The Ties we’ve tied: John Swartz

Angie | October 31, 2009

As promised, here is our weekly article from this long serie of testimonies.
Note from Bill Bell:
John Swartz – a NY friend of Spencer’s. He mastered the Stevedores’ “Tamuawok” ( a great record) and, later, he re-mastered Spencer’s Feudal, Brutal & the American Dream album (the way it sounds today). A talented musician in his own [...]

The Ties we’ve Tied : Spencer’s High School Counselor, Sheila Bailey

Angie | October 24, 2009

Bill’s note:
Being one of the “Lost Boys” at Interlochen, Spencer was not “invited” back for the Spring semester of his Sophomore year. So he had to return home to attend public high school.
When Spencer began at Lahser in the Spring semester of his sophomore year, he felt lost. Not because he was ‘the new kid’ [...]

The Ties we’ve Tied: Dan Graupner

Angie | October 16, 2009

Okay, one more this week cause the last one was kinda cheating, we had already translated those lyrics before. Have a sit and let’s listen to Bill and Dan:
FROM BILL:
Dan Graupner was Spencer’s best friend at Interlochen…By the way, he plans to play a couple of songs at the Callahan’s concert in August -
Dan Graupner [...]

The Ties We’ve Tied : Jackson Rathbone

Angie | October 13, 2009

Jackson Rathbone, actor, musician of the 100 Monkeys, met Spencer during their years in Interlochen. Jackson was also part of the “Lost Boys”. Here is his contribution to The ties we’ve tied:
FROM BILL:
Everyone who contributed to the email book (which we have named, “The Ties We’ve Tied” after a lyric from the Stevedores song, “Beyond [...]

The Ties we’ve Tied: Ben Johnson

Angie | October 9, 2009

Ben Johnson, nowadays musician of the 100 Monkeys, was the best friend ot Spencer. In here, he tells us about his friendship with Spencer
Note, the references to “Interlochen” – where Spence, Ben, Ben Graupner, his brother Dan, Jackson Rathbone, Will Schmidt and several other friends attended prep school. It’s an “Arts” Academy where Spencer went [...]

The Ties We’ve tied

Angie | October 9, 2009

Here, this was the first message from Bill on the “official” Legacy Website.
It will introduce a whole new category, where we’ll share with you testimonies, memories from close friends, and persons who had the luck to know him personnally.
“The Ties we’ve Tied” is a collection of 185 pages that Bill put together, thanks to the [...]