Ben Vaughn Part 2 - Show Notes
Hey, howzit going everybody? Had enough of this lockdown yet? I know, I know, there’s nothing funny about it and you’re running out of ideas. Well, at least you have me to keep you entertained for a little while. I’m Hal in Philly and this is my podcast. Welcome to it. In case you forgot , it’s called… TALES OF THE ROAD WARRIORS!
If you listened to the last episode, my conversation with Ben Vaughn - Part 1 then you know I ended it wth a kind of a cliff hanger. Ben was telling me that his father would not allow him to have a guitar i the house if he couldn’t get his grades up in school. Well, Ben had a hard time getting better grades, Instead choosing to be a juvenile delinquent. A rebel with an axe to grind, but he couldn’t bring his axe home with him. So, in part two, Ben goes on to tell us how he got around the Vaughn house rules…
Talking Points
No guitar allowed…
E.J. Korvettes
Silvertone guitars
The Relay Shack
The Rambler Revisited
My Essra Mohawk story
The Hippie scene in Philly, 20th and Sansom Street, The Plain Dealer - free underground newspaper
Sugar Cane Harvest in Cuba
Songs we thought we had only imagined
Underground Radio, The Marconi Experiment with Dave Herman
John Sebastian was a bad influence on me
Ben and I preach against smoking (Sorry, smokers)
Norristown and the Zep
The Delaware Valley
More on The Geeter
The Mojave Desert
Santa Monica, Rent control, Ocean Park
The Blue Lagune Saloon
Kenn Kweder live shows on Facebook
Music scene in Philly - Past and present, the next generation
Charlie Gracie
World Cafe Live
Coronavirus effect on gigs
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