Magic Ring Living in Laurel Canyon in about mid-1970, Dabek played a couple of times at Doug Weston’s Troubadour and then teamed up with some musicians (Patrick McDonald, Jim Clinton) to form a group called Magic Ring.  It was a laid-back atmosphere in the Canyons those days, before the drugs got nasty and dealers started carrying guns. Magic Ring practiced for about three months and played the Troubadour and a couple of gigs around L.A. They hooked up with a “producer” who got them into the studio to record “All Alone, All Along” which is included in this collection.  The Magic Ring version of this song was taken from the old wax masters which had been played one too many times. The group didn’t stay together too long, and Dabek started work on his piano compositions, earning a living and going to Los Angeles Valley College. Pat went on to play bass in Billy Joel’s road band.