Rock n’ Roll Eggs … Jenny Lee Breakfast Nook
What are Rock n’ Roll Eggs? Where can you get them? Where did it all begin? Well let me start by explaining Rock n’ Roll Eggs … it is a breakfast dish that began for me over a half century ago. It’s a dish or bowl that has fried potatoes, onions, chopped up Jumbo mixed … Read more
Herb Reed, Legend, Bassman and Gentleman
What comes to mind when I say the word Platters? As a DJ, Porky Chedwick comes to mind. He called his records Platters as in his phrase … “your platter pushin’ Papa”. Or perhaps a Food Platter, being in the restaurant business, I’ve seen plenty. But, most likely the most famous Platter was Herb Reed, … Read more
The Amazing Maz!
Growing up in Pittsburgh in the 1950’s and living in Pittsburgh, I loved watching the Pirates at Forbes Field and listening to the Pirates on the radio. There were only two reasons I bought my first transistor radio with my paperboy money … to listen to Porky Chedwick spinning the sounds and Bob Prince announcing … Read more
Danny and the Juniors … Goodbye to and old friend … Fankie Maffei!
Danny and the Juniors … one of the great Philly Groups that helped lead the way to Rock and Roll History! They formed in 1955 at Bartram High School known as the Juvenaires at the time singing at school parties and local Philly events. In 1957 they recorded a song called “Do The Bop” and … Read more
Come and get these Memories … Dr. Martha Reeves
Singer, entertainer, actress, innovator, humanitarian, politician, friend … and Motown ICON! I’m talkin’ about the beautiful, inside and out, Martha Reeves of the Vandellas! Tomorrow, July 18, is Martha’s birthday and as I sit here reminiscing about my friend I started to go back and relive times I spent with Martha. Let me start by … Read more
Memories from Johnny Angels Ginchy Stuff … a day with Henry Diltz!
Today at my Ginchy Stuff store and museum I had some time to reminisce about all the history I have inside these walls. I was looking at ways to add on to my current displays and laid out some items that I am planning on doing a new display case. The items were a Woodstock … Read more