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Wayne Bruce - Spencer Kirkpatrick - Steve Pace - Tommy Vickery

NAME	John Sanders
E-MAIL	johnsanders34@yahoo.com
COMMENTS	Glad to see that Hydra is still around. I met Spencer and Steve in the late 60's when you two played for Don Roof. And Saw Hydra in Austin at the Armadillo World Headquaters in Austin.
DATE	July 20th 2008

NAME	Ron Thompson
E-MAIL	Ronaldsthompson@comcast.net
COMMENTS	Hey Spencer, Drop me a line. It would be great to see you again. I went to see Shorty and Pam in NC a few months ago.
DATE	April 24th 2008

NAME	Johnny Adams
E-MAIL	johna57@bellsouth.net
URL	http://www.bridgebetweenmusic
COMMENTS	Hey guys, I finally got to order your cd. Man, sure sounds like the Hydra of old to me. That's music I remember and loved so well. I know you guys don't tour or travel much anymore, but sure would love to see you in the Gadsden, Al area again. I would still like for Wayne to sign my LP one day. Thanks. ja
DATE	April 19th 2008

NAME	Bob Ross
E-MAIL	ross2@rcn.com
COMMENTS	Where the hell is the "Rock the World" CD? I play it on the radio (WMUH, Allentown, PA) and my vinyl copy is getting pretty ragged. Tune in tomorrow and you'll hear (go to the Muhlenberg college website and you'll be directed from there). Anything left of the master? I thought it was your best work.
DATE	April 11th 2008

NAME	Patrick Banks
E-MAIL	pbankstcl@yahoo.com
COMMENTS	Glad you guys are back. When I was in high school, there was a mural of the first album cover in the front hall!
DATE	March 14th 2008

NAME	Tommy Brooks
E-MAIL	pattib3455@comcast.net
COMMENTS	Wayne havent seen you in forty years.Would like toget in touch again. Tommy(pubbyporpoise)Brooks.
DATE	March 5th 2008

NAME	Gary Pressley
E-MAIL	gpressley@rosser.com
COMMENTS	I would just like to say that to this very day I have ringing in my ears from standing in front of Spencer Kirkpatrick's Vox amplifier in 1966 or 67 at a "dance" where the Atlanta Vibrations played at Gordon High School in Decatur Ga. I am serious. It was very special. I'd also like to know anything about a same era band in South DeKalb named "The Licorice Phonebooth" Any info would be appreciated. It was my first strobe light.
DATE	February 9th 2008

NAME	PickAttack
E-MAIL	d.pritt@mchsi.com
COMMENTS	Wow...bought your LP's and saw you in concert a few times back in the 70's, loved Hydra!! Turned a lot of my friends onto Hydra and glad to see you guys still rocking....brings back great memories from back in the day!
DATE	January 16th 2008

NAME	Bob Usher
E-MAIL	rcusher62@aol.com
COMMENTS	In the fall of 1989, I had the pleasure of getting a job in Atlanta, in a country bar off Jimmy Carter Blvd. For under one year, I operated the small lighting equipment while the men performed as the house band, the Wayne Bruce Band". In between sets, I kept the music going by serving as DJ. At that time, many of you probably know, they played primarily to the country crowd with some southern rock mixed in for good measure. I had grown away from the country music that my parents introduced me to years earlier. These guys restored my interest with rousing up tempo dance tunes as well as great vocals on the ballads. The instrumental performances were equally impressive. I know they opened their own club for a while over in Alabama just after I stopped working at the club. I hope that was a successful venture. It is funny because it was only through google searches did I learn of their past and present as the band Hydra. Hopefully the are still performing regulary and I can locate them. For the record, in 1989 around October, is when I started working with them. I was the balding blonde dude who moved to Atlanta from Louisiana, who wore short shorts, and rented a room from the bearded pawn shop owner who doubled as the line dance / country dance intructor on Sunday and Monday nights. I replaced a true Cajun who coincidently moved back to Lousiana.
DATE	December 24th 2007

NAME	Bert Foster
E-MAIL	bertfoster@mail.com
COMMENTS	Big Bert says, "Rock On"
DATE	November 24th 2007

NAME	Bobby Rogers
E-MAIL	southernboy6809@yahoo.com
URL	http://www.blackwatertribute.com
COMMENTS	Hmmmm where to begin, hot'Lanta in the 60's. I remember Spencer in the Atlanta Vibrations with his Gretsch and Beatle boots....Battle of the Bands! I remember Sweet Younguns (sang with them), Osmosis, Kudzu, and of course HYDRA...Funochios, Richards, the Electric Eye, The Spot and all of the podunk clubs and amories we used to play. I remember playing with the Younguns at The Pier in Daytona on the same bill as HYDRA. Shortly after that Trip Burgess quit the Younguns to play bass with Hydra for a number of years. Orville did a long stint with The Younguns as well before moving over to HYDRA. I played with Tommy V. in Perpetual Motion and we used to down Big Cat Malt Liquor....those were the days...yes they were. Anyway, it's good to see that you guys are still alive and well. I have been in Texas and now Denver, leaving Atlanta in 1980. I'm still singing a bit these days in a Doobies Tribute act, URL above. Keep that Southern Rock alive brothers. Bobby J. Rogers
DATE	October 31st 2007

