Hey Bob--
Here is an unofficial survey we can take. Who is your absolute favorite band of all time?
Now with so many of the crowd being "out to sea" I had to get some unofficial absentee votes....that I kind of guessed at. This one is jubjub's favorite. It's a group called "DOOFUS". See the story on them below........
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"Doofus, the band, consists of two couples: Neal and Coleen Walters from Greencastle, Pennsylvania and John and Heidi Cerrigione from Ellington, Connecticut. We play a lot of different instruments but focus on mountain and hammered dulcimers, autoharp, and vocal arrangements. We’ve been playing music together for going on ten years now and have released three albums as a group in addition to two recent duet albums. If you haven’t heard of us before or maybe even if you have heard of us, you’re probably wondering “What’s the story with that name? In March of 2002, a Dirty Linen reviewer pontificated, “Doofus is the unfortunate name the Walters and Cerrigiones have chosen for themselves. These couples play wonderful music and are doing themselves a disservice with the name.”
Well, that’s a bit ironic coming from a magazine that calls itself Dirty Linen, but why in the world would anyone call themselves Doofus? The official answer is on our web page: “Doofus is indeed a strange name for a band! It usually refers to somebody whose elevator doesn’t go all the way to the top, though it stops short of being an insult when used in a regular and conscientious program of good-natured badinage between and among good friends. So while it might mean ‘village idiot’ to some, it’s really a token of our affection for each other and the music we make together!” The unofficial but equal valid reason is that people remember our name as well as if not better than they remember any other band name, and what’s the purpose of a band name if not to get your attention? Of course, as people become more familiar with our music, they tend to just call us “the doofs.”
Coleen and I met John and Heidi one summer night in 1994 on the porch of the Halliehurst mansion at the Augusta Heritage Workshops in Elkins, West Virginia. John and Heidi were taking a class that week. Coleen and I weren’t actually taking a class for the first summer in about ten years, but decided to stop by to jam a bit on our way to Zanesville, Ohio. The singing on the Halliehurst porch is famously good and that night it was especially fine. Some months later, we got together again at an annual party that former Autoharp Clearinghouse editor Eileen Roys used to host at her house in Stephensville, Maryland. The musical magic was there once again, and we entertained ourselves and an appreciative roomful of jammers by singing and playing the night away.”
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NOW I'M GLAD JUB'S GETTING OUT MORE!!!
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well at least for the 72 era.... Jon Anderson ot Ian Anderson...Like Tull or Yes!!!...but that's me then..." But I was so much older then ....I'm younger that that that nooow "
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For me, it is, and always will be "The J.Geils Band."
Peter Wolf..........Vocals
Seth Justman......Keyboards & Vocals
Magic Dick..........Harmonicas
J.Geils................Guitars
Daniel Klein.........Bass
Stephen Jo Bladd..Percussion & Vocals.
Been listeneing to these bad boys from Boston for almost 30 years, and never get tired of their unique, hi-energy, exciting, Rock & Roll.
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