I saw The Cramps when I was 16 and I am 51 now. I had been listening to Bad Music for Bad People for a few years at that point but had never seen what they looked like and had no idea what to expect. The first site I got of Lux was him coming out on stage which I was right up against and he just walked right out and spit wine all over us. Ivy had a on a gold bikini and there was red pubic hair hanging out all over the place. I left the show bleeding and with a busted lip from being punched in the mouth by a guy with a Liberty spike Mohawk and cut my hand on a busted beer bottle from slipping and falling on the glass from the beer on the floor. I also involuntarily learned what the sweat from another man’s back tasted like. It was the best show I have ever seen.
That is a fantastic story! My experiences weren’t so legendary, but the two times a saw them, about 5 years before Lux died, I got the same eye blackened twice in the exact same place right underneath my left eyebrow. I just thought the placement, and that it made it look like I was wearing eye shadow for a week each time, was a gift from the rock-n-roll gods. In other words, best shows I’ve ever seen.
I saw a chick throw her panties on stage and Lux ate the crotch out of them and then stuck his head thru the hole while the chick, in a skirt, crowd surfed across the front rows.
I catered for the cramps and they were beautiful people. Their catering Ryder demanded that all left overs must be donated to a local food bank. Ivy called the venue I worked at the next day to ensure that it was in fact donated. I received the call just after I got back from the food bank. They were beautiful!
No one ever believes that I saw the Cramps at Napa State Hospital, but I did. I grew up in Napa, three generations of my family worked at the hospital at one time or another. A buddy of mine got wind of the Cramps doing a show there through a San Francisco D.J. friend of his. Long story short, the show was outside and you could hear a mile away, we simply walked in, and it was great!
Peter Crowley told me that when he saw that CBGB audition he thought "Everythjng they didn't know, they could learn, and everything they did know couldn't be taught". In all my years in this business that's probably my favorite quote about a band. He also told them he'd only give them a gig if they bought a tuner for their guitars. He said they came to his office all excited because they'd found one in a dumpster by Manny's. They showed him the tuner and he gave them the gig. One of my favorite bands of all time. Thanks so much for making this film!
I met Lux at a show in Hollywood, '99. Being from Iowa and seeing Cramps 12" singles going for $25 each (I know), and drinking all day, I saw him in the crowd at a show that night. I came up on him and said "I ALMOST bought one of your records today but they were too expensive!" He pinched my arm and "Ya skin flint!" We both laughed. A cherished memory.
122 single? Black and white cover with their faces? Called Gravest hits? had a 10 minutes version of Surfin Bird, with Human Fly, and The Way I walk on it? I bought it in a second hand market in Glasgow only a few years after it's original release, luckily for a UK pounds. BUT, a few years later, my littl3e brother wqas jelous of some stupid thing or other, and deliberately scored it with a compass needle. I then found out it was ACTUALLY worth, even then, in early to mid 1980's over £30! AAAaarGH! The nearest I got to Lux, was his ass when he moonied from stage.
As a kid that was into metal and punk, Cramps was my gateway band into rockabilly, surf, garage and the blues. I remember as a long haired teenager with my leather jacket covered in metal and punk pins first listening to the Cramps at a friend's house, my jaw fell open and my eyes rolled into the back of my head. This sounded like the stuff my parents and grandparents played on the record table when I was a kid but it was twisted. Been a Cramps fan ever since.
I met Lux & Ivy over at a party at Ray Zone's house in Los Angeles. They were the friendliest, most open people, the opposite of their stage personas. A few of us were smoking weed over to one side and Lux came over. "Ah, hippy pot!" he said. "Yeah, ya want some?" I said. "Sure!" Was his reply. Very nice people, indeed!
At a gig in Cardiff in the mid eighties Lux did his usual climbing on the speakers while singing Human Fly. Below he was shaking hands with people as i reached over to shake he kissed the back of my hand and immediately realised i wasnt one of they young ladies that were in front of me. He apologised and we both laughed as he saw I'd seen the funny side of it😂 59 still love the Cramps. Great video thanks for sharing it.
what an enjoyable look back at one of the funnest, wackiest, and apparently one of the truest-to-who-they-were bands from a very special time in our evolution.....thank you.
I heard some one say that they knew some one who were friends with someone who knew them through an acquaintance which said they heard someone who actually met them say a colleague of them knew for sure a guy who worked with them through a lady who was close to them and knew without a doubt, they were amazing people and really gold at heart.
First saw them 85 on the A Date with Elvis tour at Liverpool aged 15. Saw them 6 times in total all in the UK. Still to this day one my favourite bands, got 3 Cramps tattoos, most of their vinyl, a stack load of Tshirts and a photo signed by Lux and Poison Ivy. The Cramps live on in the hearts of many who “got” them 🤘
As a kid in the eighties i can remember seeing posters with the cramps in slime green dripping horror movie writing, it scared me. But When I heard "bikini girls" i was hooked for life. If only everyone could have a love like Lux and Ivy.
the biography of this one is rather charming, very well researched, and nicely done. And they've really picked up on the cultural side of Lux and Ivy's style. That's a nice touch.
Are you guys ready for the best intimate Cramps show ever?? So in 2002 i went to see the Cramps on 2nd street in Seattle. I was hanging out with the Makers a lot and was gonna catch 'em at the Cramps show. I was instantly mesmerized by Lux's vocals and Poison's cramped super reverberated Gretsch. I went right in front of her and drooled accordingly. Towards the end of the show I decided to get in front of Lux and help him scream his dirty lyrics. He kept putting the mic in front of me to help him sing the chorus in their songs. Apparently Lux was digging my enthusiasm as i screamed with him. At some point he grabbed me by my neck and pulled me on stage. He proceeded to knaw on my head like he was a zombie. When a zombie eats your brains you die, so i died. Im laying dead on stage as Lux props a proper heart extract out of my chest and proceeded to feed my heart to some sexy punk rock chicks up front. At this point Poison was going off with a real Linkish solo and came over to my lifeless corpse and started to pee on my face. So I did what any rockabilly dude would do if Poison Ivy peed on you face, I drank like I had never drank before. As i violently lapped my tongue I came to life but i was bitten by Lux as a zombie so now im a zombie so i zombied my way off stage back into the crowd. Thank you for the best show Ive ever been to, The Cramps!!!
Original American Gothic. Gotta say that their Napa State Mental Hospital Gig is one of the craziest Shows I have ever seen. The thing that I love is that The Cramps were NOT patronising their Audience. 100% Rock & Roll.
