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About 'eckerd.edu'|Scott Ward







About 'eckerd.edu'|Scott Ward








Paul               Revere               &               The               Raiders               heroic               Lead               Singer               /Songwriter/Producer               -               Mark               Lindsay               has               impacted               the               music               world               in               so               many               memorable               ways.

Mark's               voice               and               persona               with               The               Raiders               made               him               a               60's               and               70's               icon               and               a               mainstay               on               classic               hits               radio.

Not               only               did               he               obtain               legendary               status               with               the               band,               he               was               the               object               for               affection               by               the               world's               school               girl               population.

Mark               Lindsay's               alluring               smile,               handsome               profile,               and               mop-top               dew               with               his               long               trademark               ponytail               (que)               were               on               the               front               cover               of               every               teen               magazine               around               the               globe.

And               forget               about               those               redcoats               from               England               that               called               themselves               The               Beatles,               Mark               Lindsay               &               the               Raiders               were               True               Blue               Patriots               for               American               Rock               &               Roll.
               Mark               Lindsay               will               once               again               be               singing               those               timeless               Paul               Revere               &               the               Raiders               megahits               on               The               Happy               Together               Tour               2011.

Headlining               this               year's               tour               is               -The               Turtles               featuring               Flo               &               Eddie               ("It               Ain't               Me               Babe"               "Happy               Together"               "She's               My               Girl").

Other               legendary               performers               on               the               tour               are               -The               Association               ("Windy"               "Cherish"               "Along               Comes               Mary"),               The               Grassroots,               ("Let's               Live               for               Today"               "Midnight               Confessions")               and               The               Buckinghams               ("Kind               of               a               Drag"               "Don't               You               Care"               "Susan").
               The               tour               will               be               stopping               at               Ruth               Eckerd               Hall               in               Clearwater               on               Tuesday               July               19th.

You               can               purchase               your               tickets               and               get               further               information               about               the               show               here.
               All               these               GREAT               performers               on               one               exciting               bill,               and               reminiscent               of               the               American               Bandstand,               Where               the               Action               Is,               Hullabaloo               and               Shindig               TV               show               lineups               of               the               60's.
               Paul               Revere               &               the               Raiders               produced               hit               after               hit               throughout               the               60's               and               early               70's.

Memorable               classics               like               "Kicks",               "Steppin'               Out",               "Hungry",               "Good               Thing",               "Just               Like               Me"               and               "Indian               Reservation."
               Marl               Lindsay               is               a               Florida               native               now.

And               thanks               to               Jeff               Albright               from               the               Albright               Entertainment               Group,               I               was               able               to               speak               with               both               Mark               Lindsay               and               Mark               Volman               of               The               Turtles               last               week.

The               interview               with               Professor               Volman               will               be               following               this               article.
               And               now               here's               my               interview               with               Mark               Lindsay.

Mark's               a               Singer/Writer/Producer/Hitmaker               &               Legendary               Frontman               of               Paul               Revere               &               the               Raiders.
               Hi               Mark,               thanks               for               spending               a               few               moments               with               me               today.

How               are               you?
               "I'm               great               Ray.

Where               are               you               calling               from?"
               I'm               calling               from               beautiful               Bradenton,               Florida.
               "Well               hey;               I'm               sitting               in               Florida               right               now.

We're               over               near               Jupiter               and               we're               actually               living               in               Florida               now.

I've               been               married               to               Deborah               for               twenty               years               and               in               that               twenty               years               we've               lived               in               Idaho,               Oregon,               Arizona,               California,               Maui,               Nashville,               Memphis,upstate               New               York               and               Florida.

So               we've               lived               in               all               four               corners               of               the               country               and               Hawaii               and               I               like               Florida               the               best.

Florida's               cool,               where               else               can               you               get               summer               365               days               a               year,               although               it               might               get               cold               at               night.

I               think               we're               both               lucky               to               be               down               here."
               What               was               living               in               Hawaii               like?
               "Except               for               the               ocean               breeze               that               blows               pretty               much               all               the               time               in               Maui,               the               weather               is               pretty               much               exactly               the               same.

We               lived               there               for               eight               years               and               lived               about               two               miles               down               the               road               from               George               Harrison               as               a               matter               of               fact.

We               had               three               acres               right               on               a               cliff               overlooking               the               ocean.

