Roky
Erickson’s Brother
I
s a good man
He
plays tuba in a little band
Called
the Pittsburgh Symphony.
His
name is Sumner.
He
has long hair.
Wears
glasses like Buddy Holly
Standing
on stage at The Rex
Reciting
poems for a Roky benefit
One
for Roky written in a dream
Bands
like Bingo Quixote
Performed
renditions of Roky songs.
The
poem I wrote was for him;
Roky
sure had a strange trip.
Sumner
is cool.
He’s
totally there for him –too.
...Along
w/ Peter Buck of R.E.M.,
Henry
Rollins, The Butthole Surfers
And
many others.
Money
goes to Roky’s foundation
Where
many of the mentioned sit.
Sumner
talks about Roky with –
So
much genuine compassion –
And
he didn’t even really know
Roky
all that well as a kid.
The
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame –
The
curator a Roky fan –
Sumner
took him.
They
had cake.
A
BirthDay Cake for Roky
Before
back to roots in Austin
-Where
a music pioneer started-
And
was railroaded by some bad guys.
Thank
you for asking me
I’m
honored to help serve justice
And
feel privileged and humbled
By
the whole experience & story.
‘Wonder
if Kurt Cobain was a Roky fan
Winter
– Spring 2003
John
Alan Conte` JR