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Born in 1975, Pat Bianchi comes from a Bianchi returned to New York City very musical family and began playing organ in June of 2008 and soon began working OPEN 7-DAYS-A-WEEK at the age of 7. Unlike many organists of more frequently, gaining visibility and today, piano was not his fi rst instrument. He new opportunities began to materialize. Daily Lunch & Dinner Specials would spend many hours at a Farfi sa Compact He offi cially joined Lou Donaldson’s LARGE PATIO & OUTDOOR BAR Duo organ that he received as a Christmas gift. quartet in 2009 performing with Lou His grandfathers (Pat Bianchi – Saxophone for almost a year and a half before Laguna and Richard Zona – Trumpet) along with his joining Pat Martino’s working trio in father (Nick Bianchi – Drums), all working 2011. Bianchi is featured on numerous Mexican musicians, provided a great deal of support and recordings by the likes of saxophonist Grande Restaurant & Bar guidance early in his musical development. Tim Warfi eld, guitarist Chuck Loeb and Recognizing Pat’s continuing affi nity for music, his parents enrolled Patio drummer Ralph Peterson Jr. now him in classical piano study, though he still maintained a strong Currently, Pat actively performs with both Pat Martino and Lou open! interest in the organ. He was playing some of his fi rst professional Donaldson and continues to collaborate with many well-known gigs by the age of 11, eventually performing with dance bands around musicians. He has 3 Cd’s to his credit, including his sophomore release his hometown of Rochester, N.Y. “Back Home” and his latest, “A Higher Standard” which features his During his high school years, Pat’s interest shifted and he began trio. Pat continues to promote his all-star organ group, “The Organic to focus more upon the piano. He enrolled in Eastman School of Collective” and frequently tours Europe with his group “The Unusual Music’s preparatory program for piano and music theory and was Suspects”, a trio featuring a pianist in place of a guitar. also mentored by numerous musicians in the Rochester jazz scene. Trust me on this one!!! Regardless of your musical preference, Upon graduating high school, Bianchi continued his studies at your instrument of choice, or even your preferred art form, you will Join us Memorial Day Weekend Berklee College of Music in Boston and graduated in 1998, with appreciate this Hammond B3 Master. I’ve had the privilege of a Bachelors of Music in Jazz Piano Performance. Shortly after witnessing, from less than 20 feet away, the virtuosity of Pat Bianchi, Thursday, May 26th...Bike Night graduating cum laude, Bianchi secured the position as the house and I intend to catch one of these shows as well… It is unforgettable! 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North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | May 25 - June 8, 2016 7 Fri., May 27th Briquettes Smokehouse Open Mic By Cat Lilly 9-close Cleveland Blues Society News 6XQ0D\ ¬SP Tickets for the 2016 4th Annual Blues Cruise are now on sale but going fast so get them while you can! The Voice crew has had the GOTL Brewery pleasure of taking the cruise every year so far and it is one great time! Tickets ($30.00) are available at http://clevelandblues.org or by w/Mike Edgerly mail: P.O. Box 470204, Broadview Hts., Ohio 44147. Your business can be a sponsor for the Blues Cruise AND get tickets – if you are a business owner and a fan of the blues, this is worth looking into. 7XHV-XQHWK SP The cruise will be on Monday, July 11th, on the GoodTime III. The Goodtime sails out from 825 East Ninth Street Pier, Northcoast GOTL Concert Series Harbor, Cleveland, OH 44114. Live music will be provided by the best blues musicians in Cleveland – just check out this line-up: Alan Greene, Cat & the Dogs Austin Walkin Cane, Becky Boyd, Donny Baker, Bob Frank, BillyCcoakley, Butch Armstrong, Colin Dussault, “Crazy” Marvin, Gregg Hurd, Geneva Township Park Ktistine Jackson, Mike Delia, Mike Barrick, Michael Bay, Norman Tischler, and Raymond DeForest. You don’t get any better than that! The cruise boards at 7:00, departs at 