Thomas, where he stayed at a friend’s house while he recovered. Croix hospital, eventually returning to St. ‘What about him, you think he’s gonna make it?’ And the other doctor said, ‘No, I doubt it.” I realized they were talking about me,” said Kelly. ‘That’s it, he’s gone,’ said one doctor about the other patient. Finally the screaming stopped and I heard two doctors talking about him. “I woke up to the sound of my hospital roommate screaming in pain. Kelly and his girlfriend were thought to be among the first victims of the notorious Fountain Valley Gang, who in 1972 murdered eight tourists and wounded eight more thereby devastating St. With Kelly drifting in and out of consciousness, the two managed to follow the lights along the shore, eventually making their way to the only St. But Kelly’s girlfriend later reported, that Kelly regained consciousness during the attack and fought back, making enough noise to scare off the attackers. His girlfriend was raped by the gang leader and the rest were in line. Kelly was severely beaten by five gang members wielding baseball bats. According to those accounts, while sleeping on the beach, Kelly and his girlfriend were the victims of a vicious St. What happened after that was pieced together through bits of Kelly’s own memory and the recollections of other people. “And that’s all I remember very clearly.” Why don’t we just stretch out on the beach?” “And he said, ‘Sure, you can stay here if your girlfriend will sleep with me,’” said Kelly in a telephone interview from his home in the Finger Lakes region of New York.Īfter being turned down at a second inn, Kelly’s girlfriend said, “It’s a beautiful night. The two went to a small inn, explained the situation to the innkeeper and offered to settle up in the morning when Kelly could return to the boat to retrieve his wallet. There was only one problem: Due to his extreme seasickness and disorientation, Kelly had left his wallet on the boat and had no money or credit cards for a hotel. Kelly and his girlfriend looked out into the harbor and saw the boat’s mast swaying back and forth, and instead opted to stay in town overnight rather than risk more seasickness on the boat. The group got its food and decided to head back to the boat to spend the night. But Kelly and his girlfriend were both still sick and weren’t interested in eating at that point. Croix, those onboard took a dingy to shore to look for some dinner. Unbeknownst to him at the time, Kelly was prone to seasickness, and he and his girlfriend got really seasick on the crossing. One day, they decided to rent a 65-foot yacht and travel to St. Kelly and some friends were running a nightclub in St.
#DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT SONG SERIES#
Since I love the stories behind the writing and making of songs and albums - the very foundation on which The Vinyl Dialogues book series is based - my first thought was, “Can I find Sherman Kelly and ask him if he’d consent to an interview to share the story behind “Dancing in the Moonlight?” Normally, I often read the comments on those YouTube videos, and I noticed on one Orleans video of “Dancing in the Moonlight,” there was a comment by Sherman Kelly from about five months ago. 22 on the Billboard Easy Listening chart. 10 on the Cash Box Top 100 singles chart, No 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and No. Released on July 9, 1972, it became a big hit for King Harvest, reaching No. That song, written by Sherman Kelly, has always been one of my favorite tunes from the 1970s. Nevertheless, in the weeks leading up to this show, I had been watching YouTube videos of all three bands, particularly the Orleans cover of the great King Harvest song, “Dancing in the Moonlight.”
In fact, there’s still a question here in early May 2020 if we’ll get back to having any concerts at all this year. But that didn’t happen because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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