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Article: JIM STINGL IN MY OPINION 'Milwaukee's Beatles' return to rock 'n' roll <> The Ricochettes reuniteat Serb Hall on Aug. 22
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- August 17, 2008
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The year was 1965, and Jon Galobich was saying he'd sooner quit
high school than cut his Beatles-style hair.
He was the drummer in a popular Milwaukee teen band called The
Ricochettes. The guys drove past a tavern on Capitol Drive with that
name and thought it sounded cool.
"Down to the neck is not reasonable," Custer High School
principal and hair police Raymond Michalak told a reporter when the
mop top made the news. The crisis was averted when Jon got a minor
trim.
Such was the Beatlemania of the time. "We dressed like them. We
had the boots, the hair, the whole deal," said lead guitarist Ar
Kriegel.
He started the band with the kid across the street, Herb Hohnke,
who put down his ...