I think it was winter of 1969...I was playing with "The Barry Goldberg Blues Band."

Barry was an interesting dude...a regular fixture, if you will, pumping out keyboards in the "white" blues world of the middle '60s.

When I got in his band he had just left the "Flag."

Barry was a soulful guy, played a lot with Michael Bloomfield, Steve Miller, and was a member of Charlie Mussilwhite's first band.

Anyway...After rehearsal one day Barry got a call...I think from "Fuzzy" (I think that's what Frank Cook was sometimes called), asking if they could use me for the night at this Northwestern gig in Evanston (I was told that Brent was called back to California for personal reasons).

I immediately got my ass to the hotel where Glenn and I played for a while before the gig scheduled for that evening.

I don't really remember much about that night except for the bands intense energy...And something I never did before - A Bass solo!


A quick side note...A few months ago I went to Cleveland to see Glenn play. His brother Gene plays bass in that band. Gene told me he was supposed to play that night in Chicago but was too freaked out. Turns out Glenn is still kicking major butt...this dude from The James Gang was there the night I was there... I was asked to jam but this time it was ME who was too freaked out!

Anyway - Afterwards I hung out with Charlie for a while, told him maybe we would hook up in L.A. as I was flying out with Barry to record an album. When I got out there we met up and jammed. I was asked to join PG&E while the "Are You Ready" album was being recorded.

Hey...What a GREAT time! Twenty years old, on the road playing music, asking my nose for change!

I pretty much forgot about most everything back then until I met this dude Paul, "Mr. Rock&Roll" if you will, a while back. First thing this guy does is resurrect "The Lexington Experience" a flick that Larry Schiller produced following the band from a gig at Shea Stadium in New York to the drug rehab center in Lexington, Kentucky where we recorded a live album. I don't know about the other guys...but I had some hard laughs watching this more than 30 year old flick!

So I mention to Paul that maybe it would be cool to have the live album brought back from the archives. Like magic we had it in our hands within months! I really need to thank Paul for all his hard work bringing back to life those interesting times.

As for now...I'm a Commodity broker (since 1974) and a baseball umpire (I'm a baseball junkie). I have a great wife (Jean) and a cool son (Luke).

Fast Ken Utterback and I set up a blues jam during the Christmas Holiday's here in Chicago at a local recording studio. My friends Gary, Rocco, Kim, Jimmy E. and whoever happens to be in town show up. Maybe Glenn and Gene will be there this year...Looking forward to seeing Brent and Ron if they can make it.

Anybody interested in getting in touch can email me here.