Well hello everybody. I hope every little thing in your life is just “a happenin’ for ya”.
Last week was exciting for the band as we all headed out of town for some much deserved R & R for a few days. Now we're back!
This weekend we hit the road again. Here’s where we’re playing this weekend:
Friday Night brings us to Davy's in Downtown Chenango Forks - show at 9pm
Saturday we’re back up to the No Tell Hotel in Nineveh Junction - show time 6pm
So there you have it, an evening show and a matinee - you take your pick. We have a bit of something for everyone.
And as we close, don't forget to mark your calendar for Saturday April 30th. That’s the date of the 3rd Annual Run for Chow (Share the Music and Feed the People) The show begins at noon at the Central Hotel. This show is bound to run into the early evening for sure. There will be 5 bands playing for 5 hours. The cost is just $5 and then some mix and match picking. Oh yeah, did I say food and door prizes will also be available too for a nominal fee? So come one, come all and help feed the people less fortunate then yourself right in your own community.
We hope to see you this weekend. Keep the shiny side up!
Peace,
Mikee^^Dee
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Short Change Band - Mid-February, 2011
Well hello. We had another amazing weekend that passed and the shows we had Friday and Saturday were absolutely awesome.
Friday night we were up to the Hitchin’ Post and it was as close to a stellar 10' performance that we’ve had in a long time. We played hard and the quality was good, and it showed.
We rolled the dice once again over the state line down in P.A. at the Hallstead American Legion the next night as well. The people down there had us mixed up with another band with a similar name that evidently had a less than successful evening there back when they were playing. So with that being said our first set was a bit of being 'put under the microscope' - so to speak, but by the second set we settled in and had them just lovin’ us.
By the end of the night we had numerous people come up and compliment the band for the evening performance and that always makes us feel good. We work hard at putting together a good show every time we play mixing it up and adding new material constantly.
There are not to many bands that can span over 50 years of Rock and Roll and Country and Blues like we do and rather than try and change to meet the troops, we still go with the formula that makes the Short Change Band just that - A Southern Rock Honky Tonk band. It's all we know and I feel we are really developing into something of our own character.
Speaking of which we are celebrating a bit of a milestone here in the new year. Double D has reached his 5 year pin with the band and I gotta tell ya - There are very few other Bass players I'd rather play with. His formula and structure with the Bass has taken on some new elements and when DD is firing on all 8 - he's unstoppable.
Myself, it was long about this time I joined the band as well - gosh back in the mid 80's. So there is nobody more dedicated to what we do than myself. I'm sure that K.W. and myself have now logged over 1000 shows played together! (Incredible Accomplishment)
And K.W. keeps improving his song writing abilities and when he's cooking on that Les Paul guitar - he's unstoppable as well.
So if you haven't seen us lately, please come out and take in a show as I'm sure you will enjoy it as much as we do delivering it to you.
We have no shows this weekend as we air out the hope chest for a weekend.
We’ll see you soon, be well be good and Happy Valentine’s day to all.
Peace,
Mikee^Dee
Friday night we were up to the Hitchin’ Post and it was as close to a stellar 10' performance that we’ve had in a long time. We played hard and the quality was good, and it showed.
We rolled the dice once again over the state line down in P.A. at the Hallstead American Legion the next night as well. The people down there had us mixed up with another band with a similar name that evidently had a less than successful evening there back when they were playing. So with that being said our first set was a bit of being 'put under the microscope' - so to speak, but by the second set we settled in and had them just lovin’ us.
By the end of the night we had numerous people come up and compliment the band for the evening performance and that always makes us feel good. We work hard at putting together a good show every time we play mixing it up and adding new material constantly.
There are not to many bands that can span over 50 years of Rock and Roll and Country and Blues like we do and rather than try and change to meet the troops, we still go with the formula that makes the Short Change Band just that - A Southern Rock Honky Tonk band. It's all we know and I feel we are really developing into something of our own character.
Speaking of which we are celebrating a bit of a milestone here in the new year. Double D has reached his 5 year pin with the band and I gotta tell ya - There are very few other Bass players I'd rather play with. His formula and structure with the Bass has taken on some new elements and when DD is firing on all 8 - he's unstoppable.
