Hello From Long Island

[Radspin]

Hi Everybody,

I'm from East Northport, Long Island, been reading TGP for a while and decided it's time to actively participate. I've been posting on TDPRI for over a year and also on the Grosh Guitars forum (I recently bought a beautiful Grosh ElectraJet Standard, a fantastic guitar). I've been playing guitar, occasionally professionally, for more than 40 years and find something new about it every day.

 

[Broken Cord]

Welcome,

It's time to contribute so join right in anytime.

 

[torgeot]

Hey Radspin, I'm a fellow LIer Live in Lake grove work in Garden City... join in!

 

[Roodboy]

Welcome from a fellow East Northporter.

 

[NotWesYet]

Welcome from a fellow East Northporter.

Same here...haven't been in Northport in 47 years, but......!

 

[archtopjazz]

Hi,

Welcome to TGP.

Jim

 

[Radspin]

Hi Everyone,

I figured there'd be a number of Long Islanders here. My real name is Frank Doris. ("Radspin" is a play on my favorite author's last name--Norman Spinrad--although if I want to start a career as a DJ it's probably a good handle.) I've been playing for almost 41 years. I'm sure many of us have a number of good stories to tell about the LI music scene both today and back in the day (Among other bands, I used to play in a New Wave band in the late '70s and early '80s and those were interesting times in the clubs, to say the least.

 

[HipKitty]

Greetings from Nashville!

 

[Frankenstrat2]

Welcome to the Forum.
Long Beach checking in.
I drive out to Patchogue most Sundays to play with my buddies.
Plenty of great players out in Suffolk

 

[Ricman]

What is your opinion on lobster, personally?

 

[onemind]

Up Island here...just short of Frankenstrat (O'side)

 

[Frankenstrat2]

What is your opinion on lobster, personally?

Uh- the best ones come from Maine, but Jordan's Lobster Farm in Island Park is pretty good. I like them broiled, not boiled, 2 pounds or more.

 

[Ken I]

Welcome aboard! Spent my first 50 years in Deer Park before retiring to South Carolina a few years ago.

 

[bilbal]

Hey there Radspin - welcome to TGP. What kind of amp(s) do you use?

b

 

[Pa'ani]

Hey Radspin,

Welcome to The Gear Page!

 

[Lespaulsignature 74]

Welcome from one Long Islander to another....I grew up in OZ Park, Queens but I have been living in Valley Stream for the past 9 years. What was the name of your band? We might have crossed paths, I was playing in a top 40/party band during the early to mid 80's. We were "The Minx".

 

[Lespaulsignature 74]

Welcome to the Forum.
Long Beach checking in.
I drive out to Patchogue most Sundays to play with my buddies.
Plenty of great players out in Suffolk

Hey Frankenstrat...I used to play with a band in Long Beach a few years ago...They were Real Hot Lanta, we played on New York Beach.

 

[Adwex]

Welcome, 'nuther Long Islander here. Grew up in Kings Park, lived in Commack, Huntington, Lake Grove, and Holbrook.

 

[Radspin]

Hi everyone. in answer to some questions--the band I was in was called The Lines. We did originals and new wave stuff like Elvis Costello, the Talking Heads, Television and so on. A few claims to fame--we warmed up for Duran Duran on their first-ever U.S. gig, at a place called Spit in Levittown. We had Madonna's first band, the Millionaires, warm up for us! We also played on the bill with the Jam, the Ramones (Joey Ramone was a really nice guy and gave us a lot of encouragement--he passed away much too soon), the Bush Tetras, the Go Gos, Our Daughters Wedding, Defunkt and others. Those were fun times, if a little crazy.

I've been in other bands but none that achieved that much notoriety. These days I play about four gigs a year with a band called Assisted Living--we do '60s and '70s rock. In fact, I'd like to find another band to play with at this point.

My amps are:

--'65 Princeton Reverb (original)
--'64 Bandmaster
--'68 Ampeg Reverbojet
--circa late '60s Dual Showman Reverb head with a funky old Univox bottom
--Vox DA-5 (a great little practice amp)
--a couple of other garage sale amps

 

[onemind]

I remember Spit, we used to dress everyone to party there, my wife and I had a store in Valley Stream called "Futuri."