In the year 2000 the Fairmont High School class of 1975 held a 25 year reunion party. Mark Peterson, Lon Miles and Randy Laffey all members of the class of 1975 were at the reunion party. After some discussion and many beers along with a whole lot of other fun it was decided that since the three were all musicians, and lived in the Twin Cities metro they should get together and jam, drink beer and just have some fun ! This indeed did happen with Mark (Pete) playing guitar, Lon (Lonzo) playing bass and Randy (Face, The King, Kinger) playing the drums.
The first couple "jams" were fairly uneventful. The trio used an old beat up cheapo PA and a couple monitors to get some vocals going. Much of the time was spent reminiscing about the old days, catching up on each others histories and trying to figure out what to play!
31 March 2005
30 March 2005
Beginnings "Two"
After a few more jam sessions Randy mentioned he had a cousin who played guitar and maybe we should invite him over sometime. The next practice he showed up and instantaneous friendships were formed. Andy Jerich "Cuz" was an instant hit with the trio even though he was much younger....in fact 15 years younger. Andy LOVED the 60's and 70's rock music and was enamoured with the likes of Hendrix, Kiss, Black Sabbath and Ted Nugent and many other bands of that era. Most of his peers were into Metallica and Heavy Metal type bands. Pete and Andy, both guitarists almost seemed like long lost twin brothers separated at birth and reunited for first time. They loved they same bands, played the same type of guitars, spoke the same guitar lingo, and instantly were able to forge guitar harmonies. When getting together for a practice both would comment that they had been thinking about and working on certain songs. After comparing notes they discovered that BOTH had been thinking and practicing some of the same songs !!! These two were definately on the same wave length. Many months were spent jamming and having some real good fun. Some of the neighbors who stopped by jam sessions started commenting that the four should formally be a "band" and maybe even have a REAL GIG !!!
29 March 2005
Beginnings "Three"
The foursome practices in the basement of Randy's house. Randy lives in Coon Rapids within a couple of blocks of the neighborhood watering hole....a place called the Short Stop Bar and Grill also in Coon Rapids. The Short Stop's logo is a raccoon of course. After much discussion and some talks with Ray the owner of the bar it is decided that he is going to let us "jam" at the bar on a Thursday evening and call it "garage band night". The idea is that maybe he can draw some bar patrons on Thursday nights to see "unpolished", "non veteran rockers" "garage bands", bands that basically would probably never have a chance in hell of getting a real gig anywhere. Also Ray has many nights of Karaoke which is very popular but he really would rather have "live music" on occasion even thought the Karaoke is very profitable. For the first time the foursome is excited about playing out in public but with no PA system and no band name......many decisions need to be made.
Fortunately Randy has an acquaintance Donnie Erickson who owns a business where he goes around supplying PA sound for events like snowmobile races, high school track meets and anything else that would require a PA system. He agrees to offer his services FREE for the night. After much discussion about band names....
no one can quite figure this out....
many are thrown in the hat....
Pet Roxx, Orange Shag Orchestra, Garage Rockets, PA Blues Project
(because our cheapo PA SUCKS)
most having some 60's 70's theme....
no one can figure it out.
naming a band is way too hard !!
can we credit Mitch or was it Sara??? LuAnne ??
"You practice in Coon Rapids."
"The logo of the bar is a Raccoon."
"You guys are the Coon Dawgs !!!"
So the first unofficial name at least for the first "gig" is the Coon Dawgs.
Fortunately Randy has an acquaintance Donnie Erickson who owns a business where he goes around supplying PA sound for events like snowmobile races, high school track meets and anything else that would require a PA system. He agrees to offer his services FREE for the night. After much discussion about band names....
no one can quite figure this out....
many are thrown in the hat....
Pet Roxx, Orange Shag Orchestra, Garage Rockets, PA Blues Project
(because our cheapo PA SUCKS)
most having some 60's 70's theme....
no one can figure it out.
naming a band is way too hard !!
can we credit Mitch or was it Sara??? LuAnne ??
