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PERSONS I HAVE JAMMED WITH:
(Mostly as a Guitarist) Music on this page by Archure
- Sting & Io (Everything She Does is Magic)
- Don Henley (Monique Timberlake's, Mendocino)
- Huey Lewis I'm on his first demo video
- ZZ Top (I put ZZ in the name ZZ Top)
- Bonnie Rait (Friends Yearly Meeting, 1970? 1971? 1972?)
- Robert Plant (Mendocino, jammed with me and drummer Eric Geisreiter)
- Chuck Mangione (Kentfield CA, 70's, recorded a demo on my 2 track)
- Little Richard & Melissa Etheridge
(Fremont Blues & Reggae Club , now gone, Vegas)
- Alex & Eddie Van Halen (at Nick Willisons)
(I wrote a fan mail letter to Valerie Bertanelli, inviting her over to hear us all jam at Nick Willisons, she showed up)
- Tom Petty (Nick Willisons 1982?, and 1967? at Tom's parents garage room, his parents knew my mom)
- Phil Lesh at the Acoustic (brand name) amplifier booth at the Teen Fair at the Paladium in Hollywood (1966? 67?)
- Sammy Hagar (Van Halen audition)
- Steve Kemp (Nick's)
- Crissy Hinde (Nick Willisons)
- Grace Slick (Preston Hall, Mendocino) (and I feel more of the same regarding her political & social commentaries)
- John Denver (Mendocino, Reggae music at my grandmothers house)
- Willie Nelson (Fog Horn, Mendocino, 1976?)
- EmmyLou Harris, Ricky Skaggs (Mendocino 1976?)
I did an Astrological Chart Reading for Stevie Nicks (not a music session)
- John Fogarty (Preston Hall, Mendocino)
- Joan Baez (The Farm, Quaker school run by the Van Dolsens in Gualala CA, in 64 or 65 & met Bob Dylan)
- ARCHURE studied ACTING for many years Improvisational and various parts in stage performances of Tennessee Williams works, Waiting for Godo, Tea & Sympathy, and a musical (Archure is straight, aka likes women, as in has a girlfriend, but he portrayed the gay school teacher in Tea & Sympathy, when he first asked director Carl Schrager how he wanted him to play the character, Carl said "just be yourself", good joke, but Archure is straight). Worked daily with John Ritter in college acting class (college of marin), John chose to work with Archure, saying Archure has an excellent sense of humor (as is evident on these web pages), and has some sound and lighting experience, knowledge, and education, and is the grandson of a big man from Paramount (electrical, but who sidelined in music production, had Tonight Show ties, etc. Note: Archure's grandfather knew famous star Tex Ritter, father of John Ritter, and when he heard that Archure was working with John in college, he told Archure to tell John about the casting call which got him his famous 3's Company role). Archure could name drop all day, and does, see Archure's Astro Chart page. Archure was "mini me" to his top studio grandfather, at parties, on the set, etc.
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I am a strict Vegetarian Vegan.
Vegetarian quotations: (Franklin and Einstein were vegetarians, etc, Einstein a Vegan)), so I have a right to be a vegetarian and vegan too. And I am an Astrologer (as were Franklin, Jefferson, Newton, and The Regans, quotes to back that up at http://www.archure.net/astrology.html; and I am tired of religious persons claiming Astrology to be bad (the 3 Wise Men were astrologers, see link). You don't have to be a vegetarian or an astrologer to get along with me, but I am not going to take a bunch of stuff over it.
I am an Artist, Musician, Photographer, Writer, Health Expert, Hetero (I am not prejudice as to one gender preference, but I myself am strictly hetero; defined as, I am romantically attracted to Women ONLY). I am Not a Prejudice person, regardless of race, creed color, national origin, gender, gender preference, age, social or financial status, diet, IQ, species, I try to get along with everyone, and man I expect the same. OK?
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Native Californian, Currently in Las Vegas. Relocateable to CA.
Northern CA preferred, but Southern CA will do in a pinch.
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Travel: car, bus, boat, train, OK. Flying? regular jets OK, but a bit leary of personal planes (thats how most rockers loose it).
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Copyrighted Songs, and ARCHURE ® (can be used as my Rock Band name, or if in a band which does not need to use it, I can continue to use it as my stage name)..
Astrological Data: Born 6-6-53 at 8:31 AM in San Diego.
