I woke up around 11:00 and couldn't get back to sleep. Something was bothering me, but I didn't know what. I turned the radio on to help me fall back to sleep and I heard the tragic news. It's so sad that we lost Dennis Yost yesterday, too. The day the music died.

 

I just found out about Dennis. I knew Dennis really well. I toured with him on the "Super Rock of the 60's Tour" from 1988 thru 1992. He was a very nice guy and a pleasure to work with.

 

I remember that tour well. I met you during that tour at Classic Rock with Wolfman Jack in Nashville. You and Rich were sort of the house-band that day with Gary Lewis, Dennis Yost, and more (maybe Billy J. Kramer?). I forget the other guy's name, but he came looking for "Billy with the Bouf" and you were forever famous with the Professional Followers as we called ourselves. I'm still friends with some of the guys from other bands along those tours. It was a special time in my life that I get to re-live occasionally. I saw Rich last week in NJ - I went to see the Bucks and Mark.

 

There was a show going on a the Cleveland Agora on E. 24th St. that night. Who knows who the heck it was in retrospect.


Henry LoConti sent someone out to the bar to get all the media people hanging off the rail and herded them into the office. They were watching Monday Night Football and Howard Cosell came in with the announcement.


Everyone was pretty stunned. I remember Denny Sanders (or Marty Sobol from M105) went to the pay phone in the lobby to call the station. The other one basically ran out and, when he hit the lobby, jumped over all the steps and hit the ground running to get over to the station.


A strange night, indeed.

 

ya know Billy its funny but i can even remember the exact way i felt that night like it was last year, the coldness of the night, the sky was really black out with light snow and i was at a club on elmwood ave when i heard the news..........amazing how certain events stand out soo many years later........Michele in Buffalo.....
 

oh yes-I remembered it well-I was 21.....and you know the rest....