Mt Dora Florida bk in 80s Ronnie Garvin Lead guitarist saved my life!!! Couple dudes came round the corner trying to start some S. Ronnie steps out of the bus and calms things down then took us all in the club. Great guy. The best of players.Miss him !
John Barse I agree! I’ve seen so many bands and some 3-4-5 times like the Outlaws and Molly Hatchet, Iron Maiden, Megadeth but getting to see Stranger band was right up there with the best! Plus they treated their fans as special as we felt about them! The only scrubs that left disappointed were chumps cause every single time I saw them I was on a natural high for weeks! I’ve only seen them about 20 times but every time was was like seeing a $50 or up type concert for a small 2-5 cover and drinks! Hell yeah to see Ronnie play his heart out was the best! I’d pay 1000 bucks to see Stranger with the original lineup in a heartbeat! Miss them big time 🇺🇸
My favorite memory was back in the college days at Dub's in Gainesville. 75 cent Jack Daniels, the famous mini skirt contest and Stranger. What a party!!!
She stands about 6 foot 3 damn woman scares the hell outta me, one of the best Tampa Bay Area bands I ever saw live, and I saw them live probably 200 times
Clearwater Florida Boys. Greg still getting it done. One of the greatest bands ever, right on the cusp of making it huge. Florida swamp music at its finest
I’m a Florida boy from way back! All I know is every single time Stranger came to the Other Place or OP in Ormond Florida I went and saw them! They reminded me of Stevie Ray Vaughn meets Van Halen! Just simply put a killer rock band that should have made the big time! I got to see them open for 5-6 big acts plus the 2 dozen times or more in Ormond! I liked them better than most bigger names cause they knew how to get a crowd going!! I think bad luck and cocaine and stupid labels sucked them dry! What a shame cause there wasn’t a weak link in that band!
Can’t forget the famous Budweiser creed. I used to love that part of the show. I believe I remember that Guitar Player had the Budweiser sticker on the back of his guitar and he flipped it over when they would read the Creed.
I just watched this again, for the first time in a while, and it brought back memories of another great Stranger show I was at. Did anyone else here see them open the Billy Squier show at the Tampa Sundome? It was Stranger, then L.A. Guns, then Kings X, then Billy Squier. They boys only got to play 4 songs, but WHAT A NIGHT! Then there was the Busch Gardens show, when they opened for (and completely blew away) The Bulletboys. Lots of great Stranger memories! No cell phone cameras back then. LOL
I saw that! I also saw them open for Molly Hatchet in Gainesville. More recently, I saw the Greg Billings Band in St Pete. They're great still but I miss Ronnie G.
Ive seen them literally countless times at the old Gasoline Alley and after parties at The Cabin bottle club in Clearwater. Stripper groupies and doing gator tails of that good 80s peruvian flake right off the bar top! Some of the best times of my life! How about Sandstorm, Cheeky Monkey, Greg Billings and Big Brother??? All kick ass Tampa Bay rockers!!!
Those were the days. getting chills just hearing that classic music. Thanks for the best times in decades. These talented guys made so many smiles then and now. That strat, just will live forever. I still have never heard anyone who could make it talk like Ronnie. We miss ya friend.
I remember them playing at Skippers Smokehouse I Lutz Fla. I was 13 and wasn't allowed to go see them but I lived across the street and could hear them play.
@@gc4644 Yep...There was a mobile home park across the street where we lived when we moved to Forida form California in 1980. My friends and I would hang outside at night and listen to the music...Good times!
I have been trying to Google his name for the past hour (for the life of me, I could not remember). Thankfully, I found your comment from 3 years ago. 😂 Russ Albums!
They played many times in Miami/Ft. Lauderdale...makes me smile, fun times. Today's top 40 is suggestive, to say the least but it isn't like this. The difference was, these guys were cool as hell and had a groove that is clearly missing today and EVERYBODY loved them. There's a couple bands out there today doing their thing - they're very good; but these guys and their music were like a key lime pie back then, sweet with a good bite. Never forgotten. Always had a great time. I didn't really know the guys but I'm aware that not all are with us anymore. I was sad to hear that. I'm so glad this was caught on video. ✌
Thanks for the video, and thanks for the comments. Fun to read. I'm an old old fart, & remember clubbing or concerts seeing the StrangerBand as far back as 82. I am very proud to say that my 11 yr old got her 1st live rock show from Stranger in a neighbor's backyard in 2000 when she was just old enough to walk, but she danced.
