"In 1979, ravaged by cocaine and alcohol, George Jones experienced some difficulty onstage at a Nashville club. The wobbly country star could open his mouth, but he was unable to sing. 'My friend Deedoodle [a duck] is going to take over this show, because Deedoodle can do what George Jones can't,' the singer improvised. Jones sang the entire set in a Donald Duck-inspired quack." [Deedoodle was later joined in Jones's troubled head by another 'character': a drawling old-timer.]
the duck destROYs IT ridiculous and sings so
For much of 1979, Jones wallowed in severe whiskey and cocaine addiction. Eventually, his whole personality cracked
(perhaps "quacked" is a better word) into two distinct beings: One was George Jones, washed-up country singer, while the other was Donald, or sometimes Deedoodle Duck, who spoke in quack-talk. Jonesduck voice. The duck's debut came at Nashville showcase venue the Exit-In before an audience of industry insiders, at what was supposed to have been a comeback show.
George 'Ragged But Right' Jones' came onstage and announced that George Jones was washed up, a has-been, but that on that night a new star was born who was going all the way to the top. As George stood onstage, face drawn, with his pants falling down-- the duck destROYs IT ridiculous and sings so like a, you could see tears in most of the audience's eyes.
AFTERQUACK Donald continued the quacky-tonkin' until he was carted offstage in a straitjacket.
THAT'S RICH Charlie Rich Country Music Awards Nashville
to announce his successor as CMA Entertainer of the Year, Rich opened the envelope, announced that his "good friend John Denver" had won, and then set fire to the envelope and results card. Earlier in the evening, Rich had been spotted backstage swilling gin and tonics and autographing a woman's bare breast.
AFTERBURN
Rich's spin doctors went into overdrive: His gaffe, they said, came as a result of a negative reaction to a pain medication he was taking to overcome an agonizing spider bite he'd incurred while mowing his lawn. (Yeah, that's the ticket.) Rich was pretty much finished by this incident, and the CMA continues to hold a grudge long after his death -- despite being both a critical fave and the biggest artist in country music for a few years in the early '70s, he is still not a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame.
Chris Stein (born 5 January 1950, Brooklyn, New York) In 1983, Stein was diagnosed with a rare and usually fatal genetic disease called Pemphigus. After a long battle with the disease, he fully recovered. As of 2005, he is still touring and recording music with BlondiE
Blondie: ET Reunion
Debbie Harry and Chris Stein on Merv ... Debbie Harry and Chris Stein on Merv Griffin 1981
Pemphigus is an autoimmune disorder that causes blistering and raw sores on skin and mucous membranes. As with other autoimmune disorders, it is caused when the body's defenses mistake its own tissues as foreign, and attack the cells. This particular autoimmune reaction is sometimes associated with the use of Penicillamine. Pemphigus is derived from the Greek pemphix, meaning bubble or blister.
Debbie Harry & Andy Warhol 1986Debbie Harry & Andy Warhol 1986
"My boss and house stage manager Chad Houseknecht pulled me aside and told me to go score some cocaine for Debbie's guitarist/lover Chris Stein. He told me, "It's kind of complicated, because Chris is really weird, he said he can't buy drugs from strangers, so he gave me this knife as a present, so that meant we were friends, and so now I can sell him drugs..."
For those craving the true roots of rap, Wild Style (1982) captured the hard core South Bronx scene at its birth. The stars of Wild Style form the pantheon of hip hop's pioneers: DJ's Grand Master Flash, Grand Wizard Theodore, D.St.; rappers Grand Master Caz and The Cold Crush Bros, The Chief Rocker Busy Bee, Double Trouble, Fantastic Freaks and RAMMELLZEE and bboy champions The Rock Steady Crew. Beat Music by legendary Blondie guitarist Chris Stein and Fred Brathwaite.
There had recently been a Rolling Stone article on him, and he showed me a knife that had been mentioned in the article. This knife folded up into a rectangular case about the size of a credit card. It had been given to him, I believe, by John Steinbeck, Jr. He mused that if you didn’t like your bill at the restaurant, you could casually pull this thing out of your credit card pouch and- poof- you’d have a dead waiter before he could even protest. He also showed me a magazine article on the proposed Biosphere Project in Arizona. This project was to build an enclosed atmosphere, intended to study the possibilities of maintaining life on another planet. He was interested in this project, and planned to visit it.
Blondie est un groupe de musique américain, fondé en 1974 à New York par Deborah Harry (ex-Wind in the Willows) et Chris Stein (ex-The Stilettos), qui a connu son heure de gloire à la fin des années 1970 et au début des années 1980. Deborah Harry - chant Chris Stein - guitare Clem Burke - batterie Jimmy Destri - claviers Gary Valentine - guitare basse
1977 : Frank Infante remplace Gary Valentine, il passe ensuite à la guitare après l'arrivée en 1978 de Nigel Harrison à la basse.
1998 : Reformation du groupe avec Deborah Harry, Chris Stein, Clem Burke, Jimmy Destri
2000 : Paul Carbonara (guitare) et Leigh Foxx (guitare basse) rejoignent le groupe.
Andy decided what kind he wanted to paint in a manner typical for him. He asked Jay to buy some kitchen knives and bring them to the studio. He was living in Andys building at 342 Bowery, near many restaurant supply businesses. Jay brought Andy an assortment of knives and of course, the receipt for them. Andy then took Polaroids of the knives in various combination's and formations. He was also looking around for different types of knives and daggers. We knew our friend Chris Stein (co-founder of the band Blondie) collected knives. It was some of his more exotic and sinister knives that Andy took Polaroids of in many different configurations. After the photography, the editing started. People would assume Andys choice for the paintings would be Chris's group of unusual daggers and handmade knives. Instead he chooses the common object, considered by most of us as nothing special, and elevating it to art. Kitchen knives never looked more interesting or beautiful.
Ramones Chris Stein
Ramones and Chris Stein of Blondie 1987 Ramones play 'Bonzo Goes to Bitburg'
"I was country music's national drunk and drug addict."
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