Stastny and Hlinka

"nJb" wrote in message

> Hockeyguy wrote:
>> "nJb" wrote in message
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>>>Hockeyguy wrote:
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>>>>>He's a one-hit wonder. He's the Question Mark and The Mysterians of
>>>>>hockey.
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>>>>There is a 96 tears joke in here somewhere - extra points if you know
>>>>they came from Saginaw????
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>>>Our band probably had the name Mysterians long before them but they had
>>>it registered. When advertising went out for our show at the Greenlawn
>>>Grove, we received a 'cease and desist" order. Technically, we were wrong
>>>and changed our name to JC and the Apostles.
>>>
>>>Jack
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>> Did you have anything close to getting airplay?
>
> No way, not even close. Had nothing original, just covers for local
> dances. Opened a few times for the MC5, their original drummer and bassist
> were school mates of mine. I did one gig with Gary Thompson and Tom
> Beaudry who went on to form Frigid Pink. All the good stuff happened after
> I went into the Marines. Never quite got back in the groove after that
> until recently. Just hauled the drums upstairs. Haven't played seriously
> since the mid 80's.
>
> Jack

Ya know I recall you did tell me abut the MC5 drummer/basist last year.
Frigid Pink really really dates both of us. I am also a drummer - parents
had me in the band since I was about 7th grade. Had a double set of
Rogers when I was younger and sold them when I got married (that was awhile
ago). Two years ago I bought a set of Pearls - but I found I just can
not play like I use to (ugh) - so I sold them....

If you are interested I found a couple of great musicians - Grace Potter
(This is Somewhere Album) - kind of a weird cross between Joplin and
G&R...knocked my socks off when I saw them live lately in Austin. Joe
Bonamassa - Slow Gin or You&Me album......if you like Stevie Ray Vaughan you
are going to like Bonamassa. I am a big music guy - always have been....

>
> Houston, TX? Don't you live in the NY area?
>

Yes but working a deal here in Austin so living out of a corporate apartment


> I've seen a few really good guitarists up over the past few years:
> Bonamassa, Walter Trout, Chris Duarte. But, I liked Bonamassa the
> best. The one that was close was Robin Trower, who I saw in NY last
> year. He was excellent.
>
> Chris

I also like Walter Trout - I recently bourgh a Duarte Album but have not had
a chance to listen to it yet. Robin Trower I saw went I was much younger -
he is excellent. Procol Harum right - originally?

A couple for you Grace Potter (This is somewhere), Savoy Brown (Steel) and
Sonny Landreth (Grant Stree).

One of the tough things about music is finding something new and fresh - you
may find you like the above....