The Complete Mandrill History

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=95 BGCOLOR="#CC0000" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="162005f0dvldby.gif"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>          </B></FONT><B>     </B><B>|     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" "><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Composite Truth"><U>Composite Truth</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Just Outside Of Town"><U>Just Outside Of Town</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="MandrillLand"><U>MandrillLand</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Best Of Mandrill"><U>The Best Of Mandrill</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id28.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="We Are One"><U>We Are One</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id29.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Greatest"><U>The Greatest</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id59.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="New Worlds"><U>New Worlds</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Energize"><U>Energize</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id32.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Anthology"><U>Anthology</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id63.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="News"><U>News</U></A>   |   <B> The Complete Mandrill History</B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=385 BGCOLOR="#111111" TEXT="#F7F7FF" bgproperties="fixed" background="ff900c00dyxtip.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFCC00" FACE="Comic Sans MS" ><B>          </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFCC00" FACE="Comic Sans MS" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFCC00" FACE="Comic Sans MS" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#663300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT> |   <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" "><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <div>  The Complete Mandrill History</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div>  The Complete Mandrill History</div> <bR> <div> Coming Soon!!!</div> <bR> <bR> <div> Fudgie Kae Solomon</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="868812e0.jpg" border=0 width="641" height="302" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div>  <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Abadi MT Condensed Light" ><B><IMG SRC="69e12120.gif" border=0 width="18" height="18" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">          <IMG SRC="69e12120.gif" border=0 width="18" height="18" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">          <IMG SRC="69e12120.gif" border=0 width="18" height="18" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">          <IMG SRC="69e12120.gif" border=0 width="18" height="18" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">          <IMG SRC="69e12120.gif" border=0 width="18" height="18" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">          <IMG SRC="69e12120.gif" border=0 width="18" height="18" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">          <IMG SRC="69e12120.gif" border=0 width="18" height="18" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">          <IMG SRC="69e12120.gif" border=0 width="18" height="18" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">          <IMG SRC="69e12120.gif" border=0 width="18" height="18" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="728" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#FFFFFF" BORDERCOLORDARK="#660099" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 359 WIDTH="322"><div> R<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#BBBBBB" FACE="Calligraph421 BT" >espect Goes Out to the memory Of Fudgie Kae Solomon the most under rated bass player of the 1970s time period. I talked to Claude Coffee Cave over the phone while working with Funkadrill on this sight and he said this about Fudgie:</FONT></div> <div> Fudgie joined Mandrill in 1972 after the departure of Bundie C. Charlie Padro knew Fudgie and brought him in to audition. The band fed him a couple of tunes and hired him on the spot". Fudgie performed live  with the band before recording on "Mandrill Is" . His bass playing was phenomenal. His blend with the band was perfect.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><bR> <div>  <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#BBBBBB" FACE="Calligraph421 BT" >Li</FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#BBBBBB" FACE="Calligraph421 BT" >sten to Fudgies performance on:</FONT></div> <bR> <div> Children Of The  Sun</div> <div> Ape Is High</div> <div> The Sun Must Go Down</div> <div>  Golden Stone </div> <div> Hang Loose</div> <div> After The Race</div> <div> Mini Suite For Duke</div> <div> Positive Thing  Jam</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 579 ><NOBR><div> <B>Songs Fudgie Composed:</B></div> <bR> <div> <I><U>Mandrill Is:</U></I></div> <div>   Lord Of The Golden Baboon   </div> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#BBBBBB" FACE="Calligraph421 BT" >     </FONT>Co/wrote <I>with mandrill:</I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#BBBBBB" FACE="Calligraph421 BT" >        </FONT></div> <div> <I><U>Composite Truth:</U></I></div> <div>      Out With The Boy</div> <bR> <div> <I><U>Just Outside Of Town:</U></I></div> <div>      She Aint Lookin Too Tough</div> <bR> <div> <I><U>Mandrillland:</U></I></div> <div>      Reason I Sing</div> <div> Music: D. Rodrigues</div> <div> Lyrics: F. Solomon</div> <div>      El Funko</div> <div>  Co/wrote <I>with mandrill :</I></div> <div>      Armadillo</div> <div>  Co/wrote <I>with mandrill :</I></div> <div>      The Road To Love</div> <div>  Co/wrote <I>with mandrill :</I></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="395"><div> Funkadrill: "I miss Fudgie and I always will. Fudgie was a melow kind of guy. He love his music and was able to leave us a little of it on Mandrill lps. While we where working on Mandrillland I had the opertunity to watch Fudgie write on piano. "The Reason I Sing " is one of my favorite Mandrill songs. Sometimes I look over my left shoulder and catch a glimpse of him through Lou Castro's playing but no disrespect to Mr. Castro, but no one can fill the Mandrill spot the way Fudgie did.</div> <div> He was always making me laugh. As a drummer he was my equal, grooving together was a treat that turned into a full meal everytime we locked.</div> <div> I really don't know Fudgie's People, I know he was in love with a girl from Pasiac New Jersey so if you read this please get in touch with me, I would love to talk with you. I'd really like to give this tribute some justice about his life. I think it would be important to his fans."</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="589" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 375 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="890266a0.jpg" border=0 width="294" height="362" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="8911a6b0.jpg" border=0 width="282" height="363" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> In the morning we'll say, good-by for the day</div> <div> Before an hour is gone, I feel it's too long that you've been away</div> <div> In the evening we'll meet at some quite retreat</div> <div> Two sips on wine, where will we dine and soon it's the time</div> <div> How many books could I write of your looks</div> <div> And lovers for ages will thumb through those pages and see what I mean</div> <div> When I say, you are my summer my spring, the seasons you bring</div> <div> You are my life, my thing, the reason I sing</div> <div> So glad being here as we both share, each others eyes I reolize how much you care</div> <div> How many books could I write of your looks</div> <div> And lovers for ages will thumb through those pages and see what I mean</div> <div> When I say, you are my summer my spring, the seasons you bring</div> <div> You are my life, my thing, the reason I sing</div> <div>                                                                                                                                                            Fred  Fudgie Kae Solomon, Doug Rodrigues  1974</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="9e4dcb30.jpg" border=0 width="220" height="179" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="b3cefb30.jpg" border=0 width="239" height="179" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="9e2edb20.jpg" border=0 width="237" height="178" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div>  The Complete Mandrill History</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><IMG SRC="d913be60.jpg" border=0 width="315" height="230" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#993300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="d1eeee60.jpg" border=0 width="494" height="230" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT></div> <div>                                    <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>1999                                                          Omar             Ric           Lou/Nefty    Wolf  Carlos    Arlan</B></FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>                            </B></FONT>photo Mandrill <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Abadi MT Condensed Light" >©</FONT>1999                                                                                                                               <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT>photo Marc Rey <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Abadi MT Condensed Light" >©</FONT>1999</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><IMG SRC="e709b4d0.jpg" border=0 width="667" height="333" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>                                                  Carlos                            Lou C.                          