The T.A.M.I. Show

I'll never forget when I first saw the T.A.M.I. show movie in a theater. (Teenage Awards Music International or Teen Age Music International) It was 1987, and I was living in Berkeley CA. I was out with all the members of what would become of The Creeple Peeple, Bart Davenport and The Birminghams, and most of the late-80's Berkeley mod crowd. The night was treated as a real event. The 1964 film featured various mid-60's acts performing live - right in the middle of America's fascination with the English Invasion & Beatle-mania. The stand-out was some of James Brown's finest on screen moments.



Not to mention one of the all-time best garage-punk-minded Brian Jones-period Rolling Stones moments! - we're you watching Greg Provost?)



But what I REALLY remember was when THE BARBARIANS came on! As true-blue garage-nuts, we all jumped out of our seats, and almost as if on cue, we all got in the isle and dropped to our knees and bowed in their honor! Yelling, "We're not worthy!" So crazy.
This pretty much sums it up. Watching open-mouthed Moulty slamming his drums like a wildman-punk - showing off his new, shaggy long hair, totally enveloped in the music, puts a smile on my face and rocks my head to the beat everytime. Dig it & show a friend so they'll understand.
"..and now, from their caves in old Cape Cod, The Barbarians!!"