Cosgrave states in his book that neither he nor Mary Werbelow ever heard Jim Morrison sing a note. Hopefully some of you willbe ableto help us locateadditional dancers, orprovide additional information about anytopic on this site. I will always keep this lady close to my heart. but they had fun and they livened up the place. At the 5:00 mark on the link below you can see JUNE making a brief November 4, 2011 cameo appearance at the historic King Eddy Saloon in downtown Los Angeles.http://www.kcet.org/socal/food/freelunch/the-king-eddy-history.html, ___________________________________________________________________, **** 1971 photo of the gorgeous JUNE FAIRCHILD ***. The dance was performed on a number of episodes, including the one broadcast on November 6, 1965, in which Tommy Sands performed his record "The Statue", a song about the dance. Talk about historic! It appears to be perfectly spherical; his hair is a uniform length, and it is standing at attention. [1], She spent the later years of her life living in single-room hotels in downtown Los Angeles using her Social Security disability payments. Rikki Rocket (Poison) admits that this is essentially prostitution but the guys who are still in that situation say they don't see it that way. After "Hollywood A Go-Go" which, remember, ran for just 14 months and went off the air 48 years ago Fairchild appeared on "Playboy After Dark," "I Spy" and the Monkees TV show, and in the films "Up in Smoke" (she played the Ajax Lady), "Drive, He Said" and "Head," among others. The dancers on. I'm going to continue on my modeling and, great, hopefully get on with my actressing. https://qzvx.com/2021/09/20/deconstructing-a-myth-sloopy-girl-lisa-leonard-dalton/. | They asked Lisa to share current photos and to record a cell phone video. They play "Colleen" and "Crash Landing" at a club and discuss their ambitions -- one member says he'd like to be retired in ten years with his financial portfolio working for him, and that "I got long hair, but I'm a businessman.". I gave them a choice of how they wanted to be filmed. The key fact: Mary Werbelow didnt believe in Jim Morrison, despite their being each others first lovers. SPACEBAR resumes the slideshow. Journalism and speech communications degrees. Hi, this is from Brazil, my name is Denilson Martins. The club had dancers right into the 1990's when it closed down. "Let Me Pass" performance. Bill Gazzarri - The Godfather Of Rock And Roll. It was the Hang On Sloopy dancing girl. viewing the movie (over and over), owning the soundtrack, and memories of being a 1980s metal fan. One unknown flat-out states, "You can't be a musician and a drug addict. fffuuuun!" screeched Faster Pussycat's Taime Downe in 1987. Advertisement. At the same time he was also a radio DJ. I particularly enjoy blasting it that way in echoey parking structures, or at stoplights. Classic - My Photos Mix Photo. 8,000 feet. That earlier version that was much more about Morrisons catastrophic breakup with Mary Werbelow. (Vixen are among these interviewees, though I don't think the albums they recorded really proved that either. By most accounts, the "Hollywood A Go-Go" dancers had a fun time time dancing for money and hanging out with musicians. 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. [1] On February 21, 2001, the same day that her story was published in the Los Angeles Times, police stopped her in Van Nuys for carrying an open container. Then, Densmores first two snare hits exactly in synch with the bass notes man, thats punchy. The 60s version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsSvDt1izEQ, The same version already in this century: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mn8hZWzrZpY. I am certain there will be surprises, shocks and reverberations from this surprising reveal. The big break came when I finally contacted a former dancer (June). Featured content, Front page, Music, Uncategorized The coldest night in the Australian outback, the article said, was called a "three dog night". She had been divorced twice.[1]. Please enter the account owner's birth date here. In retrospect, it doesn't surprise me that out of all the musicians in this film, the more successful bands over the next few years were those who were willing to look comparatively subdued. The premise was this: During the film shoot, a gorgeous girl strolls by and embarks on a sexy and captivating dance routine. All of the photographs of the musical guests on this page were taken either on the HOLLYWOOD A GO-GO set or in the KHJ studio. Its a shock. The last band shown are the only one whose name in the opening credits drew audience cheers when I first saw this in a theater: Megadeth. 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. Neurotic? MISS GAZZARRI'S LITA and THE JUDGES, MISS GAZZARRI'S 1989 - LITA ALPENIA with Bill Gazzarri . 'thumbs up'. After showing the various unsigned musicians and how they look, the discussion goes to the glam look -- and most of these unknown bands are still very made-up and hairsprayed. During 'The Metal Years' movie, the Miss Gazzarri's dance competition, does anyone know what song is playing? She was and is an inspiration. Self - Interviewer - Penelope Spheeris This movie was filmed, as the opening credits announce, between August 1987 and February 1988, right in the middle of the transitional period. Think the regular girls and boys on the dance floor were intimidated much? [1], She died from liver cancer at a convalescent home in Los Angeles on February 17, 2015, at the age of 68. He was asked on his Facebook page for the name of the girl dancer in his Hang On Sloopy video. So, I switch back to the Doors CDs. http://www.acidlogic.com/im_penelopespheeris.htm Los Angeles, California, U.S. Use Facebook, Twitter or your email to sign in. At 5' 6" with blue eyes and brown hair she was still turning heads after