Moon MC and Venus 10th, Mercury conj Mars, Sat conj Nep, Ur Asc
ASTRO CHART ONLINE
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Genius IQ (top 1%): HIGH I.Q.
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INFLUENCES:
I listen to Rock, Classical, Renaissance, New Age, and Jazz.
I am not a Jazz Musician, in that I don't have the familiar standards memorized, but am influenced by jazz styles, in that sense I would call myself a jazz musician (not intending to offend those who know all the classics, and tend to scoff rock and roll people), my style is very jazz oriented.
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MUSIC I LISTEN TO
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INFLUENCES:
Joe Pass, Elvin Bishop, Mike Bloomfield, B.B. King, Jeff Beck, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, AC/DC, Aerosmith, Free, Tom Petty, Grateful Dead, The Who, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Bonnie Rait, Linda Ronstat, Beach Boys, Rolling Stones, Moody Blues, Enya, Byrds, Jack Sheldon, Eric Clapton, Van Halen, Boston, Yes, Beatles, Doors, Steve Miller, Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, Hot Tuna, John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, James Brown, early Fleetwood Mac ("English Rose"), later Fleetwood Mac, Pink Floyd, Willie Nelson, Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Albert King, Santana Abraxis, Flying Burito Brothers, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Sons of Champlin, Taj Mahal, Alan Lomax series, various Bluegrass artists, Hearts of Space (my keyboard style), various Classical composers: Ravel, Debussy, JS Bach, Chopin, Sebelius, Vivaldi, Attaignant, etc. Reggae, Native American music, AfrIcan, Tibetian music, Ravi Shankar, Renaissance & Pre-Renaissance, Ancient Greek Music, ZZ Top (used to jam with them, I put ZZ in ZZ Top), Led Zeppelin
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MUSIC FRIENDS & TEACHERS:
Steve Nelson,Marcus McCallen, and Eric Giesreiter, one of the Best Drummers I have ever worked with (Alex Van Halen too); Eric is now in a Rock Band in Vancouver BC called "Soul Station" http://www.soulstation.ca/ I played free gigs at Cal Tech with Astronomer Guitarist Rock Howard (JPL). Good vegan musician friend Craig Peterson (former roommate, college of Marin, and strong vegan influence)
I played Music (many years, long ago) with my pals John Carson (not the comic) and Russel Connor (computer wiz) unbelievable Bassist, Guitarist. I must mention my old pal Pete Sinclair (guitarist/photographer), Steve Nelson, Craig Peterson, Brian Nelson, Joe Rodriguez, Rense Miller, etc.
Teachers: Michael Mathay, Jack Knox, Carl Schrager, Dr Stan Krasic, Douglas Delaney, Mr Merick (3 at College of Marin), World Renoun Classical Guitarist George Economidas (and George Economidas Jr)
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CONTACT INFO
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ARCHURE ®
THE UNAUTHORIZED AUTOBIOGRAPHY:
Dont Read It, Save Yourself, Long and Boring Bio. Just listen to the Music.
But, the deails are there, if anyone really has to know
Born 6-6-53 at 8:31 AM in San Diego as William Christopher Holley aka ARCHURE (known to some as Chris Holly (stage name omited "e" in Holley, "Chris Holley" (chart link), Raised in Hollywood and Mendocino (Villiage) CA:
REGULAR RESUME Education & Work
FAMILY: Grandson of Ted (Chemist & Electrical Engineer) from a top man at Paramount Desilu Studios (RKO 1920's - Desilu 1964) and his wife Mimi (Miriam Cain) a voice coach for EmyLou Harris, James Taylor, and Rita Coolidge, and also worked in Psychological Testing (proctor), and with the Braile Institute. Son of Lyda who performed in Stalag 17, worked at Technicolor, and Audience Studies Inc (ASI). Half the time I was with my grandparents Ted and Mimi, the other half of the time with my mom. And grandson of Katrina Star ("Kiki" Leland) Russian Princess and early (1920's) silent film star, and Hollywood Seamstress (Ted's first wife). I got lots of education in Electrical Engineering and Music, from my grandparents; and between my mom being divorced from a Psychologist, my grandfathers interest in Freudian Psychology, my granmother working in Psychological Testing, going to a private Quaker School run by an Anthropologist, and reading many books on Psychology and Anthropology, well there you have it, the whole world is nuts, except for me (and it was touch and go for a while there).
