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Personnel:
Robert Cotton - Drums/Vocals
James Schneider - Guitar/Vocals
Jamie A. Kyllo - Bass
Robert Calderon - Guitar/Vocals
Jay Ernest - Keyboards.
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Influences:
Cream,
Beatles, Rolling Stones, Spirit
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Setlist
Sample:
Day Tripper, If I Were A Carpenter,
Jumpin' Jack Flash, I'm So Glad, Gloria
and Dark Side (Shadows of Knight),
Bluebird (Stills)
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Equipment:
I had (and have) a 1968 Guild Starfire II
bass, a 1969 Fender Bassman; Bob had a set
of Ludwig pearl-blue drums, double bass
with Zildjian cymbals; Bob C had a Gibson
Melody Maker guitar.
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Rehearsal
Space:
An 8 by 8
foot room off of Jim's (guitarist) garage.
We played a concert volume, much to the
delight of the neighbors and damage to our
ears. They couldn't wait until 10 p.m. so
that they could call the cops. We always
quit by 9:59 p.m.
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Band
Vehicles:
Parents'
vehicles. We even sprung the bumper on my
dad's Buick when we rented a U-Haul
trailer.
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Fashion
Statement:
We all
bought Nehru shirts of different colors.
They were iln fashion for about two weeks.
I still have mine in my closet.
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Best
Gig:
Glenville,
MN high school dance was our last gig
spring of 1969. At that point we didn't
care as we knew it was our last show. We
were loose and played the best show of our
careers. Audience members familiar with us
confirmed this.
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Gig
from
Hell!:
The riot
in Emmons MN: we rented the basement of a
liquor store in an attempt to make money.
We had put up posters in nearby towns. One
of our roadies had a girlfriend in Emmons
. That fact upset the local guys. The
entry door to the basement was in an
alley. As we waited for people to show up
a group of guys gathered at each end of
the alley. We saw trouble coming , headed
into the basement and locked the door. A
few people got back to Albert Lea (8
miles) to Lea College (no longer exists).
It was poplulated by mostly East coast
guys who found rural Minnesota very
boring. The word went out, "Some townies
are in trouble in Emmons, big fight". A
fair number showed up and kicked ass, beat
heads, etc. After a few hours of hiding in
the basement, it looked calm enough and we
left town leaving our equipment in the
basement.
The next day we went back to get our gear.
The town constable talked to us saying it
was too bad as all we were trying to do
was put on a show for the local kids. We
lost money on the whole deal but have a
great story to tell.
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Last
Gig:
Glenville
MN See Best Gig above.
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