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My Friends
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This
is the place where I get to say thanx to all my friends
over the miles
and years of gigs, and post photos, emails,
or anything else I want, but there's always
something fun in here.
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After
the show with the legendary Leslie West.
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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).
 
Scott Penwell,
the late John Palladino, Sherly Palladino, Robby Palladino, Ted Ely,
Betty Louise Kubasky alot, the late Sharon Keenan, Carol Napp, 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, Anita Skufca, Karen Fekete, Corinne Cobb, Ellen
Bixby, Gilbert Johnquist, Creighton Kovacs, Joe Toth, Chuck Roman, Kim
Savage, Mike Wey, Amy Higgins, Doug & Jeff Whitten, the late Jack White,
Sue Ebert, 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 Secrest, Bob Fazio, Bill Haendiges, Brian
Dannemiller, The Chesterland Hullabaloo, Cindy Zieske, Cathy Gilbert,
Diane Hoffman, Sylvia "Sam" Pavelko, Wendi Wilbur, Mike
Goodin, Robin Reinert, Cheryl Reinert, Roger Reinert, and especially
Bobby Reinert, Frank Castle, Jeff, Michael, and Tommy Mann, especially the late R. Timothy
Smith, Jack Flynn, "Neon" Don Buchannon, Rick Sostarick,
Rocky at the Flipside, 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, Kirk Yano and his After Dark Studio, 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, George Wesner, Denny Burns, Tommy Sandella,
Randy Skava, Terry Delap, Billy Kurzban, Kenny Macrae, Father Fred at Hennesey'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, Gary Hancks, 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, Eric Carmen, Wally Bryson, Dave
Smalley, 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 and
Stephanie, Nate Pate, Ed and Bonnie Adams, Laura Jo Smith, Vicki Tracey, 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, Trout and Vicki Scanlon, Bobby and Lisa Paoletta, 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, Big Buck, Paulo Maresca, Bobby "Bones" Moteldo,
Kelly Rena, Jeff "JJ Steele" and Sandy Myers, Little John,
Gary West, Bill Rosenthal, Pat and Chip Stith, Christine Miller, Tom
Charles, Sarah Ryan, Nate Martin, Tim "Boogie
Head" Poindexter, Charles Goings, Bruce Inman, Larry Rodgers,
Chip Hames, Steve "Tiny" Kahn, Tom and Carolyn Trissler,
Mick and Lou Beckett, Terry Cox, Catherine
McCorkle and Buddy, Herb Faulkner, Capt. Wesley Bedell, Brett
"Doc" Williams, Adrienne and Justin, Michael Williams, Jason
"Mr. P" Tuttle, Santos "Jr." Martinez, Lia,
Crystal Hawkins, Kim Walker, Vicki Hall, Tommy, Joe, and the whole Threlkeld family, Ron Morris, Greg Hoosier,
William "Moose" Johnston, Jenni Robinson, Ryan, Danielle,
Billy Richards, Dick and the late Kathy Nelson, Jeff Dean, Jimbo
Pryor, Greg Jacob, Dave Clark, Jason Black, Debbie, Rachel, and
Sam Keena, Martie Lathrop, Marty Ellis, Margaret Bush,
Patty Harder, Tom March and Kelly, Linda Montiel, Andrea Andreescu, Margaret Randolph, Randy Justice, Sandra Wamble, Carri Wagner,
Charles Goings, Merrill, Mike, Mary, Rob, Larry, Tim, TC, Skip, Lee,
Ms. Phyllis, Miller and Misty, the
late Steve Griffin, Cheryl McTaggert, and everyone that misses us at the North Naples Country Club, Gary, Shelby, the band "Tantrum", and the gang at the Iron Rhino, James, Steve, and everyone at Knuckleheads, Brent
and the gang at the Captain's Cabin, Martha and everyone at the New
River Art Gallery, Kevin, Nikki, and the gang at Saltwater Cowboys,
Charles and Vicki Herwick, and all
the "V8 Muscle Bike" gang, Lynn, Michelle, and the gang at
Everglades Cycles, Sara at Naples Harley-Davidson, Lyle McCreary at
Ft. Myers Harley-Davidson, the Yazgar's Farm band, Naples Community
Hospital, Pablo and Alex, Dana and Alex from Wild Pines, 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, Karyn again, Xena and KP, any other friends I forgot, and not enough other clubs
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, Rebekah Ypma, Big Phil and everyone at Valley
Spring Service, Bruce McCleary alot, Judith Haney, Denise Piotrowski,
Pat, Dana Orangio, Evan Lowell Hayenga, Nikki, 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, Chip, Tommy
Nalevec, Jennifer Kunis, Chico Chism, Henry Lara, Raelene Cameron,
Kathy Gulserian, Shelly Smith, Dawn McFarland, Randy and Wendee
Aichteson, Harley John and Rikki, Mike Norris, Pam Norris, Gary Hancks,
Cindy Cadner, Peggy Douglas, Jeanne, Neil and Jacob Cullen, Dawn Robinson, Stephanie "Westfalls down alot", Libby Edwards, Rachel Kilroy, Dale Beauchamp, Linda Shelley, Dan Moll, Tony " the Tiger", 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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Tennessee
 
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, Glenna Kellet, 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 Connie Derringer, the beautiful Barbara Herrmann, the late Randy
Mathieson and his brothers and sisters, the beautiful Cynthia Myers (Miss
December 1968), Penny Hutt, Tommy Amato, Roger and Joanne Bradshaw, 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, etc.
 Jacque Lemeau
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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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All above images of "Booty
Babe Art"were created by artist Spencer Davis,
and are used by kind express permission. Copyright 2006
Spencer Davis.
All rights reserved.
*For
further info on his art, or to purchase, go to the contact page for a link to his
site.
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My Dad
holding me at 9 months old, Twinsburg, Ohio.
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