No Cigar!

We all have "What Ifs?"

You know!       Stories where we almost grabbed the brass ring. Here is one of mine.

 I call it....."Close!.......But no cigar!"

                                                        Brought up in a musical family, 




I started joining with other musicians from high school on.

500 Miles

Dean & The Raiders

Original GTO's

2nd GTO's South Shore Country Club

 

Opening for the Shadows of Knight at the Valley View Young Adult Club. WLS radio disc jockey Clark Weber was the emcee for this one.

We played the high schools and colleges in the Illinois and Indiana area.

 

I usually got the appropriate business license.  

                                 

One of my early bands from the Roseland area was called the Lovin Kind (1966-69)
Four piece cover band.Ron Olynek, Paul Simonian,Gene Roman and Jody Jack (Jody the Roadie)

                                               Ron Olejnik   Paul Simonian   Ray Pace

Our manager also managed TW4.        As a wedding band they  
played at Paul's wedding.

Dennis and Chuck

 JC & JY



who   formed the group known as STYX

 

Dennis and Chuck  came to one of our practice sessions to check out the sound. 

                                              Ron Olejnik   Tony Popcorn Karp    Ray Pace





 
They were looking to add a voice. They came, they listened, they left.



Close....but no cigar!




Saw Dennis a few years later at Ridgefest..in Chicago Ridge Illinois

 
 Older but still having fun.                   




                                                       ...........and so am I!

Until the day I die!