GOD IS ALIVE, MAGIC IS AFOOT

I am trying in this one article, to enumerate just a FEW of the coincidences, the serendipity of this blog and the coming together of its people. I am no stranger to all this, I have noticed and followed such things most of my adult life. Call it a form of being "Street-wise". Some regard it as just NOTICING magic - Deja'Vu - Circumstancial patterns. The rhyme and rhythm of serendipity.

Here though, it is more than just coincidence. If I had to give it an image I would suggest the concept of The Phoenix rising from its own ashes. There is more than just casual meanings to the names our forefathers applied to what was at the time, their world. Up in the Grand Canyon for instance there are all sorts of Egyptian names given to various parts of the geography. In a 1909 edition of the Arizona Republic there is a big article about discoveries of the remains of giants deep within the caves, caverns and mountains of the Grand Canyon.

What does all this mean? Ever had a good case of Deja'Vu? Ever LIVED in a condition of Deja'Vu? I have. Jerome, Cottonwood, Clarkdale, Sedona... the entire Verde Valley where I wandered and adventured during the fall of 1969 - was the home of TWO of my great-great-grandfathers, whose children married and gave birth to my grandfather in Cottonwood. So what? Ya had to have been there to experience the things I did but to say the least, wow. I didn't find ANY of this stuff out until I started researching genealogy years later, in 1993.

Mariah Fleming in archived posts on this blog - recounts a vivid up close and personal experience with the spirit of Bill Compton immediately after his death. Mariah as it turns out, had a near-death experience at birth. She was premature and in an incubator for a long time. In my case, I had a near-death experience also at birth, where I sustained a skull injury. Perhaps these circumstances cause perceptions to kick in that often go unnoticed. There have been many similar examples.

What does this MEAN to the readers of this blog? How come these things matter? How do I love thee? How do we love one another? Let me count the ways..

John Robertson and Daniel Page both migrated separately to Orcas Island in the Great Northwest. They met there and became good friends, eventually sharing space for a time. Then one day they discussed the past so the story goes. Dan was an editor of Rebirth in Phoenix. John was a DJ at KDKB. It must have been like two brothers discovering each other for the first time because BOTH their 'mother's names were Mary and their father's names were John'. Do you have any idea how mathematically UNLIKELY an encounter lile this is?

Ted Dickenson (a close friend of John's) and I kept running into each other all over Arizona in some of the most obscure towns. Williams, Bisbee and on and on through various career choices ranging from art carving to warehousing to radio. So what? WHAT - is that it kept REPEATING over and over for about 15 years.

NOW we come up to Present time. NOW it is 2006. I have a different life in North Texas but NOW we have the Internet, NOW communication can be done more conveniently and NOW we cannot deny Circumstance and Serendipity becuse it is in our faces.

NOW I rediscover Bruce Frank, Dan Page, Rebirth, KCAC survivors and others. NOW we can compare notes about being Street-wise and noting the magic that surrounds us.

I had not seen Bruce since he came to visit me at my old shack on South Central in Phoenix in about 1977. If Bruce reads this and tells me it didn't happen, I am gonna crap. There was a surreal aspect to the meeting. It was just before or just after Bill died and what I remember most about it was the countenance - the glow around Bruce. I don't recall anything that was said.

NOW we find out that our lives have progrssed in similar, parallel directions. Lovers. Wives. Children.

I was impressed with a Phoenix hippie family with a daughter named Summer. I don't remember anything about them other than how pretty the little gitl was and how I remarked to her and her parents that I really loved the name Summer and wished I had a little girl to name Summer. There was a sudden electric pause in the room and she said; "You will".

I did.

Summer Rose Wortham was born in the middle of August, 1984. She lived 12 years and died in a car wreck Christmas of 1996 - a few months after the 1996 KCAC reunion. As part of the grieving and recovery process my wife Debby compiled a book which I converted into a blog......... http://cherishedblossoms.blogspot.com/
Sad to read but hopeful too and now........ THIS?

NOW I discover that Bruce Frank has a daughter born in 1993. Name? Summer. Summer Rose.
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Bruce writes: got this from Ron just now...thought i'd forward it right away... more later but... somethings happining... would you beleive the hand of god moving here... and were getting in touch with our higher selves... Yea i knew you would... weve seen enough of that in action to beleive and smile... but its getting in touch
with us and communicating stronger than ever it seem... Ron and i just discovered we both have a daughter named Summer... Rose, and many other coincidences... Ummm
Lov Ya Bro
more later
Bruce
Summer Rose Wortham b. 1984
Summer Rose Frank b. 1993

i don't know what to make of it... or if i even should... its a little much... I just sent you an email... as i cant find her 'your Summer Rose' pics on the memorial site... but reading it i learned your daughter also played clarinet... guess what... my daughter plays in the school band too... clarinet... right. My daughter and i were both astounded by the coincidences and parellels... that are being reveled.

My feeling alway is that these reflection of our personal lives in the world around us, weather we understand them or not, is always a good thing... cause what i do understand is... thats our, higher self... getting in touch with us... Yes, our god self that is part of everything around us... just tuneing in with us and showing us... Its with us and working...

