19/11/2020
Five O'Clock World was written by Allen Reynolds and recorded in 1965 by The Vogues. In 1966 it reached #1 in the Canadian Billboard Charts and #4 in the US.
My brother John and I always loved the record and decided to pay homage to it and record a version for my third CD release (Dog Dreams).
It was recorded in John's home studio in Bayside Queens. I came to NY with a guitar in hand. John had already laid down all of the tracks for the music and the background vocals by the time I had arrived (more reasons to love John). We spent the better part of an afternoon cutting my vocal and putting on guitar tracks. I would venture to say we spent the rest of the evening drinking beer and making each other laugh. It was a fabulous time.
In Oct 2020 I got a letter from a woman named Noelle Serper who has a podcast called Brainwaves, "which is an intuitive of one of the largest mental health non-profits, One Mind." Its goal is to "provide hope and help to to folks who are struggling with their mental health during the pandemic."
She told me she was a fan of the recording John and I made so many years ago and asked if I could perform and be a guest on her show (Earlyish December 2020).
This is where the video and all of the people who helped out come in. I asked my friend and Berkley, MI homie Gary Sussman if he would participate. Gary is the guy with the Gretsch guitar and no head (there's a joke in there somewhere). I'd like to, once again, thank John and Gary for their participation and enthusiasm. They always make things better.
I put out a request on Facebook for people to send me a picture of themselves wearing a mask. I was REALLY surprised how many people responded. I also took some pictures of people at work (day gig).
Thank you,
Karen Ann, Lee Arleth, Donna Mariana Atkins, Gail Bazylewicz, John Borak, Marti and Dan Beaudoin, Justin Beck,
Laurie Bedigian, Marco Berard, Eric Blumenstein,
Richard Blauvelt, Maureen Borushko Coutu, Domomique Call, Jeff Castle deOro, Debbie Compton, Tim Clair
Michael Condinho, Ray Conklin, Sandy Collier,
Garrison Crenshaw, Nancy Cronk, Tammy and Cleo Crenshaw,
Bill Curry, Chani Devers, Lisa A Downs, Michael Eichelberger, Greg Fast, Joe Ford, Shaun Fustin, Mark Gin, Cindy Greif,
David Gumenick, Dennis Gurley, Jeff Hett, Debbie Hintzer, Dirk Hippensteel, Suzanne Hun, Lori Osinoff Jawitz, KG Jehle, Kevin and Melinda Kelly, Jeanne Garret Kerby, Robin Kohn, Amy Linton, Fred Lemke, Michael Lupis, , Shari Deshutter Marshall,
Connie McWhirter, Joanie Met, Mindy Mendelson
Paul Morris, Terry Monaghan, John Novitsky, Tom Noel,
John Nyman, Anja Papsdorf, Katie Barrett Palus, Jimmy Pou, Mark Poddany, , Nick Poholcheck, Matthew Quintrell, Shirley Range, Lori Ritter, Scott Robert, Will Rogers, Brian Salazar,
David Schram, Karen Rodham Schloshberg, Sally Schroeder, Rick Scheadelbauer, TK Scott, Brenda See, Anita Smith, Matt Sobcyk, Dennis Sutton, Charles Throneburg, Keith Tondreau,
Tito Uquillas, Mitch Wood, and Ron Zoni for your pictures. I apologize for any spelling errors.
This video will be the performance part of the show.
In the spirit of mental health and transparency, Thank you Dr. Paul Lessem for helping me through these tough times. Don't be afraid to get help in stressful times. I always do.
RC,
11/19/2020
Oak Park
https://youtu.be/MULT6mLdc7E
Five O'Clock World was written by Allen Reynolds and recorded in 1965 by The Vogues. In 1966 it reached #1 in the Canadian Billboard Charts and #4 in the US....
