Greetings all, I hope your weekend went well. We are moving right along on the old calendar for this year. (Wow, it’s almost mid February – in eight weeks we will be raking leaves and starting up lawn mowers - gosh I like the sound of that. And maybe get the scoots out as well! (now you're talkin')
So anyway, the Central Hotel show rocked out. We had a good crowd even in between the mini snow storms, people keep coming in and they stayed. (Nice)
The band played well and we covered some material we hadn't played in ages, and they came off well.
The kitchen was open too. Bobby was making a killing on five chicken thighs with steak fries for $7 bucks. My goodness what a meal. People were chowing down on them alright. (Good call)
So this week we move on to the HITCHIN' POST - AT BELDEN HILL ON RT.7. THE SHOW BEGINS AT 8PM. Come on out and party with the band. We would love to see you all again.
Here’s a special note for this year’s Jamboree - put April 28th on your calendar - for our annual Run for Chow. The music lineup is almost complete, we're looking at four bands and four hours of music along with a jam at the end. There will also be a full chicken dinner - Hotel Style, and the cost is a mere $10.
We will once again be doing some major raffles along with 50/50's, tee shirts and door prizes.
THE SHOW STARTS AT NOON ON SATURDAY 4/28/12. Write the date down now before you forget.
We have even asked our original M.C. John Davies to come back and help us out once again.
Come down and help us raise some money for a much needed cause - feeding our fellow neighbors. (how novel a concept is that?)
That's my story and that's all I have. We’ll see you this Friday.
Peace and Love,
Mikee^^Dee
Monday, February 13, 2012
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Short Change Band - Mid-February, 2012
Greetings Everyone. I have a couple of quick reminders here. We will be back and live at THE CENTRAL HOTEL on SATURDAY EVENING, FEB. 11TH. COME ON OUT AND PARTY UP WITH THE BAND! Our valentines day party begins around 6:00pm. Come one come all, and remember there's never a cover. They tell me even the kitchen will be open too.
And also put Saturday, April 28th on your list of things to do. It's Jamboree #4 with 4 bands/ a jam/food and door prizes- $10 at the door. 50/50's and Auctions through the day. The show starts at high noon. We'll see you there!
-Mikee^^Dee
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Short Change Band - End of January, 2012
Greetings folks, I hope your weekend was as interesting as ours. We premiered a brand new showcase for the Short Change Band - at "Babcocks" in down town Wells Bridge NY.
The trip there was a bit brutal as we got hung up in one of those mini micro bursts of snow. Once we arrived we were met by our sound engineer Chuck, and from then on it was all good.
Babcock's is a huge place with probably the largest dance floor in all the Southern Tier. For a three piece band, we had quite the challenge to fill that void but with the help of Chucky and his fine sound qualities, not to mention an excellent crowd, we pulled off a great show that evening. (Nice Job Boys)
We'd also like to send out special thanks to all of our friends that stopped in and supported us (and Happy Birthdays) You guys rocked! We're glad we could make the night a special one to remember.
This week we're going to take another breather but we're back hot and heavy the following week, so check the website for the details.
UPCOMING:
Another consideration: the upcoming event is our 4th Annual Run for Chow {Share the Music and Feed the People} Jamboree. Here are some of the details as of right now:
DATE; Saturday April 28th, 2012
LOCATION; Central Hotel & Tavern/ Oak Hill Road, Nineveh Junction
TIME: Show begins 12 noon- first band up- THE BLUE J's (yeah...they're back!)
COST: $10 donation includes live music - 4 bands - and Chicken Dinner.
And once again we are looking forward to Jam matchup at 5pm.
(More details as we get them, but mark your calendars and help us help feed the less fortunate)
That's all I have this week. Have a great week and enjoy our pre-spring weather as we head over the hump and into February.
Peace out,
Mikee^Dee
The trip there was a bit brutal as we got hung up in one of those mini micro bursts of snow. Once we arrived we were met by our sound engineer Chuck, and from then on it was all good.
Babcock's is a huge place with probably the largest dance floor in all the Southern Tier. For a three piece band, we had quite the challenge to fill that void but with the help of Chucky and his fine sound qualities, not to mention an excellent crowd, we pulled off a great show that evening. (Nice Job Boys)
We'd also like to send out special thanks to all of our friends that stopped in and supported us (and Happy Birthdays) You guys rocked! We're glad we could make the night a special one to remember.
