He used to be in a relationship with cheri blade circa mid1980s. Sitting on a torn couch, in a room littered with years of debris, is bobby liebling the rock star who never was. Hes the only child of his elderly mom and dad and he lives in a crack smoking, heroinusing world. The film opens ever so glamorously with the 53 yearold smoking crack in one hand and inviting the filmmakers to feel his clothes with the other. Apr 20, 2012 bobby liebling looks like gandalf on crack, which, in a way, he is. Bobby liebling lives at home with his parents diane and joe. Liebling is the lead singer of pentagram, a heavy metal band from maryland that has become one of the genres biggest cult legends despite myriad lineup changes, tragedies, and false starts. Both groups knew beforehand how liebling would behave after watching the documentary which revealed liebling had spent decades smoking crack in his parents basement in suburban maryland and ended with him marrying a 23. The movie, several years in the making, follows the pentagram frontman from his days at rockbottom, smoking crack in his parents subbasement, to his triumphant comeback gig at new york citys webster hall in march 2009. When were first introduced to emaciated, bugeyed, trembling bobby liebling, the fiftyish front man of the frequently dormant, cult, metal band pentagram and. The band was prolific in the underground scene of the 1970s, producing many demos and rehearsal tapes, but did not release a fulllength album until reforming in the early 1980s with an almost completely new lineup. Mar 05, 2014 the hard road of pentagram frontman bobby liebling, who has fought the real demons of addiction for decades, was well chronicled in the documentary last days here as well as j. Cue 2007 and bobby smoking crack in the subbasement and putting on 2005 demos, reminiscing about rock n roll and addiction.
When i was in iop, the counselor showed us a documentary on crack cocaine. I mean, ive been there, done it, and by the grace of god, i got out of it. May 25, 2016 the film follows liebling through some of his darkest daysbeginning with footage from 2006, when the 50yearold was using heroin, smoking crack and living in his parents basement, and ending with the singer straightening out as best he knows how and hitting the road with his band. Last days here examines bobby liebling and pentagram. A death march guitar riff staggers from the speakers. Featuring 11 classic heavy metal compositions with catchy hooks from core band members victor griffin, greg turley and bobby liebling pete campbell on the drums completes the bands lineup. Because ive seen him on drugs, in the last days here documentary, and he looked a lot worse than he does now. When were first introduced to emaciated, bugeyed, trembling bobby liebling, the fiftyish frontman of the frequently dormant cult metal band pentagram and the subject of this smallscale but. Liebling promises to stop smoking crack or else give up his record collection. It starts with scenes shot in 2007, when the now 58yearold liebling is a crack addicted, frizzyhaired waste product living in the subbasement of his parents suburban maryland home. Over the three years we were shooting, we saw the many different faces of bobby liebling. As crack cocaine interferes with the way the brain processes chemicals, one needs more and more of the drug just to feel normal. If you have seen the documentary and want to see bobby performing, check out the great dvd.
Pentagram vocalist meets heroine, gives up heroin music. Bobbi kristina brown smoked crack, did heroin, according to. But in the film, that crack contract scene ends with the cameraman saying, we dont want your records, bobby. They have a son together but have been living separated since around 20. Exclusive interview with bobby liebling of pentagram. Readers who are interested should look up how crack exploded through the country in the 80s. Crackheads smoking crack rock cocaine mature moms tv. Pentagrams bobby liebling says he blew millions on drugs march 16. The delusional crack smoking hustler, the arrogant 70s rock star, and the really cool loveable uncle. Bobby liebling was born on december 21, 1953 in brooklyn, new york city, new york, usa. The first few x i didnt do it totally right but still got high. Sitting on a torn couch, in a room littered with years of debris, is bobby lieblingthe rock star who never was. Fenton said, it really seemed like he was going to smoke himself to death in his parents basement, something we werent interested in.