Myself, it was long about this time I joined the band as well - gosh back in the mid 80's. So there is nobody more dedicated to what we do than myself. I'm sure that K.W. and myself have now logged over 1000 shows played together! (Incredible Accomplishment)
And K.W. keeps improving his song writing abilities and when he's cooking on that Les Paul guitar - he's unstoppable as well.
So if you haven't seen us lately, please come out and take in a show as I'm sure you will enjoy it as much as we do delivering it to you.
We have no shows this weekend as we air out the hope chest for a weekend.
We’ll see you soon, be well be good and Happy Valentine’s day to all.
Peace,
Mikee^Dee
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Short Change Band - February 6, 2011
Greetings everyone. I hope you all enjoyed the big game as much as I did. It was truly one of the better Super bowls in my opinion. I was telling my youngest son on Saturday that it would be a close game but I felt Green Bay had what they needed to become the new champions. I predicted Green Bay 32 to the Steelers 28 - how close was that huh? That Aaron Rogers is a “keeper” in my book.
Friday night we were at the Endicott VFW. We had a quiet first set, then all of a sudden the place like packs out. To truly appreciate the night you had to be there. We even had our Buddy Jim George come up and play some tunes on the Bass with us. We took a 3-hour show and extended it to almost 4-hours. If I felt better, we probably would have even played a bit longer. I just hate the cold that travels from your head to your chest and decides to take up shop there in your lungs. Yeah, welcome cold and flu season.
Saturday we had a night off and we were going to plan some band family stuff, but being under the weather still, as well as a bit of freezing rain and ice put a damper on the Saturday night “on the town plans”
Oh I forgot to mention, we also took a road trip out to Lumpy's Roadhouse in East Laurens last week to check out the place and sample some of the most interesting wings I’ve ever tasted. Remember this when you head to the Roadhouse this spring and summer –“Dry Rub” baby - that's the word...yum yummm good...
We also plan to debut a show out there with the band on Saturday March 5th, so put that on your calendar. Those of you out east, we hope to see you there for this show. The place is massive and the food is second to none, with a Southern Barbeque theme.
This week’s Shows - Hitchin Post Friday night, the show starts at 8:30pm. It's our first show of the new year back at the Post. We always have a blast there. Here we come D.J. Saturday night we venture south to the Halstead American Legion. The show begins there at 8:30pm.
Basically we have headed West, East and South - all in two weeks. Have a great week and drive safe and don't let the winter weather get you down. I heard today we are back up to 10 hours a day of sunlight. Or for us, just light - No sun.But hey, I can hear those pipes on the scoot anytime now! Winter's not forever, so keep the shiny side up and the pedal down.
Peace ,
Mikee ^ Dee
Friday night we were at the Endicott VFW. We had a quiet first set, then all of a sudden the place like packs out. To truly appreciate the night you had to be there. We even had our Buddy Jim George come up and play some tunes on the Bass with us. We took a 3-hour show and extended it to almost 4-hours. If I felt better, we probably would have even played a bit longer. I just hate the cold that travels from your head to your chest and decides to take up shop there in your lungs. Yeah, welcome cold and flu season.
Saturday we had a night off and we were going to plan some band family stuff, but being under the weather still, as well as a bit of freezing rain and ice put a damper on the Saturday night “on the town plans”
Oh I forgot to mention, we also took a road trip out to Lumpy's Roadhouse in East Laurens last week to check out the place and sample some of the most interesting wings I’ve ever tasted. Remember this when you head to the Roadhouse this spring and summer –“Dry Rub” baby - that's the word...yum yummm good...
We also plan to debut a show out there with the band on Saturday March 5th, so put that on your calendar. Those of you out east, we hope to see you there for this show. The place is massive and the food is second to none, with a Southern Barbeque theme.
This week’s Shows - Hitchin Post Friday night, the show starts at 8:30pm. It's our first show of the new year back at the Post. We always have a blast there. Here we come D.J. Saturday night we venture south to the Halstead American Legion. The show begins there at 8:30pm.
Basically we have headed West, East and South - all in two weeks. Have a great week and drive safe and don't let the winter weather get you down. I heard today we are back up to 10 hours a day of sunlight. Or for us, just light - No sun.But hey, I can hear those pipes on the scoot anytime now! Winter's not forever, so keep the shiny side up and the pedal down.
Peace ,
Mikee ^ Dee
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