{"id":20275,"date":"2022-07-15T08:02:28","date_gmt":"2022-07-15T12:02:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/?p=20275"},"modified":"2022-07-15T08:39:43","modified_gmt":"2022-07-15T12:39:43","slug":"transylvania-alumni-re-energize-cold-fusion-band-for-class-reunion-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2022\/07\/transylvania-alumni-re-energize-cold-fusion-band-for-class-reunion-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"Transylvania alumni re-energize Cold Fusion band for class reunion performance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"810\" height=\"458\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/07\/transylvania_band_top-810x458.jpg\" alt=\"band performing\" class=\"wp-image-20276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/07\/transylvania_band_top-810x458.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/07\/transylvania_band_top-350x198.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/07\/transylvania_band_top-730x412.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/07\/transylvania_band_top-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/07\/transylvania_band_top-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/07\/transylvania_band_top.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Alumni who attended Transylvania University in the early &#8217;90s may remember the excitement surrounding Cold Fusion \u2014 not so much the questionable energy source, but the band.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Known around campus for covers like &#8220;Day Tripper&#8221; and &#8220;Brown Eyed Girl,&#8221; these five Pioneers entertained crowds at a variety of venues, from talent shows to Greek events. After all these years, they decided to reunite for an Alumni Weekend performance this past spring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It seemed like a fun thing to do,&#8221; said Ephraim Woods &#8217;93, a chemistry professor at Colgate University. &#8220;We just got a chance to get together and gave it a whirl.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Woods, on guitar, was joined by the other original band members, Mark Detherage \u201993 (drums), Clint Snedegar \u201991 (lead vocals), Aaron Thompson \u201991 (guitar) and Steven Yelton \u201994 (bass)&nbsp; \u2014 along with newcomers Brian Froedge \u201993 (saxophone) and Ben Mackey \u201994 (keyboard). They played for the Class of 1992\u2019s 30th reunion at Speakeasy in Lexington.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"810\" height=\"306\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/07\/transylvania_band_crimson-810x306.jpg\" alt=\"band performing\" class=\"wp-image-20277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/07\/transylvania_band_crimson-810x306.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/07\/transylvania_band_crimson-350x132.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/07\/transylvania_band_crimson-730x276.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/07\/transylvania_band_crimson-768x290.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/07\/transylvania_band_crimson-300x113.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/07\/transylvania_band_crimson.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><figcaption>Cold Fusion <a href=\"https:\/\/kdl.kyvl.org\/digital\/collection\/tu-thecrimson\/id\/7065\/rec\/5\">was featured<\/a> in Transylvania&#8217;s 1992 Crimson yearbook.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The band members had come together to jam three years earlier at an Airbnb. Yelton said he was actually more nervous during that first get-together, although it was just them. &#8220;I hadn&#8217;t touched the bass since I put it down the last time we played together.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As for performing in front of a crowd, Yelton said, &#8220;I don&#8217;t think we&#8217;re going to win &#8216;American Idol&#8217; or anything, but it was still fun and we had a good time.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cold Fusion played 24 songs, opening with Prince&#8217;s &#8220;Let&#8217;s Go Crazy&#8221; and ending with Pink Floyd&#8217;s &#8220;Comfortably Numb.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mackey said he enjoyed getting together with his college buddies. He, Snedegar and Detherage are physicians; Froedge is a retired marching band director; Thompson is CFO of Evergreen Real Estate; and Yelton is in IT. Mackey noted how it was the synergy between them that made it happen. &#8220;You have to have all of you to create a good song.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Detherage also appreciated the opportunity. &#8220;It was just a great time getting to see everybody,\u201d he said. &#8220;Playing in front of an audience was something we hadn&#8217;t done in a while.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Woods added: &#8220;The blessing of it is that when we do get together and say hi to each other, about a minute after that we&#8217;re talking as if we saw each other the day before.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"810\" height=\"655\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/07\/transylvania_band_group-810x655.jpg\" alt=\"band members posing\" class=\"wp-image-20278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/07\/transylvania_band_group-810x655.jpg 810w, 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