Vince Palamara's main SECRET SERVICE blog: JFK, ZERO FAIL, The Kennedy Detail, and more: August 2021

84 CONCERTS I HAVE SEEN (1980-2019 [not including local/ amateur bands]):
1) RAINBOW (JLT)/ RITCHIE BLACKMORE JUNE 1982 with Riot Stanley Theater
2) RAINBOW (JLT)/ RITCHIE BLACKMORE OCTOBER 1983 with Aldo Nova Stanley Theater
3) DEEP PURPLE (GILLAN)/ RITCHIE BLACKMORE FEBRUARY 1985 with Giuffria/ Craig Goldy Civic Arena
4)  DEEP PURPLE (JLT)/ RITCHIE BLACKMORE APRIL 1991 with Winger/ Reb Beach and Rod Morgenstein Syria Mosque
5) BLACKMORE’S NIGHT/ RITCHIE BLACKMORE 2004 with Men Without Hats Rex Theater
6) DEEP PURPLE (GILLAN)/ STEVE MORSE and DON AIREY 2002 with DIO (Bain) and SCORPIONS Burgettstown, PA
7) KANSAS/ STEVE MORSE 1991 with Steve Morse Band (Van Romaine, Dave LaRue) Station Square
8) KANSAS/ Robbie Steinhardt 2003 The Point
9) KANSAS/ Kerry Livgren 6/5/2004 Station Square
10) RUSH with FM 1981 Civic Arena
11) RUSH with Steve Morse December 1985 Civic Arena
12) RUSH with Eric Johnson 1991 A.J. Palumbo Center
13)  DIO (Bain, V. Appice) with TWISTED SISTER July 1984 Civic Arena
14)  ALCATRAZZ/ YNGWIE MALMSTEEN (Bonnet) with Ted Nugent May 1984 Stanley Theater
15) ALCATRAZZ/ YNGWIE MALMSTEEN (Bonnet) with local band GH Flyer 7/5/84 Stage One, Plum Boro, PA
16)  YNGWIE MALMSTEEN (Soto) with Talas (Billy Sheehan) July 1985 Syria Mosque Ballroom
17)  YNGWIE MALMSTEEN (Boals) with AC/DC September 1985 Civic Arena + record store meet-and-greet before concert [Andy Truman, Greta Nelson-used to have photo; show bootlegged/ “Raw”]
18)  YNGWIE MALMSTEEN (Lande) with Lizzie Borden 4/4/2001 Beehive Theater, Oakland, PA
19)  YNGWIE MALMSTEEN with Martyrd and Ethan Brosh 2013 Carnegie Music Hall, Munhall, PA
20) YNGWIE MALMSTEEN 2017 Palace Theater
21) YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Dec 2018 GENERATION AXE with Zakk Wylde, Steve Vai, Nuno Bettencourt, and Tobin Abasi
22)  YNGWIE MALMSTEEN May 2019 Roxian Theater
23)  Fates Warning/DREAM THEATER/ MIKE PORTNOY with Queensryche 2003 Station Square
24)  NEAL MORSE BAND/ MIKE PORTNOY November 2017 Mr. Smalls
25) NEAL MORSE BAND/ MIKE PORTNOY February 2019 Mr. Smalls
26)  MONSTERS OF ROCK JULY 1988 Three Rivers Stadium with Kingdom Come, DOKKEN (George Lynch), METALLICA, SCORPIONS, and VAN HALEN/HAGAR
27) VAN HALEN/HAGAR 2004 Burgettstown, PA
28)  DOKKEN/ RATT/ LA GUNS/ Pretty Boy Floyd [Warrant cancelled] 2002 Station Square
29) QUIET RIOT/ Warrant/ Enuff Z’nuff 2003 Burgettstown, PA
30) WHITESNAKE (Cozy Powell, David Coverdale, Neil Murray, John Sykes) with QUIET RIOT November 1984 Stanley Theater
31)  ELPowell (Cozy Powell, Greg Lake, Keith Emerson) September 1986 Stanley Theater
32) HEART with The Joe Perry Project 1980 Stanley Theater [my first concert!]
33) TRIUMPH with Saxon 1981 Stanley Theater
34)  PETER GABRIEL (with Tony Levin) 1982 Stanley Theater
35) THE MOODY BLUES with Jimmy Spherios November 1981 Civic Arena
36) ASIA (Steve Howe, John Wetton, Geoffrey Downes, Carl Palmer) April 1982 Stanley Theater
37)  STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN 1984 Syria Mosque
38)  STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN and JEFF BECK (Terry Bozio) 1989 Civic Arena
39) JEFF BECK and SANTANA with Tony Janflone 1995 Burgettstown, PA
40) CHICAGO with Tony Janflone 1995 Burgettstown, PA
41) AMERICAN IDOL (SIOBHAN MAGNUS) 2010 Burgettstown, PA
42) AMERICAN IDOL (JAMES DURBIN, later of Quiet Riot) 2011 Consol Energy Center
43) RHAPSODY OF FIRE with VOYAGER 2012 Altar Bar
44) That Metal Show 2016 Altar Bar
45) NIGHTWISH March 2018 Stage AE
46) MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP (Bonnet, Barden, Doogie White, Robin McCauley + Chris Glen and Ted McKenna) with School of Rock March 2018 Carnegie Music Hall, Munhall, PA
47)  KING CRIMSON (with Adrian Belew) with JOHN PAUL JONES November 2001 Palace Theater
48) ROBERT FRIPP solo 2008 Rex Theater
49)  KING CRIMSON (with Tony Levin) November 2017 Palace Theater
50) ROBIN TROWER 2008 Rex Theater
51) ULI JON ROTH (Boals) 2008 Rex Theater
52) ALLAN HOLDSWORTH 2007 Rex Theater
53) INDIGENOUS 2000 Strip District club
54)  INDIGENOUS June 2000 Station Square
55)  INDIGENOUS 2009 Rex Theater
56) THE FIRM with Jimmy Page, Paul Rogers, Tony Franklin, Chris Slade 1985 Civic Arena
57) QUEENSRYCHE/ METALLICA January 1989 Civic Arena
58) DAVID LEE ROTH (with Steve Vai)/POISON 1988 Civic Arena
59) Steve Vai 1990 Duquesne University clinic
60) POISON 2004 Burgettstown, PA
61) GEOFF TATE SOLO 2002 Strip District Club
62) JERRY CANTRELL with Comes With The Fall (included future AIC singer) 2003 Strip District club
63) OZZFEST with LINKIN PARK, DISTURBED, SLIPKNOT, MARILYN MANSON AND BLACK SABBATH (with Ozzy) July 2001 Burgettstown, PA
64) KISS with The Nixons [AIC cancelled] 1996 Civic Arena
65) STEVEN BISHOP 1993
66) AIR SUPPLY with Juliet free concert 2001 Fairgrounds South Park, PA
67) PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 2010 free concert South Park, PA
68) FOGHAT 2009 free concert South Park, PA
69) REBA MCINTIRE/ BROOKS & DUNNE 1997 Civic Arena
70) REBA MCINTIRE/ HANK WILLIAMS, JR. 1996 Burgettstown, PA
71)  LYNYRD SKYNYRD with PETER FRAMPTON 1998 Burgettstown, PA
72) STEELY DAN 2000 Burgettstown, PA
73) BON JOVI with Less Than Jake 2000 Civic Arena
74) METALLICA with GODSMACK 2004 Mellon Arena
75) MEGADETH with OVERKILL 1986 City Limits
76) JON BUTCHER AXIS 1987
77) NINE INCH NAILS 2006 Burgettstown, PA
78) KELLY CLARKSON 2005 AJ Palumbo Center
79) KELLY CLARKSON with Rooney 2006 Burgettstown, PA
80) SUBLIME TRIBUTE 2005 Mr. Smalls
81) SKUNK 11 2005 Mr. Smalls
82)  EVICTION 1989 Electric Banana
83) TONY JANFLONE: numerous 1992-2002ish
84) JUDAS PRIEST with Great White April 1984 Civic Arena

