Jeff's News Page!

October 04, 2008...God Bless America, Land of The Free!     Jeff,  I've been listening to your cd quite a bit while I'm driving around at work...it's excellent, nice re-works of the old stuff and I'm now a fan of your new tunes! Shy No More and Big Blues (Annmarie's got a killer voice!) are my current favs! Also, nice production, it sounds great too. Tom For your listening and dancing pleasure! "Adopted Son," my first release, is now available. Featuring songs by Jeff Guenther, Ernie White/Mike McCoy, Phil McAuliffe/Jeff and Neil Young, this cd is an eclectic collection of Jeff's musical influences. Rock, Blues, British Invasion and Southern Styles, with a hint of Jazz. Purchase at a show, $15.00. Please add $1.50 S/H when ordering from the store page. Allow 2 weeks for delivery The Feastie Boys shows were a blast! Mark, Mike, Pete, Joey, Jeff & Feasie Girl Annmarie made for a fun time! Thanks again, Mark! The show with my good friend, Scott Hallock (Tapping The Grey Sky), At The Crossroads, was a lot of fun. Thanks to Chris, Bob & Joe (The rest of the band), Lee, Ronnie and Jim, the sound man! Pictured clockwise from top left: Scott Hallock (Guitar, Mandolin, Lead Vocals) Chris Bayles (Drums, Vocals), Joe DeVico (Keys, Percussion, Vocals), Jeff Guenther (Bass, Vocals), Bob Belloff (Guitars, Percussion, Vocals) Check out the new promo page at MySpace.com/Retrofitz  Retrofitz is out performing at clubs again! Check the Gigs Page! Retz had a great time at the Wearhouse Grille! Jeff, Annmarie, "Tiger" Bill Meligari and Joey Van Winkle! Here's a fan's picture from our July 6th 2008Outdoor show at Island Park! Thanks, Rolling Thunder; you were a great audience! Jeff, Annmarie, Joey and "Tiger" Bill return inside, Friday, October 24th, show time is 9:00...see you there! Private parties are lining up; be sure to book yours! Roger LePage is back gigging with us too!   Jeff, Annmarie, Joe Van Winkle, Jack O'Donnell and "Tiger" Bill Meligari had a great time performing for the annual Royal Jam Music Charity Show at McCoole's Art Place. Thanks to Mike Stanley and everyone who participated in this great event!   Thursday, July 24th, was a very last minute gig for Retz @ Mineral Springs B&G... Jeff, Annmarie, Joey & Bill got together and pulled off an awesome show... Pics to follow! We are returning Sept. 27, Nov. 1 & Jan. 3. Thanks, Jen & John; we love ya! Everybody sing along!!!   Jeff, Annmarie, Pete and Russ had a blast performing at my niece's bar, Mineral Springs Bar & Grill, Friday, September 1st, 2006! Jen and John had just opened up, so we rocked our hearts out for them! Located on Rt. 611, four miles North of Rt. 22 in Easton, Pa. Show times are 9 PM....    Retrofitz rocked the crowd at the 2008 Madison Community Pool Moonlight Swim! Thanks again, Dawn...this was our fifth straight year! Big thanks to Glen, Roger, Joe & Annmarie!   Here's a pic of "Joe Walsh" sitting in with the Flat Cats, closing out the 50 year celebration of the Ivy Tavern, Sunday, September 17th, 2006. Left to right, Jeff, Mike McCoy and Brian Pelletteri. There are lots more photos on the Ivy website.   Saturday, April 28th, 2007, I got down to the Ivy Tavern & sat in with Slo Motion Band. Boy, what a great time! From left, we have Freddie on the B3, myself & Gene on guitars. Next, we have Ted, the lead singer, who's always smiling! I must say that Slo Motion is a band worth playing in! Ten Years Gone...Two Guitars......Two Voices...And Then Some! One Big Sound!   News from The Desk:   Paul, Jeff, Rizzo & Karen return to The Exchange, Rockaway, NJ Saturday, November 22nd. Show time is 10 PM!     