QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT DEL & HIS SONGS:

Q.How did you come up with "My Little V-6"?

A.I used to have a "Nova" that was used to deliver pizza and it was severely beat-up and painted silver on one side...It was actually a "straight-6" which used to taxi around a lot of friends - take those images along with a variation of "My Little Saint Nick" by The Beach Boys; and add two guitarists (Ed Karuth & Dan Frank)...you'll get the recipe of a "Garage" classic...The car sounds are courtesy of Bobby Fuller Four and Southern Culture On The Skids (I hope they don't sue!)...

Q.Who is "Bill McReynolds" (engineer) ?

A.Bill is a Vietnam veteran who used to dub my tapes in California, and I use his name as a pseudonym because he wanted to be a sound engineer...His name is a little reminder to myself of '73-'75 when the Vietnam War was still raging and I had genuine fears of being drafted...I actually wrote some conceptual (unfinished) lyrics about that War, had I went at eighteen or so...

Q.What happened to "The Boss Beat" video?

A.That video was shot on two cameras at Tom McGarrity's Candlelite Video & Photograph Service when the Fertility Rite Brothers were a happening band in Rochester...It featured (D-J) Mike Murray, Mark"Thing"Marianetti, Tim Poland (now in Nod), Jerry Flanigan (Riviera Playboys), and Walt O'Brien (Inside-Out)...We used various chroma-key effects on a couple tunes, and had all the songs notated...For 15-20 minutes, it cost me around $300 to produce...I wasn't pleased with my nervous interviews or the over-obnoxious sound - I knew Cablevision wouldn't play it...Mike Murray planned to have it re-edited for some other local rock program which is up in the air...It's no secret that television (even on local access) is run by politically motivated individuals who are afraid of creative chance-taking...

Q.Do you or did you have comedy aspirations?

A.Yes and No...I pursued stand-up comedy in the '80's after the doors of public access television were closed, and at a time when stand-up humor was red-hot...

I was so much better at doing video than live stuff, but I did many eight-minute routines under Del Rivers, "Phred", Spilt Milk, & "From Another Planet"...Some comedians liked me, but the general audience was confused and I was personally dissatisfied with my spontaneous (combustible) material...I perform for "fun" on occasion, plus I've been gearing my comedy sense towards comic book writing with cartoonist Ken Wheaton (who does my cassette artwork)...[Some comedians had a chance to write for The Joan Rivers Show in the '80's!!]...

Q.Being a non-musician, how do you write songs?

A.It ain't easy when you're an all-thumbs musician...I personally believe that good songs resonate from good words and poetry (ask Iggy Pop or Jim Morrison)...The challenges I face are the singability of the words and phrases to a musician's way of thinking...I swear that it takes a degree of psychic ability to make it happen

...Sometimes I sing-out the words with a percussion instrument, and trade ideas until it becomes a demo...

Q.Who is "Suzy Sweetshoppe" ?

A.Suzy is a "female" alter-ego that I used in Shindig Magazine to review recordings from a different perspective...I got in some hot water with Frantic Flattop's Frank Diblase when he inquired about "her" - I hope he didn't think I was "gay"... (remember that Seinfeld quote!?!)...

Q.Explain your connection to "The Crash Test Dummies"...

A.For a brief period, my sister was friends with many D-J's in California due to her ad agency connections...Like any other band, they were looking for hit song material; (the "Dummies" were actually a group of school teachers!)...I quickly rushed together combined tracks from McFadden's Parachute with my own originals to be sent to them, but it was too late...The same story happened with Chris Isaak and The Loved Ones in California who both have my 'worse' tapes...

Q.What's the story behind "Cast In Stone"?

A.I took an old McFadden's Parachute tune and had it overdubbed with a new guitar track (courtesy of Mark Gifford) along with my vocal overdub...We ditched my vocal and kept the guitar and salvaged a song, although it's out-of-phase...I tried selling the tape recently at a New Age shop...Lyrically, it reflects my interests in Archaeology, and the "Face" on Mars...

Q.How did "Step Away" evolve?

A.Step away came about through a strong interest to write a "Carole King"-style tune based on very personal feelings...I brought this idea to instrumentalist Susan L. Yasinski of The Surftones who used to write pop songs for girl groups (like Blondie) in N.Y.C....A couple demos came out of those get-togethers. Being a lawyer, she had it sent to B.M.I. right away for copyright...I was going to record a "Beach Boyish" version at Saxon Recording, and/or have Saxon's newest group "Spanky Jane" (who's female singer sounded great) record it...That song sat for a couple years too long until I took it to Howling Hose Recording where Mark Gifford envisioned a Neil Young sound that made it unbelievable!!...[He even used a Russian distortion box!]...

