As some of you may know, Billy Zoom has been on the road with a string
of one-night stands with his band, "X". Billy is not the young kid that
he was when he first hit the road some 20 odd years ago. He has a wife,
he had to leave newborn boy-girl twins, and most of all, he is now
middle-aged man rapidly on his way to dotage. And, he has had to leave
the list temporarily, he has not been able to work on his Sprite II, and
he missed the BusterCluster (he lives about five miles down the road
from Pam and me). It is just not the same as it was in his frenetic
youth. (I talked with his wife, Kerry, a few days ago, and you know
that with newborns, she is missing him as much as he is missing them.)
What few of you know is that members of this list have been on hand
throughout the tour to help him along, and keep his feet in the new
realities of his life. While they were here for the BusterCluster, Ron
Soave, his brother Bob, and Peter C. went to see him before his show at
the Orange County Fair, and afterwards at his hotel. (Billy was long
known to Ron, for X was his favorite band in his dissolute college
days.) Later, Ron, Peter, and Peter's wife Jane went to see him before,
during, and after his show in Milwaukee. Next, Ron went over to see him
play in Chicago, and little realized when he was in college that he
would be carrying Billy's guitar back to the hotel. Coming up, Bob
Soave will be keeping Billy company in New York, while Frank and Kevin
Valentine will jawbone with him when he gets to Joisy, hopefully making
sure his guiitar isn't nicked by the mob's elder generation.
Coming up, Billy and X have appearances in Washington D.C., New York
City NY, Sayreville NJ, Philadelphia PA, Boston MA, Norfolk VA,
Charlotte NC, Atlanta GA, St. Petersburg FL, Orlando FL, Dallas TX, and
Austin TX.
Those of you near cities may enjoy joining the audience to see Billy. I
am sure that Ron can give you information as to when and in what venue
he will be appearing (soavero@yahoo.com).
Buster Evans
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