Alpha Stryke was my first true performing band, and I have some very fond memories from this time of my life. I learned a lot about how to perform, how not to perform, and certainly how not to DRESS! This was a time when makeup and spandex ruled the day. I was also big into the bandana thing and very long earrings. It was quite funny, looking back, but we thought we were the coolest! Alpha Stryke had a few primary members from beginning to end. They were DLW on lead vocals, Jimmy Cobb on bass, Ron Marquardt on lead and rhythm guitars, Brian Smith on guitars, and Ronnie Davis on drums. We had another drummer earlier on, but I can't seem to recall his name. Our soundman is notable as well...his name is Jim Gunn. We performed primarily in the Savannah, GA area, which is where I grew up. For a long time we were the house band at a place called Ollie Mae's on Bay Street. It was a long and narrow bar, that seemed to always be full of bikers and military guys...a lethal mix. They used to love my big flip from the bar somewhere in the beginning of a Van Halen song(of course). We practiced in the basement, which used to be an old disco in the 60's and 70's, in a building that has been around since well before 1800. It was a very cool place. To the right are some images from that time in my life.