Bela, Hey! In 1968. 8th grade. Keyboard player's father, Bela Sternberg, owned Bonne Music in Syracuse, NY. He was a beautiful guy, and not just because he supplied us with things like my Speed King pedal, a blue sparkle Naugahyde-covered speaker cabinet, etc.
And didn't seem to mind the band name! (Liberal 1960s parenting, I guess. His son turned out pretty OK, though.)