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- DENNIS Z AND THE CLATTER!
- AUTHOR LUKE ROMYN: DARK PATH
- DENIZ TEK: BELLS BEACH AND MORE PAINTINGS!
- DETROIT'S ROCK STAR ATTORNEY: SCOTT BATEY!
- IGGY POP SAYS SCOTT ASHETON ALMOST DIED THIS SUMMER
| Posted: 16 Sep 2011 08:47 PM PDT   I LOVE THIS SONG Check out my friend Dennis Z's band The Clatter! Clatter Fall/ Winter Schedule Friday September 16 Cowley's Farmington, MI Saturday September 24 Clancy's Clinton Township, MI Saturday Oct 1 Cowley's Farmington, MI Friday October 14 Edison's 220 Merrill St., Birmingham, MI 48009 Saturday October 15 Edison's 220 Merrill St., Birmingham, MI 48009 Saturday, November 12 Clancy's Clinton Township Friday December 9 Edison's 220 Merrill St., Birmingham, MI 48009 Saturday December 10 Edison's 220 Merrill St., Birmingham, MI 48009  |
| Posted: 16 Sep 2011 08:12 PM PDT  Ran into Luke online last night and he looks fascinating... His first novel is out and the title is "Dark Path" His FB profile looked fun and I thought I would share a bit of his life and his new book with my readers... Check out Luke....RK Luke Romyn spent many years, over seventeen in fact, working in the security industry. From door work in some of Australia's roughest pubs and clubs to protecting Mickey Mouse and the Disney crew from the overzealous jaws of tenacious toddlers, Luke has worked throughout Australia and internationally in a vast array of roles. He's done close protection for UK celebrities in Fiji and chased feral pigs and snakes out of the jungle film sets on Steven Spielberg's and Tom Hank's epic: The Pacific. There are few things Luke hasn't seen.  With all this experience behind him, it would be tempting to write a set of memoirs. Instead, Luke utilized it to fuel his own expansive imagination and began writing fiction. Initially starting with short stories, Luke rapidly progressed onto novels. His first book, THE DARK PATH, is now out and swiftly became a #1 best selling Horror and was also voted in the Top Ten Horror novels of 2009. His new novels, BLACKLISTED and BEYOND HADES, are almost set to go and will blow the roof off action thriller novels.  New York's underworld quivers at the mention of his name. Evil courses through his veins like blood and his conscience has lain dormant for over a decade while he has slashed and burned his way to the top of the food chain. Vain. The Dark Man, born of torment into an existence of death. In the underworld of killers he reigns supreme. And yet he is chosen for a task of supreme benevolence. Why would he be selected to save a young boy, the Avun-Riah, and then protect him against a horde of enemies, both mortal and demonic? Because he is the only one with any hope of success.  |
| DENIZ TEK: BELLS BEACH AND MORE PAINTINGS! Posted: 16 Sep 2011 10:55 AM PDT  Deniz Tek Here is a painting of Bells Beach in acrylic on canvas. I painted this in the snows of Montana, from a photo and memory, while longing for that elemental water and light.  On the south coast of Victoria, a couple of hours drive from Melbourne, is a beautiful string of beaches along the Great Ocean Road heading west. One of the first ones you get to is Bells Beach. To get there you drive through Geelong, which is kind of like a mini-Detroit of Australia. They have car factories and heavy industry. It's economically depressed. It is the home of many great hard rock bands including Dave Thomas' Bored. I have played there many times with both Radio Birdman and solo, mostly at the Barwon Hotel, and it's always a riot. The crowds are drunk, stoned, dripping with sweat, wild. They do whatever they want. There is always a lot of yelling and screaming ("when yaz f'in goin off mate f'in book em danno when ya gonna f'in play New Race?? Aaaaaahhhhhhhhh!!!!!") This attitude can provoke the band into an over-the-top performance, and everyone goes home exhausted or passes out wherever.  Real photo of Bells Beach For you Detroiters reading this, note that in Australia they still build Falcons! The black car in Mad Max was an early 70's XB Falcon. They built some fire breathers in the late 60's through early 70's, culminating in the ultimate 71 GTHO Phase III Falcon which had a Cleveland 351 V8. There was going to be an even more awesome Phase IV, until the Australian government banned extreme high performance engines due to a growing number of road deaths. (this being typical of the "nanny state" public policy one often encounters there) Of course, the road deaths increased... it's not the car, or the gun for that matter; it's what you do with it.  *NEW* Pop 48x70 The Australian car industry also built a great version of the Charger. It was built on the smaller Barracuda pony car frame, the fastest version being a 265 6 cylinder hemi with a six pack: 3 Weber carbs. I am told that the fastest accelerating stock Aussie car of all time was the'72 E49 Charger R/T, 14.4 quarter mile, pretty amazing when you consider the little engine. GM (Holden) made an Aussie muscle car called the Monaro, but I have not driven one and dont know much about them. OK enough about cars. So, driving out of Geelong, then you get to Torquay which is a little surf town, then there is Bells Beach. Further on is Lorne. The water is cold but totally clear and the light there is special.  *NEW* Blue Rings 16x12  *NEW* Bucket of Eels 11x14 If you'd like more information or to purchase your favorite Deniz Tek painting feel free to email me retrokimmer@gmail.com and I will forward it to Deniz for you...  |
| DETROIT'S ROCK STAR ATTORNEY: SCOTT BATEY! Posted: 16 Sep 2011 09:13 AM PDT  Scott Batey Yesterday I had the immense pleasure of hanging out with Attorney Scott Batey. We met through a mutual friend and talked on the phone about some things for business. We found we had so much in common. We both are total music fans and love Detroit Rock n Roll. I have to tell you that Scott is the sharpest lawyer I have ever talked with. On top of that he is so nice! Sure didn't expect that. I heard what a top notch litigator he is and I assumed he'd be kind of tough... Not at all. Scott mentioned to me many times that he became an attorney to help people... Never had an attorney ever tell me that! How refreshing!  Scott has some really nice Tom Petty autographed memorabilia hanging in his law office. We both love collecting rock posters and back stage passes... Maybe I should take all of my rock stuff out to his office! LOL Need a big truck to do it...  Here is Scott in front of some of his coolest memorabilia. I brought Scott a little gift. Gave him a really old Fred "Sonic" Smith button that Stanley T. Madhatter had given me. Hang on to that button Scott! :)  Nice backstage pass for the Police reunion in 2007... Here are Scott's video picks to listen to the music and lyrics. Lyrics are very important to Scott and myself. Understanding what the songwriter is envisioning is crucial to learning about a songScott and I could have sat in that office talking music and sharing videos all week! It was so much fun to see what music Scott is into. I asked him to pick some songs that are symbolic of his life and they are great. I learned so much from his choices. It is fantastic for me to be turned on to new music.. His songs picks were all completely new to me. Scott is totally immersed in the music, lyrics, arrangements, and biographies of his favorite bands. Truly encyclopedic in terms of Scott's favorite musicians. Maybe we can talk Scott into guest writing for Retro: Kimmer in the near future. I had a really great time at Scott's office and look forward to working with him soon. Thank you so much Scott and many thanks to Ban! RK  Scott's favorite band is Bono and U2 U2 Unknown Caller Radiohead Let Down Everlast What It's Like MGMT Flash Delirium  |
| IGGY POP SAYS SCOTT ASHETON ALMOST DIED THIS SUMMER Posted: 16 Sep 2011 07:39 AM PDT  The Stooges Finally there is an official release about the health scare surrounding Scott Asheton this summer. I knew it was very serious but we had a very difficult time finding any information on his condition. Scott Morgan was very upset as Rock Action is one of his oldest friends. Dennis Thompson played with the Stooges in July and he was greatly concerned as he and Scott A are long time pals... We are happy though to hear that Scott A is doing much better, here is the full story.... RK IGGY POP SCOTT ASHETON STORY Iggy and The Stooges just wrapped up their annual summer tour of European festivals, but they did most of the dates without original Stooges drummer Scott Asheton – who is recovering from an undisclosed illness. "He was rushed to the hospital after our appearance at Hellfest in France," Iggy Pop tells Rolling Stone. "He was on a flight to England when all sorts of hell broke loose. Without proper medical attention right there he would have bought it. He got very, very good care from the British and all sorts of tests. He's now at home in Florida and I think he'll be fine with a lot of rest." The Stooges are doing a four-date West Coast tour of the U.S. in September, but Asheton will miss those dates as well. "I want to get him up next year," says Iggy. "The fella that came in to do the job [Larry Mullins] is a worshipful acolyte of his drumming who has been studying every four bars of our musical output since he was a teenager. He knows the songs forwards and backwards." Here's more from conversation with Iggy Pop.  |
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