Friday, September 28, 2012
Your comment is awatiing moderation. November 13, 2010 at 11:22 pmI was 15 and my name was still Ethan Hurwitz. I was a nice, good Bar Mitzvah boy from Roslyn and Eppy loved me so much that he made a deal with me that I could come in the back door to any show I wanted, and for free, if I promised not to drink under age (age was 18 then)… I kept the promise (when inside the club that is) and I saw some amazing acts, many who became superstars, many who already were superstars (like Billy) and many who were there at MFP on their first “World Tour”, like the Police.By 16 my band from Roslyn High School won the battle of the bands at MFP…We opened that night for David Johansen (Buster Poindexter)… as well as on another night for the new star of Saturday Night Live… Eddie Murphy…By 17 I had a hit record with “FAME” (the original Fame), It sold 3 million copies in the UK, and by 18, my name was Ethan Hurt (legally changed years later by a judge in New York) I was on tour and making records for years in the UK, Germany, Holland, etc, etc. etc… and sold several million records in all.Eppy, My Father’s Place, the scene, the music, was the life education that inspired me to do so many things in the music and film businesses. And although I was never a household name in the USA, because of my experiences in Roslyn and at MFP I made lots of music, friends and money in the industry… I attribute the inspiration of MFP, the musicians and Eppy himself, to being a major influence in the course of my life and career. I am sure anyone would agree, that time, that era, was magic-time!
