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"Vanilla
Fudge's Mark Stein
& Vince Martell"
were a smash hit at the Cannery Hotel & Casino where they played
the first show of the "Let's Pray For Peace Tour".
The band
sounded fantastic from where I sat, all the classics we know so well
sounded right off the vinyl, but no scratches!
Joining Mark
& Vince, and doing a great job on the drums, was Jimmy
Jack.
But the
coolest news and biggest surprise for me was to see the site's own Pete
Bremy playing bass. Both did a
terrific job on all the tunes, and their harmonies fit right in with
the two original band members. |
The Cannery Marquee! |
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The Band Onstage |
I also met Bob
Jaccino, one of the original team members
from the Vanilla Fudge Web Site, so it was very much a first time
reunion for us three Web geeks. And like an idiot I forgot to
take Bob's photo, sorry Bob... Next time!
SEE this show
if the tour comes anywhere near you, Mark and Vince are in top form,
both vocally and on their instruments. You will take home a lasting
memory of Vanilla Fudge and Mark's song by which the tour has been
named, "Let's Pray For Peace"! |
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Mark Stein on
the Hammond |
Vince Martell
on the Guitar |
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Pete Bremy on Bass |
Jimmy Jack on Drums |
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Let's Pray
For Peace
(Click
to hear the MP3 file. The recording is from Mark's solo album, White
Majik)
I asked Mark
to tell us how his song "Let's Pray For Peace" came
about... He writes:
"I
was fresh out of the hospital after having surgery. After recovering
at home a few days, I sat at the piano and the lyrics started to
come, along with the melody. “What a world we live in, Lotta
Pleasure, Lotta Sin."
"On
this one I really was driven from deep within – the images kept
flowing. I remember getting really psyched. It all
started to make sense when the verse built into the chorus
“Let’s Pray for Peace”.
"I
remember Patty walking in the house back from shopping and she got
really emotional after hearing this new but age-old message."
Mark
Stein
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A Collage of
Mark's movements, he moves! |
Another of Vince! |
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Mark |
Vince during "People
Get Ready" |
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Pete |
Jimmy Jack |
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The Band
onstage 2... |
The Band
onstage 3! |
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Mark and the Hammond... |
Mark... |
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Mark, Vince
& Pete... |
Vince |
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Pete on Bass
and backup vocals 1... |
Pete on Bass
and backup vocals 2... |
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A Jimmy Jack
sequence during his "Shotgun" Solo... 1 |
2... |
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3... |
4! |
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Vince and Pete... |
Vince... |
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Vince doing
vocals on "Good Good Livin'" |
And again... |
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Vince ... |
Pete ... |
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Jimmy Jack
squeezed behind his drum kit and amps! |
Another series
of Mark shots, that last one which includes Blake Norris -
Entertainment Producer for The Cannery - straightening up Mark's
microphone during the show! |
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Pete "Oooooohh
Oooh Oooh"... You know! |
Jimmy Jack |
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A fantastic
photo of Mark at the Hammond taken by Shannon during "People
Get Ready". |
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The group
after the show signing autographs... |
The line was
endless, at least if you were waiting to shake hands! |
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Photographer
and Casey's Daughter, Shannon Buel, outside of the Cannery. |
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Photographer
Casey and Pete finally meet! Great show Pete! Thank you guys! Photo
by Bob Jaccino! |
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