Aaron Wolfson has contacted the website. He was just a young
kid, but he remembers Pandora's Box, Schwabbs Drugstore. His
drummer's dad was a promoter for the Monterey Pop Festival.

Kim Nash wrote in an email that Barry McGuire is alive
and well. Wants me to add these names:  Tim Buckley,
Sevrin Darden, the drummers of Griffith Park, and
Jackson Browne, who street sang in front of the record
store while everyone else was hitting it big.
Kim attended Lenny Bruce's funeral riding in Frank Zappa's
station wagon. Phil Spector gave the eulogy, "Lenny died of
an overdose of police." 
Kim's email:  kimnashdreamtime@yahoo.com  

Jackson Browne, Los Angeles, July  1974
Photographed by Henry Diltz

         
Juicy Lucy --  First album cover with Zelda Plum on cover
Band members were: Ray Owen, Glenn Campbell, 
Neil Hubbard, Chris Mercer, Keith Ellis, Pete Dobson.

Remember Blodwyn Pig?
Mick Abrahams - Guitar
Ron Berg - Drums
Jack Lancaster - Woodwind
Andy Pyle - Bass
Graham Waller - Keyboards
Peter Banks - Guitar, Vocals
Clive Bunker - Drums

            
First album cover         Blodwyn Pig

Michael McRae, Nashville, has been searching for James Rolleston. They
played together in Sweet Wine, 1968.
             
Richard Patterson, from Ottawa, Canada, was in LA from 
67-69, working in the folk rock group, 3's a Crowd, that featured lead 
guitarist, Trevor Veitch. He's also looking for James Rolliston. 
(He spelled 'Rolliston' differently than McRae above, so I will leave it.)

Blue Matter
Savoy Brown
w/Kim Simmonds

Wishbone Ash
Martin Turner, Steve Upton, Andy Powell, Ted Turner

I heard from Janet Sarner who hung around Hollywood
with her friends, Andy, Wendy, and Lixie. They were regulars on the TV Show
"Where the Action Is"...Janet remembers The Great Linoleum Clothing
Experience, Genie the Tailor, The West Coast Pop Art Band, The Chambers
Brothers, Bido Lido's, The Fifth Estate, The Sundance Saloon, The Brass Ring,
and The Mine Shaft.

         
Palace Guard               "Space"
Members of Space:  Terry Rae, Eric Gies,
John Anderson, and Sterling Storm

This is a shot from the TV show,
Where The Action Is

Angel Rissoff and a guy named Travis
Rissoff was with Blues Image for awhile

Danny Hortter found some old friends--Terry Rae, Danny Gorman,
Bill Ham, and Mike Rummans. Bill Ham is still playing and in Fort Worth.
Mike Rummans is doing well and still playing. "I attribute your site
for helping me get in touch with these guys."

Blues Image "Ride Captain Ride"
Mike Pinera, Frank 'Skip' Konte,
Malcolm Jones, Manuel Bertematti, Joe Lala

Janet Planet was a popular name around Hollywood. She hung around the
Whisky. She remembers Mario and his son Stephen. She used to have
coffee on Sundays at Farmer's Market with Pamela DesBarres and her ex, Michael. Over the years, she has worked at Capitol Records with Dennis
Killeen and Walter Wanger Jr., Chris Blackwell at Island Records, Dino
Airelli, when he was president at Dark Horse Records, Shelter Records
with Denny Cordell, and Skyhill Publishing with Don Williams, Gary Heaton
and Danny.... and the list goes on from John Carter at A&M to
Chrysalis to Atlantic. She's considering a book on the music business.
Janet's email:  Janetplanet4all@aol.com

Someone has requested that I mention Johnny Legend on the site.
Also, Ray Dennis Steckler of "Lemon Grove Kids" and
Harry Novak and Dave Friedman.

Eileen O'Leary is now an accountant living in Anaheim.
She remembers Lampert and Nuttycombe well. She would love
to find two of Craig's old girlfriends-- Harriet Blake, and
Carole, from the all-girl band, The Ladybirds.

Ken Berry, Gabby Garcia, Don Paris, Guillermo Giachetti, 
and Richard O'Connell were all associated with 
Studio Instrumental Rentals. Francesco, of Roma, Italy,
is looking for these guys.

Mark Stein, lead singer for Vanilla Fudge wants
mention of his website:  mark-stein.com

I received photos of Mountain from Brian O'Malley.
They played live April 4, 2003 at Bull Run, Shirley, Mass.
He said Leslie West still plays exceptionally 
well as does Corky Laing on drums.
         

Rochelle Curtis rmc@QNET.COM from Palmdale, Ca., was 
14 in 1966. She wonders if anyone remembers her sister, 
Cheryl McCabe, 17 and skinny as a rail, from the Hullabaloo. 
Cheryl died July 4, 2002 of pneumonia and ARDS; (Acute 
Respiratory Distress Syndrome) but
she left behind a scrapbook that is priceless from her
days at Hullabaloo and her love for the Palace Guard.

Michael Sherman Silva, from Beverly Hills, lived on Topanga 
Canyon Boulevard in 1966. He contributed to the album
"Freak Out" and was motorcycle buddies with  McQueen and
Elmer Valentine. His son, Joseph Davidson, of White Plains, NY,
is writing a book about his father and mother from those days.
Any information would be helpful:   Mli64@aol.com

Bobby Whitlock (Derek and the Dominoes) has emerged. He wrote
one of my favorite songs of all time--Bell Bottom Blues. He has a
live album out with Kim Carmel.

 You still got great taste in women, Bobby. Bobby is on Facebook:
Bobby Whitlok's Facebook Page

Bobby Whitlock in the early days.

