Mickey Ephrath, Palmer Foley, Sam, and sometimes the other Palmer
Mickey Ephrath - Lead Singer, Guitar Player, Songwriter and Recording Engineer for The Elevators - RIP1/7/2013 21yrs old

Mickey and The Elevators (2006-2009)

2019 favorites

What Was That You Were Laughing At

Palmer Foley and Mickey are singing - - they were great collaborators when The Elevators were producing songs.  This was produced 2007.

Swing Dancing on the Astral Plane

Yes - Mickey is lead singer - - Produced around 2006 - - one of my favorites.

You Make Me Sick

Written his Junior year in high school following his first time in "rehab" - - yeah, that center sucked!  2006.

I'm Not Crazy

Written and produced by Mickey around 2006 - Prophetic :-(

Nihilistic

Recorded with The Junkers and with The Elevators. Written by Mickey around 2005.

Stupid

Written and produced by Mickey around 2006 - - all guitar and voice tracks are his.

Care Less

This song is beautiful - - Mickey's Friend, Tom Dorsey, wrote: "Mickey spent so long on this song, it was honestly the hardest I've ever seen him work on one particular song. I remember it took him an entire winter, I believe the one between 2008 and 2009"

Mickey had a 3rd band circa 2008/2009 - called Power Outage Baby. Band members included Mickey, Tom Dorsey, Michael March, Chris Kydd and Clay Johnson. This is one of their songs.

A Part Of You

A friend of Mickey's just sent me a copy of a CD that Mickey had given him in September of 2009. To quote his friend, "This CD contains some of his softer music which is incredibly beautiful".  

I had not heard this song before receiving this CD. I'm guessing Mickey produced this one during the summer of 2009, just before he left for college at Evergreen.

Gone Before the Sun Had a Chance to Shine

Shape of Things to Come

Mickey had a 3rd band circa 2008/2009 - called Power Outage Baby. Band members included Mickey, Tom Dorsey, Michael March, Chris Kydd and Clay Johnson. This is one of their songs.

Linen Of The Whole

Mickey (God-like) Leor (My Light) Ephrath - Born 3/28/91 - Died 1/7/2013 - In his short life, he read a lot of books, wrote a lot of poetry and music, produced a lot of great songs, made a lot of people happy, made some mad as hell, broke more than a few hearts, had a lot of friends, lost more than a few, loved deeply, lived fully, and always took the path that he chose.  He will be missed!  But, may his creativity and music live on.  

Knowing Mickey's feelings and thoughts about God, rather than traditional liturgy, our Rabbi read the following poem, written by Chaim Nachman Bialik, on the 7th and last day of Shiva with the family at his graveside. The poem was originally written in Hebrew.

After My Death by Chaim Nachman Bialik  

After My Death
Say this when you mourn for me:

There was a man - and look, he is no more.
He died before his time.
The music of his life suddenly stopped.
A pity! There was another song in him.
Now, it is lost.
Forever.

A great pity! 
He had a guitar,
a living, speaking soul
to which he uttered the secrets of his heart,
making all its strings vibrate,
save one he kept inviolate.
Back and forth his supple fingers danced,
one string alone remained entranced
still unheard.

A pity!
All its life that string quivered,
silently shook,
yearned for its song, its mate,
as a heart saddens before its fate.
Despite delay, it waited.
Mutely beseeching its saviour lover
who lingered, loitered, and did not come.

Great is the pain!
There was a man - and look, he is no more.
The music of his life suddenly stopped.
There was another song in him.
Now it is lost.
Forever.




Care Less

Mickey Elevator