Superb video! Ghoulardi is the father of Paul Thomas Anderson who directed "Boogie Nights" and "There Will Be Blood" among other great movies. I never saw The Cramps live because they played 21 and up venues in my region, but I was/still am a massive fan. I wore black vinyl leggings throughout high school because of their influence on my little hick self. One of my prized possessions is a copy of "A Date With Elvis" on colored vinyl with a tour poster enclosed from 1984. I found it at a record store in Kentucky era 1996, I was 15!
Great job on your doc creation. Very well scripted / edited and presented. Great flow. It is important that you hear this, as I know it helps the mojo. I also make docs. What just amazes me is the ratio of views vs likes. Should be so many more likes. keep it going!!!
I met Lux before a show at the legendary Cain's Ballroom in Tulsa. He was at the back bar a couple hours before the show. I knew he was a stereo photography buff and I'm a photographer and so I just went up to him and struck up a conversation about his collection. He was so nice. We chatted for about 30 mins. Great job, Dennis.
I saw the Cramps at the University of Utah in the late 80s (?) and it was just fantastic, over the top and fun… I never missed a Cramps show after that and saw them live several times. I had tickets to a show at Club DV8 in 2003 but it was cancelled due to some problem the club had with permits… I was totally bummed out. I have a wide variety of musical taste (being a musician and artist) and over the years punk became boring but I’ve always had a soft spot in my heart for the Cramps… they are one of the greatest bands in my book. Thanks 👍💯🔥
Great doco mate!! A mate played The Way l Walk at High School breakup, in 78/79? I was hooked!! I was also one of the Aussies who'd been hanging out to see em... And it got cancelled!!! Saw em the next year 85(?).. at the Thebby.. Lux was drinking bottles of Rovalley Invalid Port...95¢ a bot back then!! My kids have grown up listening to their albums, and me crucifying their songs on guitar!! Thankyou for making this, and don't eat stuff off the sidewalk!!
@@countrymousejewelry Haha! absolutely!! I saw them a cpl of yrs ago at our local footy club, the idiots running the show put the Psychos on at 4pm... it was about 42°C.... they still runamuk!! I dunno if you've ever heard of l Spit on Your Gravy (?).. One of the best live Aussie bands of the 80/90s, great songs and Australian as. D'ya have any local bands from your area l shd have a listen to? Edit: so sorry you missed em, deffo worth watching.
I just discovered your channel, Dennis. Great Cramps docu. Psychedelic Jungle was my first and is my favorite Cramps album. A classmate loaned me the tape back in 1987-ish. Nick Knox was such a great component to their throbbing, pulsing sound. Thanks for all the fascinating info and discography details, Dennis!
@@rocdocs Your research of the discography and releases is incredible. I learned so much. I remember those years when they didn't release albums (due to to the legal troubles though I only know that thanks to your video) my older brother is even said Lux had died at the time and I believed it until Live at the Peppermint Lounge/Smell of Female was released and I bought the vinyl Damne the sound and performance on that sizzles! Thanks again.
I saw them in Toronto, Ontario in either the late 80’s or early 90’s. One of the best shows I have ever seen. I will be 52 years old in a few weeks. I am trying to teach my 24 year old son who these infamous musicians are. I do not ever want them to be forgotten. They were a symbol of an era.
We all have good taste !!, The cramps spun on my turn table as teeager !!,how lucky were we to have such a great band of its time !!, Cramp. It up !!!❤,🎸🎤❤
Thank you for not using a computer generated narration track. God damn I can't stand it when I hear that AI crap. And thank you for keeping to the facts and not including BS. That alone deserves my support.
The Cramps. I still wear my concert shirts. Lux signed my Big Beat at the show. Told him Flamejob was his masterpiece at the tour bus. They were a great band. If anything Ivy could do comic cons and sell autographs. People are cleaning up doing it and I’m sure the fans would love to talk to her. Great video I enjoyed it.
Erick Perkheiser has a son from a previous marriage and he's my best friend for 25 years. I met the cramps on the Cleveland stops on the Fiends From Dope Island tour and the one before that. I worked midnights at a grocery store with him, and referred to him as "Lux Jr", then one we went to the Beachland met everybody. His uncle Mike will back this story up. Canton/Akron area of Ohio.(as far as Erick having a son ect. )
Mike either was or is in a band called the Walking Clampetts. They're great,though more blues oriented. nothing like the Cramps. He designs super quality amps, that are,I believe, named Perkheiser Amplification,if I remember right. This was a great documentary, don't get me wrong. Not many people know these things.
holy shit this documentary is bad-ass! I got recommended this after watching their gig at Napa state mental hospital and knowing NOTHING about the band, the thumbnail got me so curious! Very nice video, thank you so much!
The Cramps are Thee Only Band for some of us, thanks for this well researched doc. You did great considering you were using Porter's book so much. I'm sure you used the FB pages etc too. The Cramps are truly difficult to keep up with. I was impressed with your band member correctness, felt badly for you & your Excel spreadsheet 😂 Just another way being CRAMPED makes you part of the gang too. The history, lore, endless band changes and labels... Knowing you'll never get to see them live again hurts like you can't describe to someone who hasn't spent all their money, time & life doing just that. It made your life better until next tour. You waited it out for the next album, hoped the tour was in your favor. Family and friends knew. Cramps on tour? So are you. It was the best times I ever had, with all the best people I knew. Rawk In Panties Lux. See you on Mars 🖤✨🛸
Thank you! They were indeed a challenge, one that I think Porter helped with greatly- I could follow the thread of the bands timeline, he had GREAT interviews with Lux and Ivy, and I could supplement with some articles and so forth. Ive been a casual fan since the 80s, but mostly a listener, I didn't know much beyond the band members names. I learned a ton researching this video. TY Cincy, appreciate you!
Seen The Cramps at the Hootenanny in Irvine, CA in 2004. One of the most memorable shows I've ever seen, and glad to say I seen them. I was a Junior in HS.im 37 now
Saw the Cramps around 2001 or something, watched the sound guys tape 3 mic stands up with duct tape before the show. When the show started, lux had destroyed 2 of the mic stands, drank an entire bottle of wine, and was hanging from the ceiling rafters within seconds of the show starting. Lux bent one of the mic stands into a U shape and threw it over one of the rafters and created handle bars that he could swing around over the audience with, all while the mic was shoved into his mouth! Somehow I ended up with one of those destroyed mic stands at the end of the show, one of the bouncers gave it to me. I could not for the life of me bend it back into shape, it sat in the corner of my studio for years.
The Cramps were definitely "something else entirely!" There aren't enough good, thorough documentaries on the Cramps, so kudos to you and thanks for this upload. Cheers 🍻🦇 Stay Sick, Turn Blue
@@rocdocs 😂😂😂😂 I’ll try my very best, thankfully I have this very well made, informative, and entertaining documentary to keep me busy and occupied! (Love this video and this comment! Subbed!)
