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Tidewater Virginia Hippie 40 yr Reunion
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Benefit for Peppy Owens at
Sept 11, 2011, noon to 10pm
Call or email Robyn Roberts or cell # 757 508-3798 to donate or volunteer.Click on a heading to read all about it or just scroll down
| Find Friends | Super Stars | You can help | Volunteers | Shining Stars | ||||||
| T-shirts | Raffle Prizes | Rock Stars | Peppy Owens | Name Tags | RSVP here |
Friends don't let friends miss a once in a lifetime opportunity
HELP US FIND PEOPLE
Contact all of your old friends and ask them to contact all of their old friends.
Send emails, make phone calls, write letters. Include links to this site and to our FB group.
There are Tidewater Virginia Hippies out there who do not participate in social media
we don't want to leave them out. Call them!
Talk about this event everywhere you go.
Make up some little business sized cards with the pertinent info and you can hand them out at other events/gigs.
T-Shirt
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| This is the front of the shirt,
minus the black letters across the front of the graphic Jerry Halliday - orginal art Denise Blain Stefula - electronic rendering $25 - message Robyn with your size |
The back of the shirt will say Benefit for Peppy Owens - Knuckleheads Roadhouse, and will list the Bands, the Producers, and all sponsors of $100 or more |
SUPERSTARS - Thank-you
Our Producers - all these people voluntarily worked for months to bring you this event
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| Robyn Roberts Event Organizer Raffle prizes, Music, TVH WebWeaver |
Roberta Respess Generous gifts |
JR and everyone at Knucklehead's Roadhouse |
Maria Layton-Baker Power Point Presentation |
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| Ricardo Jones Stage Backdrop, Set Design, Art |
Jon Buriak Generous Gifts |
Don Womack Event co-organizer sound, event poster |
Billy Etheridge Event co-organizer sound, stage, funds |
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| Liz Roberts (the hippie formerly know as Pygen) Event co-organizer |
Jerry Halliday Original artwork on the Reunion T-shirt Press Coverage |
Joyce Marie Morrin Promotional Dynamo Event co-organizer |
Denise Blain Stefula T-shirt design Event co-organizer |
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Donate - Sponsor - Volunteer
Peppy and Morna Owens thank you in advance for all you're doing for their benefit.You can sponsor us with a cash donation in exchange for advertising at the event, on our website, and on our FB group page. ALL PROCEEDS go to Peppy.
We need you to offer donations for raffle prizes and the silent auction to benefit Peppy Owens. Do you make jewelry, art, do you make music? A CD of your music would be cool or you can also offer a short gig at someone's house party to be auctioned off to the highest bidder. Have you written a book? Bring an autographed copy. If you own a bar/restaurant or other business, a gift card would be nice.
You can also volunteer to help solicit donations of money or goods for the raffles/auction.
All people and businesses who volunteer or donate will be clearly acknowledged on posters displayed throughout the venue and on our website and FB page.
In addition, anyone who can sponsor us with $100 or more will have their logo printed on a large overhead banner at the event and on our event t-shirts.
Call or email Robyn Roberts or cell # 757 508-3798 to donate or volunteer.
BLAZING STARS - Thank you!
volunteers- Belinda Blain - (RIP - August 2009) - co-organized 1990 and 2000 reunions
- Denise Blain-Stefula - T-Shirt Design
- Sharon Barlow-Minter - day of event help
- Harry Blazer
- Babz Covington
- Becki Davis - banker
- Vaughn Deel co-organized 2000 reunion, M.C. for 2011 reunion
- Stewart Fike has offered to make name badges for anyone who wants one - sample photos near bottom of this page
- Frannie Fran - anything we need her for
- Alan Gray - day of event help
- Jerry Haliday drew the Uncle Sam doors on the American Lighthouse (at top of this page) from memory
- Ron Herrick
- Pam Hounshell-Ellis
- Ida Kay Jordan - for the great press in the Portsmouth paper
- Mitch Kirsner - cinematographer
- Paige Kitts Johnson - photography
- Cathy McInnis - Generous advice on how to run a benefit
- Kirk McLaren - of Amulets by Merlin - photoshop help with the Lighthouse Graphic at top of this page
- Kelly Miltier
- Martha Morris - enrolling volunteers and whatever else we need
- Carol Neiderer
- Fran Pigot Harding - advice
- Rob Rawls - anything we need him for
- Jean Rogerson Black - anything we need her for
- Bill 'Byrd' Sechman - anything we need him for
- Steve Sloop - photography
- Chuck Taylor - help managing FB group
- Bill Umberger
- Your name could be here - what do you want to do???
SHOOTING STARS - Thank-you!
