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I jammed with him (and Mike and Ted) on a constant basis between 70 and 75 when I left for Berklee. I keep in touch with Dennis and saw him at Ted’s wake. I also keep in close touch with Jackie Exter his brother as Jack is the third drummer I ever played with (Joe Gazey the first and Dennis the second).

Jack now is a strong jazz upright bass player in NEPA. I see Dennis occasionally and keep in touch with Jack often.

THEN…it was these guys:

1973 Bob Rosencrans (Extreme Bass), Dave Cihockie (WIGGS) vocals and John Cenera (privileged but awesome rock drummer)

I learned to become a very strong rock guitarist in my area. Maybe I was the local “Guitar Hero” at the time and built my entire reputation on about 10 gigs that we played. Musicians from that area still talk to me about the jams we did then. This is where I learned the secrets of Hendrix and Page. John was an extremely versatile drummer who had a strong background in many different styles. Playing Carmine Appice was not a stretch for him. Bob was a former guitar player and strong overall musician with much more experience than my 16 yo ass.

He could cut Tim Bogart with no problem. I built my reputation as I had gotten my 100w Marshall Stack for my 16th birthday from “the Old Man ” and carved out a name locally that seems to still be remembered in NEPA after all these years. I dare not take the stage at any jam in NEPA in order not to dispel my mythology! Ha!

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This page was inspired by the recent death of one of my closest and oldest friends, Ted Kuna. Upon his passing, I realized who the real “Big Names” in music and in my life are. The big names are not The Beatles or Hendrix. The big names are the people that I knew, that I grew up with and that I played with especially in my formative years. These are the people that, for better or worse, shaped meinto the musician that I now am. Ted was a HUGE name in my process as are ALL of the people below.

These are the musicians that I tribute here. I tribute Parker, Smith and Hendrix on my CDs, but here on this page are the people that really mattered to me.

Ted’s passing made me realize that these are the people that still matter, and in fact, matter most of all.

To understand where I’m coming from..take this short quiz:

1. Who won the Grammy for best album in the last 2 years?
2. What was the name of the swimmer that got beat by 100th of a second?
3. Who won the Kentucky Derby for the last 2 years?

Ok… Now try this one:

1. Name 3 friends that helped you out over the last 25 years.
2. Name 3 people that made you feel accepted and appreciated in the last 20 years.
3. Name 8 people you like to spend time with.

Easier? Ya get it?

Unless you know me, this page may mean nothing to you. You may want to visit my ‘jazz player’ page to see folks you heard of.

OK:

It starts here. April 2, 1970. Me and Mike Dantone on bass. Mike and I went to middle school and high school together. He was the very first person I played my guitar next to. He was into everything I was into and I would practice all of my Page and Hendrix stuff and then jam with Mike to nail it all down. This is a pic of the first gig I ever played at Sorber’s bar at Lake Silkworth Pa. Scroll to the right for another shot. (Joe Gazey on drums..cant remember the rest) The first song I played in public was “Paranoid” by Black Sabbath. I still relate to those lyrics today. I have not seen or heard from Mike in over 25 years. Read Full Story Here