Every day is a great day to be Greg Billings, Tom King and the late great Ronnie Wayne Garvin and John Price. Good for you guys and many blessings. Knight Fan Stan aka back in the day, Stranger Stan, Swamp Woman.
Every Tuesday night me and my buddies would head out to Mark Twains for 25 cent drinks hot chicks and Stranger. They were playing the first time i ever went to jail smh.
I sold their albums at Camelot Music Coral Springs back in 88. Patty Murray from WGTR was a HUGE fan. I will never forget John Price. He was the band manager and drummer. What a great guy RIP John.
I made sure to see these guy's every time they were at Katmandu in Augusta,GA. in the early thru late mid eighties. A lot of good bands came through there, but Stranger was hands down the best. Good times good memories, thank you.
I went to North Charleston HS with lead guitarist Ronnie Garvin,,,a great guy. I still have this album. Unfortunately we lost Ronnie and the world is lessor for it. Godspeed Ronnie.
Not only a great band but also they were very cool people. Whether they were at The Rock-It club, Yankee Rose, Porthole Lounge, Mr. T's/Club 19, Yellow Rose etc they always kicked a$$. We used to luv when people would yell/request cover songs and Gregg would go off!! (typically the only covers they'd do were Let There Be Rock and American Girl) RIP Ronnie G!
WOW! used to love to go see these guys back in the day. they would fill the club up and blow us away. cant believe this is on youtube. never could figure out why this band never made it big.
You want to know why? They actually had a deal, I think it was with Atlantic, can't remember. The record company gave them a substantial advance on their first album for them, and the guys got a little carried away and blew the money on things that they shouldn't have, and the label dropped them. So sad, such talent and right on the cusp of major success.
You mean the "Scrounge Lounge" actually it is a Sam Selzers steakhouse. The cement factory is target and the old Garden drive in is now Walmart - yep long ago... back in the Jerrys Rockin Disco - 49th st Mining Co. Skips Quartedeck - and the ROCK-IT club... these kids today have no clue how hard we rock n rolled.
My best memories from begin a young man was going to the OP in Ormond Beach Fl Saturday night after drag racing. Chasing tail till the we we hours while watching STRANGER play their ass’s off! RIP Ronnie!
Diesel Tech hell yeah man! I seen this band at the Other place too many times to count! Seriously they were great!!! From swamp women to their Budweiser tribute thing they had it was fun!
Man, does this bring back memories.....Mr. T's Rocket Club- now where did I place those leathers? lmao Thanks so much for posting this - made me smile!!
Loved this band.saw them whenever they were in town.Fernpark station.always a good time.Greg knew how to wind the crowd up and then Ronnie would blow them away.Miss you guys.
We booked them as Romeo to open Fern Park Station and they killed it. Some time later, Greg asked if I minded if they did an original tune. It was Swamp Woman. It may have been the first time played live. We loved these guys as Romeo and Stranger.
We used to follow thwm to Orlando, Tampa, St Pete, where ever they Played, Ronnie ysed to come sit with us on breaks and drink a beer, greatest local band ever
I saw this band several times in a little place called the Tree House in Hallandale Florida, late 80's, had an apartment right behind it!! Oh the stories I could tell!! And they say it doesn't snow in Florida!! ;) Those were wild times!!
saw these guys in Augusta,GA in about 1984(?). They had complete sound-system failure in the middle of 'Comin' to Get You'. Sound man runs around, grabbin' wires, turning knobs, etc. and this is a testament to how tight they were as a band.... They kept playing as though nothing happened despite not being able to hear each other, and about 2 seconds before Ronnie Garvin's solo, sound comes back on and *boom*, they all hit their marks right in time. Stranger was bad ass - no doubt.