All these alumni have donated raffle prizes and/or given cash donations.Tickets will be $1, $5 and $10 dollars, depending on value of the item
I'll be posting photos as they become available
- Steve Bass * Epiphone electric Guitar with hard case
- Roberta Respess * Handmade Doll
- Dick Morrison and The Hampton Coliseum * Family pack (4 tickets) to Disney on Ice
- Pam Williams-Bradley * Handcrafted Jewelry
- Morna Owens * Original Paintings
- Margo Charet Franz * Handcrafted Jewelry
- Nancy Burrows * 60 minute Massage. Nancy has been a licensed masseuse for 38 yrs and is also a Reiki Master, she works at Heritage Natural Market in VB. Call her at 757 679-7886 if you need a massage now.
- Billy Etheridge * Free guitar or bass set-up * Accu-Tech Guitar Repair in Suffolk
- Billy Etheridge * Introductory guitar lesson in your home or by Skype * Have Guitar Will Travel
- Mitch Kirsner * Casey Kasem's 5 DVD set of vintage R & R, music and interviews * Fantasy in NN
- Kelly Murphy of Harris Creek Acoustics * Pair of tickets to a concert in Kelly's home in Hpt. Refreshments on the patio, meet the performers. Sample
- Chuck 'Coyote' Larsen * Snuff CDs and T-shirts - Swampworks Recording Studio in Kitty Hawk
- Tray Eppes * his own handcrafted pottery
- Cozzy's Comedy Club * gift card, NN VA
- Robyn Roberts * 2 New Hardcover books. 1. The Sixties book of photography by Robert Altman and 2. Rock Gods 40 yrs of rock photography by Robert M Knight
- Ron Herrick * A dozen CD wallets (each one holds 64 CDs) Affordable DJs 757 898-2936
- DnD Music * Duncan Wood's acclaimed book The Perfect Guitarist. Aimed at students AND teachers. DnD is co-owned by Duncan and Danielle Gerard. Duncan and Danielle also perform together. Chesapeake.
- Tom Cartwright * New hardbound copy of BIG MAN, Real Life and Tall Tales by Clarence Clemons and Don Reo
- Rene Creasy * Ivy Jar or ornament with a custom painting of your favorite animal. Rene's Custom Painted Ornaments Rene, aka Wee Bug, also owns Virginia Web Design
- Jim Morrison * pair of tickets to an upcoming show at North Shore Point House Concerts Norfolk
- Michael Curry * a gift card for an upcoming show at The American Theater Phoebus
- Chessie Roberts * Reiki Healing Treatment Chessie's website
- Bruce Richardson * CDs of his music/comedy act as R. Bruce
- Tom Wiatt * his book "Just Tell Me What Happened" - his adventures in Central America
- Michael Johnstone * Sacred Cowboys CDs Sacred Cowboys
- Jimmy Ferguson * gift card to his restaurant 99 Main St Restaurant Newport News
- Gene Roberts * $25 gift card to Total Wine
- Kirk McLaren * Hand crafted Amulets from his Amulets by Merlin
- Shawn Creasy * Hand crafted jewelry from his 7th Son Creations
- Pam Brake * one of her framed Photographs
- Susi Lawson * her book of award winning photographs Susi's business
- Roy 'Tryppes' Woelfer * an orginal piece of his art Roy's art
- Mary Bargeman * Hair Ornament
- Jerry Halliday * DVD of his performance of Dangerous Dames
- Kim Hansen * Dichroic glass pendant
- Brenda Savage Miller * Original art
- Jewish Mother * gift card and t-shirt
- Pamela Kinney 8 her book "Haunted Virginia Triangle"
- Victorian Tea Station Tea or lunch for 2 in Phoebus
- Goody's deli & Pub * T-shirts, Hampton
- Guitar Center * 3 gift cards, $20 each, Virginia Beach
- Pamela Dzaet Hill * Print of one of her paintings
- Vintner's Cellar, Susan & Lloyd Dinner and a bottle of wine for 2, Yorktown
- Carolyn Blythe Anderson Beshkar * Jewlery
- Curtis Eley * Original art, framed
- Paige Kitts Johnson * Orginal photograph, framed
- Cathie Abell-Neson * framed orginal art - Iris Studio Framing and Art in Poquoson*
- Judi Shivers *Jade ring and figurine from her personal collection
- Ricardo Jones *Orginal art and vintage Peter Maxx scarf
- Cuce Footwear * VT entusiast boots
- Scott Silverthorn * 1 Month of personal black belt training - Samurai Quest 7 Karate, NN
- Jim Abicht * pair of tickets to a concert of your choice at Smithfield Music
- Mishara Music * CDs
- Arthur Wheeler * CDs
- Michael Coghill * CDs
- Kelly Miltier * CDs
- Skip Friel * CDs
- Brent Hosier * CDs
- Annie Johnson Band * CDs
- Robbin Thompson * signed CDs
- Scott Varney * CDs
- Glenn P Howard * CDs
- R. Bruce * CDs
- Mica Spano Lego * beverage server
- No Frills Bar & Grill * dining certificate
- Julie Clark * signed CDs
- Archer's Meadow * signed CDs
Cash Donations and Seed Money - Thank-you!