MORE FAMILY: My fathers side of the family (who did not raise me). Cousin of (Hollywood Library staff, Child TV Star, and former Vegas singer) Heidi Meadows Adagio and Holly Meadows (Singer and Psychologist), both actresses and jazz singers (their mom, my aunt, Betty Holley Meadows was a singer (Disney) and Actress and Agent). Son of (but not raised by) Jasper Wilson Holley ("Bill Holley"), professor of statistical psychology, and grandson of J.E. Holley author of "Pictorial profile of the Holy Land" 1959 (not to be confused with another J.E. Holley, former slave turned Evangilist). But much closer and raised by the mothers side of the family in Hollywood.
HISTORY:
HOLLYWOOD: Age 5, I had a small drum set, jammed with radio (rock & jazz), age 6 started playing the guitar my father left behind. Guitar lessons age 7 from George Economidas (who played the Hollywood Bowl & World Tours), and George Jr. Age 7 Jazz Trumpet player Jack Sheldon (more info) played on my apartment roof (Jen Lovin appartments, on Hollywood Blvd (east end)) every week or more "Wind Cries Mary" (a good influence, excellent horn, I applauded and praised his music, and saved his life when the fire esacpe ladder started to fall off the building with him on it, long story). Age 8 & 9 lessons from Buddy Rich (famous drummer), but I had no drum set; and had a lesson from Herbie Mann (wanted to learn flute, he suggested I stick with guitar). Age 9, 10, 11: played Trombone (age 11 First Chair, Los Angeles City and County Schools Orchestra, that means I was officially the best Trombonist in L.A. for my age, or at least the best of those would could make it to rehersal in Hollywood, L.A. is a large area).
My grandparents were from Russia (left in the 1917 Revolution), but reading a book "GESTURES" (about body language in different countries), my family traits match FINLAND (not Russia), my grandmother being from St Petersberg Russia, right next to Finland (and she also lived in France, she liked their ways). PHOTO above right: ARCHURE aka Chris Holley around age 5. I had made snide remark to my mom, and she ran me up the tree and would not let me down. She only accepted my appology after tossing up the hat for me to wear, and the penguin for me to hold, then snapping the photo (not shown in photo, I also had a "Sammy The Seal" swiming floating tube, fins, and goggles, matching this Gary Larson cartoon).
NORTH OF S.F. REDWOOD FOREST by THE SEA 1964: Moved to Mendocino CA Redwood Coast, north of SF, when my grandfather retired from Desilu Paramount Studios): Age 11 drum lesson from Willie Nelsons drummer (forgot his name), at this point I only had a snare drum, and lots of lessons continued on Guitar (from Hollywood CA and Mendocino CA and at The Farm (Quaker school run by the Van Dolsens, Foy and Libby Van Dolsen, related to Joan Baez), and got lots of guitar lessons from Jack Knox (folk and blues), and Michael Mathay (photo below).
BACK TO L.A. 1966-68 age 13/14: I was in a Folk Group with Keith Wintermute, and a lady singer (forgot her name), and for a while another guitarist Dan Landau (son of Mission Impossible stars, Barbra Bain and Martin Landau, whom I met once, warned me to stay away from his daughter). My mom knew Tom Pety's parents, and I think it was him I used to jam with over in the Valley (painted Silvertone amp, in garage room by the pool), before he was famous.
Age 13 & 14 I receivied piano and organ lessons from my grandmother Mimi (church organist, choir director, voice coach for famous stars). And hung out with The Dream Merchants band (but was not in the band), jammed with Brian Nelson (musician artist) and Rense Miller (PHOTO on RIGHT) etc (Joe Rodrigez, one of the best drummers ever, full credit for the man). I also knew excellent pianist Johathan Randall, who lived across from Preton Hall. I dated and fell in love with Patricia Sean Stevens (I wanted to marry her, but I was only 13, was in Mendocino only in the summer months (L.A. for school), and she had other boyfriends). I used to sometimes jam with Creedence Clearwater Revival (on guitar, but once on drums), met Grace Slick and Janis Joplin. Visited Mendocino all summer 1966 and 1967 and 1968. Played music with my good friend Pete Sinclair (son of Scientist John Sinclair who pioneered Bio-Feedback on a Federal Grant, and invented over 100 things, including the kick-down doorstop, John and I agreed on everything except astrology). In the Summer of Love, I turned on, tuned in, and dropped out (easy for a Jr. High School student with cool grandparents to do). My grandparents also encouraged me to be gay or bi (many people mistakenly thinking I wanted to turn in that direction), but it just is not my cup of tea. I had to explain to them and everyone else, I am a hip hetero. I have had gay friends, but I myself am strictly hetero, despite many years of neglect and abuse by all of womenkind.
