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The Shaggs were an American all-female rock and outsider music band formed in Fremont, New Hampshire, in 1968. The band was composed of sisters Dorothy “Dot” Wiggin, Betty Wiggin, Helen Wiggin and, later, Rachel Wiggin
Duck_King I wanna see a stripper work to this song.
JohnnySixString When your kids are not the Jacksons.
ZanzibarWizard It’s like having a fever and just walking around your house.
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MONKEY SHINES (1988) – Episode 235 – Decades Of Horror 1980s
“You killed my Bogie! Not with your hands. You had your little demon do it for you.” Her “Bogie” and his “little demon?” That’s a new one. Never heard them called that before. Join your faithful Grue Crew – Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, Crystal Cleveland, and Jeff Mohr – as they go talk-about with Monkey Shines (1988), one of George Romero’s studio efforts.
Decades of Horror 1980s Episode 235 – Monkey Shines (1988)
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A quadriplegic man has a trained monkey help him with his paralysis until the little monkey begins to develop feelings, and rage, against its new master.
Director: George A. Romero
Writers: Michael Stewart, George A. Romero
Makeup Department:
Special Makeup Effects: Tom Savini
Special Makeup Effects Assistants: Greg Nicotero, Everett Burrell, Mike Trcic
Special Effects: Steven Kirshoff
Visual Effects: Alexandra Menapace (motion control graphics) (uncredited)
Stunts: David Meeks, Tom Savini, Patricia Tallman, Judy Zazula
Selected Cast:
Jason Beghe as Allan Mann
John Pankow as Geoffrey Fisher
Kate McNeil as Melanie Parker
Joyce Van Patten as Dorothy Mann
Christine Forrest as Maryanne Hodges
Stephen Root as Dean Burbage
Stanley Tucci as Dr. John Wiseman
Boo as Ella
Janine Turner as Linda Aikman
William Newman as Doc Williams
Tudi Wiggins as Esther Fry
Tom Quinn as Charlie Cunningham
Chuck Baker as Ambulance Driver
Patricia Tallman as Party Guest
David Early as Anesthetist
Michael Naft as Young Allan
Tina Romero as Child Playing
Mitchell Baseman as Child Playing
Lia Savini as Child Playing
Anthony Dileo Jr. as Vandal (as Tim DiLeo)
Melanie Verlin as Vandal
Dan Fallon as Allan’s Friend
George A. Romero writes and directs Monkey Shines, an adaptation of Michael Stewart’s 1983 British novel of the same title. Despite the monkey with the clapping cymbals on the poster, this movie has nothing to do with Stephin King. An excellent cast (Jason Beghe, John Pankow, Kate McNeil, Joyce Van Patten, Christine Forrest, Stephen Root, Janine Turner, and Stanley Tucci) and detailed storytelling that crosses all the t’s and almost dots all the i’s, might just make this work. And beware if you have a phobia regarding monkeys with sharp objects! You’ve been warned.
At the time of this writing, Monkey Shines is available to stream from Tubi, Pluto TV, and multiple PPV sources.
Every two weeks, Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror 1980s podcast will cover another horror film from the 1980s. The next episode’s film, chosen by Chad, will be The Incubus (1981) from the novel by Ray Russell [Mr. Sardonicaus (1961) and X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes (1963)] and starring John Cassavetes.
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Storia Di Musica #259 - The Shaggs, Philosophy Of The World, 1969
Kevin Costner è il protagonista di un bellissimo film del 1989, L’Uomo Dei Sogni, in cui il protagonista, un agricoltore dell’Iowa, sente una voce nei campi di mais che gli chiede di costruire un campo da baseball. Da qui parte una storia magica che è una sorta di viaggio spirituale e di redenzione per tutti coloro che ne faranno parte (il film è bellissimo e vale la pena di essere visto o rivisto). Una cosa simile successe a Austin Wiggin, di Fremont, New Hampshire. Anni prima, durante una fiera di magia, la madre gli lesse la mano e gli predisse tre cose: lo sposalizio di una donna bionda, tre figlie dopo che lei fosse morta, e che le sue figlie avrebbero formato una band di successo. Scatta qui una scintilla in Austin, perchè in pochi anni le prime due cose si avverano, e come un predestinato dal Fato decide che le sue tre figlie, Dorothy "Dot", Betty e Helen diventino una band. Compra gli strumenti, paga qualche lezione di musica, e sicuro che il destino si compia le fa suonare insieme: in realtà Austin avrà anche un’altra figlia, Rachel, che tenta invano di inserire in questo progetto, ha un carattere pessimo e cresce le ragazze nel totale isolamento sociale e culturale. Nel 1968 inizia a organizzare dei concerti pubblici nella piccola città dove vivono, Exeter nel New Hampshire, chiedendo la sala pubblica del Municipio come sala eventi. Stabilito che le sorelle hanno una certa amalgama, battezza il gruppo The Shaggs, le Arruffate, per via delle chiome delle tre componenti. Tutto è pronto nel 1969: Austin, che in realtà lavora in un mulino e non è certo ricco, affitta i Fleetwood Studios di Revere, Massachusetts, per far registrare l’album della consacrazione alle tre figlie. Dando fondo a ogni risparmio, sicuro che il destino lo avrebbe aiutato, paga in anticipo anche 1000 copie del disco a Charlie