i'll be in Cold Spring, NY playing with purplE k'niF today ...but here's a video treat from long ago - a frat party at Stevens Institute in Hoboken c. 1990.
that's Otis Ball & Rich Grula, with yours truly as the blurry hairball in the back.
enjoy! and remember - light fuse, run away.
cb
4TH OF JULY
She's waitin' for me when I get home from work oh, but things ain't just the same She turns out the light and cries in the dark won't answer when I call her name
On the stairs I smoke a cigarette alone Mexican kids are shootin' fireworks below Hey baby, it's the Fourth of July Hey baby, it's the Fourth of July
She gives me her cheek when I want her lips but I don't have the strength to go On the lost side of town in a dark apartment we gave up trying so long ago
On the stairs I smoke a cigarette alone Mexican kids are shootin' fireworks below Hey baby, it's the Fourth of July Hey baby, it's the Fourth of July
What ever happened I apologize so dry your tears and baby walk outside, it's the Fourth of July
On the stairs I smoke a cigarette alone Mexican kids are shootin' fireworks below Hey baby, it's the Fourth of July Hey baby, Baby take a walk outside
so...our sleepy little upstate town of Accord, NY (off Rte. 209, which is no big deal since everything up there is "off Rte. 209") turns out to have had 15 seconds of B-movie fame by being the exterior location for several scenes in the 1985 horror movie called "The Stuff".
if this weren't cool enough, the plot is a major satirical dig at consumer culture & Big Ag & the lard-assing of America.
[i found the following review on the web - who wrote it?]
We all assume that if an alien creature or strange life form was trying to take over the world, we'd beat it back right? Well sure, unless the creature was a delicious treat with a giant marketing campaign! That's the premise behind The Stuff, which to me rivals John Carpenter's great They Live and David Finch's Fight Club as a commentary on out of control consumerism. This evil creature bubbles up out of the ground. Once it's discovered, the greed and gluttony of people does it's work for it. It's the hottest new dessert treat [sort of like Fluff], and the more you eat, the more control it has over you. At first, you're not cool unless you like The Stuff. Then if you're not under it's control, you'll be hunted down and converted by those who are [Stuffies]. Industrial espionage expert Mo Rutherford [Michael Moriarty from Troll, Law & Order, Taken and The 4400] is hired to find out about the origins of The Stuff, and finds more than he ever thought. He ends up teaming up with a kid named Jason [Scott Bloom] on the run from his Stuff-crazed family, and the former director of marketing for The Stuff [Andrea Marcovicci]. They find that it's hard to fight a menace that's so loved and widespread as The Stuff. I especially love the scene where a large blob of The Stuff comes out of Mo Rutherford's pillow and tries to kill him, and when Jason goes on an anti-Stuff rampage in the local grocery store. It's one of the best effects in the movie. Other memorable cast members include Garrett Morris [from Saturday Night Live and Hunter] as Chocolate Chip Charlie, Paul Sorvino [from Law & Order, Still Standing and Star Trek: TNG] as a nutcase military extremist, and Danny Aiello [from The Professional] as an FDA agent who's corrupted by The Stuff. The movie really has that great 50's invasion movie atmosphere, like either versions of The Blob or Killer Klowns. And the best thing is that everything's done relatively seriously, not just for laughs. Some of the effects shots are funny now because of how unrealistic the people look, but you have to take the age of the movie into account. If you can overlook some of the effects that didn't age well, the rest of the movie is absolutely phenominal! I'd love to see a sequel to The Stuff made with today's special effects technology! Good links for The Stuff are hard to find, The Stuff logo links to a cool site. Here are some other links: The Stuff at the IMDB. Cast list, trailer, trivia, quotes and more Larry Cohen all about the creator of The Stuff The Stuff wikipedia entry The Stuff review
look for a "STUFF FESTIVAL coming soon!
cb
PEEVE DE JOUR: one of the exteriors in the film is an old general store right at the turnoff into Accord. the building is now derelict, and supposedly is slated to be torn down.
THIS MUST NOT HAPPEN!
the building is part of B-movie lore, and a piece of American roadside junk culture.
SAVE THE ACCORD GENERAL STORE!!!!!!
N. P. (NOW PLAYING): Sky Saxon [RIP] & The Seeds.
i was the only kid i knew at Orange High School who bought their album, and it stayed on my turntable until it unfortunately got warped by the sun in the back of Chip Fitzgerald's '57 short.
JOIE DE JOUR:
1) fresh strawberries from Kelder's Farm!
2) seeing Graham Green's "Brighton Rock" at the Film Forum. does anyone know where Paul Roselli is? need to talk with him about it!
