The
Bouys
Detroit,
Michigan
1965-1970
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The Bouys were a
pick-up of school and neighborhood friends
from NW Detroit.
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Personnel:
Bruce
Govan - vocals
Ron Bretz - bass
Scott Satterlund- drums
Paul LaRose - guitar
Tom Cantalini - guitar
Bob Bretz - keyboards
Jeff Floyd - equipment
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Influences:
Beatles,
Stones, Young Rascals, Sam&Dave, Mitch
Ryder..... anybody with da'
beat!
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Equipment:
Satterlund: Ludwig Silver Sparkle
Hollywood/Zyldjan cymbals
R Bretz: Fender Jazz Bass-Sunburst Vox
Essex Amp
B Bretz: Farfisa Combo Compact/Leslie
145
Cantalini: Gretch Tennessean Burgandy
White Fender Telecaster Red Gibson 335 12
string Pre CBS Fender Bandmaster
LaRose: Sunburst Gibson 335 Fender Jaguar
Sunburst Vox Royal Guardsman Amp
Govan: Vox PA columns Bogen Amp/Mixer
Shure mic.
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Rehearsal
Space:
Cantalini
and LaRose basements. The cultural choices
of living/working in the cellars of
an Italian and French family were mixed
with the "americana" of the local
A&W.
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Band
Vehicles:
Satterlund
VW bus and the Kedsel Company equipment
trailer
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Fashion
Statement:
Matching
Paisley Neru Jackets/Matching Tan Sports
Coats. Topped with a
closely shorn parochial hair
style/rules
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Best
Gig:
Grande
Ballroom. Being able to live in
hippie-culture history in the Detroit
area, and stand shoulder to shoulder with
the MC5. The band's name on the Grimshaw
poster was mis-spelled and the poster is
somewhat of a collector's item. It was
reassuring to see that "good Catholic
boys" from UofD and Catholic Central and
SMR could perform before long haired
hippies with relatively short parochial
hair!
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Gig
from
Hell!:
The Flame
in southern Wayne County...... it was the
third gig of the day, after playing in a
local mall and an opener at a school. We
then drove down-river in a snow storm to a
parking lot at the Flame ladden with mud.
We opened for the Rationals and then had
to load-out in the mud. A generally sloppy
drive home.
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Last
Gig:
Catholic
Central High School shortly before Bob
Bretz left for EMU. The resident priests
at CC maintained their strict format and
despite our super star status we were not
allowed considerations from our female
fans in the dressing room/boys wrestling
equipment storeage room. The Mercy High
School Girls were allowed to remain
proper...... some have never recovered
from this denied pleasure pen.
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Comments:
Short haired proof that
hippies and frats can "live together and get along".
Guitarists learned that, in the immortal words of Cub Coda:
"Don't trust any guitarist that can't play Chuck Berry
music."
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Concert Flyer and
Postercard from Detroit's famed Grande Ballroom
featuring The Bouys
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Where
are they now?
The Bouys at their 1989
reunion. From left, Ron Bretz, Scott Satterlund,
Jeff Floyd, Paul LaRose
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Satterlund lives in Marquette
Michigan, has a Phd in Education and works on
computer systems for schools and institutions.
R Bretz: Former Public Defender for the State of Michigan,
now law school professor at Cooley Law School Lansing MI,
performs first Saturday of each month at Sun Rise Bar &
Grill in Grosse Pointe, bassist in the Cat's Pajamas.
B Bretz: President of Tri/Barr Plastics in Washtenaw County.
Avid Golfer.
Cantalini: Investment Banker Pasedena CA/Les Paul Std
owner.
Govan: Restaurant manager in Redmond Washington. Last
seen/sung: Band reunion 1989.
LaRose: Only member of band to pursue music as a career.
1980's professor of jazz guitar USCLA, guitarist/leader in
"LA ROSE", Manhattan Transfer, Blood Sweat and Tears and
several other national artists. Died in 1995 of Lou Gerhig's
..... missed by friends and bandmates.
Jeff Floyd: Resides in Northville Michigan with wife
Jo-Allison and three children. 25 year TV/Video Producer
(WXYZ TV, Chrysler, Ford, GM in-house productions) currently
free-lance writer and reunion planner!
Information contributed by
Jeff Floyd
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