Oh Boy

Oh BoyThis is a record company started by JOHN PRINE and his manager and long time friend AL BUNETTA . When the Wizard was producing concerts in Colorado I happened to meet Al when he was in Boulder with John on tour . When we drove up to his concert , I was producing , in Steamboat Springs , Co. Al took a liking to moi ! Later after a sellout performance Al and I got to talking about our dads....turns out his father stayed at the Park Sheraton the same time my dad worked there . Al's dad was producing the Jackie Gleason Show and my dad was paling around with Gleason and his valet . He took bets for them and placed it with the bookie out of the hotel coffee shop......he also use to go up to the suite for the gigantic spaghetti & meatball dinner parties ; that Jackie would have ! So we kinda swapped dad stories that night....till we went to John's room to party after we closed the band hospitality suite .
Al Bunetta the next day called FEYLINE PRODUCTIONS' Tom Morris (this is the company that did most or all the shows at the RED ROCKS natural amphitheater outside Denver ) Al tells the FEYLINE rep that last night they were treated to the best backstage hospitality spread of food and drink they'd ever seen before or after a show ! A few days later , Tom calls the Wizard to let him know of Al's and John's praise for moi as a producer. But then he tells me the best part "anytime John plays anywhere on the western slope of Colorado you have the rights to be the producer. In other words they'll give you first right of refusal ." I was very elated and proud that everyone was talkin' 'bout how this small time producer put out the best spread backstage . I left for Thailand before I ever got to see them again . Actually these were good people and its John's first new material album in over 9 years , give it a listen !!!!!