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	The Vipers (NYC) - Never Alone and more! Rare video footage of The Vipers performing onstage. The Vipers were NYC's premier garage/psych band throughout the 1980s. Their first LP, "Outta The Nest" made the top of the CMJ chart on the strength of their original material. "Cheated & Lied", "Nothing's From Today" and "Tears (Only Dry)" are three of this album's favorite cuts. The Vipers toured throughout the US and Canada in 1984 and 1985, but their popularity was greatest on both coasts of the US, Quebec and France. Formed in 1980 by Paul Martin and Jon Weiss, both established in NY punk rock circles from the mid 1970s. Weiss was tenor sax man for Fleshtones, and Martin having been the recording engineer to produce Fleshtones's first studio recordings while bouncing around as a guitarist in several bands, while recording demos of his own music and biding his time. Weiss and Martin quickly co-wrote a batch of 5 songs and wasted no time recruiting Graham May. The next member came at just the right time. David Mann was playing bass in the Richard Lloyd Band. He was tiring of that scene, and aside from digging the Vipers tunes, David could play guitar, bass and keyboards. Best of all, just as the lease was running out for our rehearsal studio, David had one of his own and was happy to share the rent (and even happier to evict Richard). This was the core of The Vipers. Together with their first drummer, Johnny Decal (Flynn), the first order of business was to record the first five songs and shop the demo to secure gigs. The problems started with a mutual dissatisfaction at Decal's drumming acumen. Then, after his dismissal, the fate of the Vipers was to host a continually changing parade of drummers. Either they were great but unable to commit or they were not so hot and willing to drop everything to join. After the first year or so, there was a roster of several freelance drummers that had played for The Vipers on various occasions and were reasonably well acquainted with their material. This resulted in a mad rash to find an available drummer whenever a gig was booked. Writing songs and recording demos was a different matter. Most itinerant drummers would not participate in recording without being paid. This led to the practice of recording new song demos while rehearsing for the upcoming gig. The revolving door of drummers was impeding the growth of the band, just because they had to spend so much time running over existing material. This went on for nearly two and a half years. Then, out of the blue, Danny Harvey of The Rockats introduced the Vipers to Patrick Brown, his former bandmate from Levi Dexter and The Ripchords. Pat fit right in. From that point on, The Vipers never looked back. Here's a rare look at the Vipers in action, at the top of their game! View Video
	"The Magician" An Iowa thespian short film entry written and directed by Patrick Brown...short film View Video
	The Aneurysm III After the shocking news of his son's death due to an aneurysm, The Father seeks revenge on the killer....aneurysm jeremy dye patrick brown funny View Video
	The Vipers (NYC) - Nothing's From Today Rare video footage of The Vipers performing onstage. The Vipers were NYC's premier garage/psych band throughout the 1980s. Their first LP, "Outta The Nest" made the top of the CMJ chart on the strength of their original material. "Cheated & Lied", "Nothing's From Today" and "Tears (Only Dry)" are three of this album's favorite cuts. The Vipers toured throughout the US and Canada in 1984 and 1985, but their popularity was greatest on both coasts of the US, Quebec and France. Formed in 1980 by Paul Martin and Jon Weiss, both established in NY punk rock circles from the mid 1970s. Weiss was tenor sax man for Fleshtones, and Martin was a recording engineer who produced Fleshtones's first studio recordings while bouncing around as a guitarist in several bands. Weiss and Martin quickly co-wrote a batch of 5 songs and wasted no time recruiting Graham May. Graham, a hometown friend of Paul had played previously with both Weiss and Martin in The Rock Messengers, an early punk-era guitar instrumental quintet. At the time Graham was recruited to join what was to become The Vipers, he was already a permanent member of a popular Uptown band, The Social Register, and for a while, divided his time between the steady working Social Register and The Vipers which had nothing but expenses, but promised greater creative involvement as a founding partner. The next member came at just the right time. David Mann was playing bass in the Richard Lloyd Band. He was tiring of that scene, and aside from digging the Vipers tunes, David could play guitar, bass and keyboards. Best of all, David had a rehearsal studio of his own and was happy to share the rent (and even happier to evict the resident Mr. Lloyd). This was the core of The Vipers. Together with their first drummer, Johnny Decal (Flynn), the first order of business was to record the initial five songs and shop the demo to secure gigs. The problems started with a mutual dissatisfaction at Decal's drumming. This led to his dismissal, leading the Vipers to host a continual parade of drummers. Either they were great drummers, such as Jan Marek Pakulski, Clem Burke and Ira Elliot and unable to make a full-time commitment, or they were not so hot and willing to drop everything to join. After the first year or so, there was a roster of several freelance drummers that had played for The Vipers on various occasions and were reasonably well acquainted with their material. This resulted in a mad rush to secure a drummer for each gig that was booked. Writing songs and recording demos was a different matter. Most itinerant drummers would not participate in recording without being paid. This led to recording new song demos during the mandatory rehearsals for each upcoming gig. The revolving door of drummers was impeding the growth of the band, from the demands of running over existing material for the benefit of each newcomer. This went on for nearly two years until, out of the blue, Danny B. Harvey of The Rockats introduced the Vipers to Patrick Brown, his former bandmate from Levi Dexter and The Ripchords and childhood friend from Canyon Country, California. Pat fit right in. From that point on, The Vipers never looked back. Here's a rare look at the Vipers in action, at the top of their game. Enjoy! View Video
	Jimmy Brown Walks at Home James Brown walks and has a good time....James Patrick Brown View Video
	Denver Vlog preview back from Denver and will start editing my reviews. Here's a preview of what's to come!...Denver Travelblog Patrick Brown Palace Vesta Venice Delectable Egg View Video
	Barrie MP Why the people of Barrie need a new MP...Patrick Brown View Video
	Hamlet Duel (St. FX) Patrick Brown as Hamlet (in yellow & blue strips) and George Hemlow as Laertes (in red & blue checkerboard) show off their fencing skills just before Laertes gets stabbed. I just caught Hamlet getting hit with the poisonous sword. (St.FX's production of William Shakespeare's Hamlet) View Video
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	Happy Birthday Peter! Happy Birthday Peter!...Patrick Brown View Video
	Hamlet at St. FX (Ghost) The ghost of his father appears to Hamlet (played by Patrick Brown) and confirms his suspicions - Claudius has killed him - in St. FX's production of William Shakespeare's Hamlet. View Video
	Ravenpoint Cameron & Patrick bored at ravenpoint...Cameron Harris Patrick Brown Ravenpoint seascouts View Video
	Judgement! Ridiculously short clip of Patrick Brown as Hamlet and George Hemlow as Laertes during Round 1 of their duel in St. FX's production of William Shakespeare's Hamlet. View Video
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	Ha! Another Hit! Ridiculously short clip of Patrick Brown as Hamlet and George Hemlow as Laertes in round 2 of their duel. St. FX's production of William Shakespeare's Hamlet. View Video

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