"You practice in Coon Rapids."
"The logo of the bar is a Raccoon."
"You guys are the Coon Dawgs !!!"
So the first unofficial name at least for the first "gig" is the Coon Dawgs.
28 March 2005
Beginnings "Four"
So the "Coon Dawgs" played their first official gig on a thursday evening from 8-10 PM in December of 2003 to a very appreciative collection of friends, neighbors, wives, relatives, co workers and bar patrons. The "gig" ended up being two sets....pretty much everything the "Coon Dawgs" could play at the time. (and probably the 2nd set had a couple of repeats.) DOH ! But what is to be expected from an evolving garage band on "Garage Band Night" ?? Donnie ran the sound using one of his PA sound systems so whatever the sounds the band were making were "sounding" as best as could be made to sound !!! This gig was not the very first public appearance however. In April of 2003 the "Coon Dawgs" made the first public appearance at "The Goose" in Fairmont, Minnesota courtesy of the blue grass / new grass / folk band Jameson Drovers who are also Fairmont natives. Lonzo has played bass for this band for many years. The Drovers have played every Easter weekend and Thanksgiving weekend for the last 7-8 years. Now ....there is a bit of a difference between what the Drovers play and what the Coon Dawgs play but it seemed the crowd enjoyed the 5-6 song set. Many Kudo's to the Jameson Drover Band for allowing this milestone to occur !!! The songs played ???? were Stairway to the Stars (Blue Oyster Cult), Paranoid (Black Sabbath), Sunshine of your Love (Cream), Stranglehold (Ted Nugent) and "Hey Joe" Jimi Hendrix
27 March 2005
Beginnings "Five"
Ray, the owner of the Short Stop was happy with the crowd of fans that showed up for the "Coon Dawgs" inaugural gig on that thursday for Garage Band night.
Ray decided to offer the "Coon Dawgs"
another gig slated for February 2004
This time he would pay the "going rate" !!!
Once again the 'Dawgs would have to recruit Donnie
as....huh....funny....
The Dawgs have no PA equipment !!!!
Thankfully Donnie agree's to provide the PA system once again
and of course expertise in running sound for the fledgling band.
The 'Dawgs have about two months to practice.
Learn more material
Promote themselves to potential attendees.
We want to make it a worthwile investment for Ray.
(are we impressing ourselves ???)
(us,us us, all about us)
Details are somewhat fuzzy....
Some things are for certain ....
Place is Packed!!!!!!!!!!! (small venue)
Standing Room only !!!!!!! (small venue)
Many of our comrades, neighbors, co workers,
relatives, family show up to offer support.
This time the "Coon Dawgs" play three sets.
Of course most of the third set is repeats from
Set One and Set Two.
Some of the songs are still marginal.
Still, Ray is very enthused for us.
Since Randy is a popular local character
who frequents Ray's bar regularly and
is well known in these parts....
Ray offers the band....
ONE GIG PER MONTH THROUGH AUGUST !!!!!!!
The band has a future !!
Ray decided to offer the "Coon Dawgs"
another gig slated for February 2004
This time he would pay the "going rate" !!!
Once again the 'Dawgs would have to recruit Donnie
as....huh....funny....
The Dawgs have no PA equipment !!!!
Thankfully Donnie agree's to provide the PA system once again
and of course expertise in running sound for the fledgling band.
The 'Dawgs have about two months to practice.
Learn more material
Promote themselves to potential attendees.
We want to make it a worthwile investment for Ray.
(are we impressing ourselves ???)
(us,us us, all about us)
Details are somewhat fuzzy....
Some things are for certain ....
Place is Packed!!!!!!!!!!! (small venue)
Standing Room only !!!!!!! (small venue)
Many of our comrades, neighbors, co workers,
relatives, family show up to offer support.
This time the "Coon Dawgs" play three sets.
Of course most of the third set is repeats from
Set One and Set Two.
Some of the songs are still marginal.
Still, Ray is very enthused for us.
