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This day-by-day diary of Bodine's live, studio, broadcasting, and private activities is the result of three decades of research and interview work by Bruno Ceriotti, but without the significant contributions by other kindred spirits this diary would not have been possible. So, I would like to thank all the people who, in one form or another, contributed to this timeline: Jon Keliehor, Steve Lalor (RIP), Nick Warburton, Jini Dellaccio (RIP), Jeff Jassen (RIP), Richard Selinkoff, Paul Cabbell, Linda Zinn, Bill Sievert, Jim 'Harpo' Valley, Kan-Do, Chris Williams, Sharon Jo Sloan, Walt Yost, RockinHouston.com, IMDB.com, Helix, Record World, Billboard, Cash Box, Seattle Daily Times, Spartan Daily, San Bernardino Sun, Berkeley Barb, Synapse, The Vancouver Sun, and Los Angeles Free Press.
May 1968
The lost short story of Bodine, one of the greatest rock bands you've never heard of, goes back to the summer of '65 in Seattle, Washington, when a singer and guitar player named Stephen John Patrick 'Steve' Lalor (b. Tuesday, September 12, 1944, Glens Falls, Warren County, New York) and a drummer named Jon Dennis Keliehor (b. Saturday, October 18, 1941, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska) started playing together in a band called The Daily Flash. After a couple of years and a couple of singles, the band, who in the meantime had relocated to Los Angeles, California, disbanded in November 1967. At that point, Lalor moved up north to San Francisco where he started rehearsing with two local musicians, drummer Arthur Penthollow, formerly of the Book of Changes, and the Vejtables, and piano player David Brooks (b. 1945 or 1947, Berkeley, Alameda County, California), formerly of his own Dave Brooks Trio; while Keliehor, who actually had already left the Flash six months earlier in June, stayed in LA and soon became involved in a bunch of music adventures with a new partner in crime, a singer and bass player named Kerry H. Magness (b. Tuesday, December 15, 1942, Yakima, Washington), formerly of the Kingsmen (and also sessionman for The Doors, and Penny Nichols), as well as former medicine student at the University of Washington. The duo, who was also housemates at the time, first recorded some unreleased demos with folk singer Pamela Polland in July, and then was involved by Elektra Records' in-house producer Paul A. Rothchild in the formation of a sort of "supergroup" called Rhinoceros with other rock luminaries, including a singer and guitar player from Denver, Colorado (but raised in Brooklyn, New York), named Eric Karl, formerly of the Fantastic Zoo, and the Fogcutters. Eventually, Jon, Kerry and Eric turned down the offer after only one (bad) rehearsal in November, and soon they decide to put a new band together. Formal discussions between them about forming a new band began in January 1968, and then a month later, in February, Jon invited his old friend and bandmate Steve Lalor to be part of it too. Steve accepted the offer and joined the trio along with David Brooks. After relocating to San Francisco in April, and after located a rehearsal room in an ex-butcher shop in Oakland in May, the five piece finally started rehearsing together under the name of Popcorn.
The lost short story of Bodine, one of the greatest rock bands you've never heard of, goes back to the summer of '65 in Seattle, Washington, when a singer and guitar player named Stephen John Patrick 'Steve' Lalor (b. Tuesday, September 12, 1944, Glens Falls, Warren County, New York) and a drummer named Jon Dennis Keliehor (b. Saturday, October 18, 1941, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska) started playing together in a band called The Daily Flash. After a couple of years and a couple of singles, the band, who in the meantime had relocated to Los Angeles, California, disbanded in November 1967. At that point, Lalor moved up north to San Francisco where he started rehearsing with two local musicians, drummer Arthur Penthollow, formerly of the Book of Changes, and the Vejtables, and piano player David Brooks (b. 1945 or 1947, Berkeley, Alameda County, California), formerly of his own Dave Brooks Trio; while Keliehor, who actually had already left the Flash six months earlier in June, stayed in LA and soon became involved in a bunch of music adventures with a new partner in crime, a singer and bass player named Kerry H. Magness (b. Tuesday, December 15, 1942, Yakima, Washington), formerly of the Kingsmen (and also sessionman for The Doors, and Penny Nichols), as well as former medicine student at the University of Washington. The duo, who was also housemates at the time, first recorded some unreleased demos with folk singer Pamela Polland in July, and then was involved by Elektra Records' in-house producer Paul A. Rothchild in the formation of a sort of "supergroup" called Rhinoceros with other rock luminaries, including a singer and guitar player from Denver, Colorado (but raised in Brooklyn, New York), named Eric Karl, formerly of the Fantastic Zoo, and the Fogcutters. Eventually, Jon, Kerry and Eric turned down the offer after only one (bad) rehearsal in November, and soon they decide to put a new band together. Formal discussions between them about forming a new band began in January 1968, and then a month later, in February, Jon invited his old friend and bandmate Steve Lalor to be part of it too. Steve accepted the offer and joined the trio along with David Brooks. After relocating to San Francisco in April, and after located a rehearsal room in an ex-butcher shop in Oakland in May, the five piece finally started rehearsing together under the name of Popcorn.
