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My Friends
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Hey gang,  this is where I get to say thanx to all my friends, 
 and post photos, emails and memorabilia of some of the
people I've opened for and played with over the miles and years of gigs.
There's always something fun in here.
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After the show with the legendary Leslie West.                   Hangin' with the "Captain" - Mark Farner.

 
My friend, the late and oh so great Jack Bruce.                 After opening for Robin Trower.                

 
After the show with ZZ Top.                              The wild man Ted Nugent.  

  
            Two of the late greats - Johnny Winter from stage left,     and Mick Ronson.                                                                

 
Foreigner and the great guitarist Elvin Bishop.

   
                 UFO.                                                                   Michael Shenkar and Teddy McKenn       

  
  The eternal Chuck Berry.                                                  One of my favs - Heart.                      

     
      One of my first musical influences Dave Mason.                      I'm in the movie (well in the audience-HA!)       

 
Truly a musical giant Al Kooper.                                        The original Beach Boy - the late Carl Wilson.

Super drummer Carmine Appice.                                                    Crack the Sky.

 
King of the trumpet the great Doc Severinson.                              The master flautist Herbie Mann.

At a recording session with Mick Taylor of the Rolling Stones (L) and acoustic artist Gerry Groom.  
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Special Thanx!
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The following is a list of friends and special people that have helped me 
and supported me through all the years and thousands of shows. 
If you're on this list, you probably know why. 
(If you're not - you probably also know why).
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OHIO


Scott Penwell, Betty Louise Kubasky alot, the late John Palladino, Sherly Palladino, Robby Palladino, Ted Ely, the late Sharon Keenan, Debbie Hunscher, Sue Blaze, everyone from the Class of '71 at West Geauga High, but especially: Dave McNaughton, John and Jim Pauley, Phil Keister, Bill Griswold, Dick Carissimi, Linda Sladek, Carol Smrdel, Karen Fekete, Corinne Cobb, Gilbert Johnquist, Creighton Kovacs, Joe Toth, Chuck Roman, Kim Savage, Mike Wey, Amy Higgins, Doug & Jeff Whitten, the late Jack White, Janet Mackie alot, Jill Mackie, the late Robin Oblander, Sue Adie, Barb Adie, Mark Sigl, Jill Hurlburt, Bob Hinds, Timmy and Robert Gowing, Sam Faulkner, the late Tim Geary, John Barr, the late Sharon Barr, Bob Dixon, Guido's of Chesterland, Jerry Paltani, Jeff Longstreet, Louise Korver, Cheryl Dalessio, Holly New, Cindy Berchek, Alfonso Ramirez, Bob Mandau, Roger Roseum, Terry Malone, Bob Fazio, Bill Haendiges, Brian Dannemiller, The Chesterland Hullabaloo, Diane Hoffman, Sylvia "Sam" Pavelko, Wendi Wilbur, Mike Goodin, Robin Reinert, Cheryl Reinert, Roger Reinert, and especially Bobby Reinert, Frank Castle, Jeff Mann, especially the late R. Timothy Smith, Jack Flynn, "Neon" Don Buchannon, Rick Sostaric, Marc Dorsey, Roy "La Boy" Passalaqua, Tommy Shaper, "O.B." O' Brien, Allen and Nancy Knox, the late Ray Cotton, Sheryl Lee Caddick of A Rag, a Bone, etc., Craig Bobby,The late Michael Stessney, the late Danny Young alot, Clyde Deubel alot, Steve Sinur, David Kloss, Hank Mlynarczyk & his brothers Johnny, George, Steve, & Casey, Joe Schmidt, Steve Kovach, Mark Hurst, Stanley Deubel, Tommy Rich and the Burnt River Band, Andy and Debbie Gerome, Gary Nagy, Tommy Amato, Jimmy Clark, David Thomas, The late George Wesner, Randy Skava, Terry Delap, Billy Kurzban, Kenny Macrae, Father Fred at Hennessey's, Barbara Lane, Tommy Ehlert, the late great William "Weasel" and Betty Parker, Mike Rubin and Lisa "Lubener", the great Kim Simmonds, David Buyers,  Meg Hritz, Bobby Vitolan, Kurt Hendrick, Dave DeClemente, Patty Patrice, Kathy Kothera, Maureen McNally, Dominic Delladonna, Mark Wilson,  The Collard twins, Pat and Penny Hahn, Barbara Lane, Debbie Kimble, Patty Demchek, Harold "Chico" and Toni Fallon, Steve Causey, Dick "Jickey Zarr" Smith, Wayne Weston, Margie Klien, Alexandria George, Dave Penn, Danny Penn, Cathy Penn, Richard Whittington, Rosemary, Bill Jordan, the late Barry Weinberg alot, Russel Kotts, Phil Keagy & the Glass Harp, Mayo Thompson, Dave Thomas & Pere Ubu, Kathy "Eva Dilcue" Dottore, Mark Addison, Glen "Stutz Bearcat" Tozier, Jimmy Lee, Dave Beck, Cathy Diebold, Jeff Symms, Paul Shwartz, Michael, Annie, and Eric Resnick, Leroy Schwartz the "Fur Doktor", Jimmy Fox, Joe Walsh, Dale Peters, Leslie West, the Late Felix Papilardi, the late Jimmy Dewar, Robin Trower, Jimmy Miller and Oroboros, Jimmy Ley and the Coosa River Band, the Damnation of Adam Blessing, Reign, Glen Schwartz and the All Saved Freak Band, the Numbers Band, John Cardinal, Bob Yost and the Euclid Tavern, Matt "the Cat", Len Goldberg, Martin Perlick from WNCR, and especially Denny Sanders from WMMS/WNCR for giving me my start with some of the first Coffee Break Concerts when they were just me, a guitar and him and in the broadcast control room, too many clubs to mention here, and any friends I might have forgotten, but I will get to it at some point, after this beer gets cold.
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Florida


