Paper Bag #7 ~ June 26, 1984 Rumrunner's ~ Oyster Bay , LI, NY ~The Paper Bag Marching Band (and on camera interviews in the bathrooms)

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• 68 participants • 11 songs • Instrumentation: Mike Guido, Tony Rome, 7 Cheese Calzones, 2 vocalists, 10 guitars, 2 keyboards, 1 harmonica, 3 horns, 4 basses, 5 percussionists, 25 crew members, 5 ladies auxiliary Tell us your Paper Bag #7 highlights

Highlights: Spunky & Tadpole & the Wading Greek were the opening act, We enjoyed the Paper Bag Marching Band featuring Eddie Wright on Sousaphone, on camera interviews in the bathroom. Dave Morris plays monster solo while galavanting throughout the entire club (ladies room included) and ends by going over the bar while playing a particularly difficult lick.

Paper Bag #7 1984 The Players     Go to the top of Bag #7     Paper Bag #7 1984 The Players     Go to the top of Bag #7           Paper Bag #7 1984 The Players     Go to the top of Bag #7         Paper Bag #7 1984 The Players     Go to the top of Bag #7

Name Our Founder Mike Guido Tony Rome Jim Small The Cheese Calzones Marianne Barton Judy Davis Mary Mc Andrews Beth Jewell Peggy Kelly Judy Ammar Lisa Semmelink Guitars Mike Cummings Bruce Mc Cullough Phil Reilly Ed Carucci Dave Morris Doug Baldwin Mike Lawshé Gene Gennusa Ed Wright Ted Rispoli Keyboard Ghetto Gary Quenqua Ed Lesco Down Wind Horns Joe Anziano John Boyle Rick Helf Harmonica Paul Shields Basses Bob D' Andrade Adam Calaci Rich Ebler Jim Rutzler Larry Boom Boom Ports Percussionists Scott Kistenberger Jimmy Varelas Lee Nietsleknif Linda Mackley Keith Hurrell Sound Phrögk Perlman Lee Gordon Rick Silecchio James Burgett Tom Giannoni Lights Greg Hebel Chuck Evans Pete Wulfing Video Phil Guido Billy German Kathy Hendrickson Bill Stevens Pola Negri John Stevens Mr. Guido's Valet Jim Mola Door Crew Frank Varipapa Tim O' Connor Barcreep John Christison Staff Eddie Parkinson Ernie Chea John Fitzmaurice Joe Testagrossa Steve O' Marra Roy Urarro Pete Schwing Ladie's Auxilliary Sue Guido Grettie Silecchio Lisa Silecchio Lori Guido Chris Marquart Karen Brown Group W Bench Scott Savitt Spunky Tadpole Shirt Name GUIDO ROME TOASTY MARY WANNA Q'ETTE FROMUNDA SPICY ROMANO CHEEZ-WHIZ BW ELROD PHILBO POLECAT DAVE BUG MIKE STRINGBENDER MR WRIGHT JAH MON Q DONK JOE SAXIST BONE PABLO AFRO MOOK BAGMAN DARLIN' BOOM BOOM SCOTTY BEAR THE GREEK SAMBA MAN L'IL MOOK TIM BALI PHRÖGK FLASH SLICK NOTHING? YOUNG TOM RUSTLER DR LEISURE VIDEO MAN BILLY KATHY GOLD STAR POLA GOLD STAR JIMMY TIM BARCREEP BIG ED SNAKE FRITZ UNCLE JOE ROPEMAN SCUZ GUIDO'S BOSS GRETTIE ? BOIP KAREN SPUNKY TADPOLE Shirt Number 32 11" 1 84 Q2 69+ 7 & 7 69 41 00 U2 10 5 51.50 7 84 I IV V 84 Q 7 2 25 6 8 31 7/8 57 1 31 3 4 1/2 4 25 ±3db 00 9 57 33 11 11 5 1 5 1/2 1A 29 1 4Q2 33 SSSSSS 9 29 69 8354 13 1 9 10