7:30, and returns at 10:00. Music continues afterward. There is a cash bar and food is available for purchase on the cruise. What can be better on a Monday evening in mid-July than enjoying a cold drink and snacks out on the water while listening to great blues music, feeling the cool breeze while taking in the sights of the Cleveland shoreline? In other CBS news, the July jam will be held on Monday, 7/18, at South East Gears and Cheers, hosted by the The Bluescasters. Cleveland Blues Society will be represented at the Cuyahoga County Fair August 8th through August 14th. Live Music Every Day After 3PM! The August CBS Jam will be on Monday, August 8th, at Cebars 185th, hosted by Blues deVille. Michael Bay Benefi t Jun 23 2016 Brothers Lounge, 11607 Detroit Avenue, Lakewood, OH 44102
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Robert Cray Band Jun 18 2016 House of Blues Cleveland, 308 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44114 Open ears and an open mind are the essence of singer, guitarist and songwriter Robert Cray’s approach to writing, recording and playing music. He has created a sound that rises from American roots and arrives today both fresh and familiar. In just over 40 years Cray and his band have recorded 20 studio releases, 15 of which have been on the Billboard charts, and played bars, concert halls, festivals and arenas around the world. There are fi ve Grammys with Cray’s name on them, and he has a suitcase full of W.C. Handy blues awards. Four years ago Cray was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame. On August 28 the Mascot Label Group will celebrate the vibrancy of the Cray Band’s rocking rootsy blues, soul-fi lled ballads and timeless R&B with the release of 4 Nights of 40 Years Live. Through clips of concerts from the 80s and four recent shows, the evolution from the Cray Band unfolds. Comments by Cray and band members add depth. And interviews with Eric Clapton, Keith Richards, Bonnie Raitt, Jimmie Vaughan and Buddy Guy put the band in
8 North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | May 25 - June 8, 2016 perspective. The 3- piece set will be available in a variety of formats – 2 LPs + Mp3, 2 CDs + DVD, Blu-Ray + 2 CDs and digitally. Growing up in the Northwest, Robert Cray listened to the gospel of the Five Blind Boys of Mississippi, Bobby Bland’s soul, Jimi Hendrix’s rock guitar and the Beatles pop sounds. He would bring all of the infl uences into play throughout his career, but his teenage band was captivated by Southern Soul and the blues. “In the early days of the band we were getting back into O.V. Wright and paying attention to my favorite blues players; Buddy Guy, Otis Rush, Albert King and especially Albert Collins,” Cray says. The Texas-born blues guitarist known as Master of the Telecaster, Albert Collins, sealed the deal on the Cray Band’s early direction. The musical highlight of Cray’s senior year was his class voting to bring Collins in to play a graduation party. The glow of a career in music began when Cray was a teen, and in 1974 it burst into fl ames as the Robert Cray Band came together in Eugene, Oregon. How strong was the fi re? “Richard and I didn’t own a vehicle, and we were staying with his girlfriend in Eugene. We hitched a ride to Salem, where our drummer Tom Murphy was going to school, to rehearse,” Cray recalls. With the group’s 1980 debut release, Who’s Been Talkin’, word about the Cray Band began to spread across the Northwest and down in to California. Playing packed bars and roadhouses the Cray Band was thrilling. Yes, fans could hear an Albert Collins guitar riff and a Howlin’ Wolf song but the sound was present. Blues and soul fans showed up religiously, but those steamy raucous sets also drew crowds whose tastes in music ranged from rock to funk and jazz. Also among the Cray Band admirers were other musicians. John Lee Hooker put his appreciation into action. “The fi rst time we played with Hooker was in Montana. We were opening the set and he was playing solo,” Cray recalls. “We’d never met him before but he just walked on stage and started playing with us. We dug the hell out of the