My group played The Cliff Hotel in 1971 and '72.

We were By Appointment Only from Va Beach, VA, and we also had the place for the summer of '72, until a little disagreement with some local tuffs forced us to leave the hotel before the contract was completed.

Except for the absence of AC it was a trip playing there and the place was packed. (nine pieces-8 voices-serious music and vocals show band that lasted almost 30 years.)

One thing we learned early was that a single black in the band would preclude ever playing most of the clubs we worked, especially the Italian dinner/show clubs. (they wouldn't hire blacks-didn't want them hitting on the chix-even Playboy Clubs unless they were "stars") We had two great looking chix who had the moves and the voices and they were a strong selling point (it was all about the glossy 8 X 10s we sent out-many club owners "auditioned" with their eyes)

We spent a year straight in Mass without ever seeing home, (Norwood, Revere Beach, West Springfield and other towns I can't recall) and when I got back to Norfolk I sounded like a New England Yankee!

My only gig in Bangor ME was The Abe Lincoln Hotel.

Did you ever play The Margate in Laconia, NH?

And, my childhood "guitar rival" is a Berklee alumnus and he still teaches there, one Mr. Kenny Hatfield. (videos on ewe toob)
(He followed me into to W. Springfield gig-he was Tiny Tim's guitarist at the time! hah hah! I burned his face out of the promo pic on display with a cigarette on our last night there!)

Mike,
Interesting site. I played in a group with Jeff, Pam and Bob in 1979. I found Jeff's real estate site. Do you know Bob's whereabouts?
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