Dreyer, che li farà stampare dalla Third World Music. Le registrazioni avvengono in un solo giorno, l’album ha pure due singoli per un 45 giri. Fin qui sembra la perfetta storia del sogno americano. C’è un grande, gigantesco “ma”. Ascoltando Philosophy Of The World si capisce che le tre ragazze erano tutto fuorché capaci di suonare: tecnica primitiva e improvvisata, la sensazione che non esista davvero la cognizione di ritmo, melodia e armonia, colpi di batteria che spuntano così, all’improvviso, la sensazione che le peggiori esibizioni al Karaoke non siano degne di questa scaletta. Si racconta che sbigottiti gli ingegneri del suono si guardassero tra loro quando le ragazze, convinte che una di loro avesse fatto un errore, si fermavano, ne discutevano per un attimo e continuavano a cantare. Eppure certi passaggi hanno un potenziale, e se non si sapesse la storia, le canzoni strampalate che suonano (tutte di un paio di minuti circa, che parlano di temi adolescenziali come uscire con gli amici, la festa di Halloween, le domande esistenziali tipo Who Are Parents?, Why Do I Feel? o What Should I Do? stemperate dalle idee e dai sogni di Things I Wonder, I'm So Happy When You're Near) potrebbero passare per un esercizio di avanguardia musicale. C’è pure un lato umano terribile: Dreyer stampa solo 100 copie, e scappa con il resto dei soldi. Con profonda umiltà, Wiggin le distribuisce alle stazioni locali, che le abbandonano sugli scaffali. Imperterrito, anni dopo, nel 1975, organizza una nuova sessione di registrazione, che però finisce quando Austin Wiggin muore per un infarto. Le tre sorelle abbandonano ogni altre idea musicale. Ma stavolta avviene l’atteso cambio di trama parziale: in primis, il Maestro Frank Zappa, da amante delle stranezze, compra una copia e diventerà un sostenitore di quella musica, tanto che in un famoso show televisivo suonerà due pezzi delle Shaggs; due grandi musicisti, Terry Adams e Tom Ardolino, che suonavano nella New Rhythm ‘n’ Blues Quintet, (NRBQ) possessori di una copia originale del disco, convincono la loro casa discografica a ripubblicare Philosophy Of The World. La ristampa del 1980 viene recensita da grandi giornali, con Rolling Stone che lo definisce “il disco peggiore di tutti i tempi” ma anche “il ritorno dell’anno”. Lester Bang sul Village Voice scrive: ”Come suona? Perfetto, non sanno suonare! Ma soprattutto hanno avuto l'atteggiamento giusto, che è tutto ciò che il rock 'n' roll è sempre stato fin dal primo giorno.” Tuttavia si riaccende un piccolo culto sotterraneo, e la riscoperta della musica “naif” di quegli anni aiutò la musica delle sorelle ad arrivare a vette incredibili (almeno di soddisfazione): è certo che Kurt Cobain designò Philosophy Of the World tra i suoi 5 dischi preferiti, e persino The New Yorker dedicò una storia di copertina alla vicenda delle sorelle Wiggin, nello stupore generale delle tre donne che consideravano un’esperienza orribile quella storia. Ci sarà perfino un album tributo, Better Than The Beatles: A Tribute To The Shaggs del 2001, e un musical dieci anni dopo, nel 2011, tanto che le due sorelle Dot e Betty, dopo la morte di Helen nel 2006, decidono una reunion con alcuni concerti insieme alla band del musicista Jesse Krakow. In un articolo su uno di questi concerti, un giornalista del The New Yorker scrive: “Le sorelle Wiggin non hanno affatto misura e divertimento a stare sul palco (...) Cosa significava celebrare un errore? Se l'arte accidentale viene ricreata di proposito, che cos'è?”. Rimane una delle storie più incredibili della musica moderna, e suggerisco almeno un ascolto (che ammetto è un’esperienza davvero diversa) per capire come qualche volta è meglio non tentare di prevedere il futuro.
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by Macey Levin
1968, in Fremont, New Hampshire, a band was formed by Austin Wiggin’s three daughters – Dot, Betty and Helen. According to Frank Zappa they were “…better than the Beatles,” while Rolling Stone said they were “…like lobotomized Trapp Family singers.” Their bizarre life is the subject of The Shaggs: Philosophy of the World an off-beat musical which premiered in 2011 and is currently at the Bridge Street Theatre in Catskill, New York.
Austin Wiggins, Jr., believing his mother had supernatural powers, would frequently visit her grave seeking signs of what to do next in life. Stuck in a dead-end job in the local mill, he was searching for a way to end his poverty. He believed she told him to watch the Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show and create a band with his three teen-age daughters, none of whom had ever played a musical instrument nor sung in public. He took the family’s savings to purchase two guitars and drums and enrolled them in a home-study program so that they could spend more time rehearsing while being coached by him, though he himself had no musical training. He named this forlorn band The Shaggs. The girls and his wife Annie were victims of his maniacal temper and the tyrannical control of their lives. The effect Austin had on the girls is the core of this show by Joy Gregory and Gunnar Madsen. The three of them, especially Helen, were severely psychologically damaged and their futures compromised.