Q.Who was K.C. Cochran?

A.She is an Irish girl from Texas with quite a tale to tell...Briefly, she's a professional drummer who worked with Roy Orbison, Garth Brooks, Porter Waggoner, and several other Nashville & Texas artists and was famous in her hometown...Locally, she knew Steve Gadd, and auditioned with the Dragonflys/Bootleggers...I was a bit star-struck by the fact she was related to Eddie Cochran, and I tried my damndest to maintain our relationship which ended the week of Valentines Day...I planned to put together a Rockabilly band called "The Broken Hearts" along with Joe Hendrick of Krypton88 (which produced one tune- "Annalisa's Movin' To L.A.)...Because of one very expensive date with her at a Japanese restaurant, it allowed me to meet Lou Gramm of Foreignor and his wife...

Q.Who was Gary Mooney?

A.Gary is an eccentric fellow who ran a nifty show entitled "Herb Iitch" (or Her Bitch) Box, which utilized public access in the most unusual way...Viewers would call-in questions about last week's show on an answering machine to be discussed the following week (I think!?!)...It gave the illusion of being a live program, even though it was all tape...He was a magician/comedian who did balloon animal tricks, and worked at Mendon High School's video dept...Before moving to Florida, we would spend hours listening to old Smothers Brothers records...

Q.What's your connection to It's My Party (girl group)?

A.I believe it was through guitarist Ken Peters, who sadly had a falling out with group producer/leader John Giotto...I remember bringing in several girls for auditions with his group on and off for years...We are both suckers for that Phil Spector/Brill Building pop sound, and I showed up for practices with various percussion instruments and song/lyric ideas...One of my first ideas (and probably the best) - "Oh, What A Sensation" - is being reworked as of this writing...

Q.Why was the cassette "Cheeze And Crackerz" withdrawn?

A.After listening to it, I decided that the demos were too rough for consumption...It was illegal because of a couple Karaoke tracks that were on it...The best songs were "Dr. Jessup's Papers"(about the mysterious Philadelphia Experiment), and my cover of the rare Burnette Trio demo "Just Keep On A-Goin'"...

Q.Why make tapes, if they hardly even sell?

A.I consider them souvenirs of one's life which is worth the cost...When I'm truly satisfied with my recordings, I'll go to CD or vinyl...I'm more concerned with presenting myself as a live performer and/or songwriter for others - cassettes are easier to trade and give away..."Four-Car-Garage" barely broke even, but it was well received through word-of-mouth...

Q.What's the most embarrassing song you've written?

A.That has got to be "Two-Foot Twang" - it was my attempt at writing a Cramps styled tune for Halloween...I gave a copy of it to The Thundergods (punk/garage)...

Q.Why do you rarely play live?

A.I seriously can't find any musicians who aren't too busy with other bands, or are too lazy to respond to my ads in Rochester...A big problem is my lack of practice and my inability to remember my own songs when I'm nervous...I wish I could be like Harry Nilsson, who was popular and respected without having to ever play live more than a few times in his life...I seriously thought of going back to playing drums and not singing ever again, but that's too late to do...

Q.What's your musical direction?

A.By circumstance, it's tending to veer into a Country/Rock vein because of those I'm working with...At my age, it makes a lot of sense because most of my peers in Nashville were at one time playing Beatles and Byrds tunes...My voice feels natural with The Rolling Stones or garagy rock'n'roll still...I'd like to write more from the heart, but not as dramatic as Diane Warren...

Q.What was the last magazine you wrote for?

A.The last music magazine was "Commusication" which I tried to put out myself;

and as a co-writer (w/Ken Wheaton) for his comic book "Clowny's" and/or "Mr.Beat"...Mr. Beat is run by Chris Yamber, who is friends with The Monkees, and is also a Andy Warhol-styled artist...

Q.Tell us about "The Starry Plough"...

A.When I lived in Berkeley, California - I used to check out various hang-outs and I

discovered this little bar that had a decent open-mic night...Greg Gumbel, a protege of Creedence Clearwater's Stu Cook, offered me the job as a host every Sunday...I met tons of musicians, bands, poets, and comedians (a whole other list!!)...

Q.Any "famous" girlfriends?

