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Lotsa Music. Little Chats and Lotsa *&^%$#@ Coffee!
Lotsa Music. Little Chats and Lotsa *&^%$#@ Coffee!
Coral Rockks - May 3 2025
- in honour of the 50th Anniversary of Monty Pythons and The Holy Grail.
Special Guest From The Great Beyond – Late Monty Python member Graham Chapman and segments from the wide-ranging chat that I did with Graham in Waterloo in October 1986 when Graham was here in Canada for his Brown Trousers Tour.
Then a few months later I chatted with Graham again in Toronto after my article “Life After Python” was published in Graffiti Magazine. He was performing at Ryerson.
My other special “live” guest is photographer Lorne Elliott who was with me at both interviews. This particular chat is the second part of the interview conducted at Sutton Place Hotel after Graham did his show at Ryerson. It runs the gamut from how Graham met David Bowie who got a part in his film “Yellowbeard” in Ibiza to Python's obsession with credits.
Lorne also asked Graham some questions, and Graham's adopted son / tour manager John Tomiczek was there as well. I also have the first part of the interview which I did at CKCO TV in front of a live audience which I hope to air as well. In both interviews I asked Graham a lot of nerdy Monty Python fan questions. Parts of this interview (with photography by Lorne Elliott) appeared in The Waterloo Chronicle. Guelph's Passion Magazine and also Toronto's Graffiti Magazine.
And some of the chat, especially in Toronto, in the wee hours was never recorded – we were four people in conversation which lasted till dawn.
This remains my favorite interview of all time. With enormous thanks to my good friend the late Marlon Kempmann for taking the cassette interview and transferring it into a CD.
Music – Monty Python Sings – Spam, Galaxy Song, Knights of the Round Table, Eric The Half a Bee. Also - The Rutles, Bonzo Dog Band and O.M.D
Coral Rockks – Little Chats, Lotsa Music and &^%$# Coffee Espresso and Hazel Nut! Spam, Spam, Spam, PFFFFFT!
- in honour of the 50th Anniversary of Monty Pythons and The Holy Grail.
Special Guest From The Great Beyond – Late Monty Python member Graham Chapman and segments from the wide-ranging chat that I did with Graham in Waterloo in October 1986 when Graham was here in Canada for his Brown Trousers Tour.
Then a few months later I chatted with Graham again in Toronto after my article “Life After Python” was published in Graffiti Magazine. He was performing at Ryerson.
My other special “live” guest is photographer Lorne Elliott who was with me at both interviews. This particular chat is the second part of the interview conducted at Sutton Place Hotel after Graham did his show at Ryerson. It runs the gamut from how Graham met David Bowie who got a part in his film “Yellowbeard” in Ibiza to Python's obsession with credits.
Lorne also asked Graham some questions, and Graham's adopted son / tour manager John Tomiczek was there as well. I also have the first part of the interview which I did at CKCO TV in front of a live audience which I hope to air as well. In both interviews I asked Graham a lot of nerdy Monty Python fan questions. Parts of this interview (with photography by Lorne Elliott) appeared in The Waterloo Chronicle. Guelph's Passion Magazine and also Toronto's Graffiti Magazine.
And some of the chat, especially in Toronto, in the wee hours was never recorded – we were four people in conversation which lasted till dawn.
This remains my favorite interview of all time. With enormous thanks to my good friend the late Marlon Kempmann for taking the cassette interview and transferring it into a CD.
Music – Monty Python Sings – Spam, Galaxy Song, Knights of the Round Table, Eric The Half a Bee. Also - The Rutles, Bonzo Dog Band and O.M.D
Coral Rockks – Little Chats, Lotsa Music and &^%$# Coffee Espresso and Hazel Nut! Spam, Spam, Spam, PFFFFFT!
