I woke up this morning and I was bored.
Actually, I woke up this morning and remembered that song lyric. I was trying to remember if it was Destroy All Monsters (a short lived Ann Arbor rock band with some legendary performers) or if it was more mainstream. Looking at it on AllMusic.com, it was the Monsters. But -- the weird thing is that more than two dozen bands have done cover versions of that song. I always thought it was a 45 rpm that only local townies knew about.
I sure hope Ron Asheton is getting paid for it ... I think he's still driving a tow-truck for Brewer's service station.
When I would late-night DJ on Saturday nights at WCBN in Ann Arbor, Ron and Niagra would always call about 4:30 in the morning. They were up partying and wanted me to play Roxy Music, the Cubes, and 70s punk or pre-punk.
Ron once told me that they were doing a show with Sonic's Rendezvous at the Second Chance and they had all dropped acid. Patty Smith was there of course too. Ron said while they were partying down in the basement of the bar he found a picture of an old lady. He brought the picture over to Patty and told her he had found a mirror. "Look Patty, it's you!"
He said she flipped out and then started laughing gleefully at his own story. I love someone with that sense of humor, but I'm totally opposed to messing with people who are tripping.
Just prior to starting the WCBN thing, I worked at a local record store that had a fairly hip selection. This is pre-CD. Everything was vinyl. Sisters of Mercy didn't have an LP yet. They only had 12" singles. I was attracted by the awesome graphic design on the jackets and then got hip to them as a band. I used to play their version of the Stooges song "1969" in the store all of the time. It's a great cover version of that song.
When Sisters of Mercy finally released an LP, I went to see them play at St. Andrews Hall. (I always wished I had gone to see the DBs that night instead). The show was great, even though the band had just fired the drummer. They filled the stage with so much dry ice that no one could see whether the band had a new drummer or were using a machine. I went backstage to have them sign my "1969" 12" single. Andrew Eldritch was holding court and commented that Ron Asheton had heard the song playing at a record store somewhere. I realized that Ron must have heard it when I played it at work, and sort of remembered selling him a copy to someone that looked like him. Andrew was pissed that Ron had found out about them doing the song. Ron was pursuing legal action against them to get paid royalties.
I looked at Andrew and said, "Nice meeting ya ... gotta go!"
Actually, I woke up this morning and remembered that song lyric. I was trying to remember if it was Destroy All Monsters (a short lived Ann Arbor rock band with some legendary performers) or if it was more mainstream. Looking at it on AllMusic.com, it was the Monsters. But -- the weird thing is that more than two dozen bands have done cover versions of that song. I always thought it was a 45 rpm that only local townies knew about.
I sure hope Ron Asheton is getting paid for it ... I think he's still driving a tow-truck for Brewer's service station.
When I would late-night DJ on Saturday nights at WCBN in Ann Arbor, Ron and Niagra would always call about 4:30 in the morning. They were up partying and wanted me to play Roxy Music, the Cubes, and 70s punk or pre-punk.
Ron once told me that they were doing a show with Sonic's Rendezvous at the Second Chance and they had all dropped acid. Patty Smith was there of course too. Ron said while they were partying down in the basement of the bar he found a picture of an old lady. He brought the picture over to Patty and told her he had found a mirror. "Look Patty, it's you!"
He said she flipped out and then started laughing gleefully at his own story. I love someone with that sense of humor, but I'm totally opposed to messing with people who are tripping.
Just prior to starting the WCBN thing, I worked at a local record store that had a fairly hip selection. This is pre-CD. Everything was vinyl. Sisters of Mercy didn't have an LP yet. They only had 12" singles. I was attracted by the awesome graphic design on the jackets and then got hip to them as a band. I used to play their version of the Stooges song "1969" in the store all of the time. It's a great cover version of that song.
When Sisters of Mercy finally released an LP, I went to see them play at St. Andrews Hall. (I always wished I had gone to see the DBs that night instead). The show was great, even though the band had just fired the drummer. They filled the stage with so much dry ice that no one could see whether the band had a new drummer or were using a machine. I went backstage to have them sign my "1969" 12" single. Andrew Eldritch was holding court and commented that Ron Asheton had heard the song playing at a record store somewhere. I realized that Ron must have heard it when I played it at work, and sort of remembered selling him a copy to someone that looked like him. Andrew was pissed that Ron had found out about them doing the song. Ron was pursuing legal action against them to get paid royalties.
I looked at Andrew and said, "Nice meeting ya ... gotta go!"