It               was               great               except               we               had               a               full               time               gardener,               between               him               and               the               two               of               us;               we'd               be               out               there               three               days               a               week               just               beating               down               the               bushes.

So               it               got               crazy               but               it               was               fun."
               Let's               talk               about               The               Happy               Together               2011               tour.

It               recently               celebrated               its               25th               anniversary               right?
               "I               was               on               some               of               the               first               ones               and               they               put               me               back               on               the               tour               last               year.

We've               got               great               reviews               and               we're               back               again               this               year.

I               love               it,               it's               so               much               fun,               you               get               to               hear               so               many               great               songs               and               see               all               the               guys,               and               it               takes               you               back               my               friend,               it               takes               you               back.

You're               gonna'               see               a               giant               slice               of               the               charts               from               the               60's               and               70's               and               a               lot               of               hits!"
               I               was               a               top               40               radio               deejay               back               in               the               late               70's/early               80's               and               then               MTV               and               video               wiped               out               the               radio               star.
               "Then               the               web               wiped               out               the               record.

It's               all               digital,               it's               all               downloads               and               unfortunately               there's               a               lot               of               piracy.

But               the               kids               today,               it's               a               whole               new               generation,               you               got               a               kid               that's               12               or               13               years               old               and               he               just               doesn't               understand               why               he               can't               hack               in               and               download               stuff               because               it's               there               and               so               why               can't               you               get               it."
               When               I               grew               up,               it               was               all               about               listening               to               your               favorite               deejay               and               finding               out               what               the               hit               songs               were.

If               you               liked               what               you               heard               on               the               radio               you               ran               down               to               the               record               store               and               bought               the               45               record.

Then               you               usually               bought               the               album.
               "Yea,               it               was               fun.

I               love               vinyl,               as               a               matter               of               fact               I'm               working               on               a               project               now               and               we               might               end               up               putting               it               on               vinyl               as               well               because               there's               a               whole               new               market,               kids               are               discovering               the               fact               that               vinyl               sounds               a               hell               of               a               lot               better               than               digital."
               I               miss               that               echo               effect               sound               from               all               those               classic               45               records.

I'm               not               sure               if               we'll               be               able               to               ever               master               that               wonderful               sound               ever               again.

Jim               McCarty               of               TheYardbirds               agreed               with               me               when               I               spoke               with               him               several               weeks               ago,               that               magical               sound               on               those               early               records               can               never               be               duplicated.
               "Well               a               lot               of               it               had               to               do               with               the               live               chambers.

CBS               records               in               Hollywood               where               the               Raiders               cut               most               of               their               stuff,               they               had               two               special               echo               chambers               that               were               just               --               well               you've               heard               Simon               &               Garfunkel,               Raiders,               it               all               sounded               great.

Capitol               Records               had               these               echo               chambers               designed               by               Les               Paul               as               a               matter               of               fact.

Yea               all               that               stuff               -Frank               Sinatra,               The               Beach               Boys               they               all               sounded               great.

I               have               a               lot               of               my               old               equipment,               a               lot               of               the               same               equipment               that               I               used               back               in               the               60's               and               I               can               get               pretty               close               but               you               cannot               duplicate               that               echo.

However               a               friend               of               mine               has               gone               around               and               sampled               a               lot               of               the               old               chambers               so               he               can               get               like               99%               of               the               way               there.

It's               an               all               new               technique               though."
               There               seemed               to               be               a               lot               of               pressure               on               those               artists               back               in               the               60's,               pressure               to               get               a               hit               record               on               the               radio               along               with               a               grueling               touring               schedule               and               constant               TV               appearances.
               "I               joined               my               first               band               when               I               was               like               14               years               old               and               formed               the               Raiders               with               Paul               when               I               was               like               17               or               18.

So               I've               been               on               the               road               all               my               life               and               for               some               strange               reason               I               still               like               it.

I               guess               I've               never               grown               up.

That's               what's               so               good               about               The               Happy               Together               Tour;               we're               back               on               the               road               again.

You               mentioned               McCarty,               we               were               lucky               we               had               the               show               Where               the               Action               Is.

It               was               a               great               way               to               debut               your               record               and               everybody               saw               it               at               once.