We are getting in touch with our higher selves and its getting in touch with us through the world around us... which is us! I tell people not to be afraid or superstisous or to make to much of it, cause well be seeing more and more of this as we go on... think of it as positive feedback... so keep the faith, enjoy the ride and watch the wonders unfold... dont forget a little respect and thanks along the way... cause were probably gonna be seeing more and more of this kind of thing as we go on. We are getting in touch with our higher selves... we are connecting... and its hearing us and awnsering back... and i gotta say it...
'god is alive, magic is a foot'
Love Ya'll
Bruce

God is Alive - Magic is Afoot, Bruce and Rebirth appears to be coming real.

Ron

The Incredible String Band
The Half Remarkable Question

Who moved the black castle
Who moved the white queen
When Gimmel and Daleth where standing between?
Out of the evening growing a veil

Pining for the pine woods that ached for the sail

There's something forgotten I want you to know
The freckles of rain are telling me so
O it's the old forgotten question
What is that we are part of?
What is it that we are?

And an elephant madness has covered the sun
The judge and the juries they play for the fun
They've torn up the roses and washed all the soap
And the martyr who marries them dares not elope
O it's the never realised question

O long O long e're yet my eyes
Braved the gates enormous fire
And the body folded 'round me
And the person in me grew

The flower and its petal
The root and its grasp
The earth and its bigness
The breath and its gasp
The mind and its motion
The foot and its move
The life and its pattern
The heart and its love
O it's the half-remarkable question.

ALWUN PARTY YouTube VIDEO CLIP COLLECTION

FLASH! One moment in time captured by Ken Beals and his video camera - Bob Gately applauding.

THIS PAGE Contains all the video clips posted at YouTube. Some browsers apparently do not respond directly to link code, thus you will have to cut/paste the URL directly into your browser to see it. Ir is WORTH the hassle!

Remember, we are all likely to be part of a museum someday. Please add your pictures, sound clips and/or videos as you find them!
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Marty Manning calms the restless but not hostile crowd
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHobua1Ofc8)

Mariah and Russ talk about why Jimmy began the KCAC Lives! blog
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etr9tQ1WhdU)

Wonderful Russ Shaw makes breaking chair sound like gunshot.
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzVBiM6cQSc)

Kim Moody introduces Michael Collins
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8VvZVwsGyk)

Michael Collins sings Blues Part I
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wL_aGVLmYFY)

Michael Collins sings Blues Part II
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OS-peAgQqBs)

Andy Olson Radio Free Phoenix
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_ZHE21MqtQ)

Daniel Page - Still Pictures archivist
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrgSWnlfsb8)

Marty & Kent
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dc4J1J8uRaE)

Bruce / Acoustic Duet part 1
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaIAolEESTc)

Bruce / Acoustic Duet part 2
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRY9RNhmkm4)

Liz Boyle shares Peace Brownies
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPD98BfCNtc)

Kathy Grieger recalls Rebirth
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ASNfzhFb44)

WHAT IF RADIO FREE PHOENIX WAS EVERYWHERE?

The FCC is trying to call it Pirate Radio. Andy and RFP are staying quite legal BUT there are those out there who are going airborne without a icense of any kind and these stations are popping up like dandelions all over the country.

What if they could tap onto Radio Free Phoenix and "steal" the stream for re-broadcast? HHMMMmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm?

God is Alive Magic is Afoot. Click the headline.

"How do you do - I see you've met my faithful handyman"

NOTE: It has been proven with the KCAC gathering that The Time Warp IS possible!
C'mon baby ---- Let's do The Lumbar Twist!
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Monsters Menagerie Opens October, Friday the 13th! (Not for the Triskaidekaphobic)
Exhibit: October 13 through November 3; Viewing: Tue - Fri, 12 - 6pm, free

Artists’ Opening Reception: Friday, Oct 13, 8 pm. Free entertainment and refreshments.
Alwun House, 1204 E. Roosevelt St, Phoenix AZ, 602-253-7887, www.alwunhouse.org

Alwun House 7th annual “Monsters Menagerie” exhibit gives serious Valley art lovers and sinister hipsters a thrilling range of monster/devilish artworks in a variety of media; from raw-edged political sarcasm, extraordinary and supernatural spirits, to surreal and fantasy art (like a smokin’ 9-foot dinosaur). From affordable paper mache sculptures to reasonably priced contemporary Halloween images in a variety of media. This is ART! Not for the Walgreen kitsch crowd.

In the spirit of this holiday, Alwun’s annual Halloween art show and Costume Ball Oct 28th, exorcizes evil influences around us: Some in a humorous and witty way, others not so funny; like juxtaposing world hunger with “it’s hot” Paris Hilton.

The legendary Alwun historic 1912, 2-story bungalow on Roosevelt Row, is the perfect “haunted” setting for a leisure stroll through this extremely spirited exhibit with creaky wooden floors, and real ghosts. Daytime guests are invited to have a complimentary jolt of java lounge around the outdoor fountains and surrounding garden nooks and crannies in full fall bloom.

Participating artists: Joi Carey aka Agony Bliss, Baron Dixon, Landy Headley, Mike Maas, Mantis, Larry LoPresti, Gillian Payne, Bob Price, Stephanie Ringler, Mel Rose, and Verisecha Williams, as well as some surprise artists.