202020-2021: nada due to Covid
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MY BANDS:

SÉANCE (also known as LP, R DEVIC SAINT, GROUND EARTH EXODUS) 1981-1984 (high school/very early college)
Vince Palamara-guitar, music (1981-1984)
Chris Lindstrom-keyboards, vocals, lyrics (1981-1984)
Plus
Tony Altieri (later of Castle Blood)-bass (1982-1983)
Bill Valenson-drums (1982 + part-time 1984; jammed; he visited in 1985; FB 2008/2009ish)
Shawn Bruce-drums (1983)-one time only
Glenn Wehar-drums (1983)-one time only
Brian Stanny (later of Fastuca)-drums (1983-1984 + jammed in the Fall [played with Brian once in 1985 with Fastuca and got together in 1988-my house/1989-at his gig + saw him at DT (2003) and Kansas (6/5/04) shows])
Ned Whetstone-bass, sax (1983-1984 + jammed in the Fall + got together in 1989)*
Bob Pflueger (later of The Next Doors)-keyboards (Summer 1984)*
Harry Pflueger (later of The Next Doors)-drums (Summer 1984)*
BP School newspaper article; Telerama tryouts; outdoor rehearsal; party 10/1/83 at Bob Visk’s; *two live shows Mt. Lebanon 1984 with newspaper advertisement; August 1984 party/performance; cheesy You Tube video 1983 Fated Souls
Two studio demos (on cd): August 1983, February 26 1984 (1988-added lead guitar to some tracks); 1995 without vocal remixes
Rare live/rehearsal gems (on cd): 1982-1983

BAD HABITS (pre-existing cover band I joined) early 1985 (approximately Feb-April)
Vince Palamara-guitar, backing vocals
Dave Garlicki-vocals, guitar
Bob Asturi-drums, vocals [Kansas/Walsh and Streets fanatic]
?-bass
Greg Denim-bass, vocals
3 cover songs exist on a cd (from 4/6/85 [day after Debbie]); reunion jam 1986; Dave (sometimes with Bob) got together 1987-1989; Dave-guest member of Entourage for photos and studio sessions

(The original) SILENT CHOIR (basically pre-ENTOURAGE) (approximately May-June 1985)
Vince Palamara-guitar, music
Chris Lindstrom-vocals, lyrics
Dave Hempel-bass (later in Entourage for one rehearsal)
Chris Ferguson-drums
3 songs exist over two cds (2 repeated); basically Séance and/or Entourage with a different name

ENTOURAGE (LATE 1985-1986; 1987-1989; 1990 [1991])
Vince Palamara-guitar, music
Dave Hampel-bass (one rehearsal only)
Jack C.-bass 1985-1986; one rehearsal only 1987
Mark H.-drums 1985-1986
Rob McHirella-drums 1987-1990 [Silent Choir: off and on 2003-2010] [called Chris and I 2020-left messages]
George Grant (Bird of Prey, Necropolis, The Great Kat)-bass (two studio sessions and at least one major rehearsal-on cd)
Dave Garlicki-vocals; two studio sessions 1986, 1988 + photos that appeared in fanzines
(Scott Ratti-manager 1987; deceased)
Brian Nelson-bass 1989---videos (some on You Tube) and WVCS/FM 92 California, PA (on cd) [called me in 1993-left message]
Home studio sessions: 4/1987; June 1987; 11/20/87 with George Grant; 4/88 with Dave Garlicki; 7/88
Actual studio sessions: January 1986 Loophole Studios, Crafton, PA w/ Chiapetta, Hixenbaugh and Garlicki (photo); 12/7/87 Strip District Warehouse with George Grant (photo); 11/13/88-I added leads to some Séance studio tracks (Rob just a spectator); 12/88 Loophole Studios- Rob and I; 3/31/90 Loophole Studios- VP solo sessions (Andy Rauch-drum machine)
A lot of college and foreign radio airplay + fanzines/magazines (including over-the-counter positive demo review in Fall 1987 Metal Rendezvous which lead to) + a close call with Holly Lane/Roadracer Records
Videos: 1989-1990
One show: Foggy Bottom Fall 1987 (George Grant, Rob McHirella)