POPCORN (MAY 1968 - MAY 1969) / BODINE (MAY 1969 - JANUARY 1970)
1) Jon Keliehor drums
2) Steve Lalor electric guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals
3) Kerry Magness bass, flute, vocals
4) Eric Karl electric guitar, vocals
5) David Brooks keyboard, organ
Berkeley Barb (November 1, 1968)
Bodine somewhere in Washington, August 1969 - from left: Jon Keliehor, David Brooks, Eric Karl, Kerry Magness, and Steve Lalor
Bodine somewhere in Washington, August 1969 - from left: Eric Karl, Kerry Magness, Steve Lalor, David Brooks, and Jon Keliehor
Friday, October 18 - Sunday, October 20, 1968: Mandrake's, 1048 University Avenue, Berkeley, Alameda County, California
The band was advertised as Pop Corn [sic].
Berkeley Barb (October 18, 1968)
Friday, October 25 - Saturday, October 26, 1968: New Orleans House, 1505 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley, Alameda County, California
Pop Corn [sic] replaced Orion who were originally scheduled to appear. Also on the bill: Mad River. One show each day, started at 9:30pm.
Berkeley Barb (October 25, 1968)
November 1968
Popcorn relocated to Seattle (they went to live together in a house atop Queen Anne Hill) and find immediate bookings through Entertainment Authority agency for a tour of the Northwest.
Sunday, December 1, 1968: 'U.W. Yule Party', Husky Hollow, HUB (Husky Union Building), University of Washington campus, 4001 E Stevens Way NE, Seattle, King County, Washington
An afternoon party, which started at 3:30pm, sponsored by ASUW (Associated Students of the University of Washington). Also on the bill: The University Chorale, The University Brass Choir.
Sunday, December 1, 1968: 'First Annual Christmas Dance', HUB (Husky Union Building) Ballroom, University of Washington campus, 4001 E Stevens Way NE, Seattle, King County, Washington
An evening show promoted by Washington Promotions.
Friday, December 13, 1968: 'Art Grab', Union Trust Building, 119 South Main Street, Pioneer Square, southwest corner of downtown Seattle, King County, Washington
Popcorn provided live music entertainment for a fund raising party (which started at 8:00pm) for local radio station KRAB. The event was advertised as 'Art Grab' because 80 small paintings by leading Northwest artists such as Leo Kenney, Richard Gilkey, Robert Maki and many others, were placed in 80 large lockers at the local train and bus depots, and keys to these lockers were for sale at the party for ten bucks a key.
Helix (December 1968)
Saturday, December 14, 1968: Lake Hills Roller Rink, 16232 NE 8th Street at 164th Avenue NE, Bellevue, King County, Washington
Friday, December 27, 1968: The Body Shop, Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington
Popcorn were paid $250 for the gig.
Monday, December 30, 1968: Parker's Ballroom, 170th Street and Aurora Avenue North, Seattle, King County, Washington
Popcorn were paid $200 for the gig.
Tuesday, December 31, 1968: The Happening, 1422 First Avenue at Pike Street, Seattle, King County, Washington
Friday, January 3, 1969: Perl's, 3536 Arsenal Way, Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington
Saturday, January 4, 1969: Eagles Auditorium, 1416 7th Avenue at Union Street, Seattle, King County, Washington
Popcorn opened for Creedence Clearwater Revival. Lights by The Retina Circus. One show, from 8:00pm to 12 midnight.
