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Detroit Lakes, Minnesota 1967-1969 |
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First gig was at a
Catholic School end of school year party. Played at
a talent show at Becker County Fair, school dances,
street dances, local armories, Bemidji State
University. We started out with four members and
added an organ player after about a year. Jim Howe
was the musical leader of the band and would take
the records that the band wanted to play, listen to
them on a stereo and type out the words and chords
and make a copy for each band member. Personnel: Influences: Setlist
Sample: Equipment:
Rehearsal
Space: Band
Vehicles: Fashion
Statement: Best Gig: Gig from
Hell!: Last Gig:
Gary Wood - Rhythm
Guitar & Vocals
Matt Brenk - Organ & Lead Vocals
John Totland - Lead Guitar & Vocals
Jim Bergen - Drums & Vocals
Jim Howe - Bass Guitar & Vocals
The Unbelievable
Uglies (also from Detroit Lakes, Minnesota), Bobby
Vee (brother-in-law of drummer), Monkees
In A Gadda-da-Vida,
Midnight Hour, My Girl, Happy Together
Electric guitars, Vox
organ, Silvertone Amplifiers, Heathkit Amplifiers,
Sears P.A. system, microphones, bass guitar, drums,
strobe lights
Lead Singer's
basement, Bass guitarist's garage.
Lead singer's Dad's
pickup.
Green long sleeve
turtlenecks and jeans
Bemidji State
University-we were only 8th & 9th grade kids
playing in front of college kids in a college
auditorium!.
Our last gig at the
Fergus Falls Armory-by that time we were bickering
amongst each other and had lost our
enthusiasm.
Fergus Falls
Armory-Spring 1969
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Gary Wood and Matt Brenk are in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. John Totland lives in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. Jim Bergen lives in St. Cloud next to Bobby Vee, his brother-in-law. Jim Howe lives in North Branch, Minnesota. |
Information contributed by James R. Howe





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