that in a good way!" - Whats-iz-name from that Brooklyn art event
"Blocking passenger flow" - Officer Freel, NYPD
"Case dismissed" - Hearing officer, Transit Adjucation Bureau
You are one of the wisest Jedi of them all, and have had a very eventful career full of failures and successes. You are a skilled fighter, having defeated many powerful opponents in your time. You are not overly aggressive, though. You are more reserved and collected. Your sense of morality is without question, and you are a model Jedi.
All my life I've been listening to and digging all kinds of music. When a babysitter gave me a gift of a Bill Haley record with what I thought was the theme song to "Happy Days" (Bill Haley's Rock Around the Clock, the Christopher Columbus of Rock & Roll), I was hooked on that '50's sound: Rockabilly.
The years passed and I discovered such artists as the Stray Cats, the Blasters, Jerry Lee Lewis, Eddie Cochran, and more, and wanted to write and sing songs like them, so I did. The first attempts were pretty crude, but I got better. I also fell in love with the concept of "filking," that is, making up new words to other songs, frequently with a certain theme in mind. In the Society for Creative Anachronism I achieved a level of notoriety for such "filks," including "Dear Fast Eddie," "The 12 Days of Pennsic," and "The Ballad of Sir Rhino."
I got me a harmonica and learned how to play it. I got me a guitar and learned three chords, A, D, & E. This earned me the sobriquet "Three Chord Monte." Under this title I played in the subways of NYC and got gigs in various locations around NYC, including Kenny's Castaways, 169 Bar, and 13 Little Devils. Among the original and covered tunes that got great response were "Dave Alvin's "You Got Me" (partially rewritten by Yours Truly because I forgot the words). a bluegrass version of Queen's "Fat Bottom Girls" which would segue into "Older Women," Leonard Nimoy's "The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins" sung in the style of Arlo Guthrie, and my own "M&M Song" and "Johnny B. Goode of the Lower East Side."
When the (seemingly) final installment of the greatest Space-Opera/Sci-Fi/Fantasy Motion Picture Franchise of All Time was due to come out, Veltis organized a party to celebrate it. Inspired by the Momentous Occasion, Your Truly banged out a couple of songs (Including "Come On Lady Jedi" and "Red 5" to the tune of "Rawhide") and, inspired by the short film by Darrel Gold (http://d24k.com/scrack/) decided to call the band the "Death Star Repairmen." The gig was a big hit, being recorded by Phil Fiumano's NY Rocks TV (http://www.nyrockstv.com) for his public-access cable TV show and by Verizon for a doccumercial (Which I have yet to see).
This combo has proved to have "legs," as they say, and has performed at various gigs around NYC and at sci-fi conventions. At times, the Death Star Repiarman has been seen in conjunction with Darth Luscious at costume events.
If anyone can get in touch with Daryl Gold, I would love to do some cross promotion between my music and his movie.
There are currently two CD's available from This Performer: "Captain Zorikh: Three Chord Monte Strikes Again 1.5," "The Death Star Repairmen: Another Night at Mos Eisley," and for the Society for Creative Anachronism, Ervald the Optimistic: The Ironfowl Songbook." Go to www.captainzorikh.com for more info.
I also am an actor, having appeared in several films, including Nick Gomez' "Laws of Gravity" and Yaz Nakajima's "After the Apocalypse" as well as several off Broadway productions including Gorilla Rep's "Henry IV" (Shakespeare) and "The Death of King Arthur," and the Faux-Real Theater Co's "William Shakespeare's Haunted House" (As Richard III, Mark Antony, and Tybalt). I also am a fight director and stage combat artist, I engage in recreational swordfighting with the SCA, and I also make movies www.youtube.com/user/captainzorikh
Oh yeah, I'm also writing a book about the history of the many Captain Marvels. Go to www.captainmarvelculture.com to find out more.
ANYONE attending the July 3rd Dead Elvi show at Victor's Bar and Grill will eligible for a FREE Raffle for door prizes!! There will be 2 sets of prizes...and the winners will be announced immediately following our first set!!
There will be NO CHARGE to enter this raffle. Just fill out the piece of paper and drop it in the box when you get to the show.
NOW... here are the prizes:
1st prize:
Autographed KIRK HAMMETT of Metallica ( 8X10 color photo ) Original Rob Zombie "Halloween Hootenanny" w/ The Dead Elvi Promo Poster Original Dead Elvi "Graveland" CD
2nd prize:
4 Different Official Metallica "Death Magnetic" Guitar Picks ( Direct from Kirk Hammett ) Original Rob Zombie "Halloween Hootenanny" w/ The Dead Elvi Original Dead Elvi "Graveland" CD
Ha, the "First man of steampunk" I would definitely make the case for Verne or Wells, yes!
As for how the movement started, people point to William Gibson and "The Difference Engine" from '87 I believe? I'd have to look up the exact date... but that sparked a lot of the interest.
The strange thing is that it is such a spread out subculture that a lot of the biggest place it has for meeting is online. There are large pockets of steampunks in San Diego, Seattle, parts of S. Florida, Atlanta, and then spread out over New England; along with England and Australia. A few French steampunks are really getting into things and bringing new and interesting opinions, gizmos, and gear to the scene.
But it's hard to get the pulse of the culture with it so spread out, plus since steampunk has only recently started adopting certain musical acts, there haven't been many places to meet up and discuss things so it has been a rather solitary or "group of friends" advancement. It's fascinating!
~The Dreadfuls (but Whisper speaking her opinions!)
Hey there, just stoppin by saying hi, hope you have a great weekend.. I won't be in NYC now until August so will email you later.. Have a good one Anna..xoxo
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That's me Gary (a.k.a.) Mr. Spock, Chekov,Sulu,Captain Kirk,Uhura,Scotty and Spock 2004 LA.
That's me, Captain Gary Barclay Starbase 06 CO accepting Starbase of the year award from Fleet Admiral Andy Sams.
We're now accepting submissions for our next mixtapes, please submit your info at www. coast2coastsubmissions. com for your chance to get a spot on the next mixtape!
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