As hard as it may be for us to recall all these decades later, the extremely late Eighties somehow found Dave “Rave” DesRoches touring his home and native land alongside ol’ highschool buds Teenage Head, extolling the second-hand virtues of carpet kissin’ Hawaiian beer-drinking parties… as the remainder of the music biz moved uncaringly along to George Michael, Guns N’ Roses n’ other such comparative pleasures. However – and this is a big, all-important However however – Dave had spent most every down-hour he could during those distant days squirreled away within the nearest quiet zone, creating a veritable treasure trove of words and music which, while wholly incompatible with his Teenage night job would serve him more than well when, as 1988 became 89, he began seriously considering stepping out upon his very own.
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A PIRATE’S TALE – Gary Pig Gold on launching his Favourite Conspiracy
Posted in music, Opinion, Review with tags Bob Segarini, Dave Rave, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Gary Pig Gold, Indie Artists, Indie Music, music, Records, Valentino's Pirates on March 16, 2020 by segariniJAIMIE VERNON – THE DAVE RAVE CONSPIRACY
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Excerpted from the upcoming Bullseye Records 30th Anniversary book “Bullsography”
I was plugging away on an old Underwood electric typewriter out of a one-bedroom apartment in Pickering Village in the late 1980s putting out a fanzine called Great White Noise magazine when I received correspondence from legendary Pig Paper fanzine guru Gary Pig Gold….
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