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2006 to 2008 - PLAN B

 

2000 to 2005 - ROY G BIV

Original Logo

Early graphic

2001 promo shot

The garage band

Biker Gig

At Dinwiddie Motorsports Park, 2001

Trillin'

2003 Murphy's Law gig

The Palmer Girls

Gals sit in on 'Addicted To Love'

96.5's Ultimate Band Competition

We won!

St Patrick's 2004

Playing 'Shamrock the Block' at Farmer's Market

PS 1

Artwork done by keyboardist Jay

PS 2

Jay

PS 3

Michael

PS 4

Stan

PS 5

Mitch

PS 6

Steph

2005 Halloween

Guitarch as Stevie Ray

2005 Halloween

Stan as Bob Marley

2005 Halloween

Jay as Phantom of the Opera

 

 1997 - The Flying Buttresses,  Richmond, VA

Practice

The FB hat, the HM Strat, the Fender Twin

 

1989 - Four To One,  Richmond, VA

Band Logo

Pre - digital age hand drawn graphics!

Flyer 1

Band's only gigs were at Twisters in VCU

Flyer 2

Scientists working on Fusion

Flyer 3

Remember Brand X's 'Product' album?

 

1987 - 5G,  Richmond, VA

Schaffer Court, VCU

Opening for Secrets, Richmond's premier fusion band at the time. Chris Geir, Wynn Wright, Stan Booker, Mark Langolier and myself

 

1980 to 1981 - Zebra, Blacksburg, VA

Band shot 1

Promo pic: Jim Ball, Roger Freeman, Bill Paris, Walt Kneis and myself.

Band shot 2

Believe Bill Paris' girlfriend Barbara shot these. Somewhere are the real photos...

Party Invite 1

Played this show w/ fever of 102

Party Invite 2

Gig in a field - ended up playing Brand X's Dance of the Illegal Aliens in the darkness

Party Invite 3

First one was a success; throw another one

Party Invite 4

Alternate invitation

Flyer 1

Multiplication

Flyer 2

Barbara did a nice series of these line drawings, for Daddy's Money gigs

Flyer 3

One of my faves by Bill P - we were in the Reagan era

Flyer 4

Valentine's weekend gig

Flyer 5

Daddy's Money had mainly jazz acts - but they allowed rock/ fusion too

Flyer 6

Don't think Louie Armstrong would call us jazz

Flyer 7

Sometimes called "The Zebra"

Flyer 8

Call and response concept

Table Card

A "tent" card for the tables at Kennedy's

Flyer 9

Our manager, Brad Fineman, did this one

Flyer 10

Minimum information to graphically convey the gig

Flyer 11

Dr. Dolittle concept

Flyer 12

"and friends" was the period where Jim Holtzlander and Andy (?) were doing vocals w/ us on some Floyd tunes

Flyer 13

Five zebra bandmembers with Dorian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Phrygian & Locrian tablature

Flyer 14

Gig for the end of the semester

Flyer 15

Zebra became a vehicle for guest musicians. Kevin Gallagher on guitar and Keith Carper on bass

Flyer 16

Halloween gig at Kennedy's. May have been the gig where the dancing "Belushi Bees" came thru the audience

Zebras in snow

My sister's print; zebras in an opposite environment

Review

Review from the local college paper

Thanx

Band took an ad out in the local college paper to say thanks

Flyer 17

Our keyboardist graduated, so another reconfiguration. Steve Bolecheck on bass; Kevin on guitar

Newspaper Ad 1

Personnel credits, even if misspelled

Newspaper Ad 2

Some other band named 'Beacher Zebra' was playing that weekend

 

1979 to 1980 - Beached Zebra, Blacksburg

Spanky's 1

Lining up for 'Cruise Control'

Spanky's 2

Theatrics

Spanky's 3

Home made Zebra tie

Top of the Stairs

This place is still having bands outdoors

TOTS 2

Bass amp road case covers as pedalboards

TOTS 3

Good times

TOTS 4

Rob and Tony "connecting"

TOTS 5

Aria Pro II guitar w/ Fender Bassman amp

TOTS 6

That pre-CBS amp had no ground - could feel mild electricity in the knees

TOTS 7

Robert taking a break during drum solo

TOTS 8

The obligatory Hendrix/ Steve Morse move

TOTS 9

Jim Ball is a working musician today - check out www.mercycreek.com

TOTS 10

A Johnny Winter T-shirt, with holes - college attire

Flyer 1

The first gig, at a frat

Flyer 2

The Campus Club was a long and narrow second floor firetrap, but easy to fill

Flyer 3

Trying to explain fusion

Flyer 4

Frat gig, with simple instructions

Flyer 5

A post - orgasmic zebra (i.e., beached)

