April 2015
It’s
taken a little longer than anticipated, but still within the confines
of April, we bring you episode 16 of See Hear Podcast. On this
episode, Bernie, Tim and Maurice cover the first of our listener
requests for 2015 (Wendi was at a Wolf Cop fan convention).
James
Curley requested we discuss the 2005 released documentary “You’re
Gonna Miss Me: The Roky Erickson Story”. Roky was most famously the
amazing lead singer for The 13th Floor Elevators. He spent time
in and out of institutions with dangerous people. He suffered from
paranoid schizophrenia, but was treated poorly at the hands of the
doctors in the Austin State Hospital and Rusk Institution receiving
EST for a misdiagnosed condition.
The
film is a fly on the wall account of his life, and documents the
custody battle between his brother Sumner and their mother to look
after him following his departure from the hospitals. He is
definitely a damaged soul, but his family is full of delicate
individuals. In the end, though, the film contains hope and is not as
bleak in the end as it could have been. We had a really interesting
discussion about mental health, musical brilliance, and fragility.
Please join us. Once again, our thanks to James for suggesting this
film.
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