3) Mary-Louise Parker. have been watching all of the "Weeds" shows on the net, and i think she is now officially my favorite actress.
4) seeing "Anvil! - the story of Anvil". it is not Spinal Tap - it's super moving, and no film has answered the 'why am i doing this rock 'n' roll thing?' question any better. really.
PEEVE DE JOIR: no water again due to street repairs.
JOIE DE JOUR: road trip!
ROSATI'S FLAVOR-OF-THE-DAY (6/15/09)
PEANUT BUTTER OREO
- or -
CHOCOLATECHERRY KISS
NEVER BE AT THE WRONG PARTY:
PLEASE GOD SAVE US book signing
pal Kent Smith's (a/k/a The King Of Clevo) book rocks.
Saturday, June 27, 200912:00 PM - 4:00 PM ED
off Shaker Sq.
Loganberry Books is hosting a "Local Author Book Fair" as a part of the Larchmere Flea Market and Festival. Derek Hess and Kent Smith and Jose will be join 35 other Cleveland area authors selling and signing. The Book Fair is from Noon - 4PM on Saturday June 27th. The Street Festival starts at 11AM and goes to 5PM.
i have now joined the ranks of the living fossils.
so excuse me if lately i am 100% preoccupied with the past.
JERRY'S DINER
Caroljean (nee Raymond?) '40's
'50's
“LOVE AND GREASE” SERVED AT KENT DINER By Deb Guziak | Record-Courier | October 12, 2008 |Kent, OH
"They served lots of love and grease," said Pat Garrison of Kent as she stood looking at the remains of Jerry's Diner.
It was a sentiment shared by many who attended the last cookout at Jerry's Diner Saturday. The diner, located at the corner of South Water and Erie streets, will be auctioned off by the end of the month. It has stood vacant for more than 10 years as fire almost destroyed it. The cookout was held behind the diner.
"Grease fires were a problem with the grills," said Linda Nay Smith, whose father, Bill Nay, brought the railcar to the site in 1945. He then added storage, an office, bathroom and kitchen onto the diner. It was first called "Bill's Diner." As it changed hands, it also would be known as Jerry's Diner, Terry's Diner and simply the Diner.
In 1949, Nay also built the "Diner Liner," which was located at the other end of the block. Today, it is the site of Kline-Kavali Plumbing & Heating Inc. Nay operated both diners at the same time. "They should break it into pieces and sell them," Anne Stesny of Kent said of the diner. She said she didn't eat there, but her mother, Irene Upner, had been a daytime waitress at the diner.
Dave Hinzel of Virginia peered into the glass window of the diner -- the only window not covered with graying sheets of plywood. Through the window, one could see the oak paneled counter front and charred wall studs.
"It got me through finals," he said of the diner. "I'd go there at 2, 3 in the morning and have a hamburger and greasy french fries." Hinzel, who attended Kent State University from 1970 to 1973, said he hopes the diner will be restored.
So does Smith.
The city of Kent has purchase the land on which the diner sits -- part of a land acquisition needed for a development project. When officials starting getting calls from people interested in the diner, it was decided the diner will be auctioned.
One of those interested in restoring the diner is Mike Zenone of North Olmsted. A self-described "diner nut," Zenone said he and a friend have workshops to do the renovation, but not the land to house the diner. He wants to restore the diner and find someone who would give it a home and use it as a diner.
A small percentage of the diner -- Zenone estimates 10 to 15 percent -- can be saved. The rest is too damaged to restore.
"You can make a replica, but it's not the same," he said. "An original means a lot more."
AND PAL ALLEN BUKOFF WRITES:
attn: Mike Zenone,
Glad to hear someone bought Jerry's Diner and hopes to restore it! I don't think it is possible to OVERSTATE the importance of Jerry's Diner in the culture of Kent State/Downtown Kent Ohio in terms of art/music/politics/socialnetworking. And I have a PhD in Social Psychology and spent 12 years in Kent (1973 - 1984) so I KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
In fact, Jerry's Diner may have been the single most important DINER FOR FOSTERING CREATIVE CULTURE in the United States. There is an important diner in downtown Ann Arbor, Michigan, that has played a proud similar role in UMichigan/AnnArbor street culture...but Ann Arbor never produced innovative music, art and street-culture like Kent-Ohio did during the 70s & 80s (it set itself up as a "judge & jury" of hip culture and art--e.g., Ann Arbor Film Festival--not a producer).