Feb 26, 2012 last days here, about bobby liebling and his band pentagram, is the latest in a developing niche of documentaries about rock bands that have seen better times. This past spring, the doom metal legends had to perform a handful of dates sans their frontman after he was arrested for one count of assault on a vulnerable adult. Sep 05, 2012 its love at first sound, and a few phone calls later, he finds himself managing bobbys career. At the end of the 1980s, things looked promising for liebling and his band. Former and probably current crack smoker bobby liebling of long running stoner rock, pseudometal band pentagram was arrested for. Three years sober, married to wife hallie with a full touring schedule, a movie about his life, the prospect of a new album and a baby on the way, lieblings drug years decades, really now serve him as vital memories of everything hes come through to get where he is today. Pentagram, the highly influential american heavy metaldoom act fronted by mastermind bobby liebling. Jul 05, 2012 but in the film, that crackcontract scene ends with the cameraman saying, we dont want your records, bobby. Bobby was consequently sentenced to eighteen months in prison, minus time already served following his initial arrest in may of that. Smoking crack in his parents basement as a grown adult, his trips to the er because of paranoia that he was being eaten alive by parasites, and his love affair with a girl more than 30 years his junior are just a few of the moments that had me cringing and shaking my head but somewhere deep inside of all that madness, all that sadness, all that. Seems to be doing well and picks out some great records. Mar 16, 2010 pentagrams bobby liebling says he blew millions on drugs march 16, 2010 0 comments. The northern virginia band pioneered an enchanting and enduring sound that would.
With pentagram being the force that i think a lot of people always hoped that they would be, how much is bobby liebling smiling. Interview with bobby liebling of pentagram your online. But then, i weighed like 110, and i was smoking a lot of coke. Three years sober, married to wife hallie with a full touring schedule, a movie about his life, the prospect of a new album and a baby on the way, liebling s drug years decades, really now serve him as vital memories of everything hes come through to get where he is today. Former and probably current crack smoker bobby liebling of long running stoner rock, pseudometal band pentagram was arrested for apparently assaulting his elderly mother, causing him to be dropped from pentagrams upcoming european tour. The goal was always to see bobby pull himself together, mr. Bobby liebling is probably going to be best known for the fact that he was interviewed smoking crack on camera in the last days here documentary for a long time signature song. Bobby liebling, lead singer of pentagram, before the bands oct. He was the lead singer of a heavy metal band called pentagram that had formed in the 1970s and had a lot of talent and potential. Last days here, about bobby liebling and his band pentagram, is the latest in a developing niche of documentaries about rock bands that have seen better times. Bobby liebling is probably going to be best known for the fact that he was interviewed smoking crack on camera in the last days here documentary for a long time. Bobby liebling featured in amoebas whats in my bag. Its also covered in small divotlike scars, some incurred during crackinduced fits when he believed parasites were eating his skin.
Last days here is a tad stingy with pentagrams music, and even when liebling does finally grab the mic, his voice is buried in the mix. Theres a whole story behind a dealer named freeway rick ross, the irancontra affair, and the cia. Bobby liebling is probably going to be best known for the fact that he was interviewed smoking crack on camera in the last daze days here documentary for a long time. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected.
Bobby was consequently sentenced to eighteen months in prison, minus time already served following his initial arrest in. Hes thankful hes here to be honest, i mean, im on my tenth life already and i shouldnt be here, thats just the best way to put it really, i should be dead. Last days here is a 2011 american documentary film featuring bobby liebling, lead singer of. Last days here 2011 billed as the united states answer to black sabbath, this is the story of pentagram or, more accurately, pentagram mastermind bobby liebling the documentary follows liebling s attempt to record a new pentagram record and take the band back on the road with the help of his manager, sean pellet pelletier, after spending most of his life addicted to crack.
