Frank Works Continued from Page PT-28 Negotiating a Volunteer Surrender of the Band, with the Understanding That They'd Be Released in Time to Perform the Next Night

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Frank Works Continued from page PT-28 negotiating a volunteer surrender of the band, with the understanding that they'd be released in time to perform the next night. Sure enough, they surren- dered to the Police under their own recognizance,

and were released 15 minutes prior to show time. I thought Frank would lose his marbles over that one but, as always, in the end he remained cool as a cucumber. On another occasion, Frank and Barbara Skydel, who's been with Frank at Premier forever, came to CYNDI LAUPER ROBERT GORDON DAVID JOHANSEN San Francisco to cover a Day On The Green headlin- ing Peter Frampton. We pulled out all the stops because Frank doesn't visit the West Coast very often. SIMON TOWNSEND EU RYT H MICS MODERN ENGLISH We had had a huge outdoor set constructed for the show with a medieval castle theme and called the show "The British Are Coming." After Peter Framp- B -52's PRETENDERS BOOMTOWN RATS ton was introduced and went onstage to perform, we invited Frank and Barbara to a special area we had set up behind the set on the back of the stage especially for them to conduct the show settlement. THE ALARM NITECAPS U -2 Everything was first class, just for Frank and Barba- ra, with tables, calculators, supplies, valets serving food and drinks, and all the trimmings. We had a DAVE EDMUNDS AFTER THE FIRE EDDIE MONEY very pleasant settlement there, while Peter Framp- ton was performing to 60,000 people. We couldn't have been more than six feet behind the drum riser. THE BONGOS RAMONES It was a true Frank Barsalona style settlement.

I think the most pleasurable of all times I've shared with Frank over the years were during the

time that both Fillmores were operating, when I

spent much more time in New York than I do now. I "Thanks very much for setting up the New York New York, NEED WE SAY MORE.... 37 itineraries for the 15 tours we've ac- tually done. In gratitude." TIMM WOOLLEY CONCERT PROMOTIONS Tour Director, Jethro Tull 8 used to spend time with Frank and his lovely wife, SOUTHERN PROMOTIONS June, on a pretty regular basis. What I remember most were the visits to their home upstate, always filled with easy times, great cooking, lots of late Salute night movies and inside music biz story- swapping. The real highlights for me with Frank, though, were the many, many evenings we'd leave the Fill - « more on a Saturday night after the show, at 3 or 4 a.m., and go next door to Ratner's and sit and eat and bullshit 'til the sun came up. Then we went down to the corner for an egg cream and a Sunday New York Times, and we'd go our separate ways; me to my apartment on East 7th, and Frank up to 59th Street. There was something very, very spe- Frank Barsalonc and Barbara Skydel cial about those early morning dinners, because we Jorge Quevedo Ken Kohberger really felt good about what we'd done, and the ease Jane G eraghty Tim McGrath with which our relationship continued. Bell Barry It comes very easy to me to say nothing but posi- tive things about Frank Barsalona; not because he gives my company a lot of business, but simply because he's a bright, decent person. And most im- portant of all, he never abuses the power he's at- tained; that's a very rare characteristic, particularly

in this business we're in. So, I hope he stays around, for the sake of everyone in the biz.

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Frank with Ian Anderson and Terry Ellis