Pongo The Wonder Dog
Volume 2 of 6 Albums
Only two months after producing the first album, we suddenly had an entire album of original material written. Everything was originally recorded in early 1972 with only a 2-track recorder...so it’s all captured “live”. Lead guitarist/tenor, Herb Lemon, was only 19 yrs old at the time, and Filipino, but raised in Indonesia and his first language is actually Dutch. BTW, Joe Duberglass is a native of Haiti.
1. Pongo The Wonder Dog (Sterlekar/Streeter, 1972)
Pongo was the Our House mascot…a huge black Labrador…
Vocals: Half the town of Baudette
Lead Guitar: Herb Lemon
Rhythm Guitar: Rick Stinson
Bass: David Mena
2. Time (Lemon, 1972)
Vocals: Herb Lemon, Ron Sterlekar Backup Vocals: Rick Stinson, Bill Fitzpatrick Lead Guitar: Herb Lemon Rhythm Guitar: Rick Stinson Percussion: Bill Fitzpatrick
3. Lady M’Lite (Stinson, 1974)
Vocals: Rick Stinson Backup Vocals: Herb Lemon, Ron Sterlekar, Rick Stinson Lead Guitar: Herb Lemon Rhythm Guitar: Rick Stinson Bass: Jim Hinds Percussion & Drums: Ron Sterlekar, Rock Romano
4. Kent State Dream (Sterlekar, 1972)
Ron was standing on the hill the day 4 were killed and 9 wounded, May 4th, 1970, at Kent State..
Vocals: Ron Sterlekar, Rick Stinson, Herb Lemon
Acoustic Guitars: Ron Sterlekar (12-string), Bill Fitzpatrick
Electric Lead Guitar: Rick Stinson
Acoustic Lead Guitar: Herb Lemon
Percussion: Joe Duberglass, Ron Sterlekar, Tim Castro, Bill Fitzpatrick
5. Four Walls (Lemon, 1972)
Acoustic Guitar: Herb Lemon
6. Bemidji Run (Streeter/Sterlekar, 1972)
Yes it’s sarcastic, but a true story of what we did for entertainment in Minnesota..
Vocals: Chuck Streeter, Ron Sterlekar
Backup Vocals: Rick Stinson, Bill Fitzpatrick
Acoustic Guitars: Herb Lemon, Chuck Streeter
Bass: Rick Stinson
Clapping: Ron Sterlekar, Bill Fitzpatrick
7. Rain (Fitzpatrick, 1972)
Vocals: Bill Fitzpatrick, Rick Stinson, Ron Sterlekar Lead Guitar: Herb Lemon Guitars: Rick Stinson, Bill Fitzpatrick, Ron Sterlekar, Chuck Streeter Backup Vocals: Chuck Streeter Sound Effects: Herb Lemon, Bill Fitzpatrick, Ron Sterlekar
8. Baudette Blues (Sterlekar, 1972
Vocals: Ron Sterlekar, Jim Hinds, Rick Stinson 12-String Guitar: Ron Sterlekar Acoustic Leads: Jim Hinds, Rick Stinson Guitars: Herb Lemon, Chuck Streeter Sound Effects: Bill Fitzpatrick, Herb Lemon, David Mena
9. Linda Jo (Lemon, 1972)
Vocals: Herb Lemon Guitars: Herb Lemon, Rick Stinson Bass: Jim Hinds Percussion: Joe Duberglass, Bill Fitzpatrick, Ron Sterlekar, Rock Romano
10. Love Me (As You Loved Me Then) (Stinson, 1972)
Vocals: Rick Stinson Backup Vocals: Rick Stinson, Herb Lemon, Ron Sterlekar Lead Guitar: Herb Lemon Guitars: Rick Stinson, Bill Fitzpatrick Percussion: Ron Sterlekar, Bill Fitzpatrick
11. Mama Told Me (Stinson/Sterlekar/Hinds/Streeter, 1972)
Vocals: Rick Stinson Electric Guitar: Rick Stinson Acoustic Guitars: Herb Lemon, Ron Sterlekar, Chuck Streeter Bass: Jim Hinds Percussion: Joe Duberglass, Bill Fitzpatrick
12. Happy Fingers (Lemon, 1972)
Acoustic Guitars: Herb Lemon, Ron Sterlekar
13. Chemical Queen (Sterlekar, 1972)
The delay after the “chemical Trip” instrumental is Ron switching guitars for the 3rd time…but everyone keeps the song going…
Vocals: Rick Stinson
Electric Lead Guitars: Ron Sterlekar, Herb Lemon, David Mena
Acoustic Guitars: Rick Stinson, Ron Sterlekar, Bill Fitzpatrick
Bass: Jim Hinds, David Mena
Percussion: Joe Duberglass, Ron Sterlekar, Bill Fitzpatrick, Tim Castro
14. Mama Told Me (Stinson/Sterlekar/Hinds/Streeter, 1972)
Vocals: Rick Stinson Electric Guitar: Rick Stinson Acoustic Guitars: Herb Lemon, Ron Sterlekar, Chuck Streeter Bass: Jim Hinds Percussion: Joe Duberglass, Bill Fitzpatrick
15. Morning Will Again (Streeter/Sterlekar, 1972)
Chuck and Ron were “trying” to look out their window at 30-below zero outside(!)…and there were “latticed patterns on a printed pane”. This was like our 4th attempt to get the opening of this song right...
Vocals: Ron Sterlekar, Chuck Streeter
Acoustic Guitars: Ron Sterlekar, Herb Lemon, Chuck Streeter, Bill Fitzpatrick
Bass: Rick Stinson
Synthesized Strings: David Mena
16. Filipino Rag (Lemon, 1972)
Acoustic Guitar: Herb Lemon Vocals: Herb Lemon, Ron Sterlekar
17. Lemon Can’t Find a Date (Lemon/Sterlekar, 1972)
Lemon loved country music. And Chuck had a new banjo. So here it is…
Vocals: Herb Lemon
Backup Vocals: Ron Sterlekar, Chuck Streeter, Bill Fitzpatrick
Banjo: Chuck Streeter
Acoustic Guitar: Herb Lemon
Bass: Rick Stinson
18. Survival (Stinson/Lemon/Sterlekar, 1971)
Yes, it’s the end of the world. This is only the end of a very very long song. Done live at a party, Rick wanted to see what could be done on a guitar with a butter knife and a mic stand.
Vocals: Herb Lemon, Rick Stinson, Ron Sterlekar
Acoustic Guitar: Herb Lemon
Electric Guitar: Rick Stinson
Percussion: Ron Sterlekar, Bill Fitzpatrick
19. Pongo The Wonder Dog--Reprise (Sterlekar/Streeter, 1972)
Produced by Ron Sterlekar, w/Rick Stinson 2014-2016
Remixed by Rock Romano’s Red Shack Recording Studio, Houston, TX, Rock@RedShack.net
Remixed by Night Light Productions and Cutting Edge Studios, Houston, TX
Remastered by Billy Stull at Masterpiece Mastering, South Padre Island, TX