Friday, January 10, 1969: unknown venue, University of Washington campus, 4001 E Stevens Way NE, Seattle, King County, Washington
Saturday, January 11, 1969: AMVETS Hall, South 38th Street at South Tacoma Way, Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington
Thursday, January 16, 1969
Popcorn rehearsed at Parker's Ballroom in Seattle in anticipation of their gig there the following evening.
Friday, January 17, 1969: Parker's Ballroom, 170th Street and Aurora Avenue North, Seattle, King County, Washington
Popcorn were paid $250 for the gig.
Saturday, January 18, 1969: unknown venue, unknown city, unknown county, Washington
Popcorn were paid $250 for this gig promoted by the late Pat O'Day.
Sunday, January 19, 1969: Grand Ballroom, Olympic Hotel, 411 University Street, Seattle, King County, Washington
Also on the bill: Bobby Adano (MC), Tiny Calkins (MC), Ernestine Anderson, the New Century Singers, Woody Woodhouse, Janie Tucker, the Floating Bridge, Cosmic Funk, Patti Summers, Johnny Lester, Ron Holden, Sarge West, Frank Sugia, Jerry Gray, Bud Schultz, Gene Boscacci, Jack Brownlow, Frank Elder, Gordon DeWitty, Norm Hoagy, Rusty Draper, Teddy Ross, Gene Stridel, plus several disc jockeys. None of the acts and backstage help were paid a penny because the show, which lasted from 2:00pm to 10:00pm, was a benefit for Bill Richardson, a local drummer, to pay medical expenses and to compensate for job time lost while he has been recuperating from an infection that almost took his life two months ago.
Friday, January 24, 1969: The Happening, 1422 First Avenue at Pike Street, Seattle, King County, Washington
Popcorn were paid $250 for the gig.
Saturday, January 25, 1969: Lake Hills Roller Rink, 16232 NE 8th Street at 164th Avenue NE, Bellevue, King County, Washington
Popcorn were paid $250 for the gig.
Tuesday, January 28, 1969: The Trolly, 2115 4th Avenue, Seattle, King County, Washington
Popcorn were paid $250 for this gig sponsored by KOL-FM, a local radio station. Also on the bill: Locomotive, The Trolly.
Friday, January 31, 1969: 'Custom Car and Speed Show', Seattle Center Exhibition Hall, 301 Mercer Street, Seattle, King County, Washington
Popcorn were paid $175 to provide live music entertainment during a custom car and speed show which lasted from 5:00pm to 11:00pm.
Saturday, February 1, 1969: Eagles Auditorium, 1416 7th Avenue at Union Street, Seattle, King County, Washington
Popcorn were paid $250 for the gig. Also on the bill: Floating Bridge, Locomotive. One show, from 8:00pm to 12 midnight.
Friday, February 7, 1969: The Body Shop, Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington
Popcorn were paid $350 for the gig.
Saturday, February 8, 1969: Harborena Roller Skating Rink, 2112 Simpson Avenue, Hoquiam, Grays Harbor County, Washington
Popcorn were paid $250 for the gig.
Friday, February 14, 1969: unknown venue, University of Washington campus, 4001 E Stevens Way NE, Seattle, King County, Washington
Popcorn were paid $350 for the gig.
Saturday, February 15, 1969: unknown venue, Bellevue High School, 10416 SE Wolverine Way, Bellevue, King County, Washington
Friday, February 21, 1969: Perl's, 3536 Arsenal Way, Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington
Saturday, February 22, 1969: Avalon Theatre, 3451 S.E. Belmont Street, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon
Friday, February 28, 1969: Parker's Ballroom, 170th Street and Aurora Avenue North, Seattle, King County, Washington
Popcorn were paid $300 for the gig.
Friday, March 7 - Saturday, March 8, 1969: The Red Carpet, 5212 South Tacoma Way, Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington
Popcorn were paid $275 for each day.
Sunday, March 9, 1969: 'Helix Benefit', Eagles Auditorium, 1416 7th Avenue at Union Street, Seattle, King County, Washington
Popcorn played from 8:00pm to 9:00pm. Also on the bill: The Last Ditch Survival Troupe And Traveling Musical Entourage (MC) (3:0opm to 12 midnight), Floating Bridge (4:00 to 5:00pm), The Youngbloods (6:00 to 7:00pm, and 10:00 to 11:00pm), Juggernaut (7:00 to 8:00pm), Black Snake (9:00 to 10:00pm).
