European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 21, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse T a by the past Lew years Haven t been turbulence free there were Well publicized differences with William Lee Golden Belore he split irom the group in Early 1987 Quot i was a very emotionally draining said Allen who has been with the Oaks 24 years Quot it was an emotional Strain Lor three years before it became Public Quot it became very obvious that William Lee wanted to be a Solo artist we wish him nothing but the Best Quot the split found the group Quot needing to have a breath of life breathed into Allen said Quot it made us realize How important the three of us were to each other Quot Golden a replacement Steve Sanders had been a member of the band since 1982. Moving out front in the Spring of 1987 Bonsall has been with group since 1973 Quot one of the things he s added is Energy Quot Allen said of Sanders Quot we needed to be pumped up again the group needed some outside influence to help create that Energy the Oaks credit religious backgrounds with values they retain today t think one s religion is and should be a very significant part of your Al in said a it s an integral part of the Oak boys i would hate to think i d have logo through a Day or a week or a month or a Yea the army shit list what were those songs anyway by Carolyn Skorneck associated press some might have thought the army had gone hip when troops blasted Rock n Roll music toward the Vatican embassy in Panama City to encourage Gen Manuel Antonio Noriega s eviction in december. Bui the army brass in Washington apparently was t too sure what the Guys were doing Down there a at least according to a list the Pentagon provided of the songs that deafened the Panama City neighbourhood in citing just a few of the songs played on loudspeakers outside the Vatican embassy. Army it col Fred l Serene or got either the name of the song or the musicians wrong Serene a congressional coordinator provided the list in a letter to rep Stan Parris Rva. Who sought the information on behalf of a constituent a copy of the letter was obtained by the associated press. In the letter. Serene wrote. Quot some of the numbers played included the smugglers blues Sung by Glen Fry. Take the Money and run by Stevie Miller i shot the sheriff by Eric Clapton free Bird Sung by the Lynd sky nerd band and nowhere to run to twisted sister was not one of the numbers played Quot it s really Glenn Frey. Steve Miller Eric Clapton Lynyrd sky nerd and the name of the Martha and the Vandellos song is nowhere to run. Twisted sister is a Rock group not a song. Among the songs played but not mentioned by Serene were i fought the Law by the Bobby Fuller four voodoo Chile by Jimi Hendrix and you re no Good by Linda Ronstadt Serene wrote that the 82nd airborne division band based at fort Bragg. N c. Was responsible for the music and he directed further inquiries to the bandmaster there but a sergeant with the 82nd airborne said he did t think the band had anything to do with the music played Over the loudspeakers and there was no immediate response from the bandmaster there also was no answer at Serene s office recently Noriega fled to the Vatican embassy dec 24, five Days after president Bush ordered a invasion that toppled Noriega s government and sent him into hiding Noriega gave himself up to . Troops on Jan 3, and he awaits trial in Miami on drug trafficking charges. The Vatican embassy officials complained at the time about the loud music. While House spokesman Fitzwater said then that the music was not a pressure tactic on the Vatican but simply Quot fairly Standard practice Quot to disrupt any attempt to eavesdrop on . Officials conversations. He said the same thing was done during the 1988 Moscow Summit of the Choice of music Fitzwater said Quot i m certainly glad to see the american sense of whimsy comes Forward in this on dec 29, the troops turned the volume Down so the music was no longer ear splitting but still loud the next Day the music was turned off Quot i am sympathetic to the papal Nuncio s plea that the music was keeping him awake while Noriega a senior . Embassy official in Panama City said on dec. 30 Bush said the same Day Quot i think it aggravated the people inside. It has stopped. It would have aggravated me. I la Tell you i m not into Rock. Country music maybe. 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