Lee Cronbach

       CHAMBRAY, COUNTRY, COMMUNES and COCKETTES: 1968 to 1970               Mike Hansen started Chambray when he moved to Berkeley from Chicago.  He was a singer-songwriter guitarist in Chicago, and brought some of his compositions with him.              The first member of what would become his commune was Tim Metzger.   Tim came to Berkeley to be a psychology major, but after graduating in 1969 in cinematography, he was inspired by the anti-War demonstrations to become a photographer/cinematographer.  Tim and Mike Hansen stayed close during the Chambray era. Tim was the band photographer - he took all the Chambray photos in this chapter – as well as being the band’s roadie, busing all the band’s gear to gigs in is VW bus.  Since then Tim has had a nice career as cinematographer/ videographer ...

      Benny Harris playing with Bird, Diz and others c. 1950 3- Interlude Studies 1968-69: Bach, Latin, Booker T, and some One-Shots          TONE-DEAF! –  One of the first things I did after the Cosmic Pimps broke up was to look for another band.   I played with several informal groups for a week or two each.  They were more jam sessions than actual bands.                         The one with the most impact was led by a virtuoso guitarist (another forgotten name) who had studied at the famous Juilliard School in New York.  He had amazing dexterity on the guitar; he could play melody and simultaneously supporting chords or bass-lines.                        ...