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The Glass Museum Anderson, Indiana 1967-1970

Roger Warrum owned a booking agency in Yorktown,In He called it Son Productions. We were booked on all these gigs as the lead warmup group for a whole lot of one hit recording groups. Roger booked the Glass Museum, & the Ritual, along with a whole lot of others. We played all over Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan, mostly in Hullabaloo teen clubs. We worked with many different recording artists, people such as : Vanilla Fudge, Buckinghams, Spencer Davis, The Flock, Cryin Shame, Outsiders, American Breed, Lemon Pipers, Human Beinz, Derek. We actually worked with and warmed up for Jimmy Hendrix way back in his brand new unknown pre-recording star days in Dayton, Ohio, The Diamond club. Wow! a long time ago. We also warmed up for Paul Revere and the Raiders, and Many others I have forgotten. The band broke up some time around 1970.

Personnel: Roger Warrum - Drums Rex Williamson - Keyboard Louie Truex - Lead Guitar Mike Branson - Lead Singer Bass guitar-? Influences: Top forty songs, blues, soul music, rock and roll-from the 60s. Setlist Sample: Kicks just keep getting harder to find, Mustang Sally, Thrill is Gone, Groovin, Sunshine of Your Love, Purple Haze Equipment: Gibson guitars, Hammond B-3, Voice of the Theater speaker cabinets. Vox, Ampeg, Mostly Kustom speaker cabinets with blue speckled vinyl rolled and pleated coverings. They were very camp for the time. Rehearsal Space: Louie Truex's garage Band Vehicles: Blue Ford van. Fashion Statement: Hippie, Hullabaloo, Austin Powers before Austin Powers was sent back in his time machine. Best Gig: Roof Gardens Restuarant, Indiana Beach, Monticello, Indiana, great summer resort. Plenty of good looking girls. and Fort Wayne, Ind Hullabaloo-1967. Gig from Hell!: Performing for a Bank opening in Mount Vernon, Ill. on the open bed of a flat bed truck. We were insulted and chased out of town by rednecks because of our long hair. Just like in Easy Rider. 1968 Last Gig: Can't remember Comments: Filling out these pages on some of the groups I have performed with has been very good for me. In looking back I have to say, I spent a great number of years doing what I wanted and enjoying it very much. I wouldn't trade any of these years with anyone else. great memories. I wanted to become famous as a young man and it didn't happen. Mostly because we just didn't have the original songs to record. We mostly covered other writers. We traveled across the midwest and saw many cities and met many different people. We were young and naive. It was great. I would do it over again if I could. - Mike Branson

Roger Warrum - Investments, living in Ohio. Rex Williamson - Anderson, Ind. Still occasionally plays gigs with Carl Storie and Dave Bennett, and the Faith Band. Mike Branson - Colorado Springs, Colorado: Teacher, pilot, artist. doesn't perform music anymore. Louie Truex - unknown, Bass player - unknown.