What is Blackies real name?
• Stephen Duran • What was that story about how Blackie discovered Chris Holmes? • Hustler magazine had a monthly feature called Beaver Hunt where readers sent in nude pictures of their wives and girlfriends. The pictures were mostly female, but they’d always have one titled “One For The Ladies”. Around 1978, while Blackie was living in LA, he was reading an issue and there was a nude picture of Holmes that said “Rock N Roll Animal” and mentioned that he was a guitar player. A friend of Blackie’s, who was the drummer for the Motels, was over and Blackie showed him the picture. The drummer recognized Holmes as friend of a friend of his. Blackie felt that Holmes had the look he wanted so he contacted him and after an audition he joined Sister. • What are some of their outrageous stage antics they used to pull? • Shit Eating- According to an interview with Chris Holmes, he used to stuff chocolate bars down the back of his pants before the show. Later, he would reach down the back of his p
