. Here's an obit today in the Times. One of her favorite memories is ofMICK JAGGERwaving goodbye to her as theROLLING STONESexitedtheKHJ-TV studios after their sole appearance on the show in 1965. A recording musician since the 70s and radio broadcaster in multiple fields in the '80s and '90s, Kyle sometimes supports himself part time as a Union film crew member in Hollywood. He didnt like it. Now Hear This: Larry Lujack WLS Aircheck 1972 , Now Hear This: Roger Christian 93 KHJ Boss Angeles, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsSvDt1izEQ, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mn8hZWzrZpY, https://qzvx.com/2021/09/20/deconstructing-a-myth-sloopy-girl-lisa-leonard-dalton/. Puget Sound Media now has a positive ID on the dancer that also includes witnesses who knew her in 1975 and before. I gave them a choice of how they wanted to be filmed. You also will findJUNE posing onKIM FOWLEY'S"Born To Be Wild" 1968 album cover.JUNEhadearned a very comfortable life for herself with a house on Laurel Canyon Drive in Hollywood Hills beforethe house accidentally burned down. The bands also eased up on the hairspray; no longer were there people who looked like Chuck Klosterman's description (in his book Fargo Rock City) of Tom Keifer of Cinderella on the cover of their 1986 debut album: "I am nonetheless drawn to his head. http://www.theavclub.com/avclub3509/avfeature3509.html However, short quotes from various musicians run along the end credits, giving us more hints to the personality of the stars saying them. Classical, jazz and news usually the first two are fuzzy, and the current events on the news station KNX usually send me into a frothing rage or a state of stupefied boredom. Fairchild starred or co-starred in more than a dozen notable film roles before her addictions to drugs and alcohol effectively ended her professional acting career. Hope to get it all out, including a video and an article, this month. Most people use their real name. So, I switch back to the Doors CDs. We are almost set to release our findings. If youve heard that false rumor, then you need to see Sloopy Wives-Fact and Fiction (Read it HERE). Another is the hand-jiving during theBoDiddley"Let Me Pass" performance. And after a year of looking it did. Help us with just a few more questions. I took on a partner to help in the research about six months into the project and slowly we started to make progress. P.S. The dancers would go out after filming and rarely even saw the show that aired there was no way to record your TV then. : The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years. We loaded your account with your Twitter details. The email you used to create your account. All my lifes a torn curtain..As I have noted elsewhere, there are a couple early versions of the song performed at the Matrix in San Francisco. I did some minor cleanup editing here and there after posting KR, Read the memo: LA Times losing big on search traffic, Google taking over LA's deadest shopping mall, Gustavo Arellano, many others join LA Times staff, Jonathan Gold, LA's preeminent food writer, has died at 57, Cory Iverson, 32, California firefighter dies on Thomas Fire, Bruce Brown, surfing filmmaker of 'The Endless Summer,' dies at 80, A salute to Anacleto Rapping, photographer, LA Observed Notes: Photos of the homeless, photos that found homes, LA Times spokeswoman leaving for 'new adventures', Uh oh: Yosemite. Several music tracks have accompanied this video in its online life. Burton liked to show off his young dancers and the old clips on YouTube are full of close-up T&A and naked midriffs. They nurtured him, listened to him, celebrated him and backed him up. Of course, the fact that of the bands shown in this bit, Vixen (and to a lesser degree, Tuff) did reach some success makes it seem a little less ridiculous -- and then the established stars are shown saying pretty much the same thing, that an essential factor in their success was wanting it so much. Mustaine says that he is going to intensive physical therapy to try and overcome the injury, so maybe we'll see him back in the driver's seat in a few years. Maniacal? Your own family and your true love say you suck ouch! Beloware threegreat action shots taken on the dance floorduring episode # 7 which was taped on January 30, 1965. For much of that period, Morrison wanted to get back with Mary Werbelow, only to be continuously rejected. We based it off your Twitter details. When entering Lisa Leonard Daltons name in a search engine, its readily apparent that she now has a strong online presence as the mysterious Hang on Sloopydancer. But you can pick one that's 25 characters or less and includes a letter. Enter your email or username. An all-girl band." If Im feeling gnarly Ill go on and run through the insane Krieger double-tracked guitar solo, a multitrack psychedelic extravaganza, with volume cranked. He lives high atop Topanga, California, where owls hoot and coyotes howl. No worries, joining is easy. And just for the fun of it, here a few clips of the Gazzarri Dancers turned loose. Not all the people in this film are so savvy about leading the trend, though - a viewer who wasn't around or didn't follow metal during the 1980s will probably find it astounding