Although               we               did               tour,               there               was               like               several               years               there               where               we               were               on               the               road               like               maybe               200               nights               a               year."
               Do               you               think               it               was               that               kind               of               discipline               that               made               the               60's               music               scene               so               great?
               "I               don't               know               if               it               was               the               discipline               or               the               sheer               joy               of               playing               rock               &               roll.

I               remember               my               first               record               contract;               I               would               have               paid               them               a               nickel               a               record,               you               know?

Anything               to               make               music,               and               it               wasn't               about               the               bucks               it               was               about               playing               music,               and               being               on               TV,               and               playing               in               front               of               crowds."
               Yea,               what               was               the               fame               like               Mark;               I               remember               your               picture               being               plastered               on               the               front               cover               of               every               teen               magazine               around?
               "It               was               a               funny               thing,               in               my               mind               there               were               two               Mark               Lindsay's.

There               was               one               guy               that               was               on               TV               and               then               the               magazine's               and               stuff,               and               then               there               was               the               real               me               which               I               knew               wasn't               like               that               guy.

I               was               kind               of               having               a               hard               time               putting               the               two               together.

Inside               I               was               kind               of               this               shy               kid               from               Idaho               but               when               I               got               on               stage               everything               changed."
               I               think               many               of               us               kids               identified               more               with               bands               like               the               Raiders               and               Turtles               because               you               were               one               of               us.

You               were               "American"               bands.
               "Well,               we               were               the               American               Revolution."
               And               you               wore               that               que               or               ponytail.
               "And               you               know               I               wish               the               heck               that               I               had               put               a               Copyright               on               that               because               just               think               how               many               Hell's               Angels               would               have               been               paying               royalties               right               now."
               Are               you               still               sporting               the               ponytail               (que)               or               is               it               a               thing               of               the               past?
               "It's               come               and               gone               about               four               different               times.

I've               grown               it               and               cut               it               off.

Right               now               I               don't               have               it,               I               cut               it               off               about               three               years               ago               but               who               knows               I               may               start               growing               it               back               again,               it               comes               and               goes."
               I               wanted               to               ask               you               about               a               song               you               did               in               1966               called               "Little               Girl               in               the               4th               Row"               from               The               Midnight               Ride               album,               was               there               actually               a               girl               in               the               fourth               row               that               you               were               singing               about?
               "Being               on               tour               and               you               look               out               at               the               audience               and               there'd               be               this               babe,               you               know?

But               you               know               that               there               was               no               way               in               the               world               that               you'd               ever               be               able               to               meet               her,               you               can               see               her               out               there,               but               like               as               soon               as               the               show               was               over               BAM               -you               were               on               a               bus               or               a               limo               or               whatever               to               the               airport               or               wherever               you               were               going               and               never               stick               around,               so               it               was               kind               of               like               one               of               those               things.

Then               Mark               began               to               sing               some               of               the               lyrics               to               the               song,               "Maybe               someday               you'll               be               closer               than               four               rows               away."
               So               you               never               actually               got               to               meet               her               Mark?
               "Well               actually               I               did,               believe               it               or               not               in               Buffalo               New               York               in               1967               there               was               this               priest               that               come               up               before               the               show               and               after               a               soundcheck               before               the               show               curtain               opened.

He               said,               '˜Mark,               I'm               kind               of               the               unofficial               greeter               here,               there's               these               little               girls               that               are               sitting               out               here               that               would               love               to               meet               you.'               So               I               said,               '˜Sure               bring               them               on               back.'               So               there               were               three               girls               that               came               back,               and               one               of               them               was               really-               really               cute,               she               had               these               cat               eye               glasses               and               there               was               this               instant               attraction,               and               I               thought               wait               a               minute               this               girl               is               14               years               old               this               is               not               going               to               happen.

So               I               gave               her               a               rose               and               a               kiss               on               top               of               the               head               and               that               was               it.
               Fast               forward               to               the               80's,               I'm               in               this               meeting               in               Beverly               Hills               to               do               this               commercial               for               this               big               corporation               and               appear               at               one               of               their               functions.

And               I'm               there               with               this               gal               and               one               of               the               guys               from               the               agency.