NAME	Larry (Ralph) Towns(Cuz)
E-MAIL	larrytowns@comcast.net
COMMENTS	Hey Wayne. Long time cuz. Glad to see your music back in the pipeline. I regret having missed pevious performances. Just didn't know about them. Any future plans? How is Johnny doing? I just made purchase of your CD, also the package set. Like to hear from you if you get the chance. Last I heard you were living up around Big Canoe. I'm in Powder Springs. I'm now retired from GPC after 35 years. Age: going on 57 now. Give me a holler soe time.
DATE	October 30th 2007

NAME	Martin Popoff
E-MAIL	martinp@inforamp.net
URL	http://www.martinpopoff.com
COMMENTS	Hi Wayne, Hey - could I possibly call you for a little interview, as well as receive the live album? I'll spread some news on that plus want to talk up one old album for this book series thing I'm doing (see Ye Olde Metal at my site) - thanks!
DATE	October 19th 2007

NAME	Kevin Rush
E-MAIL	k.rush@telus.net
COMMENTS	Hello from Vancouver B.C. It's great to hear the new live CD.I have the first 2 on CD now and I've been on a quest to find Rock The World.The album I bought was from a used record store (back in'79-'80)and I have been hunting for a mint copy ever since.As this is on my top 10 things to do before I die,could someone please help me locate a copy.Vinyl,reel to reel,even cassette.In the meantime,I will continue to beg Polydor to release Rock The World on CD and I encourage all to do the same. Hope you boys are planning more for the future.You've still got an audience don't ya know. Kevin Rush
DATE	October 10th 2007

NAME	Julie
E-MAIL	tannermathis@gmail.com
COMMENTS	My husband has an old reel to reel of Hydra listed on ebay right now that was recorded at Capricorn in Macon, GA.
DATE	September 28th 2007

NAME	ann walker
E-MAIL	gen9th-walker@yahoo.com
URL	http://www.myspace.com/damdiff
COMMENTS	Dang, took me long enough, I suppose. And would you know, today's my birthday, too. I was actually searching for info on our old friend, the late, great, Moe, and look what I find! Actually, Cousin Hal told me you'd snagged my dear old Thornwell Dr neighbor Tommy V for bass duties. The world keeps getting smaller and smaller. Am SO glad to hear that you've returned to the roots of your musical selves. You know I love you ALL, and will always remember the fluorescents of Arlan's at 3 a.m.... xoxo
DATE	August 20th 2007

NAME	Sherry Hamlett Childs
E-MAIL	sherryhchilds@hotmail.com
COMMENTS	Ok....so maybe you don't remember me, but I remember some of you guys from 68 and 69 thru Cheryl and Pat Gregg. PLUS I recognize that guy on the far right in the old Atlanta Vibrations photo....BOB!!!!! Was excited when Cheryl told me today about this web site and loved seeing all the photo's. LOL - Liquorice Phone Booth Band Slut #2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! from 1968!!!
DATE	August 17th 2007

NAME	Doug Alexander
E-MAIL	scudvr3@mac.com
COMMENTS	Enjoy taking guitar lessons Spencer. I'm really going to enjoy this CD. Hydra Rocks Doug
DATE	August 5th 2007

NAME	Don Cope
E-MAIL	dacope@comcast.net
COMMENTS	Saw you guys several times when I was a student at Georgia Tech in the mid-70s. The first Hydra LP is still one of my favorite southern rock records of all time. My 17-year-old son and his band love going through my old LPs, found yours, and are going to work the opening of Glitter Queen into their 70's rock riff medley!
DATE	June 25th 2007

NAME	Pat and Howard
E-MAIL	zadok@mindspring.com
COMMENTS	Hi Spencer, and Wayne and Steve and the other Golden Oldies like Don Rice. I still miss coming home at 4:00 am (if the truck didn't break down or get stopped by Heflin PD). I still think of Wayne and Long John Silvers. Mentally stuck in the sixties and lovin it. The good times make great memories and the bad times faded away and you still hope your kids and grandkids don't ever find out the real stories. We love the website and have ordered the CD. Glad I found you.
DATE	June 23rd 2007

NAME	Rusty Laurens
E-MAIL	rusty1149@aol.com
COMMENTS	I'm an old fan from way back in the Funocchio's/Head Rest/Richards days in Atlanta. Simply put, the best band I ever heard. Records never compared to their live sound. My buddy Howard Mullinax was their road manager in the late 60's/early 70's and he introduced me to them (for which I am eternally grateful). I hope you play again soon, so I can hear that monster sound once more.
DATE	June 22nd 2007

NAME	Glenn
E-MAIL	premiumpipecleaner@yahoo.com
COMMENTS	Hey Wayne. Good to see you guys are still movin' after all these years. Thanks for playing the Windmill in Lou and making it one hell of a party.
DATE	April 26th 2007

NAME	stephen nolan
E-MAIL	bowlinnolan@bellsouth.net
URL	http://bowlinnolan.com
COMMENTS	LIVE - AFTER ALL THESE YEARS, indeed! What a thrill it was to see and hear Steve Pace & Spencer Kirkpatrick storm the stage at the Atlanta Rock Reunion! You guys haven't lost a step, beat, or note in the decades since you blew all the leaves off the trees in Piedmont Park! Missed Wayne Bruce & Orville, but Rick Richards & Rex Patton did a great job! "Feel A Pain" was the absolute showstopper - even more powerful now, than ever! Thanks again for all your energy & love for the music that moves us - then, now, and always!
DATE	April 25th 2007

NAME	Steve Vaughn
E-MAIL	srv12359@aol.com
COMMENTS	Hey guys, just found the site and I think it is very cool. Loved the show the other night at The Double Shot Spencer hope there are more!
DATE	April 14th 2007

