Mike Starcher – Drivin' It!

Hi gang!

This week’s Cleveland Music Club – CMC Jam was an astounding array of awesomeness. We all thought George was gonna blow a vein hitting those high notes. But he didn’t (blow a vein) and did (hit those high notes.) Thanks to both George F Hartwig and Gary G Rock Stulak for hosting this week. CMCs own “Energizer Bunnies” never disappoint! Our jammers didn’t disappoint, either! Thank you, “GraV” (Steve, Josh B., Josh S., Clay Craigo), Robert A. DeVries, Chris Barwell, Ron Jackson, Gregory McGill, Don Lydon, Tim Hamman, Joey Samide, John Kerver, and Pedro Diaz. Also, thanks to everyone who came out to listen, dance and hang out with us, including: Mary Beth, Joe S., Patsy, Bob, The Dancing Marilyns (with 2 bonus Marilyns!) and the rest of the ‘Frog Faithful.’ Your support is invaluable! Thank you to our sponsor Dirty Town Guitar and Amps and to the staff and management of Bullfrog’s Sports Cafe for keeping us going every week.

Aces Rock Show Jam on Wednesday was awesome! Thanks to Gary Stulak for having me aboard, to Tom Brady and Joey Samide for an awesome host set and to everyone who came out! Fun night!

Friday’s show at John O’s was played to a packed house as usual. Many thanks to Stephanie and the John O’s staff, and our friends the “Green Acres” gang for hanging out with us!

Coming up this week…

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’s guest hosts are Brian Davidson and Bill March! Our sponsor each and every week is Dirty Town Guitar and Amps (15230 Madison Ave. Lakewood)! 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!

On Thursday, Shady Drive will appear at Panini’s – Solon (6150 SOM Center Rd., 7-10pm). Great food, great drinks and a fun atmosphere are features of this awesome nightspot. Justin Butcher will join us on bass, so c’mon out and let’s PARTY! :c)

This Friday, Shady Drive will appear at Vosh (1414 Riverside Dr., Lakewood, 9pm – 1am) with Tim Hamman joining us on bass. Make plans now to come out and party with us as we light up the dance floor at Vosh!

On Saturday, Shady Drive returns to Fat Little Buddies Tavern (26906 Cook Rd, Olmsted, 8-Midnight) with Tim Hamman joining us on bass. A great nightspot with frosty cold drinks, good food and lots of room to party! Come join us!

That’s all for this week! We’ll talk soon…

Mike :c)

Hi gang!

This week’s Cleveland Music Club – CMC was overflowing with musical goodness. Fantastic host set by this week’s guest hosts Rob Hayes and Eroc Sosinski followed by some cool jamming by: Tom King, Greg Kern, Eddie Santos, Don Lydon, Pete Telari, Bob Laeng, Jay Willis, John Kerver, Pedro, Nelson, Doug, Paul A. Frosty, Robert A. DeVries and “Grav” (Steve, Clay Craigo, Josh B., Josh S.) Thank you all for the great tunes. Thanks also to Joe, Bob S., Pamela, Gregory, the Dancing Marilyns and the rest of the ‘Frog Faithful’ for hanging out! As always, thank you to Dirty Town Guitar and Amps and to the staff and management of Bullfrog’s Sports Cafe for making the party possible each week.

Wednesday’s Shady Drive show at The Grille was another great night! Thanks to everyone who came out to party with us including our good friends Jess, Kathy, Jim and Skip!

Friday’s Shady Drive appearance at Cleats Marblehead was a fun night! It was cool to see all of our Cleats pals! Many thanks to Margo, Jen, Rachel and the rest of the Cleats staff!!

Saturday’s Slim N’ Shady show at Gandalf’s Pub was awesome! Thanks to Kathy, Phil, Chris, Erin, Daryl, Shelley and her gang, Dave, Terri, Ken and everyone else who stopped by to sing along with us!

Coming up this week…

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’s guest hosts are ‘Furious’ George Hartwig and Gary ‘G Rock’ Stulak! Our sponsor each and every week is Dirty Town Guitar and Amps (15230 Madison Ave. Lakewood)! 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!

