rsteviemoore in brief

rsteviemoore in brief

a quick timeline:

1952 - born Friday 18 Jan, St. Thomas Hospital, 2000 Church St, Nashville TN to Bob Loyce (born 30 Nov 1932, Nashville) and Betty Agnes Palmer (born 12 Nov 1934, Paterson NJ); commuted between Springfield MO and McFerrin Drive, Nashville (Inglewood)
1954 - family moved to duplex on Norvell Drive
1955 - sister Linda Faye born 22 Feb
1956 - Elvis changed world; family moved to 3024 Hillhurst Drive
1957 - first tape-recorded voice (with uncle Harry Palmer) 5 Jan
1958 - brother Gary Edward born 4 Jan; entered 1st grade at Brick Church School
1959 - Hillhurst house sold to Patsy Cline, family moved to 507 Graycroft in madison, entered 2nd grade at Stratton School, sang duet with Jim Reeves, & Heinz Pasketti jingle, first piano lessons
1960 - met schoolmate Billy Anderson
1961 - father's "Mexico" hit single
1964 - Beatles changed world, entered Madison High School
1965 - got first guitar, met Roger Ferguson
1966 - made first home recordings
1967 - won local battle of the bands with The Taxmen, gone steady with Susan Saltonstall
1968 - started smoking, lost virginity to a 39 yr-old married woman, 1st job at Lazy Suzan Restaurant
1969 - did first recreational drugs, ran for student council president, jobs at Service Merchandise and Arby's
1970 - graduated high school, entered Vanderbilt University
1971 - quit college, left home, rented a room at 1211 16th Avenue South, met Victor Lovera, toured with Earl Scruggs Revue and Sons, worked at Sgt. Pepper's record shop/boutique, moved to house on stilts in Gallatin
1972 - Bowie changed world, failed draft physical, first studio recordings (Goods), stole Victor's girlfriend Johna Lynn, moved to 1506 17th Ave So, fired from Pepper's, drove to NJ/NY with Victor, moved to 2010 Linden Avenue
1973 - formed Ethos with Lovera, first record released (Roger Ferguson and Ethos), worked for father's Mimosa Publishing, did country sessions, played on the Grand Ole Opry, compiled 1st songs hometape "Invites Comparison"
1974 - fervent new writing and recording, moved to Roger's house at 2607 Eastland Avenue, played outdoor gig downtown with Ethos Of America, moved to 226 Chapel Avenue
1975 - recorded Beatles instrumentals, moved to 913 North 12th Street, parents officially divorced, moved to Mom's apartment at 510 Heritage, Madison
1976 - moved to 1615 Forrest Avenue, first album "Phonography" released by uncle Harry, toured midwest with Billy Anderson's band, split with Johna, moved to Billy's house at 2219 Pennington Bend
1977 - first reviews in Trouser Press NYC, Sex Pistols changed world, sister Linda in Miss America pageant, bought a 1973 Austin Marina
1978 - drove to Frankfort KY, then moved to 101 Harrison Street, Verona NJ, then 177 Park Street, Montclair NJ, job at Sam Goody's, Livingston; met Irwin Chusid, Jim Price, Max Wermuth & Chris Bolger, first visited WFMU East Orange, HP Music officially launched, second album "Delicate Tension" released, met & gone steady with Margaux Ravis
1979 - met Jon Child, first solo studio recordings (Clack, NYC), first played Maxwell's in Hoboken, Patrick Mathe contact, he issued first France single ("Goodbye Piano")
1980 - first Uncle Floyd TV appearance, formed numerous international contacts (Chris Cutler, Terry Burrows, others)
1981 - began fulltime DJ'ing at WFMU (until 1985)
1982 - moved to 429 Valley Road, launched the R. Stevie Moore Cassette Club, met Frank Balesteri, fired from Sam Goody's, collected unemployment
1983 - joined The Rayvens, first played Gerdes Folk City, briefly worked for Jon Child in NYC
1984 - first New Rose album issued in France, a week in Paris, many subsequent gigs, found local job at Crazy Rhythms record store, visited father in LA
