Aargh, I don't remember the name of the band! I was 15. We only played three gigs. Late sixties pop -- I can remember 'Pictures of Matchstick Men' and 'Keep Me Hanging On'.

I soon joined Stone Free (I didn't choose the name . .) and played with them through high school and college. We did Santana, Yes, Jethro Tull, Beatles, Cream, Hendrix, Chicago, music we used to call album rock, as opposed to radio rock. It was a six person band, fairly large for that time and place -- 2 guitars, keyboards (me), bass, drums, and four-part vocals.

The biggest improvement in my life I can remember from those days is when keyboards became portable. I played a Hammond organ and an electric piano that was trying to look like a real upright piano by being made of wood. I got so tired of moving massive furniture a couple of times before and after every gig.