I have held off too long on writing this post, and I know he would be unhappy with me. I’ll start where I should, which is at the beginning. Denny King had been with Smokey for some time when I joined the band to rehearse with them towards Delorean, the performing...
The players that made it out of the garage onto the stage that first night at Clyde’s Rock Habit, opening up for The Schoolboys, were Lee Benson, Keith Rosenbaum, Moi, and Eric Svenonius on bass. Eric was dedicated to the success of The Imports. He always...
Michael Lyon-Drums, Lee Benson-Guitar, Moi, Michael Boffeta-Bass This was the line-up with the most diverse backgrounds, and the most tension. This was the line up with most alpha egos…makes “most”sense. Actually, as I look at this pic now, it...
When I told Lee I was working on this archive and we discussed the various Imports line-ups, we agreed that the best stage synergy and friendship was with the Wilcox, O’Donnell, Benson, and Moi lineup. I think the biggest contributor to that conclusion was Dana....
