The Magic Garden
Garden City, Michigan

1968-1969
 
 

 

Personnel:
Ken Sizemore - Drums
John Beyer - Bass
John Casey - Rythm Guitar
Al Hayes - Lead Guitar
Larry Caudill - Vocals

Influences:
Amboy Dukes, Vanilla Fudge, Rolling Stones, Doors.

Setlist Sample:
Baby Please Don't Go, This Could Be the Last Time, Keep Me Hangin On.

Equipment:
Ludwig drum set with a chrome snare, Zildjian cymbals, Al's Telecaster, John's Epiphone Hohner knock-off, an Electrovoice mike I stole off my brother, and occasionally the PA system from a local church we liberated.

Rehearsal Space:
Mrs. Beyer's basement.

Band Vehicles:
Beyer's car, Ken's Dad.

Fashion Statement:
Homemade ponchos (a car blanket with a slit in the middle).

Best Gig:
Cambridge Jr. High - We borrowed the school's overhead projector and used a devilled egg plate filled with colored water and salad oil for our light show. Spilled liquid into the thing and ruined it. Was forever banned from playing there because we took our shirts off!

Gig from Hell!:
There were so few gigs, we dug 'em all.

Last Gig:
Battle of the Bands at the local K-Mart.

Comments:
What a great time to be growing up in suburban Detroit!

 

Where are they now?
Spring, 2004

Larry in California, consulting in the auto industry. Lost all the other guys.
Email me, guys!!!

  Information contributed by Larry Caudill larrycaudill1@hotmail.com

 

Check Out The Bands
Your First Band
Links
Fan's Page
Home
 

 
All materials © copyright 1998 - 2004 Keith Buckley and Dan Angott.
All Rights Reserved

This site sponsored by
The Unicom Group, L.L.C.
and featured at
www.Directmart.com
Website design by Union Street Graphics