The G-Sphere Sounding Booth

reflections, ruminations, ramblings and rants on music, books, beer, politics, technology, media, family, etc, etc. from a retired old man, music collector, librarian, political observer, technology geek, veteran, history buff, beer enthusiast, sci-fi fan, obsessive mixtaper and former DJ. I've also gathered writings from the past several years posted in various social media platforms. This blog has become an editing tool for my writings and everything here is a work in progress.

Saturday, August 2, 2008

You're Gonna Miss Me

Last night my wife and I watched the Roky Erickson bio "You're Gonna Miss Me" on the Sundance Channel. It was a stunning film that both shocked and entertained us. I knew the basic outline of Roky Erickson's life of mental illness and hundreds of LSD trips but seeing the story of his life unfold was like watching a car wreck. His mother was unbelievable. He was crazy. His family was crazy. His entire life was crazy. Tormented genius indeed.

After watching this film it is nice to hear that Roky is back playing and sounds great. He has played at Austin's South By Southwest Festival the past few years.

Here is a clip of Roky singing with the 13th Floor Elevators.

Here is a trailer for You're Gonna Miss Me

1 comment:

Doowad said...: It definitely wasn't just the acid that pushed him over the edge, but LSD definitely provided a fast track to madness, a la Mr. Barrett.; August 2, 2008 at 2:56 PM