The Smatter Page

Well, ladies and germs and none and all of the above, all good things come to an end.
The band Smatter firmly remains locked in the past, never to reunite again.
We coulda been contenders (well, maybe).
Sim Glaser, who passed away in April of 2023, will always be remembered and revered.
He made the finest music. We love you, Sim.

SUMMER 2010

What started out as a partial Smatter reunion ended up as a live performance by Scott, Alan & Joe Diehl at the Lithia Artisan's Market in Ashland. A fun time in the sun with a great response. Thanks to those who helped and those who attended! This spawned Scott's new band, Wine Without Reason.

APRIL 2009, Bardland by THE RETTAMS.

Impromptu vacations allowed a partial reunion: Scott, Alan, Jack,
with Ashland guitarist extraordinaire (and bassist, too, in this case) Joe Diehl
on this tongue-in-cheek homage to the quirkiness of Scott's adopted hometown.
Sorry ... we just can't resist a cheap rhyme (the song's hook).
But, these days, the lyrics will get people's knickers in a knot.
So, until humanity's sense of humor is restored, I've removed the song from the Web.

SMATTER: 1977!

For a brief shining moment (about half a year!), there was the greatest (in our minds) band in the world: Smatter.

The band included Sim Glaser (guitar, bass), Jack Wade (piano, guitar, bass), Alan Trebat (drums), and Scott Calamar (bass, piano, guitar). Sim, Jack, and Scott wrote the songs and the band had a lot of rehearsals. We did a few gigs that had the student body hopping, and capped our career opening for a band called "Road Apples" at our college's end-of-classes picnic, May 11th, 1977. That's where the pictures below were taken.

FEBRUARY 2007: SMATTER REUNION!

The full original band regrouped for a 30-year reunion in Ashland, Oregon. We had a great time, recorded some fab new songs, and even added a fifth member, Curt Cassingham, on bass. Listen to or freely download the songs below.

RECORDINGS with the full band!
(All songs arranged by Smatter)

What Do You Think of Me? (Wade)

Just See Where We Are (Calamar)
Additional vocal by Angelina

Soft Soul Woman (Glaser)

Don't Tell Anybody (Wade)

ORIGINAL RECORDINGS

The only "full-band" songs on record were taped live 5/11/77, complete with crowd noises, wind "boom", and bad quality (mistakes). We present the best ones here for your listening pleasure:

Gonna Buy Me a Mountain (Jack Wade)
Saddest Satin Pette (Sim Glaser)
Judy (Jack Wade)
So Fine (Sim Glaser)
Late Night Out (Scott Calamar)
What Say You and I Get Married (Jack Wade)
Still Talking to Walls (Sim Glaser)
And There You Were-1998 remix (Sim Glaser)

There were also a number of other joint recordings:

And the Angels Come Down (Scott Calamar, performed by Scott and Jack, 2006)
All I Know (Jack Wade, performed by Jack and Scott, 1986)
Hands Across the Land (Sim Glaser, performed by Sim and Scott, 1977)
Still Talking to Walls (Sim Glaser, performed by Sim and Scott, 1975)
Too Weak to Resist (Scott Calamar, performed by Scott and Sim, 1977)
And Nothing Gets Done (Scott Calamar, additional lyrics by Sim, performed by Scott and Sim, 1975)
Stay Here For A While (Scott Calamar, performed by Scott and Sim, 1975)
Damn I Do (Jack Wade, performed by Jack and Scott, 1986)
First Time This Lifetime (Sim Glaser, performed by Sim and Scott, 1975)
S/B (Scott Calamar, performed by Scott and Jack, 1986)
Something So Perfect (98 remix) (Scott Calamar, performed by Scott and Jack, 1977)

All songs property of their composer. Calamar songs ℗Calasongs (ASCAP).

SOLO STUFF

Sim Glaser

Our beloved friend and bandmate, Sim, passed away in April of 2023. He is greatly missed. We all agree that Sim made some of the finest music. He continued to write, play, perform, record, direct, and produce well into 2023; he was the most prodigious of the band members.
As a rabbi, his music was as inspired as ever. You can hear him on:

Sim created a lot of beautiful music over the years, including the wonderful albums Songs from the Book of Jonah and Shir Mi-Libeinu: A Song From Our Heart. (Links no longer available.)
His last production was a family fantasy musical:
The Dragon Who Liked to Spit Fire.

Scott Calamar

Scott's band Wine Without Reason performed his original songs in local clubs and at wineries in Southern Oregon from about 2010 through 2017. The band's website provides more information. Scott continues to plop out the occasional solo recording—new songs and remakes of his favorite older originals—which you can find on his personal music page. These songs are also available on most streaming services.
Scott's YouTube music page with links.

Alan Trebat

Based on the east coast, Alan has been a prolific drummer in his spare time, playing with numerous bands and lending his beat to various types of music. He is literally sailing off into the sunset ... or, actually, sunrise.

Jack Wade

Jack has turned his back on the world and sits with his thoughts and his memories. Oh wait, that's from The Rutles. Actually, Jack continues to play piano and one day hopes to be quite good at it. ;)