And               this               girl               and               I               just               hit               it               off               instantly,               and               we're               sitting               there               laughing               and               the               guy               says,               '˜Well               I               might               as               well               leave;               it's               obvious               that               you               two               know               each               other.'               And               I               said,               '˜No-no,               we've               never               met,'               and               the               girl               said,               '˜Actually               we               did               meet               many               years               ago               but               you               wouldn't               remember               it.'               I               said,               '˜When               did               we               meet?'               She               said,               '˜Buffalo               in               '˜67.'               I               said,               '˜You're               the               girl               that               I               gave               the               rose               to.'               And               I               ended               up               marrying               here."
               You're               kidding               me?
               Nope,               that's               my               wife               now.
               Wow,               what               a               great               story               Mark.
               "Oh               yea.

It               was               right,               we               were               like               star-crossed               lovers.

It               was               meant               to               be               but               it               was               just               too               early               the               first               time               around."
               That               is               amazing.
               "My               life               reads               like               a               novel               and               so               I'm               working               on               a               book."
               Yea,               I               did               hear               that               you               were               working               on               a               book.

As               a               matter               of               fact               my               first               book               was               released               recently               -               it's               called               Check               the               Gs               -The               True               Story               of               an               Eclectic               American               Family               and               Their               Wacky               Family               Business.

How               far               are               you               along               in               your               story?
               "Well               you               know               I'm               almost               done,               I've               written               it               and               rewritten               it               three               or               more               times               and               I've               been               working               on               it               for               10-15               years.

But               what               happens               is               every               time               I               get               almost               finished,               I               start               reading               it               and               I               say               no,               no,               no,               that's               not               the               way               it               really               happened,               I'm               trying               to               make               myself               look               too               good               here,               this               isn't               really               real.

So               I               go               back               and               write               what               really               happened               without               really               stretching               the               fabric               over               the               real               stuff               you               know?

So               as               I've               done               that               several               times               and               maybe               as               I               get               a               little               older               I               get               a               little               more               honest               with               myself.

So               I'm               really               getting               close               to               the               truth               now               and               the               truth               reads               better               than               fiction."
               Are               you               writing               this               totally               on               your               own               or               getting               some               help               with               it?
               "No,               I'm               doing               it               myself.

Actually               a               couple               of               years               ago               I               sent               a               couple               of               chapters               to               a               publisher               and               I               said               maybe               I               need               some               help               with               this,               and               they               no,               no,               no,               we               love               your               style               just               keep               doing               the               way               you're               doing.

They               wanted               to               make               a               deal               but               I               said               I'm               not               ready               yet."
               Eventually,               like               I               did,               you're               going               to               say               enough,               it's               ready,               I'm               done.
               "Well,               when               it's               right               it's               right!

It's               like               writing               a               song,               I'll               work               on               it               in               my               head               -and               it's               amazing               back               in               the               day               I               use               to               write               a               song               and               that's               it               great               -spitted               it               out               you               know.

Now               I               work               a               little               harder               on               them               and               just               keep               working               on               it               until               I               start               taking               things               out               and               when               I               start               taking               things               out               I               figure               it's               time               to               stop."
               My               book               took               two               years               to               write               and               I               look               back               and               say               where               did               those               two               years               go?

My               mind               was               totally               focused               at               that               time               on               the               story.
               "It's               a               consuming               art               but               it's               worth               it.

And               when               you               get               through               it               you've               got               something               you               can               look               at               for               the               rest               of               your               life."
               When               we               leave               this               planet,               well               --               you               already               have               your               legacy;               I               guess               I'll               have               mine               with               my               book.
               "No,               I'm               still               working               on               mine;               I've               got               a               lot               more               stuff               to               do.

I               kind               of               hit               a               renaissance               period               and               I've               written               more               songs               in               the               last               eight               months               than               in               the               previous               eight               years.

And               I've               got               a               couple               projects               going,               can't               really               talk               about               them               but               one               of               them               if               it               happens,               will               fulfill               my               horoscope.

Back               in               the               60's,               Gloria               Stavers,               you               mentioned               16               Magazine;               she               was               the               editor               of               16,               she               gave               me               for               my               birthday               one               year               my               horoscope               by               Linda               Goodman,               a               private               horoscope               right,               and               it               predicted               that               you               were               going               to               end               up               with               the               mansion               up               on               the               hill,               and               sure               enough               I               shared               this               big               mansion               with               Terry               Melcher,               and               about               a               sports               car               in               the               garage               and               I               had               the               red               Ferrari               in               there               but               she               said               these               things               will               not               make               you               happy               you're               going               to               want               more,               you're               going               to               move               on               past               this               and               do               all               these               things               and               then               become               more               famous               then               you               ever               thought               you               could.

