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Jeff Calder's 50th Birthday Memoirs > Patrick McCarthy (1) > Calder 1973
Jeff and I were roommates for 2 semesters at a small college located in
Macon, Georgia--Mercer University. The year was 1969-1970.
There are almost too many events to recall!
Jeff always thrilled in the fact that I had been the lead singer in a
rock band during high school years(we had both attended the same
school). Belicve it or not, he referred to me as a "rebel" but I think
it was a calling of the kettle black! At the time he was more
aligned with social standards than I was. He would study while I
would be out at the coffee house playing guitar and singing or hangin'
out with questionable artistic types. I think that later on Jeff
developed a common like for the same people.
Jeff and I attended a mid week concert at the Chapel on campus in the
Fall of 1969. The Band that played was pretty good we
agreed. Turns out that it was the Allman Bros. Band. It was
a pre-release gig to their first album.
One evening, we both walked over to the house where the Allman Bros.
were living in Macon. We met and talked to a few of the band
members, kinda hung out for a few hours. When we left, I
discovered that the Album I had brought with me to be autographed(but
was to shy to ask)had been heisted and was gone--permanently.
Then there was the next concert held at Mercer,
starring the Allman Bros. I had invited a few of the roadies over
to 'our room' for a little pre-show activity. I remember Jeff
coming into the room and remarking at how 'smoky' things were
and.............you can smell that stuff everywhere on the floor.
There are many more incidents, but for the lack of time I will halt at
these few. One more of note, I wrote a song when I was in the band in
high school--it was called 'Becky' named after the marvelous gal he
married. Funniest thing about that song--no where in the lyrics
is the name Becky. Go figure
Happy Birthday, Jeff!! I hope these notes of mine stir some of that grey matter!!
Pat McCarthy