Well hello again people, I hope your weekend served you well. Once again we were on the road (not once) but twice this weekend. Let's go right to it.
Friday Night we played an early show up to the Afton Inn located in Downtown Afton NY. It was a hot night and thank goodness for fans other than the two-legged types. The show began and crowd was a bit light for a Friday. (One reason we try to stay away from the Bar scene for the summer is because there are simply too many other venues going on at the same time. Races, camping, sports) because when it's nice, people want out and I can't blame them. We do want to thank Lil' Stevie for stopping by and adding some flavor to the evening, not to mention the smoking rendition of "24 hours at a time" tune he played with the band. Our special thanks to Dominick for some awesome drumming on "Can't You See" as well.
Then on to Saturday's show. Annie's Bar & Grill in Windsor was the place to be last Saturday evening. There was a golf tournament in town that day and Annie's was packed. It's nice even when it's hotter than all get out, and we can pack a Honky Tonk and keep them all there for the entire evening. The show was an (11) if that's possible and we sure needed that with crowds being kinda thin the last few weeks. The show stoppers of the evening in this venue was Annie (herself) with a kick-ass rendition of "Keep your hands yourself" as she came up to sing with the band and that was followed by none other than Bob "The Barber" himself - (Mr. Wooly Bully) Wow! Some great guest talent last weekend and did I forget to mention the smoke coming off the fret board of KW's Les Paul guitar. It was a Great evening for sure!
We also got to find out about one of the band members love for "snow cones". Now I'm an ice cream man myself but to each their own. One thing about Snow Cones, they're fun to look at!
Our third hero for the weekend was none other then DD himself. As the weather deteriorated yesterday we were all in Afton playing in a golf tournament. The weather was tough and it did cause us to retreat for a bit as the rain fell sideways along with hail and wind that accompanied it all. Finally, a couple Bloody Mary's later we were back on the course (soaking wet) but back. It was very difficult to reclaim the talent we once set out with that morning as everything including your golf shoes were filled with water. But DD proceeded to be the hero of the day with a series of drives well in excess of 275 yards. You go buddy...
We all got a lot of weekend last week for the money. The really good ones are hard to come by and when they do come along, you need to enjoy the ride. And we sure did!
This weekend is Jeff and Patty's wedding so we will not be doing anything public until Sunday. We will be up to the Central Hotel for a 2 hour ABATE motorcycle poker run, so stop up and check it out as the show begins at 4pm. (Weather permitting) we may even be outdoors once again. Yeah!
This week in Rock and Roll history
Nancy Sinatra - "These Boots Are Made For Walkin" She turns 70 this weekBrenda Lee - "little miss dynamite" graduates H.S. this week in 1963 after already scoring 12 top 10 singles (this week in 1963)Grand Funk Railroad releases "American Band" this week in 73
Finally in closing, two more weeks until the final installment of the infamous DeBetto Fest. Invites have been passed out and we are hoping once again to have the weather cooperate this year to close out another tradition of the times. Remember your are responsible for 3 things. Bring your own Beverage, bring your own chair to sit in and something to sleep in or on as by now you must know, this is an all-nighter for sure! Pickin' with the band starts at 7pm and the "Scariest Ghost Story" contest begins around the campfire at 10pm. {The staff reports Friday at 5pm for setup and debriefing}
Hope to see your there!
Peace and be well,
Mikee^^ Dee
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