David Malachowski (once with Savoy Brown)
 and Bobby Whitlock

Savoy Brown in the early days.
Remember "Train to Nowhere?"
www.savoybrown.com

Savoy Brown in one of its many incarnations
Gerry Sorrentino, Kim Simmonds, 
David Malachowski, Dennis Cotton

It was David Malachowski that sent this awesome poster!
He writes:  The "original" band lasted just one album, the first definitive 
edition may be the one with singer Chris Youlden, guitarist,  Dave Peverett, 
bassist Tone Stevens and drummer Roger Earle. (that's the band in the 
poster) the last 3 guys left and formed Foghat. Then an edition with singer 
Dave Walker followed and  had hits "Tell Mama" and "Straight Corner Talking" 
Before Dave left to be in Fleetwood Mac and Black Sabbath (both briefly) I
 met Dave two years ago, he is now a short  order cook in Bozeman Montana ...

Another great photo of David taken August, 2003
on the Savoy Brown tour. 

Dave Schecter says he was in Hollywood 
"hot-rodding guitars and amps" in the back room at Red's Royal Amp
Service (Red Rhodes) where "you get it royally." He said every
entertainer in town came through that back room. "I got to hang
out with every guitar hero I ever had--Jesse Ed Davis, Duane Eddy, 
Johnny Meeks, Thumbs Carlisle, James Burton, Jeff Baxter," He
later started his own guitar company, Schecter Guitar Research in
Van Nuys. He's now back home in Benson, Arizona still building
guitars, still innovating. He still has that "touch for tone" that
his reputation was built on.

Sam Neely 
Neely was well-known for "I Fought the Law.." 
and "Lovin You Just Crossed My Mind." He played the 
Troubadour and the Palomino in the early days. He also appeared 
on the Midnight Special and American Bandstand.
Sam died in July of 2006 while mowing his lawn. He was 57 years old.

         
Sam's infamous poster...  and more Sam Neely.
www.samneely.com

Sandy Nelson, infamous for "Let There Be Drums" 
played for Phil Spector, Duane Eddy, The Coasters, 
Gene Vincent, among many others.

                 
     Sandy Nelson          Nelson, and Alan Clark 

Soosi sent this poster from Gazzarri's
dated February, 1967

Bobby Curtis Jones, from Mad Dogs and Englishmen
sent this recent photo of his band, Jumpstreet.
Bobby's on the far right.

Remember Crabby Appleton?
Michael Fennelly, Hank Harvey,
Phil Jones, Felix "Flaco" Falcon, and Casey Foutz

Janis (Linder Modrall) Rathbun

      
Chuck Blackwell, and CB with unknown friend.  
Anybody know who that is?

Jamie Nay writes that Melinda Merriweather is living in La Jolla
and very involved in ecological events. Melinda was married to 
Mike Hynson of Endless Summer. it is believed that the Jimi
Hendrix song "Scorpio Woman" is about Melinda.

Tom Kelly-- tkelly48@yahoo.com sent in recent photos
of himself and Taj Mahal and himself and Donovan.
         
Tom on left, with Taj, and Tom and Donovan. 
These celebrities are among the great numbers who
help Tom with his Tommy Foundation.

Shady Lady was an early 70's band in Hollywood.
Stefen Shady, the lead vocalist sent the photo below of the band.
He's currently living in the L.A. area and working 
on his first novel. Stefen requests that Iggy Pop 
be on the site. He has a photo he will send. He also asks
if I remember; Randy California, Adam Strange, Michael Debarres,
Gypsy Boots, Johnny Thunders, Amatha Garelle, 
Sable Starr, Coral and Queenie.

SHADY LADY
(photo--Norman Seeff)
Shady Lady Bio
John Christian, lead guitar; Gerhard Helmut, bass;
Billy McCartney, drums; Leonard Denault, guitar;
and Stefen Shady, lead vocalist.

Shady Lady post card.
Stefen Shady is in foreground.

Photo of Stefen Shady

Great photo of Stefen on stage, Gerhard in rear.

Fanny. Remember them?
June Millington, Alice deBuhr, Jean Millington, and Nickey Barclay

Photo of my old home of employment, the Body Shop
on Sunset Strip. Steve Sasco took this photo on a
trip to Hollywood and sent it to me.

Steve Sasco

               
My friend from Champaign, Dru Vaughn, sent these photos
of a Morrison mural, and the Whisky--1996

Terry Rae sent this photo of Blue Cheer, the New Blue Cheer.
Jerry, Terry, Dickie, Ruben

This is a photo of Terry Rae, Ruben De Fuentes,
and Ruben's girlfriend, Delyana, on the streets of Hollywood.

Neil Elliott managed the Kaleidoscope in the late 60's.
He moved to NY to pursue his acting career, and then moved
back to L.A. in the late seventies. He's now working on a
screenplay that has to do with the Kaleidoscope and the
Mafia involvement. He also uses his college degree to work
with "gravely disabled Schizophrenics." Neil told me in an email,
"Well, with all that experience dealing with freaked out hippies
on acid, I seem to have a good insight now."

     
B/W photo of Neil Elliott was taken by Michael Brandon in 1969,

         
MOTT THE HOOPLE
Early band members were: Ian Hunter, Mick Ronson,
Mick Ralphs, Pete Watts, Dale Griffin, Verden Allen.
Don't know who's who in the photos.

I know they were in Hollywood in the late sixties/early seventies,
because two of the guys in the band were at my house. 
I gave one of them a jacket and I got a photo. 
It was a black and white promo shot. 
Can't find it. When I do, I'll put it on the site. 
It's in a songbook somewhere.
I've seen it a thousand times--just not today.

L.A. Free Press, 1967-- 15cents.

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