Hello to you all, another crazy week has evolved so this week’s Blog entry will be short and sweet. Last Weekend’s gigs were fun- anything less than packed shows but both shows rocked and were a lot of fun for the band.
Friday night at Davy's was what I would call a musically digital evening. Pak Rat stopped by and jammed a bit with us and that that was all the incentive DD needed. The boy smoked that Bass the entire night to follow. KW pulled out 4 or 5 new tunes either we never played before or we had not played in about 5 years but either way they were all exceptional. We had our share of compliments from the crowd that night as well.
On to Gordy's Saturday evening. We all met for some of those incredible wings I told you about before the show. Then on to the first set- again we took a step back in time and pulled off some old tunes from many years ago. When you have 300 song repertoire, one never knows what might pop up on any given night.
The second set brought out our Buddy Bob the Barber, as he captured a bit of Charlie Daniels and some Alabama.. cool. The highlight of the evening was Bob's son - Bob Jr. aka “Bad Weather Blues Band” What a smokin' rendition of Mustang Sally along with a couple of Blues tunes. Nice job from both Father and Son.
The night was good. Pat and Jim treat us like gold down there and we simply like Gordy's and it kinda sets a stage for other owners to follow. We love you guys!
On to the Independence Holiday weekend. We only have one show this weekend –The Central Hotel- Sunday- July 4th- We're all meeting up there about 3pm - show to follow.. It’s supposed to be 85 and sunny - C'mon summer.. Bring along a lawn chair as we will most likely be under the pavilion.. We hope to see you all there, and remember Monday’s the holiday, so live on the edge and come out Sunday. We promise to have you out of there before DARK.
And in closing, go ahead and spend a little time with yourself this weekend and try doing something patriotic or maybe even try helping someone, It's truly the American way. Or, just sit back and listen to a bit of Skynyrd’s Red White and Blue single - Americas true answer to the Workin' Man.
God Bless and have a safe holiday weekend in whatever you do,
Mikee^^Dee
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
DeBetto Fest and shows this week
Well hello to you all. What a fantastic weekend it was, and now as we all sit back and reflect about (one would ask) “how do we top that one?” Frumpy suggested possibly a 100 foot Ferris wheel and Johnny suggested a petting zoo.
So if you missed the last DeBetto Fest, you missed a lot. Let me give you all a few of the highlights. Friday night was the 5th annual Staff party. We had some of the best steaks on the grill that money could buy, (Thanks Pete) not to mention some of the best whiskey money could buy as well. Needless to say for me, it was a 22-hour day (after putting in a half day at work starting at 2AM) we called it a night. I guess you could say it was a bachelor party in a sense for um-wha too. Thanks KW, Uncle Richie and DD!
Then came Saturday. We had so much to do in preparation for (not one) but two Weddings that day - yeah you heard it right - that's my big size 16 down below here in case you're wondering who's hand that is. Pat brought up the catering wagon just for this special day. I supplied the burgers and hot dogs for the first round and by Saturday night Pat was making some awesome funnel cakes, onion rings and meatball subs. Wow, now Frumpy put together an Automatic Slushy machine compete with piña colada’s and some other frozen concoctions at 190 proof.
But let's back up a minute here. 11AM came and it's Bobby and Jobi's turn first to tie the knot. Bobby dressed in complete military attire and Jobi looked stunning in her dress. A military wedding – sweet! Then, 2PM came and it was our turn. "Red Neck Yacht Club" was the best way to describe me and Andrea's outfits. Not many people I know ever get married in a bathing suit and a black tux shirt, but you just gotta know me.And thanks HT for making it short and sweet – Priceless! If you witnessed this ceremony you definitely got an earful here.
So then the party began. All in all we had about a hundred guests pass though the ranch over the 2 day event. We had four different bands pick some music and when it was all over and done the dozen or so campers pulled out. We had three 60" bags full of empty cans and bottles - now that's a party! Thanks to perfect weather - Thank you god! (After last year I knew you would hook us up one more time)
What a great weekend as we all enter into the next phases of our lives. How can you describe it any better than that? So as we close, I want to thank all of my staff helpers - KW, Cindy, DD, Pat, Frumpy, Pak Rat - what can I say? Without you all we would be nothing ... oops I stole that line sorry.
Anyway, thank you again. Not to mention all of my brothers and sisters that traveled the ends of the earth to be up on god's knob for such a special event.