guy, and after that we were friends.” The Cray Band’s next two releases – Bad Infl uence and False Accusations – charted, taking the four-piece’s sound across the airways and abroad. The group was on a roll, but the players slept on couches. “We were just road rats,” Cray says with a chuckle. “We’d take a break for two weeks to record, then go back out. We didn’t have a house, a home, any of those responsibilities.” On one of those breaks Cray went into the studio with Collins and another great Texas guitarist and singer, Johnny Clyde Copeland, to record Showdown!, a CD that has become essential to any 80s electric blues collection. It was the sounds of the blues and soul that fi rst drew attention from artists in the rock arena. In an interview on the DVD included in 4 Nights of 40 Years Live, Eric Clapton gives his initial response to Robert Cray saying, “As a blues fan, we’re saved.” The Cray Band’s beginnings did bring the sounds of its mentors into the mainstream, even taking the music Richmond Trolley, Limousine & Transportation of John Lee Hooker, Etta James and Albert Collins to a larger, younger audience. But no one knew how broad the band’s audience would be until the Cray Band opened the ears of rock radio programmers. With the 1986 release of Strong Persuader the Cray Band’s tunes were put in heavy rotation on mega rock stations across the nation. The fi rst hit, “Smoking Gun,” was followed by “I Guess I Showed Her” and “Right Next Door (Because of Me).” The Cray Band’s next two releases, Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark and Midnight Stroll, brought more radio listeners to record stores, increasing sales of the group’s CDs. Following the path of fame taken by blues-based rockers like Johnny Winter and Stevie Leave the Driving to Us! Ray Vaughan, Cray became a sensation, leading his band in concerts at large arena and rock Affordable and Trustworthy • Diverse Fleet of Vehicles festival. He was the fi rst African American artist since Jimi Hendrix to rise to such fame in Jolly Trolley, White Stretch Limousine, Limousine Party Bus, rock music. Was there a change in the band’s direction or had the blues arrived again into the mainstream after more than three decades of being forgotten by radio? “We were doing blues Wheelchair Accessible Van, and other vans to accommodate parties and Rand B from the fi rst,” Crays says. “That’s just part of what we do. If you’re writing a tune from small to large, simple to elaborate. it’s only natural to grab something from someplace else. You’re gonna put in some soul changes CUSTOMIZE YOUR TRIP! 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Cray also performed on the Tina Turner TV special “Break Every Rule.” During the 90s the Cray Band was featured in concert with artists like Clapton, the If you haven't experienced Richmond Trolley & Limousine Stones, John Lee Hooker, BB King and Bonnie Raitt, who on the DVD declares the band leader service yet, give us a try for any event and ENJOY the ride! is “an original; he’s passionate, he’s a bad ass and puts on one of the best shows you’ll ever see.” Amidst these accolades, soaring record sales and a packed touring schedule the Cray 2423 Deerfield Dr. • Ashtabula • 440-964-9403 ~Continued on Page 10 www.richmondtrolleyandlimo.com North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | May 25 - June 8, 2016 9 ~Continued from Page 9 S & TRAILS LEAD TO THE GRAND RIVER D ATM Band recorded six CDs in the 90s. Cray produced Shame + A Sin, which referenced his blues Mastercard VISA ® A NETWORK ® MANOR roots, in 1993. It was followed by two more self-produced recordings, Some Rainy Morning and Sweet Potato Pie. Recorded in Memphis and featuring the famed Memphis Horns Sweet 1153 Mechanicsville Rd. Potato Pie was the Cray Band’s most soulful album to date. The next recording Take Off Your OPEN 'ENEVA s Shoes delved even deeper into Memphis sounds of the 60s. “That was defi nitely a soul record,” DAILY INCLUDING www.grandrivermanor.com Cray says. “I’d already been writing songs, Jim (Pugh, who was keyboards with the Cray Band ALL RO HOLIDAYS! from 1989 to 2014) was writing songs, leaning