By special invitaion, Paul and Jeff got to meet with the Legendary Les Paul! Les has invited us to join him on a Monday night...we'll keep you informed! By the way, my first legit guitar teacher, Pete Braunius, played with Les back in the day, so it was very cool to meet him!!!   Here's Paul with Good Rats Front Man Peppi Marchello...The Rats Still Rock!   Here's a pic of Ten Years Gone with Bill Brown, legendary voice of WCBS-FM, mid-day for 36 years. What a pleasure to meet Bill and his lovely wife, Debbie, up at the Wearhouse Grille on February 24th, 2006.   Here are an old an a new photo: First, here's Jeff, Glenn Hubner in the background, tearing it up at Island Park. Next, we have the Premier of PREBOR'S BONE SACK Pat Prebor, Paul "Bones" Miller and Bill Majercak debuted at The Quiet Man Saturday night-a good time was had by all!     Here are two close friends...Jeff Guenther and Pete Bremy, Celebrating 50 (yes, fifty!) years of friendship as of August, 2005. Jeff and Pete are doing that Retrofitz thing. Jeff is sure enjoying Pete's singing and his brand new custom made Michael Tobias Design bass! This is one of many great photos my sister Gail took. Pete, don't forget to sneak "Day Tripper" in there!     I grabbed the above, a truly lovely shot, early 80's, playing bass and guitar with Bobby Lenti's Blue Eyes      Here's Paul with Jon Bon Jovi, the two rock gods met Sunday, April 17th, 2005. Hey, Paul, tell Jon to pass on greetings from me to Richie!     I joined Ernie White for the 2004 Christmas Extraviganza at the Coduit, Trenton, New Jersey. The date was Wednesday, December 22nd. Over $8,000 was raised! Here is a shot of two of my favorite blues guitarists, Joe Zook and Paul Plumeri, tearing it up. Ernie's son, Mike, is on drums and Joe's bassist, Billy Holt, is right behind Paul. The following picture is from the Trentonian. Glen Burtnick is behind Ernie We're playing Taking Care of Business, announcing Santa. I'm second from the right, Ernie's second from the left. ***The 2005 show raised close to $10,000.00!***   Here's a shot of Ten Years Gone with new friend and fan, Frankie Muniz. Frankie was in town celebrating his Grandfather's birthday in 2004. Thanks, Chuck, for the photo duty! It's always great to know talented, humble people!     Here's a pic from TYG's return to the Jefferson House.    Many of you have asked us this question..."What guitars do you play?" Paul plays Ovation and Line 6 guitars, Jeff plays Gibson, Fender and Ibanez guitars and, when he gets a chance, MV Pedulla Buzz Fretless Bass. Billy at Dave's Sound reved up Jeff's Jackson Soloist...boy, does it rock now!        Here is a bit of my studio roster, clients / projects I have worked on... Fox Recording, Joe's Sound, Hickory Street Studios, Mix-o-lydian Studios, Jamman Productions, Morris County Community College (Todd Collins), Direct to Tape...Frank Stallone, Steve Mosley, Ernie White, Juba, Scott Hallock, Ginny Johnston / Mosaic, Gibraltar Transmissions, Billy Killoran, Wind, Shivers, Andi Rosell, Gerry Rodell...and many, many more!     Here is a pic that proves I graduated from Berklee with Tony Bennett!   Here's a trivia question...what was Heaven's Sundae's other name? This was just before our first breakup in the early 70's. Two things Mr. Bremy brought up...our first name was "The End"...then, towards the end of the group, we called ourselves "Doctor Frog"...where do those kids get these band names?   If anyone has any pictures from any of my bands, ie. Heaven's Sundae, Wind, Blue Eyes, Shivers, Hayden Brothers, etc., please let me know, so we can have them scanned for the site. Thanks!    Let's all go for our dreams...the world will be much better off for it!