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The Mack Road phenomenon happened in Fairbanks, Alaska, in the late seventies.  Okay, here's how it went down around 1976: Randy's mom purchased the mansion north of town, which Randy shared with various tenants, including Dennis S, Nick, Dennis H, Jim Chase, George Ely, Bogey, and two cats, Kayo and Gillespie.

Mack Road Estate was a focal point of youthful gothic madness, games, and musical decadence until the ultimate implosion in the spring of 1978.

The List at Mack Road commenced in the spring of 1977, and continued through October of that year.  Before, during, and afterwards, many other lists appeared on doors and walls throughout Alaska -- in Fairbanks, Nome, Seward, Anchorage, and Kodiak.  Each list captured the spontaneous spirit of the contributors, but none of the parent or satellite lists are preserved and documented as well as the List at Mack Road.

In this new millenium of blogs, podcasts, YouTube and iTunes, the List at Mack Road is closer to prehistoric cave paintings, but it is part of American history.


We were young, and for one split-second, immortal.


The Twins

John Pierre and Dennis S spawned the original "Headache" list,
as adolescents, growing up in the northern town of Fairbanks, Alaska.
They are two diverse personalities, living a world apart,
and somehow magically connected
by virtue of being mirror twin brothers.

Meanwhile, the "Headache" list became "The List at Mack Road",
starting with Dennis S and

Nick

The Knight of Nights,
that key mixer of keyboard mixologists,
and a personal friend for over twenty five years.


Randy G

Randy was the Landlord of Mack Road Estate,
pictured here with Dennis S (left) circa the seventies.
Randy and his family were spirited away by the
witness protection program,
for all we know.


Dennis H

Media Czar, and Emperor of all that is Fairanks, Seattle,
and Hollywood Babylonia.
Hartley and Geo were friends since childhood,
living along the Elliot Highway.



Geo

George Wilhelm Ely 1954-2004
Guitarist, composer, and songwriter,
he now jams with one hell of a band.
Geo's handwriting was once confused with that of



Jim Chase

The one who is writing this, and



Rob

Rob is the person around whom
all other Fairbanks personalities revolve.
Especially



Chuck L

Chuck, who photographed, plated and printed
the pages of the Mack Road List in book form,
titled "Rock Dreems".  The entire book "Rock Dreems"
has been digitally scanned and presented here.

Chuck now struts around Advance Printing in Fairbanks,
like he owns the place, or something.



Tom and Andy K

Little is known of the elusive K twins,
except that they are not twins.
Tom K worked at the Lettershop,
with Chuck L, and Jim Chase before he met

Dave R

Dave now wields and deals in music equipment
in Lynnwood, WA.
As a young musician playing the Whiskey, Dave overheard
someone mention the inflammable

Larry C

"Lars", as he is known by his many friends.
Lars can spontaneously combust at will,
and often includes his personal talent
into a dynamic stage repertiore,
always with mixed reviews.

Contrary to video evidence presented by the prosecution,
Lars has never been known to consult with

Kim O

CODENAME:  El Cucaracho

The greatest pan-Alaskan pharmacologist,
and militant urban survivalist,
ever to be codenamed after an insect.



Marlowe C. Embree, Ph.D.

In the spirit of the Purple Violet Squish,
it is the hope of Dr. Embree that this essay,
and others like it, do not die a quiet death,
as most Web information does.


Others:
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Capt Toady:  Has become one of my online personalities.
 #433 "Who is the Bob Wilson of Fairbanks?

H.E. #92 "Get Creamed once by a baddass chick, + you've had it."

The ruling matriarch of the villages of Ft. Yukon, Minto and Venetie, Alaska.
Richter
Gary Pitcher
Vincent Boutet
Chuck Rees
Foot
and James Brown
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A few good Band Names
from the The List at Mack Road
that never quite 'made it', so to speak.
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#6 We are Uranus; #26 Hangy Down Thing #28 The Four Skins #35 Up-Phlegm Hackenkoff #117 Lord, No! #121 Beldar's children #155 Flush #171 Downspot #228 Grunt-Strain #240 AWK! AWK! Sublimate! Sublimate! #253 Death of Ramon Lull #292 SPEWM #317 Cosmocrats #341 La Treen #369 The Lords of Loud #385 The Minto Nationalists #405 ODDY NOCKY #455 Pock, the Human Enzyme #469 Prissy Proper #515 Deathacation


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