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A chat with two cultural visionaries, long-time pals and iconoclasts. My first guest is acclaimed writer/producer/director Colin Brunton (The Last Pogo, Cube, Highway 61, Roadkill, Kids in The Hall, The Newsroom, Schitt's Creek). https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002418/
We are going to chat about Colin's documentary project for the late electronic multi-instrumentalist /composer and yeah, another iconoclast, Nash The Slash. The doc is called "Nash The Slash Rises Again." Colin is currently organizing a fundraiser on behalf of film director Tim Kowalski Nash The Slash Rises Again is currently in post-production. Those who donate get cool perks like their name in the credits and thanks on social media. For more info and coolamundo NTSRA teasers check out https://www.gofundme.com/f/nashtheslashrisesagain
My second guest is Colin's longtime pal... Think Venom, The Mods, Jim Rose Circus Sideshow, Ugly Ducklings, Ornette Coleman, William S Burroughs, Captain Beefheart, Demics, Siouxsie and The Banshees, New Order, Talking Heads, The Police. The Ramones and the list goes ON.
We are going to chat about Colin's documentary project for the late electronic multi-instrumentalist /composer and yeah, another iconoclast, Nash The Slash. The doc is called "Nash The Slash Rises Again." Colin is currently organizing a fundraiser on behalf of film director Tim Kowalski Nash The Slash Rises Again is currently in post-production. Those who donate get cool perks like their name in the credits and thanks on social media. For more info and coolamundo NTSRA teasers check out https://www.gofundme.com/f/nashtheslashrisesagain
My second guest is Colin's longtime pal... Think Venom, The Mods, Jim Rose Circus Sideshow, Ugly Ducklings, Ornette Coleman, William S Burroughs, Captain Beefheart, Demics, Siouxsie and The Banshees, New Order, Talking Heads, The Police. The Ramones and the list goes ON.
Those are just some of the hundreds of names he has worked with through the years and he is still doing shows! I am talking TOPP!
Promoter's promoter Gary Topp recently released his second book. “He Hijacked My Brain.- Gary Topp's Toronto." This book is a MUST-have for any serious music fan. It is a beautifully packaged tome that chronicles the revolutionary events and times that changed Toronto and also GTA as The Two Garys (Gary Topp and Gary Cormier) helped to promote many unforgettable shows here in Waterloo Region. |
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Gary and special guest Derek Emerson, (instrumental in the book's dazzling look and content) chat about the creative process behind the creation of this incredible music history. It truly is "Gary Topp's Toronto" The books are selling fast. For more info and Gary's next book signing event. https://uxbpresscanada.bigcartel.com/.../he-hijacked-my...
Music – Courtesy of Topp – Live concert footage - Talking Heads, The Police and The Ramones. Plus Gary's playlist!
And my Fave Topp shows - William S Burroughs. Rough Trade, Siouxsie, and For Colin – Two cool Nash songs.
Coral Rockks – Lotsa Music. Little Chats and Lota %$#@! Coffee with Baileys and Marnier. To quote my late pal Nash - "Listen in Safety."
Music – Courtesy of Topp – Live concert footage - Talking Heads, The Police and The Ramones. Plus Gary's playlist!
And my Fave Topp shows - William S Burroughs. Rough Trade, Siouxsie, and For Colin – Two cool Nash songs.
Coral Rockks – Lotsa Music. Little Chats and Lota %$#@! Coffee with Baileys and Marnier. To quote my late pal Nash - "Listen in Safety."
A wide-ranging chat with world-class guitar hero Chris Spedding (Bryan Ferry, John Cale, Lauri Anderson, Robert Gordon and so many more) who just played an incredible show at Kitchener's Registry Theatre, and The Horseshoe In TO and The Corktown In Hamilton. Chris and I chat about everything from the first instrument he ever played to War of the Worlds 2025. Plus Chris's music and his playlist. Coral Rockks. Lotsa Music. Little Chats. Lotsa $#!^&* Coffee with a hint of Baileys, Brandy, and Hazelnut.