Slim Lamar -- "Goofus" (YouTube)

[Cody K]

Just wanna put this here because it's so freaking awesome. And, as a bonus, it comes with a two-part R. Crumb cartoon that's an homage to the record. (And if your screen's big enough to read it, that's a bonus, too!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXsEW2gkEm8

Cody

[Roaring20s]

That's the first I've heard of them. Good stuff!

James.

[tinovanderzwan]

i met mister crumb at one of the dutch record fairs while i was plowing through a big box of 78s and i puled out this victor when he saw it he said, you know i had to search for nearly 50 years till i finally found that record he also said he did a cartoon strip about it

some time later i did the youtube vid because i think the two should realy be together

i must really go to sauve in southern france to look him up one day he's e really nice friendly guy

tino

ps cody thank you for mentioning this vid from my channel

[Phonofreak]

That was great. Is there a chance someone can post the pictures of the comic? I'd love to print them. Never mind. Someone beat me to the punch
Harvey Kravitz

[SteveM]

You can hear R. Crumb speak about this very experience in this radio program, hour 1, around the 35 minute mark. But the whole show is pretty enjoyable.

http://americanroutes.wwno.org/archives ... -home-page

[PeterF]

In the late seventies, just as we were graduating from college, one of my buddies got married in Vacaville CA. The musical entertainment at the reception was a local band, the Cheap Suit Serenaders. We were what might be termed today as proto-hipsters, all working at the college radio station, etc, so this was a calculated choice and we all knew who was in the band.

During one of their breaks I walked over to Robert and said "hi."

Without looking up, he said "leave me alone!"

A warm and cherished memory.

[Cody K]

Tino! You're living a charmed life! Not only did you find a copy of the record in a random box at a record fair, but Robert Crumb was right there to witness the event?! Wow! He was my idol when I was a budding graphic artist in the late 'sixties, and I'd still love to meet the guy!

Funny thing, too -- there are a number of copies of this record up on YouTube, but I liked yours best because it included the cartoon, which I hadn't seen before. Nice idea putting the two together on YT.

Peter, what a great story! Judging from Tino's account, maybe he's mellowed out a bit in his old age?! And the Cheap Suit Serenaders were/are pretty terrific -- they even went to the trouble and expense of releasing some of their songs on 78s in the 'seventies, just out of love for the format. And you got to experience them as a wedding band? Incredible!

And Steve -- thanks for the tip on the interview!

[I don't think I've used enough exclamation points in this post, so here are a few more: !!!!!!!!!]

[tinovanderzwan]

well if you want to see him he's doing performance's every summer in his home village of sauve in southern france
(out in the open air)
as far as the remark of peter and yours cody no he hasn't mellowed out he just doesn't like to be approached the last thing you should do is say hi or ask for a autograph
remember i din't approach him we just kinda ended up together enjoying the same box of records i let him in to my game not the other way round
and peter the crumb you met was mild he can be pretty fierce in his reactions towards strangers
maybe bringing some records for his collection might break the ice(and i do mean polar!!)once your through its a nice guy bringing a guitar or banjo also helps or dressing up as someone from the late 20s

and cody as far as my charmed life is concerned.. iv'e always been lucky when i was in my early teens i was into astronomy and at a convention i met both jan hendrik oort (of oort cloud fame) and neal armstrong (well you know!)
last month i accidentally met john cleese who was doing his one man show nearby....i met him on the street just like that!!
and two months ago i met charley hummel for the first time face to face after a long time of mail contact

so yes very charmed indeed thanks for putting a name to it cody


tino

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[Lucius1958]

i met mister crumb at one of the dutch record fairs while i was plowing through a big box of 78s and i puled out this victor when he saw it he said, you know i had to search for nearly 50 years till i finally found that record he also said he did a cartoon strip about it

some time later i did the youtube vid because i think the two should realy be together

i must really go to sauve in southern france to look him up one day he's e really nice friendly guy

tino

ps cody thank you for mentioning this vid from my channel

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Talk about synchronicity!

Bill

[edisonplayer]

I'd give her $20 for ALL The records!!edisonplayer PS:Of course,the story took place in 1960,not 2014.