Wednesday, March 12 - Saturday, March 15, 1969: The Trolly, 2115 4th Avenue, Seattle, King County, Washington
Wednesday, March 19, 1969: ACT Theatre, 700 Union Street, downtown Seattle, King County, Washington
Friday, March 21, 1969: P.N.E. (Pacific National Exposition) Garden Auditorium, 2901 East Hastings Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Popcorn, along with Papa Bear's Medicine Show, opened for Ten Years After. The show attracted an audience of nearly 1,200 people.
Saturday, March 22, 1969: Eagles Auditorium, 1416 7th Avenue at Union Street, Seattle, King County, Washington
Popcorn opened for Ten Years After, and Don Ellis Orchestra. One show, started at 8:00pm.
April ?, 1969
Popcorn, along with another Washington area band called Locomotive, signed a management contract with Leonard Stogel & Associates, Ltd., a Hollywood-based firm who at the time already managed Tommy James and the Shondells, the Cowsills, Lee Michaels, Boyce & Hart, Smith, and Barry Richards. After the signing, Stogel hosted a party in the Westside Room of the Century Plaza Hotel, 2025 Avenue of the Stars, in Century City (LA), to introduce the two new groups to West Coast recording and television executives, including the late Jesse Kaye and Clive Fox, respectively Vice-President and Director of West Coast operations of MGM Records, a label who eventually signed both groups in May.
Billboard (April 19, 1969)
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Record World (April 19, 1969)
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Cash Box (April 26, 1969)
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Friday, April 18, 1969: The Happening, 1422 First Avenue at Pike Street, Seattle, King County, Washington
Saturday, April 19, 1969: Avalon Theatre, 3451 S.E. Belmont Street, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon
Friday, April 25, 1969: Perl's, 3536 Arsenal Way, Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington
Saturday, April 26, 1969: unknown venue, Lewiston, Nez Perce County, Idaho
Friday, May 2, 1969
David Brooks married his girlfriend Susan Pinkham in a Universal Life Church ceremony officiated by the Rev. Dr. John Ullman at Popcorn's home on Queen Anne Hill.
David Brooks and Susan Pinkham's wedding, Seattle, May 2, 1969 (Helix, May 1969)
May 1969
Popcorn moved back to Los Angeles, the city where the seed was originally planted, and soon signed a recording contract with MGM Records. They also changed their name to Bodine ("Eric Karl dreams up the name", recalls Jon Keliehor) and then started rehearsing and writing new songs for their project album for the label in a house that Karl, Brooks (with his wife Susan) and Magness shared on Franklin Avenue in the Franklin Village, a little neighborhood located between Hollywood, the 101 and the Hollywood Hills (instead, Keliehor and his girfriend Susannah Campbell went to live in a small cottage at 7272 1/2 Fountain Avenue in West Hollywood, while Lalor and his wife Kathy went to live somewhere in Echo Park, a densely populated neighborhood in Central LA). Last but not least, the late producer Barry Friedman, aka Frazier Mohawk, was asked to produce a 8-song demo of Bodine materials, but none of the band were pleased with the results so the late singer/guitarist Bill Cowsill Jr. of the Cowsills was selected to produced the band instead.
Record World (August 9, 1969)
June - July 1969: T.T.G. Inc. Sunset-Highland Recording Studios, 1441 North McCadden Place off Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California
Bodine recorded and mixed their self-titled debut album with Bill Cowsill Jr. as producer. "The chemistry was magic, and these open minded sessions take the music forward a step," recalls Jon Keliehor.
Friday, August 22, 1969: MGM Studios, 10202 West Washington Boulevard, Culver City, Los Angeles County, California
After signing Bodine, along with Locomotive, for MGM Records, the label President Ron Kass hosted an outdoor western barbeque at the MGM Studios, to introduce the two groups (which also performed a set) and their upcoming debut albums to about 300 regional distributors and promotion men.