Such a great Documentary - thank you!! so many memories - I was obsessed with the Cramps for years. I come from the prehistoric era when you would hear about a band before actually knowing their music. I always thought they had such a cool name, look and logo but expected them to sound like the Misfits or something. I finally heard 'A date with Elvis' when I was 15 thanks to an older friend, and first saw them live in 1990 when I was 16 at Glasgow Barrowlands, I then discovered and got more and more into their back catalogue. I have to say I think "Stay Sick" was their last great stand.
Sometimes I think kids don't understand that for us old folks getting ahold of music and finding music was sometimes a matter of kismet etc. We didn't always have the luxury of listening to practically Anything at Anytime. We had to seek it out which in turn made it all the more Precious ..its interesting ❤
I was mad for The Cramps in my mid teens, a bonafide member of the fan club after sending a stamped addressed envelope to the address that was printed on the back cover of early pressings of the "Psychedelic Jungle" album. The first chance of seeing them was in 83 or 84 when Ike Knox was in them. They did a short tour of the UK, 7 gigs in 8 days. I managed to get to all 7 dates hitchhiking around the UK. Great concerts & a great time. I repurchased "Psychedelic Jungle" again last year & relived old memories.
@@rocdocsJust realized I was at the Last Show they played at the Marquee in PHX!!! If I'm not mistaken Lux was wearing a black latex cat suit with a little Bolero jacket (with fringe that had little balls on it!) with an even smaller novelty Bolero hat strapped to his head as well as his usual black high heels.
So much great info. I can only imagine the time spent on research and editing. Saw them at a little punk club called Soma in San Diego in 1997. I was in awe of Poison Ivy. Beautiful, talented, and impossibly cool.
This is excellent Dennis, I'm stocked! You weave a most impressive history of the band and weaves for us a most fascinating story. I was also very impressed with your editing choices. Everything was well thought out a with seamless flow. I really dug your style of fonts you used in the different sections, specially the yellow ones. I also dug how you outlined the buildings and other props and. people in black to contrast with the backgrounds. I think I'll have to watch it a couple more times to 'get' all the nuances you served up there. Definitely a more than on watch show! Congratulations! ~X~
i saw the cramps firsr time in 1981 with the great brian on guitar .it was a double bill with siouxsie and the banshees .but cramps ruled 1 of the best gigs i ever saw. saw em a few years later with kid congo powers in londen..i was sitting in the 5 th row smoking a spliff and lux crawled over everyone.half naked..landed on my lap..during human fly..took my spliff..and passed me the microphone. and while he was lying on my lap smoking my spliff i had to sing the song.. it was insane .and the gig was crazy he hanging upside down on the huge speaker with the mike stuffed deep in his troath..going buzzz buzzz buzzzz grrrr..best live band in the world..saw em later..with candy on guitar. still great but i preffered the earlier gigs..and then in 2006 saw em again..lux looked insaner then ever..the band was totall killer i think w slim on guitar..absolute killer gig...the cramps where just the best .ever❤
Oh my gosh, those are incredible stories. Thank you so much for sharing. My mind is blown. You saw a great shows from three eras of The Cramps. I think the Human Fly joint smoking story takes the cake though.
@@rocdocs yea the candy area was my least favourite. i think the first gig with brian gregory..was the best..he was such a strange guy. but yea of course. the spliff smoking one was insane. as i was ultra high as well..imagne lux lying on your lap staring at you with loving eyes smoking a spliff and going buzz buzz buzz😆
"The Cramps sound a lot different then The Police." That understatement gave me a good giggle! Great job, thank you for the work you put in & sharing this with us!
Have you ever seen the 1985 movie Return of the Living Dead? Its the one with the punks, a medical warehouse where the movie starts, an old forgotten graveyard where the punks hang out in waiting for their friend to get off work at the medical warehouse across the street, a mortuary that becomes a sanctuary oh and its where zombies eating brains entered the pop culture for ever. The scene where they are fortifying the mortuary, the song being played "Surfing Dead" is the cramps. The band is also known for their 1990 hit "Bikini Girls with Machine Guns" EDIT: GREAT(est?) ZOMBIE FLICK
The Cramps belong to the top of the greats..! I NEVER heard a bad or uninspired song from them, and I NEVER saw an uninspired, unexciting show from them. Always amazing and unpredictable! 🤍🖤❤
That was one well done Cramps doco! Thank you! I only had the pleasure of seeing them live once at Ancienne Belgique in Belgium and they were incredible. I'll never forget it and still have the shirt
Thanks for making this video. It was really well done. There's a lot of things that I didn't know about the cramps until I saw this video. Have a good one man thanks a lot
Always been a huge fan since I was about 14 When I was discovered them. I'm forty seven now. It broke my heart when I miss them on the Stay sick tour. I would have had to run away to see them. I did finally catch them years later on the flame job tour in Atlanta GA. And it was absolutely incredible Everything I could have imagined anymore. Thanks so much for making and sharing this great documentary
Great job on this. You actually got most of it right. They will always be the greatest rock and roll band I've seen. I still have Lux's harmonica stored in a hospital biohazard specimen baggie in my nightstand drawer.
I still miss the Cramps so much. Great live shows! And the one time I briefly met them, they were very pleasant people. Gonna frame my signed set list at some point.
Bravo 👏🏼 Great work my friend! This band has always been very mysterious to me in a alluring way. I always wonder what their story was. This gracefully summed it up and wrapped it all up in a neat little bow
Been a huge fan since ‘87 and was lucky enough to catch their very last show in Tempe. Well done video with a few pics I’ve never seen. I would have been happy to keep their Dodges (and Olds) in tip top shape for a nice home cooked meal. Even if they toss an eyeball in the soup!
this is a wonderful story, bless you Dennis for telling it straight, you are an excellent story teller, I was a fan of theirs since late 70's, seen them many times, they were the best band I ever seen and I seen Commander Cody (first show I seen) to Tom Waits (last show I seen) and everybody in between, punk, rock, country, Coachella, Perry Farrell at the Lhasa Club, Rajis, Al's Bar, the Palomino, the Green Door and most of all the other clubs in So Cal, man I loved the Cramps. still do. thank you brother.
To set the record straight Michael Purkhiser, Lux’s younger brother (that’s me)was who recorded the The Cramps Ohio Demos in my little home studio in our parent’s basement. Really digging the documentary btw. Cheers
I saw the Cramps perform four times between 1987 and 2004, I loved watching Ghoulardi on TV, and I met Ernie Anderson at the Medina County Fair in the Summer of 1969. Great times, I got in trouble in eighth grade for wearing "form revealing pants" and a black leather motorcycle jacket!
Saw many shows from 1980-83, was at the Roxy right in front when Kid Congos hair caught fire.. wish there was video of that show.. Devonshire downs/Northridge Halloween show was a great one..
