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Band came about by a
merger of two garage bands and friends who gigged
at first for No $$ then where able to graduate from
family birthday parties to paid gigs at school and
church dances.
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Personnel:
Dean Robinson - Lead Vocals
Eric Manson - Drums
Gary Hogan - Guitar
Ronny Belben - Bass Guitar
Vic Scalona - Lead Guitar
Smiley Navarone - Keyboard
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Influences:
British
Rock, Beatles , Kinks, Cream, Vanilla
Fudge, Buckinghams, Searchers,
Rolling Stones, Rascals, Troggs, etc...
etc..
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Setlist
Sample:
Beatles catalogue, Needles and Pins,
Satisfaction, Gloria, All the Day and All
Night, Keep Me Hangin On, Wild Thing,
Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying. All
the garage band required play list heavy
on the British stuff.
Only one original "How Many Tears".
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Equipment:
Fender and Gibson guitars, Ampeg and
Fender showman amps, Vox keyboard,
Slingland drums.
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Rehearsal
Space:
Eric's
house cellar, or outdoors in somewones
yard...became yard parties!
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Band
Vehicles:
Vic's
brothers 63 Ford Van.
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Fashion
Statement:
British
Mod and Black Slacks and red & yellow
paisley print shirts.
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Best
Gig:
Casino
Beach Venues (Hampton Beach and Nantascutt
Beach). Summer of '66 was the best paying
gigs - Boston College frat parties (Animal
House Live!).
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Gig
from
Hell!:
Either a
pre-teen birthday party of 10 year olds or
the Catholic CYO dance where the pastor
forbid us doing that song " Louie - Louie
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understandable lyrics to prove it was NOT
a dirty song. They pulled the power on us
half way through. I think we had to all
promise to go to confession before morning
Mass to continue.
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Last
Gig:
Don't
remember.
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Comments:
Wasn't it a great
time in all our lives. Thanks to these guys and
their website. Thanks for the memories!
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