BACK TO THE REDWOODS in MENDOCINO village Summer of 68 at age 15: In a Rock Band "The Boogaloo Walk Band" with Marcus McCallen III, Steve Nelson, and excellent drummer Eric Geisreiter now in Soul Station-- and a Real Estate Agent (We did Blues in the early Fleetwood Mac style, when they had Peter Green, the English Rose album, before they had the lovely ladies), we did Howlin Wolf, etc. Marcus and his Violinist mom Jeannie Doe got me started being a Vegetarian (prviously I had wanted to, but due to my family I was unable to do it solid till 1968 or 1969). I also hung out with my good friend John Kenner (not a musician, but knows everyone in S.F., including good friends "Bookstore Richard" and Steven Wainright who both used to visit from time to time.
FRIEND, JOHN CARSON of ALBION: One of my best friends was John Corson (everyone called him John Carson). I met John on Main St in Mendocino at the Pat O'Brians "Behold the Sea" bench, he was trying to steal my girlfriend Mari Meskis right in front of me (she was boy crazy and soon dumped me for another). John and I played music together at my grandparents house, and where he lived at Table Mountain Ranch. John had joined a commune in New York at an early age, went to Learys farm back east (where he and Leary painted a multi colored gate together), then the whole commune moved to Haight Ashbury in S.F., then moved to Table Mountain. John and I were a good musical duo, and good astrological blend (born April 22 1951, his Venus conj my Sun, and my Venus conj his Sun, both of us have Merc conj Mars, found in the charts of lead guitarists),
we dated 2 sisters Karen and Lisa (originally I was after Lisa, John got to her first, and I gladly fell in love with Karen who tollerated me for a while, but I was 16 and she was only 14: PHOTO on Left shows Lisa on Left with a broken leg, me Center, my Mom on the right)); We listened to "Aretha Gold", "The Rolling Stones", "The Beatles", and "John Lee Hooker" (don't want no drug store woman); and after high school, John and I reunited musical energies in Marin years later (1970's).
MY GOOD FRIEND MARCUS M. McCALLEN III (new web site to push his new CD): lived around the corner from my grandparents and I, up Little Lake Road a couple of miles from the sea. His mom Jeanie who played violin, talked me into being a vegetarian (age 16 - 29, gave it up due to social & work situations, then became one again age 39 on, and now a vegetarian vegan). Marcus and I often played music together (we had both been in the Boogaloo Walk Band (blues band)). And we drove around together with "Io" sitting between us in the front seat (prn "Eo, everything she does is magic", years later I visited her in Hollywood and we jammed with Sting, Io on Piano, she also plays guitar).
Marcus graduated from high school and move to Marin, living in Fairfax and knew Bob Weir and all sorts of Marin people. I later moved to Marin (a couple of years later). We have been good musical friends for a long time (and years later we both moved to the Hollywood area around the same time, then even later, Marcus moved to Nashville with his wife, I did not go, realizing that Nashville does not need another aspiring Guitarist, and I was not married to a woman from Nashville like he was. (Marcus eventually got divorced. He ended up back in the Mendocino area, lucky man). But thats jumping ahead, back to the story.
GARY LARSON CARTOON ON LEFT: As teenagers, we used to party late at night, then Marcus would give me a ride home, or if I was hanging out with John or others, I would walk home (2 miles by moonlight or starlight, but if there was fog and no moon, I had to feel the road with my feet). Then I would quietly go into my grandparents house (Ted & Mimi), and start sneaking around the refrigerator for some midnight munchies.
STILL IN MENDOCINO and still in high school, but Visiting my mom in L.A. and going to Disneyland, we again met JungleBoat Captain "Mike" Marifield who was an Antrhopology student. He came up to Mendocino later to study the Anthropological climate (my high school Sociology teacher Lilo Glozer said the area is a Sociological dream come true). John and I showed Mike around the Headlands of Mendocino. Years later Mike turned out to be my Antrhopology professor at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo CA (he took the class to see Mootnicks Primate friends). I met the Texas Tornados when they came in to the local record store Mama's Place, run by jazz singer "Mama" Sharon O'Shea.
