Music Geek Artifact #1. I sent this ‘complaint letter’ to the Rolling Stone magazine editors circa 1990. David Fricke went on to write many fitting tributes to Roky Erickson in the following years. Thank you, David. “I was shocked and pleased to read that Roky Erickson had finally got on stage again. I understand that his performance wasn’t the best but Fricke’s review reduced this legendary Texan into a poster boy for the repercussions of drug abuse. Rather than pumping out special double issues about groups like the Beatles and Led Zeppelin (which everyone already respects and admires) introduce your readers to the 13th Floor Elevators and Roky Erickson by documenting them in their salad days. I just wanted you to know that a weak one paragraph review and a postcard size picture is not a fitting tribute for a psychedelic trailblazer like Roky. - Jim Salinger, Audubon PA” #rokyerickson #13thfloorelevators #rollingstonemagazine #davidfricke #youregonnamissme (at Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles) https://www.instagram.com/p/CC2Cq3GJh38/?igshid=tj3erlsu0s7n
