yum yum the stars are out, patti at the planetarium performance artist, rock singer & poet

it was a minor, and a mirror, report on the patti smith group in april, 1978 issue of hit parader magazine by lisa robinson, (does anybody out there in blogland remember lisa robinson?) anyhow, patti was fully recovered from her accident the year before where her wild rock & roll singing style spun her off the stage and onto her head during a concert in tampa, fl. she was in traction for months. patti's in a photograph with her band, ivan kral, lenny kaye, et al, looking every inch the 'gothic crow' bill burroughs discribed her as, no makeup, long string black hair, skinny chick, ripped up clothing, long angular face, the total punk rock star female of the late 1970's. the night at the NYC plantruim with her band she said the stage people had a problem with them. "the museum peo;e were a bit taken back by us," quotes ms. smith. she was reciting an stage about rape, ('yum, yum the stars are out') that the stage guy tried to disconnect her mirophone, "but he couldn't," she smiled, "because I was using a cordless mike." lets hear it technology and failing censhorship tries, yeah. the museum people had a problem with the patti smith group, but reports lisa robinson, "on had at the front of the stage to cheer her on waqs group of patti's manically devoted fans who came to see her every show. they paid $35.00 a ticket ('that's half an unemployment check,' patti said) and patti was knocked out by their presense." patti, were'd stil knocked out your presents, happy birthday, madam crow