NAME	Jim
E-MAIL	Callaway
URL	http://www.myspace.com/jimcallaway
COMMENTS	Hi guys, I played drums with The Rock Mountain Band back in the '70's and we opened for Hydra in Rome, Ga. and Clemson, S.C. Steve was in love with my Tama snare, it had such a big deep fat sound. I was talking to Ruby Ann recently and she sparked my interest to try to find ya'll. Glad you are doing well.
DATE	April 5th 2007

NAME	charles shearer
E-MAIL	ratkeys@hotmail.com
COMMENTS	cool website hope you all are doing well--love -- RATZ IN THE ATTIC
DATE	March 30th 2007

NAME	bill whitley
E-MAIL	bwhitley@landsberg.com
COMMENTS	You know I have flashbacks whenever I visit these vintage 70s websites.Great to hear you guys are back in the saddle. I played drums with Phaedra and was always mesmerized watching Steve Pace on drums.( By the way Steve do you still have that set of 64 Ludwig Pink Chanpagne drums I let you steal from me?)Anyway I think you guys should have a pop festival cruise or some other venue and get together with other legends of the 70s.You guys were and are bad to the bone.
DATE	March 28th 2007

NAME	Jim & Lacey Bowcock
E-MAIL	bowcocks@yahoo.com
COMMENTS	We appreciate your music so much! Hydra CD's stay in our car and are played regularly. They always will be!
DATE	March 28th 2007

NAME	bob ross
E-MAIL	robert39@juno.com
COMMENTS	jussa keepa rockin
DATE	March 8th 2007

NAME	Bob Ross
E-MAIL	robert39@juno.com
COMMENTS	'member me? dubbed mos sofull drummer by wayne. sang one biggun!! I'm honored to have shared the stage wif ya!! Whir Yat? rama lama diddy dip
DATE	March 7th 2007

NAME	Bruce Clow
E-MAIL	clowbruce@yahoo.com
COMMENTS	The best band I ever had the honor the open for. period. Was just made aware of your reformation, hope to see you all again. Great site and "Keep on Truckin'!!" Bruce
DATE	February 28th 2007

NAME	Randall Williams
E-MAIL	cavebat1@mindspring.com
COMMENTS	YOU ROCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DATE	January 24th 2007

NAME	Howard Dyer
E-MAIL	hdyer@oregonvos.net
COMMENTS	In the mid-80's a friend gave me a bunch of albums including Rock the World. I've always loved the album, and anyone I've turned on to it loves it as well. Glad to hear your still Rockin'
DATE	January 21st 2007

NAME	Paul Kearschner
E-MAIL	trailerparkkings@charter.net
URL	http://myspace.com/pkrock
COMMENTS	Just found out you guys did a new cd, I became a fan back in the 70's, when I saw you a few times as an opening act in Louisville, Ky! Good to see you again!
DATE	January 1st 2007

NAME	Herb
E-MAIL	powerblues@gmx.net
COMMENTS	Hi,people!So good news from this real rockin'band.Livin'in Vienna,Austria I appreciate your music so much-Wayne's soulful but sometimes aggressive vocals and the amazing guitarwork from Spencer-ever I've been very impressed and with your music you always made a big impact on my life.Never heard before an more intensive version like Going Down or Glitter Queen,but one of the most gooseflashin'track for sure is Miriam.After all these years enjoying your music I wish all band members,fans&crew the best for the next chapter of Hydra.Herb
DATE	December 29th 2006

NAME	Bro
E-MAIL	jmas49@bellsouth.net
COMMENTS	Who wudda thunkit! Steve looks just like he did in 1964!!! :-)
DATE	November 25th 2006

NAME	Phil Bonner, Jr
E-MAIL	philipwbonner@hotmail.com
COMMENTS	Spence, You still ROCK !! Great to talk to you the other day ! I talked to Chuck Rinaldo and am hoping that a new C.W.Shaw's will happen one day soon.....I think Hydra would be the perfect band for a Grand opening !!I remember it was the first place I saw you play.............ah the memorie's !! time to re-live my teen years !! Leamon say's Hi. Chuck wants to say hi too...call me for his contact info...Later, Phil Bonner, Jr
DATE	November 2nd 2006

NAME	Shell Traver
E-MAIL	travershel@aol.com
COMMENTS	This is so cool! There is a God! You Guys were one of my favorites to see. I loved when you did Glitter Queen and Goin Down. In fact my band wants to do Glitter Queen, However we can't find the lyrics. I'm lookin foeward to come see you play.
DATE	October 18th 2006

NAME	jerry ragland
E-MAIL	jsragland@aol.com
COMMENTS	Glad to see you guys are still playing, I managed a club in Louisville KY." friend in hand" in the early 70s and you guys played there several times. Doubt you will rememeber all the places but we had some great partys back then. jerry
DATE	September 19th 2006

NAME	Neel Daniel
E-MAIL	info@eripsa.net
URL	http://www.eripsa.net
COMMENTS	Great to find this site and good to see that Hydra is back! Mr. Steve Pace...hope your doing well. Keep rockin'.
DATE	September 6th 2006

