Ron Campisi

[simonm]

In my usual absent/random way I was thinking about Ray Campisi's photo(s) of the band at the Boston Tea Party that you may remember.... Actually I was listening to a few tracks from Lou's 1st LP last weekend, and the horror of the front cover led me to pay more attention to the back, which includes a Campisi photo of Lou (looks like one of the published VU pics with the rest of the band painted out).

My mission before 9am this morning was to find Campisi.
I quickly discovered that
a) he was in the ace Boston band the Rockin' Ramrods
b) he founded a college radio station in 1964 and
c) since 1968 he has co-run a car was in his native Boston:
http://www.shieldcarwash.com/car_wash_about.shtml

I am now thinking of contacting him to maybe ask him about the BTP and the VU and his photos. Is there anything you want to know? It might make a cute addition to Arjan's website maybe??

Dunno.

[Guest]

ask if he has any more photos for sale. The only two I know of his are that great one of Moe mid pound and another of the entire gray album era band in the same set. any others? (besides the 'Lou Reed'?)

[bleach]

Can you ask him how much a full valet is? My car needs a good clean..

[arjan]

I am now thinking of contacting him to maybe ask him about the BTP and the VU and his photos. Is there anything you want to know? It might make a cute addition to Arjan's website maybe??

Thanks for considering my small little corner of the web
I'd be glad to host any resulting interview but there's little I can think of to ask him except the usual: how he got to know them/work with them, what he thought of them , &c.

[simonm]

uh - I sent him an email but he didn't reply....