Arts- LUMBERJACK- Nov. 8, 1975- Page 19 W•'re celebrating our first yeor in flagstaff by bringing you a month of specials . Every week in November you'll fine! special sav­ ings at The Ram! Ro11 Fon•man Simmonds believes that You have to i( you want to with them and it was dis­ When Kim Simmonds if a musician can work well succeed in this business,·· astrous. The audience quit school a~ t5, his with one other person, then Simmonds explained. came to see Kiss and didn't parents were not pleased. he has a band. Simmonds and the band like us at all," Simmonds Now. twelve years later, have had their ups and recalled. Simmonds has no regrets. "You can always find a downs over the years. Stmmonds believes the few other blok..es to back band ts as good as ever, " They were pretty you up," Simmonds said. " Two years ago we were though. bummed about it <quitting On their current tour, the headliners and Kiss "It all happens now. school)," Simmonds said. Savoy Brown is trying to played before us. They When we are on sta~?;e, Going to school in the convince people they are were new and didn't have a I never look back and think 1960's. Simmonds saw little "alive and wen··. as Sim­ big following yet. Two things were any better than to look (mward to. monds puts it. months ago we did a 2ig they are now .·· ·Tm trying to give the ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "he been playing guitar people what they want. n-:r.Tr'TrTI .fYTI7I\ ~ smce I was thirteen and r·ve undergone a revival · ~~ ~ 3 days only that's what l wanted to within myseH and rm do." he said. trying to give more of BIG RED RENT-A-SHOP myself to the audience. MACHINE SHOP & WELDING FACILITIES At 16. Stmmunds formed rm putting myself up front hts f11 ~L u... all .md at 17 he now . I used to sit back out Salt Sar·vlca Auto Resalr was llml'lng JS the lead of the spotlight... Sim- BIG RED RENT •A•SH p eu•tartst l'tH' Savo:v Brown. monos explained. LEVI'S~ He's been doing it ever After ten years with the Free Professional since. band. Kim Stmm•ull.ls 1s the " I didn ' t have the only original member left. Advice One might safely "'aJ .r:im DENIM JACKETS audacity to call it the 'Kim Simmonds Band.' I Simmonds is Savoy Brown. Hourly' Weekly or couldn 't imagine the peo­ "I don't put myself M thl · ahead of the music. The ple would ever know my On V r8f85 music is more important. name," Simmonds said. I Phone 1101 or In .....,...,cy 528-0211 ·People listened to what do have an ego though. 311 w.- Alpen ............ lportaman 1 was playing because so $10 few bands were into that music back then. We regularly 16.50 played harsh 'Chicago UR Blues· and weren't very AND Save 6.50 on Levi's popular cotton commercial... Simmonds denim jacket - the perfect partner sat d. COLORADO SKI CLUB for your jeans. Sizes 38 to ~- Sa•oy Brown has gone through numerous per­ Present 102 WEST sonnel ch~nges in the ten years smce Kim Simmonds ASki Trip to Purgatory Nov. 26th-30th PLAZA MALL fir t chose the name. lncludes: Bus Transportation {Beer, Three former members 774-0794 quit the band five years Wine, Music aboard) 4 Days Lift - ~ Jcket ago to form Foghat. 4 Nights Lodging (Travel Lodae, Durango} · Foghat c·arried on where Sa\·cn· Brown left off Sign up _and pay U.U. Room 207 at that time. I thwk they're a good h;md ."' p 0 523-4203 .