A.One of my first girlfriends - Charlotte - used to date one of the DB's and played keyboards...I had a great time with Lizz Winstead, who is a well-known H.B.O. comedian who came to town...I actually stole a potential girlfriend from The Del Fuegos at a club downtown - she ended up puking in my car as I drove her home!!

Q.Any well-known family members?

A.My brother has a knack for meeting famous people (i.e. Neil Young, Pam Tillis); and is one of the biggest Tina Turner collectors in California...My step-grandmother was related to Bobby Darin, and there's a cousin on my mother's side who is a well-known vocalist/entertainer-Diane Viele.

Q.Have you ever crossed paths with legendary drummer "Judd Williams"?

A.Judd (The Crowns/Lyres/Country Bumpkins) is a good friend who was in many bands we worked with in Rochester...I used to sing "I'm Henry The 8th" whenever he played out with The Swing Set in the '80's...

Q.Who did you first write songs with?

A.(D-J) Mike Murray, his guitarist Dave Bereman, Cousin Al guitarist Chaz Lockwood, Dave Maneti, one time with Peter Anvelt, a few times with Mike White from Victor, and a few others who couldn't figure out what I was doing!!

Q.What's going on with "Second In Line"?

A.That's my first song that got airplay on college radio...The guys in the background were singing 'Sucking The Lime'!!...You can hear my voice crack because I had a head cold...The lyrics evolved from my observations of the Mod scene in Berkeley, California - then handed to Luther Holtzman (B.B.B.'s); and I rewrote it prior to doing it with The Projectiles (a.k.a.-The Riviera Playboys)...The girl in the song is Walt O'Brien's old girlfriend Lorrie.

Q.Was "My Little V-6" meant for someone else?

A.I wanted "Cousin Al" to do it, or sing it with me - but he shyed away from the project...Another song on that tape "Haven't Felt Love" was sung by Chris "Earl" Zajkowski, with my vocal overdubbed in the background...That song was performed live by The Salamanders/Rosey Beats a couple times...

Q.Who was "Soul Chaser" written for?

A.Originally, The Legendary Dukes - and then Jimmy O'Neal (The Show Stoppers/ Rockin' Roz/Chester McMillon)...It's my first R'n'B tune written as a combination of James Brown and Booker T. & The M.G.'s!!

Q.Were you involved in any 'charity' projects?

A.Yes, indirectly...In the early '80's, I supported the Teddi Projects at St. John Fisher College which involved M-C duties for bands like Cousin Al and the Pink Slips (a.k.a.

- Frantic Flattops)...We did one big show for the homeless featuring The El Fidels (a.k.a.- Mark Gifford/Brian Lindsey of The Bootleggers)...There were a lot of shows done with "Gary - The Happy Pirate" for Strong Children's Hospital charity...

Q.Anything come out of your brief stay in Syracuse?

A.Yes...The song "Sour Milk Day" was created using my friend Alan Rowoth's guitar when he was away...Alan is very well-known for his internet connections with famous acoustic guitar musicians (i.e. Gary Frenay/Flashcubes, Cosy Sheridan, David Wilcox, Shaun Colvin, and others)...Music & Baseball card collector friend John Mills still lives there in a suburban area...Sadly, most of Syracuse is in economic trouble...

Q.What was the funniest bits you performed live?

A.Wrapping plastic wrap around an audience at Yuk-Yuks - you had to run quickly around the poles or it wouldn't work!!...Another bit was called the "Suffocating Man" - where I said funny things with a plastic bag on my head!!

Q.What happened to "Deacon Blues"?

A.Deacon Blues (named after the Steely Dan tune) was a club that Jon Pirincci and another owner tried to set up as a Comedy nightclub...I was in charge of setting up the D-J booth, and Jon booked the acts...Jon made the mistake of using expensive N.Y.C. comics who couldn't draw enough people to support the club; which went "belly-up"...

Q.Do you have any more"Jon Pirincci" stories?

A.Jon and I used to bounce ideas around for his comedy act (we both met at a stupid Amway sales meeting via a mutual friend)...We spent some good times listening to Shelly Berman records at Sky Sands apartment after open-mic's at Casablanca club...Jon actually talked Jay Leno into introducing him once, which totally pissed-off his manager (Jay was quite a softy before the Tonight Show hardened him)...A couple times, we would drive for a few hours just to perform for less than 8 minutes at Toronto's Yuk-Yuks ...Jon's biggest job was dressing-up as a ping-pong ball for Florida's Lottery!!
He's currently selling an Internet Sitcom entitled "Malls -U.S.A."