Saw The Cramps at least 10 times ever time they came to LA I saw them. They were definitely still are the best shows I’ve ever been to and nothing to this day matches their shows.
Thank you for this great documentary about one of the most legendary bands of all time. My ex got me into The Cramps and it was our shared love for bands like them that kept us friends. Their music always transports me to a better time. RIL Lux and much love to Ivy wherever she is. 🌹
I saw the Cramps twice in London, first with Ike Knox and then second with Fur Dixon. Amazing gigs total primal energy. Met them briefly backstage after the Fur Dixon gig in Hammersmith Odeon. They were the best, Earth is not the same without them! Great video cheers.
I’ve listened to the cramps for a while now. But never knew anything about them. I love long form content. So I’ll be checking out more of your videos.
Several years ago ,l had an hilarious dream centered around Lux and Ivy. At the end Ivy said she knew he was "sick" and that's why she stayed with him. I love that and so excited to watch this🖤🖤
Absolutely LOVED this. Amazing work and so in depth! Getting goosebumps getting all these great details, familiar places and names. 10/10 Just subscribed and can't wait to see more from this channel. Thank you so much!! ❤
@@rocdocsMy pleasure- your video completely satisfies my nearly insatiable hunger for the history and roots of my favorite bands. It both makes me wanna play The Cramps all day but also pick up my guitar and pick up my sketchpad- inspiring, in a word. This stuff really recharges my batteries, k'know? I'm an instant fan. Cheers to you for all the hard work and love you pit into this. It really shows! ❤️
I never got around to seeing the Cramps, shamefully, but Miriam and I became acquainted through record fairs and the late great Ponderosa Stomp in New Orleans. She's one of the coolest people on the planet, and it's great to see her get her due in your doc!
I got to open up for The Cramps in 1995. Growing up in the late 70’s and early 80’s they were one of my favorite bands, so getting to open up for them was absolutely amazing and was probably one of my favorite shows we played.
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I saw The Cramps when I was 16 and I am 51 now. I had been listening to Bad Music for Bad People for a few years at that point but had never seen what they looked like and had no idea what to expect. The first site I got of Lux was him coming out on stage which I was right up against and he just walked right out and spit wine all over us. Ivy had a on a gold bikini and there was red pubic hair hanging out all over the place. I left the show bleeding and with a busted lip from being punched in the mouth by a guy with a Liberty spike Mohawk and cut my hand on a busted beer bottle from slipping and falling on the glass from the beer on the floor. I also involuntarily learned what the sweat from another man’s back tasted like. It was the best show I have ever seen.
That is incredible!!! Thank you! Great story dad!
You were in HEAVEN!!!!
Every show I saw of theirs was INCREDIBLE!! Just like you describe!!
The BEST!!
💜💚💜💚💜
That is a fantastic story!
My experiences weren’t so legendary, but the two times a saw them, about 5 years before Lux died, I got the same eye blackened twice in the exact same place right underneath my left eyebrow.
I just thought the placement, and that it made it look like I was wearing eye shadow for a week each time, was a gift from the rock-n-roll gods.
In other words, best shows I’ve ever seen.
I saw a chick throw her panties on stage and Lux ate the crotch out of them and then stuck his head thru the hole while the chick, in a skirt, crowd surfed across the front rows.
Yea… I remember shows like this.
Cleveland. The Fantasy Theatre.
I catered for the cramps and they were beautiful people. Their catering Ryder demanded that all left overs must be donated to a local food bank. Ivy called the venue I worked at the next day to ensure that it was in fact donated. I received the call just after I got back from the food bank. They were beautiful!
That is an AMAZING story, thank you Christopher! Wow.
Very cool.
I have heard similar stories from older L.A. colleagues who were friends with them.
No one ever believes that I saw the Cramps at Napa State Hospital, but I did. I grew up in Napa, three generations of my family worked at the hospital at one time or another.
A buddy of mine got wind of the Cramps doing a show there through a San Francisco D.J. friend of his. Long story short, the show was outside and you could hear a mile away, we simply walked in, and it was great!
Wow! That is literally insane. I believe you.
I believe there is video of them playing there here on YT.
I believe you!!!
I have the Cramps T-shirt of the Napa hospital show
@@JohnnyKickHolesInTheSky Cool, mayn.
Peter Crowley told me that when he saw that CBGB audition he thought "Everythjng they didn't know, they could learn, and everything they did know couldn't be taught". In all my years in this business that's probably my favorite quote about a band. He also told them he'd only give them a gig if they bought a tuner for their guitars. He said they came to his office all excited because they'd found one in a dumpster by Manny's. They showed him the tuner and he gave them the gig.
One of my favorite bands of all time. Thanks so much for making this film!
Wow that’s a great quote! Thank you Peter
That's so kool
Wasn't peter the booking agent for Max's at one point?
@@EYEH8UALL89 for many years. He booked them at Max's he was just at the CBGB audition to hear the bands. CBGB wouldn't book them so Peter did.
The Cramps were real Rock and Roll, I love them. Every show I saw was outrageous and fun. What a trip, seems like a lost world. Great video thanks
The best! Thanks for stopping by and commenting Hart!
@@rocdocs thank you for the Cramps content.
I met Lux at a show in Hollywood, '99. Being from Iowa and seeing Cramps 12" singles going for $25 each (I know), and drinking all day, I saw him in the crowd at a show that night. I came up on him and said "I ALMOST bought one of your records today but they were too expensive!" He pinched my arm and "Ya skin flint!" We both laughed. A cherished memory.
Thank you for that. That’s a really funny story!
Awesome. I love that
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122 single? Black and white cover with their faces? Called Gravest hits? had a 10 minutes version of Surfin Bird, with Human Fly, and The Way I walk on it?
I bought it in a second hand market in Glasgow only a few years after it's original release, luckily for a UK pounds. BUT, a few years later, my littl3e brother wqas jelous of some stupid thing or other, and deliberately scored it with a compass needle. I then found out it was ACTUALLY worth, even then, in early to mid 1980's over £30! AAAaarGH!
The nearest I got to Lux, was his ass when he moonied from stage.
As a kid that was into metal and punk, Cramps was my gateway band into rockabilly, surf, garage and the blues. I remember as a long haired teenager with my leather jacket covered in metal and punk pins first listening to the Cramps at a friend's house, my jaw fell open and my eyes rolled into the back of my head. This sounded like the stuff my parents and grandparents played on the record table when I was a kid but it was twisted. Been a Cramps fan ever since.
