Valentine's Day Aftermath
By Julio Martinez
During the winter and spring of 1972, I was touring the mid west as one half
of a musical duo. I played the guitar. My partner, Al Jarreau, did the
singing. We worked as an opening act for such musical groups as Three
Dog Night, The Jefferson Airplane, Caned Heat, as well as comics like
George Carlin, Robert Klein and Bill Cosby. The financial ethic was always
the same. Al and I got 500 dollars to split and the headliner got 10,000.
On Valentine's Day of 1972, Al and I opened for Steppenwolf at Centennial
Concert Hall in Winnipeg, Canada. Winnipeg... the groupie capital of the
world. Steppenwolf... the most drug laden musical organization since the
advent of Amplified sound.
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You’re a Good Boy, Smitty
By C. Brian Smith
It's 5:30pm on June 12th, 2001. I'm 22 years old and have been sitting at the
intersection of 14th street and Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, DC for
fifteen minutes. It's raining, hard. I'm in the first car I've ever owned, my
family's old navy blue Jeep Cherokee with nearly two hundred thousand
miles on it. There's less than a quarter tank of gas left and hopefully it will
last until Friday because my entire net worth is rattling around the sticky
change holder next to the emergency break.
A couple of days ago, the tailgate window mysteriously dislodged itself
from the car's molding, and through the rear view mirror I notice that rain is
now definitely entering the vehicle with ease - a pretty good indication that
duct tape doesn't solve everything.
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By Julio Martinez
During the winter and spring of 1972, I was touring the mid west as one half
of a musical duo. I played the guitar. My partner, Al Jarreau, did the
singing. We worked as an opening act for such musical groups as Three
Dog Night, The Jefferson Airplane, Caned Heat, as well as comics like
George Carlin, Robert Klein and Bill Cosby. The financial ethic was always
the same. Al and I got 500 dollars to split and the headliner got 10,000.
On Valentine's Day of 1972, Al and I opened for Steppenwolf at Centennial
Concert Hall in Winnipeg, Canada. Winnipeg... the groupie capital of the
world. Steppenwolf... the most drug laden musical organization since the
advent of Amplified sound.
MORE>>
____________________________________
You’re a Good Boy, Smitty
By C. Brian Smith
It's 5:30pm on June 12th, 2001. I'm 22 years old and have been sitting at the
intersection of 14th street and Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, DC for
fifteen minutes. It's raining, hard. I'm in the first car I've ever owned, my
family's old navy blue Jeep Cherokee with nearly two hundred thousand
miles on it. There's less than a quarter tank of gas left and hopefully it will
last until Friday because my entire net worth is rattling around the sticky
change holder next to the emergency break.
A couple of days ago, the tailgate window mysteriously dislodged itself
from the car's molding, and through the rear view mirror I notice that rain is
now definitely entering the vehicle with ease - a pretty good indication that
duct tape doesn't solve everything.
MORE>>
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