rockpile Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 NRPS will be performing at the Lilac Festival in Rochester May 14th. They still have some of the original members, and I would really like to see them again to see if they still "have it". One of the first Cosmic Country bands. I last saw them in 1971 on a shared bill with Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen at UB. Link: NRPS Be careful if you link at work there is music playing kind of loudly, when you reach the page. Remember the song "I Don't Know You"? Most people remember them for "Panama Red". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 A talented bunch. One of the local PBS stations here (there are 4 - Cincy, Dayton, Miamu U., and Kentucky) used to broadcast the tv show, and I used to pick it uo on NPR from time to time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of BiB Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 Man, that takes me back... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 NRPS will be performing at the Lilac Festival in Rochester May 14th. They still have some of the original members, and I would really like to see them again to see if they still "have it". One of the first Cosmic Country bands. I last saw them in 1971 on a shared bill with Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen at UB. Link: NRPS Be careful if you link at work there is music playing kind of loudly, when you reach the page. Remember the song "I Don't Know You"? Most people remember them for "Panama Red". 648159[/snapback] Crap, you are old. Maybe if you're lucky the warm-up band will be Spyro Gyra. Can't believe the Lilac Festival still takes place. Does the Italian Festival still come to town? That was one of my favorites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of BiB Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 "On his white horse mescalito..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mile High Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 Kind of hard to do with out Jerry, isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erynthered Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 Kind of hard to do with out Jerry, isn't it? 648327[/snapback] He was with the Dead, nows he's dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 He was with the Dead, nows he's dead. 648337[/snapback] So you're saying he was with the dead before he was dead? Sounds like a John Kerry bumper sticker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kegtapr Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 Can't believe the Lilac Festival still takes place. Does the Italian Festival still come to town? That was one of my favorites. 648243[/snapback] Yep, still takes place. It's fallen way behind the Park Ave fest and Corn Hill fest in terms of quality though. Hell, I rate Fairport Canal days higher than the Lilac fest now. Never heard of the Italian fest so it's not big if it's still here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpile Posted March 31, 2006 Author Share Posted March 31, 2006 "On his white horse mescalito..." 648245[/snapback] I think you are really Carlos Castaneda incognito! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpile Posted March 31, 2006 Author Share Posted March 31, 2006 Kind of hard to do with out Jerry, isn't it? 648327[/snapback] Garcia used to jam with NRPS and played some on their 1st album. The concert I mentioned was to promote the release of the New Riders' and Commander Cody's debut albums. We were hoping that somewhere Jerry would sneak on stage but no such luck. Yes, I guess am an old fart from some perspectives; just in the early part of my second half century on this planet in my eyes. (click on my name to see my picture and tell me I am old!) My first concert was the Blues Magoos when I was twelve. I had to lie about my age because it was a teen club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpile Posted March 31, 2006 Author Share Posted March 31, 2006 Crap, you are old. Maybe if you're lucky the warm-up band will be Spyro Gyra. Can't believe the Lilac Festival still takes place. Does the Italian Festival still come to town? That was one of my favorites. 648243[/snapback] Don't know the Italian Fest, sorry. I never got into Spyro Gyra but respected their music. Who is calling who "old", Dad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 Don't know the Italian Fest, sorry. I never got into Spyro Gyra but respected their music. Who is calling who "old", Dad! 648472[/snapback] That Italian fest must have been in some other citylike Irondequoit. I believe a lot of the wops hung out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kegtapr Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 That Italian fest must have been in some other citylike Irondequoit. I believe a lot of the wops hung out there. 648478[/snapback] Wops? Probably East Rochester. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of BiB Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 I think you are really Carlos Castaneda incognito! 648449[/snapback] My way of knowledge... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 Wops? Probably East Rochester. 648482[/snapback] Ding! Ding! Ding! Winner here. It WAS ER because we were headed to a college bar over there (can't remember the name) and ran into the festival. Good times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpile Posted March 31, 2006 Author Share Posted March 31, 2006 That Italian fest must have been in some other citylike Irondequoit. I believe a lot of the wops hung out there. 648478[/snapback] I LIVE in Irondequoit (really). Every week is Italian fest at my house! You must be thinking of this: Gates Italian Fest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kegtapr Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 Ding! Ding! Ding! Winner here. It WAS ER because we were headed to a college bar over there (can't remember the name) and ran into the festival. Good times. 648490[/snapback] My wife and I (girlfiend at the time) lived in ER for 2 years. Our landlord was full fledged mob. Had the Godfather playing in his office non-stop, had a conversation right in front of me about a guy that got "whacked" and deserved it. Always had a car with a big trunk (and a new one every few months.) When we left he told us if we ever need anything to call him. We have the mob on our side, so I got that going for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieHardFan Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 Check out their stop at a place called "Turkey Trot Acres" (in Candor, near Owego). They are playing two nights and recording it for a DVD with proceeds going to a chapter of the Vietnam Vets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 I LIVE in Irondequoit (really). Every week is Italian fest at my house! You must be thinking of this: Gates Italian Fest 648502[/snapback] That must be it. My college roommate married a woman who's father was a big-time Xerox goomba who lived there, so I think that's where Irondequoit came into my memory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 Crap, you are old. Maybe if you're lucky the warm-up band will be Spyro Gyra. Can't believe the Lilac Festival still takes place. Does the Italian Festival still come to town? That was one of my favorites. 648243[/snapback] We used to do a small local festival that I played in called the Tulip festival. I liked women who planted tulips vs lilacs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 NRPS? Wow...didn't know these guys were still alive. I bet it will be fun...and I expect a complete report (see Rico's reviews, Johnny Coli's rants or the summaries by The Dean, if you need a reference). I named a cat Panama Red in college (it was a red cat...surprise). As for Spyro Gyra...we used to drive up from the Falls and go to the old Tralf on Main Street (next to the Stuffed Mushroom) to see Spyro Gyra (before they were famous and still had that outrageous piano player) for a $1 cover. After the show, we'd walk to Slomba's. I remember going to Slomba's dozens of times. I don't recall leaving, however. Bionics and shots...good times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpile Posted April 1, 2006 Author Share Posted April 1, 2006 My way of knowledge... 648485[/snapback] STFU and pass the buttons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of BiB Posted April 1, 2006 Share Posted April 1, 2006 STFU and pass the buttons. 649175[/snapback] Do all the mini-rocks know what a wild man Daddy was? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpile Posted April 3, 2006 Author Share Posted April 3, 2006 Do all the mini-rocks know what a wild man Daddy was? 649189[/snapback] Actually, we talk about a lot of things. I am always honest with them, but sometimes the honest answer is "none of your business"! We can have conversations about sex, or drugs, or religion, or politics, or the proper way to eat an Oreo. That "none of your business" works both ways for me and the mini-rocks, by the way, unless it is an issue of safety or health - THEN I can be a bastid. I do think for the most part we respect each other. I cannot think of a topic that has come up that we have not been able to discuss. Living through the craziness of the Woodstock Era (I just caught the tail end) I observed a lot and participated in some of it. I never considered myself a wild man, just an anarchist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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