Alwun House T-shirts available: "El Diablo," by Johnny Bradon. $20. Drop by House or e-order
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THERE'S NO PLACE AS AUTHENTICALLY HAUNTED & GOOD SPIRITED AS ALWUN HOUSE & GARDENS! LIVE STAGE SHOW & DANCE FLOOR!

“Monsters Costume Ball”
Saturday, October 28, 8pm-1am. $10 door. Get On The Party Bus! Spirits Flow, Horror d’Oeuvres, Entertainment, DJ's Dance Mix, Videos, Costume Prizes!

Building on last year’s wall to wall crowded ‘tour de force’ art party, Alwun’s macabre Halloween Eve’s monstrous Ball will be charged with extraordinary other-world passions with “horror d’oeuvres,” spirits (otherworldly and no-host bar), and live entertainment. Fetish Attire welcome - don’t let the crowd scare you. Opendance contemporary dance company, Kali Dancers, Poe readings, body painting, camp horror videos, The Mixtress DJ’s dance floor and a buffet full of balls.

The Monsters Costume Ball is a non-profit fundraising activity benefiting Alwun House Foundation, downtown’s premiere Gallery and arts organization since 1971.

November First Friday: “Blow-Out Closing,” Nov 3rd, 7- 10pm. Free

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NEXT GROUNDBREAKING EXHIBIT: 35 Years / 35 Artists (www.alwunhouse.org)

As Downtown’s first non-profit gallery and legendary artspace since 1971, Alwun House creates over-the-top art-centric events celebrating Phoenix’s emerging creative renaissance. See: 944 Magazine “art focus,” Oct 2006.
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Like to meet the most inclusive and fun hip happenin' folks that have made downtown a great place to work and be alive in?!
Then Downtown's first art gallery and non-profit arts organization invites to to reply e-mail your interest, we'd love to discuss YOUR interests.

Interested in Volunteering or Exhibiting? Contact: Dana Johnson, dana@alwunhouse.org
If you have not received your color invites from Alwun in past 2 months, reply with snail address!

DEJA'VU Then & Now Mugshots: BOB LEHR

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Bob Lehr ca 1971





Bob Lehr a few years ago (ca 2003)


THANKS to Don Johnson for the research and pictures on this mugshot of Bob Lehr who I understand, is doing a radio show a couple of times per week at KGOO in San Fransisco. Funny.. I ALMOST went to work at KMPX-FM and I know of now, Belle Starr (Nusbaum) Aunt Fran and probably those un-named and undiscovered that San Fransisco has somehow seduced over the years. Must be the singing fish under the houseboats in Sausalito, eh?

Bob was part of the Scott Niccolson/Mike Kollassa Don Johnson, Dave Deerhake and Others crew of KCAC enthusiasts. Seems like I recall Rich Hoyle as part of that crew as well. Radio does "get ya". Bob always looked 35 when he was young. He looks 35 now, too.
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Email address for Bob Lehr. You should really try to call him at KPOO on Wed. night 8:00 to 11:00PM PST.
bnclehr@yahoo.com
Lehr, Bob

WHERE ARE WE NOW? (Email) - KEN PACELEY

Nostalgia closing in? Wanna say hi to everyone? Got a memory to share? Click the headline above and drop a line. Send a picture if you can!!

hi ron it's a great blog read some of them , it remind me of times out at starbrite and our trip to mingus mountain interesting moments in the time of lives around that kcac crew. i myself haven't smoked anything in a couple of decades except a fine cigar or two. i'm currently living in dallas tx. in a nice home i purchased five years ago to the month with my dog 'einstein'. it's in the north dallas area near the plano border about 2400 sq. ft. in a nice neighborhood, i live in one room and the dog has the rest of the house. this last july ken wakefield, marty manning and myself spent five days in yellowstone national park , it was the ' geezers and geysers trip'. had a wonderful time of it, great sights of the nature of our living earth that we take for granted at times we reminisced of the old kcac days fond memories of our youth and we miss bill, gary and hank to this day and forever as you might know a few us of have a springtime party at scott jones or marty manning or nancy kitchell's to celebrite the life and spirit of gary " toad hall " kinsey. in the course of the evening we always sing his theme song "i'd rather be having fun" it's touching each and every time brings a tear to my eye. sincerely ken paceley
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Email Ken at: Paceley, Ken

Quiz "What Democracy Means to Me"

In view of our wildly successful and wholly democratic (in the non political party sense) gathering I thought I'd post this and let everyone guess who wrote it. Here's a hint: He sometimes foretold the future on television. Have fun!!

From 1991
To me, democracy means placing trust in the little guy, giving the fruits of nationhood to those who built the nation. Democracy means anyone can grow up to be president, and anyone who doesn't grow up can be vice president.

Democracy is people of all races, colors, and creeds united by a single dream: to get rich and move to the suburbs away from people of all races, colors, and creeds. Democracy is having time set aside to worship — 18 years if you're Jim Bakker.

Democracy is buying a big house you can't afford with money you don't have to impress people you wish were dead. And, unlike communism, democracy does not mean having just one ineffective political party; it means having two ineffective political parties.

Democracy means freedom of sexual choice between any two consenting adults; Utopia means freedom of choice between three or more consenting adults. But I digress. Democracy is welcoming people from other lands, and giving them something to hold onto — usually a mop or a leaf blower. It means that with proper timing and scrupulous bookkeeping, anyone can die owing the government a huge amount of money.