NAME	Johnny Adams
E-MAIL	johna57@bellsouth.net
COMMENTS	Man, I thought this group was long gone. I was so surprised to run across this on the web. I absolutely loved this band back in the day. I still have the first album on an old 8-track tape and the Rock The World on old LP. I spoke with Wayne Bruce back years ago when he opened a night club in Gadsden, Al about signing my old albums for me. Unfortunately, I never got the albums signs, but I still have them Wayne. It is great to hear these guys are back together again. I saw them several times back in the 70's in Gadsden and in Rome, Ga. once with Ray Honea and Warm. I most definetely want to get the new cd. Keep rockin' guys, keep rockin'. ja
DATE	August 30th 2006

NAME	Brent Daniel
E-MAIL	bdinlaca@yahoo.com
URL	http://www.brentdaniel.us
COMMENTS	Hydra is one of the all time GREAT American bands. I'm thrilled that they have this site and are still rocking. I don't know everyone in Hydra but I can testify that this band has at least two of the nicest guys in show business in Spencer and Steve. How lucky I was in the early '80s to get to play onstage with Steve Pace every night for a rocking summertime Derek St.Holmes tour. I've never forgotten working with Steve and how fabulous a guy he was just to be around. A true Gent! as many of you probably know. (He even helped me to lauch my next band until I could get a fulltime drummer...that's the kind of guy he is). Best wishes to HYDRA! You are loved by many, Keep Rockin' - BD.
DATE	August 21st 2006

NAME	michael cross
E-MAIL	micross2@telus.net
COMMENTS	I regard this band as one of the highlights of the 70's. Killer guitar and soulful vocals. One of my favourite all time southern rock albums. great to know your still around and kicking and that the internet has led me to you again. Cheers an old fan
DATE	July 28th 2006

NAME	"DC"
E-MAIL	dcallaway68@hotmail.com
COMMENTS	Glad to see you're still rock'n after all these years. I saw y'all play many many times at Funocio's on Peachtree. This was about 1970-71. I will never forget the feeling from the first time I saw you there and the first songs you played. I was blown away. Being a guitar player myself and at the time, I might add an aspiring one, I was definitely influenced by your music! I also remember Hendrix saying on the mic at the first Atlanta Pop Festival, something about Spencer was gonna make it big someday. Haha, Hendrix was a prophet, too. Keep on rock'n boys! Hope to see you soon. ~DC
DATE	July 21st 2006

NAME	Michael Mastro
E-MAIL	mm@michaelmastro.com
URL	http://www.michaelmastro.com
COMMENTS	It's great to see you guys back again! The first time I saw Hydra was at The Electric Balroom in Atlanta in 1976. Spencer asked me to introduce the band - what an honor it was! Then I did the photography for Rock the World - my first cover! I'll be coming to Atlanta for Chuck Rinaldo's birthday party (C.W.Shaw's) and I hope we can get together - maybe do a new band photo! All my best wishes.
DATE	July 15th 2006

NAME	Robb Murphy
E-MAIL	charlieocean@bellsouth.net
COMMENTS	What a band! As a youngster, I got to meet the band several times in Pensacola (we even went swimming at Pensacola Beach). On our senior trip we went to a Hydra show (they opened for BOC and Kiss...Kiss didn't get to perform for some reason). Hung out backstage with Spencer...really cool memories. Whatever happened to co-manager Debbie? God Bless and welcome back!
DATE	July 13th 2006

NAME	tony prestwood
E-MAIL	playgroundtj@aol.com
COMMENTS	great old times music
DATE	July 13th 2006

NAME	Steve Barker
E-MAIL	elrayoex@hotmail.com
COMMENTS	Hydra is still one of the finest groups ever....anywhere. Spencer K's guitar is like a rich, satisfying, favorite meal and Wayne Bruce has soul equal to Otis Redding and Ray Charles. Steve Pace is a drummers drummer. I look forward to hearing Tommy with this group, I know he's a smoking bass man with the other Atlanta groups he's involved with, so this shouldn't be any different. I hope you schedule as many local Atlanta dates as possible before the next World Tour. (Wayne, Does anybody still call you Manbat?)
DATE	July 12th 2006

NAME	rick carter
E-MAIL	RICK_Carter@dkmc.org
COMMENTS	I first saw Hyrda in 1969 at Druid Hills High School. I was in the ninth grade. Steve Pace you are the reason I still play the drums today. I am not a Hydra fan I am a Hydra freak. You guys have been rockin my world since 1969. I am 53 now, you do the math. Thank you for so much great music. You have put more joy into my life than you will ever know. I am still hopeful that one day I can meet Steve and tell him what an inspiration he is to me as a drummer. Steve, if you read this and I hope that somehow you will know I own you old drum cases that say HYDRA on them. I would not trade them for the world. Steve is the John Bonham of the south. There is only one HYDRA. GOD bless you all.
DATE	July 3rd 2006

NAME	Joyce L. Williams
E-MAIL	joychick@bellsouth.net
COMMENTS	Hey Wayne from your sister!! I have to say how proud I am of you and your Band Hydra. As always I wish continued success to you all. What great memories I have!! Keep up the good work.
DATE	June 12th 2006

NAME	Joyce L. Williams-Sister
E-MAIL	joychick@bellsouth.net
COMMENTS	Hydra, I love the photo and your music. My favorite song is Glitter Queen!!
DATE	June 12th 2006

NAME	Pete
E-MAIL	peterutten@juno.com
COMMENTS	Just got Hydra:Live After All These Years cd. What a great cd. I have the first 3 on LP. Rock The World is my favorite. Thanks for the music. Pete.
DATE	May 22nd 2006