DIAMOND HAZE 1986 + 1989-1990
Vince Palamara-guitar, (backing) vocals
Greg Smith -bass, vocals, music, lyrics
Laura Morgante-drums
Rich Morgante- rhythm guitar 1989-1990
1986-era: one show—Pegasus Lounge 8/19/86 (on video but we never received a copy; huge crowd); studio session work which became their 1989 High Time cassette release (my backing vocals on one song still remained) [have bootleg of one song I worked on]
1989-1990 era: two Electric Banana shows (12/1/89-on video; 1/5/90-on cd), Upstage Lounge Dec 1989 (used to have on video); advertisements in newspapers for shows

SILENT CHOIR (2000-2006; 2007-2009; 2010-2011)
Vince Palamara-guitar, music
Chris Lindstrom-keyboards, music, lyrics
Rob McHirella-hand drums, percussion
Kevin O’Connor-bass, some guitar, some vocals, some music/lyrics (late 2004-early 2006)

BPTV/Bethel Park Cable Access stars (2002-2006 [2007] + 2010-2011); a lot of video/DVDrs-You Tube 2007 onwards; graduation party plus actual gig-both in 2005; photos; MySpace, Facebook; home studio sessions 2005-2006

KISMET & KARMA (2010-2012)
Vince Palamara-guitar, music
Amanda (Beam) Palamara-keyboards

You Tube videos 2010-2012-on You Tube ever since

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I.                 My CARS (not including dad’s Delta 88, Ford Bronco, Ford Tempo, Ford pickup, Dee’s (2+?) cars; J’s car; B’s car, rentals, etc.):
1)     Used 1986 blue Buick Skyhawk-approximately April 1989-1995 [via Bill Grey];
2)     Used 1996 silver Mazda 626-1995-March 2000 [via Bill Grey];
3)     New 2000 red Ford Ranger pickup-March 2000-October 2002 [via Kenny Ross/Pat Raulic];
4)     New 2003 green Ford Ranger-October 2002-September/October 2006 [via Kenny Ross/Pat Raulic];
5)     Used 2005 red Ford Escape- September/October 2006-July 2013 [via Kenny Ross/ Pat Raulic]-paid off; ruined by flood;
6)     Used 2004 white Mercury Mountainer [via Oscar’s]- 7/26/13-9/21/18; paid off
7)     Used 2008 dark blue Honda Accord [via Oscar’s]- 9/21/18-present

II.               PLACES I have lived:
1)     Bellevue- Watkins Avenue apartment-approximately birth to 1969 [don’t remember-too young, although I have one memory at age 2/1968: going down slide backwards];
2)     Whitewood Street-approximately 1969-1970 [Rumsey; Dee getting kids to run after me; Patty Condriak-Dee’s friend; ballfield/playground; “moron”; Dick Tracy watch while dad cut grass];
3)     Highland Circle-approximately 1970-August 1972 (a day or so of pre-school; Kindergarten at Hillcrest-Miss McDermott; first few days of first grade) [“Around The World In 80 days”; Pirates/wiffle ball; learned to ride bike; Tommy Ebbitt; Dolly-ball; jagger bush clipped my eye-patch; burned out house; house covered in trees; going thru intersection on bike; kid’s house with etch-a-sketch; next door-mom getting hair done with Lucy on tv];
4)     5824 Horseshoe Drive (412-833-5872)-August 1972-June 1990 (first grade thru/including college and into first five major jobs-South Side Carpet Cleaners (temp), Equitable Gas (temp), Wendy’s, Famous Footwear, and the start of Ralph Hiller);
5)     Swallow Hill Court-June 1990-April/May 1991 [mom/dad moved to unit up the street around September 1991 and stayed there until 1993, then Pennsbury, Edwards Street, Voss Road, and Lennox since 2006];
6)     452 Hoodridge Drive (efficiency apartment)- April/May 1991-7/1/93 [J’s apartment 12/31/92-June 1993];
7)     484 Hoodridge Drive Apt D3 (two-bedroom apartment)- 7/1/93-September 1996 [October 1996-Barb];
8)     1201 Prospect Avenue 15234- September 1996-12/31/99 [around June 2000-sold];
9)     Highfield Court/ Rusty Hollow apartments (1-“2” bedroom apartment)- 12/31/99/1/1/2000-9/30/2002;
10) 800 Royal Drive Apt 164 10/1/2002-June 2003 [L had been there since February 2001; was there until January 2007, then moved down to Bethel Park pool side-I visited a couple times in 2007];
11) 116 Central Square Apt C 15228-June 2003-May 2005;
12) 512 Magazine Street Carnegie, PA 15106 (B’s house)- May 2005-9/11/2006;
13) 710 Royal Drive Apartment 145 (one bedroom)- September 2006-April 2014 [Mandy’s home: 2817 Oak Street];
14) 1420 Knights Drive Apartment 321 (two bedroom)- April 2014-present