I use to go see them at ricks & someplace else everytime they would come up to valdosta ga and play. They packed the house everytime it was a blast.god i miss those days! RIP Ronnie Garvin
This is the most underrated band on the planet, really. These guys were just great. In the times that they were, this band should have been way bigger than all the other crap Cali bands that were buggerin' about during that time. F'n'A.
Yup same here! Blew my mind when we saw them summer of 88 at PJ's. The house band at the time told us we had to be there the night they played and wow! - They blew us Toronto boys away!
I shot a lot of bands at PJ's. I worked for Music / Jam, plus did a lot of the band proms. You have seen my pictures Robert :-) had some good times there and the OP and the Pier and the .. lol pretty much every where
@BackThatMuleUp ,,oh hell yeah...i grew up in bradenton also,,,the crown lounge was the place to go back then...what a great town back then,,and the great bands that came through there,,,great memories.....thanks for this video....
The OP and PJ's, Daytona beach ! The doorman at The OP said, your gonna like it tonight ! I walked in, 30 girls on the dance floor, Stranger rockin on stage ! Not another man in the house, other than bartenders ! I went back to the doorman and said , Lock the doors ! I'm diving in ! Lol. Priceless memories 👍. I moved here in 84 wanting to get into a good rock band, Daytona pushed the rock clubs out !
Saw them at PJs summer of '88 I recall. Wed spend 2 weeks in July (coming down from Toronto) having the time of our lives in Daytona. I felt more at home there such great local people. Miss those summers we spent there '87, '88, '89 just a kid then.
Saw them in Atlanta at a cool little club called Rumors (don't look for it now). The place held about 300 people. The album had just came out - they played record all the way thru - took a break, came back out & ran it thru again. My buddy Wayne bought the album from their merch stand. Killer show! Sorry to hear what happened to Ronnie....RIP
STRANGER ROCKED!!!!!!!!!!!! I love these Guys. I use to see them any time they played within 50 miles of the American Room. Glad to see Greg Billings and Tom King still making it happen in the Greg Billings Band! Thanks for the great Music!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for sharing this ! I used to go see these guys at the "Rockin' Crown Lounge" in B'town (early 80's) and party w/ them after the shows..... It's a pawn shop now....? Right....? Ahhhhh Yes, and the old Peek-a-Boo.... Had a few lap dances there too !
Many fond memories of these guys at Fern Park Station Orlando. If you ever saw these guys you have to remember they always repeated the saying on every BUDWISER can or bottle label. Good times.
@brctom1 ---I was there in 89.I was in the Town 7 days a week.I used to cook chicken wings across the street and go to the Town when I got off.Great times and great memories.The bars will never be that fun again.Would see Stranger there everytime they played.Also at the Animal House to.The Peek-a Boo girls would come in and shoot pool with us all the time.Last time I saw these guys was at Clancy`s St.Pete in 96.And of course Ronnie left us after that.We all miss him.
Okay - I saw them open for UFO in Los Angles around 1984. I haven't heard this song again until right now. They must have done something right because 40 years later, after only seeing them once, I remember this tune and the show. Peace. Out.
they were such a fun band. one night at the OP Greg Allman jammed with them I still miss them terribly. Hope I didn't misspell Allman. forgive me I had an aneurism.
I think I saw that same show in Augusta with the sound outage, I been wracking my brain trying to recall the club. I remember cheap drinks for ladies and these guys rocking the house with Swamp Woman! The bass literally rattled our drinks off the table, these guys were awesome, I bought the album from them after the show, I loved their music. I Just linked this to my FB for some of my old Army buddies to enjoy, we partied hard in Augusta!
@Phunspucker...... Thanks for sharing this ! I used to go see these guys at the "Rockin' Crown Lounge" in B'town (early 80's) and party w/ them after the shows..... It's a pawn shop now....? Right....? Ahhhhh Yes, and the old Peek-a-Boo.... Had a few lap dances there too !