Fremont, a very small inconsequential town, had limited venues for entertainment, but Austin arranged dates at the town hall on Saturdays for the trio to play for dances and to entertain at the local rest home. They were asked to leave both locations. After cutting a record or two a producer contacted Austin to arrange for the recording of an album to which he immediately agreed. The band’s only album, Philosophy of the World, was released in 1969. Achieving little success, the group disbanded in 1975 after Austin’s death.
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This production is somewhat uneven. Five members of the cast (Alexa Powell as Dot, Amara Wilson as Betty, Meeghan Darling as Helen, Magnus Bush and Edward Donahue) are either still in high school or recent graduates. They are obviously multi-talented but their inexperience sometimes rears its head. They are complemented by professional actors Steven Patterson as Austin, Molly Parker Myers as Annie and Julian Broughton.
Patterson is intense as he bounces from anger to manipulation in order to realize his ambitions for the girls. He does not recognize they loath him for the way he is subverting their lives. It is difficult to have empathy for the real-life Austin and Patterson realistically creates the same ugly aura. In the show there is only one scene in which he softens and that is when he needs to wheedle money from Annie. Parker, an accomplished actress and a reliable veteran of several Bridge Street shows, is playing a one-note character – subservient but loving. This is a weakness in the work of the writers. Broughton performs several roles competently.
Powell, Wilson and Darling, the three young actresses, give depth to their characters as they withstand their father’s onslaught. Meeghan Darling’s Helen is the most complex of the three silently accepting Austin’s vituperations but secretly creating an independent life. Young Edward Donahue is convincing as Charley Dreyer, the cunning proprietor of Third World Records. Magnus Bush delivers a sympathetic portrayal of Kyle Nelson who is enamored of Helen. All five are more than credible.
Director John Sowle maintains the pace of the play through myriad set and lighting elements which he also designed. There is a platform that slides in and out carrying the musical instruments and a curtained circular platform which holds a bed and other furnishings. They work satisfactorily as the actors change pieces of furniture, but the platform and the curtain are quite noisy. Lights focus on various parts of the stage leaving other areas dark, lending a grim atmosphere to the show; some of the playing areas though are too shadowy. Sowle’s actors, however, work hard to recreate the angst of the true story.
The music itself is interesting in that it is this side of rock with a jazz overlay. In addition to The Shaggs’ actual songs there are original numbers which move the plot and the characterizations forward. The whole cast sings well, but the younger performers occasionally lack projection both while singing and delivering dialogue. The four piece band located on the audience left side of the house works unobtrusively.
This is the biggest show Bridge Street has produced; despite the flaws it is an affecting and entertaining experience.
The Shaggs: Philosophy of the World , Book by Joy Gregory, Music by Gunnar Madsen, Lyrics by Joy Gregory and Gunnar Madsen, Story by Joy Gregory, Gunnar Madsen and John Langs; Directed and Designed by John Sowle; Musical director: Michelle Storrs; Choreographer: Marcus McGregor; Cast: Steven Patterson (Austin Wiggin) Molly Parker Myers (Annie Wiggin) Alexa Powell (Dorothy “Dot” Wiggin) Amara Wilson (Betty Wiggin) Meeghan Darling (Helen Wiggin) Magnus Bush (Kyle Nelson) Edward Donahue (Charley Dreyer, Bobby Herne) Julian Broughton (Hank, Mr. Wilson, Russ Hamm, Talent Show Host) Costume Design: Michelle Rogers; Sound Engineer: Carmen Borgia; Stage Manager: Joshua Martin; Musicians: Autumn Brennan – bass guitar, Paul Ilsely – guitar, Mike Ragaini – drums, Kristen Tuttman – piano; Running time: 2 hours, fifteen minutes – one intermission; 7/11/19 – 7/21/19; Bridge Street Theatre, Bridge Street, Catskill, NY; bridgestreettheatre.org; 518-943-3818
REVIEW: “The Shaggs: Philosophy of the World” at Bridge Street Theatre by Macey Levin 1968, in Fremont, New Hampshire, a band was formed by Austin Wiggin’s three daughters – Dot, Betty and Helen.
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The Shaggs were an American all-female rock and outsider music band formed in Fremont, New Hampshire, in 1968. The band was composed of sisters Dorothy "Dot" Wiggin, Betty Wiggin, Helen Wiggin and, later, Rachel Wiggin
Duck_King I wanna see a stripper work to this song.
JohnnySixString When your kids are not the Jacksons.
ZanzibarWizard It’s like having a fever and just walking around your house.
#The Shaggs#My Pal Foot Foot#Philosophy of the World#Fremont#New Hampshire#1968#1960s#Dorothy Dot Wiggin#Betty Wiggin#Helen Wiggin#Rachel Wiggin#Duck_King#JohnnySixString#ZanzibarWizard
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