This week we're going to take another breather but we're back hot and heavy the following week, so check the website for the details.
UPCOMING:
Another consideration: the upcoming event is our 4th Annual Run for Chow {Share the Music and Feed the People} Jamboree. Here are some of the details as of right now:
DATE; Saturday April 28th, 2012
LOCATION; Central Hotel & Tavern/ Oak Hill Road, Nineveh Junction
TIME: Show begins 12 noon- first band up- THE BLUE J's (yeah...they're back!)
COST: $10 donation includes live music - 4 bands - and Chicken Dinner.
And once again we are looking forward to Jam matchup at 5pm.
(More details as we get them, but mark your calendars and help us help feed the less fortunate)
That's all I have this week. Have a great week and enjoy our pre-spring weather as we head over the hump and into February.
Peace out,
Mikee^Dee
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Short Change Band - Mid-January, 2012
Greetings everyone, and welcome back from the holidays as we were back out on the road last weekend.
After taking some much needed time-off, the band picked up right where we left off in 2011. Some great music came out of both the Hitchin' Post show on Friday and the Central Hotel on Saturday. By the time the last set came off Saturday night, we were as close to a "10" in performance as we ever were. There’s something about that Hotel and Kevin Michael Winters - he sparks the candle for me and D.D. every time, and the rest is history. Oh and happy belated
birthday to Bobby. (Here’s an evening shot of us and shots of Jack Daniels - Cool huh?
Then on to Sunday, we were back at Goble Studios one last time to finish the new album. Here's the deal, we finished up with 12 tracks, not the original 11 tracks we had planned. The first cut goes out to John and Beanie as the song K.W. wrote and played at their wedding in 2010. We finish the album with a tune written by a friend of ours (Dave) titled "Gods Angel". Now we couldn't have planned that to happen if we tried. K.W. did such a nice job writing the music to this tune and a better finish could not have been found! (trust me) We hope you like what we did Dave.
Then after all that work was finally finished, our producer offered up an album name change as well. You see this album is far from “basics” 18 months later, it is as polished as a ‘57 Chevy Nomad. So our new title now will be “Just About to lose my Mind”. When you hear the whole C.D. you will understand, and my young grasshoppers. We should have this together and ready to roll very soon. Now were on to working on the liner notes and album pictures. (there’s still much to do)
And finally, this week in music:
We’re at Babcocks this Saturday night Showtime is 9pm. Rt.7 Wells Bridge. So, come out and help support us in our first appearance at Babcocks.
Peace out,
Mikee Dee
After taking some much needed time-off, the band picked up right where we left off in 2011. Some great music came out of both the Hitchin' Post show on Friday and the Central Hotel on Saturday. By the time the last set came off Saturday night, we were as close to a "10" in performance as we ever were. There’s something about that Hotel and Kevin Michael Winters - he sparks the candle for me and D.D. every time, and the rest is history. Oh and happy belated
birthday to Bobby. (Here’s an evening shot of us and shots of Jack Daniels - Cool huh? 
Then on to Sunday, we were back at Goble Studios one last time to finish the new album. Here's the deal, we finished up with 12 tracks, not the original 11 tracks we had planned. The first cut goes out to John and Beanie as the song K.W. wrote and played at their wedding in 2010. We finish the album with a tune written by a friend of ours (Dave) titled "Gods Angel". Now we couldn't have planned that to happen if we tried. K.W. did such a nice job writing the music to this tune and a better finish could not have been found! (trust me) We hope you like what we did Dave.
Then after all that work was finally finished, our producer offered up an album name change as well. You see this album is far from “basics” 18 months later, it is as polished as a ‘57 Chevy Nomad. So our new title now will be “Just About to lose my Mind”. When you hear the whole C.D. you will understand, and my young grasshoppers. We should have this together and ready to roll very soon. Now were on to working on the liner notes and album pictures. (there’s still much to do)
And finally, this week in music:
We’re at Babcocks this Saturday night Showtime is 9pm. Rt.7 Wells Bridge. So, come out and help support us in our first appearance at Babcocks.