Lou             Omar    in Germany 1999</B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div>  <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT>photo Marc Rey <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Abadi MT Condensed Light" >©</FONT>1999</div> <div> <IMG SRC="b58fa420.jpg" border=0 width="250" height="322" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="d8efa420.jpg" border=0 width="250" height="322" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="d90f3430.jpg" border=0 width="243" height="323" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>Mandrill in Paris at "Nova" Radio Station 1999 </B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="d8d35e80.jpg" border=0 width="309" height="232" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="d6235e80.jpg" border=0 width="309" height="232" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>                              <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>                               Nefty                                                          Lou             Remie Top DJ Paris  </B></FONT></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT>photos Neftali Santiago <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Abadi MT Condensed Light" >©</FONT>1999</div> <div> <IMG SRC="d6435e80.jpg" border=0 width="309" height="232" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="d6636e90.jpg" border=0 width="310" height="233" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>                     <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>                        Nefty, Marc, Chico, Remie, Lou, Ric     Nefty,   ?                  Lou     Remie      Doc </B></FONT></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> photos Neftali Santiago <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Abadi MT Condensed Light" >©</FONT>1999</div> <div> <IMG SRC="d6038ea0.jpg" border=0 width="312" height="234" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="d6838ea0.jpg" border=0 width="312" height="234" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>                                                <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B> Marc                    Lou           Chico        Screaming Fans at "New Morning Club" Paris</B></FONT></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT>photos Neftali Santiago <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Abadi MT Condensed Light" >©</FONT>1999</div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="d6a30e40.jpg" border=0 width="304" height="228" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="d6c30e40.jpg" border=0 width="304" height="228" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Carlos                                                                   Lou</B></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT>photos Neftali Santiago <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Abadi MT Condensed Light" >©</FONT>1999</div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="d712b030.jpg" border=0 width="299" height="259" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="d7036000.jpg" border=0 width="310" height="256" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT>photos Neftali Santiago <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Abadi MT Condensed Light" >©</FONT>1999</div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="d732c030.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="259" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="d7533000.jpg" border=0 width="307" height="256" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>                                                                        Ric Doc                              Wilson Brothers on train to Germany</B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT>photos Neftali Santiago <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Abadi MT Condensed Light" >©</FONT>1999</div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="d7729d40.jpg" border=0 width="297" height="212" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="d7934d40.jpg" border=0 width="308" height="212" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Wolf                                                                                        Marc Rey</B></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT>photos Neftali Santiago <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Abadi MT Condensed Light" >©</FONT>1999</div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="d892ed20.jpg" border=0 width="302" height="210" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="d8b2dd30.jpg" border=0 width="301" height="211" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>                                                                Lou                                            Mandrill with Hamburg record shop staff            </B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT>photos Neftali Santiago <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Abadi MT Condensed Light" >©</FONT>1999</div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="da882140.gif" border=0 width="386" height="532" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="d84a0140.gif" border=0 width="416" height="532" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>                                        JFK Center 1973                                                           1973 in front of Tower Records Sunset</B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><IMG SRC="db6efae0.gif" border=0 width="751" height="430" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>LA Radio Station 1973</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="e74f8150.jpg" border=0 width="760" height="533" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>                                   Wolf                                                      Nefty                             Carlos                         Marc </B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Jackie Robinson foundation fundraiser 2001</B></div> <div> <B> </B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" >photo Santiago Santana </FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Abadi MT Condensed Light" >©2001</FONT></div> <div> <IMG SRC="e76f1aa0.jpg" border=0 width="753" height="426" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>                                R<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>Ra                Wolf              Ric    Carlos    Mrs. Robinson  Lou     Marc  Lou C.</B></FONT></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Jackie Robinson foundation fundraiser 2001</B></div> <div> <B> </B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" >photo Santiago Santana </FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Abadi MT Condensed Light" >©2001</FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="eee690f0.jpg" border=0 width="361" height="271" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="ef0660f0.jpg" border=0 width="358" height="271" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Dell East 1998 with Roger and Ohio Players</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="fda82c30.jpg" border=0 width="130" height="195" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <IMG SRC="fdcebc30.gif" border=0 width="235" height="195" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="fdd22c10.jpg" border=0 width="290" height="193" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="ffdaa3c0.jpg" border=0 width="426" height="572" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="10022ee20.jpg" border=0 width="558" height="482" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="100396760.jpg" border=0 width="150" height="118" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> 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