Brevard Live June 2006 - 2 - Brevard Live June 2006 Brevard Live June 2006 - - Brevard Live June 2006 FAVORITE ORIGINAL BAND FAVORITE COVER BAND FAVORITE VOCALIST ❑ Black Eyed Soul ❑ John Quinlivan Band ❑ David Andrew Spilker ❑ Such Is Life ❑ Medusa ❑ Brian Maxwell ❑ Pinch ❑ Wunderdogs ❑ Brenda (Medusa) ❑ Medusa ❑ Ozone ❑ Ken Moores (JQB) ❑ Swamp Fox ❑ Paradigm Shift ❑ Greg Caputo (Pinch) FAVORITE GUITARIST FAVORITE BASSIST FAVORITE DRUMMER ❑ John Quinlivan (JQB) ❑ Terry Wallace (JQB) ❑ Mike St. Pete (JQB) ❑ Mike McMullen (Ozone) ❑ Eric Nyman ❑ Randy Crouch (APB) ❑ Darren (Medusa) ❑ Vince McGee (Medusa) ❑ Pat Bautz (Middle Finger) ❑ ❑ John Bernam (Middle Finger) ❑ Kerry Morris (Middle Finger) Clark Staton (BES) ❑ Greg Caputo (Pinch) ❑ Mike Della Cioppa (BES) ❑ John Frank (Pinch) FAVORITE KEYBOARD FAVORITE MISC ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR ❑ Ken Moores (JQB) ❑ Ken Moores (JQB) ❑ Black Eyed Soul ❑ Glen Hess (Medusa) ❑ Will Powers (Middle Finger) ❑ John Quinlivan Band ❑ Dave Hoag ❑ Bobby Mills (Mills Bros) ❑ Medusa ❑ Misty Dureault (BES) ❑ Anthony Darmana ❑ Middle Finger Band ❑ J.B. Daniels (Middle Finger) ❑ Rene (AB) ❑ Pinch Brevard Live June 2006 - 6 - Brevard Live June 2006 Marchseries 4, 1953 - THOSE WERE PART IX August 20, 2005 Dave, they wanted so badly to build their lives around The Glory Days music, they were willing to HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH by Judy Tatum Lane try pretty much anything. So we sat and waited, and finally he arrived, as well as resh Squeezed had found songs such as Howling Wolfs both financially and for the I can remember, dressed in Fits next stop, and it was “Built For Comfort.” As moral of the band members, a power suit with a styled Daytona Beach. (I love the for John, to this day no one more so the moral. They haircut that said he could do emails and letters I have has been able to get the first were trying to make it on anything he promised, and a received from those who re- note out of him, even though their own at a time when so very aggressive personality member and were fans of the many have made it a chal- many clubs were basically with just the right amount of band.) For those of you who lenge just to see who would closed out to anyone who smooth talk, which is what were either too young, lived win. My money will always did not have a manager, or it took for the club owners, out of the area, for whatever be on John. Some may belong to the union. This is not anything that would or reason may not remember the remember a different lineup exactly why we were all sit- did impress the members of name Fresh Squeezed, it was of musicians in a later band ting around the hotel anx- the band, but that wasn’t as a band consisting of Dave with the same name, because iously waiting for a promoter important as impressing the Fiester on lead guitar and after the break up of the orig- who promised that he would club owners. lead vocals, Bill Hoffman on inal version I just mentioned, take Fresh Squeezed wher- drums, Jack Sullivan also on Dave chose to keep the name ever and however far they Everyone in the band drums and vocals, John Lane “Fresh Squeezed” for the wanted to go. I guess I was gathered in the hotel room on bass and Roy Zito on key- next musicians he would put always a little leary of any- to see what he had to say. boards and harp. Although together as a band. one who promised so much, Something this big, every I have to give credit where but as I mentioned before, person had to be there to help credit is due, Bill did sing a Fresh Squeezed seemed Dave was full of optimism make the decision of whether Z.Z. Topp song “Gimme Two to be hanging in there as far at that time, and the rest of or not he was what the band Steps.” And Jack would give as gigs, but there were times the guys, whether they were needed or even wanted. So, Dave a break on vocals with when it just wasn’t enough, optimistic or not so sure, like everyone sat down and he proceeded to sell himself. But it wasn’t long before the band wasn’t buying anything he had to sell. He first lost everybody real fast when he started talking pink jump- suits, which they were sup- posed to wear!! It was great for David Bowie at the time, but I cannot for the life of me imagine anyone in this band wearing a jumpsuit, least of all pink!! They were blue jean and work shirt guys. But least of all could I picture a 6 foot 4 inches Dave, who Dave Fiester and between