Thursday, June 11, 2009

This one goes out to Copeland. She was in my first band, The Gargoyles, WAY back in the mid-80's. She was our backup vocalist and go-go dancer! I got a call from her today out of the blue; what a Trip! She had a song stuck in her head and called to ask me what it was. So she proceeded to sing it to me over the phone, "I'm on my way down the road...".
So here ya go Copeland! Enjoy!

download/listen here:
The Wig Wags - "I'm On My Way Down The Road"

Here's some old pics and music of The Gargoyles. 1st up is an original instrumental called "Arabian Thing", written by our wild-man guitarist, Paul Campanioli. Where is he now?
Next is another original called "You Lied", and ending up with one of our best songs, "1-2-5" recorded live somewhere in Richmond back in 86. Enjoy!
download/listen here:
The Gargoyles - "Arabian Thing"

download/listen here:
The Gargoyles - "You Lied"

download/listen here:
The Gargoyles - "1-2-5 (live!)"



Dig this great shot of Copeland meeting Bo Diddley when he played in Richmond, VA's small rock venue, Rockitz back in the 80's. (I bet tickets were only 10 bucks!) She writes about that night, "On my 17th birthday I kissed my parents goodnight, closed my bedroom door, pulled on my go go boots and miniskirt, pulled the chain link fire escape ladder from underneath my bed, opened the bathroom window, lowered it down quietly, swung my leg out and over the windowsill, crept down, slowly, through the woods and embankment to the quiet van waiting below, gave it a rolling start, then off to the smoky club to open up for Bo Diddley.

Bo Diddley, RIP.

5 comments:

icastico said...

Dude...post more from the The Gargoyles! Cool.

Fun fact. Bo Diddley lived next door to a good friend of mine when he was a sheriff in New Mexico.

She knew him as Sheriff Diddley and didn't find out he was a musician until much later.

Super nice guy.

Matt said...

I'll try to dig up some more Gargoyles stuff. I think I have some here somewhere... I didn't know Bo Diddley was a sheriff!

SIRLORDTHOMAS said...

un real!

icastico said...

Matt,

Yep. He was a sheriff in Los Lunas NM...and I believe he even bought the town a couple of bad ass police cruisers.

Sara said...

Sooo cool!!!