Nov 16 - You Think You Really Know Me - The Gary Wilson Story
Posted by MOBS on 2007-11-08 4:07:00pm
Friday 11/16. 7 PM.

Location: Movies on a Big Screen's new (for now) spot at: 600 4th St, West Sacramento. Corner of 4th & F in *West* Sacramento, just over the river from downtown. Parking lot is off of F between 4th & 5th.

"You Think You Really Know Me: The Gary Wilson Story




In 1977, Gary Wilson recorded his bizarrely brilliant album, "You Think You Really Know Me." In performance, he played his jazz/rock/sound-collage masterpieces while clad in just his underwear, or wrapped in duct tape, writhing on stage and destroying female mannequins. Then, suddenly, he simply vanished - leaving friends and fans mystified. This documentary explores the life, disappearance and re-birth of a funny and fierce American original. It's just a bit low budget and a bit lo-fi at times, but worth it.

"Indie-rock enthusiasts will find much to appreciate. Gary Wilson and the Blind Dates, as his band was known, do for used-record stores what R. Crumb and Harvey Pekar do for used comic-book stores." - The New York Times

"Welcome to the peculiar world of Gary Wilson. Outrageous... Fascinating..." - New York Post

"This low-key doc about lost-and-found Other Music cult hero Gary Wilson so sweetly underplays its hand that even the most jaundiced skeptics of Jandek worship come out simply rooting for the safe passage of town weirdos everywhere." - Village Voice

"A fascinating chapter in pop music history. The performance footage is particularly arresting." - Hollywood Reporter

As always - seating is on folding chairs. Feel free to bring a pillow or cushion -- or even your own chair. Digital projection on to a large screen.
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