![]() “Most every day, I get an email from someone who attended a Camp, thanking me for the opportunity and sharing a story,” Fishof says. Rock ‘N’ Roll Fantasy Camp is the subject of a recent documentary, Rock Camp: The Movie, which Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times called “inspiring.” Another reviewer wrote, “At the root of it all is the very real emotion and power that music has over its most ardent fans, and how it can form lifelong friendships and unforgettable memories.” Fishof produced a special Relix Rock Camp in New York from October 27- 30, featuring Phil Lesh, John Scofield and Robert Randolph. In 1997, he created the Rock ‘N’ Roll Fantasy Camp, with a roster of participants that has included: Jeff Beck, Brian Wilson, Joe Perry, Buddy Guy, Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Nancy Wilson, Dave Mustaine, Alice Cooper, Sammy Hagar, Kim Thayil and many others. Fishof launched his career out of the Catskills, initially serving as an agent, but subsequently taking on the roles of manager, producer and promoter, while mounting a global tour with Dirty Dancing, selling out stadiums with The Monkees and returning Ringo to the road. The son of a cantor father, who was also a Holocaust survivor, Fishof spent many of his summers at the hotels and bungalow colonies that catered to Jewish families at the time. ![]() Fishof recalls, “Then I said to him, ‘If you had an opportunity to meet any rock artist and jam with them, then who would it be?’ Roger turned to me and said, ‘If you introduce me to Levon Helm, I’ll do your camp.’ I said, ‘You got it!’ So that’s how he initially came to join us.”įishof’s own camp experience began in the Catskills. When Roger Daltrey first participated in David Fishof’s Rock ‘N’ Roll Fantasy Camp, the experience helped him realize one of his own fantasies as well.įishof had difficulty explaining the concept to the British rock star when he was trying to enlist his participation for the third Camp in 2003.
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