tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36274466.comments2024-03-14T02:51:06.342-07:00DETAILED TWANGJay H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06153081608332918241noreply@blogger.comBlogger1356125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36274466.post-14233441797970515202022-12-04T08:35:28.374-08:002022-12-04T08:35:28.374-08:00Hello everyone,
This is Dr. Mitch Wilkinson...Hello everyone,<br /><br /> This is Dr. Mitch Wilkinson. Tommy Whittington and I founded first the Coachmen and then the Knightsbridge 5. We played together from junior high school on. I played lead guitar on a beautiful Lake Placid Blue Stratocaster with a rosewood fingerboard. Tommy was the singer and rhythm guitar. He also had a Stratocaster that was turquoise. Added Randy Williams on base sometime when we were in the 9th grade. Our drummer was Charlie Root. <br /> When we were "older" - probably sophomores, we decided to change the band to the knightsbridge name. At that time, we added Ted Franklin on the drums which gave us two drummers. <br /> Sometime in my early Junior year, I fell in love with classical guitar and went down that road. I quit the band and started to seriously study music. Steve Smith and Scott Shinkle were in other "rival bands" and Steve took my place. Both were great guys!!!<br /> I still play, although at 71 my fingers don't work as well. I never became a musician, instead I went into science and ultimately became a dental specialist. As I am writing this it is my 3rd day of retirement. The last couple of decades, I have feen a dental specialist ( National Prosthodontic Consultant of the IHS) for the Federal government. I live in a beautiful home on 20 acres in Pagosa Springs, Colorado with my wife Cheryl ( a Odessa High School girl), 2 dogs, 2 birds, 2 wonderful horses, and a mean tom cat named Bo. <br /> With the Federal Government, I traveled to remote locations in Alaska and the U.S to bring dental services to remote, underserved populations of Native Alaskans and Native Americans. My science side concerned a active pursuit involving the conservation of rare horses. I used my extensive training in human genetics to work with Texas A&M ( I was an associate professor there at one time) on the genetics of endangered equines. My papers on the subject have been published in many countries around the world, I have traveled extensively to gather genetic samples from remote Patagonia to Europe. You can see some of my work on Curly Horses on You Tube under "Curly Horse Project".<br /> My family and I have been very lucky through the years. I have a daughter and a beautiful granddaughter. I was so sad to hear that so many of my childhood friends are no longer with us. <br /> I can be reached at wdocmitch16@Yahoo.com Good wishes to you all.<br /> Mitch<br /> Mitchell Wilkinsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36274466.post-63225357609026484492021-02-11T11:41:45.267-08:002021-02-11T11:41:45.267-08:00Hey anonymous, thanks for your comments. I take it...Hey anonymous, thanks for your comments. I take it all back now that you've let me know a couple guys went on to "Lagwagon". If only I'd known!Jay H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06153081608332918241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36274466.post-34205726725501564172021-02-11T11:31:26.234-08:002021-02-11T11:31:26.234-08:00You said Threatened Hope was "some lame Isla ...You said Threatened Hope was "some lame Isla Vista hardcore band from that time."<br />Dude, they were absolutely the best band during that era. Maybe you were joking, or maybe you still harbor jealousy toward them. But, hands down they were the best hardcore band. You said they were definitely not your friends... maybe you are still butthurt??? Maybe you were a "STU" and didn't like that they were locals?<br /><br />They were still performing into the 2000s too! Not only that, their two guitar players went on to play for the hugely successful band, Lagwagon.<br /><br />You can see all of Threatend Hope's music here. The band isn't spelled "Threatened" like you typed it. https://www.youtube.com/user/ThreatendHope/videos<br /><br />Lagwagon can be seen here. https://www.lagwagon.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36274466.post-4096191802584513542019-05-25T05:59:21.816-07:002019-05-25T05:59:21.816-07:00Ty for te info, my memory is getting so bad, grew ...Ty for te info, my memory is getting so bad, grew up in Culver City and Venice and these guys were right in the mix, How could I forget Durshlag? (Not sure of spelling of his name) thanks again and rock on. Never did like the song too degrading but hey its a free country. Now I can tell sis I finally remembered the band... with a little help from google.Kristi Harrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36274466.post-24923139994702338022018-08-07T05:52:02.702-07:002018-08-07T05:52:02.702-07:00Hey david
Do you have any old recordings or info a...Hey david<br />Do you have any old recordings or info about Oozing Wounds? I'd really like to check it out. <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00215272192642635519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36274466.post-73126416488695296372018-08-05T02:47:48.853-07:002018-08-05T02:47:48.853-07:00I liked the "Melissa" stuff. It was a h...I liked the "Melissa" stuff. It was a huge fuck you to Mike Doskocil, whom had also started a mediocre version of DWG at the same time. If you think the Melissa stuff is bad, don't even bother with "Headgiver" and the other 7 inch with Doskocil's DWG. Weak shit. At least the Melissa version still had RIFFS. Wilfhttp://wilf.com/wilfnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36274466.post-79974705684705708582018-06-08T06:01:04.402-07:002018-06-08T06:01:04.402-07:00I actually thought everyone hated or were indiffer...I actually thought everyone hated or were indifferent to us. How about them apples!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15013868606927107423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36274466.post-78545384046260636732018-05-10T01:06:25.862-07:002018-05-10T01:06:25.862-07:00hey tony! i was there and helped you with that vol...hey tony! i was there and helped you with that volvo! i remember it well...<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36274466.post-10366454467183485912018-03-10T21:22:47.511-08:002018-03-10T21:22:47.511-08:00Agreed. I would love to have a transcription.
