The Revised History of Club FootA email written November 13, 2000 to Richard Marriott by JC Garrett who was There |
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Hola Richard, I ran across your CFO site while doing some research of my own
and
thought I might clear things up regarding the history of the CLUB. In august
of 78, my
best friend, Richard Kelly and I, along w/ actor/musician Richard Edson
escaped NY in a
borrowed 1966 Dodge Dart heading for SF. WeÕd attended school together in
upstate NY
and had been collaborating creatively for years. In Jan. of 79 Edson and I
started
performing in local SF clubs as the Alterboys along w/ Snuky Tate. Kelly
joined us several
months later along w/a revolving door of additional members. Our goal was to
combine
Art performance w/a broad range of marginal music genres. Kurt Weill, Xavier
Cugat,
Carla Bley, you know the circuit. Frustrated w/ the limited venues available
(either Punk or
Art music) and the cost of a good rehearsal studio, we decided to establish
our own
Cabaret combining Art and music. Dubbed CLUB FOOT by Edson (thatÕs why his
pictures on the cover of the LP) we opened to great success. Unfortunately
none of it
financial. Edson soon left for NY and Kelly and I continued running the Club
along w/itÕs
parent organization Alterboys International. I personally booked the
performance artists
while Kelly booked the musicians. KellyÕs girlfriend Cindy Buff was the
organizational
task master and keeper of the books. I was in charge of
advertising, copywriting, and
design, Kelly ran the rehearsal studio, etc. etc... Together, we moped the
floors and sold
the beer. Creative partners in search of fame and fortune. Later we were
joined by Matt
Heckert and David DOG Swan. The usual cocktail of money, sex, and drugs
eventually
drove us apart and led eventually to KellyÕs untimely death. Which is pretty
much when
you came in. As for brainchilds, there were more than one. While I dearly
loved and miss Richard
Kelly to this day, IÕd be damned if I let a dead man take the credit for the
creative
hardwork of many. yours. J.C Garrett |
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