So everyone that thinks they like or even love the MC5 needs to find a copy of A True Testimonial the documentary done on the MC5 which is yet to be released officially do to Wayne Kramer of all people...BUT FIND A COPY AND WATCH IT. IT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE!!!! AT ANY AGE!!!
found handwriten on piece of paper stuck in the gatefold if the first record...
Real Name : Wayne Kramer Birthplace : Detroit, Michigan Birthdate : 4/30/48 Taurus - Leo rising Hair : brown Eyes : hazel Height : 5' 11" Weight : 160-65 Mother's name : Mable Baggett Father's name : Stanley Kambes Brothers & Sisters : Peggy (6), Kathy (16) Present home : Ann Arbor, Mich. (moved recently) Instruments played : guitar, drums, bass, all keyboards, occasional saxophones, and i'm starting on brass. Where educated : I moved once a year the 12 years i was in school (except for 4 years in Lincoln Park) Age entered show business : 11 First public appearance : Lincoln Park Bandshell First professional appearance : the Crystal Bar on Michigan & Central Avenue, in Detroit, in Winter '65. Biggest break in career : I get bigger breaks everyday Biggest disapointment,etc : Too many to go into Music likes : Reality, i.e. real and natural, i.e. down in the all & people who are the solution Music dislikes : equipment breakdown, bogue tuning, people who are the problem Fav. band : Stooges, Sun Ra, Shepp, Trane Fav. instrumentalist : Tyner et al., Trane & group, Shepp & group, Sanders & group, Ra & ditto Fav. songwriter : Tyner et al. Fav. food : home made pie Fav. drink : water, beer, whisky & coke, wine, ---, et al. Fav. clothes : custom made Fav. actor : Arthur Jones (?) Fav. actress : Chris Hovnanian Fav. singer : Ituri forrest Pygmies (?), James Brown, Pharoah Sanders Fav. color : all Personal manager : John Sinclair Musical direction : for fuckin out record prod! "el supremo" (subj to change) Composition : we all write our own parts. Former occupation : door to door salesman (mags, cards, etc), car washer, laborer. Hobbies : I'm on full time hobbie. Best friends : 5, Brother J.C. Crawford, Stooges, Rationals, Steve, Ron, John Sinclair, Jac, Danny, Bruce, Bill Sommers, Pun, Panther, Harvey, Chris, Sigrid, ---, Ed, Frank, Bill, Winston & all the cool kids at Dearborn High. Pets : cats, birds Car : none Professional & personal ambition : I haven't fully realize my personal & professional ambitions because I try to keep my ambitions in line with my means, so as my means become greater I'm constantly realizing my ambitions. It goes on forever. "
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Kick Out The Jams MuthaFukas!!!
God Bless The MC5 ! ! !
spuddley
i`m so stealing that picture....they`re killing it....
So everyone that thinks they like or even love the MC5 needs to find a copy of A True Testimonial the documentary done on the MC5 which is yet to be released officially do to Wayne Kramer of all people...BUT FIND A COPY AND WATCH IT. IT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE!!!! AT ANY AGE!!!
found handwriten on piece of paper stuck in the gatefold if the first record...
Real Name : Wayne Kramer
Birthplace : Detroit, Michigan
Birthdate : 4/30/48 Taurus - Leo rising
Hair : brown
Eyes : hazel
Height : 5' 11" Weight : 160-65
Mother's name : Mable Baggett
Father's name : Stanley Kambes
Brothers & Sisters : Peggy (6), Kathy (16)
Present home : Ann Arbor, Mich. (moved recently)
Instruments played : guitar, drums, bass, all keyboards, occasional saxophones, and i'm starting on brass.
Where educated : I moved once a year the 12 years i was in school (except for 4 years in Lincoln Park)
Age entered show business : 11
First public appearance : Lincoln Park Bandshell
First professional appearance : the Crystal Bar on Michigan & Central Avenue, in Detroit, in Winter '65.
Biggest break in career : I get bigger breaks everyday
Biggest disapointment,etc : Too many to go into
Music likes : Reality, i.e. real and natural, i.e. down in the all & people who are the solution
Music dislikes : equipment breakdown, bogue tuning, people who are the problem
Fav. band : Stooges, Sun Ra, Shepp, Trane
Fav. instrumentalist : Tyner et al., Trane & group, Shepp & group, Sanders & group, Ra & ditto
Fav. songwriter : Tyner et al.
Fav. food : home made pie
Fav. drink : water, beer, whisky & coke, wine, ---, et al.
Fav. clothes : custom made
Fav. actor : Arthur Jones (?)
Fav. actress : Chris Hovnanian
Fav. singer : Ituri forrest Pygmies (?), James Brown, Pharoah Sanders
Fav. color : all
Personal manager : John Sinclair
Musical direction : for fuckin out record prod! "el supremo" (subj to change)
Composition : we all write our own parts.
Former occupation : door to door salesman (mags, cards, etc), car washer, laborer.
Hobbies : I'm on full time hobbie.
Best friends : 5, Brother J.C. Crawford, Stooges, Rationals, Steve, Ron, John Sinclair, Jac, Danny, Bruce, Bill Sommers, Pun, Panther, Harvey, Chris, Sigrid, ---, Ed, Frank, Bill, Winston & all the cool kids at Dearborn High.
Pets : cats, birds
Car : none
Professional & personal ambition : I haven't fully realize my personal & professional ambitions because I try to keep my ambitions in line with my means, so as my means become greater I'm constantly realizing my ambitions. It goes on forever. "
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