OMG...LOVE Stranger...still listen to them to this day...many a night traveling all over Florida to see them....Fern Park Station, FBI, The Other Place, Tom's Point After, Plus Three Lounge...many, many more! Loved the Races at Bithlo...Wish we could go back and re-live some of those nights and remember some of them...LOL
Guess it is my turn!!! I remember seeing them in sarasota at folllies gosh we r getting old haha Do ya want some whiskey ???? sure do miss the good ole day's Crown Lounge we sure have some good memories to all of our friend;s in heaven , Keep On Rockin!!!!!!
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Mt Dora Florida bk in 80s Ronnie Garvin Lead guitarist saved my life!!! Couple dudes came round the corner trying to start some S. Ronnie steps out of the bus and calms things down then took us all in the club. Great guy. The best of players.Miss him !
Yes, these were all great guys! Lived next store to John Price Partied with the band at Rocket club in Tampa and all over Florida
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i cant believe this doesnt have over 1 mil views. i live in tampa and they are still loved here.
John Barse I agree! I’ve seen so many bands and some 3-4-5 times like the Outlaws and Molly Hatchet, Iron Maiden, Megadeth but getting to see Stranger band was right up there with the best! Plus they treated their fans as special as we felt about them! The only scrubs that left disappointed were chumps cause every single time I saw them I was on a natural high for weeks! I’ve only seen them about 20 times but every time was was like seeing a $50 or up type concert for a small 2-5 cover and drinks! Hell yeah to see Ronnie play his heart out was the best! I’d pay 1000 bucks to see Stranger with the original lineup in a heartbeat! Miss them big time 🇺🇸
Hell yeah! They are loved all over the state!! Deltona then New Smyrna here...
Best local band ever !
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Seeing them play all over the Tampa Bay area back in the 80's are memories I'll cherish forever.
♥️♥️♥️ Florida girl here 🌅 miss hearing these guy's 🎼💯 good ole days!
My favorite memory was back in the college days at Dub's in Gainesville. 75 cent Jack Daniels, the famous mini skirt contest and Stranger. What a party!!!
Spent many a night at Dub's. Great times.
Dime drinks from 8 to 10 Fern Park Station
She stands about 6 foot 3 damn woman scares the hell outta me, one of the best Tampa Bay Area bands I ever saw live, and I saw them live probably 200 times
Level three lounge
@@torkintim8361 Gasoline Alley in Clearwater !!!
Fern Park Station in Orlando is where we used to see them! Such fun! I miss these days!
Papa Joe's, Someplace Else, and the Other Place, no matter where they went, it was a kick ass show. So glad I had the pleasure. Miss ya'll.
Rock-It Club on Dale Mabry Tampa was the place to be in 80's-90's! Mark Twain's ROCKED as well for those even older.
You remember a short tatted up dude with long black hair named mario? He sold hella coke there in the 80s early to mid 90s?
Don't forget Rubys RRC and Sunset. Most of this i think is Janus
Clearwater Florida Boys. Greg still getting it done. One of the greatest bands ever, right on the cusp of making it huge. Florida swamp music at its finest
I’m a Florida boy from way back! All I know is every single time Stranger came to the Other Place or OP in Ormond Florida I went and saw them! They reminded me of Stevie Ray Vaughn meets Van Halen! Just simply put a killer rock band that should have made the big time! I got to see them open for 5-6 big acts plus the 2 dozen times or more in Ormond! I liked them better than most bigger names cause they knew how to get a crowd going!! I think bad luck and cocaine and stupid labels sucked them dry! What a shame cause there wasn’t a weak link in that band!
I was there, and I agree.
Hell yes I've been there a few times it's just a short drive from Ocala seen lots of bands specially during MTV spring breaks
Hell Yeah ! Tampa club 19 😛
You mention The Other Place, was that in Daytona?
After Ronnie. Died they change the name to the Greg Billings band, they just retired 6 months ago
Saw them for the first time at ML Chasers, Clearwater. One of the best gigs in town. 100% Florida rock n' roll.
Gasoline Alley ring a bell??
I miss them doing the Budweiser song thingy! That’s what cool is all about as American as anyone could get miss u Ronnie!!!!!
Brings tears to my eyes !!! We all had so much fun with these guys !!!!!
Can’t forget the famous Budweiser creed. I used to love that part of the show. I believe I remember that Guitar Player had the Budweiser sticker on the back of his guitar and he flipped it over when they would read the Creed.