Q.What song did you sing with "The Moviees"?

A.It was Larry & The Loafer's "Let's Go To The Beach", which was great fun but we never got to practice it first...I only like singing when I'm totally confident...I sang "Karaoke" for a month prior just for practice!!

Q.What are some of the fan clubs you are associated with?

A.Locally, it was The Insiders (Inside-Out) and The Projectiles (Riviera Playboys)...

Nationally, I belong to Bobby Fuller Four, Del Shannon, Rick Nelson, Ventures, Tom Petty, Bangles, (and yes) Cowsills fan clubs...

Q.Are you associated with other "girl-groups"?

A.I would love to be a girl-group producer...Locally, I pal around with "The White Cotton Panties", and to this day - I am owed a date with The Raunchettes...They were big in the '80's (their lead singer was married to the late Greg Shaw)...

Q.What does the upcoming song "Love Me Now" sound like?

A.I was thinking of a follow-up to the Tokyo Love Violets cassette single "Alone", with a group sound in mind...I wanted to write 'dumb' in-yer-face lyrics that would sound great live...There is McFadden's Parachute version (out on CD), a Troggs-like version, and a faster Kinks-like version...I wanted the T.L.V.'s to be like a Spinal Tap

type group, but they sound serious...There's a break in the song that sounds like Nine-Inch-Nails meeting Jim Morrison!!

Q.Is "Money-Go-Round" patterned after The Kinks' tune?

A.Not intentionally, but there is a similar line...It's a song I rejected because I sounded like a stodgy folk singer, but after playing with the sounds - we came up with an unusual cool tune in a country vein...

Q.Did you try to get a group together with guitarist Jerry Flanigan?

A.Inbetween The Projectiles/Fertility Rite Bros./and Riviera Playboys, I squeezed in a couple of practices with Jerry...The only song I remember working on was "Hold On!" - a P.F. Sloan tune written for a Peter Noone movie...I was trying to do some British Invasion stuff...(Friend Randy Christadaro played some drums)...

Q.Who helped you on your video projects?

A.Tom McGarrity, who specialized in taping fashion models; and mostly Tom O'Brien, who taped most of the stand-up comedians in Rochester...The second Tom also taped a Bronson Pinchot performance; along with a full-length video of Scott & Kathy Dasson's Stone Garden band...I had a beta video recorder that I would have fun with (until the door jammed shut) on fake commercials, music videos, and band performances (i.e. Cousin Al/Insiders/Swing Set)...

Q.Can you name a musician from Rochester that broke nationally?

A.One I forgot to mention was Damon Hennessey, who was a later member of The Swing Set...He's in a group called "Mother May I?"...Another Swing Set member - Dave (Liebowitz) Martin, played drums for The DeFranco Family and The Ink Spots!!

Q.Who was your favorite celebrity interview?

A.Most recently would have to be Ronnie Dawson, who is a very energenic performer and entertainer...We interviewed him (w/Jim Havalack) at Frantic Frank's apartment while watching a Dallas Cowboys game...He told us of how people from Dallas were treated cruelly after Kennedy's assassination; and that he was the voice of Hungry Jack pancakes commercials...

Q.Any "Bo Diddley" stories?

A.He reminded me of a quintessential blues-folk type behind his Rock'n'Roll image...He shared a wonderful tale of how he used to steal pies off of window sills...I made the mistake of mentioning his sister, whom he hasn't seen in a few years...

Q.I heard that you ruined a taped session with The Fertility Rite Bros....

A.Probably out of "over-enthusiasm"...I over-played marracas on a practice session which probably made me less liked...We opened one show for Uncle Sam, which was so loud that park rangers kicked us all out despite having a permit...

Q.What became of The Herbie J. Show?

A.I came up with the most logical plan to produce his show on a shoestring budget, but for some reason he dropped the idea...He was a page for N.B.C. and had acting credits on some soap operas, but was nieve to production aspects...Currently, he's trying to sell his updated "Bewitched" book - which has last interviews with late cast members; and he continues acting classes at R.A.P.A....He was on E! True Hollywood Story for a "Bewitched" special.

Q.Why not have your own show?

A.That possibility still exists, but I am not a very articulate speaker or am I pleased with my physical looks on camera...I'd love to take the Ed McMahon job, please!!

Q.Anyone else use your written material?