NAME	wayne bruce
E-MAIL	waybru@bellsouth.net
COMMENTS	Hello to all! I am not one comfortable with posting on our own guestbook, but after talking to our old friend Orville recently, and conversations i have had with the other HYDRA members since this site has been available, i just felt it was time. I would like to say that i am touched by all the nice comments that i have read, and how pleased i was that so many people remember the band, but also remember us so fondly. It is a very good feeling to know we brought some small happiness to all of you. You certainly gave it to us. It has also been fantastic to hear from so many old friends that we have lost contact with over the years. All of your comments and stories of your experience with the band have indeed been an inspiration. All the hard work we did for so many years, wasn't in vain after all!!! I would like to thank Charlotte, The Hawk, and Big Ed for making this site available, (a pretty damned good live album too) and on behalf of all the band members of HYDRA (Steve, Spencer, Orville, Tom Vickery and myself, Thanks, we love you, and God Bless You ALL!!!!
DATE	April 30th 2006

NAME	steve cheatham
E-MAIL	steve@electriccollage.com
URL	http://electriccollage.com
COMMENTS	Good to see you guys again. The Hydra light shows I did back in the 70's were always full blown rock amd roll and a lot of fun.
DATE	April 25th 2006

NAME	Orville Davis
E-MAIL	orville.davis@verizon.net
URL	http://www.orvilledavis.com
COMMENTS	It is great to see so many people remember us from the 70's. We lived and nearly died for the music we made. Tommy Vickery you kick ass bud. I am proud to have been part of such a great band and glad to see the monster rise again.
DATE	April 15th 2006

NAME	Eric Santacroce
E-MAIL	astrojam@earthlink.net
COMMENTS	Really cool to stumble upon this Hydra love fest. I bought Hydra's first record at Mother's Music on the strip in Atlanta when I was 13, what a rockin record!!! Saw them open for Blue Oyster Cult at the Gaeorgia Tech coliseum. Very fond memories of a time long ago.
DATE	March 22nd 2006

NAME	John N.
E-MAIL	Jon_ami@hotmail.com
COMMENTS	What a great surprise it was to find out that one of my favourite bands of the 70's had put out a live CD. Upon purchasing the disc and then hearing it, the smile just got bigger. Welcome back boys, Hydra fans the world over sure missed you......from an old rocker...John.....Perth...West Australia
DATE	March 12th 2006

NAME	Terry Lee
E-MAIL	tlee1@fuse.net
COMMENTS	It's great that you guys got back together to rock again. I was a roadie for Warm and we all loved Hydra. I considered you guys to be the best band in the south (along with Warm).
DATE	March 6th 2006

NAME	Keith Moore
E-MAIL	southernpeaceful@yahoo.com
COMMENTS	Hey Man, My name is Keith Moore and I was the last acting manager of Funochio's House of Rock, Atlanta 1972. You guys rocked the House down and I have never forgot you! Keep it up!! What happened to Kudzoo and little Phil, or Jimmy O'Neil of Mose Jones, or how about Eric, Quincey, Tate?
DATE	March 6th 2006

NAME	ALi*MARiE [[KiRKPATRiCK]]
E-MAIL	alibear205@yahoo.com
COMMENTS	Hey Kids... Ali speakin at YA'LL... Spencer's daughter... comeon, ya'll know that... just wanted to say HEYYYYYYYYYYY! I love all you boys, even though ya'll are old and in the way... haha... just kiddin, ive known ya'll what...? Like... MY WHOLE LiFE... and all of you are like family to me! Best of luck, and keep up what you all are doing... I love tellin my friends how cool my dad is because hes still in a band, and hes 55, and him and all his friends act like theyre 18. haha Love you guys! <3 ali*marie
DATE	March 4th 2006

NAME	rusty fann
E-MAIL	warehouse@mwcamerica.com
COMMENTS	going down,glitter queen,I was at the lake spivey show with argent ,blue oyster cult,I was 14,and already playing guitar,i have never strayed to far from the spencer tone,dude ,my wife doesnt understand my need for clear guitar for slide work,you were the main influence on my first marshall after seeing hydra in a small club in la,lower atlanta,you are a bad man,god bless you,i would kill for a cd of the hydra album with going down,rock on brother,i'm 45, and still trying to cop your tone,you make my world way better, peace,god bless
DATE	March 3rd 2006

NAME	KIM HAGEMANN
E-MAIL	hage@post12.tele.dk
URL	http://www.fatrock.dk
COMMENTS	What a great suprise to see you guys back again, looking forward to get your live CD, still got your old LP`s, any chance they`ll see the light of day on CD-format? Rock On, KIM.
DATE	March 2nd 2006

NAME	Grover Jackson
E-MAIL	gj@groverjackson.com
COMMENTS	Hey Spencer...it's been a long...long time. I'm planning to come to Atlanta in August for a trade show. It would be great to see you. Let me know if you're going to be around. GJ
DATE	February 27th 2006

NAME	Bobby Mallard
E-MAIL	gacav@comcast.net
COMMENTS	Great to hear you guys are back together. I saw you at Statesboro, Georgia Southern, back in the70's. Still have a concert poster from the event. Also made a trip to Jekyll Island to a weekend festival where ya'll were playing. Look forward to your live CD. I collect capricorn era posters,buckles,buttons, etc. and found my first hydra item a few weeks ago(peaches poster). Take care, Bobby Mallard
DATE	February 19th 2006