Well written! They truly are a gateway drug. Thanks for watching and commenting my friend
I love when a single band is so good and influential that learning about them can help you to contextualize the entire popular culture of their time
Well said! Def describes the Cramps
I met Lux & Ivy over at a party at Ray Zone's house in Los Angeles. They were the friendliest, most open people, the opposite of their stage personas. A few of us were smoking weed over to one side and Lux came over. "Ah, hippy pot!" he said. "Yeah, ya want some?" I said. "Sure!" Was his reply. Very nice people, indeed!
Wow that is so awesome. Thanks for that story! I wish I got high w lux!
❤awesome. U can't make this stuff Up really
Saw them a few times in St. Pete in the 90s. Their concerts were often more wild than the hard-core punk shows of the time but always big fun.
At a gig in Cardiff in the mid eighties Lux did his usual climbing on the speakers while singing Human Fly. Below he was shaking hands with people as i reached over to shake he kissed the back of my hand and immediately realised i wasnt one of they young ladies that were in front of me. He apologised and we both laughed as he saw I'd seen the funny side of it😂
59 still love the Cramps.
Great video thanks for sharing it.
what an enjoyable look back at one of the funnest, wackiest, and apparently one of the
truest-to-who-they-were bands from a very special time in our evolution.....thank you.
Well said! Thank you Clay!
A friend of mine had met them many moons ago and said that they just weren't nice, but very sweet and kind. They were a class act.
That’s wonderful to hear. It’s not always that way.
Thats the Ohioan in em.
I heard some one say that they knew some one who were friends with someone who knew them through an acquaintance which said they heard someone who actually met them say a colleague of them knew for sure a guy who worked with them through a lady who was close to them and knew without a doubt, they were amazing people and really gold at heart.
First saw them 85 on the A Date with Elvis tour at Liverpool aged 15. Saw them 6 times in total all in the UK. Still to this day one my favourite bands, got 3 Cramps tattoos, most of their vinyl, a stack load of Tshirts and a photo signed by Lux and Poison Ivy. The Cramps live on in the hearts of many who “got” them 🤘
Jealous
My best tattoo is my Cramps tattoo - Zombie Lux & Ivy. They will be on our skin & in our hearts forever 💚🇬🇧 love from The BlackCountry 💚🇬🇧
As a kid in the eighties i can remember seeing posters with the cramps in slime green dripping horror movie writing, it scared me. But When I heard "bikini girls" i was hooked for life.
If only everyone could have a love like Lux and Ivy.
the biography of this one is rather charming, very well researched, and nicely done. And they've really picked up on the cultural side of Lux and Ivy's style. That's a nice touch.
Well, I stumbled onto this doc, searching for some live Cramps, one of my favorite bands. This is bloody brilliant! Instant subscriber.
Welcome aboard, Sternodox! Thanks for jumpin in!
Are you guys ready for the best intimate Cramps show ever?? So in 2002 i went to see the Cramps on 2nd street in Seattle. I was hanging out with the Makers a lot and was gonna catch 'em at the Cramps show. I was instantly mesmerized by Lux's vocals and Poison's cramped super reverberated Gretsch. I went right in front of her and drooled accordingly. Towards the end of the show I decided to get in front of Lux and help him scream his dirty lyrics. He kept putting the mic in front of me to help him sing the chorus in their songs. Apparently Lux was digging my enthusiasm as i screamed with him. At some point he grabbed me by my neck and pulled me on stage. He proceeded to knaw on my head like he was a zombie. When a zombie eats your brains you die, so i died. Im laying dead on stage as Lux props a proper heart extract out of my chest and proceeded
to feed my heart to some sexy punk rock chicks up front. At this point Poison was going off with a real Linkish solo and came over to my lifeless corpse and started to pee on my face. So I did what any rockabilly dude would do if Poison Ivy
peed on you face, I drank like I had never drank before. As i violently lapped my tongue I came to life but i was bitten by Lux as a zombie so now im a zombie so i zombied my way off stage back into the crowd. Thank you for the best show Ive ever been to, The Cramps!!!
Holy wow!!! 🤩 💛 🧟
You Lie😮❤😂
BS, I know IVY and she would NEVER pee on anyone!
Original American Gothic. Gotta say that their Napa State Mental Hospital Gig is one of the craziest Shows I have ever seen. The thing that I love is that The Cramps were NOT patronising their Audience. 100% Rock & Roll.
Superb video! Ghoulardi is the father of Paul Thomas Anderson who directed "Boogie Nights" and "There Will Be Blood" among other great movies. I never saw The Cramps live because they played 21 and up venues in my region, but I was/still am a massive fan. I wore black vinyl leggings throughout high school because of their influence on my little hick self. One of my prized possessions is a copy of "A Date With Elvis" on colored vinyl with a tour poster enclosed from 1984. I found it at a record store in Kentucky era 1996, I was 15!
Thank you Lauren! I need to get. A copy of Elvis with the poster!
I wonder if PTA knows this about the Cramps...
Great job on your doc creation. Very well scripted / edited and presented. Great flow. It is important that you hear this, as I know it helps the mojo. I also make docs. What just amazes me is the ratio of views vs likes. Should be so many more likes. keep it going!!!
Flip Side. Thank you. This means a lot! I hope if I keep it up the channel will continue to grow! Next up The clash
Love the CRAMPS!...This is awesome...they are my Favorite records to collect.
THanks Sean! Me too! There are so many bootlegs!
I met Lux before a show at the legendary Cain's Ballroom in Tulsa. He was at the back bar a couple hours before the show. I knew he was a stereo photography buff and I'm a photographer and so I just went up to him and struck up a conversation about his collection. He was so nice. We chatted for about 30 mins.
Great job, Dennis.
Cool story Bonk! Thanks !
I saw the Cramps at the University of Utah in the late 80s (?) and it was just fantastic, over the top and fun… I never missed a Cramps show after that and saw them live several times. I had tickets to a show at Club DV8 in 2003 but it was cancelled due to some problem the club had with permits… I was totally bummed out. I have a wide variety of musical taste (being a musician and artist) and over the years punk became boring but I’ve always had a soft spot in my heart for the Cramps… they are one of the greatest bands in my book. Thanks 👍💯🔥
Thanks jonesy
You go once then it’s a can’t miss. I hear ya.
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Great doco mate!!
A mate played The Way l Walk at High School breakup, in 78/79? I was hooked!!
I was also one of the Aussies who'd been hanging out to see em...
And it got cancelled!!!
Saw em the next year 85(?).. at the Thebby..
Lux was drinking bottles of Rovalley Invalid Port...95¢ a bot back then!!
My kids have grown up listening to their albums, and me crucifying their songs on guitar!!
Thankyou for making this, and don't eat stuff off the sidewalk!!
Thanks! Sorry about Australia being cancelled 😞 but sounds like you got your “blues fix” anyway! Cheers mate thx for stopping by
Ru a fan of the Cosmic Psychos? I missse d seeing them in NYC by One Day, u had no udea they were playing, in like 95 maybe? I was devastated❤
@@countrymousejewelry Haha! absolutely!!
