TEEN CANTEEN REUNION - Neka may have sparked a revolution with her powers as a Muse. She has awakened the sleeping giant Sam Kinsey of the Teen Canteen and now Uncle Sam is calling his troops to play one more time.

We are going to do this in honor of Sam and his lifetime achievements and his help in giving us all a start in our musical careers. This is going to be a lot of fun.

The date is Sunday August 23rd at Floore's Country Store in Helotes, Texas. Reunion hours are 4 to 12 am. The bands go from 4:30 pm till 12 midnight. Admission price is $10 a person. Actual players get in free but we ask that spouses and others pay.

The cafe restaurant will remain open till 10 pm and the bar till 12:30. All ages are welcome to the event.

We would all like to extend a special thanks to Becca Payne and the staff out at Floore's Country Store for extending the hours to 12:30 as a special favor to us. The normal closing hours are usually at 10pm on Sundays but Becca is extending this at the burden of Floore's employees. This allows us to have our reunion. Thank you Becca from all of us.

Click HERE to see the Band lineup schedule.

Early in the planning stage last May we gathered 12 to 14 of you who were especially interested and wanted to be part of the planning committee. The first meeting of this group took place the weekend of the 5th & 6th of June.

Included ( back row L-R ) is Dub Hankins, Cliff Oliver, Steve Owens, John King, Van Baines, Bill Denham, & John Ramirez, ( front row L-R ) Eddie Reyes, John Hogan, Bobby Reyes, Neka Scarbrough Jenkins, Sam Kinsey, & Margaret Moser. (not shown is Mike Lowell)

The final meeting of this group took place Sunday July 26th.

Included ( back row L-R ) is Bill Denham, Val Mora, John Hogan, Steve Owens, John Ramirez, Bob Galindo, Steve O Sellers, Van Baines, Cliff Oliver, Doug Barnes, John Hop King, ( front row L-R ) Margaret Moser, Neka Scarbrough Jenkins, Eddie Reyes, Bobby Reyes. (not shown is Mike Lowell was in contact by phone)

General info - requests - and notices:

The list of players and bands who have expressed interest in playing the show has been outstanding. Some of the actual bands at the event will be a mix combination of new groupings consisting of former members from all the big name bands of the Teen Canteen era.

The Roster is jam packed with 14 bands. There are some 100 people involved. This includes musicians, committee members, 3 DJ MC's, and 4 or more sound and stage crew personal. Its a big show.

I wish to extend my thanks to all the players who expressed interest in playing the event. My heartfelt apologies to all those that were unable to be in the show. I wish it could have provided for more of you.

Music should be of the era.

It appears that a full backline of equipment will be provided. A keyboard rig is provided. A bass rig is provided.

John Michael Ramirez is acting stage manager. .

Several DJ's and TV personalities will be present as MC's to the event introducing the bands as they take the stage..

You can write Mike here at the following address if you are a band member and would like additional info or need to discuss band related issues. . Email address is: mike1@mikesbandarchive.com