that anyone would choose to look like some of these people. [2] Her father was a musician who specialized in writing gospel songs and music. CDs last for years, if you treat them right. The photo was taken during the taping of episode # 19 on April 24, 1965. All text on this website, unless otherwise credited, by Jim Freyler 2009 - 2022. This site is dedicated solely to the elite group of, Starting up inDecember 1964 and running throughFebruary 1966 the show featured an eclectic mix of rock, r & b,and popular music artists,some of whom such as, The dancers on the television show are not to be confused with the go-go dancers in, nightclub from the 1970s and onwards. Born in Joplin, Mo., Miss Gray trained with Bertie Kirtley. This is your queue. Self - Miss Gazzarri Dancer (1987) : I'm going to continue on my modeling and, great, hopefully get on with my actressing. The parole officer gives the outsider's view of women being treated brutally in metal, shown tied up, etc. The big break came when I finally contacted a former dancer (June). There is also a feedback page where you can leave your comments about this website. We've emailed you instructions on how to reset your password. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joezhg5HHKk. As writer of a number of Doors articles for Gonzo Today, I immediately want to interview author Bill Cosgrave, who was friends of the couple and crashed on Werbelows living room couch in the pivotal Summer of 1965. The late Bill Gazzarri & Lita Alpenia Miss Gazzarri's 1989 by Gerry "G-SPOT" Gittelson Looking back on the prime era of the Sunset Strip, there was nothing better than Sunday nights at Gazzarris for the weekly Miss Gazzarri dance contest. The weather is here, wish you were beautiful, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Documentary History of Western Civilization, "Under My Wheels" -- Alice Cooper with Axl Rose, Slash and Izzy Stradlin (Guns'n'Roses). Week in and week out, the hardest workers were the go-go dancers the show dubbed The Gazzarri Dancers. Technical Specs. June Edna Fairchild (born June Edna Wilson; September 3, 1946 - February 17, 2015) was an American actress and dancer. After a decade of rumors, and other women unfortunately given credit for the Hang On Sloopy dancers performance, it was revealed in 2021 that Lisa Leonard Dalton, an American, is the real Sloopy Girl. Check out this one we found her. If we find matches from the people you follow on Twitter, we'll connect you to them right away. What was the best part of it? I will do this repeatedly. : Hitting > pauses the slideshow and goes forward. Two of the new photos are included below. The lengthy album track, especially the first half, still totally works for me and I admit it, it always makes me feel like that kid I was and still sorta am. Cosgrave states in his book that neither he nor Mary Werbelow ever heard Jim Morrison sing a note. Then, Densmores first two snare hits exactly in synch with the bass notes man, thats punchy. What an illustration of the Law of Unintended Consequences. We are hoping that some readers can help, and encourage you to contact us if you can add to or correct anything we have posted. All stage set diagrams by Michael Riedel 2013-2022. Some of the contestants seem reasonably normal, but both last year's winner and the two 18-year-old girlfriends of 60-something Bill Gazzarri, the club owner, come off as astoundingly airheaded. If it is published we will post a notice on this website on how to obtain a copy. Up here in the Santa Monica Mountains, location of my Topanga home, the only couple L.A. radio stations I can stand dont always get good reception. Perhaps. A great choice to end the film with, showing the power of the music standing on its own. A police officer recognized her picture from the newspaper and arrested her for failure to complete her community service from a past drunk driving conviction. Trust me, it can not get any more spaced out than this crazed music by the three Doors. In 2001, the Los Angeles Times reported that the former actress was homeless on LA's Skid Row. While looking for a name for their band. Then the clips of "Hollywood A Go-Go" began appearing on YouTube and she was June Wilson again. Lisa Leonard Dalton is the dancer in that classic 1975 music video. To watch Lisa Leonard Daltons new video, called November Night in Tennessee, please click HERE. As of September 2021, we now know the identity of the sexy Hang On Sloopy dancer in Rick Derringers 1975 video. There are also links tooverfourhundred HOLLYWOOD A GO-GOvideos, all of which feature the fantastic and talented GAZZARRI DANCERS. backon track. Fairchild was a beauty and a fan favorite, I gather from the comments on YouTube and at Gazzarri Dancers.com. Some of whom knew she had the gig and others who recognize her immediately. Self - Miss Gazzarri Dancer (1987) It's been 15 years since I first saw this movie (as of the date of this update, Halloween 2003) at the age of 15 in October 1988 in a movie theater in Tyrone Mall in St. Petersburg, Florida (a.k.a. Steven Tyler: "Just be real careful. The End gained additional cultural clout by being used powerfully in Coppolas Apocalypse Now. God's Waiting Room). Drop music and videos into the areas