| Rockin' News for September 14, 2009 |
Jim Carroll, poet and punk rocker, dead at 60
NEW YORK – Jim Carroll, the poet and punk rocker who wrote "The Basketball Diaries," died Friday. He was
60.
He died from a heart attack at his home in Manhattan, his ex-wife Rosemary Carroll told the New York
Times.
In the 1970s, Carroll was a fixture of the burgeoning downtown New York art scene, where he mixed with
artists such as Andy Warhol, Patti Smith, Larry Rivers and Robert Mapplethorpe. His life was shaped by
drug use, which he wrote about extensively.
Carroll also published several poetry collections, while his 1980 album, "Catholic Boy," has been hailed as a
landmark punk record, and he became known for one of its songs, "People Who Died."
But it was "The Basketball Diaries," his autobiographical tale of life as a sports star at Trinity, an elite
NEW YORK – Jim Carroll, the poet and punk rocker who wrote "The Basketball Diaries," died Friday. He was
60.
He died from a heart attack at his home in Manhattan, his ex-wife Rosemary Carroll told the New York
Times.
In the 1970s, Carroll was a fixture of the burgeoning downtown New York art scene, where he mixed with
artists such as Andy Warhol, Patti Smith, Larry Rivers and Robert Mapplethorpe. His life was shaped by
drug use, which he wrote about extensively.
Carroll also published several poetry collections, while his 1980 album, "Catholic Boy," has been hailed as a
landmark punk record, and he became known for one of its songs, "People Who Died."
But it was "The Basketball Diaries," his autobiographical tale of life as a sports star at Trinity, an elite
private high school in Manhattan, that brought him his widest audience. The son of a bar owner, Carroll attended the school on a basketball
scholarship.
The book, which began life as a journal, was first published in 1978 and then became even more popular, particularly on college campuses,
when it was issued as a mass-market paperback two years later. A 1995 movie version starred Leonardo DiCaprio.
His poetry career started even earlier. Carroll was in his teens when he first received recognition for his poems, especially "Organic Trains" in
1967 and then "4 Ups and 1 Down" in 1970. Among his other works are collections such as "The Book of Nods" (1986), "Fear of Dreaming"
(1993) and "Void of course: Poems 1994-1997" (1998).
Carroll left New York in 1973 and moved to California, where he met his future wife Rosemary Klemfuss. They later divorced.
It was Smith who encouraged his music, and he formed the Jim Carroll Band. Among his other albums were the less successful "Dry Dreams"
(1982) and "I Write Your Name" (1984). (Courtesy of news.yahoo.com)
scholarship.
The book, which began life as a journal, was first published in 1978 and then became even more popular, particularly on college campuses,
when it was issued as a mass-market paperback two years later. A 1995 movie version starred Leonardo DiCaprio.
His poetry career started even earlier. Carroll was in his teens when he first received recognition for his poems, especially "Organic Trains" in
1967 and then "4 Ups and 1 Down" in 1970. Among his other works are collections such as "The Book of Nods" (1986), "Fear of Dreaming"
(1993) and "Void of course: Poems 1994-1997" (1998).
Carroll left New York in 1973 and moved to California, where he met his future wife Rosemary Klemfuss. They later divorced.
It was Smith who encouraged his music, and he formed the Jim Carroll Band. Among his other albums were the less successful "Dry Dreams"
(1982) and "I Write Your Name" (1984). (Courtesy of news.yahoo.com)
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Chickenfoot reaches gold status with debut disc
CHICKENFOOT's self-titled debut album was certified gold by the RIAA
(Recording Industry Association of America) on September 10, 2009 for
shipments in excess of 500,000 copies in the United States.
CHICKENFOOT first got together more than a year ago when they started
jamming in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Although they called the band
CHICKENFOOT at the time, guitarist Joe Satriani told The Pulse of Radio that
nobody thought the name would stick. "Sammy's [Hagar] saying, 'Oh, you know,
we can call it CHICKENFOOT,' and everybody laughs and says, 'Yeah, okay,
it'll never be called CHICKENFOOT, of course, that's a horrible name.' And
that's the way it was for about nine months, until finally someone said, 'You
CHICKENFOOT's self-titled debut album was certified gold by the RIAA
(Recording Industry Association of America) on September 10, 2009 for
shipments in excess of 500,000 copies in the United States.
CHICKENFOOT first got together more than a year ago when they started
jamming in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Although they called the band
CHICKENFOOT at the time, guitarist Joe Satriani told The Pulse of Radio that
nobody thought the name would stick. "Sammy's [Hagar] saying, 'Oh, you know,
we can call it CHICKENFOOT,' and everybody laughs and says, 'Yeah, okay,
it'll never be called CHICKENFOOT, of course, that's a horrible name.' And
that's the way it was for about nine months, until finally someone said, 'You
know, you can't change it now, everyone's calling you guys CHICKENFOOT.' So we wound up with that name, I think, quite by accident."
(Courtesy of blabbermouth.net)
(Courtesy of blabbermouth.net)
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Dee Snider, bikers raise $60,000 for babies
MIDDLETOWN — - Nearly 900 bikers, their friends and families, hit the road on
Sept. 13, during the Bikers for Babies and raised approximately $60,0000 in funds
for the March of Dimes.
Led by Grand Marshall Dee Snider of the band Twisted Sister, who is the March of
Dimes spokesman for Bikers for Babies, the bikers rode 40 miles from Middletown
to Westbrook, where they gathered at the Westbrook Elks club for a barbecue and
live entertainment by the band Shovelhead.
The funds raised will support research and programs to help mothers have full-term
pregnancies and for babies to have healthy lives. The event was sponsored locally
MIDDLETOWN — - Nearly 900 bikers, their friends and families, hit the road on
Sept. 13, during the Bikers for Babies and raised approximately $60,0000 in funds
for the March of Dimes.
Led by Grand Marshall Dee Snider of the band Twisted Sister, who is the March of
Dimes spokesman for Bikers for Babies, the bikers rode 40 miles from Middletown
to Westbrook, where they gathered at the Westbrook Elks club for a barbecue and
live entertainment by the band Shovelhead.
The funds raised will support research and programs to help mothers have full-term
pregnancies and for babies to have healthy lives. The event was sponsored locally
Gengras Motorcycles and Trantolo & Trantolo; and WCCC, Fox 61, Buzzuto's, Shovelhead, 1800 Band, Double Fisted Band, Harbor Park
Restaurant, Middletown and Westbrook Elks Clubs and the 2009 planning committee. For more information, go to www.marchofdimes.com or
nacersano.org. (Courtesy of courant.com, article by Melissa Pionzio)
Restaurant, Middletown and Westbrook Elks Clubs and the 2009 planning committee. For more information, go to www.marchofdimes.com or
nacersano.org. (Courtesy of courant.com, article by Melissa Pionzio)