Record World (August 23, 1969)
September ??, 1969
Bodine's first and only album, 'Bodine' (MGM Records SE 4652; Side A: 1. Short Time Woman (Karl) / 2. Oakland (Magness) / 3. Into My Life (Karl) / 4. Travelogue (Lalor) / 5. It's Just My Way (Karl) / 6. Easy To See (Lalor) - Side B: 1. Take It Back (Karl) / 2. Keep Lookin' Through My Window (Karl) / 3. Statues Of Clay (Lalor) / 4. Long Way Just To Go Home (Karl) / 5. Between The Lines (Lalor) / 6. Disaster (Karl)), was released only in the US. The album was later re-issued as a bootleg CD in Australia.
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Los Angeles Free Press (October 3, 1969)
Australian bootleg CD (backcover)
Record World (October 25, 1969)
Helix (November 6, 1969)
Spartan Daily (December 17, 1969)
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Los Angeles Free Press (November 21, 1969)
Synapse (November 3, 1969)
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Friday, October 3 or Saturday, October 4, 1969: 'ACLU's 11th Annual Garden Party (aka Human Rights Party)', Dr. and Mrs. Irving Lester Lichtenstein's home, 706 North Hillcrest Road, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, California
Bodine provided live music entertainment for the 11th annual garden party hosted by American Civic Liberties Union (ACLU) at the house of the late Dr. Irving Lester Lichtenstein, a successful Beverly Hills physician. This year party, however, was actually hosted by the Los Angeles chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility and the Medical Committee for Human Rights, to raised funds for Dr. Howard Levy, a dermatologist who made national headlines in 1967 when as an Army officer he refused to teach medicine to Green Berets. As a result of his refusal to allow medicine to be used as a political tool, Dr. Levy was court-martialed and sentenced to three years in federal prison. By then out on bail pending an investigation of his case by the US Supreme Court, Levy was touring the country in an effort to help raised funds for organizations dedicated to ending the Vietnam war. Among the 800 guests of the party, which lasted from 8:00pm to 12 midnight, there were Charles Morgan, the ACLU attorney who has been defending Levy, the late actors Carl Reiner, Burt Lancaster and John Saxon, the late folksinger Phil Ochs, and several other show business personalities who were disturbed about the US involvement in the Vietnam war. "Kerry Magness' porsche was too small to carry drums," recalls Jon Keliehor, "therefore at this point I believe that [roadie] Richard Selinkoff comes to the rescue by driving myself and drums to the party." "One time I drove him and his drum kit to a charity gig Bodine was playing in Beverly Hills," confirms Richard Selinkoff. "Keliehor was wearing an enormous 10-gallon hat, and when I kidded him about it he said that it was the first gimmick that had come into his mind for just attracting attention. After dropping him off I had to go to do a job somewhere else. When I returned to pick him up I had to manoeuvre my way through the forgettable celebrities to get my VW bus to the part of the lawn where the band had been set up. Keliehor was falling-down drunk, but as far as I know he’d played flawlessly." [Note: The party was scheduled for Friday, October 3, on the Los Angeles Free Press issued that same day, but on a review of the event written by Paul Cabbell on the Los Angeles Free Press issued on Friday, October 10, the journalist said that the event was "last Saturday night", i.e. Saturday, October 4, so… what's the right date?]
Los Angeles Free Press (October 10, 1969)
October 1969
Eric Karl headed into MGM Studios in Culver City, and sang on a song titled 'Solo e Triste (The Empty Man)' (music by Stu Phillips, words by Bob Stone) for the soundtrack of 1970's The Appointment, a psychological drama film directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Omar Sharif and Anouk Aimée.
Record World (October 4, 1969)
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October 1969
Bodine's first and only single, 'Keep Lookin' Through My Window / Easy To See' (MGM Records K-14088), was released only in the US.
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Thursday, November 13, 1969: Houston Music Theatre, 7326 Southwest Freeway at Fondren Road, Houston, Harirs County, Texas
Bodine opened for the Moody Blues.
Bodine backstage at Houston Music Theatre, November 13, 1969 - from left: Eric Karl, ?, Steve Lalor, David Brooks, Kerry Magness, ?, and Jon Keliehor
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Bodine backstage at Houston Music Theatre, November 13, 1969 - from left: Eric Karl, ?, Steve Lalor, David Brooks, Kerry Magness, and Jon Keliehor
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Wednesday, December 31, 1969: 'New Year's Eve Concert', Swing Auditorium, National Orange Show Grounds, 689 South East Street, San Bernardino, California
Also on the bill: Lee Michaels with Frosty, War Featuring: Eric Burdon, Jerome. One show, started at 8:30pm.
