I will burn you a few odds N ends then ROn. My Do-wop group is real infrequent in the last year or so as one of our members is recovering from colon cancer . We normally get together a few times if a gig presents itself and run over some stuff. Have not added any new material in a long time which is sad. The show is still in my head mostly. The previous shows I have written always have a big opening and a great bit of PT Barnum Trickery just before intermission. Last one We actually started the band vamping "at the Hop" as we drove in in a 1960 Impala convertable, jumped out ran on stage to start the song. I also had a biker ride on stage for leader of the pack I had arranged for Girls trio. I am a big one for bells and whistles or smoke and mirrors! I thought I might begin this one by answering a ringing phone onstage and going into CHantilly Lace to open the show.

RIght now I am trying to get a new upright bass as mine is pretty much shot so I might be flying up to Mystic Connecticut within the next few weeks Jerry. There is a bass shop called Upton Bass in Mystic where they have a terrific selection and you can get the luthier to set it up for you. If I make arrangements to come up I would love to see you and Ruth. jimmyt