Thank you Glen “Archie” Gamble for an awesome Friday night Rock N’ Roll Extravaganza!

History made here Friday night on Grab A Stack of Rock!  Glen “Archie” Gamble of Helix fame joined us for almost 2.5 hours of stories and education.  And we’re still not done!  We will have Archie back to pick up where we left off.  Co-hosts Tim Durling and Doctor Kathryn were both blown away by Archie’s answers.

It’s hard to summarize a show like this, because several Wikipedia articles will need to be corrected, updated, and expanded after this show.

Highlights:

• The story of how Archie introduced Brian Vollmer to the Trailer Park Boys, which of course led to Brian’s cameo on the DVD.
• Why Archie wasn’t in that scene.
• When Archie connected Brian Vollmer with Sean Kelly, who offered to join Helix on guitar or bass.  He eventually joined on bass.
• How Archie got the Helix gig by playing at Brian’s wedding, and how that came about.  (Thanks to alcohol.)
• What happened at the “blazing” tryout for the band.
• The circumstances of replacing Randy Cooke for one gig with the Four Horsemen.
• The lineup changes in Helix and the necessity behind some of them.
• Archie’s opinion on certain bands who are out there playing with no original members.
• What he contributed in the studio to albums such as Rockin’ In My Outer Space and Rockin’ You For 30 Years.
• How Rockin’ In My Outer Space began its life as a Brian Vollmer solo album.
• Thoughts on Van Halen (Hagar), Y&T, The Warning, Quiet Riot, The Guess Who, and many more.
• Heartfelt appreciation for Greg “Fritz” Hinz.
• Why he started YouTubing with the excellent Gamble Ramble channel.
• What are rototoms and how do they work?
• And even some education on primates.

This is a 2.5 hour education in rock and roll history.  Check it out, and give Archie a subscription on YouTube.  He WILL be back!