BOC: Bloom slashing his palm

[Shawn Quinn]

At 01:24 PM 7/16/96 EST, you wrote:
>> Here is a para from my review of Albert's last gig, Dunstable Civic Hall,
>> August 1981:
>>
>> "The pluses: Buck's amazing E-bow feedback noise on HEAVY METAL BLACK AND
>> SILVER; Albert hammering the snaredrum stand into something like a CB
>> aerial in a crosswind for a shattering version of Michael Moorcock's
>> answer to 'Apocalypse Now', VETERAN OF THE PSYCHIC WARS; and of course
>> Eric Bloom holding the act in one piece, moving round the stage like a
>> prowling vampire as he slashed blood from his palm in UNKNOWN TONGUE".
>>
>> It looked good to me, but I can't see it going over in an astrodome! Only
>> seen him do this stunt once, though.
>>
>> Do you remember how in pre-laser days he used to explode firecrackers from
>> his fingertips during "Flaming Telepaths"?
>>
>> - Mike Godwin
>Wow, we're getting back to Cretaceous times here, but yes, vividly.
>I also seem to remember EB shooting something like a bottle rocket
>out of his hand toward the rafters.  And of course, bouncing the
>drumsticks off the floor and catching them and smashing the cymbals
>during CoFWRaR or alternately whipping them with chains during the
>same song.  Hey, in the 'Goldmine' story they admitted that a turning
>point in their career was an early tour with Alice Cooper.  Probably
>saw how his theatrics went over, and adapted the theme for
>themselves.  Personally, my favorite f/x was during the laser days
>when they had a matrix that made the stage look engulfed in flames
>during TCtLDoM.
>theo
>

I have a photograph from a magazine article with Eric holding the knife.

The caption read "With this blade, I thee cut."

Shawn