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CLICK THE PLAYER ABOVE TO HEAR - MICHAEL ALAN and "THE "SURE THING"
THE PENDLETONS - 1966-67
THE OUTCAST SET - 1967-68
THE ELECTRIC TWINKIE-1968-69
"THE PENDELTONS" BAND WAS PUT TOGETHER FOR A JR HIGH SCHOOL TALENT SHOW WITH VERY LITTLE NOTICE. THIS WAS OUR 1ST BAND. WE PLAYED INSTRUMENTAL SONGS BY THE VENTURE'S AND OTHER SURF BANDS AND A FEW SONGS BY THE BEACH BOYS. WE MAY HAVE ALSO PLAYED A LOCAL TEENCLUB OR TWO BUT THAT WAS ABOUT IT. WE HAD A SINGER "RONNIE WALKER" WHO ALSO PLAYED SAX THAT WAS OUR MAIN INFLUENCE.
WE ALSO PLAYED A BATTLE OF THE BANDS AND LOST TO "THE SONS OF ADAM" THEY PLAYED MORE BRITISH POP AND HAD 2 HOT GO-GO GIRL DANCERS AND THAT WAS ALL IT TOOK.
DURING THE SUMMER SCHOOL SESSION, I SPENT 2 MONTHS WITH MY MOTHER IN ST LOUIS AND FOUND A FEW FRIENDS TO JAM WITH. WHEN I RETURNED BACK HOME WE STARTED A NEW BAND CALLED THE OUTCAST SET.
"THE OUTCAST SET"
WAS FREORMED WITH SOME MORE LOCAL MUSICIANS AND A SINGER FROM HIGH SCHOOL "BILL SHORES". WE DID MUSIC FROM THE BEATLES, ROLLING STONES, ANIMALS AND OTHER CURRENT TOP 40 HITS OF THE LATE 60's. WE DID PLAY QUITE A FEW JOBS FOR SUCH A NEW, YOUNG AND STILL LEARNING BAND. WE PLAYED AT THE ROD and CUSTOM CAR SHOW AT THE DC ARMORY WITH YOUNG HIT STARS, DINO, DESI AND BILLY" AND THE HANGMAN. IT WAS 2 DAYS AND A LOT OF FUN BEING UP ON THE BIG STAGE. WE ALSO PLAYED ON TV AT CHANNEL 26's AFTER SCHOOL TEEN CLUB CALLED "WING DING" NEIL DIAMOND WAS ON THE SHOW SINGING HIS 1ST HIT RECORD. WE PLAYED ANOTHER SHOW WITH THE "HANGMEN" AT THE HYATTSVILLE ARMORY AND A FEW FRAT PARTIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND.
AFTER THAT SUMMER AWAY AGAIN IN ST LOUIS WITH MY MOM AND DURING MY JR YEAR AT HIGH POINT HIGH SCHOOL OUR BAND WAS SELECTED TO PLAY IN THE HIGH SCHOOL PLAY PUT ON BY THE DRAMA CLUB.
IT WAS "BYE BYE BIRDIE" AND OUR SINGER GOT THE LEAD ROLE. THE PIC'S ON THE RIGHT WERE TAKEN OUT OF THE SCHOOL YEARBOOK. OUR SINGER WENT AWAY TO COLLEGE AND LEFT THE GROUP SO WE FOUND A KEYBOARD PLAYER, "TOM LEPSON" WHO WAS A GREAT SINGER AND PLAYER WHO COULD SING JUST LIKE JAMES BROWN.
WE CALLED OURSELVES
"THE ELECTRIC TWINKIE"
THE BAND WAS ONLY TOGETHER FOR A FEW MONTHS. OUR BASS PLAYER WAS "TED VENEMAN" WHOSE FATHER OWNED "VENEMAN MUSIC" IN WHEATON MD. HE BROUGHT SOME NICE GUITARS AND PA SYSTEMS TO THE GIGS ONCE IN A WHILE.
MY SENIOR YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL I MOVED TO ST LOUIS TO FINISH MY SENIOR YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL WHILE LIVING WITH MY MOM. THE BAND WENT SEPERATE WAYS SO ONCE I RETURNED HOME I STARTED LOOKING FOR A BAND TO PLAY WITH WHICH IS THE START OF THE NEXT CHAPTER WITH THE "THE NOWHERE MEN"
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THE OUTCAST SET
SINGER - BILL SHORES
LEAD GUITAR - MICHAEL PIRKO
BASS GUITAR - TED VENEMAN
RHYTHM GUITAR - PAT PURCELL
DRUMS - CHRIS HAYES
THE ELECTRIC TWINKIE
KEYBOARDS & VOCALS - TOM LEPSON
LEAD GUITAR - MICHAEL PIRKO
BASS GUITAR - DICKIE REILLY
DRUMS - CHRIS HAYES
THE PENDELTONS
SINGER - SAX - RONNIE WALKER
GUITAR - MICHAEL PIRKO
GUITAR - BOB FARRIS
DRUMS - BOB CURTIS
BASS - JIMMY BLACK
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