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The 1970's / 80's

1973 - 1987
 
At age 13 I was the neighborhood's premier bass player in a band called, TSB: The Scorpio Band - at one point consisting of twelve members which included 2 brothers, 4 cousins and a host of friends from Hollis, Queens and from our neighborhood in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn.
 
I stayed with TSB through its transformation into "Arrival" which eventually disbanded in 1987.

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Scorpio circa 1974 (RCA bottom center)

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Scorpio "Live" circa 1974

1976
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RCA (age 13) on the bass and Tony Conley on the conga drum

Music is still my life today.....

The Scorpio Band 1975
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RCA (lower left) on the bass guitar

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John J. Adams circa 1982

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"Arrival" circa 1983/84 - (RCA 3rd from left)

The Scorpio Band and subsequently, Arrival, was managed by my dad, John Adams, Sr. who passed away at age 71 on his birthday - June 7, 2001.