Democracy means a thriving heartland with rolling fields of Alfalfa, Buckwheat, Spanky, and Wheezer. Democracy means our elected officials bow to the will of the people, but more often they bow to the big butts of campaign contributors.

Yes, democracy means fighting every day for what you deserve, and fighting even harder to keep other weaker people from getting what they deserve. Democracy means never having the Secret Police show up at your door. Of course, it also means never having the cable guy show up at your door. It's a tradeoff. Democracy means free television. Not good television, but free.

Democracy is being able to pick up the phone and, within a minute, be talking to anyone in the country, and, within two minutes, be interrupted by call waiting.

Democracy means no taxation without representation, and god knows, we've just about had the hell represented out of us. It means the freedom to bear arms so you can blow the "o" out of any rural stop sign you want.

And finally, democracy is the eagle on the back of a dollar bill, with 13 arrows in one claw, 13 leaves on a branch, 13 tail feathers, and 13 stars over its head. This signifies that when the white man came to this country, it was bad luck for the Indians, bad luck for the trees, bad luck for the wildlife, and lights out for the American eagle.

I thank you.

Allwun House photos posted!

Howdy!

Wow, that was one swell party, eh? What a great bunch of people. I repeated a remark someone had made that it was just a bunch of old hippies having a get-together, and someone noted that it was really quite a bit more than that - it was a pretty historical event, when you consider that many of the people there were quite instrumental in shaping the cultural mindset of a generation. A momentous occasion indeed. The "Old Hippies" remark is, of course, just a way of saying we're stylishly casual about it, right?

There were quite a few people taking pictures (and videos too!), some of them with professional skills and equipment, so I'm sure there will be plenty of great stuff available to us through one source or another; in the meantime, though, I've posted most of my amateur shots in a new Webshots album called "Allwun House - A Momentous Occasion," and added the link to the KCAC Lives Photo Albums page (that link's under the "Community" heading in the left sidebar). I also added a link to the Woodstock Pictures Album to that page - Bob Gately had sent me the photos some time back, and I posted them to a public album (one that shows up on my Webshots home page), but it occurred to me it should be on the KCAC Lives Photo Albums page, too.

I was too intimidated by the daunting prospect of giving titles to all the pictures, so I'll leave it up to you guys and gals to leave comments. You can do that for the album or for individual pictures in it.

Enjoy!

CAN WE TALK?

To access Gabbly chat mode, click the headline.
Picture courtesy of Wonderful Russ Shaw.

We have a chat mode on this page, courtesy of Jimmy and it doesn't get used much. See, most folks don't know it's there. Click the headine, leave some graffitti for the next guy to read. MAYBE if you and someone else are online at the same time you find someplace to score some Viagra without a prescription!

Once you see the chat window pop up, you can save the page to your Favorites [bookmark] and you can automatically invoke the chat mode each time you check in!

I love you, Alice B. Toklas.

Ronco

PS......... 12,000 hits just flashed by - 50-200 hits per day. "I know you're out there somewhere" - Moody Blues

LIZ ROCKS IT!

To go to Liz' website, click the headline above.
Graphic provided by Wonderful Russ Shaw

Radio Free Phoenix's Liz Boyle Voted Best Radio Personality in Phoenix New Times Best Of Phoenix!

Hello Everybody!!

We are so excited! Our Liz Boyle was the WINNER of the Reader's Choice, Best Radio Personality, in this year's New Times!! Check it out in this weeks edition of the New Times Best of Issue on page 267 or go to the internet link:

http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/bestof/award.php?oid=oid:198487

Liz has been such an important part of Phoenix radio and here and at Radio Free Phoenix, we are proud that she is a part of our "Family" Liz has been instrumental in the evolution of Radio Free and we can't thank her enough for her devotion!

We also want to thank our listeners who went on the web and voted, nobody can say that Internet Radio is not valid now...not only did Liz win but also a local band that we adore and encouraged the listeners to vote for...Brimstone Flowers won the award for Best Local Band. I'm sure both would have won regardless because they are all super talents, but I know that we made a difference and are proud to say so!!

Please take the time to let Liz and The Brimstone Flowers know how proud we are...congratulations to them!!

Thanks so much, it goes to show that together we ALL make a difference and maybe next year, The New Times might just add a Best of Internet Radio Station category in the Listeners Choice Awards!!

Rock On!!!
Cheryl Sweet
RFP

HERE'S TO OUR FIRST 'REBIRTH OF REAL' NIGHT IN THE GREAT GARDEN OF ALWUN

Hi All,
To everyone who came to the Alwun House gathering, thank you for making it such a happy and meaningful night.

Some special kudos: Marty Manning, thanks especially for kickstarting our event by taking hold of that microphone...your stories are wonderful. Thanks Russ Shaw, for your booming voice, ready smile and ever unique and entertaining point of view; Tom Wright, thanks for bringing those wonderful archival recordings and proposals...wow. It was spine tingling and comforting to hear Bill's voice broadcasting from KCAC at the genesis of this thing...and the live music show featuring a very young and golden throated Hans Olson...talk about a time machine!

