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| From | "Lawrence Dunn" <thedunns@capecod.net> |
| Subject | Re: Cozy Quilters 4 - story |
| Date | Tue, 19 Jul 2005 11:14:15 -0400 |
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All this and no metion of Denis O'Dell. A shame, really. 8^)
----- Original Message -----
From: "floatingunder" <Steven.Durben@cignabehavioral.com>
To: <audities@smoe.org>
Sent: Monday, July 18, 2005 7:24 PM
Subject: Re: Cozy Quilters 4 - story
> --- In audities@yahoogroups.com, Ralph Alfonso <ralph@n...> wrote:
> >
> >
> > The CQ4 did manage an EP on the German Star Club label and then
> > shared a split lp
> > with Hamburg's own Ein Zwei Four.... the lp was cleverly titled
> 4x4
> > and is highly sought after.
> > These tracks are on the Star Club Story CD vol 12.
> >
> > The CQ4 were personal favourites of Siggy Loch who ran the Star
> Club
> > label but their wild and wooly
> > stage antics never really translated to vinyl. The night they
> opened
> > for Gene Vincent, Vern Lanceton
> > from the CQ4 found the secret booze flask that Gene hid in his leg
> > brace and drank it all. Vincent found out and attacked them during
> > their set, hitting Vern with his cane & cracking his skull. The
> crowd
> > loved it and the
> > CQ4 had to follow the rest of their German gigs with an improvised
> > spot in the set where they hit each other with canes and sticks,
> > drawing blood.
>
>
> Great synopsis of a largely overlooked band. The only thing I'd add
> is that cane crack to Vern's head left him profoundly confused yet
> certain he was Milton Berle's younger brother. Other then really
> annoying Chaz (who both, never cared for Milton Berle and even worse
> in his words "stinkin'liars"), it didn't impact the groups dynamic
> performance. In fact, some say the added tension only fueled it.
> Also, Vern was largely responsible for the single that failed to
> chart "Dress me up Dolly".
>
> Otherwise, you and Jamie nailed it.
>
> Steve
> CQ4's 14th biggest fan (US and Canada fan club).
>
>
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