I saw them a cpl of yrs ago at our local footy club, the idiots running the show put the Psychos on at 4pm... it was about 42°C.... they still runamuk!!
I dunno if you've ever heard of l Spit on Your Gravy (?)..
One of the best live Aussie bands of the 80/90s, great songs and Australian as.
D'ya have any local bands from your area l shd have a listen to?
Edit: so sorry you missed em, deffo worth watching.
I just discovered your channel, Dennis. Great Cramps docu. Psychedelic Jungle was my first and is my favorite Cramps album. A classmate loaned me the tape back in 1987-ish. Nick Knox was such a great component to their throbbing, pulsing sound. Thanks for all the fascinating info and discography details, Dennis!
Welcome aboard, Jello! Appreciate you watching and taking the time to say hello!
@@rocdocs Your research of the discography and releases is incredible. I learned so much. I remember those years when they didn't release albums (due to to the legal troubles though I only know that thanks to your video) my older brother is even said Lux had died at the time and I believed it until Live at the Peppermint Lounge/Smell of Female was released and I bought the vinyl Damne the sound and performance on that sizzles! Thanks again.
I saw them in Toronto, Ontario in either the late 80’s or early 90’s. One of the best shows I have ever seen. I will be 52 years old in a few weeks. I am trying to teach my 24 year old son who these infamous musicians are. I do not ever want them to be forgotten. They were a symbol of an era.
Same here.
This is a much needed deep dive on a very cool and somewhat underrated band, yet very influential band. Thank you, very well narrated .
We all have good taste !!, The cramps spun on my turn table as teeager !!,how lucky were we to have such a great band of its time !!, Cramp. It up !!!❤,🎸🎤❤
Well said! :)
Yes❤
Thank you for not using a computer generated narration track. God damn I can't stand it when I hear that AI crap. And thank you for keeping to the facts and not including BS. That alone deserves my support.
Thank you for your kind words!!! Means a lot play! Glad you dug it
Nothing more irritating than the “AI” narration. Stupidest oxymoron of an invention.
The Cramps. I still wear my concert shirts. Lux signed my Big Beat at the show. Told him Flamejob was his masterpiece at the tour bus. They were a great band. If anything Ivy could do comic cons and sell autographs. People are cleaning up doing it and I’m sure the fans would love to talk to her. Great video I enjoyed it.
If she did that I bet the place would be swamped! That’s a great idea, I’d be there for sure
incredible, all the history behind their records is crazy!!!!
Thanks my friend!
Erick Perkheiser has a son from a previous marriage and he's my best friend for 25 years. I met the cramps on the Cleveland stops on the Fiends From Dope Island tour and the one before that. I worked midnights at a grocery store with him, and referred to him as "Lux Jr", then one we went to the Beachland met everybody. His uncle Mike will back this story up. Canton/Akron area of Ohio.(as far as Erick having a son ect. )
Mike either was or is in a band called the Walking Clampetts. They're great,though more blues oriented. nothing like the Cramps. He designs super quality amps, that are,I believe, named Perkheiser Amplification,if I remember right. This was a great documentary, don't get me wrong. Not many people know these things.
Wow that’s amazing
Sascha have any paintings left? Asking for...myself. 😅
I came so close when they were on EBay. Big chunk o dough.
holy shit this documentary is bad-ass! I got recommended this after watching their gig at Napa state mental hospital and knowing NOTHING about the band, the thumbnail got me so curious! Very nice video, thank you so much!
Aw thanks Jax! Check out some of the other videos! :)
The Cramps are Thee Only Band for some of us, thanks for this well researched doc. You did great considering you were using Porter's book so much. I'm sure you used the FB pages etc too. The Cramps are truly difficult to keep up with. I was impressed with your band member correctness, felt badly for you & your Excel spreadsheet 😂 Just another way being CRAMPED makes you part of the gang too. The history, lore, endless band changes and labels... Knowing you'll never get to see them live again hurts like you can't describe to someone who hasn't spent all their money, time & life doing just that. It made your life better until next tour. You waited it out for the next album, hoped the tour was in your favor. Family and friends knew. Cramps on tour? So are you. It was the best times I ever had, with all the best people I knew. Rawk In Panties Lux. See you on Mars 🖤✨🛸
Thank you! They were indeed a challenge, one that I think Porter helped with greatly- I could follow the thread of the bands timeline, he had GREAT interviews with Lux and Ivy, and I could supplement with some articles and so forth. Ive been a casual fan since the 80s, but mostly a listener, I didn't know much beyond the band members names. I learned a ton researching this video. TY Cincy, appreciate you!
Seen The Cramps at the Hootenanny in Irvine, CA in 2004. One of the most memorable shows I've ever seen, and glad to say I seen them. I was a Junior in HS.im 37 now
Saw the Cramps around 2001 or something, watched the sound guys tape 3 mic stands up with duct tape before the show. When the show started, lux had destroyed 2 of the mic stands, drank an entire bottle of wine, and was hanging from the ceiling rafters within seconds of the show starting. Lux bent one of the mic stands into a U shape and threw it over one of the rafters and created handle bars that he could swing around over the audience with, all while the mic was shoved into his mouth! Somehow I ended up with one of those destroyed mic stands at the end of the show, one of the bouncers gave it to me. I could not for the life of me bend it back into shape, it sat in the corner of my studio for years.
That’s amazing I hope you still have it!!!
The Cramps were definitely "something else entirely!" There aren't enough good, thorough documentaries on the Cramps, so kudos to you and thanks for this upload. Cheers 🍻🦇
Stay Sick, Turn Blue
Thank you Gilbert!
I’ve been waiting for this documentary for YEARS thankyousomuch
Thank you Mel, but I have to ask you to leave those poor muppets alone! Lol
@@rocdocs 😂😂😂😂 I’ll try my very best, thankfully I have this very well made, informative, and entertaining documentary to keep me busy and occupied! (Love this video and this comment! Subbed!)
Such a great Documentary - thank you!! so many memories - I was obsessed with the Cramps for years. I come from the prehistoric era when you would hear about a band before actually knowing their music. I always thought they had such a cool name, look and logo but expected them to sound like the Misfits or something. I finally heard 'A date with Elvis' when I was 15 thanks to an older friend, and first saw them live in 1990 when I was 16 at Glasgow Barrowlands, I then discovered and got more and more into their back catalogue. I have to say I think "Stay Sick" was their last great stand.
