The Backstage Cafe' Project

The Backstage Cafe' Project

I owned a concert catering company in the 80's and fed most of the rock bands who were popular at the time. For example: The Police, Pink Floyd, Bonnie Raitt, Neil Young, James Taylor, Van Halen, and multitudes more. I have plenty of great stories to tell and along with people who worked with me and other guests from the industry, we will have fun conversations about what went on backstage.

Episodes

February 19, 2024 32 mins

Kelly and I talk about our experiences with the Beach Boys. We also talk about how we catered for Kansas more than any other band. She talks about hanging with Cheap Trick and I tell a ghost story about them.

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In this episode, Kelly and I talk about our adventures with that Little Band From Texas, ZZ Top... and Kelly being on the road as the guest of Billy Gibbons.

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November 12, 2023 24 mins

This episode is about Kelly going on the road with Jackson Browne, and then we talk about Willie Nelson shows.

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November 4, 2023 33 mins

In this episode, Kelly and I talk about our experiences with the Eagles and doing 2 shows with John Denver back in the 80's.

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September 20, 2023 20 mins

In this episode, Kelly and I talk about our encounter with Bob Dylan when he played at the Uptown Theatre for 3 nights in Kansas City in January of 1980.

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September 15, 2023 36 mins

In this episode, Kelly and I talk about several different shows and fun experiences, including: the Kinks, Grateful Dead, Timothy Leary and wearing roller skates at Kansas and Styx.

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September 1, 2023 24 mins

In this episode Mark and I finish the story of my relation with Terry McVay, road manager for the Animals.

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August 11, 2023 22 mins

In this episode, Mark and I talk about my teenage days going to concerts and how 'The British Invasion' brought me into the world of rock and roll.

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July 30, 2023 25 mins

This episode is a conversation with me and Kansas City Kelly talking about our experiences with the Ozark Mountain Daredevils and Kelly's longtime friendship with founding member Steve Cash.

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July 25, 2023 21 mins

In this episode, I talk about what was my biggest influence in music, the Beatles. I talk about going to two Beatle concerts when I was only 14 and 16 years old.

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July 24, 2023 19 mins
In this episode, my niece Kansas City Kelly, and I talk about our adventures with the Little River Band in 1976 to 1979.
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July 11, 2023 19 mins

In this episode I have a conversation with my niece about how she got the name of Kansas City Kelly. And her early encounter with the band, Little Feat.

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July 8, 2023 17 mins

My husband Mark and I have a conversation about how I started the Backstage Cafe'.

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I've been writing down my experiences in stories for years. I quit the business officially in 1989, but have remained connected to the industry ever since.
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