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By Robert Wilonsky in Local Music, Music

Fri., Oct. 30 2009 @ 8:47AM

One week after providing Unfair Park with the KNUS acid flashback ca. 1970, rock-and-roll alternative George Gimarc has dug into his own vaults -- how awful generous. And he submits for your listening pleasure this most appropriate kick-off for the Friday before All Hallows' Eve: a lengthy interview George conducted in July 1981 with none other than Roky Erickson, long before the Dallas-born, Austin-raised Father of Psychedelic Rock got his synaptic shit together.

Erickson was out promoting The Evil One, which boasts such titles as "I Walked With a Zombie," "Night of the Vampire" and "Bloody Hammer"; George, who was all of 24 at the time, wanted to know, like, what does it all mean? Asked George, "Are you interested in horror stuff now that's much weirder, much more frightening, than you thought 10 years ago you could ever be into?" Responds Roky, "Horror is like many shades of blood." And then the going gets strange. Also included in the segment: "Don't Shake Me Lucifer," one of Roky's greatest. Boogity, boogity. So jump for the chitchat, already, but mind the bloody hammers.

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chris von danger says:

George Gimarc is one of the great on-air personalities of our time, Rory is one of the greatest nuts accordingly. Put them together, you get aural fried gold..

Posted On: Friday, Oct. 30 2009 @ 9:56AM

Jack E. Jett says:

When I was doing some local research for Let's Go Pogo (every Saturday 1-3pm on 1360 AM...sorry for shameless plug)
I spoke with George Gimarc. He was as kind and helpful as he could be. He is a walking talking encyclopedia of the new wave/punk rock movement. He is our own Rodney Bigenheimer on much much better looking and far less whiney.

This week..Husker Du, Black Flag, Falco, Fun Boy Three, Misfits, Stranglers and more.....

Sorry Robert, I can't help my self....I am a shameless media whore. I just love the shit out of this shit.

Posted On: Friday, Oct. 30 2009 @ 10:34AM

chris von danger says:

Its a hard call between George and Rodney, both are very talented in this field. I know George worked with Johnny Rotten, which makes the man a candidate for sainthood in my book, but Rodney had a documentary made about him accordingly ( Mayor Of The Sunset Strip) and still has a weekly on-air presence, so slight win goes to Rodney On The Rock

BTW Jack, i'll give the show a listen tomorrow, its good to hear theres a decent punk show on local radio again!

Posted On: Friday, Oct. 30 2009 @ 11:20AM

DarinR says:

Gimarc is gold people, solid gold. RandR alternative was an Oasis. Punk Rock Diary is incredible, as is the CD with the interviews with it.
Roky was just kind of out there....

I will check out the show Sat, Jack.

Speaking of Punk...(shameless plug quid something quo)..

The Mumbles will be playing The Dubliner Saturday night from 9-1. Free

DKennedys, Pistols, Clash, Stiff Little Finger, The Damned, etc...much louder than an iPod can go..

Posted On: Friday, Oct. 30 2009 @ 12:46PM

Jack E. Jett says:

PHONE 800 277 1637 EXT 703 WITH NEW WAVE/PUNK REQUEST

We want to hear what your favorite New Wave/Punk Rock song from the 80 might me.
Please call and share with our listeners or just give us a dedication and we will get it on the air. Help us keep our New Wave/Punk Rock show on the air by phoning
800-277-1637 ext 703 or in Dallas local 214 631 1360.

Let’s Go Pogo on Rational Radio, from 1-3pm CST every Saturday.

We need to hear from you. Please phone, we want to play the music you want to hear and bring radio back to what it should be, geared towards the listeners not the corporations.

Listen to us live on www.rationalradio.org Click listen live (like I had to tell you that).

We got, The Misfits, Devo, The Buzzcocks, X, Sid Vicious, Black Flag and YOUR REQUEST.

Posted On: Saturday, Oct. 31 2009 @ 9:40AM