I used to hang out in the store by the hour(s), and listened to all her favorite jazz artists. "Mama" eventually left town for S.F., leaving her piano with my grandmother, I ended up with the piano in Marin (as a music major in college), till "Mama" had room for it. Some friends of hers picked it up and took it to Mama in S.F. Jazz Trupet player Bob Ayres (and former Golden Gate Park gardener) played with our "Boogaloo Walk Band", then became the high school music teacher.
I went out to jam with his jazz friends, but I don't know the old standards (and they said I was just no good, years later Chuck Mangion said I was good at jazz, even if I don't know the old standards).
PHOTO ON RIGHT: left to right Randy Denham, Kim Thurkleson, Julie Nagtigal Kenner, Steven Wainright, Johnathan Whiteside, and "Bookstore Richard", seated John Kenner with dog.
I took piano lessons from Carl Schager, who also directed local plays and musicals which I was also in. I hung out with actor Randy Denham, actress Roberta Whiteside, her family, and John Kenner (long time good friend). My grandmother produced "Retablo" directed by Chuck Perlee (with a small orchestra), I did the stage lighting for a while. I jammed with ZZ Top before they were famous, but they already signed the contract (Rense Miller introduced me, Rense did not want to jam with them anymore, as they could not let him in on the deal).
MORE REDWOODS in MENDOCINO by THE SEA: My good drummer friend Eric Geisriter and I were jamming at my mom's house on Ukiah Street when Robert Plant happened by, we asked him to join in and had a fun jam. I met and jammed with Bonnie Rait (before her fame) at (Society of Friends, Quaker) Friends Yearly Meeting (Pacific, West Coast), then the next year she was famous and barely had time for me, she allowed me to back up her lead for a brief jam. I was Good friends with Danny DeVito at this time (old friend of John Carson of Albion). Every Rock Concert, Danny would see me and come over to visit. I met Dwight Yoakam in the halls of Mendocino High School (his uncle Wayne Yoakam was the Principal).
And I was good friends with Mendocino's Antonia Lamb (Banjoist Singer Astrologer Writer). Antonia's astrological chart has Saturn MC (honorable) and Mercury Rising (writer), I found Antonia's chart on the net in French. Antonia is an associate of Meridian Green and Gene Parsons, but when I knew her, Chester Anderson (musician writer astrologer) was often around. Chester helped point out Saturn in a sky of stars, and helped me with musical modes (his favorite being key of D minor, and my favorite being key of G major). What I did not know till I read it on the net in 2005 was, Chester knew Paul Williams of Crawdaddy Magazine. My grandmother Mimi knew Paul Williams, and one time he had me help by listening to a large stack of records up for reviews, asking my opinion; I favored an album by Chicago, and a band called NRBQ (never heard of them since, but looking on the net, they are still around www.nrbq.com). Paul Williams lived up the road, and James--Taylor lived around the corner (he knew my grandmother quite well, I met him a few times, good man). My grandmother Mimi knew lots of people, being a real estate broker, a writer, a musician, a musical producer, and a philanthrhopist.
BACK TO L.A. after graduating from High School: I briefly stayed with my mom in Hollywood, and performed with a musician (forgot his name) a couple of times, he said if I did not stop making him laugh, he would get even with me. We played a small club behind the Ice House in Pasadena, during our break, he took me to the back door of the Ice House and shoved me on stage, they vidio taped it (comedy, Stand Up Spotlight?, I signed a release, no pay, and went back to Marin where I had no TV, don't know if it ever aired? or I ended up on the cutting room floor?).
TO MARIN (just north of SF, the other side of the Golden Gate Bridge) age 19 in 1972 thru age 26 in 1979: Music Major at College of Marin in the early 70's (professors Delaney, Dr. Stan Krazic (a major musical influence for me), Mrs. Whitt (very nice lady, voice teacher), in theory class with Tom Scott, former TV show band leader for Dennis Miller). Around that time, ZZ Tops first album finally came out (I did not know it was them, did not put 2 and 2 together, but got it thanks to Marcus McCallen). I met and fell in love with Artist Kris Karlson (nearly married her, but she wanted to move to Florida, I wanted to remain in CA to be in the Music Biz). In Marin, I knew members of The Dead (provided them with Astrological advice, did chart work for Stevie Nicks too, I tried to persuade her from leaving Fleetwood Mac, but saw her point, the focus was on Lindsey Buckingham, not her, showed in the chart comparison).
