Ben Vaughn Part 2 - Show Notes Hey, howzit going everybody? Had enough of this lockdown yet? I know, I know, there’s nothing funny about it and you’re running out of ideas. Well, at least you have me to keep you entertained for a little while. I’m Hal in Philly and this is my podcast. Welcome to it. In case you forgot , it’s called… TALES OF THE ROAD WARRIORS! If you listened to the last episode, my conversation with Ben Vaughn - Part 1 then you know I ended it wth a kind of a cliff hanger. Ben was telling me that his father would not allow him to have a guitar i the house if he couldn’t get his grades up in school. Well, Ben had a hard time getting better grades, Instead choosing to be a juvenile delinquent. A rebel with an axe to grind, but he couldn’t bring his axe home with him. So, in part two, Ben goes on to tell us how he got around the Vaughn house rules… Talking Points No guitar allowed… E.J. Korvettes Silvertone guitars The Relay Shack The Rambler Revisited My Essra Mohawk story The Hippie scene in Philly, 20th and Sansom Street, The Plain Dealer - free underground newspaper Sugar Cane Harvest in Cuba Venceremos Brigade Songs we thought we had only imagined Underground Radio, The Marconi Experiment with Dave Herman John Sebastian was a bad influence on me Ben and I preach against smoking (Sorry, smokers) Norristown and the Zep The Delaware Valley More on The Geeter The Mojave Desert Santa Monica, Rent control, Ocean Park The Blue Lagune Saloon Kenn Kweder live shows on Facebook Music scene in Philly - Past and present, the next generation Charlie Gracie World Cafe Live Coronavirus effect on gigs ____________________________ TIP JAR