“ A diminutive and incredibly good-looking blonde (Mandy Lemons ...) walked slowly around the miniscule stage, like a panther on the prowl. What came next was amazing! Sturgis Nikides is a master craftsman of Blues guitar. His fingers chased after the music, up and down the neck of his guitar — leaping, sliding, and sometimes sneaking from fret to fret. Although his influences are many, his sound is uniquely his own. However, Mandy (remember her…the good-looking blonde…my second-most primary reason for going that night?) words cannot describe the raw power of her voice and the enthusiasm of her performance — think Janis Joplin, only so much better. She sang with fervor and passion as she threw her head back, seemingly levitated to the tips of her toes, and unleashed a voice that sounded like she was rising to heaven while kicking down the doors to hell.”