A JOEY SAULTER AND BOBBY COTTER BAND STORY! We were playing at a C.W. Post College fraternity mixer one Saturday evening and the music was hot and the beer was flowing.  All of a sudden the dance floor turns into a Pier Six Brawl.  It was a scene right out of a John Wayne movie.  Fists and bodies were flying everywhere and chairs were being broken over freshman's heads. As soon as it started we stopped playing.  Doug Wood packed up his guitar and rapidly moon-walked out the back door, guitar case in hand, never to be seen again that evening.  Bobby and I were standing on the band platform watching the action when Joey joins us from behind his drum set, bouncing up and down on his feet, preparing himself for battle.  Joey tells us he wants to jump into the fray and get some shots in.  Bobby turns to him and says sternly, "Go ahead, fool.  Break your hand so we can get a new drummer."  Bobby and Joey were always calling each other FOOL when the occasion warranted it.  Now Joey may have been fired up with youthful testosterone that evening but even back then, Joey was no fool.  The three of us took refuge behind some drapes until the riot was over, unscathed from the evenings festivities. Memories, memories! * * * * * TURN UP YOUR SOUND! With This Ring features the band's lead singer, Bobby Cotter.  It was the first take of the first song we ever recorded together.  It was the summer of 1967.  Patty Cunningham's father was an executive at the Ted Bates Advertising Agency on Madison Avenue in New York City and he secured their recording studio for us for a couple of hours one hot summer evening. This site is dedicated to my friend Ms. Cyndy Trainer  who never stopped reaching out to people with kindness and love! The Best of Both Worlds (A Doug Wood Production) featuring Bobby Cotter on vocals Recorded in the summer of 1967 - New York City The Original Band - L-R - drummer Joey Saulter, Leader and guitarist Doug Wood, organist  Pete Maguire, vocalist Patty Cunningham,  lead singer Bobby Cotter and bass guitarist Handsome Chris Wood whom I nicknamed Face! with female vocalist Suzy Winters! * * * * * The Best of Both Worlds was a marvelous band ~ a step ahead of its time in terms of musical talent & the spirit of its musicians. It crossed borders musically & socially. While others spoke of their open heartedness, the Best of Both Worlds acted out their open heartedness.   All the band members & their friends were indeed the best of both worlds ~ black & white, male & female, rich & poor,  well educated & not.... We were decades before the time; it took others another generation, almost two to catch up.                                                         . . . Cyndy Trainer - Class of 68 It was because of Doug Wood and Gus Potter that I was forced into buying my first 3-piece suit, pictured above.  I'm still wearing it!  I wouldn't be surprised to learn that Bobby, Joey and Chris are still wearing their Nehru jackets, too . . . with love and best wishes to all.                                              . . . Pete Maguire - mentor to Doug Wood A Quote To Remember - Bass player Chris Wood's response to any question or solution was "You must have some soul."  Chris was a not a soul brother but he was definately a SOUL  MAN.  He would snap his fingers and riff to himself as he went about his work . . . . Huh . . . .  good gawd . . . . .  with your bad self, Chris!