Stories and Tales

I became involved with the Children in 1967, upon my return home from my tour of duty with the USN, where I had been taught electronics, so I was able to sort out the problems with the p.a. and amps for the band.

I would also transport the gear to the gigs in San Antonio and Houston in my 1953 Cadillac Meteor Hearse, until it died and we bought a stepvan that used to be an ice-cream truck........what trips those were !!!!

I moved to Houston with the band, after my gig at "Hemis-fair '68" ended...I was with the 'on-grounds entertainment' division. I worked the amphitheatre, and worked with several troupes of roving players and dancers throughout the fair site.

I have good memories...lol...of "Love Street Light Circus and Feel Good Machine" on Allen's Landing in downtown Houston. Working with "Murph", in highly altered states, moving a Hammond B-3 complete with Leslie box, up the three flights of stairs....I was a much younger and dumber man....LOL.

I also worked as a recording engineer at Andrus Productions in Houston, where the Children cut "Rebirth".....I was the engineer on the demo of "Francine", that Lou Adler thought was ' cute ' and decided not to record.

I lived with the band for a couple of years, and with Louis Cabaza for some years after, since he and I worked in the same place, the Village Inn Pizza Parlor on Westheimer in Houston. It was an amazing place. A family pizza place, until about 8:00pm, when the entertainment began. Dean Scott was the main draw, although David Boyce and Rex Cramer were also extermely popular ......these were all 'show' bands. I toured with Louis and Dean Scott

Contributed by Rich Moore