1985 - first UK album released, played Irving Plaza NYC, new studio recordings at The Sanctuary, Caldwell NJ
1986 - first NY Times gig review, stopped driving an auto, Victor moved back to Long Island, reunites with him in NJ
1987 - in love with krys o
1988 - got first VCRs, began making home videos, cocaine era
1989 - crazed
1990 - first CD released
1991 - little or no recording, reunite with Lovera, Nirvana changed world
1993 - second CD released, massive press, Val Sebastiano died
1994 - acquired first home portastudio, composing re-emerged, much new recording
1996 - first played Bottom Line NYC
1997 - first back catalog CD-R's mastered, minor heart attack
1998 - prescription drug overdose, Victor Lovera died, Phonography CD reish
1999 - got online, began website design, collaborated with Dave Gregory (XTC), beatlefest, lost 15yr job & 17yr apartment, visited Nashville, mercury lounge, moved to bloomfield, rekindled communication with father, obtained CD-R burner, Future CD, beard, formed new band, y2k anxiety
2000 - crazy rhythms r.i.p., eurotour cancelled, cataract surgery, first mp3's uploaded, more collaborations, paypal, Jad Fair
2001 - Kramer session, quit smoking after 33 yrs, wtc terrorism, met Neil Innes, another emergency room, name in spin magazine, Frank Balesteri died, George Harrison, article in spin magazine, ???mr. kubrick???
2002 - 50,000 years old
2003 - plus one
2004 - forgotten? the big year that wasn't, 4 stunning albums, picked him up but threw him back down
2005 - unknown? ny times + fader magazine articles, tonics with ar pink, david fricke
2006 - aged atheism, personal savings running out fast, tonic dvd, multiple tooth extractions & partial dentures; beau the cat, dawn ferguson, markcudnik RIP, youtube explosion, irving plaza w/applesinstereo
2007 - too late now, shrigley field, back to band gigs
2008 - cherry red, cake shop, don fleming, michael jodry
2009 - quits, fazebook, molly andrews, shakemore, phonography recommended,
2010 - forgot already, jon demiglio, evicted from 23 yr relationship and housing, fled to nashville in terror
2011 - TENNESSEE PRIDE, martha, laptop, carmen clark, roger sessions, kickstarter, new duplex residence in madison, rhendi, jr thomason tropical ooze nyc, world tours, ariel & falkner, advanced, regis hifiklub, tim burgess, keel her,
2012 - closing in on 60, sxsw, us & europe tours, wire magazine cover, more vinyl releases, father turns 80, legs give out, make it be cali sessions
2013 - world tours increase, mexico city & moscow in june, meet black francis, mariella morton, irwin and lane visit, what am i forgetting
2014 - semi-retirement bc of physical ailments, live performance halts, end of band, social security, debt court subpoena, Cool Daddio docu filming begins, captured tracks, beck @ ryman, can hardly walk, gonna hafta google myself
2015 - slow collapse, 2 b continued, mari buys house then we break apart, roger's 2nd wife dawn2 dies, mimi gibson / cordelia uk cd reissues of 80s lps
2016 - faster collapse, bowie + prince died, discontinued, behold the lemon twigs
2017 - hold on not so fast, can't drive 65, sean lennon writes, make it be released on bar/none, sxsw with falkner, hip replacement surgery, major medical bnfts, slow recovery summer from hell, writing my book, back in the ring, ROGER FERGUSON died ?
2018 - local gigs, indie tape reissues, rheumatoidal b/w osteoarthritis, slave to twittr instgram facebok
2019 - afterlife in case there isn't one, still no rsm film yet, tick tock tick, then COOL DADDIO births, film festivals only, elena chimaera, dementia seems certain, colonoscopy see?, illness menu, ellen miller, decade's end AGAIN.
2020 - 2020 vs. 2525

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