| Billy Etheridge | Robyn Roberts | Jon Buriak | Steve Trivett | Ron Herrick |
| Liz Roberts | Pat Wright | Jay & Cynthia Schonborn | Nancy McBride Hogg | |
ROCK STARS - Thank-you!
(not necessarily in this order - will post times in August)All musicians have donated their time and talents
- Name, including maiden name
- Area of Hampton Roads you are from - ie Ghent or Buckroe Beach
- Which High School and what year
- If you were a musician, list your bands of that era
- Relatives in this group - ie sister, brother, cousin
- In a relationship with
- Anything else you want to share, ie, where you reside, you're a nurse or a rocket scientist
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Our M.C. Vaughn Deel Suzy-Ray-Vaughn live (video by Joyce Marie Morrin) |
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| Helicopter Mark Wampler Buzz Bessette Scott Wright James 'Watt' New Tom Cole Dick Morrison set to include Allman Brothers and Santana |
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| Tammy Gardner Tammy live |
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| Bill-E-Bob with Peggy Billy Etheridge Robbie House Peggy Debillis Billy - The Livin End, Rush, August, Anglo Saxons, Sandcastle Robbie - Norfolk Aliens, Snuff Robbie & Peggy live Billy & Robbie live videos by Joyce Marie Morrin |
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| Arthur 'Art' Wheeler Keyboards and vocals Art's website (listen to his music here) |
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| Michael Johnstone steel and electric guitar Mike formerly played with Nomads, Back Door, Mustangs, Headstone Circus Wild Kingdom Lives in California is in the series "Deadwood" Mike on steel guitar Mike on mandolin |
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| Amy Ferebee & Regina Scott Sanford Amy's MySpace page (listen to several of her own songs) Amy live |
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| The Livin' End Jamie Jones, Tommy Espinola, Buzz Bessette, Billy Etheridge, Mark Wampler,Tom Cole set to include heavy B-3 numbers like "Hush", "Whiter Shade of Pale" The Livin' End in this photo is Billy Etheridge, Jamie Jones, Regis Gerst, Tommy Espinola, Mac McCarty Also in The Livin'End were Tray Eppes, Gary Thon and Billy Ames |
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| Lloyd & Susan Lloyd Binger and Susan Smethurst Lloyd formerly played with Stonehenge Lloyd & Susan live |
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| Badz Dadz Baddadz live |
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Rythym Kings |
Kelly Miltier |
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Peppy Owens and the history of The Lighthouses
Those of us who grow up in Hampton Roads in the 60s and 70s owe a great debt to the vision of Peppy Owens and his partner, John Nelson. In 1967, Peppy read about a Hullaballoo franchise and thought it would great to start one in Tidewater. He and John talked to the owners of the franchise. After finding out the cost, they came home determined instead to do something on their own. They opened the Lighthouse in Portsmouth and The American Lighthouse in Hampton. Both were places were teens could go on Friday and Saturday nights to listen to live local and national music.
It was a gathering place for teens from all the high schools across Hampton Roads. Many friendships were made and sealed at the Lighthouse Clubs. We shared not only the music, but a spirit of Peace, Love and Brotherhood. Most of those bonds still remain. Through the miracle of the internet and social networking, we have been finding each other and reconnecting old friendships. Whenever we discover old friends, some we haven't seen in 40 years, the memories start flooding back. Everyone has something good to say about their experiences at the Lighthouses.
We remember the camaraderie, the talented local musicians like Headstone Circus, Hunger, The Swingin Machine, The Young Sound and everyone remembers seeing the Allman Brothers and Deep Purple at these clubs. The Allman Brothers were just starting out and were on their way through Tidewater to Filmore East. They had heard about the Lighthouses and stopped here for a few days to play a night in each club. Duane and Greg slept at Peppy's house and the rest of the group slept on couches and mattresses at The American Lighthouse.
