When: 1985
Where: Kaiser Convention Center in Oakland & The Clift Hotel in San Francisco
And: I first caught Mark outside the venue on his way in or out of the soundcheck. The next day, my friends and I showed up at the hotel, just in time to catch the guys checking out. FGTH were riding very high at that point in time, and new bands with a lot of fame are sort of like new money vs old money — a little more ego, a little more showy, a little less interest in the fans who helped get them there. We did meet Nash, and I have a photo of him somewhere. Holly, though, was not there or was lagging behind — the only time we saw him was onstage during the concert the night before.
Mark O’Toole at the venue
Mark O’Toole
Paul, Mark, Ped and a mystery man
Me (looking about 10 years old) with an oblivious Mark
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hi
how lucky you were………….hope the memories stay fresh forever.
i know your feelings 😉
I looooved Mark O’Toole. He had such great hair, didn’t he?
Perhaps the mystery man was Trevor horn?
Mark O’Toole is one of my best friends ever. I am very lucky to have him as my friend. His wife is also awesome and beautiful. His son Cairo is also going to be a super rock star. I’m proud to say that I spend every Christmas with him as I didn’t have any family in Florida. Also, he recorded and mixed all of my songs for free in his studio. ( myspace.com/jipsiharris Check out what he did for me. I hate to sound braggy but I’m missing him so much and decided to do a search on google and found this. I love your story by the way. Peace.
Jipsi Harris
Super Mark O’Toole fan forever.
Omg what you know Mark??? What’s he like in person???
That’s so cool! Mark is my influence/inspiration for pursuing music and picking up bass. I learned all of his bass lines from FGTH’s songs along with the keyboard/synth parts. I might pick up guitar too in the future. Anyway, are you still friends with Mark and if so how’s he doing? Unfortunately I can’t find any recent information about him or his band Trapped By Mormons since 2003 and I was curious on how he’s doing and if he still plays bass. Does he look the same? I miss Mark and wish he and FGTH can get back together as they made amazing music!