About Gary Patterson
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April 2, 2008
R. Gary Patterson is a native Tennessean with a passion for rock and roll. As a published author with Simon and Schuster, Patterson’s works portray many fascinating events that helped shape musical history from Robert Johnson through current groups 
making a place for themselves among rock and roll’s standing legends. In 1996, Patterson released his first book entitled The Walrus Was Paul. Immediately, the book became highly sought after. Beatlefest catalog proclaimed The Walrus Was Paul as one of its best selling titles of the year. Due to the instant success of the book, Patterson found himself as a highly sought after radio personality. He appeared on all the syndicated Beatle radio shows including Westwood One’s The Beatle Years, ABC Radio’s Beatle Archives, the Breakfast With the Beatles programs from New York to Los Angeles, and Joe Johnson’s Beatle Brunch. International shows were broadcast throughout Canada, Great Britain on the BBC, Australia, and Radio Caroline in New Zealand. He has appeared at numerous national Beatle conventions including Beatlefests in New York and Chicago, and other Beatle conventions in Orlando, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Atlanta, Memphis, and Nashville.Shortly thereafter, Patterson released his second work, “Hellhounds on Their Trail.” In this work, Patterson continued with his popular theme of rock and roll’s enduring myths and legends. Hellhounds on Their Trail begins with Robert Johnson waiting at the Crossroads just outside Clarksdale, Mississippi to make his deal with Old Scratch. Other chapters focus on hidden messages in rock, Jimmy Page and the Zeppelin Curse, strange fatal coincidences in the Allman Brothers and Lynyrd Skynyrd bands, and a discussion of an exclusive group of musicians who were members of “The Club,” whose only membership requirement was untimely death at the tender age of 27.
Patterson’s third book was released by Simon and Schuster’s Fireside Books on July 13, 2004. It is called “Take a Walk on the Dark Side: Rock and Roll Myths,Legends and Curses.” He is currently working on a memoir with Jamie Oldaker, long time drummer for Eric Clapton. He is also assisting Leo Lyons of Ten Years After fame with a memoir entitled “The Reluctant Psychic”, a work detailing Leo’s special psychic gifts and his coming to accept and develop those abilities. Of course, Gary is collecting more tales for his next volume of great rock and roll myths and legends and this volume should be completed during the summer of 2005.Recently, Patterson served as a consultant for VH1 Confidential. The series highlighted a number of rock music’s most enduring mysteries. A vast majority of these tales were found in Patterson’s “The Walrus Was Paul” and “Hellhounds on Their Trail.” Patterson appeared in three of the episodes discussing the Paul is Dead rumors of 1969, the Robert Johnson legend, the Curse of 27, and Rock and Roll’s mad geniuses. Today Patterson is developing other ideas for several new television series dealing with fascinating events in the ongoing history of rock and roll.Patterson’s radio appearances continue to grow beyond the Beatles shows and he enjoys being a guest on Coast-to-Coast AM. Gary also continues to be a consultant for many of rock radio’s premier stations nationwide, and spends some of his time lecturing on college campuses. Many lectures concern myths and little-known legends of popular music, and for his research in this field, R. Gary Patterson has been called “the self-styled Fox Mulder of Rock and Roll.” This year Patterson has formed a production company with two extremely talented producers in Los Angeles to develop programming for cable and network television.When he is not writing, appearing on television, or radio, Gary Patterson teaches literature and European history in the Tennessee public school system. Patterson is a life long resident of Tennessee and is a graduate of Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville, Tennessee. He has a daughter, Shea, who is currently enrolled in Graduate Studies at the University of Tennessee.His hobbies include reading, traveling, listening to music, watching movies, and playing the guitar.
