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Post by bobbbiez on Nov 5, 2011 12:54:20 GMT -5
yeah, that's the place!! A real kick-ass hole in the wall, and some real rough customers.. If bobbie was tending bar there, she would have to be wearing a reinforced bra, to hold the 45's she would need to protect herself!!! Hell, some of the women there were pretty scary... Jon, don van pelt was one of the nicest guys, and a hell of a cordovox player... We worked together at Massouds a few times for some weddings, and also at Twin ponds..... Hell, partner's choice was a twin ponds, compared to doyle's roadhouse......... Bobbie, if you wrote that book, most of us musicians would have to leave town.........FAST!!!!  Huh kiddo, that was my point.  Lets put it this way. When y'all pass don't think your secrets die with you cause they're still with me.  ;D  |
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Post by richmc on Nov 5, 2011 13:23:10 GMT -5
We often went to "The Patio Restaurant" after gigs...2 -3 AM. 2 chili burgers, fries and a chocolate shake to soak up some of the beer etc. "Ike" was there and the waitress we called "Tina" but she was from Belgium so I got to try out my High School French with her.
The Cordovox guy was Ed Niemic (not sure of the spelling). He did not go on to play in many groups and became an honest citizen. I think.
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Post by bobbbiez on Nov 5, 2011 14:00:53 GMT -5
We often went to "The Patio Restaurant" after gigs...2 -3 AM. 2 chili burgers, fries and a chocolate shake to soak up some of the beer etc. "Ike" was there and the waitress we called "Tina" but she was from Belgium so I got to try out my High School French with her. The Cordovox guy was Ed Niemic (not sure of the spelling). He did not go on to play in many groups and became an honest citizen. I think. Isn't it sad that the Patio and the Jet diner is still the only places that remains in this area from the good old band days? My God, we had Rosie's, TR's, Lillian's, Bogie's, Uncle Henry's, Remsen diner, Yorkville diner, and I can go on and on to name places we nite owls use to meet at after a long night working at the clubs and lounges. All gone now. No more decent clubs, lounges, live bands and after hour places that many were opened 24 hours. Signs of the time changing and I definitely feel not for the best. Not much left for adults to enjoy a night out. I for one am very happy I got to be part of times that we all enjoyed and remember fondly. |
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Post by richmc on Nov 5, 2011 14:29:56 GMT -5
Burlington Flatts A Go Go, Halfway House - two venues maybe mentioned earlier we played at.
I remember some of the college gigs one of which was in a modified barn out in the country. By 11PM the floor of the barn was an inch deep in beer. Great fun but hard on equipment were it not for the platform!
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Post by richmc on Nov 5, 2011 14:35:00 GMT -5
I may still have a record scratched at WIBX or WRUN featuring Steve Czarnecki singing his original song.
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Post by jon hynes on Nov 5, 2011 19:37:59 GMT -5
I may still have a record scratched at WIBX or WRUN featuring Steve Czarnecki singing his original song. I'd love to hear that. Do you think you could copy it to an mp3 file? Steve had a unique way of tuning his guitar in which he dropped the pitch of the bass E string. "Dock of the Bay" sticks in my mind. |
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Post by jon hynes on Nov 5, 2011 19:40:13 GMT -5
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Post by sonnydee on Nov 5, 2011 19:48:22 GMT -5
amen to that bobbie!!! Such great times we had, and all of us night-owls used to relish going to those after hours breakfasts, to sit and talk about the gig, or talk with people who were our fans, and hear their inputs on what they felt, or suggestions of songs that we should do.....We looked like musicians, because of our matching outfits, or our tuxedos, some pretty bold, and some just regular tuxes, but always looked professional.......
I guess we have to thank a place in herkimer for making us all look so good..."Rudy"s", where if you couldn't pay for the outfits there and then, he would make arrangements that would be easy to pay for.......Hell, sometimes he would give discounts, if we mentioned where we got our outfits from, a super guy.......There was another guy here in utica, that would make whatever you wanted, to your specifications, and he would usually try to show up at some gigs, just to make sure you looked good......"Mr. Jay".... I remember playing a wedding, and he was there, so I mentioned where we got our outfits from, and he stood up to a huge round of applause......and he actually stood there and cried.......try finding people like that today.....
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Post by sonnydee on Nov 5, 2011 19:50:18 GMT -5
rest in peace, my old friend "Bob Lynn"
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Post by jon hynes on Nov 5, 2011 21:05:41 GMT -5
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Post by jon hynes on Nov 5, 2011 21:11:07 GMT -5
I remember some of the college gigs one of which was in a modified barn out in the country. By 11PM the floor of the barn was an inch deep in beer. Great fun but hard on equipment were it not for the platform! Sounds like a place we played at named Otis Blanchard's Sundance Ranch |
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Post by bobbbiez on Nov 5, 2011 21:23:10 GMT -5
There was another guy here in utica, that would make whatever you wanted, to your specifications, and he would usually try to show up at some gigs, just to make sure you looked good......"Mr. Jay".... I remember playing a wedding, and he was there, so I mentioned where we got our outfits from, and he stood up to a huge round of applause......and he actually stood there and cried.......try finding people like that today..... Sonny, I loved Mr. Jay ( Mademoiselle's on Bleecker St)and his sister and mom. When my daughter went into modeling and pageants I was a single mom who really couldn't afford much of the expense in gowns and etc and they had faith in her and sponsored her in most everything. Almost everyone one of her gowns, dresses and suits they made and were absolutely beautiful. Mr. Jay made a pact with me, if my daughter won I would not have to pay for anything and if she lost the price I paid was almost nothing. Mr. Jay and his family were truly wonderful people and did much for this community. God rest their souls. |
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Post by Clipper on Nov 5, 2011 21:37:19 GMT -5
Jay Trisalino(not sure of the spelling) was a wonderful singer. He was a friends with my mom and he sang at my first wedding. He had a wonderful voice. Great guy. My first wife also got her gown from Mademoiselles on Bleecker St.
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Post by sonnydee on Nov 6, 2011 2:23:35 GMT -5
I don't know if this says anything, or if I am just feeling melancholy, but maybe there is a reason to have been in an decade that put us in a career, of making people feel something that makes them smile, through all of their heartaches, or makes us as musicians want to give 100% of the god-given talent we have received, be it singer, instrument, or writers. We give because we love to entertain, and we all crave approval. The many, many people that we have met, have become friends, and still remember the "Good old days". We have lost some talented people, and they will be remembered fondly, whenever us "Old folks", sit around a booth having breakfast, a cup of coffee, and hearing an "Oldie-but-goodie", on our radios.
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Post by chris on Nov 6, 2011 5:57:56 GMT -5
"Mr. Jay" Trisalino...he was great. I think he was a friend of the family's and he invited us over to his house once. I was in awe of his dining room which was so elegant and tastfully done in a purple velvet and lavenders. It looked like something out of House and Garden. BTW that is where my wedding gown came from "Mr. Jay's" on Genesee St. Very nice man and I heard he recently passed a way a few years ago I think.
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Huh kiddo, that was my point. 
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