I met Brian at a recording session at Skyline Studios. The session was set up for me through my publishing company, Peer Southern, to record the end theme song I wrote that got placed in the ABC Halloween Special, “The Halloween That Almost Wasn’t” starring Judd Hirsch and Mariette Hartley.
The musicians on this date was Brian on bass, Jim Satten on guitar and I think either Brian Brake or Buddy Williams on drums. Me, on piano. It was engineered by co-owner and engineer extraordinary, Paul Wickliffe.
On “Keep On Thinking” I can hear Brian’s pop and smack on his bass. It didn’t end there. At Skyline, Brian, Jim and so many others honored me by working on my demos but one song, “One and Only” got covered by The Ritchie Family. 
Brian was killed on his motorcycle in 1981 before he could hear their release of this song. Unbeknownst to them but I caught it, they copped his bass lick on their RCA release as he did it on the demo.
I owe him for his support in and out of the studio. I dedicated my CD, “Home” to Brian.
Is there any way to get a copy of the song “keep on thinking” ? I’ve been searching for years… It’s so catchy and fun ! I’d love to be able to hear it in its entirety. Thanks !
Yes I have been searching for that amazing track “Keep On Thinking” at the end of “Halloween That Almost Wasn’t” for over 20 years and it would be such an honor to share it with this generation since I am a DJ and would love to incorporate this track in my sets. It would be such an honor if you could please e-mail me at djhellstorm@aol.com. I appreciate your amazing work Zenobia. Looking forward to your response.
Please reissue a 12″ copy of “Keep On Thinking”! Someone call ABC. Tell them we need a 12″ copy of the song, and a DVD or blu-ray of The Halloween That Almost Wasn’t.
I knew Allsop around the time of his accident….believe it or not, I saw him on his bike in NYC, on Chambers St. the day before he was killed. The crazy irony was that he called out to me, and I aid “man, I can’t go to that spot, because it was where I was hit and run as a pedestrian in 1978, right at that SPOT, and I couldn’t go there because it freaked me out too much! The next day, he gets killed on his motorcycle……
Hello Arlen, It’s been some time since you last wrote. I couldn’t respond. I lost 5 friends on the day you wrote and I wasn’t much for the world. So, I hope all is well with you, at least the best they can be. I adored Brian and think of him often. Still. Here’s to a better 2022.