I was going to ask about Prince. Did he really give in & start using his real name? I was, perhaps erroneously, told he'd beaten his label.
Here is Houston, we had these 2 guys who called themselves 'Art Guys', or 'Art Gize'—-or 'Art Guise'—-no one knew. It was OK, though, because they did fine art—-not music, and…

I was going to ask about Prince. Did he really give in & start using his real name? I was, perhaps erroneously, told he'd beaten his label.
Here is Houston, we had these 2 guys who called themselves 'Art Guys', or 'Art Gize'—-or 'Art Guise'—-no one knew. It was OK, though, because they did fine art—-not music, and…

Around 1980, before he did Mike Hammer,   he did a 'Hawaii Five-O' type show, called 'Caribe'. I recall some critic saying that the main difference between him & Jack Nicholson, was that Jack never did TV. Stacy was THAT good!
A friend of mine saw him do a rather glorious 'Hamlet' in Central Park, before that.
He…

Around 1980, before he did Mike Hammer,   he did a 'Hawaii Five-O' type show, called 'Caribe'. I recall some critic saying that the main difference between him & Jack Nicholson, was that Jack never did TV. Stacy was THAT good!
A friend of mine saw him do a rather glorious 'Hamlet' in Central Park, before that.
He…

Yep! I recognize you as Ben Jago. Richie Havens, a Black folk singer, who performed @ Woodstock, played Othello, in 'Catch My Soul'. Lance le Gault, who says he taught Elvis how to shake his hips, played Iago.

Yep! I recognize you as Ben Jago. Richie Havens, a Black folk singer, who performed @ Woodstock, played Othello, in 'Catch My Soul'. Lance le Gault, who says he taught Elvis how to shake his hips, played Iago.

Check out 'Flesh + Blood', by Paul Verhoeven, also starring Rutger Hauer & Jennifer Jason Leigh.

Check out 'Flesh + Blood', by Paul Verhoeven, also starring Rutger Hauer & Jennifer Jason Leigh.

She was an iconoclast. Pity, it was only after her illness, that she ended up in Austin. Seems as though she was born to it. 

She was an iconoclast. Pity, it was only after her illness, that she ended up in Austin. Seems as though she was born to it. 

She'd be honored by that, Sweet Clam. 

She'd be honored by that, Sweet Clam. 

Truer words were never spake. Similarly, on 4/20/12, @ 4:20pm, Austin unvelied a statue of Willie.

Truer words were never spake. Similarly, on 4/20/12, @ 4:20pm, Austin unvelied a statue of Willie.