06/19/2026
When I moved to Baltimore city proper-like, in 1984 I was already familiar with The Marble Bar and its glory, then I became familiar with WCVT, TRULY free form radio corralled by Rod Misey (Rest in power) & a gent with the catchy name of Skizz. Both The Marble Bar & WCVT (& ad-hoc fiasco & first Sowebo Festival) made me feel like I’d stepped into a creative oasis most delightfully open and delirious. CVT would play local tapes as they received them & often have great banter & debate about them. Each listen was an instructive blast. Then I got to meet Skizz and attend his microcinefest showings on Greenmount (slept pickled there on a couch overnight once). He is a non-stop producer and experimenter with film & music. Bands like Garage Sale, Jennifers, Go Pills (please put out an album!) & recent surf garage of ZOCKO. He made documentaries about performance music prankster fried Sinatra with side of Beefheart , AND fellow overworked often grinning instrument builder in . One of the “trips” that is on Skizz’s solo album “Trips” is Skizz chauffeuring Neil around various Royal Farms on chicken hunt during Neil’s 1st return from New Zealand. Trips is made entirely with free apps downloaded on phone. Skizz made rules for himself to follow, like “do not record in a comfortable space meant for recording” (see last frame) & he recorded while on the road. A customer shamed me for not being fully stocked with Cyzyk productions, but Skizz is a busy man! And he cancelled me for being bald (& not in a futuristic way).
