Sudbury Connection

I almost forgot. I was actually laughing so hard I had tears in my eyes and couldn't see to reply to some of the comments on the good folks from Sudbury.
As it so happens, Jim Sweet, Jim Laporte (thus the name Jesse James Band) and I and later also Rich Taylor (Santiago) Did some travel up around Sudbury way and other parts where there was actually a guy that would change the population sign every couple weeks to reflect the growing and shrinking of the population.
When I posted on Facebook about Sudbury there was a healthy back and forth between Jim. Jim, me and Scott Hepner along with a few other comments.

It made me realize how blessed I have been to have the memories I do of those days. I was a green kid from Massachusetts without a care or any idea of what was ahead of us. Every day was an adventure and I just can't help but piss my pants when reminded of the crazy shit we did. I seem to remember playing catch with a fish?
The odor bag, the girls (some not so much) but the one thing that sticks out in my mind was I grew up with these guys. I don't mean that in the sense that we came from the same neighborhood but in the sense that I cut the apron strings or found new ones. One thing that really pissed me off though was before we started our own band we backed this guy called Al "Porky" Witherow. We played with him in Buffalo, Boston, Connecticut and Ontario Canada. We were making $160 a week for 6 nights back then. He was getting well over $1000 plus comped rooms. We were eating PBJ and this guy was feeding his 2 poodles hamburgers and hot dogs.
But what a ball we had. I know they say you can never go back but I did this weekend with the same guys I was with the last time. Thanks for all the times we had together. Like you said Jim, it's too bad we didn't realize how special it was while it was happening but I guess that's the way it always is. They can't take the memory away though. IT will always be in here (points to heart) where I can relive it when I need to smile. Laporte, Sweet, Richie wherever you are. I love you guys.

JD