more than four decades since her GAZZARRI DANCER days. The urban legend that the Hang On Sloopy dancer was a British party planner, or that she had been married to singer Rick Derringer, were discredited. LIFE MAGAZINEdid a piece on the go-go dancer craze of the mid-60's andJUNE is featured in a solo shot doinga wildwatusi on the show. Needless to say,JUNE was hired immediately and stayed with the show until the last episode. I guess they couldnt figure out how to cut this 11 minute-long track down for radio play. If we find matches from your Facebook friends, we'll connect you to them right away. "June Fairchild dies at 68; former actress lived on skid row", "I wuz nuts about Hutton's girlfriend. A new book released here in this odd time of fall 2020 by early Werbelow/Morrison friend Bill Cosgrave gives fresh insight into the formative period that preceded Jim Morrisons rise to the pinnacle of Rock Godhood. why is this even a question at this point. Then repeat at that length. In the background in the third photo you can see. 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. Next we see unknown bands passing out their own flyers and discussing their day jobs (those who have them) and money problems of paying for printing the flyers and everyday living. This scene is notable since it is described in Jim's Gazzarri Dancer website featuring the stunning. Most people use their real name. There are photosbelow ofJUNE withGENE CLARKof theBYRDS and BARRY McGUIRE. But though some of the rock bands capture the appeal of the wild rock'n'roll lifestyle, others seem to live in a more down-to-earth way. This proved to be an entry into bigger and better roles asJUNEwent on to appear inmore than a dozenmovies between 1967 and 1978. Lemmy of Motorhead (standing outside on a bluff above L.A.) remarks that women aren't taken seriously in heavy metal but says he doesn't know why -- several female musicians offer their opinions, such as "nobody has proved that girls can really, really ROCK!" When applying for her Screen Actors Guild card she found that there was already aJune Wilsonso another name, Fairchild, was suggested byDANNY HUTTONofTHREE DOG NIGHTwho was her boyfriend at the time. Fargo Rock City: A Heavy Metal Odyssey in Rural North Dakota. Two of the new photos are included below. The days are bright, and filled with pain Morrison sings in The Crystal Ship. 0. And nowhere was the party crazier, sleazier or more glam-rockin' than the Sunset Strip, where big . I hit a brick wall and a veil of silence, not only about the dancers, but also the TV show. You can hear the potential, but its still weak and undeveloped. When this idea first cameto mein mid-2008I wasquite surprised that the topic had not been tackled before. Some went on to dancing, choreography and acting careers. Its much harder to wear out a CD than a phonograph album, which would start skipping and popping within a few months, if you kept playing them. You can see it performed on theDUANE EDDY"Rebel Rouser" andJACKIE & GAYLE"That's How It Goes" videos on YouTube. What I want is Morrison singing confusion, Thats right, I prefer much of the original 1966-early 67 lyrics, with the slower, scarier tempo. Bill Gazzarri's Tribute. I listen to other CDs, but the Doors dominate my listening even now in 2020, over a half century since I first heard and then saw them. We see teens being frisked by guys in "Security" vests, but there's no explanation so it may not even have anything to do with the organization. February. The othermain reason is to satisfy the nostalgic curiosity of a large number of baby-boomers who have wondered what ever happened to the dancers over the more than five decades since the end of the show. 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. (The viewer is left to do the math and split the earnings among five band members.) In retrospect however, the show's biggest catchmight have beentheRolling Stoneswho played 3 songs on a May 1965 appearance. They discuss their reasons for becoming a band and the technique of distributing their flyers that they and most other L.A. bands used to attract attention to themselves and their shows. Their studio recording of "In My Darkest Hour" segues into their live version of it when the song gets to its faster section, and they certainly have the wildest audience of the film, with a mosh pit and stage divers (though to be completely fair, they are also the best-established band who are shown performing, having two albums before the one they are shown recording). Puget Sound Media now has a positive ID on the dancer that also includes witnesses who knew her in 1975 and before. Lisa Leonard Dalton is the dancer in that classic 1975 music video. Due to her2015 passing we are uncertain as to the future publication of the autobiography that she was working on. You can throw in numbers, dots and dashes, too. What are you going to do now? Agent info Known for The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years 7.2 Self - Miss Gazzarri Dancer (1987) 1988 Credits IMDbPro Self Previous 1 The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years Self - Miss Gazzarri Dancer (1987) 1988 IMDb Best of 2022 Regardless, that riff is the perfect way to start an automobile journey. Most of them joke around with it. My own family's surname appears variously as Cascio . Thanks for the comment from Brazil. I will be." Again, this is just two Doors we are hearing at the start, Densmores hi-hat cymbals briefly stuttering along with Manzareks keys, which include that evil Fender Rhodes bass keyboard atop the Vox. In 1986, Bon Jovi, Poison, and Cinderella had all hit it big, much to the disgust of some heavy metal fans (and some outside the metal scene as well) who dismissed them as having gained their success on their glam image. The parole officer gives the outsider's view of women being treated brutally in metal, shown tied up, etc. June Edna Fairchild (born June Edna Wilson; September 3, 1946 February 17, 2015) was an American actress and dancer. What an illustration of the Law of Unintended Consequences. The demo tape has a tentative Morrison singing with Ray Manzarek. ROCK concert .. Bill smiling as always. floats in a pool chair in what appears to be his leather stage garb, completely drunk, while his mother sits at poolside trying to keep a calm expression while her son pours vodka over his face. 