August 9, 2001: The Q104.3 Golf Tournament - "I was born in a Greyhound Bus"

Dickey Betts performs.  Photo by RD Mathers

Dickey Betts, late of the Allman Brothers Band, was our headliner.  I stayed over the night before the tournament, since it was an all day event and was fortunate enough to have the room next to Betts.

He did practice until early in the morning and when I walked out at 5am, his room service discards contained two empty bottles of Jack Daniels and the remnants of a steak.

Here are the best of the Dickey Betts shots from that day.  Everything here was shot on film.

Bob Buchmann trying to act calm around Dickey Betts.  Photo by RD Mathers

Dickey Betts looking for his lost ball. Photo By RD Mathers

Dickey Betts looking cool.  Photo by RD Mathers

June 18, 2001: Doyle Bramhall II & Peter Max

Photo by RD Mathers

For a few years, Q104.3 had a "special relationship" with the Pop Artist, Peter Max.  Max wanted to enhance his New York City studio space with performances.  

Our General Manager at the time, Matt Ross, was somewhat friends with a rock manager named Scooter Weintraub, who had blues guitarist Doyle Bramhall II as a client.

Bramhall had just released his first album with his band Smokestack, Welcome, and agreed to play a special client/listener party/special edition of the radio show "Ground Zero" at Peter Max's studio.

This was supposed to be the first of many, but the logistics were, shall we say, increasingly cumbersome.

This night, however was fun, because it afforded the folks in the room a glimpse at an artist who was a founding member of Arc Angels and would go on to play in Sheryl Crow and Eric Clapton's touring bands.

Doyle Bramhall II with Smokestack.  Photo by: RD Mathers

Q104.3's Jonathan Clarke and Peter Max.  Photo by: RD Mathers