Growing up in Seattle I saw alot of the NW Bands, enjoyed every one of them, then a co-worker introduced me to Merrilee and The Turnabouts - - everyone else became choice #2. My wife and I even spent our 1st anniversary at Pier 7o tav cause Merrilee and the band were performing there.
My grandfather was Wayne Lysher, he is pictured next to Larry. That Strat Larry was using was purchased new by my grandfather in 1955. He sold it for $450 dollars in the early '70s when he was done playing music. In 2000, my senior year of high school, we were watching a Christie's auction on television where a 1955 Stratocaster sold for some tens of thousands of dollars. I had never seen him so agitated before! He told me to get in the car and we drove the the local music store immediately. We went in and he told the guy "I want a standard Fender Stratocaster." The guy showed him the wall of guitars and grandpa grabbed the two tone burst, white pickguard, rosewood fretboard. I have the guitar hanging on my wall with a Telecaster, Fender Bass VI, and many others. I found your video because my grandfather died having never heard these songs again. He talked about it all the time, how he didn't know who to talk to, or where to look. Sadly, we did manage to find some information about his music from a collector but only after he passed. I wish I could find a way to know what happened to that guitar. With Larry using it for a couple years it has some serious history on it, and it also happens to be one of the first 1000 Stratocasters made. Thank you for putting this up.
Growing up in Seattle I saw alot of the NW Bands, enjoyed every one of them, then a co-worker introduced me to Merrilee and The Turnabouts - - everyone else became choice #2. My wife and I even spent our 1st anniversary at Pier 7o tav cause Merrilee and the band were performing there.
Tiny Tony and the Statics! Played at my high school, North Kitsap!
My grandfather was Wayne Lysher, he is pictured next to Larry. That Strat Larry was using was purchased new by my grandfather in 1955. He sold it for $450 dollars in the early '70s when he was done playing music. In 2000, my senior year of high school, we were watching a Christie's auction on television where a 1955 Stratocaster sold for some tens of thousands of dollars. I had never seen him so agitated before! He told me to get in the car and we drove the the local music store immediately. We went in and he told the guy "I want a standard Fender Stratocaster." The guy showed him the wall of guitars and grandpa grabbed the two tone burst, white pickguard, rosewood fretboard. I have the guitar hanging on my wall with a Telecaster, Fender Bass VI, and many others. I found your video because my grandfather died having never heard these songs again. He talked about it all the time, how he didn't know who to talk to, or where to look. Sadly, we did manage to find some information about his music from a collector but only after he passed. I wish I could find a way to know what happened to that guitar. With Larry using it for a couple years it has some serious history on it, and it also happens to be one of the first 1000 Stratocasters made. Thank you for putting this up.
Wow! This is where Jimi came up with his title for "Spanish Castle Magic"