Recorded: live on March 16, 2003 at the Beta Lounge in San Francisco
In 1967, San Francisco’s Fifty Foot Hose were certainly one of the
innovators of a sound that took Psychedelia to new heights and was
captured on the band’s one record, Cauldron. They are a totally
unique hybrid—on one hand pulsating bay area acid rock, on the other,
fractured electronic freakery, becoming one whole cohesive being. The
sci-fi-ish video game-like artwork hinted at the sounds within, as did
the Limelight label’s pedigree for truly progressive sounds. Band
leader, Cork Marcheschi, used homemade electronic devices to create
crude and experimental soundscapes and instrumental compositions that
were sprinkled throughout the album.
Often starting shows with a swelling rumble that exploded into the
first song, they soon developed a rabid following on the SF scene,
though there was the occasional totally wrong gig, like when a
very-pregnant Nancy had to perform at a Catholic Girls’ school! Still,
the group wowed the crowds, performing with greats like Chuck Berry and
Fairport Convention.
R- 30+ years later...Every time I see your Chola fan base proudly sporting thier "BROWN LIPSTICK" I will think of you, you trend setter/stinking'B-I-T-C-H/ B-I-T-C-H/ B-I-T-C-H' I would have learned my part sooner if I'd read the lyric sheet (I thought it was spelled B-I-C-H) 5 over 4 only Y-O-U/ Y-O-U/ etc.. Thanks for the stretch-marks in my arhythemic catalogue of musical misunderstanding Still looking forward to getting together to trade 5's. (over a 6/8 blu z shffl a'course - keepinitrealn'all). Until then, thankful for the fond memories and ancient practice tapes.
Michelle, Bryan and I are so sorry for loss. You got married a year befoe we did and I will never forget our years together.Words can not express how much we both loved Richie. Richie we love you and always will. Tina and Bryan
I'm a drummer that always wanted to play in a band that featured a percussionist, and Richie was certainly a guy I would have loved collaborating with. Ed Mann, Ed Marimba, and Richie Hass, all faves of mine.
We'll all miss you, Richie. I especially loved your work in Zoogz' band and with Jack Brewer's band, I REALLY, REALLY loved and STILL love your outrageously funny songs, I loved your incendiary sense of humor, and I loved all your amazing musical talent you made available to me in those agonizingly rare instances when I had enough money to produce a recording session. You were the greatest!!!!
Please let me know about any memorial for Richie. I'm out of town but will come if the timing fits an upcoming trip.
...uncledon. aka Uncle Don B. Fanning. - - -
To: Thee Instagon Foundation .. From: Lob ov Instagon .. Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2008 09:43:34 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [TheeInstagonFoundation] Fwd: Sad news....
i got this from Scott yesterday.. if anyone else wants to send this out.. it would be appriciated.
Richie was a great guy.. he will be missed by the SoCal experimental music scene for sure.. - lob
--- Scott Heustis .. wrote:
> Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:31:35 -0700 > From: Scott Heustis .. > To: Scott Heustis .. > Subject: Sad news....
> Richie Hass passed away this morning. He was at the City of Hope at the time. I just heard from Michelle. That's pretty much all I know right now.
> I'm putting the word out. Can you spread the word too? I'm sure there will be a ceremony, but unfortunately I'm going to miss it. I'm going to be in Paris for the next two weeks, and it's too late to cancel the trip.
The lady asked to speak to Rizzo. I said, "Baby, maybe it was because the last time I was caught conjugating a verb on the hygiene exam, all the refreshments were gone." Next I had to deliver a pie to Ravi Shankar who is a reliable tipper. This was verified in the newspaper about the rockets going off; how every hit TV show has one star who does everything.
So it's a capital 'T' that's been hanging you up? Don't worry, it's only paint. And paint is easy to remove. If I was your mother and you were my daughter, you would be sleeping already. I wear these pajamas only on weekends. And you think that's healthy? People don't listen to their body until it's too late. I am not dramatic, I am merely being practical.
After last night's lecture, someone commented to me that I must be an army brat because I had such fantastic teeth. Such teeth, he said, could only be the result of good breeding and access to the finest dental care. I explained that though I descend from a long line of Bulgarian nobility, when I was a boy people were still having infected teeth removed by a donkey tied to a rope. Happenstance, I explained to him, is the main reason behind Mustafio's distinguished countenance.
