Tricks History 1983
January 28, 29, 1983 - Tricks at the Family Tavern in Caledonia
First gig at the Family Tavern for this version of Tricks. We played here a couple times with Michael back in 1977. There's a regular small-town bar upstairs on the street level; you go downstairs for the Rockin' and Rollin' party with Tricks.
February 4, 5, 6, 1983 - Tricks at the Royal Knight in Hilliards
February 11, 12, 13, 1983 - Tricks at the Royal Knight in Hilliards
February 18, 19, 20, 1983 -4February 25, 26, 27, 1983 - Tricks at the Royal Knight in Hilliards
That's a helluva lotta Hilliards gigs.
March 5, 1983 - Rick gig with Nightwind, at Yankee Springs
The new Nightwind guitar player needs a sub, so Rick does a fill-in gig with Nightwind. It's a wedding at a hall in Yankee Springs.
April 22, 23, 1983 - Tricks at the Family Tavern in Caledonia
April 29, 30, 1983 - Tricks at the Family Tavern in Caledonia
April 17, 1983 - Fine Line (first rehearsal)
Krys is invited to play bass guitar in a band called "Fine Line" - 5 Allegan rockers.
Greg Howard - guitar / vocals
John Huitt - guitar / vocals
Krys Dutkiewicz - bass/vocals
Greg Goodsel - drums
Tim Todd - lead vocals
Here is Krys playing with Fine Line at the first Allegan Bridge Fest
May 20, 21, 22, 1983 - Tricks at the Royal Knight in Hilliards
May 27, 28, 29, 1983 - Tricks at the Royal Knight in Hilliards
June 3, 4, 1983 - Tricks at the Family Tavern in Caledonia
June 10, 11, 1983 - Tricks at the Family Tavern in Caledonia
June 17, 18, 19, 1983 - Tricks at the Royal Knight in Hilliards
June 24, 25, 26, 1983 - Tricks at the Royal Knight in Hilliards
July 1, 2, 3, 1983 - Tricks at the Royal Knight in Hilliards
July 18, 1983 - Marillion / Utopia concert at Lowell Showboat
This was probably the 7th time seeing Todd's Utopia and the 1st time seeing Marillion.
We brought along Jeremy and Stacy.
August 27, 1983 - Robert Plant concert at Wings Stadium
September 4, 1983 - Tricks / Fine Line Party in Burnips
Fine Line is the opening band at this huge Tricks party. On Sunday of Labor Day weekend, Lenny Lenhart hosts a mega-party on 142nd Ave., in a Burnips cornfield across the street from the Farm Equipment Company. All week long, on WLAV radio, the morning jocks have been promoting this party. One of the phony characters on the LAV morning show is called "Bob Science", and he usually does the weather. All week long, right before the weather, the jocks introduce Bob with, "hey Bob, we hear there's going to be a big party out at your place in Burnips this Labor Day weekend". This creates enough interest to make this party one of the biggest Tricks Party ever. It definitely holds the record for the "most beer ever to be consumed at a Tricks Party". 83 kegs of beer are emptied at this party. That's Eighty Three Kegs - not pony kegs - 83 half barrel kegs.
Fine Line's finest hour - Greg, Krystal, Tim, Greg, John
You can't see it in this pic, but the band is facing a big hay field
and there are cars parked in the field, as far as the eye can see,
and people all sitting around on their cars and drinking dozens of kegs of beer.
No pix of Tricks at this huge bash.
September 10, 1983 - Rick & Krys Wedding gig
Rick & Krys sing at Cindy & Mark's wedding.
September 11, 1983 - Santana concert
Rick & Krys see Santana at an outdoor concert
September 24, 1983 - Fine Line Wedding Gig
Krystal's band Fine Line plays a wedding gig.
Sept 1, Oct 2, 1983 - Tricks at the Family Tavern in Caledonia
October 7, 8, 1983 - Tricks at the Family Tavern in Caledonia
November 11, 1983 - Rick & Krys Wedding gig
Rick & Krys sing at Randy Miller's wedding.
On to 1984
