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| Freddy Moore | |
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| Birth name | Frederick George Moore |
| Also known as | Rick 'Skogie' Moore |
| Born | July 19, 1950 Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Genres | Rock, rock and roll |
| Occupations | Musician |
| Instruments | Guitar, vocals |
| Years active | 1964–1985, 1990–present |
| Labels | Rhino Records, Infinity Records, Radioactive Records, General Records, North Country Music, Mill City Records |
| Associated acts | The Kats (The Nu Kats, The Kat Club) Boy, Skogie, Skogie and the Flaming Pachucos |
| Website | demophonic.com |
Frederick George "Freddy" Moore (born July 19, 1950) is an American rock musician.
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History [link]
Moore was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He grew up obsessed with the newly popular Beatles, and moved to San Francisco, California in June 1964. "I didn't have any friends and really didn't want any. I just sat in my room and played Beatle songs and wrote my own." Moore poured through rock fanzines, absorbed and dissected every Beatles album that came out, and listened exclusively to the Fab Four and the Kinks. By October 1964, he had unequivocally decided his vocation was playing rock and roll music and he started writing. "I noticed that the Beatles wrote their own songs, so I figured that to be a rock musician you had to write your own songs."[1]
"In the summer of 1964, right after 'A Hard Days Night' came out, my cousin Danny and I spent two weeks making wooden replicas of the Paul McCartney bass, the John Lennon rhythm guitar, George Harrison's lead guitar, and Ringo Starr's drums. We used to lip-synch to records. Danny and I wanted to play real music, the others wanted to lip-synch, but we finally got them going. We learned 'You Really Got Me' by the Kinks, the Beatles' 'And I Love Her' and my first original composition 'Baby Be Mine'."[1]
By the age of thirteen, Moore formed his first bands and started teaching reluctant copycat cohorts to play his songs. His narrow interests and extreme diffidence made finding other players difficult.[1] Throughout his teens, he worked on his guitar and arranging skills.
He graduated from Richfield, Minnesota High School in 1968. Fearful that he would be drafted to serve in the Vietnam War, he enrolled at the University of Minnesota to study Music Theory and Composition under composer Dominick Argento.[1]
At the University of Minnesota, Moore met organist Randy Pink, who both taught him to play the organ and invited him to join his band, The Pink Project. Although the Pink Project never made it beyond the rehearsal stage, Randy Pink did introduce Moore to the influential music of Thelonious Monk and other Jazz musicians.[1] Another professor, Argento increased his interest in another influential band, The Mothers.[1]
By the age of 19, Moore–a prolific writer–had written out the chords, melody and lyrics for over 90 songs, forgotten or lost perhaps 90 more, and learned to arrange, score, play guitar, piano, organ and drums. He still wanted to be a rock star, but had rarely played in front of an audience.[1]
Early professional days [link]
Moore's first professional band, An English Sky, was invited to play at an Edina, Minnesota junior high school's music festival. The other members of An English Sky were uninterested, so Moore decided to play the gig himself with backup from the band Euphoria; this would be his first official performance as Skogie. After unsuccessfully attempting to integrate An English Sky, Euphoria, and Skogie into a ten-person band, Moore wrote a letter and fired everyone but himself and Goldstein, hired 3 people back, and formed Skogie and the Flaming Pachucos phase I.[1]
Skogie rehearsed obsessively—usually from 10:30 to 12 a.m., and sometimes would go all night. Most of their rehearsal time was spent on creating complex song arrangements. Moore offered up thirty songs from the two hundred he had already composed and each week drew a new song out of a hat for the band to rehearse. A song was usually ready for performance after one week of arranging and an additional week of rehearsal.[1]
Skogie released a single in June 1972 with the help of producer/manager David Zimmerman (Bob Dylan's brother), and released a follow up album in 1974. Creem magazine later named Skogie one of the first power-pop bands.[2]
Hollywood days [link]
In 1976, after extensive national touring and recording experience at three Minneapolis studios, Skogie decided to head to Los Angeles.[2] "We were in the right place at the right time - making bad business moves.[2]
Moore soon became the San Fernando Valley's answer to England's Jeff Lynne, the guiding influence behind the Electric Light Orchestra. Although ELO's orchestrated pop style bears absolutely no resemblance to the rocky bebop sound of Moore's group, The Kats, the two bands have one thing in common – strong leadership. Like Lynne, Moore functioned as his band's lead singer, rhythm guitarist, sole composer and conceptual designer.[3]
Moore invented an on-stage persona—a cat named Freddy. Buoyed by the band's good-natured rock 'n' roll vibes, this song pattern eventually evolved into a rock opera of sorts.[3] Moore took his on-stage persona very seriously and often pantomimed being a cat. Young girls responded by enticing Moore toward them with promises of cat food tidbits from Purina and Friskies boxes and pelting the other Kats with handfuls of dry kibble.[3]
The Kats signed their first recording contract with Infinity Records; they rushed The Kats into Shelter Studios on Sunset with Tom Petty's production team. Just as final mixes were being completed Infinity Records was dissolved by its parent company MCA Records. There was no one left to pay the Shelter Studio bill so "The Kats - Get Modern" became known as "The Great Lost Kats Album". The master tapes remain locked in the Shelter Studios vault.