My college roommate Craig Peterson (keyboardist, guitarist, drummer, singer, vegetarian vegan) was a good influence on me. I recorded Chuck Mangione's demo, worked in Acting class with John Ritter (told him of the casting call that got him his fame, arranged by my grandfather Ted, who had known Johns father Tex Ritter, John came back and thanked me when he got the part). I was in a (north of SF) Marin County band called "Raven" (Larry Wiener, Lista Brown, Russel Connor), we played in S.F. and one night in San Rafael (1 bartender, 1 man at the bar, then a blonde and her drunk boyfriend came in, he started spinning and fell right over kocking down the microphone stands), and later reformed a new band (we were real good but never performed) with Russel Connor and John Carson (John Corson), dragging John all the way from Aspen (just as I did, good friend Huey Lewis asked me to play in The News, contract pending (yea sure, thats what they all say), but had to turn it down as he would not allow John in the band, after draging him all the way from Aspen, 1 month later, Huey actually got his contract, and I've been kicking myself ever since, I could be living in Marin and playing Caesars every year. I dated Polyanna Frost who was good to me, but she got run over by a truck in front of the college. Meanwhile I visited my grandparents in Mendocino, and my good friend Monique Timberlake who was a guitarist and pedal steel player, singer, etc, who knew Chris Hillman (he knew me too) and Ricky Skaggs and EmmyLou Harris. I was over to jam with her and Don Henley came over (but Monique was late, as she always was).
I used to live by College of Marin, and Bob Wier, Phil Lesh, and Bill of the Dead used to come over (knew my roommates and me too of course). One time Phil gave me a ride to Mendocino to my grandparents house (he was headed that way, I needed a ride). On Hwy 128, thru the redwoods, he was explaining to me, that no one knows if your a vegetarian or not, you say one thing, but what do they know?, I argued "your karma is your karma man", he said no one can tell, just then a deer jumped in front of the road, he slammed on the brakes just in time, and the deer stood there blinded by the head lights, but would not move, then Phil said "maybe your right", and the deer jumped off the road and ran away. By the time he dropped me off at my grandparents, I was not certain if I was comming or going, or why I had gone all the way there, and my grandparants laughed.
VISITING L.A. I managed to sign up to play for a City of L.A. ROCK CONCERT in Griffith Park in Los Angeles. Before the concert, there was a metting for all who signed up, to attend. I met a bassist and drummer at the meeting. The drummer lived by the Hollywood Bowl. We agreed to join musical tallents (I much prefer to rock in a band than play a solo folk song performance). So we played, no money made, but we had fun, and we were invited to play an outdoor rock party near Santa Monica (just north of) near the beach, the next day. So I borrowed my moms gold convertible, and went to the party, and played music.
Upon leaving the party, I stopped by the house of some musicians I had met, in Santa Monica, and saw on TV that I was WANTED by the LAW (for what? unkown? Rock & Roll?), and they gave a discription on the TV News of me and my moms gold car. So I called my mom and told her what was going on, and after a couple of hours slowly made my way back to my moms house in Glendale, using alternative back streets. Later that day I called the Glendale Police to find out what was going on, but they didn't know either. Glendale is not the City of LA, and the Glendale Police had no issue with me, so I was safe. I never did get picked up, nor learn what it was all about.
BACK TO L.A. age 26 in 1979 (oops, where I went wrong) Upon the good intent suggestions of Bob Wier (and Bill and Phill) and Chuck Mangione (who all said that the contracts are in L.A.) I moved back to the Hollywood area ("Baja" Glendale CA) around 1979 and used to jam with Van Halen (Alex and Eddie, mostly with Alex while Eddie sat around the corner, he let me play his guitar, and he played mine, commenting I should take a belt sander to it (layers and layers of acrylic paint, artist that I am)), and I invited Vallerie Bertanelli over (thats how they met), all while working with a band called The Clocks (Nick Wilison and Steve Kemp and forgot the basists name (Mike ???), he lived behind Sunset Sound recording and played everything, piano, keyboards, bass, guitar, great tallent).
