The SOUTH ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT —
"[The] blog he developed was something that made the district better." - Tim Jemal, SOCCCD BoT President, 7/24/23
I saw 'im at the Coach House years ago, and he was all that I hoped he would be. He was an excellent musician; he could do anything. But the whole vibe of his performance was: I don't give a shit. He smoked the way people used to smoke, all slow motion and glares, plus endlessly dissipating stinking clouds. He said things, but he clearly did not want to hear requests. Or he did, just so he could ignore them. He had a total fuck you face.
They say he was very difficult. Don't really know. Probably so.
He produced the Cramps' first album.
He refused to compromise, and it doomed him to the commercial margins.
He was pretty wonderful.
Even his choice of covers was perfect. The Seeds:
Alex Chilton, 1970. My favorite version of "Jumpin' Jack Flash" ever! Only an American band could do this.