toward soul. Steve (Jordan, producer) heard them and put the icing on the cake.” Jordan, who subsequently produced the Cray Band’s In My Soul, Shoulda Been Home and the fi rst CD in 4 Nights of 40 Years Live, also brought ->ÌÕÀ`>Þ]Ê >ÞÊÓnÊUÊn `} Ì the personifi cation of Memphis soul to the recording session, Willie Mitchell, to help with arrangements for the Memphis Horns. Mitchell discovered and fi rst recorded Al Green along with other Southern Soul singers like Ann Peebles, O.V. Wright and Syl Johnson for the famed BIG AGNES Memphis label Hi Records. When he arrived at the Cray recording session, he brought not only the Memphis presence but also a present. “Willie came over – he was wearing a gold jacket – and gave me this song, ‘Love Gone to Waste,’” Cray says. “Then we put some fi nal touches on the CD at his studio in Memphis. It was a great opportunity to see Willie in the studio.” ->ÌÕÀ`>Þ]ÊÕiÊ{ÊUÊn `} Ì Both on Take Your Shoes Off and 4 Nights of 40 Years Live, “Love Gone to Waste” showcases Robert Cray’s natural ease with soul ballads. He is intense but smooth in telling the ERNEST T BAND story of love gone bad. Then in a falsetto voice he soars through the sadness into the inevitable pain. It is a song that Cray owns because no other singer has dared try to do it justice. Take Your Shoes Off won a Grammy in 2000. Tuesday Wing Night In the next decade the Cray Band recorded seven CDs, three of them live, and two – 40¢JUMBO Wings & 45¢Ê " --Ê7}ÃÊUÊ"«iÊ VÊUÊÇ« Twenty and This Time – were nominated for Grammys. The group’s most recent recordings, Nothing But Love and In My Soul put the band back on the Billboard Charts. +ÕiiÊvÊi>ÀÌÃÊ À>Ü}ÊÊÀ`>ÞÃÊ>ÌÊn«°ÊÊ£ää¯Ê7}ÃÊvÊ*ÀiÃiÌt PARTY ROOM AVAILABLE FOR ALL OCCASIONS! Upcoming Blues Events Watch CAVS & NACSAR FOOD & DRINK on Our Big Screens! SPECIALS! Blues Returns to the Sandy Chanty The one and only Mr. Downchild (aka Steev Inglish) returns to the Sandy Chanty, Geneva- on-the-Lake, with “Blues Meets Girl” on Saturday, May 28th. He will be accompanied by his lovely lady of song, Kasimira, on vocals. Steev Inglish is a one man blues band from London, England. He is well known for his soulful vocals, slashing slide guitar, howling harmonica, dead on beat, and rousing live performance. The indomitable Mr. Downchild plays harmonica, guitar, and stomp box at the same time, and he is the real deal. Steev Inglish is a devote’ of the Delta and Southside Chicago blues styles. His harmonica Sun. June 5 style is reminiscent of Sonny Boy Williamson. He fronted his own local blues band, The Houserockers, for years. In his career as Mr. Downchild, he has toured in 25 states, Europe, Australia, and South America, and performed and recorded with blues legends, Robert Hundley Cellars Lockwood Jr. and Pinetop Perkins. Here in far northeast Ohio we are lucky to have this chance to catch his show at the Sandy Chanty, GOTL. Check Mr. Downchild out on facebook and at 2 - 5 pm www.steevinglish.com/bio.html Jimmy Thackery & the Drivers - Jun 01 2016 Beachland Ballroom & Tavern, 15700 Waterloo Road, Cleveland, OH 44110
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Make Music Mentor is a community event that aims to strengthen social and cultural ties, elevate the profi le of our city internationally, and support amateur and professional musicians. THE 2016 LINEUP What is Make Music Mentor? DIRTY DEEDS JUNE 21 Make Music Mentor, part of the international Fete de la Musique, OUT OF EDEN JUNE 28 is a celebration of sound, occurring annually on June 21. VICTORY HIGHWAY JULY 5 Joining over 700 cities in 103 countries, Make Music Mentor is a free event to attend and participate in, and is open to all ages, genres, styles, and abilities. POST RADIO JULY 12 During the daylong event, the city comes alive with music. Performances can take place WANTED JULY 19 on city sidewalks, in parks, patios and even on back porches. DARK SIDE OF THE MOON JULY 26 Who can participate? Anyone! Whether you are a professional musician or just like to jam out alone in your MIDLIFE CHRYSLERS AUGUST 2 house, we want you. Make Music Mentor is a day to celebrate all music and all musicians!
