VERY COOL GRIMSHAW ART GIFTS FROM BIG RICH!

My favorite Grande card!

Very Rare MC5 Grimshaw Tee Shirt!!! love this!!!

Thank you so much for the fabulous collectibles. I know they must have been priceless to you Big! I love them so much! xxxooKIM

TOP TEN HAUNTED HOUSES!

 

The Winchester

This amazing Victorian mansion has secret panels, hidden rooms and staircases leading to nowhere - all to keep the spirits at bay. My friend Heather just sent me the coolest link on the Top 10 haunted houses read it HERE

MY BLOOD RUNS COLD AND OTHER SCARY 60'S MOVIES

Still scary.....Wait Until Dark

ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN!

When I was little my cousin and I watched this movie peeping through an afghan blanket that our grandmother knitted. We were absolutely terrified along with Costello! Now have look at how funny this film was. Can't imagine how such an innocent comedy could seem so frightening to a couple of 5 yr olds....

SCOTT MORGAN AND RETRO: KIMMER NOV 13TH PERSONAL APPEARANCE!

Just love this black and white photo

Scott Morgan, Stanley T. Madhatter, Artist Lesley Maki and of course Retro: Kimmer will be appearing November 13 6p-10pm at the Taylor Gibralter Trade Center "MOTOR CITY MUSIC LEGENDS"

Scott is selling his personal collection of rock memorabilia: Photos, vinyl, Rationals, Sonic's Rendezvous and other band posters too! We have sorted through over 40 years of his collection
and are bringing out the best of his collection for Scott's fans! I have seen what he has and it will blow your mind!


Gibralter Trade Center
15525 Racho Blvd Taylor, MI 48180-
6037(734)287-2000

PARENTS NIGHT AT THE LEPER COLONY CD!

Tonight's story came to me via Glenn Johnson and Skid Marx thanks guys! xxoo KIM

Formed in Detroit in 1977 as Mr. Unique & the Leisure Suits, the band got their start as the opening act for The Mumps (featuring Lance Loud) and local favorites like

My pal Skid Marx and Flirt

Flirt and Destroy All Monsters. In the following years, they managed to amuse, annoy, and antagonize all manner of audiences before finally releasing their four-song EP, Mr. Unique & the Leisure Class in 1983.

The band moved to New York, making their debut at CBGB in 1984. Venues for the band during this period included CBGB, 8BC, SNAFU, the Henry Street Settlement, the Kitchen, the Gas Station, the Lone Star Roadhouse, Under Acme, Woody's, Beowulf, and Tramps.

The iconoclastic band recorded at least three albums' worth of original material, none of which managed to make it to a major label release. At last, 2004 saw the release of 36 songs on the 2-CD compilation, Leisure Class Recordings 1979-1994.

Since that time, lead singer and lyricist Dimitri Mugianis was the subject of the 2009 documentary film by Michel Negroponte, I'm Dangerous With Love, and Leisure Class was profiled on the National Public Radio show, Day to Day

Now there is a new CD! Parents Night at the Leper Colony is a "20 greatest hits" collection including newly remastered Leisure Class recordings from 1979 to 1994 (including two songs produced by Skid Marx for our first EP -- way back in 1982 -- "It's All True" and "Young Gifted and White"). Parents Night at the Leper Colony will be released October 30.

CDs will ship October 30, 2010.

Here are two downloads available for review purposes and will be on Retrokimmer 3 days only.

"Young Gifted and White" (1982)
"Thing Called Truth" (1994)

Read More:
Leisure Class
NPR Music
Wiki

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHUCK BERRY!

HAIL HAIL THE KING OF ROCK N ROLL CHUCK BERRY!

Chuck Berry's music has transcended generations. He earns respect to this day because he is truly an entertainer. Berry, also known as "The Father of Rock & Roll", gained success by watching the audience's reaction and playing accordingly, putting his listeners' amusement above all else. For this reason, tunes like "Johnny B. Goode," "Maybellene" and "Memphis" have become anthems to an integrated American youth and popular culture. Berry is a musical icon who established rock and roll as a musical form and brought the worlds of black and white together in song.

Born in St. Louis on October 18, 1926 Berry had many influences on his life that shaped his musical style. He emulated the smooth vocal clarity of his idol, Nat King Cole, while playing blues songs from bands like Muddy Waters. For his first stage performance, Berry chose to sing a Jay McShann song called "Confessin' the Blues." It was at his high school's student musical performance, when the blues was well-liked but not considered appropriate for such an event. He got a thunderous applause for his daring choice, and from then on, Berry had to be onstage.

SECOND FAVORITE Chuck song!!!