To the ever radiant Liz Boyle, your famous spinach brownies with the powdered sugar peace symbols were the PERFECT touch...and thanks for energizing people to stand up and speak up!! Thanks to Michael Collins for playing some GREAT music; Bruce Frank and the second Rebirth Band (o: for playing those tunes; Doug Smith for singing the beautiful song about those KCAC KBKD days...Ron Wortham for all your great posts and your unflinching support, time and energy...GREAT to hear your voice there on the phone...Andy Olson for saying a few words to everyone there.

And what would the night have been like without Terri Sussman, VP of AMEHOF, adding her smile and good vibes to the mix; and 'the woman behind 'THE MAN!'" Toni Beals, for your warmth and 'can do' attitude. Without you I'd have surely crashed that double bundt cake I was trying to assemble and then slice. Your energy and generosity never cease to amaze me; to Ken Beals (the man behind 'THE WOMAN'") from AMEHOF bountiful thanks for vidoetaping the event for us, and for not putting that heavy video camera down!!

To Ray Bowen for chronicling yet another photographic tribute to an Arizona 'historical event'...to all the Rebirth folks (Linda Peterson, I KNEW I had seen you somewhere before! I had no idea you knew those folks till after the event!) much love from someone who was around, but not in, your Rebirth circle. Great to meet you, Sharon Porter, and we can't wait to see your cd of pictures! You too Daniel!! And Daniel...well, words can't express the gratitude I feel for having met you again thru the blog and with your inspiration to guide me, getting this event in gear. And to Ron Wortham...the king of inspiration and the driving wheel behind the movement...YOU ARE SO AMAZING! To Jimmy Magahern thanks for fitting the gathering in to your already slammed "things to do" list. It just wouldn't have been the same without you and your lovely Lola. Talk about lighting up a room!

And of course, Alwun House's Kim and Dana you have our TREMENDOUS THANKS for hosting the event. Walking into Alwun House and seeing it aglow for us, well, it put a little lump in my throat. Talk about awesome and awe inspiring. Dana, how you had the time to make that strawberry chocolate bundt cake I don't know but sure are glad you did...c'est magnifique! Here's a big happy howl to your beautiful Great Danes for cleaning up the end of party mess canine style...

It's impossible to mention everyone by name...just know that your presence was part of the beauty of the night.

To those who missed it, we sure missed you...but take heart, the wonderhearted Kim Moody has asked me if we want to do another 'Rebirth of Real' Celebration (how about January before it gets hot!) at Alwun House!! Kim's in the spirit of a continuing circle of "Rebirth of Real" gatherings. There could be no more perfect place for us to hold them. You have continued to make Alwun House a glistening desert gem. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU.

Next time we'll have more than a week's notice so we'll count on seeing everyone there...and next time we'll keep a healthy 'tip jar' going for Alwun House!
Mariah

Simply Marvelous....

Thanks...
for a wonderful nite and the chance to share it with ya'll. Good things happened, and will continue. Dan has left for home , with some pics and videos which he'll post once he arrives.
love Ya'll
keep the faith, carry on
Bruce Frank
here something that fits...

Messages hurry across time…
Messengers meet.
Pieces gather together.
People become close.
God lives and waits...
and we only await our own arrival.
Arcane, by Thomas

THE LIST - EDITION #6 - On The Bus

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"We are not gathered here to find a purpose - The Purpose has found us and gathered us together here."
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Adams, Lynne
Alves, Jack
Apicella, John
Arizona Music Hall Of Fame
Arnold, Linda
Bailey, Jim
Baldwin, Mike
Baldwin, Russ
Beals, Ken email Mariah Fleming for contact info
Bowen, Ray
Bell, Bob Boze
Bennett, Fran
Bentley, Connie
Bethancourt, Joe
Boyle, Liz
Bradychocks, Julie
Cahal, John "Rebirth" (private - contact vagabondvet
Carroll, Todd
Carter, Marsha
Carver, Sue
Clark, Doug
Collins, Michael
Compton, Bill (Deceased)
Compton-Glenn, Carole
Cookenboo, Hank (Deceased)
Covington, Dan
Crazy (Jan Isbell)(Deceased)
Curry. Robert S.
Curtis, Mike
Davis, Marc (Terros)
DeGray, Helen
Deerhake, David
Dickinson, Ted
Dixon, John (Johnny D)
Drake George F. (Springfield, Mass?)
Duane the Guitar Player "Rebirth"
Dunn, Bob
Emery, Vince
English, Alton
English, Jerry "Magic"
Fenimore, David
Flannigan, Julie
Fleming, Mariah
Frank, Bruce "Rebirth"
Frank, Gregg "Rebirth"
Friedman, Barry
Frieflander, Karen
Galindo, Alicia
Gant, Pegi {Cookenboo}
Garneau, Joe "Rebirth" (Deceased)
Garneau, Larry "Rebirth" (Deceased)
Garneau, Michelle "Rebirth" (private - contact vagabondvet)
Gately, Bill (Deceased)
Gately, Bob
Geist, Barry "Rebirth"
Goodman, Mike
Grieger, Kathy "Rebirth"
Harris, Eric "Pappa"
Harris, Sue Fenner
Harshberger, Dan
Herbert, Kimmer
Holmes, Chuck
Hoyle, Rich
Johnson, Don
Johnson, June
Johnson, Mike "Rebirth"
Jones, Scott
Kerr, Jon
Kinsey, Gary "Toad Hall" (Deceased)
Kinsey, Filipa
Kitchell, Nancy
Kollassa, Mike
Koors, Tim
Kothrade, Michael "Rebirth"
Lederman, Cindy
Lehr, Bob
Magahern, Jimmy
Manning, Marty
Martin, Peter
McBroom, Dennis
McCarty, Chris
McCarty, Steve
Meighan, Bob
Mell, Ed
Migdoll, Susan
Moody, Kim (Alwun House)
Morrison, Barbara
Murray, Jim
Nadworney, Nina "Nina Joy"
Niccolson, Scott
Norton, Virginia
Nussbaum,Belle "Belle Starr"
Nykanan, Mark
Olson, Andy
Olson, Hans
P.J.
Paceley, Ken
Page, Daniel "Rebirth"
Peterson, Linda
Peterson, Marsha
Porter, Sharon Elaine
Powell, Lee
Price, Bill
Pyle, Slagge T.
Radina, Kathy
Rameesh
Robb, Gary
Robertson, John (Crazy John)
Rogers, Bob
Rogers, Rich
Roland. Ed
Schneider, Sue
Shaw, Russell "Wonderful"
Slagle, Bonnie
Smith, Doug
Smith, Erica
Soderquist, George
Soderquist, Skio
Stratton, Ted
Sussman, Terri (V.P. AMEHOF)
Sweet, Cheryl
Thomson, Betty
Thomson, Ray
Thompson, Linda
Thrift, Bill (Terros)
Tindle, Dwight
Usry, Kent
Vascocu, Tommy
Wales, Lissa (Deceased)
Webb, Kevin "Do It Now" (Deceased)
Whitener, Kasey
Wortham, Ron
Wright, Tom
Zelisko, Dan