But               it               won't               make               you               happy.
               But               much               later               in               life               you're               going               to               have               a               second               career               that's               going               to               be               so               phenomenal               that               it               will               almost               out               eclipse               your               first               career               entirely.

You'll               be               known               by               millions               more               people.

So               I'm               working               on               that               and               so               if               that               comes               true               then               there               you               go.

And               if               this               project               works,               that               can               happen,               but               I               can't               say               anything               more               about               it               than               that,               but               wait               and               see."
               Tell               me               a               little               bit               about               Terry               Melcher,               he               was               an               important               guy               in               the               60's               wasn't               he?
               "Terry               was               really               the               sixth               Raider,               if               you               listen               to               any               of               the               songs               up               to               the               first               record               that               I               produced               which               was               Too               Much               Talk;               before               that               Terry               was               on               every               Raider               record.

We'd               finish               a               song               and               he               and               I               would               go               back               into               the               studio               later               and               he               and               I               would               mainly               do               the               background.

He               had               this               great               high               sounding               voice               and               it               just               blended               so               well.

He               was               a               big               part               of               the               Raiders               sound.

He               was               real               instrumental               in               helping               the               Raiders               in               becoming               the               hitmakers               they               were               and               I               really               miss               him,               he's               gone               now."
               He               left               us               much               too               soon,               didn't               he?
               "Sure               did,               the               last               four               or               five               years               before               he               died,               I               said               come               on               Terry               let's               get               back               in               and               write               something,               let's               do               something               again,               and               he               said,               well               --               I               don't               know.

But               his               last               big               song               was               "Kokomo,"               (The               Beach               Boys)               he's               all               over               that               for               sure."
               Yea,               Terry               Melcher               was               instrumental               to               so               many               important               bands-               including               The               Beach               Boys               and               The               Byrds.

When               I               attended               broadcasting               school               back               in               the               late               70's,               all               my               instructors               were               deejays               with               illustrious               broadcasting               careers               and               they               all               had               Dick               Clark               stories.

What               was               it               like               to               work               with               Dick               Clark?
               "Well,               he               was               totally               professional.

When               the               camera               would               come               on               or               the               Microphone               would               come               on               and               he               would               be               all               smiles.

He               was               very               much               a               professional               and               if               something               didn't               go               his               way               you               knew               about               it.

But               he               got               done               what               he               wanted               done               and               done               his               way               and               it               sure               worked               for               him."
               So               Dick               Clark               was               also               instrumental               to               the               Raiders               success               right?
               "Well               sure,               he               had               an               idea               for               Where               the               Action               Is;               he               hired               us               for               the               pilot               because               we               worked               very               cheap,               and               when               he               sold               the               idea               to               ABC               he               hired               us               for               a               thirteen               week               period.

He               knew               how               visual               we               were               right               and               we               would               work               cheap,               and               he               told               me               years               later,               '˜You               know               what?

I               thought               I'd               hire               you               guys               for               thirteen               weeks               and               whenever               the               show               took               off               I'd               hire               a               real               band.'               So               they               liked               what               they               saw               and               by               the               end               of               that               thirteen               week               period               we               had               become               that               real               band.

We               were               the               house               band               for               almost               three               years."
               You               guys               cranked               out               some               hits               man,               but               what               really               amazed               me               is               that               "Indian               Reservation"               was               your               only               Number               One               hit?
               "Yea,               even               "Arizona"               which               was               up               to               where               it               made               platinum               but               not               Number               One.

But               we               did               have               some               gold               records,               it               was               the               only               Number               One               and               the               funny               thing               is               it               was               suppose               to               be               a               follow               up               to               "Arizona."               It               was               a               Mark               Lindsay               record,               I               produced               it               and               I               usually               didn't               produce               myself,               Jerry               Fuller               did,               and               when               I               got               through               with               the               record               Jack               Gold               said,               '˜Why               don't               you               put               it               out               as               the               Raiders,               you               produce               the               Raiders               and               they               need               a               hit.'               So               we               put               it               under               the               name               of               the               Raiders               and               it               became               the               biggest               selling               hit               in               the               history               of               CBS               records."
               Any               regrets               for               calling               the               band               Paul               Revere?

