Where did the band typically play? Did you play the usual schools, parties, and teen clubs?
DD: We did all that. Mostly, though, we played our two canteens. The Blue Ridge and Copperhill Teen Canteens were the hot bed for the whole region at the time. Its fun to look back now and see that these little bands were the center of everything on Friday nights after the high school games and Saturday nights at the canteens. When it was all said and done, the Canteen played a really serious roll for those four or five years in the lives of all teenagers in that region and The Blazers and other bands were a big part of that. It was a time that will never come again, and thats really sad. I wish my children could have had a place like that to grow and be a part of something so special. 60s: What would you say were the differences between the CopperHill and Blue Ridge Canteens? A: Well, we loved them both. We actually started at the Blue Ridge Canteen but started to play both and give other bands a chance to play Blue Ridge when we played CopperHill. The CopperHill Canteen is “Home Nort
