A golden opportunity presented itself when I received this e-mail.

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Hi,

I got a kick out of your page. Nice job! Let me know if you want some more info on the Del-Aires, my name is Ron Linares, the son of Ronnie Linares from the Del-Aires.      

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Needless to say, this was very exciting news. I e-mailed him back and the following is gleaned from our e-mail exchanges over the next several days.

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3B Theater: Thanks for the offer. First and foremost, I know who your dad is. Can you tell me who the other band members are? The drummer? The Buddy Holly clone and the bass player?

Ron: The drummer is John Becker. Gary Jones on bass and "Buddy Holly" is Bobby Osborne.

3B Theater: There’s a couple of names I don’t recognize. I take it Edward Earle and Wilfred Holcombe were not part of the band then?

Ron: No, Edward Earle and Wilfred Holcombe were not part of the Del-Aires, they were writers brought in for the movie.

3B Theater: That clears up a lot of things. Is your father still alive?

Ron: Yes

3B Theater: Are the other band members still with us?

Ron: Yes, as far as I know.

3B Theater: Outstanding. If I sent you list of questions concerning the band would you be willing to do an online interview?

Ron: I am sure my father would do an interview.

3B Theater: Wow. That'd be great. I’ll get to work on that list of questions right away. I'll also let you know that I get a ton of e-mail concerning the page. There are an amazingly large number of Del-Aires fans out there.

Ron: That is really cool. Are you in the US? Not that it means a whole bunch, just curious where the interest is coming from?

3B Theater: Well, this website is based in Grand Island, Nebraska, of all places. It’s a member of a family of websites in pursuit of carnal knowledge of all things B-Movies, cult films and general weirdness. I’ve personally been a big fan of your dad’s band since first seeing them in The Horror of Party Beach. Thanks for your input and I’ll get that list of questions for your dad to you ASAP.

Big thanks to Ron Linares for getting in touch with me and offering some priceless info. I did submit a list of questions to Ron but that was some time ago and haven’t heard anything back yet. I told him to take all the time he needed but I hope my fanboy zealousness didn’t scare him off. I still have hope that he’ll get back in touch.

I’m also currently in contact with the grandson of Wilfred Holcombe -- who wrote several songs for The Horror of Party Beach and hope to land a Q&A with him as well.