Sometimes I think kids don't understand that for us old folks getting ahold of music and finding music was sometimes a matter of kismet etc. We didn't always have the luxury of listening to practically Anything at Anytime. We had to seek it out which in turn made it all the more Precious ..its interesting ❤
I was mad for The Cramps in my mid teens, a bonafide member of the fan club after sending a stamped addressed envelope to the address that was printed on the back cover of early pressings of the "Psychedelic Jungle" album. The first chance of seeing them was in 83 or 84 when Ike Knox was in them. They did a short tour of the UK, 7 gigs in 8 days. I managed to get to all 7 dates hitchhiking around the UK. Great concerts & a great time. I repurchased "Psychedelic Jungle" again last year & relived old memories.
David that sounds like a great time!! Thanks for sharing your story. The uk surely loved them some cramps! 😎
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Great Doc!!!! "Bad Music for Bad People" changed my life! Got to see them twice. Both times were everything I could have wished for!!!
Thanks room! I am jealous
@@rocdocsJust realized I was at the Last Show they played at the Marquee in PHX!!! If I'm not mistaken Lux was wearing a black latex cat suit with a little Bolero jacket (with fringe that had little balls on it!) with an even smaller novelty Bolero hat strapped to his head as well as his usual black high heels.
@@roomclearholy crap. that is WILD! Awesome memory.
So much great info. I can only imagine the time spent on research and editing. Saw them at a little punk club called Soma in San Diego in 1997. I was in awe of Poison Ivy. Beautiful, talented, and impossibly cool.
Thanks so much man! I appreciate that!!!
This video is an incredibly well researched, written and produced piece of work. Amazing!
Thanks Tim!
Thank you for this! Lux was THE best showman ever! And I have seen everyone. He was up there with Prince. Was devastated when he died.
Thanks Johnny. He was indeed one of a kind!
This is excellent Dennis, I'm stocked! You weave a most impressive history of the band and weaves for us a most fascinating story. I was also very impressed with your editing choices. Everything was well thought out a with seamless flow. I really dug your style of fonts you used in the different sections, specially the yellow ones. I also dug how you outlined the buildings and other props and. people in black
to contrast with the backgrounds. I think I'll have to watch it a couple more times to 'get' all the nuances you served up there. Definitely a more than on watch show! Congratulations! ~X~
Thank you X ! Fun fact, my font of choice is from “a hard days night”
It is perfect!
Saw the Cramps at First Avenue in the 90s. One of the best live shows ever!
i saw the cramps firsr time in 1981 with the great brian on guitar .it was a double bill with siouxsie and the banshees .but cramps ruled 1 of the best gigs i ever saw. saw em a few years later with kid congo powers in londen..i was sitting in the 5 th row smoking a spliff and lux crawled over everyone.half naked..landed on my lap..during human fly..took my spliff..and passed me the microphone. and while he was lying on my lap smoking my spliff i had to sing the song.. it was insane .and the gig was crazy he hanging upside down on the huge speaker with the mike stuffed deep in his troath..going buzzz buzzz buzzzz grrrr..best live band in the world..saw em later..with candy on guitar. still great but i preffered the earlier gigs..and then in 2006 saw em again..lux looked insaner then ever..the band was totall killer i think w slim on guitar..absolute killer gig...the cramps where just the best .ever❤
Oh my gosh, those are incredible stories. Thank you so much for sharing. My mind is blown. You saw a great shows from three eras of The Cramps. I think the Human Fly joint smoking story takes the cake though.
@@rocdocs it was a "high"light of my life bro..lux always. was super
@@rocdocs yea the candy area was my least favourite. i think the first gig with brian gregory..was the best..he was such a strange guy. but yea of course. the spliff smoking one was insane. as i was ultra high as well..imagne lux lying on your lap staring at you with loving eyes smoking a spliff and going buzz buzz buzz😆
Thank-you so very much! I saw the Cramps in Cleveland Ohio, great great show.
Probably the best documentary on the band I've seen. This and the No Dogs in Space podcast are a pretty comprehensive history
Hey thanks very much. That means a lot! 🥹
I miss The Cramps and I still feel sorry for Ivy for her loss.
"The Cramps sound a lot different then The Police." That understatement gave me a good giggle!
Great job, thank you for the work you put in & sharing this with us!
Ha! Thanks b!!
Love ❤️ this so much-how I miss this band 😢Thanks for honoring the magic of Lux & Ivy 🎶
aw thanks Annie!! Cheers!
Thanks so much Dennis. The Cramps have been a favorite band of mine since the early 80s. I love getting the deeper dive.
My pleasure! Thanks Mike Grace! Appreciate the kind words
Maybe Dennis Ball is the only guy who can get me to watch a hour-long doc about a band I know nothing about
Ha Han thanks! Check them out they’re
Cool
Have you ever seen the 1985 movie Return of the Living Dead? Its the one with the punks, a medical warehouse where the movie starts, an old forgotten graveyard where the punks hang out in waiting for their friend to get off work at the medical warehouse across the street, a mortuary that becomes a sanctuary oh and its where zombies eating brains entered the pop culture for ever. The scene where they are fortifying the mortuary, the song being played "Surfing Dead" is the cramps.
The band is also known for their 1990 hit "Bikini Girls with Machine Guns"
EDIT: GREAT(est?) ZOMBIE FLICK
Is that right? I'll take that to heart and subscribe, having never watched him before.
The Cramps belong to the top of the greats..! I NEVER heard a bad or uninspired song from them, and I NEVER saw an uninspired, unexciting show from them. Always amazing and unpredictable! 🤍🖤❤
Your loss for missing out on The Cramps.
That was one well done Cramps doco! Thank you! I only had the pleasure of seeing them live once at Ancienne Belgique in Belgium and they were incredible. I'll never forget it and still have the shirt
Thank you Frank.
Thank You so much, this is a fantastically researched documentary. Congratulation, very well done.
Thanks Rodney!!
There is no way in hell anyone will ever be my friend if they don't love The Cramps.
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Thanks for making this video. It was really well done. There's a lot of things that I didn't know about the cramps until I saw this video. Have a good one man thanks a lot
You're so welcome! I also learned a ton making it. Highly recommend "Journey To The Centre of The Cramps" by Dick Porter (link in description).
Always been a huge fan since I was about 14 When I was discovered them. I'm forty seven now. It broke my heart when I miss them on the Stay sick tour. I would have had to run away to see them. I did finally catch them years later on the flame job tour in Atlanta GA. And it was absolutely incredible Everything I could have imagined anymore. Thanks so much for making and sharing this great documentary
Seth. Thanks for your comment and your kind words. The cramps were pure rock and roll yet completely unlike any other band.
Saw them three times in Montreal in the early '80s. Once with Kid Congo Powers, twice with Candy Del Mar. All three concerts were amazing ! Big fan.
Which incarnation was better? Very cool that you saw two versions of the band!