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Tom's Tapes

RARE PHOENIX RADIO AIRCHECKS, 1963–1991
Tom Wright
Tempe, AZ
September 24, 2006
tomwright666@yahoo.com

I have a number of tapes that can be divided into several categories, as outlined below:

(1) KCAC airchecks, 1970 and 1971

(2) KDKB airchecks, 1971–1978

(3) KDKB event programming, 1971–1978: live and pre-taped interviews with celebrities and newsmakers; live music from local artists and touring national artists; locally produced comedy shows; etc.

(4) KDKB live remotes, 1975–1978: live broadcasts of concerts by nationally known artists from local venues.

(5) KCAC/KDKB-related recordings other than those recorded directly off the air.

(5) Other Phoenix-area airchecks and special broadcasts.

The details on tapes in each category are provided below. Items marked with an asterisk (*) have been transferred to CD; the others are still languishing on tape. Recording dates, where known, are provided; some are specific to a known calendar date and others are uncertain even as to year, but represent my best educated guess. Tapes are listed chronologically. Times are approximations unless stated otherwise. All tapes are first-generation from broadcast sources unless noted otherwise.

KCAC airchecks, 1970 and 1971

July 4th, 1970, with Bill Compton. Approx. 3 hours, mono AM radio broadcast, from reel-to-reel tape. This is the complete master recording from which all currently-circulating copies were made.*

February 1971 and July 4, 1971, with Bill Compton. Mono AM radio broadcast, 46 minutes, from cassette. Much poorer quality and less interesting than the 1970 tape. This is a copy of someone else’s master recording.*

KDKB Airchecks, 1971–1975

1971-1975 miscellaneous. A collection of mostly short bits, including a Dwight Tindle prank phone call from 1971, an on-air staff Christmas party from 1975, and Toad Hall playing country music records ca. 1975. Mono cassettes.*

May 1976, with Scott Niccolson. Mono cassette, copied from someone else’s master. Lots of stops and starts, and mostly music with very little DJ talk.

KDKB event programming, 1971–1978

Ca. 1971: one 30-minute episode of "Bunkhouse Capers with Buck and Berry," a locally-produced comedy show, ca. 1971–1972. Mono reel-to-reel tape.

November 15, 1973: Bill Compton interviews Danny O’Keefe. 1 hour mono cassette.*

1973? Jesse Colin Young interview and live acoustic performances. 30 minutes, mono cassette.

1973? Local folk duo Early Peas, interview and live music. Approx. 90 minutes total, from two different mono cassettes.

1973: Robin Trower interview with Michael Willard Curtis. 60 minutes (including album tracks), mono cassette.*

ca. March 1974: interview with Martin Mull. Approx. 45 minutes, mono cassette.

Late 1974/early 1975: Hans Olson live in the studio, talking and playing music, hosted by Linda Thompson. 1 hour mono cassette with poor sound and some tape damage, but great music from Hans.*

Late 1975? Joe Bethancourt (local folk singer/guitarist extraordinaire), 30-minute live tape, mono cassette.

Late 1975: Bill Compton interviews Stevie Nicks. Mono cassette. Interview runs about 36 minutes, and is supplemented on CD with two additional Stevie Nicks interviews from later in the station’s history (with Linda Clayton, 1/26/81 and 10/17/82, from cassettes).*

January 1976, author Ed Abbey (Desert Solitaire, The Monkey Wrench Gang) interviewed by an unidentified male on an the KDKB public affairs show Forum. Mono cassette.*

May 21, 1976: Hans Olson live in the studio, talking and playing music with host Marty Manning. 1 hour mono cassette, better sound than the early 1975 tape of Hans.*

April 26, 1977: brief (ca. 15 minutes) interview with Muddy Waters, backstage prior to a show at Dooley’s (a local club). Mono cassette.

