Thrills from left to right Linda Mackley (drums & vocals), Tony Monaco (keyboards & lead vocals), the late Bill Gilbert (bass & vocals) and Dave Fullerton (guitars & vocals). This is the group that recorded Thrills 3.
Dressing room photo  (the early years) on Long Island.  From left clockwise Tony Monaco Rob Owens, Manager Tom Ingegno, Dave Fullerton and the late Bill Gilbert.

Starting Thrills 3 at Smoketree Ranch

         Tony Monaco at Smoketree

Songwriters/producers Mike Frenchik and Tom Ingegno during Thrills 3

Dave Fullerton, Linda Mackley, Mike Frenchik & Doug Parry listening to a playback of Thrills 3
           

Just what is a Mac Attack?  New Drummer Linda Mackley on Thrills 3
The original Thrills line-up from 1980 for the release of First Thrills
From the left, Dave Fullerton, Rob Owens (original drummer), Tony Monaco and Bill Gilbert
Watch for the release of Thrills Live From My Father's Place  broadcast live on  radio station WLIR on St. Patrick's Day March 17, 1981.  Here are some photos from that exact event celebrating the release of First Thrills              

WLIR's John DeBella  introduces Thrills, March 17, 1981 at My Father's Place

Backstage from bottom left:  WLIR's Bob Cranes, John DeBella, Rob Owens, Tony Monaco, Dave Fullerton, Bill Gilbert & manager, Tom Ingegno

 

  

March 17, 1981, the boys are back !

Dave Fullerton, Tony Monaco, Road Manager Rick Hawkey

Tony on  bass, Bill on lead vocal for the song Show Me from Thrills Live and Dave

Bill and Dave

Bill and Dave

Not easy to photograph, Rob Owens

Dave "Peaches" Fullerton  and Tony

The only photo left of My Father's Place

Ladies & Gentleman: Thrills!

Were you there March 17, 1981?

Do you remember?

Sound Engineer Howie Stein

Road Manager Rick Hawkey and stage hand John Stamos
    

Stage Manager Andy Stromfeld sporting a pretty snappy cap and a First Thrills jacket

Howie, Rick, John, Andy and Dallas were the men behind the scenes

         

              Lighting by Dallas Cupps
   

     The Pittsburgh crew Lee & Randy

        

Howie playing it cool at Walk America '82, Pittsburgh, PA for WXKX

Jim Roach from Pittsburgh radio station WDVE promotes First Thrills

Manager Tom Ingegno, WDVE's Jim Roach, Tony, Rob, Bill and Dave from the First Thrills Pittsburgh tour

Tony out front

Dave & Tony

Tony on bass, Bill on lead vocal

Rob out front with Bill while Tony plays drums

Rob sings Carrie from First Thrills while Tony plays drums

Bill promotes First Thrills
     

Tom, Rob & Rick during the cover circuit days and in much leaner times

This was the logo designed for the First Thrills album which became the bands trade mark
Before First Thrills, in late 1979, Thrills entered the recording studio Kingdom Sound to record their actual first project which should be released early 2001 titled From Kingdom Come.  Here are some photos from that session.

Rob, Bill and Tony sing some harmonies 

Bill sings lead on the song Halfway

Engineer Don Casale and producer/songwriters Mike Frenchik and Tom Ingegno

Mike Frenchik conducting the string quartet

Mike Frenchik with harpist

Dave

Bill

This was the original logo from 1976 until 1980. With the release of the first album, the new logo was designed and first appeared on the cover of First Thrills

The original group known as Bad Company on the Pittsburgh , PA cover band circuit circa 1972-73

photo courtesy of Denis Altenburger