On to this weekend: Friday Night at 9PM we’re at Davy's. C'mon down that country road and set a spell. And a very special show this Saturday as we're back down to Gordy's Place in Damascus - right outside of the village of Windsor on old Rt. 17. The Show starts at 8PM. You remember this place - this is the one I told you all about the fantastic wings they serve. Yum!
So what else can I say? We’ll see you all soon, be safe and God Bless
Mikee^^Dee
So if you missed the last DeBetto Fest, you missed a lot. Let me give you all a few of the highlights. Friday night was the 5th annual Staff party. We had some of the best steaks on the grill that money could buy, (Thanks Pete) not to mention some of the best whiskey money could buy as well. Needless to say for me, it was a 22-hour day (after putting in a half day at work starting at 2AM) we called it a night. I guess you could say it was a bachelor party in a sense for um-wha too. Thanks KW, Uncle Richie and DD!
Then came Saturday. We had so much to do in preparation for (not one) but two Weddings that day - yeah you heard it right - that's my big size 16 down below here in case you're wondering who's hand that is. Pat brought up the catering wagon just for this special day. I supplied the burgers and hot dogs for the first round and by Saturday night Pat was making some awesome funnel cakes, onion rings and meatball subs. Wow, now Frumpy put together an Automatic Slushy machine compete with piña colada’s and some other frozen concoctions at 190 proof.
But let's back up a minute here. 11AM came and it's Bobby and Jobi's turn first to tie the knot. Bobby dressed in complete military attire and Jobi looked stunning in her dress. A military wedding – sweet! Then, 2PM came and it was our turn. "Red Neck Yacht Club" was the best way to describe me and Andrea's outfits. Not many people I know ever get married in a bathing suit and a black tux shirt, but you just gotta know me.And thanks HT for making it short and sweet – Priceless! If you witnessed this ceremony you definitely got an earful here.
So then the party began. All in all we had about a hundred guests pass though the ranch over the 2 day event. We had four different bands pick some music and when it was all over and done the dozen or so campers pulled out. We had three 60" bags full of empty cans and bottles - now that's a party! Thanks to perfect weather - Thank you god! (After last year I knew you would hook us up one more time)
What a great weekend as we all enter into the next phases of our lives. How can you describe it any better than that? So as we close, I want to thank all of my staff helpers - KW, Cindy, DD, Pat, Frumpy, Pak Rat - what can I say? Without you all we would be nothing ... oops I stole that line sorry.
Anyway, thank you again. Not to mention all of my brothers and sisters that traveled the ends of the earth to be up on god's knob for such a special event.
On to this weekend: Friday Night at 9PM we’re at Davy's. C'mon down that country road and set a spell. And a very special show this Saturday as we're back down to Gordy's Place in Damascus - right outside of the village of Windsor on old Rt. 17. The Show starts at 8PM. You remember this place - this is the one I told you all about the fantastic wings they serve. Yum!
So what else can I say? We’ll see you all soon, be safe and God Bless
Mikee^^Dee
Thursday, June 17, 2010
June - DeBetto Fest Week
Well hello to you all. Sorry for the mid-week lateness in the Blog, but it's been just one of those weeks. So this addition will be quite simple and easy and painless - all in one blog.
Wow, last weekend was the Jeff and Patty Wedding. From the picture below one can see it was one elegant exciting afternoon. What's to say? The wedding ceremony was a 5-star - 25 people in the wedding party how could it be anything less than elegant. The reception was a 5 star- location and a 5 star overall. The musicians jammed out at the end, it was priceless.
I think in the future we should start filming these events instead of just taking stills, because it just doesn't do it justice. And from the Band, we love you guys and wish you both all the good luck a future could ever bring. The best man said it best "May you both go to sleep every night of your lives with a smile on each of your faces - "Sweet"
So then Sunday came and we played a show for The Cortland Chapter of Abate. The last Stop was down to the Central Hotel. It was just like being home on a Saturday, except we were indoors 'cause of the rain. The show lasted about three hours and as well played the last tune of the night, the Bar filled up with tire burnout smoke. Now does it get any better then that?
Hats off too Bobby and Chopper for the food, it was fantastic.
This weekend is the Final installment of the DeBetto fest. The weather is supposed to be superb. The musical guests will be numerous as well and the show begins at 7pm. Come at 2pm and catch the starts of Horse shoes and Bocci, along with some burgers and dogs. (not to mention all the ceremonies going on during the day) What a great way to finalize a great 5- year running tradition. See you there. Oh, you need to bring your own chair and BYOB and leave the rest to us. Oh and don't forget the SPF 50 too, because you're gonna need it!
