Rockin’ to Ritzville:

A Tapestry of Memories

From Wenatchee to Walla Walla, from Salem to Seattle, The Bards share their stories of escapades in pretty much every Northwest town. Stories that didn’t make it into “DANCE HALLS, ARMORIES and TEEN FAIRS.” The stories are simple, sad, mad and glad, funny and bad – the memories that made our venture unforgettable.

Every band in the world has stories. Stories that are funny, stories that are sad, Stories that are dramatic and stories where Rockers are bad. We have ours, lots of stories, and I suspect that other musicians will relate to ours and have similar stories of their own. It’s part of living that life on the road. Sex, drugs and Rock ‘n Roll was something of a mantra for bands in the 60’s and ours cover the gamut. Some of our stories will remain untold to protect the innocent, or as the case may be…

…which reminds me of a true story from about 20 years ago, when as a consultant and upstanding citizen, I was directed into the immigration office in Toronto, Canada. The officer, after looking me up and down, consulted his computer and informed me that, given I was arrested in 1968 for possession of Marijuana, I was in violation of Canada’s immigration laws. “However Mr. Sheridan,” he said, “it says here that it’s possible that you’ve been rehabilitated.” Leaning forward and peering into my eyes, he asked, “So…have you been rehabilitated, Mr. Sheridan? Absolutely!” I replied. “Well then, go on ahead, and good day to you.” he retorted.

…where was I? Oh yes, and some of those stories we may share…provided of course, that we have been rehabilitated since then.

Anteaters and Early Mornings

Anteaters and Early Mornings Curt & memorable moments went together. One day we returned to Curt's house after one of our LA adventures &I sat on his couch to relax. His pet miniature anteater, that had managed to claw a hole completely through a solid wooden...

Desert Hot Springs

Desert Hot Springs After weeks of recording, Curt decided that a break for rejuvenation was required & we all packed into his tiny Toyota & headed for Desert Hot Springs. On the way, we stopped at a tram that went to the top of a mountain in the Jacinto...

Dance Halls Armoires and Teen Fairs

Years of research went into the making of this book, which contains over 60 popular group and solo artist biographies, more than 200 rare photographs, posters and other items of memorabilia, along with a discography that contains over 600 group and solo artist entries – documenting thousands of recordscreated by Pacific Northwest singers and musicians