(Keyboardist               Paul               Revere               Dick               continued               to               tour               without               Mark               using               the               Raiders               name)
               "In               the               beginning,               way               back               to               the               beginning               before               we               got               on               CBS,               we               signed               our               first               record               contract               on               a               little               label               called               Gardena               and               the               owner               said,               '˜You               got               to               sign               the               contract               and               sign               your               full               legal               name,'               so               my               full               legal               name               is               Mark               Allen               Lindsay               and               I               signed               my               name               and               then               everybody               else               signed               their               name               and               Paul's               name               was               signed               Paul               Revere               Dick,               that               was               his               full               name.
               Then               he               looked               over               at               us               and               said,               '˜Paul               Revere               --               Paul               Revere,               Paul               Revere,               wait               a               minute,               wait               a               minute,               wait               --               a               --               minute!

That's               a               great               gimmick.

I               mean               the               Downbeats               are               okay               but               Paul               Revere               now               that's               a               hook.

Everybody               knows               Paul               Revere's               ride               come               on.'
               He               said,               '˜I'm               going               to               call               this               band               Paul               Revere               &               the               Nightriders               or               something'               and               Paul               especially               hated               it               because               he'd               been               teased               all               his               life               in               school               about,               '˜Hey               Paul               Revere-               where's               your               horse?'               So               he               just               dropped               his               first               name               Paul               and               went               by               the               name               Revere               Dick.

But               when               our               first               record               came               out,               our               first               record               said               Paul               Revere               &               the               Nightriders.

And               although               the               name               (Using               Paul               Revere)               did               cause               some               confusion               but               it's               probably               a               lot               like               The               Dave               Clark               Five               where               Mike               Smith               was               the               lead               singer               and               Dave               Clark               (the               drummer)               was               the               name               of               the               band."
               There               are               so               many               bands               running               around               out               there               without               the               original               lead               singers               anymore.
               "Well,               what               are               you               going               to               do               --               what               are               you               going               to               do.

But               when               you               see               the               Happy               Together               tour               you're               going               to               see               the               real               deal               here,               I've               sang               every               hit               that               Paul               Revere               &               the               Raiders               ever               had.

And               Mark               &               Howard               from               The               Turtles,               if               they're               not               the               real               deal               then               I               never               saw               one."
               I'm               really               looking               forward               to               the               show,               and               I'm               hoping               to               get               a               pass               to               cover               the               show               from               backstage.

I               want               to               take               a               lot               of               pictures.
               "Tell               them               Mark               said               that               they'd               better               do               it               or               I               won't               do               "Kicks."
               I'll               definitely               tell               them               that.

My               favorite               Paul               Revere               &               the               Raiders               tune               has               always               been               "Good               Thing."
               "Yea               we'll               be               doing               that,               I               love               that               tune,               when               we               do               it               on               stage               it               sounds               just               like               we               did               on               the               record.

The               guys               in               the               band               all               sing               like               birds               or               The               Byrds               -I'm               not               sure.

But               I               do               my               best               to               make               the               stuff               that               we               do               sound               like               in               the               day               or               better               you               know.

So               there               you               go."
               You've               always               had               a               great               voice               and               your               voice               today               sounds               like               your               only               35               years               old               and               it               appears               that               you               take               really               good               care               of               yourself.

(Mark               is               69               years               old)
               "Well,               I               walk               six               miles               a               day;               I               get               up               around               three               or               four               in               the               morning               and               out               by               sunrise.

That's               where               I               write,               I'll               be               on               the               trail.

I               try               to               eat               right               and               exercise               another               hour               when               I               get               back               home.

So               when               I               went               in               for               a               checkup               recently               my               doctor               said,               '˜Whatever               you're               doing               don't               stop               it'               (After               getting               a               recent               physical               his               doctor               said               you               could               be               25               years               old)."
               After               Paul               Revere               &               the               Raiders               you               worked               as               an               A&R               executive               with               United               Artist               Records?
               "Yea,               I               thought               I               was               qualified,               I'd               been               an               Artist,               Producer,               Writer,               a               Publisher,               so               I               thought               I               knew               how               to               pick               songs               and               it               was               a               lot               of               fun               and               I               did               pick               some               hits.