Peace out,
Mikee Dee
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Short Change Band - Beginning of 2012
Welcome people into 2012.. The boys are back in town after a couple of (much needed) weeks off to recharge and redevelop. We all managed to get together one weekend for "dinner and a movie" and last week many of us once again were in different parts of the country. Friday night we're back for our first show of the New Year. The weekend plans to be a busy one as well with three events planned... So here we go:
FRIDAY EVENING- 1/20 - AT 8PM - Catch us at the HITCHIN' POST located high above on Belden Hill Rt.7
SATURDAY EVENING - 1/21 - We are back to where it all began some 30 years ago- THE CENTRAL HOTEL & TAVERN- showtime - 6pm. Come out and Wish Bobby a Happy Birthday.
And you can bet after all that excitement, we'll be locked and loaded as we once again head back to Goble Studios an put the final touches onto the "Back To Basics" album. It's been eighteen months in the works and it's almost done. The running time is well over 45 minutes and probably our finest work to date. This will be our fifth CD in our catalog. (Wow, where did that 10 years go?)
And finally in closing, we have a couple events you may want to put on your calendar. The weekend of January the 28th, we're playing a new venue for the 2012 calendar. We will be at BABCOCK'S - in Wells Bridge. It's just past the Franklin exit on I-88 and located on Rt. 7. For all of our "east end" supporters. We know of two birthday's we will be celebrating that evening and we would love to have as many of our friends come out and support us. The Showtime is at 9pm. If you have never been to Babcock's, it's a very large arena style venue with a huge dance floor and stage. Come on down and check it out.
And finally we will begin working on in the upcoming weeks JAMBOREE IV- "Share the Music and Feed the People show. Our line up is filling up fast for the annual benefit with planned performances from the The Wild Ones, The Short Change Band, and even our friends The Blue J's and a host others will be back this year. So, put the Date - SATURDAY APRIL 28th on your Calendar. The Fest begins at 12 noon. And once again sound will be provided by GF Sound out of Glen Falls. (Thanks Gary) We'll have Prizes/ Raffles / and food... All for a good cause- help feed our community.
That's all I got- hope to see you this weekend- peace out,
-Mikee^Dee...
FRIDAY EVENING- 1/20 - AT 8PM - Catch us at the HITCHIN' POST located high above on Belden Hill Rt.7
SATURDAY EVENING - 1/21 - We are back to where it all began some 30 years ago- THE CENTRAL HOTEL & TAVERN- showtime - 6pm. Come out and Wish Bobby a Happy Birthday.
And you can bet after all that excitement, we'll be locked and loaded as we once again head back to Goble Studios an put the final touches onto the "Back To Basics" album. It's been eighteen months in the works and it's almost done. The running time is well over 45 minutes and probably our finest work to date. This will be our fifth CD in our catalog. (Wow, where did that 10 years go?)
And finally in closing, we have a couple events you may want to put on your calendar. The weekend of January the 28th, we're playing a new venue for the 2012 calendar. We will be at BABCOCK'S - in Wells Bridge. It's just past the Franklin exit on I-88 and located on Rt. 7. For all of our "east end" supporters. We know of two birthday's we will be celebrating that evening and we would love to have as many of our friends come out and support us. The Showtime is at 9pm. If you have never been to Babcock's, it's a very large arena style venue with a huge dance floor and stage. Come on down and check it out.
And finally we will begin working on in the upcoming weeks JAMBOREE IV- "Share the Music and Feed the People show. Our line up is filling up fast for the annual benefit with planned performances from the The Wild Ones, The Short Change Band, and even our friends The Blue J's and a host others will be back this year. So, put the Date - SATURDAY APRIL 28th on your Calendar. The Fest begins at 12 noon. And once again sound will be provided by GF Sound out of Glen Falls. (Thanks Gary) We'll have Prizes/ Raffles / and food... All for a good cause- help feed our community.
That's all I got- hope to see you this weekend- peace out,
-Mikee^Dee...
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Short Change Band - New Year's 2011
Greetings everyone, here’s a quick New Year’s wish to all. We made it past another year.
Now on to a new one. As you all read this latest installment of the “band blog” let it be known we are officially on "break" here until mid January when we begin the new season with none other than a show back up to the Central Hotel and Tavern. Until then we are chillin'.
