Beginning of the Band!!January 1st, 1979. New Year's Eve. Chicago, IL. Navy Pier.!!Sal Onetti, a large, dark, italian man, oft now mistaken for an older Tony Soprano, was said to have never spoke. In late '78, when he and Cal Kingston offered Chad Collins Charlestown $120 thousand dollars to accompany him on tour, it was his partner Cal who did the talking.!!

47 days into their tour on a worldwide major holiday, Sally broke his vocal cherry: "I'll give you 5 minutes to tear that equipment down and get our shit onstage. If I don't see my drum kit up there along with Cal's keyboard, and chad's lighting finished, I'll string you upside down by the rafters with a mic cable and our roadies will gladly take some of this complementary alcohol ". He was staring directly at this gawky show-runner in a blue pinstripe suit, and stealing the cockiness out of this poor kid's face. One of the roadies ran to his side and poured a dab of this brown liquid on a stagehand's towel. Sal snubbed his cigar into the middle. A hot blaze came forth and he dropped the fiery towel onto the floor in between all of us. "A suit like that burns quick. With you up there in front of everybody, we might even get to see a real

visual celebration before 12 o'clock". Silence passed on between us for a few long seconds. Sal had just stood up and it was clear to everyone in the room at that moment how tall he actually was, when he wasn't curled up quietly in lazy boy keeping to himself.!!The show-runner was attempting to deliver the message that they were moving The Bunkerhill Band, 366 out of our headlining spot to make way for a local band that would later become The Butthole Surfers. Sal's negotiation made it so they never changed the ticket, and the surfers ended up watching our show.!!Chad Collins Charlestown: "Investor Relations"!!Perhaps it was "networking" like this, or the strong guard of protection and persistence that drove the Chad Collins Charlestown Band to its great consistency and success over the years. When the initial tour ended, and the Bunkerhill Band, 366 gained some press and publicity, they were brought on by some friends to release an album with the first music done by both Chad Collins Charlestown, Sal Onetti, and Cal Kingston in "Investor Relations".!!"Investor Relations" Boasts over 12 tracks which blend into a complete circuit to the intelligent ear, as a kind of Rock Opera, or Ballad detailing the times and intial experiences working together. The lyrics were all written and compiled by Chad Collins Charlestown, and gave at

least his perspective and initial feelings touring with "investors" Sal and Cal, and how eventually, over the blood, booze, ethics, and debauchery, they simply became friends.