Brings back memories of Fern Park Station. God, I miss the 80's.
I just watched this again, for the first time in a while, and it brought back memories of another great Stranger show I was at. Did anyone else here see them open the Billy Squier show at the Tampa Sundome? It was Stranger, then L.A. Guns, then Kings X, then Billy Squier. They boys only got to play 4 songs, but WHAT A NIGHT!
Then there was the Busch Gardens show, when they opened for (and completely blew away) The Bulletboys. Lots of great Stranger memories! No cell phone cameras back then. LOL
that sounds sick what a night!
BackThatMuleUp yep I saw that show
I saw that! I also saw them open for Molly Hatchet in Gainesville. More recently, I saw the Greg Billings Band in St Pete. They're great still but I miss Ronnie G.
I seen them in Lakeland
Ive seen them literally countless times at the old Gasoline Alley and after parties at The Cabin bottle club in Clearwater. Stripper groupies and doing gator tails of that good 80s peruvian flake right off the bar top! Some of the best times of my life! How about Sandstorm, Cheeky Monkey, Greg Billings and Big Brother??? All kick ass Tampa Bay rockers!!!
Those were the days. getting chills just hearing that classic music. Thanks for the best times in decades. These talented guys made so many smiles then and now. That strat, just will live forever. I still have never heard anyone who could make it talk like Ronnie. We miss ya friend.
I remember them playing at Skippers Smokehouse I Lutz Fla. I was 13 and wasn't allowed to go see them but I lived across the street and could hear them play.
Skippers always had some great shows thru the 80s & 90s. Heard they are sadly shutting down soon, end of an era..
@@gc4644 Yep...There was a mobile home park across the street where we lived when we moved to Forida form California in 1980. My friends and I would hang outside at night and listen to the music...Good times!
I use to follow this band all over Florida. They played this little club called the Rustic in Lake Alfred and I was Hooked.
I seen him there 1984 1985 they were the house band
Daytona Beach misses you Greg and Tom. Rip Ronnie will always miss you
I believe the deep voice in the background of this song was none other than Russ Albums of Tampa's 98 Rock station!
I have been trying to Google his name for the past hour (for the life of me, I could not remember). Thankfully, I found your comment from 3 years ago. 😂 Russ Albums!
BEST BAND EVER COLUMBUS GA. DEE FORDS BABY. RONNIE G LOVE YA AND MISS YA BUD. RIP RONNIE G.
First song I heard in Florida and I fell in love with southern rock!
Me, too! Changed the 80's for me.
They played many times in Miami/Ft. Lauderdale...makes me smile, fun times. Today's top 40 is suggestive, to say the least but it isn't like this. The difference was, these guys were cool as hell and had a groove that is clearly missing today and EVERYBODY loved them. There's a couple bands out there today doing their thing - they're very good; but these guys and their music were like a key lime pie back then, sweet with a good bite. Never forgotten. Always had a great time. I didn't really know the guys but I'm aware that not all are with us anymore. I was sad to hear that. I'm so glad this was caught on video. ✌
Thanks for the video, and thanks for the comments. Fun to read. I'm an old old fart, & remember clubbing or concerts seeing the StrangerBand as far back as 82. I am very proud to say that my 11 yr old got her 1st live rock show from Stranger in a neighbor's backyard in 2000 when she was just old enough to walk, but she danced.
Every day is a great day to be Greg Billings, Tom King and the late great Ronnie Wayne Garvin and John Price. Good for you guys and many blessings. Knight Fan Stan aka back in the day, Stranger Stan, Swamp Woman.
RANDY HOLT HAD SOME GOOD RIFFS GREAT WITH RONNIE.
Ronnie isn't gone man........ he's right here.
Wow! this really brings back the memories. Wild times running around Tampa and jammin; to Stranger. RIP Ronnie.
Every Tuesday night me and my buddies would head out to Mark Twains for 25 cent drinks hot chicks and Stranger. They were playing the first time i ever went to jail smh.
Many a Visit To Jerrys, Mining Company, Crown Lounge,All The Beach Bars, Was a Great Time To grow Up in Pinellas!! Great Band!!!