I was at Sammy Hagars audition. I asked if I could audition too, so I could tell everyone I had auditioned, they said OK, and I sang like Dylan (my favorite thing to do), but Sammy Hagar had it wrapped up, he just had his new hit "I can't drive 55", and Alex and Eddie had been feuding with David Lee Roth (I think David is one of the best singers ever, but the things they said about him were terrible, there was a lot of bad vibes between them). I am fairly certain that I had previously met Alex and Eddie several times before, thru my good friend Chip Wende of Glendale CA back in the mid 60's, playing music with them at some point, and perhaps may have seen them at Friends Yearly Meeting; and used to show Eddie guitar riffs at Dick Charles Music store in Glendale. I didn't know them real well, and then years later, they were famous (so I think that was them, but when I talked with them about it, hush and nary a word? Same with Tom Petty).
GOOD MAN TURNED BAD around 1982: Due to Family (mom), employers and fellow workers, lack of employment, and women who would not date a vegetarian, I gave up being a vegetarian (with the intent of comming back to it some day, which I did 10 or so years later).
Reformed a new band with good friend and excellent tallent Steve Kemp, and later worked with JPL Scientist Rock Howard in La Cresenta with his band, played free gigs at Cal Tech U. After getting my degree in Electronics, I worked solid in electronics for years (just as the MBA's started moving both Electronics and Manufacturing out of the USA for cheap labor), I got laid off several times, got married, got the pink slip from company and eventually from my wife. Got told I had one year to live (medically) around 1992, went back to being vegetarian (against the docotors orders, but if I had only one years to live, thats how I wanted it, and this time around I knew what I was doing as a vegetarian, thanks to lots of advice from The Vegetarian Society's Mary Cizmas (Hollywood Makeup Artist), and Earth Save Orange County CA. And with all the health tips I picked up, I lost weight and survivied.
VIVA LAS VEGAS in 1995: I couldn't get any reasonable work in California. Potential employers and human resources people whittled my 6 years of honor grad higher education down to counting as zero in their estimation, everywhere I went (this is supposed to be America, your supposed to get credit for your Honor Grad Higher Education). I eventually moved to Las Vegas with my mom (broke and no where else to go, and did not do any better in Las Vegas for a long long time. I am not really a Las Vegas type of person, I belong in the Redwoods by the sea). Living in mom's carpeted garage, I tried out for various bands (not accepted), progressed my vegetarianism to being a vegan Dec 1998, my mom moved back to Californa in a couple of years. I got a Full Set of Electronic Drums (Yamaha) Aug 2001 (and I think it was Alex Van Halen watching me buy it, but I had not seen him in years, he didn't say anything, and I didn't either, one should not bug famous stars, I had known him briefly years back, and he encourged me back then, allowing me to try the set he was playing), and I soon began putting my music on the internet (starting with Web TV and progressing to Yahoo (good deal). Flat Broke and near homeless in 2003, Archure jammed at KKLZ Radio 96.3 FM Las Vegas NV jam sessions at The Rampart hotel casino, and The Cannery hotel casinos "The Club" (great place to play), sponsered by Sam Ash and The Guitar Center (and met Ozzie Ozborurn at the Cannery, cool). When the KKLZ signup's ended; the same musicians who attended the sign up jams, regularly got together at various locations in Las Vegas, including The Emergency Room, Palace Stations Irish Pub, some bar on West Flamingo (just past Arville), the "Island Grill" (Karen & Maryland), "Norma Jeans" at Decatur & Twain, and Green Valley's downstairs "Whiskey Bar" club (very nice, cool place), typically (usually) playing with good friends (photos below by musician J Quigley www.jquigleyproductions.com ), Mark (guitarist and singer), "Tori (Almost Amos)", Poet "Nina G", Rocker "Jumpin Kate" www.jumpinkate.com (let me tell you about Jumpin Kate, she is a Hot Rocker, she's got the tallent), and lovely Folk Singer from Antarctica: Professor "Yvonne Ramage" www.yvonneramage.com, Singer "Susan Fisk", Detroit Dale Rogers "Raydale", and "Will Jones" (blues guitarist and Hendrix fan also). My good friend Antonia Lamb in Mendocino (Banjoist Singer Astrologer Writer) still sends me her monthly astro report, and she sent me one of her CDs. Archure now works evenings, and can no longer attend these unpaid jam sessions. But I am rocking on the internet.
Las Vegas MUSICIAN FRIENDS and JAM SESSION ASSOCIATES: (a few of many)