On Wednesday, I’ll be filling in for Tommy Amato hosting the Aces Rock Show Jam (6849 Pearl Rd., Middleburg Heights, 8pm – 12am) with Tom Brady, Joey Samide and Gary ‘G Rock’ Stulak. Great food, frosty drinks, great service and a huge dance floor complete with awesome in-house sound and light system. C’mon out and jam with us!

This Friday night, Shady Drive returns to John O’s @ Clay’s Park (13190 Patterson St NW, North Lawrence, Ohio, 8pm)! We’ll be rockin’ the house with Justin Butcher on bass. Don’t miss all the fun! C’mon out and join us!

Saturday night’s Shady Drive show at Fat Little Buddies has been moved to August 1.

That’s all for this week! We’ll talk soon…

Mike :c)

Hi gang!

What a week it’s been! Things started off at the Cleveland Music Club Jam on Tuesday with an outstanding host set by Mike Dixon and Tim Hamman (We missed you Becky!!). Then MORE musical acrobatics by jammers Bob Laeng, Doug on guitar, Louie Lively, David Koler, Jay Willis, Dan Elliott, Don Lydon, Greg Kern, Louis on bass, Vince Longo, Phil O., and ‘The Cottom Catz’ Mike Cottom, Mike Cottom and Chloe Cottom.) You guys were all awesome. Thank you! Thanks also to Suann, Steve, Gary, Derek, the Dancing Marilyns (and a bonus Marilyn) and the rest of the ‘Frog Faithful’ for hanging out with us. Finally, thanks to our sponsor Dirty Town Guitar and Amps and to the staff and management of Bullfrog’s Sports Cafe for all of their support… and…cupcakes! ;c)

Wednesday’s Shady Drive gig at The Grille was another awesome night on the patio! Thanks to everyone who came out. We’re back this week, weather permitting.

On Thursday, Cleveland Music Club traveled to Panini’s – Solon. Along with me were Brian Davidson and Bill Kraker. It was a blast! Thanks to the Panini’s gang for rockin’ the house with us and to their great staff!

Shady Drive teamed up with the North Coast Horns and Rick Matousek on keys (awesome job, Rick!) for Friday night’s performance at Brook Park Home Days. We had a great time playing for a very enthusiastic crowd that included John, Ted, Shelly, Gene and Sharon, to name a few. Many thanks to Mayor Tom Coyne for having us out, and to “IronMan” Mike Horvath for an amazing job on the sound board!

On Saturday night, Shady Drive and the North Coast Horns were at it again with the one and only Chris Hanna on keys, this time at the Fairview Park Summerfest! It was an absolutely remarkable evening with a super crowd (we saw Chris, Daryl, Erika, Keith and his gang, the Dancing Marilyns, Gabrielle, Stephan, Alexa and quite a few others!) Huge thanks to Judy Nicoloff and the Summerfest Committee for having us back and to the Fairview Park Service Dept. for a great job getting us and our gear to and from the stage!

Coming up this week…

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’s guest hosts are Rob “Shady” Hayes and Eroc Sosinski! Our sponsor each and every week is Dirty Town Guitar and Amps (15230 Madison Ave. Lakewood)! 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!

On Wednesday, Shady Drive will appear at The Grille (1813 Pearl Rd., Brunswick, 7-10pm) which features an amazing patio, with food to match (their gyros are THE BEST!) and lots of frosty cold beverages! Justin Butcher will join us on bass, so come on out and let’s rock the house!

This Friday night, Shady Drive returns to Cleats – Marblehead (6801 E. Harbor Rd., Marblehead, 7:30pm – 10:30pm) to rock the house! The weather’s warm, the drinks are frosty and it’s time to party! Come join us!

Saturday will find Slim N’ Shady at Gandalf’s Pub (6757 Center Rd., Valley City, 8pm-11pm). Gandalf’s has a great Irish-American menu (amazing boxties!!), a great selection of beers and all of your favorite wines and mixed drinks. If weather permits, we’ll be out on the patio, so come join us on a Saturday night!

That’s it for this week. We’ll talk soon…

Mike :c)

Hi gang!

