European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 22, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Taking cd Star Wron Foehr work. Tottie troops we hit Singer Kathy Seville top and a time exposure shot of soldiers wandering in and out of the Hohenfels club. Story and photos by Vince Crawley Nurnberg Bureau it s a seven week no frills tour through some of the Crummies nightspots in Europe. The stockmen a actually four men and a woman a Are playing places like czech Border Camps and the Fulda Gap in West Germany and at Hohenfels the training area South of Grafe Wohr where soldiers practice Large scale Battle Maneu vers. The St. Louis based rockers Are one of those Dod Road shows that Uncle Sam hires to entertain gis stationed on the Edge of the map. Acts can Range from magicians to Broadway style reviews. The stockmen whose sound Falls somewhere Between the b-52s and the talking Heads say their Mission is to take Rock n Roll to the troops. A if i was a 19-year-old Guy in the Field i would t want to go see a chorus line a Stickman guitarist Ron Stoehr said before a show in Hohenfels. The audience about 75 tankers from the 1st army div 2nd in 37th army regt filled an unheated Concrete Barracks that served As a sort of tactical nightclub. It was standing room Only. Quot we re usually playing in Smoky bars Quot said keyboard player and saxophonist Dave Farver. Quot this is definitely different. There s no alcohol for one so it takes a Little while for people to get loosened  Road life is spartan. The stockmen now about Halfway through their tour play six Days a week sometimes at one place in the afternoon and another place at night. They get $60 a Day which goes for hotels meals and keeping the Bills paid Back Home. Quot basically they give us a bus and a Guy to ride along with us Quot Stoehr said. Quot we kind of cruise around Europe s smaller bases places where there in t a lot of stuff to  the worst gig was a recreation Center where Quot nobody showed up Quot Farver said. Quot it s definitely no fun playing to empty  promotion it seems is spotty for these Low visibility groups. Their Best gig so far was a cavalry Camp near the czech Border. Quot they were real Rowdy and their Captain was probably the rowdies of Emall Quot Farver said. Quot it gets pretty restless out there on the Border. They needed to break  stripes Magazine March 22, 1990