Since Randy is a popular local character
who frequents Ray's bar regularly and
is well known in these parts....
Ray offers the band....
ONE GIG PER MONTH THROUGH AUGUST !!!!!!!
The band has a future !!
26 March 2005
Beginnings "Six"
Coon Dawgs / Garage Rockets / Lava Lords
Official Business
03/07/04
(Be prepared for tongue in cheek along the way)
OK – The band of brothers known collectively as the “Lava Lords”
(insert way kewl logo here)
Officially Declare!
We want to be a band.
Officially, Absolutely,
Definitely, Make No Mistake !
To “break on through to the other side” we have to:
Take Risks, Invest Money,
have some Commitment, Determination
Practice !! Pride, Confidence, Sacrifice
(what is this Boy Scouts?)
We have already tasted our first blood,
experienced our first “ 15 minutes of fame”.
Are we cursed . . . or blessed to want more?
“crave the lime light”
“chase the fix”
"nothing beats being on stage"
Our Mission Statement !
(come on ...a mission statement...what is this Corporate America ????)
"Collectively we share the desire to explore our musical passion, to find out where our musical path may lead us and to share the experience with others."
In the evolution of a band...
as all bands experience...
we have been at many crossroads:
First Jam
Breaking the Ice
Learning of each song
Polishing each song
Playing for guests
1st maniacal drunken fan crashing repeatedly into gear
1st Public Appearance
1st Paid Gig
Heaving Naked Bosoms Thrust in our Face
(How did we miss those ???)(is that a song??)
Investing $$$$$
Now What ?????????????
Remain sequestered in the basement?
Stay committed to having a few beers,
jamming off some stress,
no real agenda or commitment?
OR
“erupting out of the basement !!”
Figuring out a way to balance career, family, everyday
life in the big city and “the passion”.
Unanimously we have agreed to take the risk and
"blast off" out of the basement.
We all agree that none of us can make the ultimate
commitment / sacrifice by quitting our day jobs,
divorcing our wives, abandoning our families
and jamming 12 hours a day… every day,
and play 6 gigs per week for the rest of our lives.
(DUH !!)
So our goals are simple.
Practice once a week
Do one gig per month
Sporadically do more than one gig per month
when schedules permit,
(but generally not more than 2 or 3 any given month)
Official Business
03/07/04
(Be prepared for tongue in cheek along the way)
OK – The band of brothers known collectively as the “Lava Lords”
(insert way kewl logo here)
Officially Declare!
We want to be a band.
Officially, Absolutely,
Definitely, Make No Mistake !
To “break on through to the other side” we have to:
Take Risks, Invest Money,
have some Commitment, Determination
Practice !! Pride, Confidence, Sacrifice
(what is this Boy Scouts?)
We have already tasted our first blood,
experienced our first “ 15 minutes of fame”.
Are we cursed . . . or blessed to want more?
“crave the lime light”
“chase the fix”
"nothing beats being on stage"
Our Mission Statement !
(come on ...a mission statement...what is this Corporate America ????)
"Collectively we share the desire to explore our musical passion, to find out where our musical path may lead us and to share the experience with others."
In the evolution of a band...
as all bands experience...
we have been at many crossroads:
First Jam
Breaking the Ice
Learning of each song
Polishing each song
Playing for guests
1st maniacal drunken fan crashing repeatedly into gear
1st Public Appearance
1st Paid Gig
Heaving Naked Bosoms Thrust in our Face
(How did we miss those ???)(is that a song??)
Investing $$$$$
Now What ?????????????
Remain sequestered in the basement?
Stay committed to having a few beers,
jamming off some stress,
no real agenda or commitment?
OR
“erupting out of the basement !!”
Figuring out a way to balance career, family, everyday
life in the big city and “the passion”.
Unanimously we have agreed to take the risk and
"blast off" out of the basement.
We all agree that none of us can make the ultimate
commitment / sacrifice by quitting our day jobs,
divorcing our wives, abandoning our families
and jamming 12 hours a day… every day,
and play 6 gigs per week for the rest of our lives.