Here’s a quick note from last week's shows - Friday Night at Davy's was a great night for a party. Along with that, half of the Southern Tier ABATE chapter stopped by to say hello and wish us a Happy New Year. (nice)
We also had performances from some of our former band mates too. Thank you Ms. Susie for coming up and doing a few tunes, just like the old days. (note: almost five years to the day - Susie's last performance with the SCB took place.. My goodness how time flies)
Also thank you Chuck Mott for picking a couple tunes as well.
Saturday we were in Hallstead, PA and it was a pleasant twist for us, and what started out a bit slow tuned out to be a smoking show ending.
So for now we will be concentrating on finishing the album as well as preparing for Jamboree 2012- Feed the People IV.
And as we close out another week in the world of the South Change Band, we once again want to wish you all a safe and happy New Year, peace to you all see you all after winter break.
Mikee^^Dee
Now on to a new one. As you all read this latest installment of the “band blog” let it be known we are officially on "break" here until mid January when we begin the new season with none other than a show back up to the Central Hotel and Tavern. Until then we are chillin'.
Here’s a quick note from last week's shows - Friday Night at Davy's was a great night for a party. Along with that, half of the Southern Tier ABATE chapter stopped by to say hello and wish us a Happy New Year. (nice)
We also had performances from some of our former band mates too. Thank you Ms. Susie for coming up and doing a few tunes, just like the old days. (note: almost five years to the day - Susie's last performance with the SCB took place.. My goodness how time flies)
Also thank you Chuck Mott for picking a couple tunes as well.
Saturday we were in Hallstead, PA and it was a pleasant twist for us, and what started out a bit slow tuned out to be a smoking show ending.
So for now we will be concentrating on finishing the album as well as preparing for Jamboree 2012- Feed the People IV.
And as we close out another week in the world of the South Change Band, we once again want to wish you all a safe and happy New Year, peace to you all see you all after winter break.
Mikee^^Dee
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Short Change Band - Year End 2011
It’s the Final Week of 2011, and what a year it was. There was some good things and some bad things that happened throughout the year, but through it all we made it right to the end. From the Jamboree in April to the Floods of September, It was all there.
We made some new friends along the way and we lost a few that were near and dear to us.
We’ll let the year 2011 go down as the year of change - good, bad, or indifferent. Our 2012 Mission Statement will be “As the world of music continues to change all we can do as a band is hope to meet this change head on and continue to bring you all the same quality product we have been delivering all along each and every time you attend one of our shows. [Amen]
Reviews:
Last Friday night at the Hitchin’ Post – It was the last show there for the year. The crowd was light to start but actually picked up as the evening went on. It was good to see some of our "out of town" friends that we haven't seen in quite some time. The band played well and it was a good night.
This week’s shows:
Friday Evening - Davy's Last Chance Saloon in downtown Chenango Forks/Rt. 12 – The Show Starts at 9pm.
SATURDAY NIGHT- Hallstead Legion- Hallstead PA. The show starts 9pm. Come join us for New Year’s Eve just across the State Line in Pennsylvania. This event is open to the public with no cover charge and finger food provided. (yes we do travel from time to time)
Have a safe Holiday week/ weekend and god bless. We’ll see you in 2012.
Peace out,
Mikey Dee
We made some new friends along the way and we lost a few that were near and dear to us.
We’ll let the year 2011 go down as the year of change - good, bad, or indifferent. Our 2012 Mission Statement will be “As the world of music continues to change all we can do as a band is hope to meet this change head on and continue to bring you all the same quality product we have been delivering all along each and every time you attend one of our shows. [Amen]
Reviews:
Last Friday night at the Hitchin’ Post – It was the last show there for the year. The crowd was light to start but actually picked up as the evening went on. It was good to see some of our "out of town" friends that we haven't seen in quite some time. The band played well and it was a good night.
This week’s shows:
Friday Evening - Davy's Last Chance Saloon in downtown Chenango Forks/Rt. 12 – The Show Starts at 9pm.
SATURDAY NIGHT- Hallstead Legion- Hallstead PA. The show starts 9pm. Come join us for New Year’s Eve just across the State Line in Pennsylvania. This event is open to the public with no cover charge and finger food provided. (yes we do travel from time to time)
Have a safe Holiday week/ weekend and god bless. We’ll see you in 2012.
Peace out,
Mikey Dee
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