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Thread #9245   Message #59573
Posted By: rick fielding
22-Feb-99 - 11:17 AM
Thread Name: Holy Modal Rounders Roundup
Subject: RE: The Holy Modal Rounders
There are some interesting tangents that have sprouted off from the "Rounders" over the years. Ken Weaver, who was their buddy in the "Fugs" later shows up a lot in the work of Robert Crumb. (my favourite cartoonist of all time) He's portrayed as a troublesome nutbar..which kind of seems appropriate. Here in Toronto there lives a man named Fraser Mohawk who was a record producer in the states during the 60s and 70s who was part of the great "Rounders, Fugs" scene.

Upon hearing the "Rounders" first album, I decided to take up the fiddle, reasoning that even if I sounded lousy, I could still be as good as Pete Stampfel. Over the years I've come to realise, that to be as bad as he was on that first album took a lot of skill!