his height and build Fresh Squeezed made everyone else look stayed true to small, bellowing out Johnny themselves in a Winter and playing his guitar time when show- the way he did, being taken manship almost seriously standing there in a dominated over jumpsuit. I think there was musicianship. a real good chance that this guy would have been thrown out on his ears, but I think continued next page Brevard Live June 2006 - Glory Days HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH everyone was in shock and couldn’t believe what they were played Allman Brothers, Lynard Skynard, Outlaws, Marshall hearing. And as if that weren’t enough, he continued talking, Tucker, Molly Hatchet, and the list goes on and on. This was telling the band what it would take to make it, which included who Fresh Squeezed was. Even though glam/glitter rock was Dave who was the front man trying to imitate and put on a hitting its peak and becoming popular, only to become more show like Frankie Vallie of the “Four Seasons” for the audi- popular in the next few years to come, there was no desire ence. If you don’t know who he is, just trust me when I say (even if it were possible) on anyone’s part to become a group that there was no way that Dave would go for that. Putting like Queen, David Bowie during his Ziggy Stardust and Alla- aside the music that Dave loved, it would be like giving up his din Sane phases, Gary Glitter, and Kiss. If they never worked man hood. again it just wasn’t going to happen. This isn’t who they were and that could never be changed anymore than Dave could Everyone finally took in what this guy was asking them have been convinced that he didn’t care if he played blues and to do, and need I tell you he was history. I’m not sure when southern rock versus glitter and wore a pink jumpsuit versus everyone could start laughing about this incident instead of blue jeans. I do remember some of the guys along with myself feeling insulted like they would never be insulted again, but really enjoying listening to some of David Bowie’s songs I do remember a lot of talking about it and getting upset for at the time. Who can forget “Space Odyssey”? But that was the next few days, maybe even weeks. Such a disappoint- where it ended. David Bowie was who he was and the same ment and let down, what to do next. Did this guy really think applied to David Fiester and the rest of the guys. for a minute that what he asked would work with and for continued next month this band? Did they hear him correctly and he really wanted them to become the type of band they thought they heard him Due to popular demands, Brevard Live will post all previ- suggest? It was still unbelievable. He was going to try (or so ous chapters of Judy Lane’s “Glory Days” on the website he thought) to take a great “Southern Rock” band and turn sometimes in June. Go to www.brevardlive.com for informa- it into a “glitter or glam rock” band. In his mind this would tion and downloads. All rights reserved! make them much more marketable. But this was a band that - Brevard Live June 2006 BREVARD LIVE I N D E X Download BREVARD LIVE MAGAZINE at www.brevardlive.com JUNE 2006 Volume 15, Issue 2 PUBLISHER & EDITOR Heike Clarke STAFF THE GLORY DAYS, PART IX page 7 Charlene Hemmle (Office/Graphics) by Judy Tatum Lane Karen Hoodless (Sales/Marketing) The life of a true blues musician is hard when showmanship is Jay Galbreath (Sales/ Marketing) ranked higher than musicianship. No, the guys did not want to wear pink suites and put Chris Long (Staff-Writer) on a show like Franke Vallie, as the promoters were trying to tell them.. David Mac Makin (Computer) Lou Belcher (Arts in Brevard) COMMANDER CODY page 11 Terry Wallace (Photography) by Heike Clarke It’s been ten years since Commander Cody has performed at the CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Sebastian Beach Inn. His new edition of the band harks back to the instrumental vir- Morgan Burroughs tuosity and spontaneity of the original band, and the response from critics and crowds Eroica Fedder has been overwhelmingly positive. Greg Kimple Bruce Marion F E A T U R E S T O R Y Hagen Panton BILLY SQUIER page 17 Billy Van Riper Reproduction of any portion of by Chris Long When ex-Beatle Ringo Starr brings his “All-Starr” Band to the King Brevard Live is prohibited without the Center, Billy Squier will be one of the famous musicians that belong to this incredible written permission of the publisher.