![]() I guess the closest thing would be The Zombies ‘Odessey & Oracle’ or Traffic’s ‘Mr Fantasy’. If we had to categorize it, it would be witty, melodic acid rock. It sold many dozens of copies throughout the Western hemisphere, mostly to the band member’s families and friends (the close ones, anyway), and to me.ġ967, the year of “Sgt Pepper”, “John Wesley Harding”, and Jeff is listening to Chrysalis’s “Definition”, an album filled with wit and passion and clever arrangements and indelible memories and stunningly sharp performances and just about any superlative I can think of. Spider Barbour, made one marvelous album and broke up. That was enough to send yours truly scrounging through record bins in remote shopping centers till the LP was unearthed.Ĭhrysalis was formed in 1967, led by J. Somewhere, probably in a microscopic footnote in a Mothers album liner notes, Zappa called C hrysalis “a group that has yet to destroy your mind”. I was a very early devotee of Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention, in the days when that was a dubious distinction certain to evoke the concern of parents, the disgust of the respectable citizenry of Cincinnati, and the utter disdain of girls who bathed. Only a bizarre chain of events in which real life and fantasy intertwine in their ironic and inextricable way.Ĭhrysalis, the greatest band no one has ever heard of. The story as I tell it is full of detours, tangents, and irrelevencies, so don’t expect a “well-made” dramatic storyline here. What can you do? It’s a long story, spanning over 50 years and two hemispheres, the stranger-than-fiction tale of an utterly obscure artist, his music, J. This week’s SoTW is long, even by my shaggy dog standards. (Daniel Rader/WOUB) Bruce Veres of Carleton, MI, falls to the ground after fishtailing during the barrels rodeo competition.SoTW: Chrysalis, Summer in Your Savage Eyes Forewarning During a slow race, competitors aim to finish the race last while keeping their motorcycle in their lane and never using the brake or putting either foot down on the ground. It’s a lot of fun.” (Jennifer Coombes/WOUB) Bruce Veres of Carleton, MI, attempts to keep his motorcycle in his lane during the slow race. “You know, there is a stage back there that somebody set up. Brown said the best part of the festival continues to be the evenings in the camping area where festival goers put on their own music shows and acts. ![]() Miss Chrissy, who does not go by a last name, said she has been sewing patches onto biker leathers for 30 years. (Jennifer Coombes/WOUB) Rick Brown of Mason, Ohio, said this year was his 20th year to attend the rodeo. (Jennifer Coombes/WOUB) Miss Chrissy, “The Patch Queen,” and owner of Bee-Bad Leathers, sewed patches onto a leather vest for a customer in her booth. The four day festival included several rodeo competitions. Patty Foster participated in the sled races during the Easyriders Rodeo. I’m not saying I go to that stuff but if it is happening in front of me I’m going to look.” Blankenship said he has been attending the rodeo nearly every year since he and his son drove through in 1994. (Jennifer Coombes/WOUB) I took the heat for him when she found the photos. “I don’t go to most of that but she saw some photos from when I brought my son. “My wife won’t come out here because of the shenanigans that go on,” said Blankenship. (Daniel Rader/WOUB) Robert Blankenship of Mount Lookout, West Virginia attended this year’s Easyriders Rodeo Tour on his own. (Daniel Rader/WOUB) Gentleman get ready to race in the Easyriders Rodeo Tour’s barstool races. Troy and his wife, Carrie, have been competing in motorcycle rodeos for about 10 years. Troy Snider of Barryton, MI, competes in the barrels rodeo competition at the Easyriders Rodeo Tour at the Ross County Fairgrounds in Chillicothe, Ohio, on Sunday, Sept. Photos: Easyriders Rodeo at the Ross County Fair
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