See you there,
Mikee^^
Monday, June 7, 2010
Short Change Band - First Week in June, 2010
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
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
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
The Short Change Band, June 1st, 2010
Hello all, yes it was a great weekend to pay your respects to all of solders who served this great country past and present. It was also a time to catch up on a bit of R&R , so I hope you got to do a little of both.
The weather could not have been better for anything you had planned to do outdoors. Priceless!
It was also a pretty mellow weekend for the band,as well. We did one show on Sunday up to the Central Hotel and if you missed that one you missed a good one.
It was outdoors and you could not have asked for a nicer day to play out in the open air. The crowd was a bit lighter then in the past but holiday weekends tend to be like that. With the economy (the way it is) many people I think just got out of Dodge for the Holiday weekend.
That didn't stop the show from going on and we played our asses off to the ones that came to party. A special thanks once again for Jeff and Patty stepping up and doing a few tunes with us. "Life was good today". Upon conclusion of the Central Hotel Tour, we headed north up to Fosters and his outside party for a bit of Music Trivia around the campfire with a couple of cold ones. We're pretty good with those 50's and 60's tunes and titles, and little foot notes. Thanks goodness for DD's IPhone to help us with those hard to guess tunes. It helps keep your mind sharp, sometimes the whiskey just isn't enough.
So on to this weekend. On Friday Night were at the Afton Inn for a 8:30pm show and then on to Annie's Bar & Grill for another show Saturday that begins at 8:00 pm. Another busy weekend for the band. So, pick a show and come on out and see us, or better yet - try to do both! We'll see you there.
On to this weeks in "Rock and Roll History"
Gary Lewis and the Playboys release their follow up to this Diamond Ring' with "Save Your Heart For Me" this week in 1965
The Beatles begin to put down tracks for the infamous "White Album" this week in 1968.
Ray Davies flies back to England to re-record their newest single 'Lola.
The BBC refused to play the tune with the words "Coka-Cola" thus the "Sweet Cherry Cola" line was used as the substitute. {The Beatles had the same issue with their single a year earlier "Come Together" but they won their plea and the line remained} A far cry form some of the issues we share in tunes lyrics today.
In closing have a great week hope to see you all out to the shows this week.
Be well,
Mikee^^Dee
P.S. If you see Chopper this week, wish her a Happy Birthday!
And it's mere days now to the Final DeBetto' Fest - Block out the 19th on your calendars.....
The weather could not have been better for anything you had planned to do outdoors. Priceless!
It was also a pretty mellow weekend for the band,as well. We did one show on Sunday up to the Central Hotel and if you missed that one you missed a good one.
It was outdoors and you could not have asked for a nicer day to play out in the open air. The crowd was a bit lighter then in the past but holiday weekends tend to be like that. With the economy (the way it is) many people I think just got out of Dodge for the Holiday weekend.
That didn't stop the show from going on and we played our asses off to the ones that came to party. A special thanks once again for Jeff and Patty stepping up and doing a few tunes with us. "Life was good today". Upon conclusion of the Central Hotel Tour, we headed north up to Fosters and his outside party for a bit of Music Trivia around the campfire with a couple of cold ones. We're pretty good with those 50's and 60's tunes and titles, and little foot notes. Thanks goodness for DD's IPhone to help us with those hard to guess tunes. It helps keep your mind sharp, sometimes the whiskey just isn't enough.
So on to this weekend. On Friday Night were at the Afton Inn for a 8:30pm show and then on to Annie's Bar & Grill for another show Saturday that begins at 8:00 pm. Another busy weekend for the band. So, pick a show and come on out and see us, or better yet - try to do both! We'll see you there.
On to this weeks in "Rock and Roll History"
Gary Lewis and the Playboys release their follow up to this Diamond Ring' with "Save Your Heart For Me" this week in 1965
The Beatles begin to put down tracks for the infamous "White Album" this week in 1968.
Ray Davies flies back to England to re-record their newest single 'Lola.
The BBC refused to play the tune with the words "Coka-Cola" thus the "Sweet Cherry Cola" line was used as the substitute. {The Beatles had the same issue with their single a year earlier "Come Together" but they won their plea and the line remained} A far cry form some of the issues we share in tunes lyrics today.
In closing have a great week hope to see you all out to the shows this week.
Be well,
Mikee^^Dee
P.S. If you see Chopper this week, wish her a Happy Birthday!
And it's mere days now to the Final DeBetto' Fest - Block out the 19th on your calendars.....
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