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A TOUR SCHEDULE.....
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ABOUT TO BOARD THE "ICE CREAM TRUCK" and BEGIN THE ADVENTURE......
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This was the first "Time Out" twenty miles out of town. Pictured here
is Eric assisting Mike in a minor adjustment to the motor..... which just stopped running! Mike was designated as chief mechanic
because he knew the difference between a battery and a fuel pump... The problem turned out to be caused by the idiot
who forgot to put gas in the truck before departure!
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<< MONUMENT VALLEY ....... North Eastern, Arizona.
Scott, trying to locate the GRAND CANYON... >>
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<Scott got "lucky" later on with these two senoritas he literally
picked up at Knott's Berry Farm.
We saw a lot of Baseball games... Pictured here is pitcher ROLLIE
FINGERS of the BREWERS... I kinda admired this guy.... and why not! He has the cool 'stash, he's the pitcher, and
his team is the BREWERS! >>
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<<Tom Walker (who's girl passed out in her food), Chuck and
a redwood in the Santa Cruz Mountains...... We took Tom and Shep Cooke (former member of Linda Ronstadt's Stone
Ponies ) on a Cal. tour to open shows as a duo.
~~~~~~ SHIP ROCK, New Mexico...... >>
<A couple of sissies afraid to get a little wet in Solana Beach,
Ca.
Chuck "Wagon"
impersonating a real surfer.... ^
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 The "LITTLE BEAR" in Evergreen, Co. www.littlebearsaloon.com ......where it is very easy to get swept up in all seven of the deadly sins..... mostly gluttony of all sorts.
This was the first place we ever played in Colorado, and my goodness, what an introduction ! We got into town a day early
to be fresh for our " premier" in a new state. We went to the Bear on a Sunday afternoon to check it out. As
we entered, the STARLITE RAMBLERS www.starliteramblers.com were performing "The Auctioneer". They we incredibly good and this was their "showpiece toon".....some
timing huh! They finish the song and the packed house goes beserk! There were people actually hanging from the rafters
and hanging over the balcony and the cheers were louder than the band! Us band guys are all thinking the same
thing....we sure are gonna get a run for our money in this nutso state.... and we did! A cool thing happened... The Ramblers
took a break and grouped up in the parking lot with some pals. I was VERY impressed with these guys and wanted to tell 'em
so. I walked directly up to the singer guy (MICHAEL GOLDEN) and paid my respects and compliments to a fella who surely
had heard this a lot because, although he was nice about it, he was anxious for me to get outta his face and move along.....
until I mentioned that I sang in a band called Chuck Wagon......he cut me off, brightened up, pointed his finger at me
like a gun and exclaimed.."AND THE WHEELS" !!.... Seems they liked our DISCO SUCKS song and were well
aware that we were following them at the BEAR.... We became friendly rivals with the RAMBLERS, though we could never
usurp their popularity in their home state..... not hardly! I played their records until they sounded more like a pinewood
campfire than music..... I even put out a single of COLORADO ROSE and LOVE DON'T BURN was included on the COMBO CHAMELEON
CD I did.... both written by Michael Golden. I still wonder if Golden Colorado was named after him.....
CLICK here and hear LOVE DON'T BURN LISTEN ^ TO "RAMBLER" MICHAEL GOLDEN'S SONG "LOVE DON'T BURN" AS RECORDED
BY COMBO CHAMELEON
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That's Neil on the trail of the guy who stole our license plate...
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Chuck in Northern Utah
The Million Dollar "COWBOY BAR"... Jackson, Wyoming www.milliondollarcowboybar.com
We all thought this leaning tower was in ITALY !^ .... but
NO ! It's in a Chicago suburb ! No Kiddin' !!! www.roadsideamerica.com/attract/ILNILpisa.html
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<<Definitely happier days....
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This Mick Jagger look alike was hangin' around this amusement
park near Boston trying pick up 12 year old girls... he was arrested a little later
<<Speaking of JAGGER look alikes....He always insisted on breakfast
in bed, his cereal milk slightly warmed and the whole wheat bread had to be without crust.... but usually the hotel got
wise and threw 'em out.
Rollah grabbed this flag and pretended to wipe himself with it at
a picnic we played at in Oakland .... we had to find a replacement musician for six weeks.... www.hells-angels.com
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 <<This is the guy who filled in for Rollah for six weeks.....
we were sorry to see him go. He made his own acid!
With his share of the "Disco Sucks" money, Neil Harry bought this bar
in NEW YORK.... he also bought an apartment building and named it The Harry Arms....
<With his share of the "DISCO SUCKS" money....Chuck bought a restaurant
in the middle of San Francisco's China town....
He also bought a "tomato" farm.... and
a tatoo parlor.....
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