below. He's a lot more coherent here than he usually is in The Osbournes, talking about Black Sabbath's career, finances, and the drugs that were their downfall. Playing on the television in the background you can see, dancing to a 1966 performance of "Elusive Butterfly" by, These photos, above and below, were takenon June 29, 2011 at. He was her great, great, great grandfather. but they had fun and they livened up the place. Self - Interviewer - Penelope Spheeris And so Gene Simmons goes, "I don't want to do anything tacky. Self - Miss Gazzarri Dancer (1987) : Getting up there, in front of a million people, and really doing it. At the time, Penelope Spheeris was known for a 1981 documentary about punk music which I really should see sometime, The Decline of Western Civilization, and some obscure punk-esque comedy movies. If it is published we will post a notice on this website on how to obtain a copy. Because thereare still many unanswered questions, and unidentified dancers, the research will continue. The Ex That Would Not Die. http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0094980/, As with the other musicians interviewed, Mustaine talks about how heavy metal is his life, and how he can't see himself ever doing anything else. The first performance is Lizzy Borden doing a workmanlike cover of "Born to Be Wild." There are some performances that are quite memorable. The location is on West Norton Street, between Santa Monica Blvd. But this mystery is now officially solved and verified. | June Fairchild was spotted dancing (at Gazzarri's, as it happens) by producer Al Burton. My own family's surname appears variously as Cascio . Then one of Faster Pussycat's major influences, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith, are interviewed in a sedate living room on the effect of drugs on their career ("we painted ourselves into a major corner") and bands who copy their style ("That's cool. Don't have a Myspace account yet? It appears to be perfectly spherical; his hair is a uniform length, and it is standing at attention. "Livin' in L.A. is so much-a . Motley Crue and Ratt were already fairly successful in a similar image-oriented Metal Lite way, but some considered bands like Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, and Quiet Riot, who didn't wear makeup or try to look pretty, to be the One True Way of Metal. Gary Burleigh Shannon, formerly KJR in Seattle, did an awesome job narrating the to be released video. Wild insanity: this, along with Jimi Hendrix, was peak psychedelia from the summer of 1967. Poison chose to be interviewed sitting in front of their equipment, and as I said earlier, the real guys differ greatly from the stylized version of the first album cover photo that's painted on the equipment. The sweaters, pants, and wide belts are the same clothes that the ladies wore on some of the episode # 44 performances. (The viewer is left to do the math and split the earnings among five band members.) Additional photos of Lisa are at the bottom of this post. _____________________________________________________________________, The next five photos, all recently (2021) acquired from the estate of, Another portrait above of a very photogenic. Derek.correct on all counts. This is classic go-go dancing at its best. You can also see DeANN dancing to the right. When you eliminate Liz Brewer as Ricks wife ( mand when his actual wife Liz Agriss Derringer confirmed it was not her dancing, it destroys the whole urban legend that it was Ricks wife dancing. The photo withGENE was taken outside of theKHJ-TV studios after a 1965appearance by theBYRDS on the show. The coldest night in the Australian outback, the article said, was called a "three dog night". Yes, I miss the old school technology of vinyl, but skipping records used to really bum me out. It turns out people noticed and in the era of You Tube, the girls from "Hollywood A Go-Go" are young again and have followings on the web. In the far background on themain dancing platformare (left to right) LUCILLE, ROBERTA, DeANN, DALE, and MIMI. Trick or Treat! Host Sam Riddle's introduction acknowledged Fairchild and Machu as the originators of the Statue dance, which had already spread to some public dance venues. He juggled all three of these jobs at the same time, making him one of the most recognizable radio/television personalities in southern California. She may not have known it, but this was an interesting period for heavy metal, which was splitting in different directions and going through other changes. There were two constant presences throughout the run of the series, namelySAM RIDDLEwho was the host, and the GAZZARRI DANCERS. Nagano.) The dancers on. And we are proceeding carefully. Lemmy: "They will not stop rock'n'roll." I was too busy drooling over their really hot lead singer Randy O. and his assless pants. These were no generic cheerleader type dancers, but cutting edge for their time beauties, dancing to the best choreographed routines from the mid-60's. At the time, McCoys vocalist, Rick Derringer, was filming a music video to promote a remake of the hit single Sloopy. But it wasnt the new 75 incarnation of the song that got the fans attention. 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