Ira Blacker Former Manager of RUSH and Many other Acts.

On this episode I speak with Ira Blacker. He has a new book out called Once A King, Now A Prince a rock and roll memoir about survival, the music business, family dysfunction, and the strange road that carried me from abuse and fear into the center of rock and roll history. Once A King, Now A Prince Website PURCHASE THE BOOK Music by Little Feat Donate to the show - Rock and Roll Geek Friends And Family Membership Thanks to Joe Pawlak for the $250 Penske Truck Donation! Thanks to Ralph Miller for the $125 Penske truck donation Thanks to Dan Gerawan for the $100Penske Doation! thanks to Kirk Crawford for the $100 Dog Days donation! Thanks to Brian Grattidge for the $31 Dog Days donaton! Donate on Venmo @Michael-Butler-11 Joe Pawlak - $250 Penske Fund Dan Gerawan - $100 Penske Fund John Morgan - $50 Kirk Crawford - $50 Dan Gerawan - $50 Tim Schall - $50 Rockbottom Rob Giglio - $30 Michael Stitik - $25 Gregg Brofer - $20 Blake Johnston - $20 Richard Fusey - $10.99 Todd Cunningham - $10 Steven Cohen $5 Danny Borden - $5 Bruce McMillan - $3 (Venmo donation id is @Michael-Butler-11) PATREON DONORS Joe Pawlak - $16.66 Kirk Crawford - $12.77 Patrick Shanahan - $10 Brian Springer - $8 Jon Scott - $8 Michael Street - $7.50 Dave Slusher - $5.55 Robert Harvey - $5 Chiaki Hinohara - $5 MedakiMetal on Instagram Mike Dixon - $5 Jamie Jefford - $5 Erik Klein - $5 Paul Smith - $5 Justin Lefkowitz - $5 Steve Trice - $5 James Shapiro - $5 Martin Clawley - $5 Nadi Itani - $5 Eric Stowell - $4 Mike Hellyer - 4 pounds Mark Mazzel - $3 Adrian Boschan - $2 Amelia Bowen - $2 RnR Pleeb - $1.42 3Legs4wheels - $1 Arne Stach - $1 Paypal Donors Michael Street - $25 Beer for the trip Richard Strom - $20 Dave Franco - $20 Steven Laperriere - $20 Jason Shepard - $10 Jeff and Cheri Thieleke - $10 School Of Podcasting - $10 Bradley Lisko - $10 Ralph Miller - $10 William Bealle - $10 Benjamin Mueller - $5 Vincent Crimi - $5 Jon Tennis - $5 Gregg Long - $5 Andrew Howe - $5 Christopher Del Grande - $5 Jayce Lesniewski - $5 Peter Spark $5 John Ofenloch - $5 Rachel Rosenberg - $5 Adam Croft - $2 Deborah Dreyfus - $2 Chad Kiffmeyer - $2 Kai Matsuda - $2 Brian Grattidge - $2 William Moffett - $2 Lasse Satvedthagen - $2 Dave Alexander - $2 Steve Trice - $5 James Shapiro - $5 Martin Clawley - $5 Nadi Itani - $5 Eric Stowell - $4 Mike Hellyer - 4 pounds Mark Mazzel - $3 Adrian Boschan - $2 Amelia Bowen - $2 RnR Pleeb - $1.42 3Legs4wheels - $1 Arne Stach - $1 Paypal Donors Michael Street - $25 Beer for the trip Richard Strom - $20 Dave Franco - $20 Steven Laperriere - $20 Jason Shepard - $10 Jeff and Cheri Thieleke - $10 School Of Podcasting - $10 Bradley Lisko - $10 Ralph Miller - $10 William Bealle - $10 Benjamin Mueller - $5 Vincent Crimi - $5 Jon Tennis - $5 Gregg Long - $5 Andrew Howe - $5 Christopher Del Grande - $5 Jayce Lesniewski - $5 Peter Spark $5 John Ofenloch - $5 Rachel Rosenberg - $5 Adam Croft - $2 Deborah Dreyfus - $2 Chad Kiffmeyer - $2 Kai Matsuda - $2 Brian Grattidge - $2 William Moffett - $2 Lasse Satvedthagen - $2 Dave Alexander - $2