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Posted by on Fri, 21 Aug 2009 22:41:00 GMT |
The Chronic Ill-Logical His Story of Kongress |
Received a phone call from Renate, who was with Kongress on the Helloween Show @ Max's Kansas City, NY 1976 on the video and soon to be released DVD. She has requested some of the 'old songs' for Mem...
Posted by on Sun, 28 May 2006 21:44:00 GMT |
The Chronic Ill-Logical His Story of Kongress |
I was already familiar with Crowley's Cocaine pamphlet, having discovered it in the Warlock Shop in Brooklyn Heights around 1974. I had just conceived the title for a song Chinese Laundromat, the ni...
Posted by on Tue, 23 May 2006 22:22:00 GMT |
The Chronic Ill-Logical His Story of Kongress |
Around this time, I received a complimentary subscription to the Berkeley Barb. One issue had a review of Robert Anton Wilson's classic on synchronicity and related fields, 'The Cosmic Trigger.' I p...
Posted by on Mon, 22 May 2006 22:55:00 GMT |
The Chronic Ill-Logical His Story of Kongress |
Anyone who has been following this blog should realize that the focus has been on the band Kongress fronted by a magical phantom that passed through our lives way too fast. He was around only long en...
Posted by on Fri, 19 May 2006 23:02:00 GMT |
The Chronic Ill-Logical His Story of Kongress |
If this sounds eerie or strange, after awhile you'll get used to this type of phenomena because this sort of thing has continually been a part of my life. I tend to categorize these events as some ki...
Posted by on Wed, 17 May 2006 20:18:00 GMT |
The Chronic Ill-Logical His Story of Kongress |
After the Elgin, I wasn't sure I wanted to continue dealing with the disappointments of the live performance end of the music business. It was time to document the madness, put out a record and stop ...
Posted by on Tue, 16 May 2006 23:13:00 GMT |
The Chronic Ill-Logical His Story of Kongress |
During one of the rehearsals in the Elgin basement, I got word that my sixteen year old roadie Joe (born 6/6/60), who hadn't been seen for a month or so, had been found dead in upstate New York with r...
Posted by on Mon, 15 May 2006 22:41:00 GMT |
The Chronic Ill-Logical His Story of Kongress |
Security at the Elgin was a problem and at one point, Rone had his Fender Bandmaster amp stolen. Roger Euster, organizer of the shows, took responsibility and paid for a replacement. A few days late...
Posted by on Fri, 12 May 2006 20:28:00 GMT |
The Chronic Ill-Logical His Story of Kongress |
As expected, we did not get the gig (we were too much of a spectacle for a grand opening to showcase a new club), but that Saturday, the front cover of the Daily News contained a black and white photo...
Posted by on Thu, 11 May 2006 22:36:00 GMT |