A.A comedian known as Joel Lindley used a few funny bits, as well as D-J/comedian Eric Haessler (now based in Atlanta, Ga.)...

Q.Are you into bizarre cults or religions?

A.I'm strictly into the scientific research on U.F.O.'s, which has fringe believers - who may or may not be on track...I believe and trust data 99% with always a 1% doubt to keep me well grounded...I'm searching for truth like everybody else (I even wrote a proposal for a T.V. show based on discussing 'beliefs')...

Q.Did you ever write a script?

A.I have an idea for a "Man From U.N.C.L.E." script, and a few others that are proposals only (not finished scripts)...

Q.Did you ever get involved with film?

A.I used to audition a lot of actors for The Humor Room (and other projects) who ended up on stage or film...I knew of a local film producer (John Zelazney) through Bob Gaulke (video & music) that did a great film (featuring Brother Wease and other local actors); it was a chance in his second film production that never materialized...

Q.Did you cross paths with other well-known managers?

A.Yes...The good, the bad, and the ugly...A good guy is Bruno [last name?] from Syracuse's Wise Guys clubs, who would always give someone a break on stage...A shifty character from Buffalo - Tommy Cox - would do anything to make money off a comedian...Someone inbetween would be Rochester's Hollywood Harry ...

Q.Was there any other local bands that you followed?

A.I'll always remember watching Cappy And The Frenchmen at the Penny Arcade's New Wave night...There was Chipper - an insane D-J, and a (male) dancer who would dare to wear a skirt amoung some tough punkers...That band became The Tinglers & now are Johnny Frankenstein...Two other bands that nearly made it nationally were The Fugitives (Geoff Wilson & Uncle Roger), and Personal Effects - who were overshadowed by The 10,000 Maniacs...

Q.Any major disappointments?

A.More than the achievements!!...Like when we handed The Presstones (Chinchillas) $1.00 each after a performance, or when some of Musical Message's bands got pulled away by The Pelican Agency ...We put on a major show in front of Holleder Stadium with The Tension that only drew 25 people...A very frustrating moment was when a recording contract with Rick Baker & The Commercials was lost and Rick dyed his hair blonde, flipped-out, & broke up the group...For myself, the cancellation of "Gary - The Happy Pirate"on Fox 31 took the wind out of my sails as Del Rivers Entertainment nearly became a legitimate & money making business...

Q.What has held you back from success?

A.Mostly, the constant struggle in my life to maintain a decent wage while working on projects...A lot of job lay-offs, car problems, apartment situations, lack of a supportive girlfriend (or wife), credit card debts, and lack of college degrees have all combined to counteract my efforts to be the next "Dick Clark" or whoever...

Q.On a lighter note, what are some of your record collection oddities?

A.Bobby Helms, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Bernard Herrmann, Apollo space recordings...

Q.What is your connection to "Life Without Shame"?

A. Life Without Shame was an adult cable sex & comedy show run by Tom Loce (who sells movie posters), Ed Richter (of W.I.T.R.), and Mark Theobald (former soundman for Chesterfield Kings & Insiders)...Through mutual friend - Randy Christadaro - I was asked to do a whole show about my "bizarre" life, which I turned down because of my association with children (Gary-The Happy Pirate)...

After I left "Gary", I finally relented to do a spoof about "The Psychic Fair", where Randy would spit in my hand and read my fortune - more people saw that than anything else I've done on cable...I was thinking of using one of my tunes in a music video segment on the show, but too much controversy killed the program...

Q.Anything to mention about "Ted Keaton"(Infants)?

A.I knew Ted for a long time and followed all of his bands...I hooked him up with ex-Cousin Al members for The Infants, and was amazed that he was a close relative of Buster Keaton...He's currently in Oakland, California with his brother (who is buddies with The Counting Crows)...His ex-manager Dennis Jones, is a writer / musician ("Screamin' Lord") who I work with on occasion...

Q.Ever work with "Bruce Pilato" ?

A.No, but I follow his work...I used to collect his magazine (Vinyl Edition), buy his Flower Biscuit Hour concert CD's, and was a fan of three of his bands (Joan Burton, Soupstone, and Chesterfield Kings)...

Q.What is your immediate music plans?

A.I want to do a show for Duncan Wall's Music Talkin', which is like VH-1 Storytellers (locally); and build this website to feature music releases, events, & other entertainment that I'm involved with...

Q.Ever cross paths with advertising moguls "Ferdinand Jay" or "Herb Gross"?