Agreed. I would love to have a transcription.<br />Onronchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09003636989076885067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36274466.post-45939575969147222512018-02-26T11:09:52.036-08:002018-02-26T11:09:52.036-08:00Sadly, Joe Eddy Hines Passed away in mid 2018, fro...Sadly, Joe Eddy Hines Passed away in mid 2018, from his long time illness.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36274466.post-90040609521880266552018-02-24T01:32:34.435-08:002018-02-24T01:32:34.435-08:00CIRCLE ONE - FAMILY IS FOREVERCIRCLE ONE - FAMILY IS FOREVERAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36274466.post-13219497788314039912018-02-23T13:05:12.354-08:002018-02-23T13:05:12.354-08:00I saw what I think was one of their last shows at ...I saw what I think was one of their last shows at M-80 in Minneapolis in 1979. They were awesome, one of the high points of a kick ass event. The singer/guitarist was apparently having equipment problems and spent the time in between songs beating his amp. At the time we were not sure if it was part of the show or what, because they sounded great. I looked for stuff by them after never to find anything. Too bad, great band, great sound. chrisfromiowahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12520608276381136527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36274466.post-45387797448582745962017-07-06T01:46:04.368-07:002017-07-06T01:46:04.368-07:00That's too bad, because she had so much to sa... That's too bad, because she had so much to say, I've spent my whole life playing punk rock music while keeping my own brand of faith separate. I wish I could talk to her because it was her lyrics that got me to veer back toward reality when I was younger, maybe I can return the favor somehow.<br /><br /> With me it was some calamity that turned me toward religion when I was in my teens, something that scared me so much that religion seemed to be the only way to cope with it, and maybe something similar happened to her.<br /><br /> I saw her sometime in the 80s when it was "De De Troit and the cartoons, it might have been before summer of 81 or after winter of 85, I remember was that there wasn't a whole lot of people there but people just kinda came in and laid down on the floor while she was playing. The music wasn't really that much like UXA, it was more like what the singer from x-ray specs used to do after she quit x-ray specs XweAponXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08173403567232883470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36274466.post-63677503073375680992017-05-30T21:28:08.631-07:002017-05-30T21:28:08.631-07:00Fab band and there are digital tracks floating aro...Fab band and there are digital tracks floating around ...Lc.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16671833343927631347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36274466.post-76724266790396834582016-12-05T11:54:35.461-08:002016-12-05T11:54:35.461-08:00^yep^yepmroth8https://www.blogger.com/profile/11345664080797542479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36274466.post-82270619642828961052016-10-06T16:58:47.292-07:002016-10-06T16:58:47.292-07:00Hey The Bible, I have to say, years later this pos...Hey The Bible, I have to say, years later this post feels fantastic. Maybe the best I've ever written. Sounds as if you like it too!<br /><br />Tell me where you found my "quote". I'm all for touching, loving, squeezing - all that. Doesn't sounds like something I'd say, but maybe I wrote after someone knocked over my beer, in which case I probably did say it.<br /><br />And you haven't been keeping up at all, The Bible! I stopped the libertarian stuff a while ago. Here, you might like this: https://wordgoesflesh.com/2016/08/19/20th-century-dumb-government-vs-21st-century-smart-government/Jay H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06153081608332918241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36274466.post-50505976190620925732016-10-06T16:50:34.066-07:002016-10-06T16:50:34.066-07:00years later, how does it feel to make this post? A...years later, how does it feel to make this post? Aren't you the faggot who said "a performer should never touch an audience member without their permission?" what if one of the dwarves landed on you at a show? fuck you, you libertarian piece of shitThe Biblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17467717887743859075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36274466.post-66602471631230570042016-07-19T08:39:51.339-07:002016-07-19T08:39:51.339-07:00Yesterday was her birthday....god bless u DEDE Lov...Yesterday was her birthday....god bless u DEDE Love Love Love U.Archie Bohannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07526112811438354691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36274466.post-64713662180389086602016-05-04T05:08:59.541-07:002016-05-04T05:08:59.541-07:00The same Fred Talbot who was imprisoned for child ...The same Fred Talbot who was imprisoned for child sex offences a couple of years ago - so they were right about him being a creep then!ROOKSBYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00671866914636998375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36274466.post-66239381043867562682016-03-26T14:08:31.824-07:002016-03-26T14:08:31.824-07:00Just found a copy of Eddy(not spelled Eddie on the...Just found a copy of Eddy(not spelled Eddie on the sleeve)Detroit's single with PS. Mephisto Cigars bw I AM Pazuzu. It is on Pan records, says recorded at studio 9 Hollywood, Ca. on the label. The sleeve is dated 1980. Can anyone give me more info on this 45. Also signed by Detroit on the back of the sleeve, with his old phone number!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36274466.post-60935504205618735212016-02-18T19:47:39.230-08:002016-02-18T19:47:39.230-08:00link is deadlink is deadYesYesYeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08731373166525256668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36274466.post-17839365780853342842016-01-31T12:38:32.832-08:002016-01-31T12:38:32.832-08:00SYLMAR FAMILY for life!SYLMAR FAMILY for life!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36274466.post-61137574101018416642015-12-07T11:21:36.355-08:002015-12-07T11:21:36.355-08:00you guys ever know a fella named Connie Havner.
He...you guys ever know a fella named Connie Havner.<br />He was a fantastic country player and cold play that weird nshville tuning with an e string up over the low e string, tuned to d or b or something. I knew him well, worked with him daily and really liked to watch him pick a guitar. Played at the T-Bird and some other 'hard' hang-outs. I forget their name but it was [something] "and the country boys".Robbinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36274466.post-62237206400433151272015-12-07T11:17:22.355-08:002015-12-07T11:17:22.355-08:00Scott,
Sad to hear about Steve Smith. He really ma...Scott,<br />Sad to hear about Steve Smith. He really made it look easy when he was playing. Great guy. too. Always 'reachable'.....WAY smarter than most people knew.<br /><br />It must be tough for Tommy to loose Brenda. I think they had been together forever, and as far back as I can remember, and that is a long time.<br />We, also, lost Sherry Harrington (David's wife)and a few others, at about the same time, who will definitely be sorely missed. Brenda really hits me like a ton of bricks. She was such a nice person. I had no idea.<br /><br />I had forgotten the Name Jumbo, but not the band itself, in my memory.<br />SC, was pretty hot for all of those years, too. I only got to see you a few times, when I was taking break from the down-town business scene. You know Scott Gunn, now, ... owns "The Bar", and runs it pretty good. His burgers are the best in town. I ran lights and sound (for bands that wanted it) for a couple of years there and did some remodeling, also. They have LED stage lights, now, but have forgotten how to use them, which makes me snicker a bit. I had redone his sound system and added the LED stage lighting for those bands that wanted some kind of lighting. They're actually pretty nice, if they use them.<br /><br />Joe Eddy (Hines) arthirits is really bad, these days, too. He is with The Peace Makers.<br /><br />Randy Brown is still kicking it up, playing bass and a pretty mean acoustic set, down by austin, but still lives here.<br /><br />Robbinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36274466.post-79348841375703871722015-11-26T05:01:20.004-08:002015-11-26T05:01:20.004-08:00Gotta disagree on the Gibsons... Dedicated Fool is...Gotta disagree on the Gibsons... Dedicated Fool is maybe not quite as unhinged as Big Pine Boogie, but it still cooks on an open fire. <br /><br />Otherwise great stuff! I dig. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com