Saw them a couple times at The Crown Lounge and Studio 19 in Clearwater. They were a great band and always put on a great show!
to hear and see Ronnie play was a real memory.....he was the sound of the band.
I remember seeing them at the
WDIZ street nationals in Orlando Florida, awesome times
I sold their albums at Camelot Music Coral Springs back in 88. Patty Murray from WGTR was a HUGE fan. I will never forget John Price. He was the band manager and drummer. What a great guy RIP John.
Saw Stranger at many a Tampa venue in the good old days! Thanks for the upload!
If you don't LOVE this, you ain't from the South...
Thumbs up from Toronto!!!
👍 Vancouver Islands. Canada’s California 🍁
Wow if you don’t love this you ain’t from 🇨🇦 😂
🍁♥️🥁🎸👍 alligator 🐊 rock
I made sure to see these guy's every time they were at Katmandu in Augusta,GA. in the early thru late mid eighties. A lot of good bands came through there, but Stranger was hands down the best. Good times good memories, thank you.
Yes ma'am!!!I was there '90 in Sarasota!!! What a time with Stranger!!! Awesome!God bless you ALL!!!😇🌠🌞😄🌺❤️🇺🇸9/27/24
I went to North Charleston HS with lead guitarist Ronnie Garvin,,,a great guy. I still have this album. Unfortunately we lost Ronnie and the world is lessor for it. Godspeed Ronnie.
I saw these guys in Gainseville back in the day.Thanks for posting,this takes me back to high school.
The Mr. tees/club 19 days. Of the epic.
Stranger played many times at Gators, Johns Pass Village, SPB... What a treat... Now, Greg Billings has his own gig...
I saw them in all those places in the late 80s early 90s and up
Saw them many times at the Fern Park Station - RIP Ronnie
I remembered the Rocket Club these guys rock that that house !!!!!
i had the pleasure of watchin these guys jam out in ormond beach fla
THE O.P. in ORMOND BEACH.BAXTER & MARK for NEW YEARS.VERY COOL.ATE A PORKCHOP.ALSO RED SNAPPER.JESSIE THE BOMB.
Not only a great band but also they were very cool people. Whether they were at The Rock-It club, Yankee Rose, Porthole Lounge, Mr. T's/Club 19, Yellow Rose etc they always kicked a$$. We used to luv when people would yell/request cover songs and Gregg would go off!! (typically the only covers they'd do were Let There Be Rock and American Girl) RIP Ronnie G!
Porthole. Lol. Big Ricks place. Loved it.
I saw them at the Porthole the 1st time,1990.After all these years I still have all the CD's,especially love the re-mastered "No Rules" copy.
My friends and I would drive from Orlando to go to Rocket Club seen Warrant there and I seem to remember seeing spread Eagle there too.
WOW! used to love to go see these guys back in the day. they would fill the club up and blow us away. cant believe this is on youtube. never could figure out why this band never made it big.
You want to know why? They actually had a deal, I think it was with Atlantic, can't remember. The record company gave them a substantial advance on their first album for them, and the guys got a little carried away and blew the money on things that they shouldn't have, and the label dropped them. So sad, such talent and right on the cusp of major success.
I still have their first album
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So do I!
Anita Wuest Me too.
I seen them when they played at folleys in sarasota in the late 70s been there with them since then. rock on Greg .
You mean the "Scrounge Lounge" actually it is a Sam Selzers steakhouse. The cement factory is target and the old Garden drive in is now Walmart - yep long ago... back in the Jerrys Rockin Disco - 49th st Mining Co. Skips Quartedeck - and the ROCK-IT club... these kids today have no clue how hard we rock n rolled.
rock star for sure for ever rip ronnie garvin
My best memories from begin a young man was going to the OP in Ormond Beach Fl Saturday night after drag racing. Chasing tail till the we we hours while watching STRANGER play their ass’s off! RIP Ronnie!
Diesel Tech hell yeah man! I seen this band at the Other place too many times to count! Seriously they were great!!! From swamp women to their Budweiser tribute thing they had it was fun!