NAME	John O'Regan
E-MAIL	jor32@hotmail.com
URL	http://www.angelfire.com/music5.jor
COMMENTS	Hi from Ireland, I got your live Cd from Compact Dixie in France today and its AMAZING. There is such an energy and fire in the playing and a passion in the performances which leaves the others just gathering dust. 'Live All These Years'is an amazing return. Hopefully you'll get your other albums on CDin time and get over to Europe. Hydra still kicks-well done guys.
DATE	February 4th 2006

NAME	Andy
E-MAIL	leftwing1955@yahoo.com
COMMENTS	I received the live CD today and it is incredible! Great packaging and great sound. Lots of energy and great playing. Tommy's bass playing really adds a lot to the sound of the band and Steve is a f'n heavy hitter. It's great to have you back. You guys have to put out some new music, c'mon what do you say?
DATE	February 4th 2006

NAME	David Rogers
E-MAIL	dpr@aol.com
COMMENTS	Great to see you guys are still rockin, and good to see so many of the old rockers on the guest list. I really enjoyed hearing you guys again, and reading some of the guest list entries brings back a lot of good memories of bands from the seventies, and music in the park.
DATE	January 30th 2006

NAME	Bill Long
E-MAIL	wmlong@AOL.com
COMMENTS	This web site is serving as a community of nostalgic Atlanta rockers. My band (shall remain anonymous) played with Hydra and Billy Preston in Mobile, AL in the winter of 1973. Hydra fired one of their roadies on the spot that night. Great music, though! Any feedback on the Kin-tel Studio reference?
DATE	January 30th 2006

NAME	Johnny Campbell
E-MAIL	jclespaul@hotmail.com
COMMENTS	I just found this site and I'm so happy to hear about the reunion! Spencer, I've still got the tele here in Chattanooga and used it on a gig a few months back. I'd love to hear from you soon. Congratulations Hydra !!!! Johnny Campbell
DATE	January 28th 2006

NAME	Johnny Campbell
E-MAIL	jclespaul@hotmail.com
DATE	January 28th 2006

NAME	Andy
E-MAIL	leftwing1955@yahoo.com
COMMENTS	I'm in shock!!! Just surfing around and stumbled on the site. I have been waiting for 30 years for new material from Hydra. I just ordered the live CD and I can't wait to hear it. You guys have to play a gig in the NY area....I'm there! I still listen to the first CD and "Land of Money". I also have "Rock the World" on LP and have been searching endlessly for the CD. Keep on Rockin'- your fans love your music!!!!!!!!
DATE	January 19th 2006

NAME	Russell Bentley
E-MAIL	russell@russellbentley.com
URL	http://www.absolutearts.com/portfolios/r/russell
COMMENTS	Wow! I was inspired to get into a rock band when the "Atlanta Vibrations" played at my high school "East Atlanta High" back in 1968....Spencer, Steve, Bob Gianoni on bass and Jay Street on Keyboards. After several garage bands I finally wound up in a pretty good group called "Stillbrooke", and around 1970 we signed with "Discovery Inc." who also was booking "Hydra". We had heard that Hydra was about to put out their first album under the Capricorn label, and I was lucky enough to play in a band that opened for Hydra at a concert in "Freedom Park N.C." around 1971. Man It's great to see you guys back together again, your new bass man really seems to be in Motion.
DATE	January 18th 2006

NAME	Don Rice
E-MAIL	donr@ttengineering
COMMENTS	Hi Guys, Well, I recently bought 2 copies of "After All These Years" and it is fantastic; the band sounds supercharged and exciting. Also, I just bought CD copies of "Hydra" and "Land of Money" on Ebay. So, I'm set until you do your next CD. Of course, I still have the tapes of the Nov. '72 show at Funochio's. Anytime I needed a Hydra fix I put those tapes on. Is this a great country, or what ?
DATE	January 18th 2006

NAME	TWISTER TOWNSEND
E-MAIL	jtown404@msn.com
COMMENTS	HI GUYS PUT ME ON YOUR MAILING LIST THX
DATE	January 17th 2006

NAME	Mike
E-MAIL	mrobsession01@aol.com
COMMENTS	Met Big Ed at the Petro in El Paso and he showed me the site and will be coming back more often when i get of the road........Good Luck guys
DATE	January 16th 2006

NAME	David Buice
E-MAIL	the houseofdavid@bellsouth.net
COMMENTS	With all of the excitement surrounding this reunion from the "old" fans like myself and a whole new group of fans experiencing Hydra for the first time, it is easy to overlook the fact that You guys must be bursting with excitement! You all have inspired as individuals have inspired countless musicians and brought joy to countless fans. As a group you reach a whole new level. a level that you set the first time around. the great thing about this is that NOW, you get to do it all over again! As our late great friend Randy Lewis once said, "It's all about respect"! You all have certainly earned it and are due. Thank you andI love you guys! Keep Kicking!
DATE	January 14th 2006

NAME	jackie(almand)jewett
E-MAIL	waffles1953@yahoo.com
COMMENTS	OMG! Here I am coming up on my 53(coughcough) birthday and feeling a bit of nostalgia so I Googled Spencer Kirkpatrick and what do I find? A major piece of my teenage years! I was a "groupie" I guess. Remember practicing in Nancy's living room, spencer? You look great, btw. You have never been too far from my thoughts. I guess I have compared every guitar player I ever heard to you. Hydra played our school dances at Hapeville High School. They made the yearbook! I knew Spencer back during Atlanta Vibrations days. I can't wait to order the CD's pack and hear that rockin' again and treat my husband to it also. Living in Illinois now but I would love to be on an email list if you have one. Thank God for Google!
DATE	January 13th 2006

