Tricks Timeline

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- 2009 - Early | Mid |
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- 2008 - Early | Mid | Late

TRICKS v5.4 begins - Rick, Steve, Dave T, Krys (Dave Lopez - sound tech)
Tim leaves for Dew South, Dave (Bassbeast) Trierweiler joins
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- 2007 - Early | Mid | Late
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- 2006 - Early | Mid | Late
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- 2005 - Early | Mid | Late
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- 2004 - Spring | Fall
TRICKS v5.3 begins - Rick, Steve, Tim, Kry (Dave - sound tech)
Rich leaves, Tim Clifford joins
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- 2003 -
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- 2002 -
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- 2001 -
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- 2000 - TRICKS v5.1 resumes after Greg's departure - Rick, Steve, Richie, Krys (& Dave)
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- 1999 - TRICKS v5.2 for one year (2-guitar band)
The Greg Howard year
Rick, Steve, Greg, Rich, Krys (& Dave)
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- 1998 - TRICKS v5.1 begins Rick, Steve, Richie, Krys (& Dave)
- Tom Hudson leaves, Rich rejoins
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- 1997 -
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- 1996 - TRICKS v5.0 begins (Power Trio +)
- Rick, Steve, Tom, Krys (& Dave)
- Krys starts singing lead onstage for 1/3 of the songs
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- 1995 - TRICKS v4.0 ends
- Ann leaves
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1994 -
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- 1993 - TRICKS v3.0 ends
- Dale leaves, Tom Huitt leaves
- Tom Hudson rejoins
- TRICKS v4.0 begins - Rick, Steve, Tom Hudson, Ann
- Krys starts doing backup vocals at lightboard
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1992 -
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- 1991 - TRICKS v3.0 begins - "The Next Generation"
- Tom Hudson leaves, Tom Huitt & Ann join
- Raab leaves, Krys joins on lights
- 1990 -.
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- 1989 -
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- 1988 - Rick rejoins Tricks in January
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- 1987 - Steve, Dale, and Tom rehearse but no gigs
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- 1986 - Rick leaves in May to join Science Project
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- 1985 -
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- 1984 -
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- 1983 -
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- 1982 -
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- 1981 - TRICKS v2.0 begins
Rick, Steve, Dale, & Tom Hudson
Dave Lopez on sound & Steve Raab on lights
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- 1980 - TRICKS & The Cows, Hopkins, 1980
Rick & Steve Attic Days, 1979
Rick is recruited to join the wedding band "Nightwind"
Steve plays drums with "Asult"
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- 1979 - TRICKS v1.0 ends
Steve plays drums with "New Romance"
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- 1978 - Bill & Rich leave, Tom B rejoins
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- 1977 - Tom B leaves, Rich joins, Dave Joins
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- 1976 - TRICKS v1.0 begins
Rick, Michael, Steve, Tom, Bill , (& Steve Raab)
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- 1975 - (June 12, 1975 - The Who at The Silver Dome, Pontiac, Michigan)
Rick plays many 4-day weekend gigs at a bowling alley in Greenville,
with "Rusty Long & The Midnight Review" (with Rich Heintzelman on bass).
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- 1974 - Bill leaves Patchwork to join "Straightlight".
Steve does a couple gigs drumming with Patchwork.
Rick buys his brand new Les Paul guitar at a small music store in Belding, Mi.

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- 1973 - Rick and Bill form "Patchwork" with Jeff Nelson and Rich Heintzelman
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- 1972 - Steve gets his first drumset
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- 1971 - After Cal and Joe are drafted, Rick joins "Blackwood" band
with Bill Roelofs, Dan Bellenger, Dave Bellenger

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- 1970 -
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- 1969 -
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- 1968 - Rick is recruited into "The Sunn" band,
with Joe Schumaker, Cal Schafer, and Keith Weber
Parties, High School dances, and Wedding Receptions

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- 1967 - Rick gets his first guitar
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- 1966 -
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- 1965 -
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- 1964 -
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- 1963 -
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- 1962 -
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- 1961 -
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- 1960 -
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- 1957 - Steve is born
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- 1955 - Rock and Roll music is born . . .
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- 1953 - Rick is born
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- 1952 - The Electric Guitar is born
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