Man, does this bring back memories.....Mr. T's Rocket Club- now where did I place those leathers? lmao Thanks so much for posting this - made me smile!!
Loved this band.saw them whenever they were in town.Fernpark station.always a good time.Greg knew how to wind the crowd up and then Ronnie would blow them away.Miss you guys.
We booked them as Romeo to open Fern Park Station and they killed it. Some time later, Greg asked if I minded if they did an original tune. It was Swamp Woman. It may have been the first time played live. We loved these guys as Romeo and Stranger.
We used to follow thwm to Orlando, Tampa, St Pete, where ever they Played, Ronnie ysed to come sit with us on breaks and drink a beer, greatest local band ever
I saw this band several times in a little place called the Tree House in Hallandale Florida, late 80's, had an apartment right behind it!! Oh the stories I could tell!! And they say it doesn't snow in Florida!! ;) Those were wild times!!
Going to see the Greg Billing Band tonight at Quaker Steak in Clearwater! This Swamp Women Song Rocks!!!
saw these guys in Augusta,GA in about 1984(?). They had complete sound-system failure in the middle of 'Comin' to Get You'. Sound man runs around, grabbin' wires, turning knobs, etc. and this is a testament to how tight they were as a band.... They kept playing as though nothing happened despite not being able to hear each other, and about 2 seconds before Ronnie Garvin's solo, sound comes back on and *boom*, they all hit their marks right in time. Stranger was bad ass - no doubt.
I use to go see them at ricks & someplace else everytime they would come up to valdosta ga and play. They packed the house everytime it was a blast.god i miss those days! RIP Ronnie Garvin
This is the most underrated band on the planet, really. These guys were just great. In the times that they were, this band should have been way bigger than all the other crap Cali bands that were buggerin' about during that time. F'n'A.
FLORIDA & The Southeast #1 Party Band. hands down! And this was Florida's Party Anthem!
I used to check these guys out at PJ's, in Daytona, way back in the day. Those were some great nights.
Yup same here! Blew my mind when we saw them summer of 88 at PJ's. The house band at the time told us we had to be there the night they played and wow! - They blew us Toronto boys away!
I shot a lot of bands at PJ's. I worked for Music / Jam, plus did a lot of the band proms. You have seen my pictures Robert :-) had some good times there and the OP and the Pier and the .. lol pretty much every where
@BackThatMuleUp ,,oh hell yeah...i grew up in bradenton also,,,the crown lounge was the place to go back then...what a great town back then,,and the great bands that came through there,,,great memories.....thanks for this video....
The first time I ever saw them was in 1985 at Me. T's club 19. They were so much fun live. It breaks my heart that Ronnie is gone.
Was friends with them in Tampa. Loved when they played at Killians . And at 3am we would end up at the cabin on Dale Mabry. Total cool times
Yucatan liquor stand was always packed when Stranger played. Great local band!
The OP and PJ's, Daytona beach ! The doorman at The OP said, your gonna like it tonight ! I walked in, 30 girls on the dance floor, Stranger rockin on stage ! Not another man in the house, other than bartenders ! I went back to the doorman and said , Lock the doors ! I'm diving in ! Lol. Priceless memories 👍. I moved here in 84 wanting to get into a good rock band, Daytona pushed the rock clubs out !
Saw them at PJs summer of '88 I recall. Wed spend 2 weeks in July (coming down from Toronto) having the time of our lives in Daytona. I felt more at home there such great local people. Miss those summers we spent there '87, '88, '89 just a kid then.
Saw them in Atlanta at a cool little club called Rumors (don't look for it now). The place held about 300 people. The album had just came out - they played record all the way thru - took a break, came back out & ran it thru again. My buddy Wayne bought the album from their merch stand. Killer show! Sorry to hear what happened to Ronnie....RIP
Tampa Bay legends! Such great music.
I used to go to the OP also the Other Place also saw them open for bigger acts. I loved them more than just about every band ever.
recently discovered this band. Cool stuff dug the 90's scene.
one hell of band saw them several times during the 80's
Rocked the South with Buster Brown.
Bad ass guitar tone and riff...RG the best!...r.i.p.miss ya!
