Iron Horse/Bigfoot days

Iron Horse/Bigfoot days

Just a pic of me back in Bigfoot days, with two of the members of my former band, Iron Horse. Pic was at U.of Pittsburgh at Bradford, Pa. in '72, with equipment I bought just 3 months after we formed Iron Horse (took us 6 months!) in Sept of '70. IH was my first "locally" (2 states, 17 co) pro band, just 31/2 years after I started playing bass. ( used to practice 4-6 hrs daily during those years. Guess it paid off. Iron Horse shared several venues with a band over 2/3 of the state of NY, a band called The Elves (later Elf), with Ronnie Dio on bass and vocals. Since we both played bass, we became good friends. I enjoyed watching him rise to world fame, first with Richie Blackmore (of Deep Purple) and Rainbow, then Dio and Black Sabbath. I last talked with him over an hour backstage at the Winterland in SF, while he was on a Rainbow world tour (Long Live R&R). He was a fantastic singer and a very good guy and friend. I miss him still. Check him out on YouTube, and all the admiration he still gets.

Ronnie James Dio

Ronnie James Dio

My friend, the way I first met him in the fall of '70, at one of our shared venues, the Spot in Allegheny, NY. Check them out on You Tube, Elf (the first lp with Roger Glover and Ian Paice (both of Deep Purple) producing....
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Me at U of Pitt@ Bradford, Pa.

Me at U of Pitt@ Bradford, Pa.

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Hi Haley’s Dad!! You sure did add to the profession personally & by teaching Haley. Thank you for your passion for rock n roll excellence! Wish I could see you guys play more around Chicago, I’m from Springfield