A group of the 'kids', who gathered at the American and Portsmouth Lighthouses in the 60s, remained close. At the 20 year reunion in 1990, held in Buckroe Beach, about 100 people attended. Then we had a 30 year reunion in 2000 with about 250 attendees. In 1999, the internet was just coming into being, I built the American Lighthouse Reunion website and we used that resource to find over 500 people, 250 of which attended that reunion. We rented a Moose Hall and decorated it to look like our memory of the Lighthouse. Rick Jones designed a 20 foot, psychedelic stage backdrop, Maria Baker put together a Power Point Presentation with all our photographs. Many musicians who had played at one of those clubs, also played at the Reunion. Friends flew in from California, New York, Louisiana and from all over the mid-Atlantic states.
We've been talking about repeating that reunion for the last 10 years. And now, there's a sense of urgency. Peppy Owens, the man who we can credit with many of our lasting friendships, has been diagnosed with another bout of cancer. He has been fighting cancer for many years and it has now come back in his lungs, even though he never smoked. We are praying for a miracle, his doctors have given him a year. Peppy wants nothing more than to spend some time with his 'kids' from the Lighthouse days, listening to the old music, getting hugs from all his appreciative fans.
SO, although he has not asked for it, we're are going to make this reunion a BENEFIT for Peppy and his wife of 20 years, Morna. There will be a $10 voluntary donation at the door (voluntary because Peppy wants to see you whether you can afford to pay admission or not) there will be T-Shirt sales (T-Shirts will have names of the bands) 50/50 raffles, raffle prizes (donated by our members) and a silent auction of more valuable prizes (also donated by our members).
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Make Your Own Name Tags
or email Stewart Fike and he will make one for youFind a photo of yourself from the 60s or 70s
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SHINING STARS
(alumni attending)RSVP on FaceBook, link listed at top of page
If your name belongs here and is not, or if you don't do facebookemail Robyn - her link is at the top and bottom of this page
| John Akers FB Maria Layton Baker FB Sharon Barlow-Minter FB Michael Beck FB Buzz Bessette FB Linda Bessette FB Lloyd Binger FB Johnny Bland Harry Blazer Carol Blythe- Anderson Beshkar FB Kimberly Branson FB Maggie Boylan FB Bink Brown FB Jon Buriak Ricky Burroughs Carol Butler FB Bill Cawley FB Toni Cawley FB Michael Coghill FB Tom Cole Babz Covington FB Becki Davis FB Vaughn Deel FB Peggy Debillis FB |
Samantha Dickson FB Curtis Eley FB Billy Etheridge FB Patty Etheridge Tommy Espinola Linda Fairweather FB Stewart Fike FB Suzanne Firth FB Amy Ferebee FB Pat 'Bubba' Gainer FB Tammy Gardner FB Linda Gerringer FB Debbie Grow-Freed FB David Hamilton FB Marshall Hatfield FB Ron Herrick FB Pam Hounshell Ellis FB Robbie House FB Charles 'Chuck' Hudson FB Paige Kitts Johnson FB Michael Johnstone Jamie Jones FB Ricardo Jones FB |
Vicky Kamerer-Jones Mitch Kirsner FB Donna Kump-Gast Maria Layton Baker FB Nancy McBride HoggFB Debbie McCall Smith FB Sandy Gail McGill FB Kelly Miltier FB Dottie Monahan Jackson FB Martha Morris FB Dick Morrison FB Janet Mountcastle FB Carol Neiderer FB James 'Watt' New FB Anna Jean Owens Morna Owens FB P.J. Owens Peppy Owens Patti Pair FB Fran Pigott Harding FB Bonnie Powers Rob Rawls Roberta Respess FB |
Liz Roberts FB Robyn Roberts FB Jean Rogerson Black FB Regina Scott Sanford Bill 'Byrd' Sechman Tommy Shaw FB Steve Sloop FB Susan Smethurst FB Garrett Smith FB Terry Stead FB Cindy Stephenson FB Tom Strew FB Julie Suski FB Steve Trivett FB Bill Umberger FB Rock U Verymuch FB Mark Wampler FB Pam Williams Bradley FB Randy Williford FB James M Wilson Sr FB Don Womack FB Eva Winters FB Scott Wright Robert Young FB |
These Lighthouse Alumni are returning home for this reunion
| Rhode Island - Carol Neiderer California - Michael Johnstone, Tom Strew Louisiana - Pam Williams-Bradley Wash State - Marshall Hatfield DC- Alan Gray OBX - Buzz & Linda Bessette |
North Carolina - Babz Covington, Robert Young VA mountains - Debbie Grow-Freed Sumerduck VA - Liz Roberts & Becki Davis Richmond: Roberta Respess, Patty Etheridge, Donna Kump-Gast, Ricky Burroughs Stewart Fike |
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Call or email Robyn Roberts or cell # 757 508-3798 to donate or volunteer.
Peace will take you home!
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