Morgana Welch
Author Hollywood Diaries
1. What was your best
memory of the 1960/70's music scene?
The easy access to the bands,
the nights I danced away at the Whisky, meeting Randy California, meeting John Paul Jones,
the magic of the music and the men who made it, the fashion, the hair.
2. What was the best gig?
Seeing Jimi Hendrix at the Forum 1968, Lee
Michaels at the Hollywood Bowl with Iron Butterfly also in 1968.
3. Bands you were/are in or
working with?
Like my friend Jan says...or played with....read the diaries!!!!
4. What are you doing now?
Web Site Marketing, writing, teaching meditation, raising my
grandchildren, digging being a homeowner with free artistic reign to transform this very
cool home.
5. What are your three favorite
albums and/or bands from the 60's & 70's?
Favorite songs - I'm In To
Something Good - Herman's Hermits, Little Red Book - Love, Superlungs/Supergirl - Terry
Reid
Favorite Albums -
Terry Reid - Terry Reid, Beatles 65, Rough and Ready - Jeff Beck
Favorite bands - Led
Zeppelin, Anything John Lennon, Rolling Stones.
6. What's your version of the
"dream band"?
Jeff Beck, Mitch Mitchell, Willie
Weeks, Terry Reid
7. Describe yourself in 4 words.
determined, sincere, intense,
silly
8. Favorite meal?
Besides Daniel
Day-Lewis....LOL...Dal with Basmati rice - salad with baby greens, pecans and blue cheese
vinaigrette - Garlic Naan, Merlot wine, and a bit of dark chocolate.
9.
What would you set straight in this world if you could?
I would bring the concept of
one world, one people into existence where we celebrate diversity and get along
in spite of differences. I would gradually eliminate the current political and
economic structures in favor of a system where all would thrive including the Earth.
10. Famous last words? How
would you recommend people get a hold of you? Email address? Web page?
I will do this.
contact@hollywooddiaries.com
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John
Sanchez
The Chuck Ruff Group
1. What was your best
memory of the 1960/70's music scene?
I do not remember the 60's or 70's.
2. What was the best gig?
Playing for 500,000 people in San Francisco at a
peace rally on acid which turned out to be a communist plot.
3. Bands you were/are in or
working with?
My favorite band I was ever in was Hardly Small probably because I
really feel it was my band. There were various bands called Hardly Small
and they all rocked hard. If you remember Morgana...I got that name from one
of Led Zeppelin's roadies at the Rainbow Grill one night.
4. What are you doing now?
I am currently playing with Chuck Ruff, the best ever and my
favorite drummer, in his band called the Chuck Ruff Group. Someday something good is going
to happen.
5. What are your three favorite albums and/or bands from the 60's & 70's?
The first album that totally blew my mind was "Are You
Experienced" by Jimi Hendrix. Bill Church had told me he was totally magical and when
he played me the album we got so stoned I thought he was playing backwards and it turns
out he was.
Next would be Led Zeppelin. Chuck Ruff and I
hitch hiked to San Francisco on acid and ended up on Haight Street in some round room
filled with mattresses covered with dog and cat shit. Every where we went Led Zeppelin was
pounding in your head.
My third one would be
"Montrose". Although I love nearly all the music on it, it saddens me to realize
that my name is on the album and Ronnie and Sammy just decided to deal me out of my
royalties. Certainly it would not of been any skin off of their ass about the money
but Ronnie Montrose decided to tell me one night at a Lynrd Skynrd concert that I was
lucky to even have my name on the album. I 've got alot of witnesses.
6. What's your version of the
"dream band"?
My version of a dream band is to play
with the few people that never pissed me off.
7. Describe yourself in 4 words.
Older, Happy, Rockin, Waitin'
8. Favorite meal?
Anything that my wife cooks up for dinner, when you meet Wendy you
will understand where I'm at.
9. What
would you set straight in this world if you could?
I'm not kidding you about Ronnie Montrose who burned me for my
royalties on his first album, which turned out to be big. He gave me his word at Chuck's
wedding that he would take care of me and in return I received nothing. I know a
couple of people in my situation and if I could I would make sure beginning or
accomplished song writers would not have to go through
rejection or humiliation.
10. Famous last words? How
would you recommend people get a hold of you? Email address? Web page?
Rock out with your cock out.
wejosa@earthlink.net
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