After reading David Sani's (Elliot Abromovitch) e-mail about his life since he left the New Generation, I've decided to encourage all of you to do the same.  It would be much better that an M AND R GAZETTE.  Don't you think?

I urge you to do it.

Anyway....here's a brief summation of what happened to me since I left the group in 1971:

1) Attended Santa Monica College
2) Dropped out of college to go on the road with a rock band which included Rocket Roden and Bobby Brandt. (we are still great friends!)
3) Legally Changed my last name to RHODES in 1980. (Reason: various......)
4) Played music in bars for years, wrote songs, etc. ... met my wife Vivian in 1981...we married in 1982.
5) Through a friend, landed a job as a composer/music director for the soap SANTA BARBARA at NBC in 1986.  Stayed till it's demise in 1992.
6) Enjoyed continued success as a TV composer and songwriter for many different shows.
7 Daughter, Allison was born in 1983....son, Adam in 1989. (both musical and quite theatrical)
8) Moved to Oak Park (Ventura County) in 1992.
9) Became a recording artist and production music library producer around then.
10) I enjoy playing softball, golfing, computers, cheering my daughter's cheerleading squad at Oak Park High, watching my son grow to become the next Robin
Williams, good friends, traveling with my wife, playing Nintendo 64, producing shows at The Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza and The Kingsmen Shakespeare
festival.......... and many other things one can enjoy about this wacky life.

It will be great seeing all of you soon.

Please see my web page:  www.magicisland.com/rr

Love and kisses...rosebud.....

XXX
ooo

Mr. R
Rick Rhodes
(who? ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok  Rothstein.....happy now?)
 

(Rick's Bio)  Written in Third Person

RICK RHODES has been a music composer for television shows, interactive games and production music libraries for the past several years.  He has 5 EMMY AWARDS to his credit; 2 for SANTA BARBARA, 1 for ANOTHER WORLD and 2 for GUIDING LIGHT.

His songs have been recorded by a multitude of artists including Patti Austin, Special EFX, Tiffany, Diane Schuur, Tom Scott, Bill Champlin, Richard Elliot and many more.  Rick has also written songs with Bobby Caldwell, Dave Koz, Chieli Minucci, Grant Geissman, Lorraine Feather, Don Grusin, Russ Freeman, David Pack and many other notable artists and songwriters.

As a recording artist, Rick's cd's, NOW YOU SEE IT and INDIAN SUMMER have been selling steadily worldwide.  He has also written songs for the films; MARS ATTACKS, McHALE'S NAVY, THE BIRDCAGE, "SNAKE EYES", M3- MIGHTY DUCKS and TRUE LIES. Other credits include, AS THE WORLD TURNS, FAMILY TIES, LIFESTYLES OF THE RICH AND FAMOUS, VALLEY OF THE DOLLS, JUDITH KRANTZ' SECRETS and Santa Susana Repertory Company productions of THE TIME MACHINE, CYRANO DE BERGERAC, ON GOLDEN POND, A CHRISTMAS CAROL, THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA and CROCKETT, BY HIMSELF  (starring Lane Davies.)

As a theatrical producer, his credits include A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM  and THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA at California Lutheran University and the annual productions of CHARLES DICKENS' A CHRISTMAS CAROL at The Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza.  Recently, Rick was music director and producer of Santa Susana's fall 1997 production of CABARET in the Forum Theatre at The Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza.

Rick's new cd, DEEP IN THE NIGHT (AWARD RECORDS) will be released February 10 1998.  This album features Boney James, Michael Brecker, Jay Beckenstein, Richard Elliot, Tom Scott, Brian Bromberg, Steve Reid, Bill Champlin, Tiffany and a full assortment of "all-star" musicians, co-writers and singers.

Currently, Rick is doing the music score for the film THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK for director William Richart, due for release in January 1999.