Shortly after the Infinity Records fiasco lead guitarist Pete McRae departed. The four remaining Kats renamed themselves The Nu Kats,[4] fired their management, signed with Rhino Records, recorded "Plastic Facts" and filmed the video "It's Not A Rumour" featuring actress Demi Moore, who had married Freddy Moore in February 1980 at the age of 18 (they divorced four years later).
The Nu Kats dissolved in 1981. Moore moved to the Upper West Side of Manhattan and joined local NYC band The Dates. "I answered an ad in the Village Voice that read 'Wanted: Lead Singer/Lead Guitarist influenced by Squeeze and The Beatles'". Moore became a Singer/Guitarist/Composer of The Dates.
After an illness in the family brought him back to Los Angeles, Moore remained in LA and formed a new pop-influenced band called Boy. Boy released a record on Radioactive and Freddy received a Screen Actors Guild/AFTRA card while portraying 'Arn' in the 3-D film 'Parasite'; the music of Boy can be heard on the soundtrack.
Boy disbanded in 1983. The Moore brothers continued writing, arranging and recording new material for approximately another year. They played a few industry showcases under the name BFM (Bobbyzio and Freddy Moore).
Back to the studio [link]
In 1990, Moore started writing again. He and several ex-bandmates began recording and releasing CDs of the new material under the name The Kat Club.
Discography [link]
- Skogie and the Flaming Pachucos: Call Me Crazy - North Country Music – 1972
- Skogie: The Butler Did It - Mill City Records – 1973
- Skogie: There's A String Attached... - General Records – 1974
- Various: L.A. In - Rhino Records featuring The Kats – 1979
- The Kats: Get Modern - Infinity Records – 1979
- The Nu Kats: Plastic Facts - Rhino Records – 1980
- Various: Yes Nukes - (compilation) Rhino Records with The Nu Kats – 1981
- Film Soundtrack: Parasite - featuring Boy – 1982
- Boy: Next Door - Radioactive Records – 1983
- Film Soundtrack: Scarred - featuring Boy, The Nu Kats – 1984
- Film Soundtrack: Spring Fever - featuring The Nu Kats – 1985
- Film Soundtrack: Loose Screws - featuring The Nu Kats – 1985
- The Kat Club: House Combinations - General Records – 1997
- The Kat Club: Source Mississippi - General Records – 2001
- The Kat Club: los Angelenos - General Records – 2007
Filmography [link]
- I'm A Kat (1979), United Artists Pictures – Using an experimental 70mm 3D filming technique.
- It's Not A Rumor (1981), Director: Philip Brewin Cheney, Cinematograher: Jan de Bont
- Parasite (1982), Director: Charles Band, Cinematograher: Mac Ahlberg
Videography [link]
- Lost My TV (1979), Hollywood Heartbeat – Pre-MTV rock television series.
References [link]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Skogie and the Flaming Pachucos By Tom Mutha. Insider Magazine. May 1972
- ^ a b c Nu Kats Grin and Teddy-Bear It. By Laura Fissinger. The Reader. 1980.
- ^ a b c Freddy Moore is The Kats' Meow. By Laurie Bereskin. L.A.Daily News. 1979.
- ^ Nu Kats to Pounce on Riverside. By Mark Muckenfuss. The Highlander. April 17, 1980.
External links [link]
https://wn.com/Freddy_Moore
Boy (1969 film)
Boy (少年 Shōnen) is a 1969 Japanese film directed by Nagisa Oshima, starring Tetsuo Abe, Akiko Koyama and Fumio Watanabe.
Plot
Based on real events reported in Japanese newspapers in 1966Boy follows the title character, Toshio Omura, across Japan, as he is forced to participate in a dangerous scam to support his dysfunctional family. Toshio's father, Takeo Omura, is an abusive, lazy veteran, who forces his wife, the boy's stepmother, Takeko Tamiguchi, to feign being hit by cars in order to shake down the motorists. When his wife is unable to perform the scam, Toshio is enlisted. The boy's confused perspective of the scams and his chaotic family life are vividly captured in precisely edited sequences. As marital strife, mounting abuse, and continual moving take their toll, the boy tries to escape, either by running away on trains, or by retreating into a sci-fi fantasy he has constructed for his little brother and himself. Finally, in snowy Hokkaidō, the law finally catches up when the little brother unwittingly causes a fatal car accident. Although traumatized, Toshio tries to help his family elude capture in the final sequence, presented in documentary fashion, describing their arrest.
