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Roadrunners Alumni!

Driving Blind Our friend and Roadrunner Bass man extraordinare Joe Arizaga is holding down the bottom end with this band.
Corpse in Waiting Fabulous drummer Jim Bullock is keeping time with this group.
The Majestics Furghettaboutit! Roadrunners horn specialists Lou Silvia and Frankie "Meatshoes" B. can currently be found in this group.
Bottle of Blues Roadrunners alumnus Jack Bennett is with this group.
Dean Crawford Ex-Roadrunner Larry Thompson is playing in this band.

If you know the whereabouts of any other former Roadrunners let us know.

Other Links

Poseable Action Figures Rich's good buddy Aaron Harris plays with this exciting new local band. Check them out. They rock.
Fender Guitars Rich and the Roadrunners use Fender guitars, basses and amplifiers, not exclusively but we do use them.
Paul Reed SmithGuitars -Local fellow makes a very nice guitar too. Plus he gave me a free one. Nice guy.
Speedoo -There are many sound men in the world but there is only one Speedoo.
Southern Culture on The Skids Great band from North Carolina, Go see them when they come to town and buy the CDs.
Boss Company John Sankonis, Bobby Morris and Jimmy Sowder. Hot local trio. Also a nice bunch of guys.
Blue Nite Band A smokin' local variety band that Rich filled in with during his time away from the Roadrunners.
Big Cam and the Lifters Rich's first band back in 1982. Great oldies band, and they are still going strong, bless their hearts.

Rich's reflections on 20 + years in the business



It was on September 18th, 1982. A Parents without Partners Dance at the Owings Mills Fire Hall. How many gigs since then? I don't know. Maybe one day I'll stop and figure it out. I know I did well over 1,000 in my years in the Jammers alone. But it ain't about the numbers. It's hard to explain exactly why I do it. Some nights, it feels like it's not worth it. But other nights....when things are going good.... One night like that can keep me going strong for a long while. Sometimes it's only one song that will turn my mood around. And that is all it takes and it is all brand new again. If you're reading this and you're a kindred spirit, you'll know what I'm talking about.
And when I look back I really owe a debt of gratitude to all those who stood beside me on all those stages and helped influence and teach me in so many ways. Some of them are no longer with us Forgive me if I have inadvertantly left your name out or spelled your name wrong. (Better yet, drop me an email and I'll fix it) (In roughly chronological order....) "Indecisive", "Hellfire", "Right Turn", "Spartan", "The Thunderhawks", "Big Cam and the Lifters", "The Force", "Vince Corolla and Krackerjax", "Homer Fink and the Fins", "Shambles", "Route 66", "Vital Signs", "Satisfaction", "Gene and the Crusiers", "Joey and the Jammers", and of course "Rich and the Roadrunners".
Gene Ford, George Hummel, Dave Drutz, Steve Crystal, Yuval Kimhi, Alan Joffe, John Berman, Ted Glazer, Andy Ehrlich, Howard Adler, Malcolm Turner, Jeff Sinsky, Tom Davidson, John Coale, Jess Crystal, Clayton Seitz, Ana Goldseker, Jerry Kowalow, Benson Shockett, Lorenzo Howard, Ron "Smiley" Williams, Rob Grossman, Cody Enos, Chris Brown, Ken Matz, Pat Schoonover, Bill Murphy, Mike Pletcher, Dave Pletcher, Mike Placide, Strick Bonner, Aaron Harris, Irv Klein, Vince Corolla, Arville Dee "Bear" Clay, Hughie McCusker D. J. Fontana, Michael Hoover, Roger Rice, Brian McAlexander, Mike El, Mini El, Little El, Mike E., Ronnie Dove, Michael Ault, Bob Betlejewski, John Skleres, JoJo Vitale, Steve Geyer, Sonny Lurch, Tom James, Joe "Cadillac Jack" Brown, Barbara Clay, Stan Bishop, Bob Evans, Steve Bishop, Bert Zimmerman Jr., Johnny Baron, Gary Gardner, Johnny Pealock, Phil Morowski, Bob Grover, Bob Morris, Joey McCann, Garrett James, Clyde Allen, John Young, Frank El, Bob Brady, Rich Winkler, Chuck Klapka, Harry Coccores, Mark Grier, Steve Richwine, John Sankonis, Brian Bach, Jennifer Pullen, Bart George, Pete Fisanich, John Grant, John Hall, Bob Hill, Dave Lerew, John Breck, Tim Tamasia, Al Parsons, Roger Paisch, Bob Berger, Victor Chiodi, Jack Bennett, Rich Kelly, Jim Gilbert, Robin Sypniewski, Jimmy "Powers" Uhlich, Clarence "Frogman" Henry, Ray Drewry, Tanya Chaney Hernandez, Mike Cumberland, George Stalmach, Jimmy Loomis, Jim Eichert, Al Monascalco, Charlie Ferguson, Kathy Novak, Shirley Casalena, Ronn Nuger, Joe Jones, Jamie Lantz, Louis Silvia, Tony Ferguson, Kerry Martin, John DeMartino, Frankie Ford, Rusty Hinshaw, Ed Horney Jr., Marie Horney, Stan Rouse, Steve Rouse, Maynard G., Frank Borzymowski, John Miconi, Jerry Neal, Larry Thompson, Marty Fisher, Ray Majchrzak, Jerry Siegal, Joe Arizaga, Jim Bullock, Jeff Christian, Jimmy Nixx, Rob Beavers, Heather Carroll.....
As Bruce Springsteen wrote in the liner notes of Southside Johnny's first album: "You will never see most of these names on another (website) besides this one, but nonetheless, they're names that should be spoken in reverance at least once, not because they're great musicians (truth is, some of them couldn't play nothing at all) but because they were each in thier own way a living spirit of what rock and roll is all about. It was about music as survival and they lived it down in their souls night after night."
Raise a glass and on to the next 20 years.
Keep the faith,
-Rich