Berks Jazz Fest 2008 – chapter 1
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March 31, 2008
David & Arlene find some great custom lamps at the Berks Jazz Fest. They are custom-made to order from musical instruments, etc. Shades are signed by jazz artists (silver on a black shade). Beautiful craftmanship. We ordered one of the Shure Elvis Mics.
iLumnatunes – Illumination with Imagination
Donna & Jake Ruth
www.ilumnatunes.com
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About Alan Graham (short version, it’s a long story…)
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March 30, 2008
As an auteur, Alan Graham is an accomplished writer, producer and director. The scope of Alan’s work ranges from the commercial to the experimental; he is equally at home developing media related to advertising, popular cultural, and the fine arts. His works include theatrical and musical productions and related documentary films, national public relations campaigns, avant-garde performance art, and most recently internet-based properties involving online media production and distribution.
Alan was married to Anne Morrison, sister of legendary rock singer Jim Morrison of The Doors, and is the leading proponent of Jim’s artistic and intellectual legacy, focusing primarily on the artistic and conceptual aspects of Morrison’s work as it relates to the fusion of popular culture and the fine arts, particularly in terms of the relationship between mass media, universal human issues, and collective psychology.
Alan’s new book, I Remember is being released on March 26, 2008. Doors fans worldwide are eagerly anticipating this publication, which provides insights and stories about Jim and the Morrison family which have never before been revealed.Alan has also developed a new project titled Ghost Radio which is a mystical, terrifying, funny, bizarre look at the myriad and strange characters and events surrounding the town of Sundog, New Mexico and the Ghost Radio Network which broadcasts from… No One Here Knows.
For more information and to order a copy of I Remember, click here
Frankie Setback at The Cowboy Palace Saloon
(video Podcast)
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March 27, 2008
Alan Graham is Frankie Setback,
or is Frankie Setback Alan Graham?
Now I’m really confused
and the Mystery continues at …
The Cowboy Palace Saloon
21635 Devonshire Street
Chatsworth, CA 91311
(818)341-0166
Their website is www.cowboypalace.com
The talent show is every Monday night beginning at 9:00 PM and is hosted by Chad.
Recorder Live: March 24, 2008
The Chad Watson Band
Chad was on Bass.
His website is www.chadwatson.us
Chad was Charlie Rich’s bass player for years and has also toured and recorded with The Imperials (Elvis’ gospell singers) Delaney Bramblett, Albert Lee, Ronnie Milsap, Freddie Fender and many others.
Vern Monett was on guitar and has played with Randy Miesner and toured with Freddie Fender until his passing. Vern played pedal steel guitar with Freddie.
Jim Salisbury was on drums, but Owen Goldman played drums during Evan’s two songs. Owen tours with Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger of The Doors as drum tech for Ty Dennis.Lee Harper on rythm guitar.
Mickey Wells was on pedal steel guitar.
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Alan & Andy Show
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March 25, 2008
Gay Pride Parade
July 30, 2005
Alan and his brother-in-law Andy Morrison show up at the Gay Pride Parade in San Diego… and things go haywire from there!
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Radio Silence
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March 24, 2008
Music for Altered States with the Ghost Radio Theater Ensemble and associated desperados, friends, family, and dreamers.
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Theater of the Mind
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March 24, 2008
This is KMJR Radio… Desert Radio… Ghost Radio…”
Music, words and sound collage designed to expand your consciousness. Take a trip with the Ghost Radio Theater Ensemble — the Haunted Junkyard Choir, Al Graham, the GRIPIT Investigation into the life and times of James Douglas Morrison, Dark Ryders, The Heathen Notion Destructive Testing Audio Lab, and KMJR Radio, The Spectral Radio Wavelength.
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Ghost Radio Afloat
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March 23, 2008
Alan Graham, Evan Marshall and Stacy Marlo boating off of Coronado on beautiful Coronodo Bay, San Diego. They discuss Alan’s upcoming House of Detention (episode 3).
Video and audio only versions.
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Soul Kitchen Podcast – episode 1
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February 24, 2008
Soul Kitchen 2/24/08 Show Evan introduces us to his unique interviewing style, talking to his guest Alan Graham, as they discuss Jim Morrison and Alan’s memories of the legend, which he recounts in his upcoming book I Remember. With so many callers trying to get through, one hour was hardly enough. Don’t miss it, and stay tuned for more!
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