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THE CLOUDS (WHEN THAT WAY)
The 1965 Hollywood Teen Fair was the year that Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss of A&M Records discovered Captain Beefheart and signed him to the label. I was there as a “roadie” with the Magic Band. Their first release was “Diddy Wah Diddy”. The exact same recording that I had heard at Rohr’s Music Box.
The Martinkovics is the real American family. They have to sons, Paul the eldest plays lead guitar, and John who plays the bass. The two brothers practice at least two to four hours everyday, then there’s band practice. The new group is called The Telstars.
Meticulous to details, Paul listens to the Jimi Hendrix track of Foxy Lady. Paul will go over this song more then fifty times, turning the grooves of the album white as he plays his guitar up against Hendrix. He gets its down to the exact lick and sound. Then on to the next song.
There’s a gig coming up in two weeks and the band has to learn ten more new songs before the date.
Air Force Warrant Officer Martinkovic is retiring in two years. He is the last of the Warrant Officers in the Air Force. Mister Martinkovic has traveled with his family all over the world. He is stationed at Edwards Air Force Base and is the assistant director of the new YF-12 project.