The CMC Jam night ran a bit long last week with all of the jammers attending. Thanks to guest hosts Drew Doman and Steve Smith for a great host set. The we heard some excellent jams from: David Poirier, AJ Hamley, Bob Laeng, Nate Mysza, John Kerver, Devin Hogan, Jay on bass, Greg Kern, Tom King, Harmonica Stan, Dale Bally, Frances O’Daniel, Robert A. DeVries and the Cottom Catz (Mike Cottom, Mike Cottom, Chloe Cottom). Thanks to all for putting some great music into our Tuesday night! John, Hichem, Susan, Gary, Derek, the Dancing Marilyns and the rest of the ‘Frog Faithful’, thanks for hanging with us. Finally, as always, thank you to Dirty Town Guitar and Amps for sponsoring us every week and thank you to the management and staff of Bullfrog’s Sports Cafe for giving us the room each week.

Wednesday’s Rock Show Jam at Aces Middleburg was awesome! It was great to see Sandy, Ken, Lisa, Katyana, Ron and all of the Aces gang. Thanks to Gary Stulak for having Rob and I out to host! We had a blast!

Friday’s Slim N’ Shady happy hour show at Blue Turtle was a ton of fun as always! Many thanks to Sandy, Ken, Erika, Chris, Daryl, Karen, Louise, Tricia and Pam for coming out!

Saturday night’s Slim N’ Shady appearance at the Fairview Tavern was rather disappointing attendance-wise. We called it a night after one set. We were hoping to get some post-fireworks folks but it didn’t happen.

Coming up this week…

The Cleveland Music Club – CMC Jam happens every Tuesday at Bullfrog’s Sports Cafe (33137 Center Ridge Rd., N. Ridgeville, 8:30 – 12:30) Our guest hosts this week are Becky Boyd, Mike Dixon and Tim Hamman! Our sponsor each and every week is Dirty Town Guitar and Amps (15230 Madison Ave. Lakewood)! 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!

On Wednesday, Shady Drive will appear at The Grille (1813 Pearl Rd., Brunswick, 7-10pm) which features an amazing patio, with food to match (their gyros are THE BEST!) and lots of frosty cold beverages! Justin Butcher will join us on bass, so come on out and let’s rock the house!

This Thursday, Cleveland Music Club plays Panini’s – Solon (6150 SOM Center Rd., 7-10pm). Great food, great drinks and a fun atmosphere are features of this awesome nightspot. Brian Davidson and Bill Kraker round out the line up, so c’mon out and let’s PARTY! :c)

Friday night finds Shady Drive teaming up with the North Coast Horns to play the Brookpark Home Days Festival (Brookpark Recreation Center, 17400 Holland Rd. Brookpark, 9pm – 11pm). This should be a great show, so make plans now to join us!

On Saturday, Shady Drive and the North Coast Horns return to headline the Fairview Park Summerfest (Bohlken Park, 7-11pm). Last year’s show was a blast, and this year should be even beter, as we’ll stop the show briefly at dusk to watch the fireworks, and then we’ll go back to making music until 11pm!

That’s all for this week! We’ll talk soon…

Mike :c)

Hi gang!

Last week’s CMC Jam found us back in the main room, rockin’ the house! Thanks to hosts Brian Davidson and Bill March for a kick ass host set! Also, many thanks to all of our jammers including: Bob Laeng, Gordon, John Kerver, Greg Kern, Greg McGill, Lou, Tim, Joe, “Grav” (Josh Bailey, Josh Sinclair, Clay Craig, Steve Smith), “Dry Bones Valley” (Tim, Joe, Ben) and Robert A. DeVries! Thank you to everyone who came out just to visit with us and enjoy some tunes, including: Manda, Jason, Danny, Peanuts, Vern, Gary, Derek, Dan, the Dancing Marilyns and the rest of the ‘Frog Faithful.’ As always, thanks to our sponsor Dirty Town Guitar and Amps and the staff and management of Bullfrog’s Sports Cafe.

Wednesday night’s Shady Drive performance at The Grille was another beautiful night! Many thanks to Artie and Gigi for having us out and to all of The Grille gang for coming out to hang with us and enjoy the evening! We’re back there next on July 8.

