{"id":376,"date":"2009-03-13T00:15:02","date_gmt":"2009-03-13T07:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.downthelinezine.com\/archives\/?p=376"},"modified":"2011-03-16T17:45:58","modified_gmt":"2011-03-16T17:45:58","slug":"remembering-gene-mike-roe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/downthelinezine.com\/archives\/remembering-gene-mike-roe\/","title":{"rendered":"Remembering Gene: Mike Roe"},"content":{"rendered":"

1) When\/how did you first meet Gene?<\/strong>
\nThat\u2019s one of my favorite stories\u2026 It was back in 1990 in Albrecht, Holland and The 77\u2019s were playing a festival there. I had seen Gene and Michele on the streets around town, but hadn\u2019t met them yet. Anyway, we were staying at this hotel and I was tired, weary from the trip, and decided to go down and eat breakfast. I didn\u2019t change out of my pajamas, which for anyone who knows me knows that it is not that unusual. So, I sat down beside Michele to eat breakfast. Later, after I had met Gene he said he saw me across the room and was thinking, \u201cMan, who is this guy eating breakfast, in his pajamas, with my wife.\u201d We became closer when I was going through a difficult time in regards to my divorce, and I called the Broken offices and Gene was the one who answered the phone. I told him what I was going through, and he was going through some similar things, so it was that opening up and sharing our intimate details that really drew and I closer on a personal level. This was back in \u201890, about a year before The Lost Dogs formed in \u201891.<\/p>\n

2) What projects did you work on with Gene?<\/strong>
\nAll The Lost Dogs albums before he died\u2026 Scenic Routes, Little Red Riding Hood, Green Room Serenade, Gift Horse, and there was the post-humus Live at the Green Room. I also played a little on Michele\u2019s second album One Moment Please.<\/p>\n

3) How do you think Gene impacted the music scene?<\/strong>
\nGene worked with so many bands, and he gave of himself and his time to all these people. In the studio you become a bands everything, and that\u2019s what he did\u2026 and many of these bands were green, but he was always there for them, and it was genuine\u2026 he really wanted to be there, he cared about them and their music, and that\u2019s important. A lot of these bands, even if they don\u2019t make it, if they become car salesmen, or whatever, they will remember Gene and what he did for them, what he gave to them and how he was there for them. It didn\u2019t matter how long it took, he gave his best to them.<\/p>\n

4) Three words you would use to describe Gene?<\/strong>
\nIt\u2019s not three words, but I came up with this recently. Genius musician, amateur human being and beloved brother. The amateur human being didn\u2019t apply to him when he was in the studio. (laughter)<\/p>\n

5) How did Gene influence you?<\/strong>
\nIf there was an influence, it would be a culmination of everything above. For every one band that I produced, Gene produced dozens. He gave of himself on a personal level, and that\u2019s important and what I try to do so also. You give your time and try to become what they need in the studio.<\/p>\n

Some funny musings from Mike when talking about Gene were, \u201cGene was like he was from a different time. It was as if he was one of the Bowery Boys, or the Three Stooges. He should have been a farmer or something because he was a barter guy\u2026 like you give him a sack of oats or beans and you barter with him. He was not good at things of this life like money and keeping track of finances. He was intelligent, but not in a book smart way. He was street smart, and could function well in that capacity. He could always spot a mark and he couldn\u2019t wait to get out of the studio and bet on a horse. I was very close to all the people Gene was\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

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Gene, Marie McGilvray, and Riki Michele – Photo courtesy of Glenn Holland<\/p>\n

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