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And the world keeps changing, changing changing…<\/h2>\n

1996 Church Street Entertainment\u00a0area in Orlando is waning. \u00a01 1\/2 hours north, a retirement\u00a0community called “The Villages” was growing by leaps-and-bounds. \u00a0We \u00a0continue to perform all over the southeastern US for private and corporate events. \u00a0But, Church Street Station, our “home base” for more than a decade is fading away. \u00a0We performed for one of\u00a0the\u00a0grand openings at the Villages in 1996, but not much since. \u00a0I continue to sit in with Randy Lobeck and JJ at Casselberry’s when I had some extra free time.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Summer 1999…OUCH!! \u00a0Jim, “Cactus Jack” has a massive heart-attack;\u00a0requiring quadruple bypass surgery. \u00a0Obviously, he’s\u00a0going to be out-of-action for at least the rest of the summer. \u00a0With gigs already booked, me and Mike were trying really hard to figure out how to play 4 piece. \u00a0But, there would be a big hole. \u00a0Randy Lobeck suggested that he put together a horn section, we dress a\u00a0number\u00a0of our existing arrangements, then add some “Grass Roots” and other material to compensate. \u00a0What resulted was “The Cadillac Horns”: \u00a0Randy Lobeck (Saxophone), Dave Webber (Trumpet), and Terry Baber (Trombone). \u00a0We finished out the summer with the “Cadillac Horns”\u00a0substituting\u00a0for Jim. \u00a0When Jim returned later in the year, we would, for special occasions, add the horn section to the original 5 piece band for an amazing 8 piece production. \u00a0In 2001, we took the 8\u00a0piece band to the “Battle of the Bands” at Universal Citywalk. \u00a0This was no contest. \u00a0Shortly after, we had our sights on playing the new venue in The Villages, Katie Belle’s. \u00a0Randy Lobeck was performing with us on a regular basis. \u00a0Later that year, Randy became a full-time\u00a0member of\u00a0the now 6 piece “Cactus Jack and the Cadillacs”<\/p>\n

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8 Piece band at Universal Catwalk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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New 6 Piece Band with Randy Lobeck<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“In the Midnight Hour”
Live from the Melbourne Auditorium for the Space Coast Street Rods 5\/13\/2000<\/p>\n

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