Flyer 6

Tony's flyer done during the 80's oil crisis

Flyer 7

'punk' flyer

Flyer 8

'The Zoo' was a frat house - logical place for zebra

Flyer 9

The flyer for the Top of the Stairs gig photos above

Flyer 10

Gig during summer break

Flyer 11

'Yo Mama' was a buzz phrase at the time

Flyer 12

Road trip down to Radford University

Flyer 13

The days of $1 covers and 25 cent beers

Flyer 14

Mr. Pope's creation involving various celebrities of the time

Flyer 15

Kevin Gallagher now in the band

Letter from the Guv'nor

My brother in law got a hold of some Governor's stationary

Review 1

Big news - The Collegiate Times

Review 2

More good (and bad) press

 

Concert pics:

Jimi Hendrix

Alright, I never saw Jimi. Was about 12 and into the Monkees back then.

Robert Fripp

Bob at the mellotron, I believe in Hampton, VA in 1972. Thanks to Floyd Spencer in Richmond VA

John McLaughlin

Saw Mahavishnu Orchestra on ABC's 'In Concert' around 1975. Had been playing for maybe 3 years and couldn't believe it. Unknown photographer

Carlos Santana

Shot by my cousin Steve Harlow around 1975 at the Roanoke Civic Center

Steve Howe

Shot at Roanoke Civic Center in 1976

Ronnie Montrose

Shot from front row of Salem Civic Center in 1976

Billy Gibbons

Shot at Roanoke Civic Center in 1977

Frank Zappa

No, not really Frank. Audience members at a Dixie Dregs concert at Overhill Lake, Richmond, VA in 1977

Al Dimeola

Return to Forever on the Romantic Warrior tour, shot in 1978 at the Mosque in Richmond, VA. Ticket price $3 w/ college student discount

Jerry Garcia

The Dead come to VA Tech in 1978

Peter Gabriel

Peter's first tour as a solo artist - Pittsburg, 1979. Walking in the aisles, wireless, singing 'The Lamb' for the encore

Frank Zappa

1978 road trip from Tech to the Stanley Theatre in Pittsburg. Saw the first show, then some bought another ticket and went back in for the second

Adrian Belew

David Bowie's tour at the Capital Centre in 1979 - back when you could walk by the stage and shoot a pic...

Steve Morse

Freezing fall day in 1979 when the Dixie Dregs played VCU's Schafer Court. Photo signed by Steve in 2001

Steve Morse

A second shot of Steve, with a better view of that homemade guitar

1979? John Francis Pastorious III

Found on internet. The man

Shawn Lane

Pic from internet, around 1996. A guitar genius. Shawn (on the left) passed away in 2003

Joe Satriani

The Engines of Creation tour at the 9:30 Club in Washington D. C., in 2000

2001 Steve Morse

Dixie Dregs show at the Birchmere, Washington DC

Frank Gambale

Gambale's solo tour w/ Ohm, Raleigh NC in 2004

Frank Gambale

2004 Elektrik Band tour at 9:30 Club in D.C.

2006 Joe Zawinul

The great keyboardist/ composer, at Blue Alley in DC

2006 Linley Marthe

Zawinul's bassist - an ferocious player

2007 Buddy Guy

78 years old, at Toad's Place in Richmond. Weave thru the audience with wireless guitar.

2007 Genesis

At the MCI Center in DC - huge backdrop screen w/ Phil & Co. projected

2007 Third Eye Blind

Sold out show at Toad's Place - the crowd sang out every lyric

2008 Eddie Van Halen

The tour came thru Charlottesville - in his 50's and still a master

Buckethead

The one man band, with the fastest 3rd and 4th fingers you'll see.

 

Halloween getups:

1980

Jamming at a Halloween party in B'burg; costume from the local Thrift Shop

2001 Devo guy

Great Devo sounds on that Casio

2002 Willie Nelson

Talk about a signiture guitar sound

2003 Buckethead

My poor workmates had no idea who Buckethead was

2004 Slash

Sunburst Paul and a Marshall stack at Richmond Music

2005 Stevie Ray Vaughan

Sampling Strats at Richmond Music

2006 Frank Zappa

As Frank said "Jazz is not dead, it just smells funny"

2007 Billy Gibbons

Billy and his nudu hat make a visit to Richmond Music

The early years:

1965

Dad on a pawnshop guitar, sis and myself on plastic guitars we got for Xmas

1973

The first electric guitar in the house - my sister's Harmony, thru a Sears amp

1974

The first 'owned' guitar - a Gibson Melody Maker, bought from a neighbor down the street

1974

Early band with Richard Lumpkin on bass & Al (K?) on drums. Playing dad's FBI summer picnic

1975

In the freshman dorm at VA Tech, jamming with the stereo

1978

Talent show played with fellow architecture student Tony Pope. We went on to form Beached Zebra

 

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