June 22, 1977: Tribute to William Edward Compton. One-hour news special with Mark Nykanen, Hank Cookenboo, and others on the evening following Compton’s death. 60 minutes, mono reel-to-reel tape.*

Early 1978: local group Riverstone (Paul Morris and Jack Ahearne), interview and live music. Approx. 30 minutes. Mono cassette.

May 3, 1978: unknown male DJ interviewing film director King Vidor and film historian Arthur Knight. Last 30 minutes only of hour-long show, mono cassette, poor sound but clearly audible.

July 11, 1978: interview with David Bromberg, approx. 30 minutes. Mono cassette.

May 11, 1981: Tribute to Bob Marley by Johnny D. (Marley had just died a day or two before). One hour stereo cassette with a mix of music and commentary.

KDKB Live Remotes
Jerry Riopelle: March 12, 1975, Balcony Hall. 60 minutes from a reel-to-reel tape.

Tom Waits, March 13, 1975, Balcony Hall, warming up for Jerry Riopelle. Two versions: a complete mono cassette with some tape damage, 55 minutes*; and a better-quality reel-to-reel tape with a few songs edited out (45 minutes).

Tracy Nelson, Spring 1975, Balcony Hall. First 30 minutes of show only (five songs) from a mono reel-to-reel tape.

Jerry Riopelle: July 29, 1978, Celebrity Theater; stereo cassette of complete concert, 80 minutes.*

KCAC/KDKB-related recordings

Reconstructed version of KCAC’s final sign-off, August 14, 1971. No tape of this is currently known to exist, but Compton closed out his last shift with a memorable set of songs about goodbyes, farewells, and moving on. I’ve reconstructed that set using various CD and vinyl sources to string the same songs together in the same sequence.*

Three, 1-hour episodes of "Profile," a TV show on KAET (the local public TV station) that Bill Compton hosted in late 1974/early 1975. I don’t have the video, only the audio. The show featured touring musicians who would play music and chat with Bill. The artists (1 hour each) are Jerry Jeff Walker, David Bromberg, and Shawn Phillips. From reel-to-reel tapes, but the original broadcast sound was often pretty poor (muddy sound and lots of distortion).*

Other Phoenix- Area Airchecks and Special Broadcasts

KHAT, August 19, 1963, with Ray Odum. A typical hour of AM country music radio in Phoenix in the early 1960s. Interestingly, there’s a lot of good music here from artists whose names are still well-known: Marty Robbins, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Jim Reeves, and Patsy Cline among them. From a mono cassette, copied from someone else’s master.*

KRIZ, August 1966. Aircheck of AM Top 40 station with DJ Tony Evans. Approx. 30 minutes, mono cassette, copied from someone else’s master.

KRUX, two airchecks: 6/10/67 with Lucky Lawrence, and 1969 with Rich Brother Robbins, total time approx. 45 minutes. Mono cassette, copied from someone else’s master.

KMCR, October 19, 1978: tape-delayed broadcast of Pete Seeger concert at Gammage Auditorium in Tempe on July 21, 1978. Approx. 2 hours, mono cassette.*

Various stations, December 8, 1980: breaking news on John Lennon’s murder, and a series of hastily-thrown-together tributes and specials recorded over the next few days. Total time is probably at least 4 hours, from a mix of mono and stereo cassettes. Stations include KDKB and KSLX, and probably some others. (Haven’t listened to these in years, and the notes are a bit chaotic, thus some uncertainty, but I can figure out stations & dates if necessary.)

KSTM, "Afterhours" show of December 5, 1982: Johnny D and Grant Cleaver (of Grant & the Geezers) each play some of their favorite records. Approx. 45 minutes, stereo cassette.

KSTM, the final "Afterhours" show with Johnny D, Spring 1983, approx. 60 minutes, stereo cassette.

KEYX, April 1, 1987, with Johnny D. This was April Fool’s Day, and Johnny D does an on-air prank that has to be heard to be believed. 1-hour stereo cassette of FM broadcast.*

KSLX, April 16, 1988: Toad Hall’s last shift on this station, missing only the first 15–20 minutes. Approx. 4 hours from stereo reel-to-reel tape of FM broadcast.

KJZZ, February 17, 1991: Johnny D’s History of Phoenix Rhythm & Blues. Approx. 90 minutes, stereo cassette.

Alwun House Gathering

Hi everybody-

Whew! It was a pleasure to meet you all last night, even if it did run WAY past my bedtime! Thanks, Mariah and everybody else who had a hand in organizing this event, and to Kim at the Alwun House for hosting it!

For those who couldn't make it, or who were there but didn't get my hand-out, posted below is my modest proposal for an organized effort to compile an archival history of KCAC, KDKB, and related topics. As a separate post (due to its length) is the list of tapes I currently have available. I was gratified last night to see that other folks also have tape caches and other antiquities that they're willing to share. I damn near fainted when Michael Collins casually handed me a professionally recorded, 10-inch master tape reel of him on the air with Compton at KDKB ca. 1972. I'll be getting together with Marty Manning and Andy Olson sometime soon to compare collections and trade copies.

