Tuesday, September 4
Topic: Creating a punk rock scene out of thin air.
Special guest: The Squirrels’ Rob Morgan, via Facebook video chat.
Text Readings: Tow chapter 1, Addendum to chapter 2: “Pop Lust for Life: Rob Morgan and the Squirrels.”
Music: The Stooges: “Down on the Street;” David Bowie: “Ziggy Stardust;” Mott the Hoople: “All the Young Dudes;” The Ramones: “I Don’t Wanna Go Down to the Basement;” The Pudz: “Take Me to Your (Leader); The Squirrels: “Hawaii Take 5-0.” Feel free to listen to anything from the following records: The Stooges’ Funhouse and Raw Power; David Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust and Aladdin Sane; the Ramones’ Ramones and Rocket to Russia.
Blog Readings: “Interviewing the Squirrels’ Rob Morgan” (https://thestrangesttribebook.wordpress.com/2011/09/17/interviewing-the-squirrels-rob-morgan/)
Guest Speaker Rob Morgan
Rob is a Seattle institution, having helped create the city’s punk scene back in the ’70s. For a quarter century, he fronted the Squirrels, a comedy rock mash-up act. Grunge producer Jack Endino referred to Rob’s group as Seattle’s best band. Rob may also be the funniest human being on the planet.
(Rob [in red] fronts the Squirrels for a packed house at the Sunset in Seattle, April 28, 2012)