In fifth grade, he changed the spelling of his name from George to Jorg. He was “never the kid who could stay in the lines of a coloring book.” When I first met him, he was drumming under his musician name, “Smilin’ Red Roper,” at a reunion...
By FRANK MICKADEIT, Orange County Register: Local
Mon, 09/19/2011 - 6:36pm
In fifth grade, he changed the spelling of his name from George to Jorg. He was “never the kid who could stay in the lines of a coloring book.” When I first met him, he was drumming under his musician name, “Smilin’ Red Roper,” at a reunion...