Paper Bag #7 1984 The Songs Go to the top of Bag #7

Song Artist Bag Vocalist  1 Paper Bag Theme Song Phil Gagliano Band Guido 2 I Do J. Geils Small 3 I Don't Wanna Work Todd Rundgren Guido 4 Hey Bartender Small 5 Ain't too Proud to Beg Temptations Reilly 6 Paper Bag Blues Paper Bag Band 7 Room to Move John Mayall Small 8 When the Saints Go Marchin In Paper Bag Marching Band 9 I Feel Good James Brown Reilly 10 Shake Rattle & Roll Bill Haley & the Comets Small 11 Freeway Jam Jeff Beck

Paper Bag #7 1984 The Opening Letter   Go to the top of Bag #7     Paper Bag #7 1984 The Opening Letter   Go to the top of Bag #7

Paper Bag #7 The Opening Letter By the time we get to our 7th Bag, we have realized that this is something we want to continue doing. It is just so much fun. However, the financial legder was in the red for Bags 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6. By this point in my career I am raking in about $200 a week playing and doing sound in the local bars. I clearly can't afford to continue like this. So, the Bag braintrust (me, Scotty K, Shields and Phrögk) put our heads together and came up with a plan. This plan was put into action by sending a letter to the Bag community. In it we laid out a plan to share the expenses by having each Bag member sell $30 worth of tickets. This way we would be assured of covering our expenses. (click on the pages to the right to read the text) This system has remained in effect ever since. More than 20 years later we now contribute $40 each to the cause. Every Bag since I have written an Opening Letter and the essence of those letters is the same as this one: let me know what name & number you want on your shirt and send money.

Paper Bag #7 1984 The Ticket

Paper Bag #6 The Ticket Tickets are still $3.00 in advance but, in a schrewd mardeting move, tickets are now $5.00 at the door. The "Paper Bag" handwritten with a bad magic marker is classic.

Paper Bag #7 1984 The Shirt   Go to the top of Bag #7   to buy left-over Bagshirts like this one click here

Paper Bag #7 ~ The Shirt Finally we got hip to natural fabrics. These are short sleeved softball jerseys. Again, we had different colors for different sections. All of the lettering, front and back is still done by hand.

Paper Bag #7 1984 The Flyer   Go to the top of Bag #7

Paper Bag #7 The Flyer Now this is what lettering should look like. Of course, it was done by Doug Baldwin. A font that he made up himself, nice clean lines and a cool description of the Bag as the "wildest, sickest, and perhaps only 30-Piece Rock Band you will ever see in your entire life." I love the way Doug makes shadows on those little thingies that say "one night only." As you look through these webpages you will find many instances where I attempted to copy them.

Paper Bag #7 1984 The Progam     Go to the top of Bag #7       Paper Bag #7 1984 The Progam     Go to the top of Bag #7     Paper Bag #7 1984 The Progam     Go to the top of Bag #7     Paper Bag #7 1984 The Progam

Paper Bag #6 ~ The Program As you can see we are still using the same cover that Doug made for the Bag #5 program, new opening act and date written in over white-out. In th gatefold below, I have retained Doug's lettering of "The Players" and wrote in the names and stuff with a fine point marker. This was, boys & girls, before the Sharpie was invented. I believe the correct name of the opening act should have been "Spunky & Tadpole with the Wading Greek." I don't know why. By the way, check out my cool graphics in the gatefold. Over there on the right side, those lines that then turn right and separate the little factiods printed there. Pretty cool huh? I did that with the above mentioned fine point marker and straight edge. Isn't it strange the way we made documents before computers? I also used a slide rule when I took calculus and physics at good old Nassau College back in the 70's. It is also of interest to note that we have named Joe Anziano MVP for Bag 1983. Starting with Bag #8, we began to give out awards for MVP. We got Joey again in 1998. The interesting thing is that as of 1984, I didn't know how to spell Joe's last name.

Paper Bag #7 1984 Good Times Ad     Go to the top of Bag #7

The Good Times. Where would the LI bar bands of the 70's and 80's have done without the Good Times. This year, Rumrunner has promoted us as a "musicians reunion from Huntington." Unusual grammar. If we were a reunion in 1984, what are we in 2008?   Good to see "weekend wednesdays" with Full House, one of the few bands from back then that is still playing. At least Joe Scollo is. I was the soundman and sax player for Full House during the early 1980's. I used to drive their bus that had "Daleview Nursing Home" stenciled on the sides. One week when I got my pay envelope it had written on it "minus $10 - late and drunk on thursday." Me? I have never let Joe Scollo forget that.

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