Jeff Carlisi, Liberty Devitto and Benjamin Orr (The Cars)” and the guy says, “Man, that sounds like some big people” and that's how we got the name. Pat left the band after about a year to focus on his own band.
So how did it go and what about when Ben first got sick? We did a tour opening for Styx and that went well until May of 2000. Ben was told he had pancreatic cancer and we lost him five months later. He was a trooper and when he got out of the hospital he said, "When I fall down and can't pick myself up we'll know it's over. Until then- we rock!" We played that whole summer and it was awesome. He played with passion and fire and the shows we did were the best I can ever remember playing. I think we all played for each other -
Ben for us and we for him and that is what made those shows so special. The band will sorely miss him. So now Big People includes Derek St. Holmes (Ted Nugent) , Kyle Hen- derson from The Producers, myself, Liberty and Rob Wilson.
So tell me what folks can expect from a Big People show? We play a collection of our hits from our bands and we are working on writing and will be recording our first CD as soon as time allows.
Tell me about playing with Brian Howe. He is a great singer and I have known him since his days in Bad Company and he asked me to do some shows and I have to
say it's been a really great time. We play good music and the players in that band are top notch. We have written several songs together and in the coming months, Brian and I are going to record them and continue to play to- gether and have fun.
Is there anything you would like to say to the fans? I would like to thank them for their support and for their interest in my work. I enjoy playing music for them and I hope they will come and check us out when we play. •
I would like to thank Jeff for his time, Its is a rare thing to find so many talented people from one band who all show dignity and class and I for one think it’s a huge part of what makes their music so special. They are truly role models for us all on how to treat people. I also want to thank Jeff for sharing from his personal collection of photos for this interview.-SG
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