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warrrreagl · 05-15-2003, 09:04 PM

I'm from the same hometown as The Commodores, so Lionel Richie and Ronald LaPread are good friends of my whole family. In the summer of 1980 they allowed me to be a roadie on their US tour. EYE-OPENER!!!!!

The drummer for the original Classics IV (Kim Venable) is a cousin of mine.

I met Paul Revere & The Raiders (including Mark Lindsey) in 1966 at an all-star show, and we named our cat "Fang" after their guitar player.

I played in a band that was the opening act for Billy Joe Royal's 1987 US tour.

I jammed with Mac McAnally in a studio in Muscle Shoals in 1980.

I taught Victoria Jackson (from SNL) how to play the ukelele in college. Her ditzy-ness is NOT an act; she is exactly that way in real life.

Also in college, I tutored Bo Jackson (geography) and Charles Barkley (economics, of all things).

While living in Iowa, my wife and I became "dinner partners" with an assistant basketball coach and his wife, Terry and Pat Reed. It was their son, Neil Reed, who helped bring down Bobby Knight at Indiana.

One of my two biggest heroes is Sid Caesar (the other is John Lennon), and I talked to him on the phone when he was on Larry King Live 20 years ago. That would be Sid, not John. I never came anywhere close to meeting a Beatle.

05-15-2003, 09:04 PM	#31 (permalink)
warrrreagl pinche vato Location: backwater, Third World, land of cotton	I'm from the same hometown as The Commodores, so Lionel Richie and Ronald LaPread are good friends of my whole family. In the summer of 1980 they allowed me to be a roadie on their US tour. EYE-OPENER!!!!! The drummer for the original Classics IV (Kim Venable) is a cousin of mine. I met Paul Revere & The Raiders (including Mark Lindsey) in 1966 at an all-star show, and we named our cat "Fang" after their guitar player. I played in a band that was the opening act for Billy Joe Royal's 1987 US tour. I jammed with Mac McAnally in a studio in Muscle Shoals in 1980. I taught Victoria Jackson (from SNL) how to play the ukelele in college. Her ditzy-ness is NOT an act; she is exactly that way in real life. Also in college, I tutored Bo Jackson (geography) and Charles Barkley (economics, of all things). While living in Iowa, my wife and I became "dinner partners" with an assistant basketball coach and his wife, Terry and Pat Reed. It was their son, Neil Reed, who helped bring down Bobby Knight at Indiana. One of my two biggest heroes is Sid Caesar (the other is John Lennon), and I talked to him on the phone when he was on Larry King Live 20 years ago. That would be Sid, not John. I never came anywhere close to meeting a Beatle. __________________ Living is easy with eyes closed. Last edited by warrrreagl; 05-16-2003 at 07:12 AM..