January 5, 2015
Happy New Year to everyone! Hope you all had a nice Christmas and New Years with family and friends.
This week's blog features my friend Ed Sison who was the drummer for the band Truc, and of course my favorite local band The Ox.
My photos here are of Truc at Summerfest in 1972 on the main stage opening up the show for Jerry Lee Lewis.
Enjoy, and I hope you got one of my WMSE/Rich Zimmermann 2015 calendars! If not, message me and we can take care of that.
Thanks,
Rich Zimmermann
Bob Metzger and Fred Bliffert of Bobby & the Helmets at the Catacombs Coffee House in 1972.
July 15, 2013
Last Saturday night at the Harley Davidson Roadhouse stage at Summerfest, I had a bit of a reunion with some old friends!
Steve Cohen and his band Leroy Airmaster played and they were awesome! That is next week"s blog.
Good friend Jon Paris, brought Ed Sison to play drums with him and it was almost a reunion of The Ox Band. All that was missing was guitar player and vocalist Bob Metzger to make it a full reunion.
Dave Kasik played bass with the guys and it was a great show! Dave did double work that night playing for Jon and Leroy Airmaster!
Enjoy a few photos of the night!
Thanks,
Rich Zimmermann
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July 1, 2013
Busy weekend around here getting our yard work done so that we can go to Summerfest next weekend. Saturday night, July 6, will be a good night at the Harley Davidson stage. Some old friends are playing and rockin' the house!
At 6pm Leroy Airmaster is playing with my old high school friend Steve Cohen. Steve has played in the Stone Cohen Band and Leroy Airmaster who still get together occassionally.
At 8pm Jon Paris is playing. He too is an old friend and played with The Ox. Eddie Sisson, drummer from The Ox will be drumming for Jon! Jon has played with Link Wray, Bo Didley, Johnny Winter and lots more!
At 10pm Buddy Guy, will be was crankin' out hits! He is a blues legend!
Come join us for a great time with some of my old friends!
They will get you a rockin'!
Attached are some archived photos of them.
Hope to see you there.
Thanks,
Rich Zimmermann
June 24, 2013
As I grew up in the Milwaukee rock scene, my favorite bands were The Ox and Short Stuff. Ok, I can't forget The Electric Shit Band, Woodbine and The Hound Dog bands.
Life was good for me during high school days in 1971 and 1972 with photography and rock'n'roll!
When The Ox was breaking up, another band was forming called Bobby and the Helmets! Bobby, was Bob Metzger, the great guitar player from The Ox. These days he plays guitar in Leonard Cohen's band. The Helmets are everybody else in the band I guess!
They were all best friends with each other and terrific musicians. Most of them are good friends of mine.
Here is a look at them playing at the Catacombs coffehouse on January 24, 1972.
Have a great week.
Thanks,
Rich Zimmermann
The Ox, who are personal good friends were one of Milwaukee's favorite bands in the 1970's.