Boy oh boy is it fall already? We got so hot for a few days and now it got cold last night and it is still August. Back to school ads on TV, promos for Alice Cooper at the State Fair, pumpkin pie, cider and donuts, trees turning color, no it is all too soon.

 

August does mean Woodword Dream Cruise and yes my band is going to play there.We may be the only band to have played at every dream cruise? I have found that I just can't say my band is going to play there, I have to say "Benny and the Jets band" is going to play there. So that when people do a search on "GOOGLE" for "Benny and the Jets band" this column will pop up. Also I guess I can say going to play there, I have to say Benny and the Jets band will perform at Shain Park in downtown Birmingham Michigan, Saturday, August 19th from 4 till 6pm at the Woodward Dream Cruise. This event is free and open to the public.

 

By the way when you GOOGLE, "Benny and the Jets" hopefully the www.Bennyandthejets.com site will pop up which has a play dates calendar page, photos, music, a bio page that tells all about the band and a message board with all the past columns. Should I even mention Bob Seger was on the www.myspace.com/bennyandthejets? PS don't be afraid of myspace it is a web on to itself and your kids are as safe there as any bus stop in town.

 

Mr. Joe is turning into my live music reporter about town. A few columns ago he reported on a band he enjoyed call Red Hill. Now Joe has come across a band called Retrospect. Six guys, 3 guitars, a trombone, sax and drums. The band plays everything from La Bamba to the Eagles and the B-52s. Joe says Retrospect also did a nice pure instrumental version of the 1939 Glen Miller song "In the Mood."

 

I heard from Fidge and Roscoe who both were in the 70s Motown-Rare Earth recording band the Sunday Funnies. Fidge still sings around town with his friends John and Debbie and on occasion with Doctor Pocket at the area casinos. Roscoe mean while has been playing drums for the Silver Canyon Band. Both e-mailed condolences when they read last weeks column that mentioned the passing of musician Jeff Perry.

 

I could write a book about Joe Lagreci. He plays guitar for Jamie Coe's band on Ford Road in Garden City. Also on Thursdays with Wally Gibson's Touch of the Blues at Station 885 on Starkweather in Plymouth. His wife Lisa also sings with Jamie's band and won the first WDIV singer of the year competition. Joe was sad to her of the passing of local drummer Jeff Perry. Jeff performed in several area band including Jamie's, Free Spirit and the Night Shift. Joe also sad to report about the recent passing of fellow drummer Paul Molina aka Paul Anderson. Paul played in the bands Tatiana and Monkey Cage.