WE ACTUALLY BROUGHT
THE CAMERA!!
Check out our Mayne Island Pub
gig!
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July 5th:The Marine Club with Sean
O'Keefe was a lot of fun!
Man, that room reeks of atmosphere!! Grandpa's rec room, only with a bigger
bar!
SEAN O'KEEFE and the HARDENED CRIMINALS, 'Machine Gun'
KELLY MELVIN and ALLAN 'Baby Face' HALEY certainly didn't disappoint!
They gained new fans with their brilliant sound. I was sitting there listening
and shaking my head at why these guys are not filling arenas. Ah, well . . .
everything in good time . . .
THANK YOU to all the
folks who came out to support us at this show! It was great to see all the
dancin' and carryin' on!
And Russell, I will not soon forget your velvet tongue.
;-)
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July
3rd: We had a one hour showcase for the BC
Songwriter's Association at McBurney's in Langley, B.C. The place was packed,
which is always a great thing!! We saw some old friends and were delighted to
meet new ones! Thanks so much to LaRaine Vanderzalm for booking us in there and
to Bruce Kilby for his awesome support! We enjoyed meeting fellow songwriter
Dan Beer ;-) Hell of a nice guy . . . and guess what, we even scored another
gig while we were there: We're going to be doing a set at Langley's outdoor
summer festival, Arts Alive, on August 17th! Come one, come all!
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DAMOE'S (June 22 & June
29) was a riot! We met so many great new people that evening!
Thank you to our friends
who came out and supported us, we can't tell you what that does for us!
Oh, and I've gotta say: the food at DAMOE'S is just incredibly good!
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Daniel's Bash
at The Cottage (June 21) was a lot of fun!
We had a good turnout, and the highlight of the evening came when everyone
gathered around and watched incredulously as "our" Steve drank a beer
whilst standing on his head.
Imagine my pride.
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Another wonderful gig was at Green Acres Farm in White Rock. (June 9)This
was a private surprise party for a woman who recently got her Masters. She
thought she was going horseback riding at her friends' farm, but when she
opened the barn doors, about 50 of us yelled, "Surprise!"
We were there to play music, of
course, and we shared the stage in the huge barn with Martin Ridgely and Louise
Porter Moran. We just switched off all night, each act doing mini sets till the
cows came home. Sold a few CDs, raffled off a couple t-shirts, did a little
horseback riding; you know, generally had a terrible time ;-)
Thanks so much to Paul and Jacqueline for having us there all day and evening,
and to Jeff for hiring us!
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We had an absolute blastat the
Roberts Creek Legion on June 1st. These people
know how to party! We had Ken Gustafson sitting in on peddle steel for the
evening, and it fattened up our sound real good!
Steve used to live on the Sunshine Coast, and we used to go there almost every
weekend so we had a great time catching up with old friends. It was downright
debaucherous and we can't wait to do it again!
Thanks very much to Al & Julie for turning us on to playing the Legion, and
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LIVE RADIO
PERFORMANCE |
We had a great time performing
LIVE on the radio on June 28th! Steve and I, along with our bass player, David
Bridges, were invited to be on Mark Bignell's radio show (Radio Bandcouver
102.7 FM).
We performed 6 songs altogether and Mark chatted us up between songs, and he
also played several cuts from our CD, Straight Up. In all, it was a wonderful
experience for us!
Mark Bignell sure works hard at supporting and promoting Vancouver's indie
scene, and we want to thank him heartily for his many efforts, and for being a
hell of a good guy!
Check out
Radio Bandcouver's site to find out about his
upcoming guests and who's playing where.
Thank you, Mark! |
Upcoming Shows:
Remember . . .
EVERY THURSDAY AT DAMOE'S
. . . see posterabove.
Please Note:
Thursday, August 1st at Damoe's - Martin Ridgley &
Louise Porter are filling in
for us during the dinner set from 7:30 - 9 pm. We will be back at Damoe's
in time to host the Open Mic from 9 pm - midnight.
Saturday, July 27
PRIVATE PARTY
Thursday, August
1st
CONCERT IN THE PARK
SERIES
Concerts in the Park take place at Douglas Park
20550 Douglas Crescent in Langley.
Bring your picnic blanket, snacks, friends and family and enjoy a relaxing
evening in Scenic Douglas Park with the Sounds of Music in the air!
We play from 5 pm - 6 pm
Friday, August 2
THE PURPLE
CRAB
With Willie Krueger
3916 Main Street, Vancouver
604-484-2438
9 pm - 1 am
Saturday, August
17
ARTS ALIVE
FESTIVAL
Outdoor Festival in Langley B.C.
1/2 hour set (exact time TBA)
Photos:
We
would like to thank Louise
Porter for her excellent photography. We are thrilled with her
work (on the front page,
the bio page, and
this page) and recommend her highly for Vancouver area musicians. She's
easy-going, makes you feel comfortable, and she takes her time to get a shot.
What more could ya want?
Contact us and we'll put you in touch.
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(June
28/02)