NAME	Donna Kirkpatrick
E-MAIL	donnak@mindspring.com
COMMENTS	Incumbant spouse of Spencer. Thanks to Steve 'Fatdawg' and Charlotte for a great website.
DATE	January 8th 2006

NAME	Kenny Babb
E-MAIL	kennybabb@bellsouth.net
COMMENTS	Man...I can't believe this...HYDRA...I have loved your music since the first time I saw you guys at Lake Spivey. Glenn Hughes(Trapeze) and Wayne Bruce were my my 2 faves and now I have found you folks again..AMEN ! "Keep you around" was killer and nobody does "Going Down" like Hydra...Wayne with that hat on...shaking his head as he sang it ! Thanks for some great music guys...a band that never got the reckoning they should. "Rock The World" Kenny Babb - Atlanta Ga.
DATE	January 7th 2006

NAME	David Buice
E-MAIL	thehouseofdavid@bellsouth.net
COMMENTS	Love you guys!! Thank you for the music!
DATE	January 5th 2006

NAME	Dave Sams
E-MAIL	vsams@alltel.net
URL	http://www.smoothlimegroove.com
COMMENTS	Hey Wayne! Good to see you're still rocking! This is Dave Sams, formerly of Blind Justice, now rocking with Smooth Lime Groove!
DATE	December 28th 2005

NAME	EDDIE GRAY
COMMENTS	hey nicky tony dennis this is your old buddy EDDIE.CALL me some time lets JAM.
DATE	December 26th 2005

NAME	Royce Duren
E-MAIL	r_duren@bellsouth.net
URL	http://www.sacridheart.com
COMMENTS	It was great fun playing this year's Frankie Day's 3rd Annual Atlanta International Guitar show, being able to see you guys play again as Hydra, after all those years, for those that didn't get to see it, missed a great show! Keep Rockin!
DATE	December 26th 2005

NAME	Tony Vaughn
E-MAIL	tvaughn53@yahoo.com
COMMENTS	Hey, Y'all! Most excellent site! Looking forward to hearing the album.(Do they still call 'em albums?) It's a damn shame that Stephen G. is not around to hear it. He'd be on the phone to everybody in the southeast, and beyond. Remember the Discovery show in Vero Beach, when I borrowed Walter's car to go for beer? I got stopped without my license, brought the cop back to the motel, and Sam Whiteside jumped out the bathroom window? Oh the things we lived through! Really good to see a lot of names from the past in the book!Best of luck, and if Tommy ever happens to not be able to make a gig...CALL ME! Tony Vaughn-Orpheum Circuit,Starbound,TVStrain, The Backbeats
DATE	December 23rd 2005

NAME	Dennis Freeman
E-MAIL	starscarsguitars@alltel.net
COMMENTS	Hey guys, congrats, it has been a pleasure to have known and played with each of you. It is truly an honor to be able to call you friends. You guys are a class act! Many good things to you. Dennis Freeman ORPHEUM CIRCUIT, The TEARJERKERS Notorious LITTLE FOOT & BIG DAVIES
DATE	December 22nd 2005

NAME	Ricky Reyer
E-MAIL	rickreyer@mindspring.com
COMMENTS	WOW! I just got my CD's and I'm impressed! It sounds great!...all the songs I would ask to hear from yall and MORE! Wayne's guitar work makes it happen, good job Wayne. I never liked what Johnny Sandlin did to your sound in the studio. Spencer, You've really stuck to your guns and not let the "later day guitar players" influence your work.....you're still the "Grand Master of Tone" and Licks in my book. I'm hearing a section of the music I never heard from the Terry Koehn rig.....bottom end!.... or, from a Rickenbacker bass, nice work Tommy! Steve, "kick it out!" Great work!....finally, I heard your kick drum!...great job of micing/mixing Ed! The added treat of the "Fly on the Wall" CD killed me! I laughed out loud with Spencers inflections, some things will never change!... I'm happy to say....Rave on Spencer! Words aren't enough to say how thrilled I am to have this CD!....THRILLED I AM!!!!!and Satisfied....the truth is out: Hydra Rocks! C-Ya Ricky Reyer PS, Thanks for the kind mention on the liner notes, you guys are a class act, and Frank Hughes wasn't.
DATE	December 15th 2005

NAME	Nicky Ford
E-MAIL	a1powerline@aol.com
URL	http://hometown.aol.com/a1powerline/myhomepage/personal.html
COMMENTS	Hey Guys, Glad to see you rockin as always . I remember playing shows with you guys back in my Orpheum Circuit days ( great memories ) Spencer smokin' up there. I'll try and spread the good word out here in Los Angeles / Hollywood Ca. that "Hydra " is back and they can check you out here . Best of luck . Nicky Ford ( Orpheum Circuit/ Armon / Secretz / Powerline )
DATE	December 14th 2005

NAME	EDDIE GRAY
E-MAIL	EDDIEDRUM12554@AOL.COM
COMMENTS	there`s been a lot of great atlanta bands but HYDRA is best by far.I stole a lot of drum licks from the master STEVE PACE your the best thanks.your friend EDDIE GRAY.
DATE	December 13th 2005

NAME	Geoff Hammett
E-MAIL	cybercable@aol.com
COMMENTS	Got the CD's last week and have enjoyed listening to every single tune. Also appreciate hearing about the background of the tunes on the bonus CD. Thanks for bringing it all back and keeping freedom alive.
DATE	December 12th 2005

