6-30-07 Morning Sunrise
On 12-30-06, the night before the First Night Reunion concert in Worcester, MA, the members of Zonkaraz got together to rehearse the songs they would be playing.
Paul Vuona (vocals, keyboard), Ric Porter (vocals, guitar), Jo List (vocals), Jon Webster (vocals, bass), Walter Crockett (tamborine, guitar), and Bill MacGillivray (drums) had not played together for two decades. This rehearsal was the very first time they would all get together onto a stage and play in twenty years.
Two band members weren't present at the rehearsal. One of these, Larry Preston (guitar) did play at the reunion concert the following night. Spider Hanson (percussion), however, had passed away. He was memorialized at the reunion concert the following night with a large picture onstage in the spot that he would have occupied. Replacing him for both the rehearsal and the concert was Michael Allard-Madaus. The rehearsal was the first time Mike had ever played with the band.
"Morning Sunrise," written by Paul Vuona, was the first song they would actually play after twenty years. Captured on video, then, this really is the very first time they actually played together in all that time. I'm sure you'll agree that this performance before a very small audience of about a dozen or so friends and family, despite it being only the rehearsal, demonstrates the talent this band's members always had, and clearly still have after all those years.
For those of you who didn't link to this page from Google Video, here's the link to the video.
Paul Vuona (vocals, keyboard), Ric Porter (vocals, guitar), Jo List (vocals), Jon Webster (vocals, bass), Walter Crockett (tamborine, guitar), and Bill MacGillivray (drums) had not played together for two decades. This rehearsal was the very first time they would all get together onto a stage and play in twenty years.
Two band members weren't present at the rehearsal. One of these, Larry Preston (guitar) did play at the reunion concert the following night. Spider Hanson (percussion), however, had passed away. He was memorialized at the reunion concert the following night with a large picture onstage in the spot that he would have occupied. Replacing him for both the rehearsal and the concert was Michael Allard-Madaus. The rehearsal was the first time Mike had ever played with the band.
"Morning Sunrise," written by Paul Vuona, was the first song they would actually play after twenty years. Captured on video, then, this really is the very first time they actually played together in all that time. I'm sure you'll agree that this performance before a very small audience of about a dozen or so friends and family, despite it being only the rehearsal, demonstrates the talent this band's members always had, and clearly still have after all those years.
For those of you who didn't link to this page from Google Video, here's the link to the video.
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