I am going to be jumping around a bit in the timeline here to make the story a little more coherent. I’ll get back to the Community College part of the story shorty, or at least the highlights.
Jeff D. and the Rights of Spring
I worked part of the summer of ‘68 for a company in Lorain that was renovating the electrical and phone lines in the Lorain Telephone Co. I mostly pulled wire through conduits in the phone building and substations. One of the people that I worked with was Jeff D. We got along and he invited me to his house, where I met his parents.
He was a drummer and had a band that needed a singer and a guitar player. His band already had a bassist named Terry (don’t remember his last name). So I introduced Guy to them, and he joined their band and named it the Rights of Spring. I spent quite a bit of time following the band around, acting as an occasional ‘roady’.
They ended up with two guitars, Guy on rhythm and vocals and a lead guitarist, Ron, whose last name I have also forgotten. That lasted for a couple of years. They eventually decided to cut Guy out so they could split the money 3 ways rather than 4. But Guy got his revenge… A story for another time. If memory serves, the band broke up not too long after Guy’s departure. They were pretty good when Guy was their front man, but not so much after he left. [There’s much more to this story, but that’s one for another time.]
To be Continued
–LE
CynOp 
5 responses to “Jeff D. and The Rights of Spring – Memoir Continued”
A band, amateur or professional, usually falls apart without a good front man. We’ve seen it many times—the lead singer leaves to become a solo artist, and the rest of the band fades into obscurity.
Nice painting. I never could achieve the effect I wanted with multimedia paper using watercolors; as I progressed, I started using 140 lb. cold pressed watercolor paper. I found it worked better.
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Yes, I agree with your band assessment. I use several types of mediums for my paintings, canvas, watercolor paper, rag, and different types of boards. They all have qualitiies that may be exploited for the different effects I’m seeking to achieve. Thanks for reading and commenting, WK…; -)
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I’ve recently done a couple of paintings using 100% cotton watercolor paper in the pursuit of different effects, and was pleased with the results. I’ve been experimenting with watercolor pens the last week or so, and have purchased, but not yet used, watercolor pencils. I enjoy branching out. Someday, I think I’d like to have a go with oils.
Always my pleasure to view and read your work, Liam.
Kat
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I’ve not used watercolor pens, but have quite a bit of experience with watercolor penciles and a water brush. I use them most in my watercolor sketchbooks… very convenient, very little mess; very easy to carry around with me. I have only done one piece with oils. It’s called ‘Stairway to Heaven’… an extream abstract… also done as a watercolor, which I’ve already posted. I’ll probably repost it at some point… when it fits into my memoir narrative comfortably…; -) I enjoy reading your posts as well, Kat…; -)
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Thank you. ☺️
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