NAME	Dave
E-MAIL	damike2016@comcast.net
COMMENTS	I heard some of your music on XM radio and loved it. You have a good sound.
DATE	December 3rd 2005

NAME	Mark "Magoo" Berrier
E-MAIL	artbeat@ctc.net
URL	http://backdoorgraphics.com
COMMENTS	Hey, guys...just got my discs...and your nice letter and the free discs...sweet! Just one thing, tho...I don't know if it was one of Red Johnson's chickens or ducks, or that damn Bertha Lou...but, one of 'em cracked my jewel case...;}
DATE	December 2nd 2005

NAME	Michael Bagwell
E-MAIL	mike @AtlantaPopFestivalPosters.com
URL	http://AtlantaPopFestivalPosters.com
COMMENTS	Just played the live CD and it absolutley captured just how great the Jake's show was. Hopefully this will lead to future shows. Order your CD today! Order several, they make great xmas gifts.
DATE	November 30th 2005

NAME	Glenn Phillips
E-MAIL	gpband@juno.com
URL	http://www.glennphillips.com
COMMENTS	I'll never forget the first time I heard Spencer Kirkpatrick play guitar. He was doing a show with Strange Brew at the Catacombs, and the group I was playing guitar with at the time, the Hampton Grease Band, was also on the bill. I leaned over to the Grease Band's other guitarist Harold Kelling and exclaimed, "This guy's great!" Harold, having been around longer than myself, was already familiar with what a terrific guitarist he was from back when Spencer played with the Atlanta Vibrations (who, by the way, opened for the Beatles when they played the Atlanta stadium). After the show, I met Spencer and soon discovered that he had a personality that was every bit as captivating as his music. We got to know each other and traded guitars over the years, and in fact, I got the original Gibson Flying V that I played in the Grease Band from him. When Hydra formed, it was obvious they were destined for greatness, and without a doubt, on an artistic level that greatness was more than achieved. On a commercial level though, they -- like so many other great bands from Atlanta back then -- were victims of the curse of not being from New York, California or London, where the music business was centered at the time. What Atlanta lacked though, in terms of music business activity, it more than made up for in terms of the music scene itself. The talent was stellar and unique, and the audiences were nurturing in a way that brought out the very best in the bands. Thankfully, Hydra has released this new CD, both for those of us who were lucky enough to be there the first time around, as well as for those who never had the good fortune to hear them, and wonder what all the fuss was about.
DATE	November 24th 2005

NAME	Gary Pieczora
E-MAIL	glpieczora@msn.com
COMMENTS	I love your music.
DATE	November 19th 2005

NAME	Duane Blalock
E-MAIL	blalockd@bellsouth.net
COMMENTS	Does anyone know what became of Kin-tell Recording Studios, not sure of the spelling, Ran by a Rod Kinder? They had some master tapes of great interest. Please let me know! Thanks.
DATE	November 18th 2005

NAME	Debbie Gorman/Hughes
E-MAIL	dwellsart@yahoo.com
COMMENTS	Hi guys--I was just playing around on the internet, looking for Hydra, and bang, here I am. Great to see some familiar names of people I haven't thought of in years. I actually had heard that ya'll were reunited and playing. Believe it or not, Bruce Hampton just played in my, now, hometown of Ocracoke, North Carolina, so who knows?, stranger things have happened. It was a good gig for Bruce, a strong turnout and lots of energy. It was great to see him after all these years. So come up here and play somewhere. Anyway, good luck to all of you. Those were some good old days. What a blast. Thanks.
DATE	November 15th 2005

NAME	Don Rice
E-MAIL	donr@ttengineering.com
COMMENTS	This is to Alice V From Don Rice. Well Alice, if you must know, I was Hydra's first manager way back in the stoned age of 1969. Actually, that is not strictly correct; the band that I managed was Osmosis, which was comprised of Spencer, Steve, Wayne and Jim Yomans on bass. I left in late 1970 to persue my engineering career. Shortly after that, Jim left and was replaced with Trip Burgess from The Sweet Younguns. When Trip Joined the band, they changed their name to Hydra and Frank Hughes became their manager. The last time I saw them play was in Feb. 1976 when they opened for Jo Jo Gunn, here in Houston. Orville was on bass by that time. The only one who I have seen since then is Steve; he was living in the same house as my ex-wife and her husband, who cut a few songs in 1982 with Steve and Spencer. I've kept up with the guys through the years, by way of my ex and my brother. Yes, I do refer to CD's as records at times, because it is just another way of documenting a live or studio performance; you know, a record of the performance. Peace, Love and Harmony Alice, Don
DATE	October 28th 2005

NAME	Alice V
E-MAIL	alice.verity3@aol.com
COMMENTS	Who is Don Rice? I bet they wish he WAS dead, ha ha! Don't be a meanie Mr. Rice ("I'll buy anything on record"). Buy the CD! Nobody puts stuff out on records anyway these days, nor tapes. You'll be asking for an 8-track next!
DATE	October 27th 2005

NAME	Don Rice
E-MAIL	donr@ttengineering.com
COMMENTS	I'll bet you boys thought I was dead by now. It's great to hear that you've gotten back together. I'll buy anything you put on record; you are still the best. Peace and Love Guys, Don Rice 713-206-4988
DATE	October 27th 2005

NAME	Dave
E-MAIL	chill.penury@virgin.net