(DUH !!)
So our goals are simple.
Practice once a week
Do one gig per month
Sporadically do more than one gig per month
when schedules permit,
(but generally not more than 2 or 3 any given month)
25 March 2005
Beginnings "Seven"
It was very exciting having a guaranteed upcoming schedule as a goal.
But with goals come commitment.
Decisions need to be made.
Plan's need to be formulated.
Some sort of structure is needed.
What are the goals again?
I thought we were a hobby band !!
The first thing had to be to invest in a PA and other hardware that would be good enough as a first step towards “hobby band” self sufficiency. With the budget set at $4000 and advice from Donnie, Adam at Metro Sound and others a PA system was purchased. Many other items were needed: a rack of lights, various extra cables, mic’s, mic stands.
Get our return on investment back by the end of the year !!!
Donnie ran the show at the first April 2004 gig,
making most of the initial sound settings and needed
tweaks and also establishing a baseline
for us to run it ourselves going forward.
We took our lumps.
On occasion over the next few gigs
we had some “issues”
including some points of annoying feedback,
“TOO LOUD” “CAN’T HEAR THE VOCALS”.
We tinkered. We kept practicing.
We had FUN!
We REALLY had fun !!
We also discovered real quick
there is a big difference
between
a hobby band jamming, drinking beer in the basement
a hobby band playing out in public.
We were challenged.
TRY to remember 40 songs instead of 15.
Lonzo...WHAT ARE THE WORDS ?
What about song starts and stops, harmonies,
arrangements and where the leads are,
set it up and tear down at 2 in the morning,
Should we be worried about HOW it SOUNDS !
What order should the songs be in ?
Will people show up ?
Do we SUCK and NOT KNOW IT ???
Who cares !!
We're having fun and THAT is the point.
But with goals come commitment.
Decisions need to be made.
Plan's need to be formulated.
Some sort of structure is needed.
What are the goals again?
I thought we were a hobby band !!
The first thing had to be to invest in a PA and other hardware that would be good enough as a first step towards “hobby band” self sufficiency. With the budget set at $4000 and advice from Donnie, Adam at Metro Sound and others a PA system was purchased. Many other items were needed: a rack of lights, various extra cables, mic’s, mic stands.
Get our return on investment back by the end of the year !!!
Donnie ran the show at the first April 2004 gig,
making most of the initial sound settings and needed
tweaks and also establishing a baseline
for us to run it ourselves going forward.
We took our lumps.
On occasion over the next few gigs
we had some “issues”
including some points of annoying feedback,
“TOO LOUD” “CAN’T HEAR THE VOCALS”.
We tinkered. We kept practicing.
We had FUN!
We REALLY had fun !!
We also discovered real quick
there is a big difference
between
a hobby band jamming, drinking beer in the basement
a hobby band playing out in public.
We were challenged.
TRY to remember 40 songs instead of 15.
Lonzo...WHAT ARE THE WORDS ?
What about song starts and stops, harmonies,
arrangements and where the leads are,
set it up and tear down at 2 in the morning,
Should we be worried about HOW it SOUNDS !
What order should the songs be in ?
Will people show up ?
Do we SUCK and NOT KNOW IT ???
Who cares !!
We're having fun and THAT is the point.
24 March 2005
Beginnings "Eight"
You can’t take these
memorable dates away from us !
Notice we pretty much stayed with the name
Coon Dawgs until March 2005.
We did one of these gigs as the Garage Rockets.
