One of the record reviews of “Silver Laughter” mentions the band “The Contents Are:”. It was my first introduction to a band that was actually in the public eye. In Davenport, Iowa there were really only two “famous” bands during… Read More ›
History
Taken at the Willmar Holiday Inn, Willmar, MN – June 4, 1977
Here is a photo I found in my collection of Ken with his mom (Marjorie) and dad (Gage) relaxing in a motel room before one of our jobs. Fortunately, the photo had a caption on the back, “Ken, Marjorie and… Read More ›
The Canada Trip – Updated 518/13
(Note: I have a follow up note to this post. I found the original cassette recording of the Calgary Beatles Tribute. On the label is the date, July 29, 1977. Someone… maybe it was Art or Jon, sent it to… Read More ›
Quick Thought About Our Road Trips
After spending countless hours in the same van with the same four guys driving from job to job (Carl usually slept), we got pretty familiar with the stories we would tell each other. So much so that we talked about… Read More ›
Really Early History – Mick Orton
Note: Corrections below are in bold with the date they were entered in [brackets]. I remember well sitting in my last period study hall at Williams Jr. High school in 9th grade. The girl next to me was reading a… Read More ›