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 This is a bizzare photograph from Jan 1961. There's a highway, yet there's also an office! At first glance, the cars seemed a reflection from outside an office window but closer inpection reveals this an impossibility since we're facing behind cars going down a highway. How is this possible? I have the orignal print in my possession which I scanned; any special effects were done when the photo was taken, or during development; I've not altered this except to reduce the brightness.    

Now scanned is Cat Tales Issue No. 9, which features a talk with Larry Chance of The Earls, Charles Connor and the Upsetters (Little Richard's original drummer), Viginia and the Blue Dots, and much more! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Q84xnVH1BCUjKGqZ63TwzG8gb66AB9fU/view?usp=sharing

 Cat Tales issue No. 8  features the fascinating story of Joe Clay, and an interview the Jordanaires who were Elvis' original backing group. We also have an editioral message and report on the Lead East Oldies Festival 1990 from Greg Milewski--no w available for viewing and download: https://drive.google.com/file/d/18ZxDGh9l5hxgm0hjiDmi0Yu5-TjkfHs7/view?usp=sharing

by Fausto Chavez Last year, I at a local SoCal swapmeet, I purchased a collection of music related magazines and ephemera. Among them were some home printed sheets that the seller described to me as show bills or flyers. Later, when examined closer, they turned out to be Cat Tales fanzine devoted to 50s rock 'n' roll, rockabilly and doowap. There were three issues. Though I'm a rock fan, these are not genres that I specialize. Decided to read them anyway and was quickly amazed by the high quality writing and enthusiasm for this era of music culture, and thoroughly enjoyed them. Each issue featured fascinating interviews with artist from that era, which opened up a whole new frontier of music lore. I became more and more intrigued with these Cat Tales fanzines. I learned the publisher was a guy name Greg Milewski. Researching more, I found out that sadly Cat Tales came to an end when Greg committed suicide in 1994 at age 27. I was shocked that someone with so much enthusiasm...

I finally got around to scanning an issue of Cat Tales fanzine dedicated to 50s Rock 'n' Roll published by Greg Milewski in the early 1990s. This issue is from September 1991 and features an interview with Doug Wray of the Wray family, their singles discography, as well as an interview with Gene Pitney. Also, there are the usual album and book reviews, some artwork, and a summer update on the Rockabilly scene from Greg Milewski.  Here's a link to the PDF:  https://drive.google.com/file/d/13DjzEU8fw-h7AaZqM9hPcAtIkdFTJDcw/view?usp=sharing