| FUN FACTS
Welcome to Fun Facts, a compendium, if you will, of miscellaneous Sam info: what bands I’ve played in, some of my favorite stuff, and some other stuff I haven’t thought of as just yet. Hope you enjoy this vital information. Sam
All the Bands I’ve Ever Played or Subbed In:
Okay, so maybe I’ve never played with Sting or Miles Davis or some other (ahem)-big name stars..Here are some folks I did, and in some cases, do play with. For that matter, who’s to say you won’t someday see one of these names ‘ in lights’? Anyway, this is at least most of ‘em. Others are, I’m sure, buried deep in my subconscious, only to be brought out by hypnosis- or torture.. Here we go, then, in no particular chronological order:
| Ben Drake Trio |
Ryan Schultz Duo |
Dan Rivero Trio |
| Jeri Villanueva Big Band |
Bob Katt & the Missing Lynx |
Frank Connelly Quartet |
| LLCC Jam Session House Trio |
Chautaqua Maybe Rep Co |
The Trombone Section |
| ‘The Dock’ Houseband |
Jazz Workshop |
Johnny Thompson duo |
| Peggy’s Over 30 Club Houseband |
On the Run |
Spfld All-star Big Band |
| Lincolnland Jazz Band |
Decatur Big Band |
Bloomington Alternatives Bigband |
| Twilight Orchestra |
Gina, Dean & Scoundrel |
Automated Sound Society |
| LLCC Jazz Combo |
Mondello Walker |
Calhoun St Blues Band |
| Hinds Bros Band |
Cicero Slim & WWIII |
Alex |
| Kazango |
Musical Dystrophy |
Sunyata |
| Dave Hoffman group |
Don Smith Orchestra |
Big Business |
| Razin’ Kane |
Bob Graham Quartet |
Frank Trompeter Quintet |
| Frankly Speaking(r&b) |
Frankly Speaking(jazz) |
Tony Lavell group |
| Muzik Maker Band |
Footprints |
The Max |
| Tom Becker Trio |
One Flight Up |
Sing-out Springfield |
| Salt n’ Pepper Band |
Jane Hartman Trio |
Howard Wikoff Quartet |
| The Fun Tones |
Straight Life |
Mark Riley Band |
| Rick “Elvis Himselvis” Dunham |
Krickets houseband |
Future Street |
| Gaile Thomas Band |
Springfield Municipal Band |
John Piper Quartet |
| Bob Klocke Quartet |
Chakra |
Harry Hild & Panache |
| Fred Beck Quartet |
Steve Walko Quartet |
Randy Parrent Trio |
| Elevator Shoe |
Los Medicos Locos |
Dick Garretson Quartet |
| Holiday Inn band from NJ |
The Crystal Ship |
Bette Pree Group |
| Henry Miles & the Milestones |
Diane Delin Quartet |
Tim Green Trio |
| Gina Jackson Group |
Wooden Nickel Houseband |
Wayne Coniglio Group |
| Bob Kamp Trio |
The Vibrations |
Magnum Force |
| Dreaming in Colours |
Debbie Ross Band |
Chatford Orchestra |
| Riverboat 5 + 1 |
Steve Adleman Trio |
Sat Chit Ananda |
| Wham, Bam & Sam |
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All the Places I’ve Played
I know there are folks out there who’ve played way more spots than I-but then it’s not a competition(or at least it shouldn’t be). In any event, these are the places I’ve played. So far. Such as they are..
St Louis, Springfield, MO; West Lafayette, Bloomington, IN; Ogden, UT; Cleveland, OH; Green Bay, WI; Shreveport, LA; Nashua, NH; Dallas/Ft Worth; Beaumont; Corpus Christi; Houston; Brownsville, TX; Baltimore,Towson, MD; Rock Springs, WY; Las Vegas, Lake Tahoe; Reno, Elko, Wendover, Laughlin NV; Hobbs, NM; Ventura, CA; Decatur, Springfield, Taylorville, Auburn, Riverton, Chatham, Bloomington/Normal, Champaign/Urbana, Petersburg, Kincaid, Farmersville, Macomb, Carbondale, Rock Island, Robinson, New Berlin, Alexander, Galesburg, Peoria, Jacksonville, Shelbyville, Lincoln, Raymond, Elgin, Carlinville, Thayer, Pontiac, Rochester, Dawson, IL; Calgary, Edmonton, Alberta CANADA; Ashikaga, JAPAN.
Some Basics:
Everybody’s got their favorites, in whatever field of endeavor you want to get into, so as long as you’re here, here are a few of mine:
Favorite actor: Robert DeNiro, Dustin Hoffman
Favorite actress: Meryl Streep
Favorite director: Stanley Kubrick
Favorite comedic actor: Jack Lemmon
Favorite cartoon character(warner bros): Foghorn Leghorn
Favorite cartoon character(hanna barbera): Barney Rubble
Favorite cartoonist: B. Kliban, R Crumb
Favorite comedian: George Carlin
Favorite instant coffee: Taster’s Choice
Favorite bandname: Teenage Jesus and the Jerks
Favorite comedienne: Carol Burnett
Favorite cheese: Colby
Favorite artist: Breughel
Favorite city: New York
Favorite james bond movie: From Russia with Love
Favorite ice-cream flavor: Pralines and Cream
Favorite green acres character: Mr Kimball
Favorite coal: bituminous
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