I'm a big cramps fan, this was very well done!! Very comprehensive. Thanks
Thank you!
Great job on this. You actually got most of it right. They will always be the greatest rock and roll band I've seen. I still have Lux's harmonica stored in a hospital biohazard specimen baggie in my nightstand drawer.
Ok what’s the story of that!? How did you obtain that!! And- thanks so much for your kind words!
Killer Doc on a very underrated band. And those Graphics.......that's why I love this channel. Its different, looks great and is always interesting.
I appreciate that budget! Be good brother
I still miss the Cramps so much. Great live shows! And the one time I briefly met them, they were very pleasant people. Gonna frame my signed set list at some point.
Frame it!!!
What a great video, saw the Cramps dozens of times at maxs and cbgb , best live shows, those were the days, thanks for this video
Thank you Emil !
Bravo 👏🏼 Great work my friend! This band has always been very mysterious to me in a alluring way. I always wonder what their story was. This gracefully summed it up and wrapped it all up in a neat little bow
Thanks so much my friend! I really appreciate it.
Saw then at east leagues club Brisbane Australia. Wow! What a night , just blew me away!
Saw them a couple times in the 90's when they played Halloweens at the Filmore in San Francisco, some of the best shows I ever saw.
Great documentary man! Keep putting out the awesome content!!
Been a huge fan since ‘87 and was lucky enough to catch their very last show in Tempe. Well done video with a few pics I’ve never seen.
I would have been happy to keep their Dodges (and Olds) in tip top shape for a nice home cooked meal. Even if they toss an eyeball in the soup!
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks Loafer!
this is a wonderful story, bless you Dennis for telling it straight, you are an excellent story teller, I was a fan of theirs since late 70's, seen them many times, they were the best band I ever seen and I seen Commander Cody (first show I seen) to Tom Waits (last show I seen) and everybody in between, punk, rock, country, Coachella, Perry Farrell at the Lhasa Club, Rajis, Al's Bar, the Palomino, the Green Door and most of all the other clubs in So Cal, man I loved the Cramps. still do. thank you brother.
Thanks 🙏 appreciated
I saw them at The Nashville Rooms in London, June 1979. They were faaaaaaantastic.
Fantastic! Thank you so much for doing this, it was put together very well
Thanks to you for watching it and commenting- i appreciate it
To set the record straight Michael Purkhiser, Lux’s younger brother (that’s me)was who recorded the The Cramps Ohio Demos in my little home studio in our parent’s basement. Really digging the documentary btw. Cheers
This is a phenomenal doc!! THANK YOU
Hunter- thanks, that means a LOT! Appreciate you watching and commenting.
I saw the Cramps perform four times between 1987 and 2004, I loved watching Ghoulardi on TV, and I met Ernie Anderson at the Medina County Fair in the Summer of 1969. Great times, I got in trouble in eighth grade for wearing "form revealing pants" and a black leather motorcycle jacket!
"form revealing pants" dang, crazy how so much changed in so little
Great video, late to their work but I can appreciate it more now
Thank you James!
This was true labor of love Really well done and thank you
Thank you Blu!
Yes!!!! I saw the Cramps in 1989 in a small 200 person club. Best show I've ever been to and I still rave about it to this day.
Right on 👍 💀 🍷 🎸
Saw many shows from 1980-83, was at the Roxy right in front when Kid Congos hair caught fire.. wish there was video of that show.. Devonshire downs/Northridge Halloween show was a great one..
Wow!!
This was amazing! Thank you.
Thank you Arnie!
The greatest love story ever told
True
Wow, amazing work uploader! What a career in Rock 'n Roll! Thank you, s
STAY SICKick!!
Thanks a lot Reko!
Saw The Cramps at least 10 times ever time they came to LA I saw them. They were definitely still are the best shows I’ve ever been to and nothing to this day matches their shows.
Lucky!! Do you remember the first one you saw!
Thank you for this! I love THE CRAMPS!
Thanks Marcelo!
Thank you 🙏 for this ! I seen them Live in Philadelphia 1988.. I think , it was amazing, changed my life
Was it a show with dead Milkmen?
@@rocdocs I don’t remember them being there ..
Thanks so much for this-The Cramps are a favorite of mine and its nice to know their story.
Thanks very much for watching!
Thank you for this great documentary about one of the most legendary bands of all time. My ex got me into The Cramps and it was our shared love for bands like them that kept us friends. Their music always transports me to a better time.
RIL Lux and much love to Ivy wherever she is.
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Thanks so much! Glad you dig it willfade
Loved it, had no idea Lux and Ivy moved out here to Glendale in the early 80s
Ivy still lives there I believe!
Thank you so much for making this about my favorite band.
You are very welcome! Thanks for spending the time with us. It’s appreciated.
I saw the Cramps twice in London, first with Ike Knox and then second with Fur Dixon. Amazing gigs total primal energy. Met them briefly backstage after the Fur Dixon gig in Hammersmith Odeon. They were the best, Earth is not the same without them! Great video cheers.
Rock on! Thanks Roger, for the kind words- and Im jealous.
I’ve listened to the cramps for a while now. But never knew anything about them. I love long form content. So I’ll be checking out more of your videos.
That a very much!
Several years ago ,l had an hilarious dream centered around Lux and Ivy. At the end Ivy said she knew he was "sick" and that's why she stayed with him. I love that and so excited to watch this🖤🖤
Thats a great story, even though it was in a dream! HAHA!
Absolutely LOVED this. Amazing work and so in depth! Getting goosebumps getting all these great details, familiar places and names. 10/10 Just subscribed and can't wait to see more from this channel. Thank you so much!! ❤
Ty vida!!! You made my morning.
@@rocdocsMy pleasure- your video completely satisfies my nearly insatiable hunger for the history and roots of my favorite bands. It both makes me wanna play The Cramps all day but also pick up my guitar and pick up my sketchpad- inspiring, in a word. This stuff really recharges my batteries, k'know? I'm an instant fan. Cheers to you for all the hard work and love you pit into this. It really shows! ❤️
I never got around to seeing the Cramps, shamefully, but Miriam and I became acquainted through record fairs and the late great Ponderosa Stomp in New Orleans. She's one of the coolest people on the planet, and it's great to see her get her due in your doc!
That’s awesome! I never met her but from poking around, she really does seem super cool!! 😎
I got to open up for The Cramps in 1995. Growing up in the late 70’s and early 80’s they were one of my favorite bands, so getting to open up for them was absolutely amazing and was probably one of my favorite shows we played.
Wow. Incredible experience!!!
Great documentary, thanks for making this!
Winter thanks so much! Means a lot my King!
Great job on this, really enjoyed your work, saw them 3 times in the UK, feel very lucky!!
Joel thank you!!!