Mentioning the Drovers gigs as Lonzo played bass for them.
feb 26 2005 - Coon Dawgs - Short Stop - Coon Rapids
jan 22 2005 - Coon Dawgs - Short Stop - Coon Rapids
jan 15 2005 - Coon Dawgs - Legion Hall – Zimmerman
nov 26 2004 – Jameson Drovers - Goose – Fairmont
sep 24 2004 - Coon Dawgs - Bunkie's - Chisago City
aug 28 2004 - Coon Dawgs - Short Stop - Coon Rapids
aug 13 2004 - Coon Dawgs - Bunkie's - Chisago City
jun 26 2004 - Coon Dawgs - Short Stop - Coon Rapids
apr 24 2004 - Coon Dawgs - Short Stop - Coon Rapids
apr 9 2004 – Jameson Drovers - Goose – Fairmont
apr 3 2004 - Coon Dawgs - Short Stop - Coon Rapids
feb 28 2004 - Coon Dawgs - ShortStop - Coon Rapids
dec 13 2003 - Coon Dawgs - ShortStop - Coon Rapids
memorable dates away from us !
Notice we pretty much stayed with the name
Coon Dawgs until March 2005.
We did one of these gigs as the Garage Rockets.
Mentioning the Drovers gigs as Lonzo played bass for them.
feb 26 2005 - Coon Dawgs - Short Stop - Coon Rapids
jan 22 2005 - Coon Dawgs - Short Stop - Coon Rapids
jan 15 2005 - Coon Dawgs - Legion Hall – Zimmerman
nov 26 2004 – Jameson Drovers - Goose – Fairmont
sep 24 2004 - Coon Dawgs - Bunkie's - Chisago City
aug 28 2004 - Coon Dawgs - Short Stop - Coon Rapids
aug 13 2004 - Coon Dawgs - Bunkie's - Chisago City
jun 26 2004 - Coon Dawgs - Short Stop - Coon Rapids
apr 24 2004 - Coon Dawgs - Short Stop - Coon Rapids
apr 9 2004 – Jameson Drovers - Goose – Fairmont
apr 3 2004 - Coon Dawgs - Short Stop - Coon Rapids
feb 28 2004 - Coon Dawgs - ShortStop - Coon Rapids
dec 13 2003 - Coon Dawgs - ShortStop - Coon Rapids
23 March 2005
Beginnings "Nine"
Here is a copy of our set list from our most recent gig
February 26 2005 at the Shortstop.
We played all the songs except:
Robin Trower's "Bridge of Sighs"
Instead we were lucky to be able to
honor requests from the front row crowd at closing.
We did the Doors "Road House Blues" and ACDC "She's Got Balls "
1
Red House – Jim Hendrix
Jumpin Jack Flash - Rolling Stones
Louise – Jonnie Lang
Hey Joe – Jimi Hendrix
Sunshine of Your Love – Cream
White Room – Cream
The Ocean – Led Zeppelin
Come Together – Beatles
Simple Man – Lynrd Skynrd
Dragon Attack – Queen
Smoke on the Water – Deep Purple
I’m Your Captain – Grand Funk
Pete’s Fuzz – Coon Dawgs
Red House – Jim Hendrix
Jumpin Jack Flash - Rolling Stones
Louise – Jonnie Lang
Hey Joe – Jimi Hendrix
Sunshine of Your Love – Cream
White Room – Cream
The Ocean – Led Zeppelin
Come Together – Beatles
Simple Man – Lynrd Skynrd
Dragon Attack – Queen
Smoke on the Water – Deep Purple
I’m Your Captain – Grand Funk
Pete’s Fuzz – Coon Dawgs
2
Spooky – Classics Four
Steppin Stone – Monkees
I’m Eighteen – Alice Cooper
Be My Lover – Alice Cooper
Behind the Wall of Sleep - Smithereens
Last Days of May – Blue Oyster Cult
Stairway to the Stars – Blue Oyster Cult
Thousand Dollar Car – Bottle Rockets
All Along the Watchtower – Jimi Hendrix
Fairies Wear Boots – Black Sabbath
All Right Now - Free
Stranglehold - Ted Nugent
Cat Scratch Fever – Ted Nugent
3
Paranoid – Black Sabbath
Evil Woman – Crow / Black Sabbath
Purple Haze – Jimi Hendrix
Foxy Lady – Jimi Hendrix
For Your Love – YardBirds
Good Morning Little School Girl – Ten Years After
The Boys are Back in Town – Thin Lizzy
Knockin’ on Heavens Door – Bob Dylan
Mary Had a Little Lamb – Stevie Ray Vaughan
Cocaine – JJ Cale / Clapton
Bridge of Sighs – Robin Trower
Can’t You See – Marshall Tucker
FreeBird – Lynrd Skynrd
22 March 2005
Beginnings "Ten"
The Lava Lords...
would be very pleased...
to see you at...
our next GIG !!!
