Hi Deke,

If I can, I certainly will, I am working overtime spreading the word,
many of my Madison friends who I am still in touch with are now aware
of the film, my sister, a UVA graduate was thrilled as well when I e
mailed the trailer links.

She was nostalgic about Easters.If the film had featured a cameo with
Miley Cyrus, her daughter (my niece) would have shown more interest in
the trailer. (Grin)

I have to tell you that watching the trailers gave me such a thrill, I
actually got goosebumps seeing Danny pound the piano at the end of
the "themes trailer".

In a way,it is hard to watch because the film makes foggy memories
crystallize it made me a little sad, but you also remind yourself that
you experienced something special that will never happen again.

I really can see this film having a wide appeal, just a feeling I
have, I have shared the trailer and links with a friend,professional
drummer Billy Ward.(Billy has played with Robbie Robertson,Joan Osborne
and B.B. King among others) and he thinks that anyone who loves music
will love this story!

Other members (primarily drummers at Billy's forum) have
expressed positive feelings about the trailers as well.

I can tell you that people in Maine really appreciate the Blues, but
again, these bands were first to point me to the music in the first
place, and that can't be overstated!

Good Luck and again, looking forward to this!

Sam









--- In livefromthehook@yahoogroups.com, Deke Ealy <dekeealy@...> wrote:
>
> Thanks for getting in touch, and sorry for the delay responding. We
are having a blast putting this film together; it really is a labor of
love. You'll be happy to know that the Elbow Room is mentioned in the
film.
>
> Hope that you can make it down for the big event on July 26, and
please tell all your buddies about this too--we need to get the word
out to everybody who was part of that scene. It's going to be a blast!
>
> Deke Ealy
> Producer
> Live From the Hook
>
> sam_theman83 <kimandsam@...> wrote:
> But the email was returned.
>
> Very excited to see this film coming to fruition!
>
> Hello:
>
> I attended James Madison University, (1979-1982) and my sister
> attended UVA at the same time Skip Castro and Johnny Sportcoat were so
> popular.
>
> I was really excited to get a link to the website, and finally see a
> wonderful tribute to such great entertainers and talented musicians!
>
> I had written Danny Beirne a few years ago, and he was kind enough to
> "catch me up" on 20 some years of life after (and in my case) without
> Skip.
>
> Did you know he almost caught one of the 911 flights, but was somehow
> delayed and avoided getting on the plane?
>
> My most memorable show was seeing Skip and NRBQ play at The (former?)
> Elbow Room in Harrisonburg, Danny and Terry Adams both tore up this
> ragged upright piano, (but in a good way) and of all the musical
> performances I've seen, this is in the top five.
>
> I wish I had appreciated the music more, at the time, I thought it
> would go on forever, and as time has passed, good live bands seem
> like a thing of the past.
>
> I am excited to see this film, and I hope for great sucess in this, if
> nothing else, not necessarily to warm up old memories, but to convey
> to younger people that musical performance takes talent and
> appreciation of your roots.
>
> I was struck by these comments as well, this was me EXACTLY at that
time!
>
> > "I learned a tremendous amount of what I know about music from Skip
> Castro and the Casuals," says Herz. "I had never heard anything like
> it. Like so many of us, I had been brought up on Boston and Kansas and
> Molly Hatchet and Lynyrd Skynyrd. That's how I began a musical
> education that I've tried to never let go of."
> >
> > Producer Grafmuller experienced a similar awakening. "The clubs in
> Northern Virginia were mostly heavy metal," he says. "Then I went to
> UVA, and my eyes were wide open-- all this great blues and roots rock
> music. They were phenomenal musicians. It was getting a free music
> lesson just watching these guys.
>
> I have to say that if I didn't intersect with that "scene" (and I was
> going to school farther South but transferred) I would never have
> bothered searching out great music.
>
> I also DJd during the eighties, and every week in Virginia Beach
> during Summer, On Sunday night, the Fort Story Army base was open to
> civilians, we took business away from the civilian clubs.
>
> The Skip Castro EPs and LPs (especially "Jenny Takes A Ride") were
> staples, played them every week, so well recorded that they sounded
> like the band was playing live, and people hit the dance floor in a
> frenzy.
>
> Another side note, I live in Maine, and still play drums with a group
> of older cats, (age 50 something and up) and I would like to think
> part of the reason is seeing these great live acts!
>
> Other thoughts I had here:
>
> http://billyward.yuku.com/topic/2296/t/The-Hook-Local-Rockumentary.html
>
> Sam
>
> JMU 82
>
> Mount Desert, Maine
>
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