To help you in your search for great stories about Jerry's Diner, I have taken the liberty of posting the following note on my FACEBOOK page:
Allen BukoffMike Zenone (mikez@designengineering.com) recently bought Jerry’s Diner (Kent-Ohio), dismantled it, and moved the pieces to Cleveland for future restoration. Yeah! He wants to hear your stories. Email him.
Here's one of mine: Grilled WAITRESSES postcards at http://bit.ly/393mhc (idea for grilling postcards came from Robert Crise, Jr./Crazy Bob).
Keep us all posted and let us know when Jerry's Diner has risen from the ashes, again.
Cheers, Allen Bukoff recent work professional shit .......... DEAL DE JOUR 1: actually, kind of astounding = a G. G. Allin bobble-head doll.
JOIE DE JOUR: down to a few smokes a day (well into my second month)/running/practicing/planning a fun summer...not shabby.
NOW PLAYING/VIEWING:
Anton Karas...then and then-er.
"The Third Man" is still my all-time favorite movie (thanks Jan Sneum, for turning me on to it, and to RD in Akron for the URL's):
XTC...next to The Who, none better ever. i mean...their stuff is consistently brilliant.
as young art-punks:
Andy bails, and the band will tour no more.
ROSATI'S "FLAVOR OF THE DAY" (5/28):
GERMAN CHOCOLATE
(Pecans, coconut, caramel in chocolate custard)
NEVER BE AT THE WRONG PARTY:
HG in Akron writes:
Howdy,
Friday June 19th, HAMELL ON TRIAL is doing a PRIVATE HOUSE CONCERT at Kris and Gayle Carter's in Highland Square. 7:30 PM. I don't know if you've heard or seen this guy, but he's brilliant. His two biggest influences are probably The Clash and Bill Hicks. Seriously folks!!! You REALLY want to see this guy play. He's just sooooo smart and clever! He's also very sweet, so will be great to meet ... and his road guy owns Hueys records, so...?
ONLY 50 Tix are available at $15./ so I'd cough up fast. Just contact kris : info@kristoffercarter.com
standing in the exact spot where i stood 39 years ago at Kent State University in the Prentice Hall Parking Lot when the Ohio National Guard opened fire.
UPDATE 5/7/09
you know...just paused for a few seconds and looked at that picture above.
yes, the lens distorts the depth of field some, but the interesting thing is how far away the parking lot is from the pogoda (and where the guard stood...the pic is from their location/perspective).
all four students who were killed were in the parking lot = 2-300 feet away. the guard sez they fired because the felt in danger/in a life-threatening situation: wouldn't it follow that the dead would be closer?...that the people who were endangering them would be 10-20-30 feet away vs. a football field away? it has been documented that there were very few people that close to the guard.in the picture above, there is only a thin swath of gray asphalt parking lot visible under the right branches of the brown tree in the middle of the picture.
therefore, it is reasonable to conclude that - when the guard turned (as a group....which they did & as if acting under an order to fire) - they aimed at & shot blindly into a crowd in a parking lot 2-300 feet away.
that is not how people act in a 'life-threatening situation'/in self-defense.
Saturday May 2nd 8P to 10P...ish at Lockview (formerly The Lime Spider) 207 S Main St. Akron, OH (across from the Civic Theater)
Members of TIN HUEY: Stu Austin, Michael Aylward, Chris Butler, Ralph Carney, Harvey Gold, Bob Ethington and...
No charge, Just makin' some strange noises in a place where you can eat and drink.
In spirit, Mark Price.. ALWAYS in spirit!
Special Guests expected to make grunts o' genius at one moment or another during the evening... possibly, perhaps, maybe, probably:
Debbie Smith (Chi-Pig, Half Cleveland) David Thomas (Pere Ubu, Rocket From the Tombs, DT w. the 2 Pale Boys) Kristoffer Carter (www.kcshow.com) Rich Roberts (Chi-Pig, The Hi -Fi's, and 147.8 other bands)
Should be fun and (mostly interesting).
We'd love to see you and get a hug!
xoxoxo - Us
PEEVE DE JOUR: Wunder Gurl busts her foot. poor baby....
We all assume that if an alien creature or strange life form was trying to take over the world, we'd beat it back right? Well sure, unless the creature was a delicious treat with a giant 
marketing campaign! That's the premise behind The Stuff, which to me rivals John Carpenter's great 
and tries to kill him, and when Jason goes on an anti-Stuff rampage in the local grocery store. It's one of the best effects in the movie. Other memorable cast members include Garrett Morris [from Saturday Night Live and Hunter] as Chocolate Chip Charlie, Paul Sorvino [from Law & Order, 
