Most of Lynyrd Skynyrd Is Gone, But Who Cares?  On a recent trip
to Oregon, I ended up at West Fest, an annual event aimed at
drumming up business in the western outskirts of Salem, the
state's capital. Both Boston and The Kingsmen were scheduled to
play, so it sounded like it would be worth the $3 admission,
even though I was pretty sure the Kingsmen broke up right after
recording "Louie Louie" 40-something years ago.  We've all seen
this gimmick: a band with one or two original members tours
making a living on the fair and festival circuit. Imagining the
current lineups of these bands, I shook my head. Maybe the
singer's brother-in-law had taken over the vocals and the guy
who was subletting the manager's condo had landed himself a gig
behind the drums.  As it turned out, it wasn't even that
legitimate. Both The Kingsmen and Boston are still touring
somewhere in one incarnation or another, but not at West Fest.
Instead, we got The Dennis Mitchell Band, named for the brother
of the original guitarist on "Lou