Originally Posted By: Charlie Fogle
Your story of the Vogues brings to mind groups that were together for a while but had run their course by the time their 'breakout' hit came. Spiral Staircase "Love you more today than yesterday" and the Casinos doing the same with "Then you can tell me goodbye".


Funny thing Charlie is that their label demanded that they spell their name Spiral STAREcase. Pat Upton was a GREAT singer. His story is one of good fortune that found him pretty much ascending that "starecase" of success until late in life when he died after what is only referred to as "a lengthy illness", which may or may not have been cancer. All built on that ONE song.

Did you know he sang backup for Ricky Nelson and was supposed to be on the plane that crashed and killed Nelson and everyone on board?

The Casinos... Cincinnati's own!! Until I looked to see, I didn't know that they didn't write their hit. JD Loudermilk wrote it. I just love following these spiderweb connections between bands and writers and all.


I am using the new 1040XTRAEZ form this year. It has just 2 lines.

1. How much did you make in 2023?
2. Send it to us.