Unfortunately, our Saturday night appearance at The Grill was canceled due to weather. Rain, patios and band gear don’t mix very well. :c)

Coming up this week…

The Cleveland Music Club – CMC Jam happens every Tuesday at Bullfrog’s Sports Cafe (33137 Center Ridge Rd., N. Ridgeville, 8:30 – 12:30) Our guest hosts this week are Drew Doman and ‘Uncle’ Steve Smith! Our sponsor each and every week is Dirty Town Guitar and Amps (15230 Madison Ave. Lakewood)! 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!

On Wednesday, Rob and I will guest host the Aces Middleburg Rock Show Jam Night (6849 Pearl Rd., Middleburg, 9pm – 1am). Great food, frosty drinks, great service and a huge dance floor complete with awesome in-house sound and light system. C’mon out and jam with us!

This Friday Slim N’ Shady return to Blue Turtle Tavern (29352 Lorain Rd., N. Olmsted) for Friday Happy Hour from 6-9pm! C’mon out and help us rock the house while we play your favorite classic rock and blues tunes! You can even sing along! It’s that kinda party!

Saturday marks the debut of Slim N’ Shady at the Fairview Tavern (21867 Lorain Rd., Fairview Park, 9:30pm – 1:30am). The food at the Tavern is amazing (try the $10 strip steak special), the drinks are cold and the service is fast and friendly. Add an evening of your favorite tunes by Slim ‘N Shady and you’ve got a GREAT Saturday night! Let’s rock!

That’s all for this week! We’ll talk soon…

Mike :c)

Hi gang!

Happy Fathers’ Day to all the Dads out there. :c)

The CMC Jam was another fun night! Thanks to hosts Furious George Hartwig and Gary G Rock Stulak, jammers Bob Laeng, Nate Mysza, Joey Samide, Tim, Ben, Joe, Greg McGill and Joe! Thanks also to Becky, Joe S., the Dancing Marilyns and all of the Frog Faithful who came to hang out with us! :c)

Wednesday’s Shady Drive appearance at The Grille for the Century Harley Davidson Bike Night was a remarkable evening! It was great to see Joy, Jess, Erika, John, Beth, Keith, A.J. and everyone else who packed into the Grille’s awesome patio! Big thanks to Artie, Gigi and the folks at Century Harley for having us and to Caroline and Jess for taking such good care of us! We’ll appear there every Wednesday night throughout the summer. :c)

Friday night’s Slim N’ Shady show at Gandalf’s Pub was awesome! We had a great time on the patio with Erika, Marilyn, Chris, Daryl, Marilyn, Jerry, Kelly and Paul and the Gandalf’s gang! Kudos to Lindsey, Jess, Kat and Sarah for the great service and many thanks to Sean and Michelle for having us out! We’ll see you there next on July 18!

On Saturday, Shady Drive made the trip to Andover, Ohio and the Bay Shore Campground where we had an extremely fun time partying with Lisa, Joe, Lisa’s folks, Sally, Andy, Jennifer, Kristen, Kathleen, little Mackenzie and the rest of the Bay Shore gang! Playing there is always a great time!

Coming up this week…

The Cleveland Music Club – CMC Jam happens every Tuesday at Bullfrog’s Sports Cafe (33137 Center Ridge Rd., N. Ridgeville, 8:30 – 12:30) Our guest hosts this week are Brian Davidson and Bill March! Our sponsor each and every week is Dirty Town Guitar and Amps (15230 Madison Ave. Lakewood)! 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!

On Wednesday, Shady Drive will appear at The Grille (1813 Pearl Rd., Brunswick, 6-9pm) The Grille features an amazing patio, with food to match (their gyros are THE BEST!) and lots of frosty cold beverages! Justin Butcher will join us on bass, so come on out and let’s rock the house!

We’ll be back at The Grille (1813 Pearl Rd., Brunswick, 9pm-1am) on Saturday night. Come join us! :c)

That’s all for this week! We’ll talk soon…

Mike :c)

Hi gang!