Keep the faith,

Tom

A MODEST PROPOSAL
September 26, 2006
The Alwun House
Phoenix, Arizona

The KCAC Lives! blog has provided a new forum for the community that originally coalesced around underground/progressive radio in Phoenix between 1969 and 1977. Several of the principal members of that community are no longer with us, and the rest are well into middle age. If the history of those days is worth preserving, the time to do so is now.

A book would be the best, but most difficult, way of documenting the people and events important to that scene during those years. However, there are a number of simpler options that can be mixed-and-matched in whatever ways turn out to be feasible. These should be considered preliminary ideas, very much subject to discussion and change. With that caveat, here are some possibilities.

(1) Creation of an archive of documents, correspondence, photos, newspaper clippings, audio and video tapes, legal papers, business records, and whatever other relevant materials still exist; and permanent curation of this archive in a public institution such as the Arizona Historical Society or the Arizona Room at Hayden Library, Arizona State University. (I’d lean toward the Az Historical Society, largely because they’ve already shown an interest in post-World War II Phoenix-area popular culture with their "Wallace & Ladmo" collections and exhibits.) This alternative would involve approaching an institution to explain our goals and determine if they would have an interest in housing such an archive. If so, we would then need to identify sources of archival materials, persuade as many people as possible to donate their collections (if necessary, copies can be submitted rather than treasured original photos, letters, or recordings), get everything properly labeled, and work with the curation staff to get it all organized and cataloged.

(2) An oral history project consisting of audio- or video-taped interviews with people who played significant roles in the history of KCAC, KDKB, and any related entities. Interviews could be conducted one-on-one or with groups of people (3 to 5 at a time). Interviews would be guided by a list of questions or topics, but would be flexible enough to allow for the free flowing of memories and ideas. The interviews should ideally be conducted by an interested outsider, someone who can ask the right questions and facilitate discussion without any particular bias or pre-determinations. The resulting tapes could be added to the archive discussed above, thus creating a record far richer than mere documents ‘n stuff ever could.

(3) A written questionnaire that can be submitted to whoever is interested in providing some basic information and observations, with room for them to expand in whatever direction(s) they deem appropriate. This would be easier (especially in this era of email and blogs) than actual interviews, and has the advantage of being available to people regardless of geographical factors or other circumstances that would make interviews difficult. Disadvantages: some people don’t like to write, or wouldn’t have the time to write; and this technique necessarily lacks the spontaneity and interaction of live-in-person interviews.

(4) Find a graduate student in the history department at ASU (or at one of the community colleges) looking for a thesis topic. Stress that this is not an matter of aging hippies reminiscing about the good ‘ol days, but about examining local responses to national issues and trends during a time of great social and political turmoil. (That’s right, make it sound dull and academic to hook them; then lay on the sex-drugs-and-rock’ n roll). Phoenix is notoriously conservative and resistant to change; how did these radical new ideas about radio, music, politics, lifestyle, and community get established here, and how did those initial ideals play out over a period of time? Historians love this kind of stuff! If an interested grad student can be found, he or she can do a lot of the work involved in gathering an archive and doing interviews, provided of course that we all cooperate and contribute.

So: is this worth doing? What goals, techniques, and ideas would you support? Who’s interested in helping to organize such a project? Anyone know people at the Az Historical Society, or in the ASU history department? Think about it. Let’s talk.

Tom Wright
Tempe, AZ
(480) 947-0155
tomwright666@yahoo.com

THANK YOU ALWUN!

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Hope this helps - Ron

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SEE Y'ALL THERE!!!

NOTES ABOUT "The List" (for anonymous posters and others)...

If you are an anonymous poster and would like to be added to The List, please drop a line to anyone contributing to KCAC Lives! to be added.

Like eveything else happenig on this blog The List just happened - and has become a reference point for memories and emails to old friends. It also has become kind of a Social Register for Come Together events such as at Alwun and will be something of a refference list for reunions and such in the future. Not only that, SOMEONE - maybe someone special from the old days, MAY be trying to find you.

This is not a matter of anybody's "policy" or anything. What is happening here is spontaneous - like an empty blackboard, collecting notes. It's just happening that way. So... let us know who you are, where your memories or interests tie in and what your email address is.

Get on the bus. We don't know where its going and it may NEVER leave but the music is great and the people are fun! That's as good a destination as any!

Ronco

THE REBIRTH TRIBE REVIEW - Kathy Grieger

Ron's notes; Just a line or two about a really special lady. Kathy was/is the very definition of Free Spirit always a friend, always a pal and a comfort. She would move into and out of your life before you could say "What happened?". Deep, husky voice, charmingly boyish smile and demeanor. Very easy to know, very easy to miss when she was not there. One sweet dream.



Bruce writes; Kathy Greiger... Rebirth family,staff, facilitator, mirical worker... not a groupie... but she liked to be where the boys are... and apparently they liked it too... especialy when they needed a shower, ping-pong table, or a ride to the gig... she's also a holistic healer, and a Chiropracter... and more than able to straighten you up... should you get your nose out of joint.