Chamber music rocks.Byline: Michael Booth For The Register-Guard A cargo door across from the old freight car at the Springfield Chamber of Commerce has been pulled wide open to let in a cool summer evening breeze. As you approach the door, the unmistakable electric guitar introduction to The Doors' classic rock song `Love me Two Times' winds up like a Muhammad Ali Muhammad Ali, pasha of Egypt Muhammad Ali, 1769?–1849, pasha of Egypt after 1805. He was a common soldier who rose to leadership by his military skill and political acumen. uppercut and boxes you in the ears. The drums and bass kick in and the sound of live music builds to a rumble, like the approach of an old steam engine. Come closer still. Ten feet from the door you swear Jim Morrison Noun 1. Jim Morrison - United States rock singer (1943-1971) James Douglas Morrison, Morrison isn't really dead. He must have faked his own death and now gets his rock 'n' roll rock 'n' roll: see rock music. fix inside the old train depot. It has to be Morrison. That lazy, deep voice has just the right hint of gravel. You reach the cargo door, wondering how rock stars in their mid-60s - Morrison would be 63 now - have held up over the years. Peering inside, you see that The Doors are in surprisingly good condition - considering the ages of the people before you range from 18 to 57. But, after a quick focus of the eyes, you may see some people you recognize. Springfield Chamber of Commerce president Dan Egan is cranking out riffs on lead guitar. Local lawyers Pat Melendy and Martin Fisher are playing drums and bass guitar, respectively. Egan's 18-year-old daughter, Kelly, is waiting for the next song, penny flute in hand. Sarah-Kate Sharkey, development director for HIV HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), either of two closely related retroviruses that invade T-helper lymphocytes and are responsible for AIDS. There are two types of HIV: HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 is responsible for the vast majority of AIDS in the United States. Alliance, is on the keyboard. Curt Masterson, account executive for a radio broadcasting The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. company, is playing guitar and singing backup vocals. And Morrison is not Morrison, but a bearded lawyer named Murray Petitt. The band, known as Mystery Train, formed three years ago, and is made up of chamber members and those they have recruited. They play mainly classic rock. `At a chamber meeting someone asked me what my long-term goals Long-term goals Financial goals expected to be accomplished in five years or longer. were,' Petitt said. `I said I wanted to form a garage band with chamber members. So Dan and I got together, turned the amps up real loud and decided that was fun.' Mystery Train gained steam by recruiting other members, and played their first gig at Chamber Fest - a Chamber of Commerce event held the first day of every summer - three years ago at Roaring Rapids Pizza. At that time the band included Ran Whitehead, the former drummer of the popular '60s band The Turtles. The band is now an Independence Day staple at Springfield's Light of Liberty Celebration; including last week, when they got the party started as the opening act. Mystery Train also has played the Filbert filbert: see hazel. filbert or hazel(nut) Any of about 15 species of deciduous trees and shrubs that make up the genus Corylus, in the birch family, native to the northern temperate zone; also, the edible nuts they produce. Festival and other charity events. Egan estimates the band has helped raise about $30,000 for charitable organizations This article is about charitable organizations. For other uses of the word charity, see Charity. A charitable organization (also known as a charity) is an organization with charitable purposes only. over the last few years. `We'll probably do more charity events and auctions in the future,' Egan said. `As long as we're having fun and we can schedule it, we'll do it.' Band members say scheduling gigs for busy professionals and a soon-to-be college student can be difficult. Most of the band members have spouses and children, in addition to demanding jobs. `We send e-mail back and forth about scheduling time for rehearsal and events,' Masterson said. `It's definitely tough to get everyone together at the same time.' A few band members still find the time to play in other bands. Masterson is also a part of a band called This and That. Kelly Egan, who will enter the University of Oregon The University of Oregon is a public university located in Eugene, Oregon. The university was founded in 1876, graduating its first class two years later. The University of Oregon is one of 60 members of the Association of American Universities. in the fall, plays the flute in an Irish folk band called Irish Echo. And Melendy plays in a band of lawyers and law professors called The Garden Weasels The Garden Weasel is a garden implement with 3 sets of rotating tines for loosening soil. It has been sold by the Faultless Starch/Bon Ami Company beginning in 1976. It was one of the first products sold in North America using direct-to-consumer marketing including Infomercials. . Band members say the reason they squeeze in time to play in Mystery Train is simple - they just love to play. Several of Mystery Train's members have been in and out of bands since they were in their teens, when they had dreams of playing to large crowds of adoring a·dore v. a·dored, a·dor·ing, a·dores v.tr. 1. To worship as God or a god. 2. To regard with deep, often rapturous love. See Synonyms at revere1. 3. fans. But Petitt says his new biggest fans are all he needs these days. `My 10-year-old twins love to watch us play,' Petitt said. `They're always saying, `Your band rocks, Dad!' They're very forgiving critics.' |
|
||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion