Doobies Brothers' Patrick Simmons "South City Midnight Lady" Live on KOME Radio/Blazy & Bob Show

San Jose's own Pat Simmons was our special guest on one of our monthly KOME Blazy & Bob "Breakfast Club" shows. It was always my goal to give our live audience something special at these shows. We were told weeks prior to the show not to ask Pat to perform live. I asked anyway. I told him that "South City Midnight Lady" was my favorite Doobies song, that our excellent band, The Blazers, were prepared to play it, and Pat agreed! He was along with Doobies drummer Michael Hossack that day. After a bit of feedback at :29, you can see Pat give Michael a quick glance of possible regret, but as the song continues, he begins smiling at the band, discovering how well they rehearsed the song. That's the fun of live radio. No rehearsal, hope for the best. This is one of the best moments from 7 1/2 years on The Blazy & Bob Show. I got a chance to thank Pat several times over the years.
Pat enjoyed it so much, he did a second song with the band, then invited Blazy & Bob, The Blazers, and KOME listeners to sing live onstage with the Doobie Brothers in concert at Shoreline Amphitheater. Now THAT is something special for radio listeners! (You can hear that performance in another video on this channel.)
This video is dedicated to The Blazers, a group that was arranged with on-air auditions. They were Silicon Valley employees and excellent musicians who showed up at the crack of dawn to take these shows to the next level.
Thanks to The Blazers: Greg Mullins (guitar/vocals), Dennis Coulter (drums), Peg Bertsch (keyboards/vocals), and Marcus Miller (bass), Doug Caldwell (sound). Sound could be tricky for these live shows. Doug had to mix for the room AND on-air. We were fortunate to have him there.
Video compliments of Greg Mullins. Audio remastering by Blazy.
Special thanks to Ron Nenni and Dave Wohlman, without whom, these KOME shows wouldn't have been possible.
For the record, the video cam was only set up for Greg's personal collection. After all these years, it's great to be able to see these special moments. A huge thank you to him for sharing these long-lost treasures.
KOME, 98.5 Rock Radio, San Jose and the Bay
*A very special thanks to my sons, and many friends , who motivated me to begin posting these wonderful classic rock radio memories.