Shortstop – Coon Rapids
Saturday March 19,2005
8:30-12:30 NW corner Northdale & Foley
Martin County Reunion Party !!
The Lava Lords are:
Andy Jerich = Guitar / Vocals
Mark Peterson = Guitar / Vocals
Lon Miles = Bass / Vocals
Randy Laffey = Drums / Percussion
Donnie Erickson = Sound Tech
Mitch = "Lava Lamp Technician" and "Sound Tech Wannabee"
would be very pleased...
to see you at...
our next GIG !!!
Shortstop – Coon Rapids
Saturday March 19,2005
8:30-12:30 NW corner Northdale & Foley
Martin County Reunion Party !!
The Lava Lords are:
Andy Jerich = Guitar / Vocals
Mark Peterson = Guitar / Vocals
Lon Miles = Bass / Vocals
Randy Laffey = Drums / Percussion
Donnie Erickson = Sound Tech
Mitch = "Lava Lamp Technician" and "Sound Tech Wannabee"
21 March 2005
Evolution
Evolution…..
The reality of life is that every day is an evolution.
We are constantly evolving as humans,
sometimes for the better and sometimes for the worse.
And so it also goes for a Rock band.
In our humble view the March 19th, 2005 Shortstop gig was our best ever.
We have played the songs enough to feel comfortable. We had the assurance of our “sound” being massaged by Donnie and Mitch.
(with the obligatory few glitches of course)
The place was packed from the very beginning until the very end.
Has the band reached its pinnacle?
Should we quit now while we are ahead?
Can it get any better than this???????
It truly was a “Martin County Reunion”.
There must have been at LEAST 20-25 people with Fairmont roots !!!
Also thanks to our friends from “work world”.
We would name you ALL here to be preserved for all of eternity on the web,
…….EXCEPT…...
We would no doubt have some sort of mental lapse and omit someone.
You know who you are!!
We know who you are !!
We cannot thank YOU enough.
Right up to the very end
you were in our face egging us on !
IT WAS AWESOME !!!!!!!
U GUYS ROCK !!!
We can’t wait to do it again.
The reality of life is that every day is an evolution.
We are constantly evolving as humans,
sometimes for the better and sometimes for the worse.
And so it also goes for a Rock band.
In our humble view the March 19th, 2005 Shortstop gig was our best ever.
We have played the songs enough to feel comfortable. We had the assurance of our “sound” being massaged by Donnie and Mitch.
(with the obligatory few glitches of course)
The place was packed from the very beginning until the very end.
Has the band reached its pinnacle?
Should we quit now while we are ahead?
Can it get any better than this???????
It truly was a “Martin County Reunion”.
There must have been at LEAST 20-25 people with Fairmont roots !!!
Also thanks to our friends from “work world”.
We would name you ALL here to be preserved for all of eternity on the web,
…….EXCEPT…...
We would no doubt have some sort of mental lapse and omit someone.
You know who you are!!
We know who you are !!
We cannot thank YOU enough.
Right up to the very end
you were in our face egging us on !
IT WAS AWESOME !!!!!!!
U GUYS ROCK !!!
We can’t wait to do it again.
