Hi gang!
Great times at CMC Jam, Blue Turtle and Smedley’s!! It was great to see Meg, Deb, Ray, Marcy, Ashley, Erika, Chris, Daryl, Carrie, Keith, Gerald, Kathy, Priscilla, Carmella, Sandy, Ken, Krista, L.J., Kelly, Jess, George, Mike, Jamie, Rick, Maureen, Mark, Leon, Cory, Sharon and Steve!
The Smedley’s gig was also bass player Paul Francis’ last show with Shady Drive, as he is leaving the band to pursue other interests. Paul will continue on with our Stevie Ray Vaughan tribute band, “In Step”. Rob and I would like to thank Paul for his hard work and contributions while he was a member of Shady Drive!
We have a new bass player in place and will make an announcement very soon, so stay tuned!
Coming up this week…
Tuesday: The Cleveland Music Club – CMC Jam happens every Tuesday at Bullfrog’s Sports Cafe (33137 Center Ridge Rd., N. Ridgeville, 8:30 – 12:30). This week it’s our annual Holiday Jam! Hosts are Furious George Hartwig, Gary G Rock Stulak and Jon Darling! Our sponsors each and every week are Dirty Town Guitar and Amps (15230 Madison Ave. Lakewood) and Hamley Amplification (PO Box 222, Brunswick 216-704-0122)! Full backline (two guitar amps, bass amp, Sonor Drums and PA) is provided, so bring your favorite axe, sticks or just your party attitude and dancin’ shoes and come join the fun!
Saturday: Slim N’ Shady returns to Fairview Tavern (21867 Lorain Rd., Fairview Park, 9pm). The food there is second to none (try the $10 strip steak special!), the drinks are cold and the service is top notch! C’mon out and have dinner and some drinks while we play your favorite songs!
As always, you can pick up a copy of Shady Drive’s CD, “Darker Shade Of Blue” at all of our live shows, on Amazon, CDBaby or iTunes! You can hear us often, along with other blues artists on WCSB FM Mondays at 9pm and on BluesMusicFan.com!
That’s all for this week. We’ll talk soon…
Mike :c)