Thu, 19 May 2005

work songs for reconstituted animals
will be the title of the collection of interviews and articles I’m writing with living legend Duane Berryberry, which will probably be released at the end of summer. Expect chunks to go up on JSD; I’ll drop a line here as they go through. Duane Berryberry, for non-locals and kooks, was the guitarist-songwriter for late 60s band Tracer-Echo, who disappeared for twentytwo years after a show in 1971 where, depending on who you ask, Duane had a complete nervous breakdown, Duane was possessed by evil spirits, initiates of the Colony ashram attempted to kill the members of the band over drug debts, a fan shot Duane and guitarist Maria Hollowlight in order to assure their ascent to heaven before the world’s end, or any number of more obscure scenarios. I first met Duane through a friend of mine who is now missing, who took me out to the farm where Duane has been working on what he calls The Great Work since he vanished from the public stage. Over the years we’ve become drinking buddies, and after he told me how much he liked some of my old Grand Theft Audio and Alchemical Warfare articles he agreed to a series of very informal interviews, which we’ll be banging out over the next few months. In the meantime I’ve been developing a few articles, including a list of references in the two official Tracer-Echo albums, so this may very well be a serious project. I don’t want to jinx it, tho. Seth, if you’re reading this, please give me a call, or at least call Carolyn, if only just to say hi and let her know you’re okay.
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