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The band was formed when
Joe and Rhone met in East Quad freshman year and
they used to get together every nite after dinner
and play songs before studying. They met Baby Ed
when he was in South Quad, and a friend of a friend
named Wilkinson, knew Dave from Buffalo. They
practiced in the music practice room in the
basement of South Quad. They started doing
fraternity gigs and moved up from there. They were
well know for a number of outstanding shows on the
Diag (including the famous tie-dyed green underware
gig), and for playing for quite a few orientation
gigs and several outside all campus mixers.
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Personnel:
Rhone - Lead Vocals, Lead Guitar,
Harmonica
Joe Pitski - Rhythm Guitar, Lead and
Backup Vocals
Dave Stinson - Bass, Lead and Backup
Vocals
Baby Ed Stahlin - Drums, Lead and Backup
Vocals
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Influences:
Beatles,
Paul Butterfield, James Cotton Blues Band,
other local Ann Arbor groups like
Ragamuffin.
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Setlist
Sample:
Lots of originals, ....Bernice, James
Brown, The Opera (A full fledge original
Rock Opera, All Shook Up
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Equipment:
Kustom amps, Pearl Drums, Rhone played a
Black Les Paul, Joe played a cherry red
Gibson 335, and Dave played a Fender
Precision Bass.
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Rehearsal
Space:
Basement
at 726 S. Division.
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Band
Vehicles:
A Grey
Dodge Van named "Van Patrick" with "Leaves
of Grass" painted on the side.
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Fashion
Statement:
Modern
hippie clothes.
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Best
Gig:
Chrysler
Arena for the very 1st Earth Day, sometime
in April 1970 with the Chicago Cast of
"Hair" and Gordon Lightfoot.
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Gig
from
Hell!:
VFW Lodge
in Belding, Michigan where Rhone was
attacked by a jealous husband (for no good
reason he adds).
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Last
Gig:
20 year
reunion concert in Encinitas, California
1993.
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Comments:
We are all still
friends.
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