The Rustix

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The Rustix were a super popular R&B band during the late 1960's in the western NY area particularly in Rochester. My experience with the band began in early 1967.I had been drumming for a band named The Invictas. I was becoming bored with the style of music played by The Invictas and coincidentally a new, up and coming group, The Rustix, had lost their drummer,Bobby Blandino, to the armed forces. The two groups had been playing at the same club known as the Varsity Inn. The Invictas played the night gigs while The Rustix played the Sunday afternoon gigs. Members of The Rustix would stay to listen to our group and one day Chuck Brucato,the leader, came up to me and asked if I'd like to play for the Rustix. I thought about it for a few days and decided to play with the group knowing that The Rustix's R&B sound with good vocals was what was "happening" at the time and "Buble Gum Rock" was out. The Rustix had a rigid practice schedule.These guys were determined to be successful and instilled in me the desire to improve my drumming and self discipline. We began playing at small local clubs in Rochester to meager audiences.In the summer of 1967 I arranged an audition with the owner of The Airport Inn in Lake George, a club I had played at with The Invitas. There we worked for about $900. for a six night week! The pay was short but our mission was to "get tight" musically. We played there for the whole summer(1967&68) and our name began to spread around New York state. A Rochester

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