I               had               a               great               run               there               until               Capitol               bought               the               company               and               just               like               a               radio               station,               somebody               came               in               and               said               okay               we've               got               your               job               now."
               "What               kind               of               hits               did               you               pick?"
               "The               first               project               that               they               gave               me               was               the               City               to               City               album               by               Gerry               Rafferty.

They               said,               '˜Any               hits               on               here?'I               said,               '˜Well,               let               me               take               it               home               and               I'll               let               you               know.'               So               I               went               home               over               the               weekend               and               came               back               and               said               '˜Okay,               Baker               Street               is               a               monster,               it's               going               to               be               about               a               million-seller,               it's               way               too               long               but               we               can               edit               it               down.

And               they               said,               '˜What's               the               next               connection?'               I               said               '˜"Right               DownThe               Line,"               not               as               big               as               "Baker               Street"               probably               won't               sell               quite               a               million               -maybe               eight               hundred-nine               hundred               thousand,               and               the               third               single               should               be               "Home               And               Dry"               maybe               three               hundred-four               hundred               thousand               but               that's               about               it.'               And               they               said,               '˜You're               on!'
               So               we               released               "Baker               Street"               and               nobody's               playing               it.

So               I               went               to               Charlie               Minor,               the               head               of               promotions               and               said,               '˜Let               me               sit               in               your               office,               when               you               make               all               these               calls               to               the               stations               and               I'll               get               on               the               extension.

Ask               them               if               they're               on               it               yet               and,               if               they're               not,               why               they're               not               playing               it.

Don't               give               them               reasons               to               play               it.

Ask               them               why               they're               not               playing               it.'               So               he               did               and               I               listened               and               wrote               down               all               these               notes.
               One               station               said,               '˜Well,               the               guitar               is               a               little               too               raucous               for               our               format.'               Another               said,               '˜That               sax               thing               shouldn't               be               at               the               front,               it               should               be               at               the               end.'               And               so               on               and               so               forth.
               I               had               a               little               studio               in               my               house.

I               went               home,               got               out               a               razor               blade               and               made               17               different               custom               edits               for               these               17               stations.

I               threw               them               on               Charlie's               desk               on               Monday               morning               and               said,               '˜Okay,               send               these               out               and               ask               them               why               they               won't               play               them               now.'               And               I               guess               maybe               they               were               so               flattered               that               we'd               made               a               custom               edit               for               their               station               -               now,               with               digital               stuff,               of               course               everybody               makes               their               own               custom               edits.

But               they               had               said,               '˜We'll               take               you               on               temporarily,'               so               when               that               happened               they               said,               '˜Okay               you               got               the               gig.'"
               Do               you               still               talk               with               Paul               (Paul               Revere               Dick)               at               all?
               "We               talk               occasionally;               we               haven't               played               together               for               years.

You               guys               are               always               asking               me               would               you               ever               do               something               together               and               there               was               awhile               when               I'd               say               no               but               nowadays               I               don't               give               a               crap               you               know,               why               not?

It               might               happened,               it               might               not,               if               it               does               fine,               if               doesn't               that's               cool               too."
               It               seems               like               Paul's               version               of               the               band               took               a               totally               different               direction               with               more               of               a               comedic               flare,               almost               like               a               lounge               act.
               "Paul               is               a               great               natural               comedian;               when               he               grew               up               his               heroes               were               like               Danny               Kaye               and               the               Marx               Brothers               and               people               like               that.

And               he               just               loved               comedy.

Now               he's               got               a               band               and               he               does               comedy               bits               and               they               play               the               hits               and               it's               entertaining               but               it's               not               the               Raiders               that               I               remember.

But               as               long               as               he's               putting               people               in               the               seats               he's               doing               the               right               thing."
               Mark,               I               want               to               thank               you               so               much               for               spending               some               time               with               me               today,               and               I               look               forward               to               meeting               you               in               person               backstage               at               The               Happy               Together               show               at               Ruth               Eckerd               Hall               in               Clearwater               on               July               19th               .
               "I               look               forward               to               meeting               with               you               Ray,               thank               you."
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      .... For further information, contact Christine Caya at 727-864-7994 or cayacr@eckerd.edu . Saturday, January 14, 2012 Event: Evening Reading Series – Andre Dubus III...
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