"OVATION", 1980

This show was recorded by Paramount Lorimar, at The Attic in Greenville, NC during the late summer of 1980. It features the same players as on Modern Dreams, when Rick DeSarno had replaced David Landau on guitar. Charlie Giordano, who now plays with Springsteen, is on piano, and the legendary Bobby Chouinard is on drums. There is a brief interview with me included in the footage. It was supposed to have become a TV show called "Ovation", but I don't think it ever aired due to the poor quality of their film. It was 140 degrees on stage, and they had blown the fuses in the club...so there was no AC. You can see how washed out we appear because of the intensely bright lighting. I remember them flying me to the south somewhere to fix Ivan's bass part at the end of one of the songs, oddly enough. I can't tell you which one it was. Enjoy!

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