Jim Rotondo - ABC TV's "America's Funniest Videos" February 15th 2002 & February 7th 2003

Jim Rotondo 

 ABC TV's 

"America's Funniest Videos"

 February 15th 2002 

Popeye's Spin-Itch Pumpkin on a Lazy Susan

 February 7th 2003 

Pumped up for Final Jeopardy 

3rd Place Finalist

Here's Jim Rotondo on 2 different episodes of "America's Funniest Videos"

Jim Rotondo - FOX 29's "Good Day Philadelphia" May 18th 2000

Jim Rotondo 

"Organic Music"

 FOX 29's 

"Good Day Philadelphia"

 May 18th 2000

I was with Jim when he bought the old TV Guides he has on this segment. Paul Carey turned me onto this great store in Fullerton called The Comic Book Castle in the 80's. I used to go there most Saturday's and I took Jim there. They had lots of great stuff. Comic Books of course but lots and lots of old magazines. Saddly it burned down. 

Jim Rotondo & The Three Tendons - Don Polec's World on Action News Philadelphia 2001

Jim Rotondo & The Three Tendons 

 Don Polec's World on Action News 

Philadelphia, PA 

2001

Here is Jim Rotondo with HandwhistlerBen and Bruce Gaston as The Three Tendons on Don Polec's World on Action News from Philadelphia in 2001.

Jim Rotondo - The Tonight Show with Jay Leno February 15th 2001

Jim Rotondo 

 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 

February 15th 2001

Jim Rotondo with HandwhistlerBen and Bruce Gaston as The Three Tendons on The Tonight Show. 

Jim Rotondo would be on my list for the nicest / funniest guys I ever met.  A Eric Clapton fanatic. 

Jaames Dean - "Strange Brew" with Jim Rotondo (Try Out / Rehearsal) 1983

Jaames Dean 

 "White Room" 

with Jim Rotondo 

(Try Out / Rehearsal) 

1983

Jaames Dean

Danny Risberg - Vocals / Brett Scott - Bass / Drake Thompson - Drums 

with  Jim Rotondo - Guitar 

Here's another song from the tape of Jim Rotondo trying out for Jaames Dean when Gib left the band.  They later had a guy by the name of Jack Arpano join. 

Jaames Dean - "White Room" with Jim Rotondo (Try Out / Rehearsal) 1983

Jaames Dean 

 "White Room" 

with Jim Rotondo 

(Try Out / Rehearsal) 

1983

Jaames Dean

Danny Risberg - Vocals / Brett Scott - Bass / Drake Thompson - Drums 

with  Jim Rotondo - Guitar 

Here's another song from the tape of Jim Rotondo trying out for Jaames Dean when Gib left the band.  They later had a guy by the name of Jack Arpano join. 

Jaames Dean - "Suffragette City" with Jim Rotondo (Try Out / Rehearsal) 1983

Jaames Dean 

 "Suffragette City" 

with Jim Rotondo 

(Try Out / Rehearsal) 

1983

Jaames Dean

Danny Risberg - Vocals / Brett Scott - Bass / Drake Thompson - Drums 

with  Jim Rotondo - Guitar 

Here's another song from the tape of Jim Rotondo trying out for Jaames Dean when Gib left the band. 

Jaames Dean - "The Real Me" with Jim Rotondo (Try Out / Rehearsal) 1983

Jaames Dean 

with Jim Rotondo on Guitar 

(Try Out / Rehearsal)

 "The Real Me" 

 1983

Jaames Dean

Danny Risberg - Vocals / Brett Scott - Bass / Drake Thompson - Drums 

with  Jim Rotondo - Guitar 

Here's another song from the tape of Jim Rotondo trying out for Jaames Dean when Gib left the band. 

Jim Rotondo - "Jam" 1964 Gibson SG July 2008

Jim Rotondo 
 "Jam" 
1964 Gibson SG 
July 2008


Here is Jim Rotondo playing his 1964 Gibson SG. He tried out to replace Gib in Jaames Dean. 

Jaames Dean - "The Big Rock" with Jim Rotondo (Try Out / Rehearsal) 1983

Jaames Dean 

with Jim Rotondo on Guitar 

(Try Out / Rehearsal)

 "The Big Rock" 

 1983

Jaames Dean

Danny Risberg - Vocals / Brett Scott - Bass / Drake Thompson - Drums / Jim Rotondo - Guitar 

Sadly this is the closest thing I have to a live tape of Jaames Dean.  In 1983 Gib left Jaames Dean and they were trying out new guitar players. A guy I got to know quite well through David Carey tried out for Jaames Dean and recorded this and gave me a copy years ago. His name is Jim Rotondo. One of the funniest characters I ever met in my life. He didn't make it however. Some guy by the name of Jack Arpano did. Jaames Dean would pick out great songs to cover. This is my favorite one from this tape however I didn't know the title of it.  I had Ken Burg who is always in touch with Brett & Drake and had him ask them for the title of it and here is the reply I got back.

On the mystery tune of the week, our first contestant, Brett Scott from Huntington Beach, California answered:

"It's vaguely familiar. I know it's us, mostly because of the noodling after the main tune. Talent shoe?"

So sorry, that is incorrect, but thank you for playing. Our second contestant, Mr. Drake Thompson from Bedford, New Hampshire answered:

"Pretty sure the song is "The Big Rock" by Jamie James and the King Bees.  How I remember that is weird since I can't remember what I had for lunch yesterday!"

DING DING DING DING!!! I think we have ourselves a winner!!  

Thank you Ken and Drake and Brett!!

Jamie James & The King Bees

Easter Seals Telethon

1981

Here's The King Bees doing "The Big Rock".