Last week’s CMC Jam was a little different, but loads of fun just the same! We moved into the party room due to the Cavs game, but that didn’t stop the fun. Thanks to hosts Becky Boyd, Mike Dixon and Tim Hamman for an awesome host set and for making the transition to the party room seamless. Huge thanks to those who came out this week, whether they came to play or listen. There are not a lot of venues willing to let the show go on when there is a big game on. (That means extra big thanks to the management of ‘The Frog,’ too!) Without your support, there would be no reason for Russell and his crew to keep the jam on these big sports nights. So… Nate Mysza, John Kerver, Jim Belanger, John Horvath, Bob DeVries, Phil O., Gregory McGill, Vern, Joanne, Peanuts, Marybeth, Gary, Derek, the Dancing Marilyns and the rest of the ‘Frog Faithful.’ buy yourselves all a drink, cause you rock! As always, thanks go to Dirty Town Guitar and Amps for sponsoring us each week.

Shady Drive’s appearance at The Grille was canceled by Century Harley-Davidson due to weather. They’ve rescheduled the event for this coming Wednesday.

Our show at the Fairview Tavern was a great time! It was great to see Aimee, Ryan, Denny, Sandy, Ken, John, Dawn, George and the whole Tavern gang turned out on a Saturday night. Thanks to all who came out! :c)

Coming up this week…

The Cleveland Music Club – CMC Jam happens every Tuesday at Bullfrog’s Sports Cafe (33137 Center Ridge Rd., N. Ridgeville, 8:30 – 12:30) Our guest hosts this week are ‘Furious’ George Hartwig and Gary ‘G Rock’ Stulak! Our sponsor each and every week is Dirty Town Guitar and Amps (15230 Madison Ave. Lakewood)! 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!

This Wednesday night we’ll try it again as Shady Drive will play The Grille (1813 Pearl Rd., Brunswick, 6-9pm) as they host the Century Harley-Davidson Bike Night. The Grille features an amazing patio, with food to match (their gyros are THE BEST!) and lots of frosty cold beverages! This is our debut appearance there and Justin Butcher will join us on bass, so come join us, hope for a sunny day and let’s rock the house!

Friday will find Rob and me at Gandalf’s Pub (6757 Center Rd., Valley City, 8pm-11pm) as we debut the Slim N’ Shady acoustic duo at the Valley City venue. Gandalf’s has a great Irish-American menu, a great selection of beers and all of your favorite mixed drinks. If weather permits, we’ll be out on the patio, so come join us and let’s kick the weekend off in style!

On Saturday, Shady Drive travels to Bay Shore Campground (7124 Pymatuning Lake Rd Andover, 8pm – 11pm) where we’ll play your favorite classic rock and blues tunes in a great outdoor setting. C’mon out, pitch a tent, build a fire and join the fun!

That’s all for this week! We’ll talk soon…

Mike :c)

Hi gang!

Last Tuesday’s CMC Jam was another awesome night with hosts Rob Hayes and Tim Hamman, our awesome jam crew Bob Laeng, John Kerver, Devin Hogan, Jim Belanger, Hichem Ferrah, Dan Elliott, Greg McGill, Bob DeVries and Pam Coone. Thank you all for filling the night with music for us! Thanks also to everyone who came out listen, dance and get a little silly including: Joe, Michelle, David, Todd, Vern, Lisa, Pamela, the ‘Dancing Marilyns’ and the rest of the ‘Frog Faithful.’ It’s always fun hanging with you fine people. Big thanks as always to our sponsor Dirty Town Guitar and Amps and to the staff and management of Bullfrog’s Sports Cafe, without whom we’d have to try to jam via FaceTime or something equally ridiculous.

Thursday’s gig with Pieces Of Eight featuring the Lakeside Brass and The Soul Men was a great time! Always fun gigging with them. :c)

Shady Drive played a private event on Saturday. Thanks to Chris Hanna and Ray Varga for turning in awesome performances!

Coming up this week…

The Cleveland Music Club – CMC Jam happens every Tuesday at Bullfrog’s Sports Cafe (33137 Center Ridge Rd., N. Ridgeville, 8:30 – 12:30) Our guest hosts this week are Becky Boyd, Mike Dixon and Tim Hamman! Our sponsor each and every week is Dirty Town Guitar and Amps (15230 Madison Ave. Lakewood)! 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!

This Wednesday night, Shady Drive will play The Grille (1813 Pearl Rd., Brunswick, 6-9pm) as they host the Century Harley-Davidson Bike Night. The Grille features an amazing patio, with food to match (their gyros are THE BEST!) and lots of frosty cold beverages! This is our debut appearance there and Justin Butcher will join us on bass, so come join us and let’s rock the house!