Bobby liebling, front man of the hard rock band pentagram, is more dead than alive when the camera picks him up in his parents basement. Tracking a heavymetal nearcasualty in last days here the. Last days here examines bobby liebling and pentagram the. Few have blended the two strains quite as well as 2011s last days here, which chronicles the struggles of bobby liebling, lead singer for forgotten maryland metal band pentagram, and is. Last days here tells the story of bobby liebling, lead singer of the cult hard rockheavy metal band pentagram. Lieblings drug problems and abhorrent personal behavior have long sabotaged any chance pentagram may have had at creative of commercial success. Now in his mid50s, habitually smoking crack, and eating mostly bacon pizza, all his elderly parents can do is watch him waste away. Why do people smoke crack cocaine despite the effects. To elaborate, bobby called on april 17 saying he had been admitted to the hospital. Its a documentary about the lead singer of the 70s doom metal band pentagram bobby liebling who spent years smoking crack in his parents basement. Pentagram singer bobby liebling has plead guilty to abuse and neglect of a vulnerable adult custodian, according to court documents uploaded on the maryland judiciary web site. He i dont know pentagram is a really good band but i am not crazy about this liebling guy. The band was prolific in the underground scene of the 1970s, producing many demos and rehearsal tapes, but did not release a fulllength album until reforming in the early 1980s with an almost completely new.
Now middleaged and seemingly sober, hes taking tentative steps out. Crack smoking can cause delusions, paranoia, and hallucinations. While the film had a happy ending everyone knows that after the credits roll life continues. Oct 26, 2015 bobbi kristina brown smoked crack and did heroin often in the month leading up to jan. Remorseful and rehabilitated bobby liebling returns to. Increased chance of heart attack, stroke, and seizures. Liebling is 57, about 56, and slightly built, with a trim. Pentagrams bobby liebling says he blew millions on drugs. When a documentary begins with the 50something singer of a shouldacouldawoulda doom metal band smoking crack in his parents basement and nursing the gross flesh wounds on his arms, you would.
When we first meet bobby liebling, lead singer of the relatively unknown but influential band pentagram, he is living in his parents subbasement, rummaging through junk, smoking horrendous amounts of crack, and scratching at imaginary parasites on his skin. As for bobby, hes spent the last few decades smoking crack in his parents subbasement, waiting eagerly for his longoverdue induction into the rock and roll hall of fame. There are rotting, halfeaten corpses that are in better shape than bobby liebling the crack smoking, dopeshooting, halfinsane frontman for doom metal pioneers pentagramis at the beginning of the harrowingly inspirational rock documentary last days here. Bobby liebling looks like gandalf on crack, which, in a way, he is. If you will check later where bobby is today, you will see that all is real. May, 2017 liebling famously was filmed smoking crack in his elderly parents basement in suburban maryland for the pentagram documentary last days here. Last days here casts a light on cult metal band pentagram. Last days here riffipedia the stoner rock wiki fandom. Vice backed indie bands drop out of pentagram tour as publicity stunt by daniel maarat on june 8, 2016 two indie femalefronted bands wax idols and king woman have dropped off pseudometal, psychedelic rock band pentagrams ongoing tour, breaking their separate agreements with promoters. Jul 16, 2015 last days here, directed by don argott and demian fenton, best known for rock school and the art of the steal begins with liebling still living in his parents basement, an utter mess. Heavy talk with the directors of last days here ifc. May 12, 2017 as was the case for the recently completed us shows, vocalist bobby liebling will not appear with pentagram for previously booked european dates this summer. He called again on april 19, this time after being transferred to a maryland detention facility.
Last days here is a 2011 american documentary film featuring bobby liebling, lead singer of the american heavy metal band pentagram. Its love at first sound, and a few phone calls later, he finds himself managing bobby s career. In the case of bobby liebling, he became his own real and imagined parasite. Join facebook to connect with liebling bobby and others you may know. Bobby had become hopelessly addicted to crack and heroin and the. Nov 03, 2017 few have blended the two strains quite as well as 2011s last days here, which chronicles the struggles of bobby liebling, lead singer for forgotten maryland metal band pentagram, and is. Their new film focuses on bobby liebling, leader of the 1970s doommetal cult band pentagram. Bobby liebling is an american singer, songwriter, and the only remaining founding member of influential pioneers of heavy and doom metal pentagram. Barely intelligible, smoking crack, living in the basement of his parents house, its easy to see the title of the film as a forewarning. Mar 01, 2012 sitting on a torn couch, in a room littered with years of debris, is bobby lieblingthe rock star who never was. Aug 11, 2016 the infamous video of torontos former mayor rob ford smoking crack cocaine is now public, and for the first time can be viewed outside a courtroom to read m. Another time i had watched another very troubling documentary called last days here about bobby liebling. Once upon a time, the theatrical lead singer of early to midseventies hardrock group pentagram, liebling has spent the past.