Karyn, KP, and Xena, Rick, Carolyn and Sara Staley, The Overtone Archive Band, Bob, Debbie and Dillon Fultz, Secret Agent Ray Gunn for Florida, Ohio, and PA, Rex, Capt. Chad Brown, Sean Watson, Chris Rosendahl, Dave Rodriguez, Nate Pate, Ed and Bonnie Adams,  Dave Nocera, Brianna, and the Gang at Collier County Choppers, Ernest Knowles, Rob Buckley, Paul and Dr. Elaine Witten, Ja "Da Baker" Gilmore, Ulla Chastain, Jack and Carol Roberts, Luther Kent, John Mameli, Jared Barr, Glade Tillman, Steve Valdespino, Bobby Rich, "Handsome" Larry Rzasca, Bernie Green, Michelle Boughton, Larry Rodgers Amplifiers, Big Buck, Paulo Maresca, Bobby "Bones" Moteldo, Jeff "JJ Steele" and Sandy Myers, Little John, Gary West, Bill Rosenthal, Pat and Chip Stith, Christine Miller, Tom Charles, Sarah Ryan, Tim "Boogie Head" Poindexter, Charles Goings, Bruce Inman, Steve "Tiny" Kahn, Tom and Carolyn Trissler, Buddy, Brett, Adrienne and Justin Williams, Jason "Mr. P" Tuttle, Santos "Jr." Martinez, Crystal Hawkins, Kim Walker, Tommy, Joe, and the whole Threlkeld family, Ron Morris, Greg Hoosier, William "Moose" Johnston, Jeff Dean, Jimbo Pryor, Greg Jacob, Dave Clark, Jason Black, Martie Lathrop, Marty Ellis, Linda Montiel, Andrea Andreescu, Margaret Randolph, Randy Justice, Sandra Wamble, Carri Wagner, everyone that misses us at the North Naples Country Club, GaryWest, Charles and Vicki Herwick, and all the "V8 Muscle Bike" gang, Lynn, Michelle, and the gang at Everglades Cycles, Naples Community Hospital, Pablo and Alex, Melissa Snook, Candyl, Luxene and all my nutritional following from Sunsplash, my nutritional following and the whole gang at Wild Oats/Whole Foods-Naples, the old crowds from Tomfoolery's, Tokyo's, Mojo's, Page One, Grand Bay, the "old" Ridgeport Pub,  any other friends I forgot, and not enough other clubs here to mention here, so I'm gonna go grab a beer.
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Arizona


