Hi gang!
This week’s Cleveland Music Club – CMC Jam was pretty awesome! Big thanks to this week’s stellar hosts, Rob “Shady” Hayes and Justin Butcher. Great host set guys! As for the jam crew…they were all fantastic! Thanks to Rick DeWitt, Joe Ferrara, Foley & Crowder, Skip Werke, Bob Laeng, John Kerver, Mike Cottom, Tim Reeves, Lou Eliopolous, Greg Kern, Mike Cottom, Dennis Raymond, Grav (Josh, Josh, Steve, Clay), Jmy T., Ron Jackson, Ted Wallingford, Maddie Wallingford, Robert A. DeVries, Pam Dowd Coone, Charlita Anderson, Kay Jean and James. Thanks also to everyone else hanging out with us tonight, including Vern, Pattty, June, Helen, Pamela, Jim, Gregory (where’dya go?!), Sue, the Dancing Marilyns and the rest of the ‘Frog Faithful.’ Finally, as always, thank you to our sponsor Dirty Town Guitar and Amps and the to the staff and management of Bullfrog’s Sports Cafe, who make our weekly fun possible!
Friday night’s Mediquant “Bow Wow Boogy” fundraiser was a great event and lots of fun! Thanks to Tony, Sue and the folks of Mediquant for having us back this year, to Bob Hayes for a great job on keys, to Wishgarden for a great opening set and to Julie Detwiler for some GREAT photos!
Saturday night at the Park Tavern was one of those gigs we dream about. The crowd was more than amazing and we had such a great time playing for all of you. Huge thanks to Dave, Chris, Daryl, Phyllis, Bob, Sue, Dave, Jude, Eric, Sandy, Ken, Laura, Gary, Merle, Jerry and Veronica for coming out! Can’t wait to play there again. :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). 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!
Shady Drive is off this weekend, but you can pick up a copy of Shady Drive’s CD, “Darker Shade Of Blue” on CDBaby or iTunes! You can hear us often, along with other blues artists on http://www.bluesmusicfan.com
That’s it for this week! We’ll talk soon….
Mike :c)