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. In the far background on themain dancing platformare (left to right) LUCILLE, ROBERTA, DeANN, DALE, and MIMI. At 5' 6" with blue eyes and brown hair shewas still turning heads after more than four decades since herGAZZARRI DANCERdays. Its too bizarre, edgy, freaky. and Sunset Blvd., in L.A. We have not been able to date this photograph yet, but it appears to have been taken on the same October day. If it is published we will post a notice on this website on how to obtain a copy. The photo withBARRY McGUIREwas taken at The Trip nightclub during a performance of "Eve of Destruction". The ending is devastating. Fairchild was born June Edna Wilson on September 3, 1946,[1] in Manhattan Beach, California. Are you going to Self - Miss Gazzarri Dancer (1987) Still a very beautiful woman and Im not being polite about that. Some backing band Rick put together in the 1970s. Its wear and tear. Years active. In the foreground are guests Jackie DeShannon, Bobby Sherman, and Timi Yuro. To read the story of the search for the Sloopy Girl and to see the full video, Deconstructing A Myth: Sloopy Girl Lisa Leonard Dalton, Found Performance: Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) by Cher, Found Performance: Summer Rain by Johnny Rivers, Spokane: Mike Mitchell Forney, KNEW (1965), Found Performance: Thunderball by Tom Jones, Found Performance: Georgy Girl by The Seekers, Found Performance: Massachusetts (acoustic) The Bee Gees, Introduction to the Northwest Sound The Early Years, Found Performance: Hang On Sloopy w/ Lisa Leonard Dalton. And we have identified the guest musical acts on as many episodes as possible at this time. . There are39 pages on this website. Its an intimate, funny and ultimately heartbreaking book. If youve heard that false rumor, then you need to see Sloopy Wives-Fact and Fiction (Read it HERE). We loaded your account with your Twitter details. Former radio broadcaster and radio station owner, 1970-1999. TheGAZZARRI DANCERScarved out a reputation for themselves of being not only the prettiest go-go dancers from amongst the many other competing music shows, but also the hippest. Company Credits And for those who want to dig deeper, there are over one hundred detailed capsules of individual performances from the show.We have also included a brief history of The SINNERS, who have come to be known as theHOLLYWOOD A GO-GO"house band" due to their numerous appearances on the show and their association with Gazzarri's nightclub. Classic - My Photos Mix Photo. The girls have always been very generous!" In the background in the third photo you can see DeANN on the main platform. He went from zero to sixty as a singer in a single year. [1] She attended El Camino College and acted the youthful role of Arthur in the college production of Shakespeare'sThe Life and Death of King John in April 1965. Others have tried to copy us; some have gone so far as to plagiarize us, but we remain the fan favorite go-go site withnew information, exclusive photos, and videos being added on a regular basis. On November 5, 2021, Lisa accommodated those requests. And just for the fun of it, here a few clips of the Gazzarri Dancers turned loose. Heres the original information, including some recent updates, that accompanied this article when it was published in May 2020: As a kid, living in the NW corner of Washington State, I had great reception of Canadian radio stations. And we are working on the story. Wiki duz need an edit", "A Fallen Star: Addiction: Former actress, now 54 and living on the streets, dreams of a movie comeback", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=June_Fairchild&oldid=1093416273, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 16 June 2022, at 13:29. In the background we can see SAM RIDDLEflanked byJackie DeShannon and Timi Yuro. But this mystery is now officially solved and verified. JUNE told me that she put this hilariousscene together in 15 minutes and basically ad-libbed it. 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. !Update: On November 21, 2022 Rick Derringer provided the answer fans have been waiting for. Hang On Sloopy was #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in October 1965. Gene Simmons: "The Pope doesn't get laid. And that is not the same Lisa Dalton leaving comments on Sloopy videos. I enjoy researching articles and online reporting that allows me to meld together words, audio and video. Maniacal? Directed by acclaimed documentary maker Penelope Spheeris and originally released in June 1988, it swiftly became a cult classic (and an undeniable influence on a later Spheeris movie, Wayne's World ). Steven, looking at the photos, the dancer was definitely NOT Liz Derringer. The last part of your Myspace URL. Maybe I need to clarify Ricks marriages with photos and years. This is classic go-go dancing at its best. The sweaters, pants, and wide belts are the same clothes that the ladies wore on some of the episode # 44 performances. He the goes on to make a very ironic statement, at least my mind, from watching this documentary now in 2003: "The only way I would give up heavy metal is if I lost my arm.". They were a mix of young pros and local girls who could shake it a little. http://www.theavclub.com/avclub3509/avfeature3509.html
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