III.              Jobs:
1)     Paper route/ Pittsburgh Press-Summer 1978;
2)     1 day at Trax Farm 1982;
3)     Harvest House/South Hills Village a few weeks---3?—in the early fall of 1984;
4)     Bindery/ Duquesne University Summer 1985;
5)     Student Patrol/ Duquesne University Summer 1986;
6)     Library/ Duquesne University Summer 1987;
7)     South Side Carpet Cleaners (Pancoast Temporary) 1988;
8)     Equitable Gas/ mailroom (Pancoast Temporary) approximately September-December 1988 [Linda];
9)     Wendy’s (Kennedy Township) April-June 1989;
10) Famous Footwear June 1989-January 1990 (North Hills Village; Parkway Centre Mall; Village Square; strip mall near Century III);
11) Ralph Hiller (Kelly Temporary until Summer 1990, then permanent)- February 1990-July 1991;
12) R.L. Miller- July 1991-July 1993;
13) Federal Reserve Bank (first as a Pancoast Temporary July-December 1993) July 1993-August 2002;
14) PNC Bank (hired in September 2002)-10/1/2002-March 2014;
15) BNY Mellon- April 2014-present
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SPORTING EVENTS I HAVE SEEN IN PERSON [NOT including high school sports]:
-PENGUINS
1) 1981 versus NY Rangers (Pens-Mark Johnson/1980 Olympic star); with dad
2) 1986 versus ? ; with Greg Smith and Laura Morgante
+ Pens parade June 2009
-PIRATES
1) 1974 (or 1975?) versus Cubs- we lost; Stargell, Parker HRs; with dad
2) late September 1979 versus Mets- Dock Ellis, pitcher for Pirates; with dad
3) 1980 versus ? with Mr. Spaziani; Burt Blyleven-pitcher; firecracker incident; purchased yearbook
4) 1980 versus Astros; Nolan Ryan-pitcher; Cesar Cedeno-tremendous HR; with dad
5) 1982 versus Dodgers-with BP Band-marched on field; Eddie “Buddy” Solomon-Pirates pitcher; Stargell HR
-May 1983: went to Expos stadium on BP Band trip
6) August 1983 versus Reds; including Old Timers game (including Dick Stuart); purchased scorebook; Gary Redus-Reds; with dad
7) 1984 versus Expos; Pete Rose; with Tom Kennell and his gf Tracy Morrow
8) August 1990 versus Reds; with mom and dad
9) September 1990 versus Mets; Mets pitcher David Cone fell on his butt; Jerry Reuss-final game in majors; with mom and dad
10) 1991 versus ?
11) 6/12/94 versus Florida Marlins; with J; we won 10-4
12) 6/17/95 versus Padres; with J, mom and dad, Rege & Judy; we lost 11-8 after trailing 11-0; saw in Allegheny Club
-4/96 went to Cleveland Stadium on work trip
13) 7/12/97 versus Astros; with J, Dee and Jesse + their friends; we won 3-0; Cordova (9 innings), Rincon (1 inning: 10^th); 3-run walk-off HR in 10^{th :} Mark Smith; first combined no-hitter; first Pirates no-hitter since 1976
14) 8/6/97 versus Florida Marlins (eventual World Series winners); we lost 12-3; with J; Leyland, Bonilla, Cangelosi, Alou, Wehner, Sandt, May-ex-Pirates
