Donal Rooke

Photographed by Paul Shoul

Donal Rooke with his band “The Mess.” Left to right: Doug Ranieri, Bob Sherwood, Eric Payne, Joe Boyle, Amy Fairchild, Pete Keppler, Donal Rooke (Front).

Memories:

Martin Carrera: Don! My first customer. Dos tacos de pollo said the white guy speaking Spanish.
I miss him he helped make the music scene in Northampton ALIVE! To this day his spirit in the Music scene still lives.

Steve Westfield: I did some kind of local tv show with Donal once. He was the host….I remember very little about it.

Karen J Andrade: Don was so seminal a friend in our circles, there is just too many reminiscences. I do remember once we fell asleep plutonicly on a couch at an after party on Market St and we complained to each other about being too bony to use as a pillow. I only wish that could be said about me now.

Matt Cullen: I loved The Mess! This makes me miss Don.