it was twenty years ago today
tommyWay before there was a tbt*, or Tampa Bay Scene, or Reax. Check out the cover of the Friday Extra from August 29, 1986:
From left to right, meet Max Van Laundromax, Penny Robinson, Johnny G. Lyon, and Ray Blade. If you believe Johnny’s version of the beginning, it seems none of them actually knew they were in the band.
Anyway, Max is currently in LA recording a CD with Jim “Kimo” West. His son, Zax Van Laundromax is finishing school here in Tampa, and is likely a future member of JGLB. Penny still lives and works in the area, and appears now and again during JGLB reunion shows. Johnny G. Lyon and Ray Blade continue to rock all over the Tampa Bay area.
In fact, the current lineup of the JGLB will be playing at Blue Shark on September 16, 2006 for the Grand Opening.
You may recall that the Blue Shark moved a few months ago. Well, George Wilds was so caught up packing all the great vibes from the old Blue Shark, and carrying them on over to the New Blue Shark, that he didn’t have time for a party. Now everything is in place, and there is going to be one hell of a good time. We will have more info posted here soon, but make sure to mark your calendars for September 16. NO COVER CHARGE!
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August 29th, 2006 at 1:19 pm
Many thanks to George for keeping live music alive in Ybor. New Blue Shark is in a better spot than the old one.
Whatever happened to T.C. and the Shooters? Does anybody care?
Speaking of Tampa music legends, anybody know anything about The Outlaws regrouping?
August 29th, 2006 at 2:10 pm
George is the man. Long live the Blue Shark!
August 29th, 2006 at 2:48 pm
thanks, Tommy. BTW, find the awesome TC Carr at http://www.tccarr.com/ TC is perhaps the best harp player i’ve ever heard. he’s way better than the guy in Blues Traveler. Only Magic Dick, (the late great) Paul Butterfield, (the late great) Little Walter, (the late great) Rock Bottom and a few others are (were) in the same league. Culture Roots, actually “Mighty Pat” and Culture Roots, are apparently long gone. No clue about “Siren.” Also, the band on that 20 year old cover is better now than ever, IMHO.
August 30th, 2006 at 11:57 am
Wes thanks for the T.C. link. Had him mixed up with another band called The Shooters that was completely unrelated and far less memorable.
August 30th, 2006 at 6:55 pm
Ray looks just like Bobby Friss.
August 31st, 2006 at 12:28 am
I haven’t heard the name Bobby Friss in years. After Nirvana broke big Bobby Friss kinda disappeared from the local music rader. Nothing against Bobby, but I was happy when the hair band scene died.
September 1st, 2006 at 3:23 pm
Tommy Duncan and his band, JGLB, are AWESOME!
October 9th, 2006 at 8:35 pm
[...] Sticks of Fire is proud to sponsor this Downtown West Events concert featuring long-time Tampa resident Jim West. That’s right - Kimo went to King High School as well as the University of South Florida, and former JGLB bassist Max Van Laundromax is on the Slack Key West CD as well. [...]