The Shaw Street Smackers were a softball team made up of members of the band Fuse, along with crew members and friends.
Joe Sundberg, the first singer for Fuse (back row, red sleeves), Stewkey, the second singer for Fuse (back row, red bandana), Thom Mooney, second drummer for Fuse (front row, second from left), Tom Petersson, bassist for Fuse (front row, far right). Photo courtesy of Stewkey.
In June 1971 the Shaw Street Smackers faced off against a team made up of local police. Rockford newspapers had a lot of fun with the match up.
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The cops won the first game but the hippies prevailed in a rematch. A week later, the band Fuse was no more.
A booking for a few days later at Flo's Inn presumably didn't happen.
l to r: Craig Myers, Rick Nielsen, Stewkey, Tom Peterson, Thom Mooney.
Courtesy of John Callaci.
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