15) 5/29/04 versus Cubs; Josh Fogg-Pirates pitcher; with Lisa; we won 10-7
16) 6/2/05 versus Florida Marlins; with Brenda +Erin & Kristen; we lost 6-3
+ saw Indians versus Tigers (Leyland manager) at Cleveland on business trip 9/24/09; Indians lost 6-5; saw in Terrace Club; with Chris DeAndrea
17) 6/17/10 versus White Sox; we lost 5-4; with Chris DeAndrea, Dave Kish, Lauren, etc.-free tickets from PNC
18) 6/19/15 versus Diamond Backs; we won 4-1; with Amanda-free tickets from work; J.A. Happ-Pirates pitcher
-STEELERS
1) 12/5/1982 versus Chiefs; with Dad and Dee; Bradshaw, Swann; we won 35-14; strike season
2) 9/25/1983 versus Patriots; with BP Band-marched during halftime; we lost 28-23; Stout, Harris-record; Bleier-sportscaster for WPXI
3) 9/13/1987 home opener versus 49ers/Montana; with Dad, Dee and her bf Greg; we won with Malone (!) 30-17
4) 9/1/1991 home opener versus Chargers; with Dee and Jesse; Brister; Seau-Chargers rookie; we won 26-20
5) 8/29/1992 versus Giants (final pre-season game); with dad; we won 24-3
6) 11/1/1992 versus Oilers; with dad; Warren Moon-Oilers QB; we won (Del Grecco missed FG) 21-20
7) 12/6/1992 versus Seahawks (Tom Flores-head coach); with dad; we won 20-14 [note: Seahawks player later committed suicide after car accident that killed his friend]
8) 1/2/1994 versus Browns (Bill Belichick-head coach); with J; we won 16-9
9) 8/20/1999 versus Carolina AT Carolina (Ericsson Stadium; second pre-season game); with J and mom/Ron; we lost 20-13; Kordell, Tomczak, Gonzalez: Steelers QBs; Rae Carruth-Panthers [not sure if he played, but he did play first six games of regular season]
-February 2006 Steelers Super Bowl parade
-8/14/2007: Steelers training camp in Latrobe, PA with dad
-8/6/2008: Steelers training camp in Latrobe, PA with dad
-8/3/2009: Steelers training camp in Latrobe, PA with mom and dad
-8/15/2009: Steelers training camp in Latrobe, PA with mom and dad
10) 11/15/2009 versus Bengals; with dad; we lost 18-12 [Sweed dropped an easy TD catch in the earlier Bengals game, not this one]
11) 11/21/2010 versus Raiders; with dad; we won 35-3; Ben-3 TDS + one rushing TD [no INTs]; KDKA pre-game show with Pompeani and former Steeler Edmund Nelson 😊
12) 12/6/2015 versus Colts; with Amanda; we won 45-10; AB-2 TD catches + famous punt return TD where he hugged goal post; Wheaton: 1 TD catch; Bryant: 1 TD catch; Ben-4 TDs [no INTs]
13) 9/18/2016 versus Bengals; with Amanda; we won 24-16; rainy game
14) 10/8/2017 versus Jaguars; with Amanda; we lost 30-9 [we would go on to lose to the Jags in the playoffs]
15) 10/28/2018 versus Browns; with Amanda; we won 33-18; Baker Mayfield: Browns QB
-PITTSBURGH POWER
1) 3/11/2011 debut game at Consol Energy Center; with Amanda + people at PNC; we lost