20 March 2005
Lava Lord Links
Have you noticed the "Lava Lord Links"? As you may have discovered many of the links are to other bands or organizations we support. For the most part these are friends or people we grew up with musically. Many we met during garage jams, campfire jams and the like. Just because we love ROCK music does NOT mean we do not like other forms of music. Individually we have varied musical tastes outside of ROCK, but collectively as a group we pretty much agree that two forms of music that we cannot seem to "appreciate" are OPERA and RAP. Some of the stuff we play translates to the "campfire" setting, but Black Sabbath and most others ....it gets a little tough. From this point forward ....as most blogs....we will try to keep you informed on what is going on with the Lava Lords, what we are up to, what we are thinking, upcoming gigs etc etc etc
17 March 2005
Spring 2005 Upcoming Gigs
REVISED !!
May 2nd - 2005
We are still waiting to finalize some of our gig schedule but this is what we have so far for this spring / summer. One thing nice about being a hobby band is that you can pick and choose your battles. We DON'T want or expect to play every weekend. We are very excited about these events and hope to see you there !!!!
Saturday May 7th, 2005
Short Stop - Coon Rapids, MN 8:30-12:30 pm
Saturday May 21st, 2005
American Legion - Zimmerman, MN 8:00 - 12:00 pm
Saturday June 25th, 2005
Dave & Wendy Wedding party
Hog Roast / Walters family BASH
on "the farm"- East Chain, MN
Friday July 15th, 2005
Short Stop - Coon Rapids, MN 8:30 - 12:30 pm
Friday July 22nd, 2005
American Legion Hall - Fairmont, MN 8:30 - 12:30 pm
Thanks to Ray at the Short Stop for having us back. We hope to have a few new twists, possible guest appearences and some new songs.
Thanks to Wayne at the American Legion Hall in Zimmerman
for having us back. We played there this past January and had a great time.
We are looking forward to loading gear when it is NOT 15 below zero !!!
The hog roast / wedding will be the first outdoor gig we have ever played. If you are friends of ours who live in the Martin county area contact one of us and we will try to get you on the "A" list to come party with Dave & Wendy and the Walters family. Don't worry about us drinking and driving. We plan on camping out !!!!
The Friday July 22nd gig is the kickoff for the 30 YEAR - Fairmont 1975 class reunion weekend. This is also the five year anniversary of our band. We can't believe it is thirty years since we graduated from high school. I'm sure our former classmates are wondering if we ever will grow up !!! Guess we never quite made it to being career doctors, lawyers, or Corporate CEO.....oh well...
We are just "glad to be here".
May 2nd - 2005
We are still waiting to finalize some of our gig schedule but this is what we have so far for this spring / summer. One thing nice about being a hobby band is that you can pick and choose your battles. We DON'T want or expect to play every weekend. We are very excited about these events and hope to see you there !!!!
Saturday May 7th, 2005
Short Stop - Coon Rapids, MN 8:30-12:30 pm
Saturday May 21st, 2005
American Legion - Zimmerman, MN 8:00 - 12:00 pm
Saturday June 25th, 2005
Dave & Wendy Wedding party
Hog Roast / Walters family BASH
on "the farm"- East Chain, MN
Friday July 15th, 2005
Short Stop - Coon Rapids, MN 8:30 - 12:30 pm
Friday July 22nd, 2005
American Legion Hall - Fairmont, MN 8:30 - 12:30 pm
Thanks to Ray at the Short Stop for having us back. We hope to have a few new twists, possible guest appearences and some new songs.
Thanks to Wayne at the American Legion Hall in Zimmerman
for having us back. We played there this past January and had a great time.
We are looking forward to loading gear when it is NOT 15 below zero !!!
The hog roast / wedding will be the first outdoor gig we have ever played. If you are friends of ours who live in the Martin county area contact one of us and we will try to get you on the "A" list to come party with Dave & Wendy and the Walters family. Don't worry about us drinking and driving. We plan on camping out !!!!
The Friday July 22nd gig is the kickoff for the 30 YEAR - Fairmont 1975 class reunion weekend. This is also the five year anniversary of our band. We can't believe it is thirty years since we graduated from high school. I'm sure our former classmates are wondering if we ever will grow up !!! Guess we never quite made it to being career doctors, lawyers, or Corporate CEO.....oh well...
We are just "glad to be here".
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