Bringing in the band the Rip Chords was great even though only one member of the band was with the original group; they were part of the Cobra family and fit in. At my age most of the other bands have been nothing more than just noise in the back ground and I vote for saving even more money and doing without a band at our picnic. The Rip Chords came on board for much less than their normal fees for a full weekend but unless they can donate there being with us for free I think any band is a waste. If we are still doing this and the tenth outing is being planned I will vote to get the Rip Chords back. Of course this is only my view and I’m waiting to hear from all the other family members, and is Ed off that roof yet?
Dan