The 3rd periodic 340 Club Reunion has been postponed indefinitely

Before there was an Animal House there was a 340 Club; before there was a Dean Wormer there was a Harold "the fuck" Martin; before there was John Blutarsky or a Daniel Simpson Day there was Tim Lutter, Sil Simpson, Dan Joyce, Tim Getzloff, Dick Lichty, Jim Shay, Phil Zangari, Chris Joyce, Dave Petkosh, Mitch Herr, Kenny Giltner, Dean Staherski, Randy Brown, John Emswiler, Sue Krimmell Emswiler and myself; before there were any Delta Tau Chi pledge pins, there were 340 Club cards; before Otis Day & the Knights, the 340 Jukebox; before there were Delta Brothers there were the usual gang of idiots that congregated at 328, 340 (twice) and 338 West King Street in Lancaster, Pennsylvania for a decade beginning in August 1974. This blog is dedicated to those idiots and those times. God bless Kenny, Mitch and Chris; may they rest in peace.

















virtual 340 Club members

Thursday, February 12, 2009

T Minus Situation

I have not seen the magic quartet that I knew as the Bonnie Parker band in over a quarter centruy. Bonne Parker, the mean old Queen; Richie Scarlet, guitarist extraordinaire: Rudy Valentino, a chic magnet if there ever was one challenged Richie lick for lick; and, in the kitchen, keeping the band together, Billy "from Philly" Lomax on drums. While the band had some variants on drums and even on guitar it was these four that fuel my memory of the greatest cover band; the greatest bar band of all-time.

Now, I am only days, nay - I'm only hours away from seeing one of them again. My babe and myself are going to see the Richie Scarlet Band on Valentine's Day at PJs in Baldwin Place, NY.

T- minus 39 hours till we hit the road!
T -minus 50 1/2 hours till Richie hits the stage!

I will be presenting Richie with a 340 Club card, buttons, program and tee shirt.
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