On Thursday, Shady Drive will debut at Panini’s – Solon (6150 SOM Center Rd., 7-10pm). Great food, great drinks and a fun atmosphere are features of this awesome nightspot. Bill March will join us on bass, so c’mon out and let’s PARTY! :c)

This Saturday night, Shady Drive returns to the Fairview Tavern (21867 Lorain Rd., Fairview Park, 9:30pm – 1:30am). The food at the Tavern is amazing (try the $10 strip steak special), the drinks are cold and the service is fast and friendly. Add an evening of blues and classic rock by Shady Drive and you’ve got a GREAT Saturday night! Let’s rock!

That’s it for this week! We’ll talk soon…

Mike :c)

Hi gang!

We sure missed last week’s CMC Jam. We have a great one coming up this week! :c)

Shady Drive’s appearance at John O’s at Clay’s Park was a remarkable night. Watching the room fill up as we were getting ready to play was energizing, to say the least. It was great to see all of the Clay’s Park gang in attendance, Christina behind the bar and Rich, who did a great job of keeping the flood waters off our gear! lol Also a HUGE thanks to Justin Butcher, who jumped in to save the day on bass at the last minute and just absolutely killed it all night long. :c)

Coming up this week…

The Cleveland Music Club – CMC Jam happens every Tuesday at Bullfrog’s Sports Cafe (33137 Center Ridge Rd., N. Ridgeville, 8:30 – 12:30) Our guest hosts this week are Rob “Shady” Hayes and Tim Hamman! Our sponsor each and every week is Dirty Town Guitar and Amps (15230 Madison Ave. Lakewood)! 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!

On Thursday, I’ll be behind the kit with Pieces Of Eight and the Lakeside Brass at the St. Ambrose Festival (929 Pearl Rd., Brunswick, 7pm).

On Saturday, Shady Drive will play a private function.

That’s all for this week. We’ll talk soon…

Mike :c)

Hi gang!

Last week’s CMC Jam was a rockin’ good time as always, thanks to hosts ‘Furious’ George Hartwig and Gary ‘G Rock’ Stulak, jam crew: Joe Ferrara, Gene Franz, Bob Laeng, Hayden Frosti, Mike Cottom, Tim Reeves, Lou Eliopoulos, Greg Kern, Efrain Hernandez, Don Lydon and Robert A. DeVries, and our faithful supporters Shelly, Pete, Janette, Bob, Vern, Michael, Greg, Pamela, the “Dancing Marilyns,” and the rest of the ‘Frog Faithful.’
Finally, thank you Dirty Town Guitar and Amps and the staff and management of Bullfrog’s Sports Cafe for making the party possible.

Friday night at The Blue Turtle Tavern, Slim N’ Shady warmed up the crowd for the Cavs victory over the Hawks and a good time was had by all! It was great to see Chris, Daryl, Tricia, Diane, Gordy, Jeff and the rest of the Turtle gang! We’re back there on July 3 for another 6-9pm Happy Hour show. :c)

Saturday’s Shady Drive appearance at Cleats Marblehead was an amazing night! It was great to see Shawn and his whole posse, Andy and Timea, Patrick and the Cleats gang out in full force! Also many thanks to Jen, Cookie, Kendra and all of the staff at Cleats. We had a great time! We’ll be back at Cleats on July 25.

On Sunday, Shady Drive rocked the house at Schaun Acres Campground. It was a fun time as always with all the campers in the pavilion and those cheering at their campsites. There were definitely some tasty BBQs going on!! Great night!

Coming up this week…

The Cleveland Music Club – CMC Jam happens every Tuesday…except THIS Tuesday. Our jam night has been CANCELED because Bullfrog’s Sports Cafe feels there will be more demand for the Cavs game than for jam night. While this is completely beyond my control, my apologies to all of the faithful folks who spend their Tuesday nights with us. Hope to see you all next Tuesday!

This Saturday night, Shady Drive returns to John O’s @ Clay’s Park (13190 Patterson St NW, North Lawrence, Ohio, 8pm)! We’ll be rockin’ the house with special guest Bill March on bass. Don’t miss all the fun! C’mon out and join us!

That’s all for this week! We’ll talk soon…

Mike :c)