Panteras phil anselmo lavishes him with praise before an opening gig, but the cameras dont follow liebling out front. While largely ignored during most of their existence, their material proved instrumental in the creation of doom metal and its. Many times we had to finesse the rapid shifts in bobby s life so the viewer wouldnt be left confused. The documentary was filmed over 6 years and the film makers have been at the right time at the right place. Thats good because we want bobby liebling around for many years to come. Last days here, directed by don argott and demian fenton, best known for rock school and the art of the steal begins with liebling still living in his parents basement, an utter mess. Vice backed indie bands drop out of pentagram tour as publicity stunt. I wasnt smoking crack because it hadnt been invented yet, but i. Oct 05, 2015 bobby liebling, lead singer of pentagram, before the bands oct. Tracking a heavymetal nearcasualty in last days here.
Those who become addicted to crack cocaine as with most other drugs lose interest in other areas of life. In the midst of the mess that he calls home, liebling smokes his crack pipe and mumbles about the hard rock days of time past. Protodoom veterans, pentagram, playing the ritz metroactive. Last days here casts a light on cult metal band pentagram and. Pellet speaks with bobby about negotiating with housecore records run by phil anselmo about putting out a new album at the time with the surviving members of the original lineup. Smoking crack cocaine also can cause aggressive and paranoid behavior. Although he came off as a cokedout space cadet on the two occasions ive seen him perform, and ive read many an interview where he clearly appears to be off his rocker, i can safely say that bobby liebling is not on drugs. Advanced crack smoking i was taught by a girl who had smoked pretty much daily for 12 yrs and was very in depth and particular about every step to maximize it. Jan 21, 20 when we first meet bobby liebling, lead singer of the relatively unknown but influential band pentagram, he is living in his parents subbasement, rummaging through junk, smoking horrendous amounts of crack, and scratching at imaginary parasites on his skin. It starts with scenes shot in 2007, when the now 58yearold liebling is a crackaddicted, frizzyhaired waste product living in the subbasement of his parents suburban maryland home.
The film follows liebling through some of his darkest daysbeginning with footage from 2006, when the 50yearold was using heroin, smoking crack and living in his parents basement, and ending with the singer straightening out as best he knows how and hitting the road with his band. Pentagram is an american heavy metal band from alexandria, virginia, most famous as one of the pioneers of heavy metal, and the subgenre of doom metal in particular. When we last heard from pentagram in october of 2017, they were touring without vocalist bobby liebling, who had recently plead guilty to abuseneglect of a vulnerable adultcustodian specifically, his mother, diane liebling, who was 87yearsold at the time. Pentagrams bobby liebling returns as a drugaddled young man, he just about invented doom metal. His fans claim him and his band pentagram to be one of the. Pentagrams relentless inducted in decibel magazines. Liebling famously was filmed smoking crack in his elderly parents basement in suburban maryland for the pentagram. Thats codirector demian fenton on bobby liebling, the subject of his new documentary last days here. Mar 24, 2012 although he came off as a cokedout space cadet on the two occasions ive seen him perform, and ive read many an interview where he clearly appears to be off his rocker, i can safely say that bobby liebling is not on drugs. Crack lung will cause smokers to cough up blood, have trouble breathing, and create fluid in the lungs. Directed by don argott and demian fenton, the film had its world premiere at the south by southwest film festival on march 14, 2011. He got married to hallie liebling on november 25th 2009.