STRANGER ROCKED!!!!!!!!!!!! I love these Guys. I use to see them any time they played within 50 miles of the American Room. Glad to see Greg Billings and Tom King still making it happen in the Greg Billings Band! Thanks for the great Music!!!!!!!!!
They ROCKED the Rustic Lounge!!! And killer after-parties!!!
Thanks for sharing this ! I used to go see these guys at the "Rockin' Crown Lounge" in B'town (early 80's) and party w/ them after the shows..... It's a pawn shop now....? Right....? Ahhhhh Yes, and the old Peek-a-Boo.... Had a few lap dances there too !
Many fond memories of these guys at Fern Park Station Orlando.
If you ever saw these guys you have to remember they always repeated the saying on every BUDWISER can or bottle label. Good times.
Took a ride up to Gainesville to see
Them back in the early eighties . Used to have fun on University avenue all the time great band!
@brctom1 ---I was there in 89.I was in the Town 7 days a week.I used to cook chicken wings across the street and go to the Town when I got off.Great times and great memories.The bars will never be that fun again.Would see Stranger there everytime they played.Also at the Animal House to.The Peek-a Boo girls would come in and shoot pool with us all the time.Last time I saw these guys was at Clancy`s St.Pete in 96.And of course Ronnie left us after that.We all miss him.
Okay - I saw them open for UFO in Los Angles around 1984. I haven't heard this song again until right now. They must have done something right because 40 years later, after only seeing them once, I remember this tune and the show.
Peace. Out.
they were such a fun band. one night at the OP Greg Allman jammed with them I still miss them terribly. Hope I didn't misspell Allman. forgive me I had an aneurism.
Holy devine this is awesome
I think I saw that same show in Augusta with the sound outage, I been wracking my brain trying to recall the club. I remember cheap drinks for ladies and these guys rocking the house with Swamp Woman! The bass literally rattled our drinks off the table, these guys were awesome, I bought the album from them after the show, I loved their music. I Just linked this to my FB for some of my old Army buddies to enjoy, we partied hard in Augusta!
stranger use to come to col, ga. back in the 80's at DEE FORDS I was under age but still got in to see them when they came here
Such memories! Ronnie G..❤
@Phunspucker...... Thanks for sharing this ! I used to go see these guys at the "Rockin' Crown Lounge" in B'town (early 80's) and party w/ them after the shows..... It's a pawn shop now....? Right....? Ahhhhh Yes, and the old Peek-a-Boo.... Had a few lap dances there too !
We just went to Greg Billings final show last weekend. He still crushes it.
OMG...LOVE Stranger...still listen to them to this day...many a night traveling all over Florida to see them....Fern Park Station, FBI, The Other Place, Tom's Point After, Plus Three Lounge...many, many more! Loved the Races at Bithlo...Wish we could go back and re-live some of those nights and remember some of them...LOL
Man that brings back memories used too watch these guys at The American Room in Deland, Fl. thanks for posting it
Love ThemTampa Native, saw them live at least 100 times
MY MOM AND DAD USE TO HANG OUT WITH STRANGER.....KICK ASS BAND...RIP RONNIE
Meee to at club paradise in Sarasota
saw em open for UFO, been a fan ever since, ronnie fkn ripped, RIP
saw them in81 .opened up for Molly hatchet
Guess it is my turn!!! I remember seeing them in sarasota at folllies gosh we r getting old haha Do ya want some whiskey ???? sure do miss the good ole day's Crown Lounge we sure have some good memories to all of our friend;s in heaven , Keep On Rockin!!!!!!
Same here. Long live Bee Ridge
would love to get on of those video taps from the ron and ron show when they would play at those
Became the Greg Billings Band afterwards. Saw them several times, and were always great. Now he's gone solo.😕😕😕
Bad ass guitar sound and band.
Kickass guitarist RIP RWG. 🙏
Dub's in Gainesville was the first place i ever saw them as a 19 yr old rock n roll toddler with a fake ID... got hammered.. loved rock...
greatest band ever!!
I stand corrected ! Yes, as I recall it WAS the Scrounge Lounge ! LOL
How I long for my 20 something years again !