Boy (album)
Boy is the debut album by Irish rock band U2. It was produced by Steve Lillywhite, and was released on 20 October 1980 on Island Records. Thematically, the album captures the thoughts and frustrations of adolescence. It contains many songs from the band's 40-song catalogue at the time, including two tracks that were re-recorded from their original versions on the band's debut release, the EP Three. Boy was recorded from March–September 1980 at Windmill Lane Studios in Dublin; it was their first time at the studio, which became their chosen recording location during the 1980s. It was also their first time working with Lillywhite, who subsequently became a frequent producer for the band's recorded work.
Boy included U2's first hit single, "I Will Follow". The album's release was followed by the group's first tour of continental Europe and the United States, the Boy Tour. The album received generally positive reviews from critics. It peaked at number 52 in the UK and number 63 in the US. In 2008, a remastered edition of Boy was released.
Leech
Leeches are segmented worms that belong to the phylum Annelida and comprise the subclass Hirudinea. Like the oligochaetes, such as earthworms, leeches share a clitellum and are hermaphrodites. Nevertheless, they differ from the oligochaetes in significant ways. For example, leeches do not have bristles and the external segmentation of their bodies does not correspond with the internal segmentation of their organs. Their bodies are much more solid as the spaces in their coelom are dense with connective tissues. They also have two suckers, one at each end.
The majority of leeches live in freshwater environments, while some species can be found in terrestrial and marine environments, as well. The best-known leeches, such as the medicinal leech, Hirudo medicinalis, are hematophagous, feeding on vertebrate blood and invertebrate hemolymph. Most leech species, however, are predatory, feeding primarily by swallowing other invertebrates. Almost 700 species of leeches are currently recognized, of which some 100 are marine, 90 terrestrial and the remainder freshwater taxa.
Leech (computing)
In computing and specifically Internet, a leech is one who benefits, usually deliberately, from others' information or effort but does not offer anything in return, or makes only token offerings in an attempt to avoid being called a leech. In economics, this type of behavior is called "free riding" and is associated with the free rider problem.
Depending on context, leeching does not necessarily refer to illegal use of computer resources, but often instead to greedy use according to etiquette: to wit, using too much of what is freely given without contributing a reasonable amount back to the community that provides it.
The name derives from the leech, an animal that sucks blood and then tries to leave unnoticed. Other terms are used, such as "freeloader" and "sponge", but leech is the most common.
Examples
List of She-Ra: Princess of Power characters
This is a list of She-Ra: Princess of Power characters.
The Great Rebellion
She-Ra
She-Ra is introduced in the animated movie The Secret of the Sword as Force Captain Adora, who was an agent of the Evil Horde that rules the planet Etheria. She discovers that she is the long-lost twin sister of Prince Adam of Eternia, having been stolen by the Horde's leader, Hordak, as a baby. She is granted the Sword of Protection, which parallels He-Man's Sword of Power, gaining the power to transform into She-Ra, her secret identity.
She-Ra and Princess Adora are voiced by Melendy Britt in the 80s series.
Swift Wind
Spirit is the horse of Adora. When she transforms into She-Ra he also transforms into Swift Wind. He has a mate named Starwind and they have a young colt. Unlike Cringer, who turns into Battle Cat (In He-man series), Spirit's size doesn't change, but he gets wings, and has a unicorn like horn.
Spirit/Swift Wind are voiced by Lou Scheimer in the 80s series.
Abscess
An abscess (Latin: abscessus) is a collection of pus that has built up within the tissue of the body. Signs and symptoms of abscesses include redness, pain, warmth, and swelling. The swelling may feel fluid filled when pressed. The area of redness often extends beyond the swelling.Carbuncles and boils are types of abscess that often involve hair follicles with carbuncles being larger.
They are usually caused by a bacterial infection. Often many different types of bacteria are involved in a single infection. In the United States and many other areas of the world the most common bacteria present is methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Rarely parasites can cause abscesses and this is more common in the developing world. Diagnosis of a skin abscess is usually made based on what it looks like and is confirmed by cutting it open.Ultrasound imaging may be useful in cases in which the diagnosis is not clear. In abscesses around the anus, computer tomography (CT) may be important to look for deeper infection.
Podcasts:
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by Abscess
Leech Boy
by: AbscessLeech Boy
I Caught a great
Big batch Today
Walked Out of the Water
and Felt them Suck
Tiny Teeth
Affixed to my Flesh
Glistening Denizens of Muck
Leech -- I'm a Leech Boy
My Folks they
Sent me out again
There'll Be no Food
Without you Boy
That's fine cause
They're my little Friends
My Family My Food
My Toys