Reply With Quotedid he still live here in the Bay ARea, Rems? And what about his songwriting/producing partner Ken Kessie?Originally Written by remicks
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It is with great sadness that a mutual friend informs me that Morey Goldstein, the main component behind Megatone Records' Modern Rocketry, has passed away apparently from a brain tumor.
I'll include the full information when I receive it .
RIP Morey
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did he still live here in the Bay ARea, Rems? And what about his songwriting/producing partner Ken Kessie?
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Morey and his wife were hard core SFers ....I think throughout all these years ....
I don't know more of Ken Kessie ...
I did find this :
"One Morey Time": A Benefit For Morey Goldstein / Zasu Pitts Memorial Orchestra / Butch Whacks and the Glass Packs @ Great American Music Hall
Thu, June 19, 2008 - 5:46 PM Date & Time: Monday, June 23, 2008 more on this date
7:00 PM Location: Great American Music Hall
859 O'Farrell Street
San Francisco, CA view map More Info: 415.885.0750
www.gamh.com Zasu Pitts Memorial Orchestra was not only THE dance and party band in San Francisco during the ‘80s, the band virtually drew the blueprint for all the other party bands that followed. When bandleader Steve Ashman first trotted out the Motown and Stax oldies with a big band, horn section in the back, girl group in beehive hairdos at the front, those songs had been tucked away, gathering dust.
Together for the first time in more than twenty years, the most popular lineup of Zasu Pitts Memorial Orchestra will return to the scene of the band's greatest glories in an all-star benefit concert for one of the Zasu's fellow musicians, “One Morey Time,” at 8 p.m. Monday, June 23 at the Great American Music Hall, 850 O'Farrell St. Opening the show will be Butch Whacks and the Glass Packs.
Saxophonist Morey Goldstein played with the original band, as did his wife, vocalist Katie Guthorn. Goldstein was diagnosed this spring with a terminal brain tumor and the band immediately agreed to come back together to play a benefit. Special guests will be announced.
Bassist Steve Ashman, ironically, founded the band in the early ‘80s after he was diagnosed with a brain tumor and wanted to play these old Motown songs before it was too late. Thankfully, Ashman survived and so did the songs. By the time the band recorded the 1984 live album, “The Pitts Bear Down,” at the Great American Music Hall, the rock ‘n soul orchestra was packing the O'Farrell Street club every month, the toast of the town, pictured on the cover of “San Francisco” magazine.
The shows featured four fabulous females vocalists in heavy hairdos and high camp fashions – Katie Guthorn, Annette Olesen, Kathy Kennedy and Keta Bill – in front of a blasting ten-piece band, often accompanied by further choreography from the Sluts a Go-Go. The band split in two in 1986; Ashman formed a new edition of Zasu Pitts, while the other members went on to start Big Bang Beat, a band with which most of those musicians still play today.
"One Morey Time": A Benefit For Morey Goldstein / Zasu Pitts Memorial Orchestra / Butch Whacks and the Glass Packs @ Great American Music Hall - Downtown / Civic Center - tribe.netdidn't know he was sick ......:icon_cry::icon_cry: ....losing track of people sucks ....Chad Jones’ Theater Dogs Morey Goldstein
April 30, 2008
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Filed under: Morey Goldstein — Chad Jones @ 8:45 am
Sad news and a call for your support.
Morey Goldstein (above left in his Modern Rocketry days), probably best known for playing Richard Carpenter opposite his wife, Katie Guthorn, as Karen Carpenter in A Karen Carpenter Christmas, a seasonal feature for so many years at The Marsh, has stage 4 Glioblastoma (brain cancer), and is expected to live 2-3 months.
Writing to friends and family, Guthorn announced that there will be a benefit to help cover Morey’s medical expenses this Sunday, May 4 at the Bayview Boat Club, for a celebration of his music. SF Chronicle music critic Joel Selvin is also working on a show for Monday, June 23, at the Great American Music Hall. That may well turn into a memorial.
Guthorn writes that her husband is doing well with two home health attendants, but their insurance doesn’t cover them, and they add up to $1800-2000/week. There’s a Web site set up for people to make speedy donations: Morey G Health Care Fund
Guthorn concludes: “We’ve appreciated all your prayers and good thoughts, lovely food and groceries, visits and cards. I can’t thank you enough. This is an extremely difficult time. The goal is to help Morey be as happy and comfortable as possible.”
Here’s the info on the benefit:
MOREY GOLDSTEIN’S CAVALCADE OF STARS!!
A benefit for Morey Goldstein — Sunday, May 4, at the Bay View Boat Club
3:00PM - 8:00PM at the Bay View Boat Club in San Francisco
(489 Terry Francois Blvd, aka China Basin St. 415-495-9500
See http://bayviewboatclub.org for directions.)
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I'll play my MODERN ROCKETRY CD in honor of him tonight.
Love that sound ; Megatone ruled my youth.
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This is a great picture of Morey :
(He ALWAYS wore sneakers .....)
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Published in the San Francisco Chronicle on 7/13/2008
Morey H. Goldstein
Morey H. Goldstein 1953 - 2008
--- Morey H. Goldstein died peacefully at home on July 5. He was a great guy to the end, handling with grace and courage his battle against brain cancer. Family and friends rallied to help Morey after his diagnosis earlier this year. As a professional musician, Morey was involved in many popular and influential groups in the Bay Area since moving here in 1975. He played honking tenor sax in Big Bang Beat, Butch Whacks & The Glass Packs, and the original Zasu Pitts Memorial Orchestra, and wrote, sang, and played keyboards in 1970s band The Readymades. Musical theatre roles included Richard Carpenter in the long-running holiday musical, "A Karen Carpenter Christmas." He wrote and recorded numerous songs with Ken Kessie under the name "Modern Rocketry" (Megatone Records), and produced disco legend Sylvester's last singles. Morey is survived by his wife of 22 years, Katie Guthorn; sister, Ruth Butler; cousin, Glenn Cohen; nephews, Mark and Todd Singer; brothers-in-law, Peter Singer and Rich Butler; niece, Melanie Butler; cousin Glenn's wife, Ann and their daughter Marisa. Morey was predeceased by his parents and his older sister, Michele Singer. Morey was born October 5, 1953 in New York City to Milton and Etta Cohen Goldstein. Father Milt was a top sales rep at CBS Records for 30 years; Sony still gives out the Milt Goldstein award at its yearly convention. Morey won many music awards and scholarships while at East Meadow High School on Long Island, and spent a year at Hunter College before transferring to SUNY Binghampton, graduating with a B.A. in music in 1975. A musical memorial service will be scheduled at a later date.
Published in the San Francisco Chronicle on 7/13/2008
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