Roky on Fresh Air KUT

[Pepi Plowman]

Kit had two girls with my sister, Gayle, who is a
Scientologist.  Kit couldn't stand Scientology.  The
older daughter, Katrina, looks a lot like Kit (tall
and thin with strawberry blonde hair), the younger
one, Noella (not a Scientologist), is graduating this
spring from Claremont College with two science majors.
 She is in pre-med and wants to be either a research
scientist or a doctor, don't know which she'll pick.

His last wife and he both had alcohol problems and the
last I saw of them they didn't seem very happy.  My
sister was devastated by his death.  My mother, who
was a Japanophile, adored Kit--he could do no wrong in
her eyes.

pep
--- Clark Santos <clarksantos at earthlink.net> wrote:

> Clementine,
> 
> 	Margot is, or has been, on both Ghetto lists and
> she visited Austin in 
> the last couple of years for reunions or ghetto
> parties. I think she is 
> a retired government librarian and lives in the
> Washington D C area. 
> She still loves to party and drink.
> 	Kit died of cancer in the late 80s or early 90s. He
> was married to 
> lady unknown to the group and had a child with her.
> As I recall the 
> child was two or three at his death. He was also
> earlier married to 
> Pepi and Tina Plowman's sister, who's name I can't
> recall, and had a 
> couple of young children by her. Kit apparently had
> some very rough 
> times with women, alcohol, and cancer.
> 
> EL PATRON
> 
> On Mar 15, 2005, at 11:46 AM, Clementine Hall wrote:
> 
> Dear Monty/Judy - please tell me about Kit and Margo
> (separately, of
> course; I know they separated).  I knew and loved
> them both long before
> they got together and Tommy and I knew them
> intimately after.  Where are
> they?  How are they?
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Monty/Judy [mailto:m.herr at COMCAST.NET]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 9:32 AM
> To: GHETTO2 at LISTS.WHATHELPS.COM
> Subject: Re: Roky on Fresh Air KUT
> 
> >> Gerry said, "And then there is the bit about Tary
> introducing Tommy to
> Roky...dubious, altho I'm sure Tary would take
> credit for it <<<
> 
> Back off, Gerry!
> 
> Thanks Clementine - I'm glad you remember the
> evening Tary shared Roky.
> Monty and I remember many others with Tary making
> things happen for
> musicians and friends.   Whether it was an emergency
> ride for Misty to
> the
> doctor,  a sobering up party after Kit and Margo's
> wedding, or a weekend
> hanging out with Manse, Tary never seemed to want
> credit - he just made
> it
> happen.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Remembrances of Austin Ghetto
> [mailto:GHETTO2 at LISTS.WHATHELPS.COM]
> On
> Behalf Of Clementine Hall
> Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 8:55 AM
> To: GHETTO2 at LISTS.WHATHELPS.COM
> Subject: Re: Roky on Fresh Air KUT
> 
> I was married to Tommy at the time that Tary Owens
> introduced us both to
> Rocky, at the Jade Room.  Tary did not make it up. 
> I will never forget
> seeing Roky with the Spades for the first time. 
> Tary brought him over
> to our table after one set and then after a few
> minutes, left Roky,
> Tommy and me together to talk.  Roky later confessed
> to me that he fell
> in love with us then and there is no doubt that we
> fell in love with
> him.  We immediately told the Lingsmen, who were
> looking for a singer,
> about this phenomenal kid, and the next thing we
> knew, everyone was at
> our house, jamming, turning on, etc.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gerry [mailto:mesmo at GILANET.COM]
> Sent: Monday, March 14, 2005 8:30 PM
> To: GHETTO2 at LISTS.WHATHELPS.COM
> Subject: Re: Roky on Fresh Air KUT
> 
> Well, I listened to Fresh Air tonight (comes on at 6
> on a local NPR
> station)
> and heard the Roky show. I have never been
> particularly fond of Ed Ward
> and
> having lived through many of the scenes he writes
> about I know for a
> fact
> that he often has it wrong.
> 
> His Roky history was filled with inaccuracies...like
> calling the
> Elevators a
> band from San Marcos. Wonder where he got that? And
> the credits to Doug
> Sahm
> for the early '70's recordings, pure jive, a couple
> of guys named Dick
> Mithun and Duane who lived in Joseph Court in Terra
> Linda outside San
> Rafael
> a few doors down from me made those recordings and
> supported Roky for
> the
> best part of a year until Dana (his wife at the
> time) drove them crazy.
> "Two
> Headed Dog" (and others) was recorded at Joseph
> Court in their little
> studio. Doug was not around at the time and had
> nothing to do with the
> recordings. But he did introduce Roky to the
> Credence guy who picked up
> the
> ball next. Doug was a big promoter of Roky but not
> hands on. Dick and
> Duane,
> who were starry-eyed young Marin county musicians,
> were on a long list
> of
> well-wishers who have at some time gone to some
> trouble and expense to
> try
> to get Roky performing on a regular basis, the story
> of his life.
> 
> And then there is the bit about Tary introducing
> Tommy to
> Roky...dubious,
> altho I'm sure Tary would take credit for it (he,
> like Doug, was quite
> good
> at inserting himself into history in the retelling)
> and he had Ed Ward's
> ear.
> 
> But it was good to hear Roky singing and a lot of
> the tale was new to
> me.
> What a character, you don't meet many of those in a
> lifetime. I have
> many
> memories of him but he was already pretty far past
> his peak when I began
> to
> encounter him. Didn't know him when most of you did
> altho I saw him
> perform
> at The New Orleans Club in his heyday. I did know
> his family pretty
> well,
> did drafting for his Dad for awhile. His brother,
> Michael, and I were
> close
> for a time and I was at M's house in Austin Lake
> Estates when they drove
> Roky in from Rusk. Michael had financed his release
> which included
> paying
> off shrinks to declare him fit for the outside--he
> wasn't but it was
> better
> than Rusk.
> 
> Ah, the memories, floating up from nowhere. BTW, I
> did contact with old
> friend Trish Wann who is indeed in Tucson and a
> distinguished member of
> the
> arts community there. Might go over that way soon
> and visit with her.
> Was
> there really a time called the '60's when all us
> strange kids from Texas
> blossomed in Austin? Or is it just a typical tale of
> young people of the
> time which we have embellished with fantasy? I tend
> to think that we
> were
> rather extraordinary but sometimes I forget why.
> G
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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