A.Yes...Ferdinand (voice of Wegmans ads) worked on a commercial shoot at a pizza place I worked at; and my friend Jon was in some of Herb's videos...I talked to Herb about his '60's band "The Invictas" a lot; and Ferdinand's buddy Bob D'Andrea (of The Rustix) at his comedy club "The Outrageous Inn" - which was the starting place of all Rochester comedians...

Q.Who's "Effie"?

A.She is Rochester's oldest comedian (since 1939) who appears on radio morning shows...At my last performance of "From Another Planet", she yelled out "He BOMBED!!"...I always run into her, she's the Grandma of all entertainers...

Q.Did you meet someone famous by accident?

A.Aside from following Jerry Van Dyke's tour bus; seeing Robert Kennedy (when I was two) in a shopping center; and walking with Sal Valentino (of Beau Brummels) in San Francisco; the most fascinating person I met was at a Salvation Army store...

It was Charles Russell, an old mountain man who claims to have taught Johnny Burnette (Burnette Trio) how to play guitar...He was curious about the Chuck Berry collection I was about to purchase...

Q.Tell us about George Schnell of The Royals...

A.I met George three times originally...first at a Roy Orbison concert at a festival tent, secondly at Red Wings Stadium, and lastly through Jon Pirincci's Musical Messages agency...We crossed paths several times; finally with the production of my newest tracks...He became a protege of Jeff Tyzik (prod. of Doc Severinson), when George had a very expensive single track (that would have been a '80's hit song) produced by Jeff...He's a great vocal coach as well...

Q.What were your favorite poets?

A.Mostly the musician poets like Jim Morrison, Patti Smith, Iggy Pop...I was surprised to learn that the great Arthur Alexander (Anna, You Better Move On) didn't normally play an instrument...I also like Edgar Allan Poe, and my own aunt - Mae Ross (of Webster, NY) who was an influence...

Q.Did you follow any local blues bands?

A.Many; especially Steve Lyon's bands (King Juke, Enerjets, The Dukes), Joe & Chris Beard , and Steve Grills & The Roadmasters...We worked with a couple blues players under Musical Messages (?names)...

Q.What records and 8-tracks did you buy in the '70's?

A. I caught up on my Beatles collection, Cheech & Chong, the first Ramones stuff, Blondie, Talking Heads, Eagles, Styx, Van Halen, Elvis Costello, Cheap Trick...I'd spend about $30 per week on records!! Vinyl habits are hard to kick...Now I only buy local artists, instrumentals, garage & rockabilly rarities...

Q.Can you tell us about Chris Nielson?

A.He was part of a duo known as "Two Of A Kind" (with Peter Provenzano), who would perform music with off-beat humor mixed in...He would've been the next "Jim Croce",if depression hadn't caused his suicide with carbon monoxide...I plan to cover a couple Croce songs in his memory...Two Of A Kind lost a third person - Rich

Arnold, (piano songwriter) who worked with Gary Mooney & myself on videos and music stuff at Dynamic Recording (he had a heart failure)...

Q Who are the backing singers on "Soul Chaser?
A. Caroline Rohlein and Joanna Buckley (Who's sister -Maryann, plays drums for White Cotton Panties)...
They did it all in two takes!! ...You don't want to hear me sing their parts!!

Q. Why didn't you re-record your MegaPhone demos?
A. 'Cause it is impossible or too difficult. Susan Yasinski moved to Albany; and a Kurt Cobain tribute (for instance) would be out of step by the year 2000.

Q. When was "Haloween Party" supposed to come out?
A.On Halloween of 19998. (It was all planned even for 1997)...I haven't done any of the songs in a year! Hopefully, the next one won't take so long.

Q. Isn't there a "Megaphone Record Company" elsewhere?
A. Yes, but they too are not very popular -plus I capitalize the "M" and the "P."

Q. Why don't you release Rochester Demos-Volume 1-4?
A. Because there are too many legal issues involved. In fact, when I first start selling more than 500 units of my recordings, taxes and copyright issues have to be ironed out ... but I have yet to sell that many!

Q. Which magazines have mentioned you recordings?
A. Sadly, only "Freetime Magazine" in Rochester, N.Y. in very small print. I'm hoping to do an interview with Ralph Tetta for "Tymeout" & increase website exposure.

Q.Future Goals?
A. To make a song that gets noticed & wins a "Country Music" or "MTV" award -isn't that every musician's goal?