Dave Mata, "Richie"Rich Avila and Tracee, Mike Riddle, Rick Axtell, Julia Erdman, Kevin Kennelly, Phil and Kenny Pryor alot, Big Phil and everyone at Valley Spring Service, Bruce McCleary alot, Judith Haney, Denise Piotrowski, Pat, Dana Orangio, Evan Lowell Hayenga,  Sharon Iacoi, Darryl Vicha, Kim Bartlow, Cindy "Who" Bongiorno, Debbie Dvorak, Esther "EJ" Jackson, Rebecca Matus, Robin Durrant, Kathy Klatt, Lee, Kim, and everyone at Jake-O-Mine's, Rich Alfano and Nancy Woolf-Alfano, Ken "Skinny" Bishop, Phil, Charlotte, and Katie Kohn, Scott Allen, the late Bobby Cochran, Tommy Nalevec, Jennifer Kunis, Chico Chism, Henry Lara, Raelene Cameron, Kathy Gulserian, Shelly Smith, Randy Acthieson, Wendee Raymonde, Harley John and Rikki, Cindy Cadner, Peggy Douglas, Jeanne, Neil, Jacob and Aaron Cullen, Dawn Robinson, Stephanie "Westfalls down alot", Libby Edwards, Rachel Kilroy, Linda Shelley, Dan Moll, Tony Ray, Jill in the bakery, and everyone else at the Scottsdale Whole Paycheck Market - except the crooked management, Hudson, Tristan Hoffman, Carneen Cotton, Rasta Steve Smith, Ronnie Galden, Chip Roe, Mike Nelson, Jimmy Gallegos from Triad, Donnie Dean, Clint Filichia and The Blue Collar Nation, Colleen Cardin, Rachelle from Isis, Chuck Hall, Walt Richardson and his Morning Star Band, "Big Bad" Bob Johnson and the Mesa Chapter Hell's Angels, the Phoenix Chapter Hells Angels, the Cave Creek Chapter Hells Angels, the late Richard "Tor" Myers, Phoenix Titan Motorcycles, Scott and Bonnie Dolincek and Marley, Johnny Smoke, Jim Minch, Dave Jewell, Wayne Holland, and the gang at Milano's Music, Beaver and Margo at Jake-O-Mine's, Howard Kahn at Hitt's, the Flagstaff Brewing Co., the Weatherford Hotel, Billy Gordon's, "Char's has the Blues", the Blue Note, the Brass Rail, Apache Joe's, the Post Time and the Steel Horse Saloon, the Cajun House, the Rhythm Room, Silver Girl and Mickey, and any other friends I forgot, but I will try to get to it after I drink this beer. 
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Memphis, TN


Joe Saucier alot, Connie, General Lee and Joseph Saucier Jr. and his various booms, Jorge Padial, Mary Phillipa Sledge alot, John Krug, Nick Dominguez, Michael Jordan, James Williams, Sue Iwicki, Lisa Martin, Mike Glenn at the New Daisy Theatre, the gang at B.B. King's, Nita at the Stage Stop, W.C. Handy's Blues Hall, Kudzu's, King's Palace, Steak and Egg Jr., Pop Tunes, Top's Barbeque, any friends I forgot, but I'll get to them after I finish this beer.
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California

Doug and the late Connie Derringer, my life long love Barbara Herrmann, the late Randy Mathieson and his brothers and sisters, the beautiful Cynthia Myers (Miss December 1968), Penny Hutt, Tommy Amato, Monique, Brian Barrett, Roger and Joanne Bradshaw, The Starwood, the Troubadour, Barney's Beanery, Big Daddy's, the Rainbow, the Whiskey A Go-Go, the Gang at the Santa Monica Pier, any other friends I forgot, but I'll get to more after I throw this beer bottle away.
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Australia


Melbourne
Michael Kidd alot, "Queen" Elizabeth Kidd, Bob, Marita Kidd and Griz, Mom Kidd and the entire Kidd Clan, Magda Farrell, Kevin and Kris Farrell, James Michael Lomas, Fiona Lee Maynard, Juanita Lomas, Emma Rodda, Elizabeth Rodda, Matt Gibson, Tim "Caveman" Barrot, Mary Vella-Ross, Mickey "D" Delaney at Clare Castle, Sam Hill, Shannon Driscoll, Lycette Silvey, Nick, Lindsay Walker and the gang at Grumpy's Green, Jeni Clark, John Farrugia, The gang at The Cornish Arms, The Melbourne Blues Society, Graham Thompson, Grant Nipper McLachlan, John Bliss, the Sun Doctors, The Union Hotel, The Royal Standard Hotel, the gang at The Abbottsford Carlton Brewery, everyone there that was at the shows, and all the cool animals
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Europe, Africa, and beyond... 

 Jacque Lemeau - Paris, France 
Chantal Landry - Montreal, Canada  
Michaela Schweyer  Buchloe, Bavaria
Laragh Neelin - Dublin, Ireland 
Yolanda Malot - Gdansk, Poland  
Milanna Ubuku - Johannesberg, South Africa 
Bill Elliot - Yellowknife, N.W. Territories, Arctic Circle  
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My first friend, my Dad holding me at 9 months old, Twinsburg, Ohio.
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