Tommy
Lapsanski, Jon Lewis, Linda Jo Burden, Doug Boe, and Jeff Paden
Ship
of Fools
Seattle,
Washington
1974
- 1979
Members
Original Members of "Ship of Fools"
Linda
Jo Burden ~ Bass, Vocals
Tom
Lapsanski ~ Keyboards, Vocals
Joe
Morgan ~ Drums, Vocals
Don Oster ~ Guitar,
Trumpet,
Vocals
Jeff
Paden ~ Guitar, Vocals
Janelle
Pederson ~ Vocals
Manager
Keith
Cowan
Later Members of "Ship of Fools"
Cathy
Blewitt ~ Flute
Doug
Boe ~ Guitar, Vocals
Kareem
Dallover ~ Accordion
Alan
Larson ~ Bass, Vocals
Jon
Lewis ~ Drums, Vocals
Cravin
Moorehead ~ Vocals, Tambourine
In
Memory of
Alan
Larson
First Lineup of Ship of
Fools (Courtesy of Don Oster)
After rehearsing in Everett,
WA
at one of Joe Morgan's homes for five months, we started our tour in
January
of 1974. We carried along a former sound system used by
"Bighorn",
so I was told by Joe Morgan who owned it (claimed to be a good friend
of
Fred Zeufeldt of "BigHorn"). It was awesome. We toured via
USA Entertainment out of Spokane, WA.
Our Manager was Keith Cowan (former
Roadie
for "Heart"). Our dance card was full
from
then on, we played months straight in Washington, Idaho, Montana, and
Oregon.
Two big highlights for me was
performing
three weeks at the "Inferno Club" in Portland, Oregon. This is
right
before I left the band. In the three weeks we performed there, we
did a show with "Bachman - Turner Overdrive", as well as one with
"Lydia Pense and Cold Blood". It was a real high.
The road life wasn't for me, so I
left
the group around the same time as Janelle Pederson. I don't know
what all happened regarding Joe Morgan.
Since then, I've had a prosperous
career
in Medicine. Haven't given up music though. In 1994, my
partner
and I released a self titled CD called "Techstures". We
formed
Green Circle Recordings, and have been working on projects ever since.
Don Oster, April 2013
