Michaelmcdowell: great site about Southeastern Michigan Rock Bands - 1966 to 1972 — I REALLY need to check this board more often. To HootGibson of Tino And The Revlons - we DEFINITELY need to talk! BlitzMcD@aol.com

Michaelmcdowell: Scott Regen on the web!! — I could not have said it better. I've heard the best DJs of the rock and roll era at their peak, from Alan Freed to Dick Biondi to Chuck Leonard to Dave Hull to Tom Shannon. And I would concur that nobody but nobody ever graced a microphone with more intelligence, innovation, personality, charisma and passion than did the great Scott Regen. I have said that in my professional career that WKNR…

Michaelmcdowell: The RIAA Lawsuit Retreat — You are of course right on the money with respect to point four about radio long having ceased to be a viable source for worthwhile new music. Everyone's perspective as to when that happened is of course subjective. But suffice to say that the days when stations like WKNR were blessed with an abundance of great new releases have long passed. On the other hand, there's your "Music must be free or…

: The RIAA Lawsuit Retreat — [image]By Jerry Del Colliano The Recording Industry Association of America has declared victory and is withdrawing its troops from courtrooms all over the country. The RIAA has finally concluded what any young person could have told them ten years ago -- that you can't invade an entire generation's Internet and expect them to pay record store prices for music. I always knew the RIAA effort to…

Hootgibson: great site about Southeastern Michigan Rock Bands - 1966 to 1972 — Thanks for the kind remarks about the song Little Girl Little Girl. I'm Hoot Gibson I wrote the song and played drums with Tino, John and Cheech. Those were special days in Detroit. If anyone would like more history about the group I'd be glad to share it. We did have other singles Lazy Mary Memphis is one and downloadable on the web. That's a funny song with a history