Fools Gold Where are they now?

FRANK MARIANO · Post by **FRANK MARIANO** » 3 Dec 2007 6:19 am

Ok, Back in the seventies I was into Fools Gold, graet
band. Doug Livingston was the steeler,What is he
doing thease Days?

Earnest Bovine · Post by **Earnest Bovine** » 3 Dec 2007 10:58 am

Fools Gold was singer/songwriters Tom Kelly and Denny Henson. They hired drummer Ron Grinel and me to record an album with them in 1975. Also we did some time on the road. I think they did a 2nd album a couple of years later.
After abduction by space aliens, I returned as Earnest Bovine and moved on to great acclaim with Severed Head In A Bag, and later the Jon Wayne Band. Tom and Denny concentrated on songwriting, Tom in Los Angeles and Denny in Nashville.

Johan Jansen · Post by **Johan Jansen** » 3 Dec 2007 11:34 am

The song 'I Will Run' was one of the first songs I had to learn by heart. Great solo!!!

Johan

Joshua Grange · Post by **Joshua Grange** » 3 Dec 2007 12:42 pm

NO GO DIGGY DIE.....

P Gleespen · Post by **P Gleespen** » 3 Dec 2007 4:48 pm

Joshua Grange wrote:NO GO DIGGY DIE.....

Don'tchu go giving me that G-D- "no go diggy die" sh-t!

Joshua Grange · Post by **Joshua Grange** » 3 Dec 2007 4:58 pm

rattlesnake rattlesnake rattlesnake

Earnest Bovine · Post by **Earnest Bovine** » 3 Dec 2007 6:05 pm

We played a big birthday party one time where everybody knew the songs. When we played Mr. Egyptian, 400 people shouted NO GO DIGGY DIE. It just doesn't get any better than that.
I suppose Neil Diamond has had more than 400 people singing "Sweet Caroline" with him, but that's just not the same.

Skip Edwards · Post by **Skip Edwards** » 3 Dec 2007 6:35 pm

Ain't no country I know....

L. A. Wunder · Post by **L. A. Wunder** » 3 Dec 2007 8:21 pm

Frank,

I know this is "off topic", but I think I sat next to you in a Jeffran College class years ago. What are you doing these days?

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 3 Dec 2007 8:24 pm

Peer Desmense · Post by **Peer Desmense** » 4 Dec 2007 8:59 am

A far as I know, Fools Gold was the backing band for Dan Fogelberg.

I know of at least two albums they made, one album carrying I will run, but also a great song called Rain, oh rain.
Really great (high) vocals and harmonies and great steelwork too.
On the other album I recall a song about a Captain, this song too was very much worth listening to.
I also would like to know what happened to these guys.

Peer

Joshua Grange · Post by **Joshua Grange** » 4 Dec 2007 12:20 pm

Let's talk it all the way through....

Earnest Bovine · Post by **Earnest Bovine** » 4 Dec 2007 1:43 pm

Peer, I can provide a little more information but nothing recent.
We (Tom, Denny, Ron & me) backed up Dan F on a lot of concerts from late 1974 to early 1976. By 1976 the Fools Gold album was done and FG would do a set before Dan's show. Balloon Dick was playing and singing with the group by that time.
I've seen Tom & Denny only once in the last 30 years and I don't know what they are up to besides that they have been writing songs, and Tom has been successful with songs such as Like A Virgin and True Colors.

We all met at a place called Blytham in Champaign IL. Maybe I should post some pictures from those days.

Stephen Silver · Post by **Stephen Silver** » 4 Dec 2007 3:07 pm

TFF, I haven't heard the Balloon Dick name in over 2 decades. Thanks for jogging my memory, DL.

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P Gleespen · Post by **P Gleespen** » 4 Dec 2007 4:15 pm

Ok, I'm not ashamed to admit I've got NO idea who "Balloon Dick" is.

I tried to look it up online, but for some reason or other, I'm getting a lot of answers to questions I'm not looking to have answered, if you know what I mean.

Oh, and to keep up with the Jon Wayne quotes, here's the pitch:

Mr. Engineer....

Al Terhune · Post by **Al Terhune** » 4 Dec 2007 9:19 pm

If anyone is interested, Amazon has Fool's Gold's original first album (albeit in a newer/different package and reportedly better audio quality than the Japanese-issued CD) at a rather reasonable cost.

Stephen Silver · Post by **Stephen Silver** » 5 Dec 2007 10:11 am

BD=Richard Bowden

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Ben Jones · Post by **Ben Jones** » 5 Dec 2007 12:19 pm

Faders Up!

Im still looking for a legitmate copy of Two Graduated Jiggers. I know there is website but was told it is not legit and is basically ripping off the band so i havent(and wont ) buy it there. I see some used on amazon...maybe it wouldnt hurt to buy there...as the band would see no money from that anyway? Hell, maybe I'll buy it there AND mail Earnest a ten spot...haha...that way everyone wins and Earnest can enjoy a couple enchiladas on me.

Michael Clark · Post by **Michael Clark** » 7 Dec 2007 8:07 am

Richard Bowden is a dear friend of mine and I produced his lastest CD, "Big Bad Johnson" , for "The Bob & Tom Show". His website is : www.richardbowden.com He runs a theatre at Linden Texas now : www.musiccitytexas.org and still plays shows and is funnier than ever. He has more funny stories than you can imagine !!! He has his own string bender guitar that he designed and it`s really works well.

Michael Clark
www.myspace.com/michaelclarkmusic