John Meza:  

be married daughter Erin. we keep in touch) Pete Kalnin he's a teacher in Riverside, Dave Medrano, I believe he works for the San Manuel Casino and Bob Espinoza, lives in Las Vegas and Michael Ponce. Some of you probably remember Chris Cupp, we 'went steady' during our Jr. and Sr. years and 3 years after that. Our relationship changed when I moved to the Bay area but we remanined friends for many years after that. We would keep in touch pretty frequently until 1987 which was the last time I saw her. I believe she's living in in L.A. I really don't know for sure. During high school we had bands that would play at the Custom Car Shows at the Swing Auditorium and the Citrus Building during the years 1966-1969. We would assemble a group a week before our performance and of course never placed (We just knew it was Fixed!) but one year they applauded us for originality when as the band 'Holenhead' or was it the 'Lead Balloon' performed James Brown's Cold Sweat with the horn parts played by Pete and Michael on Recorders! We had fun anyway! After high school I attended SBVC majoring in what else, Music. Gary and I continued with a 7 piece horn band called 'Amerika' doing covers of the band Chicago. We always had these band names that other groups became famous with. 1973- I joined the band Horns, Stings and Things playing at clubs like Duran's in San Bndo and Club 66 in Cucamonga. 1974- We changed band personel and signed with a management team located in the Bay area. We began opening shows for groups like Malo, Cold Blood in Berkley and the S.F. area. We were also the house band at The Jolly Friars on 26th and Clement in the City. I had been writing songs since I was 14 so I became the composer for the group. We started recording a demo but it was never completed due to contract disputes. 1976- Moved back to the Inland Empire working with various groups in the area. 1977- Worked at Ceasar's Palace in Las Vegas in the Lounge at Cleopatra's Barge. What a great gig, I wore a red velvet tuxedo and played piano and keyboards 5 nights a week with a 4 piece group called 'Company's Company.' We alternated sets with the Bill Costa group so our gig started at 8pm and ended at 2:45am. I met Dianah Ross, Frank Sintra, Alex Acuna and many other celebrities there, loved it. Usually I would head over to a nightclub called 'El Jardin' and watch a band I had befriended from Arizona until 7 or 8am in the morning. Ouch! I remember leaving the place many a time without my sunglasses, fortunately I lived in the studio apartments right behind it so I didn't have very far to crawl. 1979-Came back to San Bndo to work on a recording project and decided to stay playing at the Edgewood Lounge in Fontana. That's where I really got an appreciation for Funk and Dance music.Started my own group called Rendezvous playing at Harry C's 5 nites a week in Riverside. 1980- Decided to take a break from the music business and started working for the SoCal Gas company. Still continued to compose and record during that time. 1985- Retired from the gas company to persue composing full time and also started working ocasionally at country clubs in Palm Springs. 1992- started working full time in Palm Springs and moved here in 1994.