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"In 1989 I was helping Vini Lopez with the
Maddog Jam at the T- Birds Cafe' in Asbury Park every Monday. Andrea
Summerland was also running an acoustic jam/showcase on Sundays so I
started soaking up some of the local talent such as Mary McCrink and
Tina Tuna, who performed at that. One night Patty came in and gave a
great performance. We had known each other through our good friend, the
great guitarist Bobby D'onofrio, who had performed with Patty in BBR2. We got to talking and she mentioned that she was between bands and looking to get something together. Since I was also looking for work, due to the interruption in my day gig because of a foot injury, my ears perked up. We scheduled a few jam sessions over at her mom's house in Ocean Grove and with a few weeks we were performing at such places as the Deal Pub, Dugan's in Asbury Park, and Jason's in South Belmar. I had a great time performing behind Patty- who is not just an incredible singer but a dominating stage presence! After a while I got a call from John Cavallo about a new band he was putting together to warm up behind Bobby Bandiera on Sunday nights at the Stone Pony. Since Patty and I were booked at Dugan's just around the corner, it was an easy thing to just carry my amp over to the Pony, where Chik-A-Boom debuted on that warm August night in 1990. Success with Chik-A-Boom meant some difficult choices had to be made though, and soon Patty and I were no longer performing together. She went off to form One-eyed Jack, and to raise a family with husband Donnie and two wonderful kids. Many years later as her kids matured, Patty began performing steadily once again with One-eyed Jack at several notable venues such as the Convention Hall, The Wonder Bar and the Stone Pony. Talk again began of pooling our talents into a steady act, and here we are! I have so much admiration for Patty that it is difficult to imagine anyone not feeling the same. She moves from a slow, sexy ballad to a kick-butt rocker with such ease and so much enthusiasm it seems that she was born for the stage! My career has been blessed with some of the greatest performers who will ever walk this earth, and I consider myself a very lucky person to be able to work with Patty!" - Al-Vis September 2009
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