And our fearless bassist showed up with a 1956 Cadillac hearse! We wuz in heaven.
Mostly we continued to play fraternity and high school parties, for dancing and entertainment. Also to make some money. The alternative for some of us would be working in the DDA (Dartmouth Dining Association) serving food to our classmates. Nothing wrong with that, but playing music was a lot better.
The band became more creative in our arrangements, although not yet ready to write original tunes. By the Winter and Spring, we began to think of staying together for the summer, and began auditions in New York City, upstate New York, and other places. We also enjoyed the friendly competition with other bands on campus, and getting to know some of the local guys who played: musicians like Ken Aldrich and Skip Truman.
The spring and summer of 68 was playing in the Aerodrome in Albany, New York, the Hampton Manor upstate, and the Cafe Bizarre in Greenwich Village.
There is more to the story of this band, and Tracks band that arose from it. I wanted to get a post going on the new blog, and look forward to sharing/reading from those I know and those I hope to get to know.
Peter Logan (drummer)
The Night Watchmen, I should have said, was Steve Calvert (guitar, Doric "organ" and vocals), Russ Pinkston (guitar and vocals), Jeff Wilkes (bass) and me on drums (and back up vocal on one song where no one could really hear me. I still have the microphone, though.)
ReplyDeleteHere's one of my earliest memories to throw in: I walk into the mailroom at Dartmouth, my very first day on campus, and I put up a sign saying I want to start a band. Only 4 people respond: Jeff Wilkes (bassist), Peter Logan (drummer), Al Kaplan (rhythm guitarist), and Steve Calvert (singer, guitarist, keyboard player, owner of lots of gear). In very short order, we're a band, we get along rather well, and we're actually pretty good! Amazing!! Everything else in life should be so easy.
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