Every few months I will have a dream about a subject I have interviewed or will soon be interviewing for a story, usually a musician. These are my work stress dreams and they offer absolutely no insights into these characters. But I feel compelled to make a record of them.
Last night my dream interview subject was Calvin Johnson (above), the musician and proprietor of K Records who I have interviewed numerous times throughout the last year for my book, Love Rock Revolution. These are the things that I learned. Pease note that none of this is true!
- The K Records offices are now located in the lunch room of my alma matter Tomah Senior High School in Tomah, Wisconsin.
- Calvin works out, heavily, every day and has ever since he was 4, the age at which he was given his first treadmill.
- At one point Calvin was in a band called the High Life Society and they are thinking about reuniting (judging from the VHS tape he played for me, they sound a lot like the band Papas Fritas).
- Calvin vehemently denies the rumors that Dub Narcotic Sound System* will be reuniting. In fact, when this was suggested he got on the phone, called all the band's various past members and informed them of as much.
- K Records was once in league with a motorcycle gang. This relationship lead to a hearing before the Washington State legislature, after which K was exonerated, but the motorcycle gang leader, who looked like Lemmy of Motorhead fame, was fined $500.
*This is a real band that Calvin was actually in until 2004.
Photo by Hilary Harris
I can always tell when Calvin comes into the office after having worked out on the treadmill, very energized. He reminisces about that first treadmill fondly.
Did treadmills even exist in 1966?
Posted by: Bob Schwenkler | 07/26/2012 at 09:31 PM
bob, treadmills have been around for a long, long time...even before we started getting fat we were lazy enough to not have to leave the house for a walk!
Posted by: eskay@elliptical vs treadmill | 09/19/2012 at 03:17 PM