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1) 6 -years to get
through college
2) Bonjour Aviators ( Fred Pineau, Kevin Graves)
3) Cantone's
4) Baby's Arm.
Sounds like me. Through
a keyword search (Thundertrain Boston) I discovered this website. Wow !
What a job! I was deep in the thick of this whole scene. In my case, "Putting
down my cigarettes, and dropping out of BU." Like everyone else I was in
a band. The only difference between us and the rest is we KNEW we were lousy.
Adopted our name from a Willie Alexander song ( shamelessly hoping to curry
his favor), The Bimbos. Played a few gigs at Cantones, and The Club ( Monday
night). Lineup included Tracks guitarist John Lewis on guitar, and lead
vocals ( sometimes) by The Count .. others times lead vox by whoever was
closest to the mic. Just to add to the lunacy Lord Manual occasional sat
in on Synth. Not even having grown up with Peter Dayton (La Peste) gave
me any sort of edge as far getting the band any sort of acceptance. Loretta
( as in "Talking to...") once hugged me though .. during a gig at The Club
when I referred to her as I ad-libbed some lyrics. Sheer madness ... the
whole thing... but still I am proud to say I was there. Left Bosstown in
'78 to finish college in Illinois. Saw the Real Kids in '79 in Chicago.
Anyway, phenomenal site. It takes me back ... a way back .. to the wall
... Gone.
Regards, Brad Perkins,
KIRO Radio, Seattle, WA.
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