The Columbus gig for Rock & Roll Fantasy Camp was a riot!!!
I got there just-in-time to record Mark and "his group!" (Thanks for the permit Larry) They did a pretty darn good job of "Some Kinda Wonderful" Ofcourse Mark did background vocals...so, cool. I noticed the drummer took direction very well.....
Mark's group didn't win though. I was hoping they would so we would get an encore between Journey and Def Leppard.......But, I did talk to a lady from VH1, the father/daughter team from the winning band and a guy(from NY) from one of the other bands and, all agreed what a nice guy Mark Farner is.......ahhhh, but you guys knew that.
Man! That must ROCK-so-HARD to be with all those stars all the dang day! Oh yeah, and the VH1 cameras shot all angles....But the VH1 lady didn't have a date for the BB King/NY show that is "supposed" to air this month. I did however, ask her for advice on how to crack the Clear Channel barrier to get the CD played!!!
Man! The counselors jam was unbelievable!!! That I taped. Mark wasn't there. Lesia said they started at 7:30 that morning and this was about 5:30 at night. I hope they enjoyed that as much as the "campers" did....those lucky people were Lit up with excitment!!!
~Suez
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I was one of the band members in Mark's band.
Mark was AWESOME!
Here is my web article on the day if it is of any interest:
--Ted Guarriello
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I was also fortunate enough to be in Marks band and even more fortunate to sing with him...You are a true gentleman .Thanks for being a part of my rock and roll fantasy....Here's a couple of pics
Scott Prankie
Rochester-Syracuse Auto Auction
General Manager