San Bernardino Sun (December 23, 1969)
January 1970
Bodine disbanded. "A new twist in Bodine saga arrives as [MGM's owner, the late] Kirk Kerkorian collapses recording support, as well as its contract with us and many other groups," recalls Jon Keliehor. "Seeing no future without record label support, our manager Lenny Stogel cancels his management contract with us, saying that without support from MGM he is in trouble. So we agrees to break up and go separate ways." Following the break up of the band, Jon Keliehor remained in Los Angeles for a few months, during which time he first auditioned for the band playing for the musical Hair (he didn't get the gig), and then played on a demo session for James Brown. But aside from this brief venture, he admits that he found few personal or musical contacts of any significance during these months. "After about five or six months of hanging round Los Angeles, I decided to travel for a while to put things into perspective and put my drums into storage," reflects Keliehor. "I spent a brief period of time in Boulder (where I played a gig or two with Rock Candy, a band out of Denver) and New York, and in December I left the US for London. Soon afterwards, I met a Canadian pianist called John Lewis, who I recorded several BBC programmes with, as well as an album by Wavemaker called 'Where Are We Captain'. Through John I got introduced to members of the London Contemporary Dance Theatre and over the next fourteen years I ended up working with nearly every modern dance company in London." Steve Lalor meanwhile returned to the folk circuit and played around southern California for several years. During 1971, however, he re-established ties with Danny O'Keefe, an old acquaintance from Seattle. "I came up to Seattle to play with a duet named Bruce and Eli," recalled Lalor. "When I heard Danny singing 'Goodtime Charlie' on a Seattle pop radio station I called him to ask if he had a band together. He told me he was doing just that and I said that he owed me an audition because I had helped him get some gigs together. I brought a piano player called Alex Richman into the group that I had worked with in L.A., and together with drummer Chet McCracklin and a bass player whose name escapes me, we embarked on a four-month tour with The Hollies and The Raspberries." By the way, the other three members of the group, Kerry Magness, Eric Karl, and David Brooks all disappeared from the music scene at that point (Magness eventually worked as writer, producer, and gaffer in a bunch of movies and television shows).
Thursday, April 22, 2004
Kerry Magness passed away in Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, for unknown circumstances. "I met Kerry a couple of times around 2000," recalls a friend of him named Chris Williams. "He was living on the streets in Venice. A guy named Peter A.J. Dugger and I tried to get him off the streets using an organization named St. Joseph’s Center in Venice. According to Kerry, he had lost everything at that point, his wife, home in the San Fernando Valley, money, etc. from drugs, alcohol and was suffering from a long standing osteomyelitis infection he received from a bullet fragment in his heel he sustained in Vietnam. The V.A. had removed almost 2 inches from one of his legs to stop the infection and he said it affected him with chronic pain thereafter. He said he was not in the military but was a civilian contractor shooting high speed film on early helicopter gun ships and was hit when the Viet Cong attacked the base he was in. When I met him he wanted to get off the streets at that point, but I’m not sure the social services actually came through as they so often don’t. Around here they are better at paying themselves and enabling homeless to stay on the streets rather than finding solutions for the homeless. I heard he had been granted disabled housing in Santa Monica CA sometime around 2001, but I lost track of him. He was alternatively on crutches or a wheelchair at that point due to the pain. When I met him he was sober, cordial, and friendly to my family and I. He was very nice to my (at that point) young son who was fascinated by his one shorter leg. I’m sorry to hear he’s passed, my experience was that he was a real genuine good guy."
Saturday, March 31, 2018
Steve Lalor passed away at his home in Seattle for a heart attack late this afternoon. "He had spent a few days in the hospital this past week dealing with acid reflux," recalls Steve's long time musician friend Jim 'Harpo' Valley. "We had just talked a few days ago and he said he was feeling much better. Today after taking some of his vitals everything seemed back to normal and [Steve's wife] Trapper went to the store for groceries…'I love you..I love you back'! When she returned he was sitting in his chair, eyes open… 911 came and worked on him for around 30 minutes to no avail."