Who benefi ts? The City of Mentor - Music is a universal language and has the compelling power to bring CIVIC CENTER PARK 8600 MUNSON RD. diverse groups of individuals together. Make Music Mentor is a time to come together as a city MENTOR, OH 44060 and celebrate the start of summer and the talented musicians that live here. The Musicians –Make Music Mentor is dedicated to helping fuel the success of local musicians. We do this through promotion and support. Make Music Mentor provides an outlet for musicians and introduces them to new audiences. The Venues- Whether it’s one of the many city parks and squares we have permitted, or you’re 125 N. Lake St. • MADISON a local business hosting music on the sidewalk in front of your door people are going to come and listen. We hope that having music at your business will draw in not only listeners, but new 440-983-4080 Hours: Tues-Wed-Thur 11am-9pm and more customers to your space. Fri & Sat 11am-10pm Event Details: Sun 9:30am-7pm Tuesday, June 21st 10am-8pm At press time music is scheduled at: Arrowhead Music, Mentor Beach Park, and Trinity Baptist *** FULL MENU AVAILABLE EVERY DAY! *** Church. More venues may sign up, so visit the website before attending. Friday Steak & Shrimp Buffet Rain or shine (except events at Arrowhead Music) All-You-Can-Eat • 5-8p $ DAILY • Soup & Salad Bar 99 A highlight of Make Music Day in Mentor will include a Mass Appeal Drum circle on • Prime Rib • Rib Eye 17 ADD A SPECIALS! the shores of Lake Erie where musicians – of all levels and ages – can bring a stick and an • Shrimp Alfredo POUND OF TUES: $200 Off Any Entree resonating object to drum on! • Garlic Oil Pasta w/Shrimp CRAB LEGS • Peel-n-Eat Shrimp FOR $995 WEDS: $200 Off Any Burger • Fried Shrimp How to Sign Up: • Baked & Fried Haddock THURS: Prime Rib $995 Visit matchmentor.makemusicday.org • Italian Veggies • Potato Planks Fill out the form under “Register” and sign up as a Performer, Venue, or Both • Sausage & Peppers FRI & SAT: 5-9pm “A-U-C-E” Fill out your profi le with as much information as possible Prime Rib & Crab Legs EVERY FRIDAY Thursday If you’re a performer, pick a venue (or more!) and sign up to play $ 95 If you’re a venue, you can request performances from artist & SATURDAY 5-9p 9 SUN: Brunch Buffet 9:30-3pm ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT PRIME RIB A full schedule of events will be posted on the website in early June. PRIME RIB & FULL www.makemusicday.org/mentor CRAB LEGS$ 95 Including Soup, 39 BAKERY! Salad Bar & Potato!
~Continued on Pg 12 VIEW FULL MENU AT www.PastaHouseMadison.com North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | May 25 - June 8, 2016 11 Green Flash debuts cans nationally with three year- round offerings This month, Co-Founder and CEO, Mike Hinkley of Green Flash Brewing Co. announces Alaskan Brewing heads to the Buckeye State the national and year-round debut of three Green Flash beers in 12oz cans, as an extension of this summer their existing packaged beer assortment. With orders shipping to all US distribution partners Beer drinkers in the Buckeye state can soon start clearing room in their coolers for the beginning in May, 6-packs of canned beers will hit store shelves in June. The new can off erings new brew in town: Alaskan Beer. Alaskan Brewing Company is partnering with distributors will include: Jibe Session IPA, Passion Fruit Kicker (a fruited American Wheat Ale), and Sea to around the state to bring award-winning beer from the Last Frontier to Ohio. Sea Zwickel Lager. Green Flash fi rst introduced cans with Jibe Session IPA in September 2015, Alaskan Brewing anticipates that Columbus Distributing, to an extremely limited distribution in only a few states. The reception from consumers was Heidelberg Distributing, House of La Rose, Matesich overwhelmingly positive, and they are now expanding their off erings and rolling out national Distributing and R.L. Lipton Distributing will soon distribution. provide Alaskan Beer to Ohio’s favorite watering holes “Green Flash continues to evolve, learn and grow through our interactions with our and retailers from Cleveland to Columbus to Cincinnati customers,” explains Mike Hinkley. “Our biggest fans want to bring Green Flash with them to and communities in between. more and more occasions, and cans provide them that opportunity.” Consumers can expect to see fl agship Alaskan Green Flash plans to produce 18,000 cases in 2016, up from 2,000 cases in 2015. With Amber, invigorating Icy Bay IPA, specialty Hopothermia limited canning abilities available, Green Flash estimates that cans will make up just 1% of the Double IPA and more on shelves and on tap by mid- total packaged beer sold this year. A percentage that is expected to increase when they install a summer. permanent canning solution. The three beers that Green Flash has chosen for the can program Alaskan Brewing spent the better part of the past year investing heavily in infrastructure, were selected for their winning fl avor profi les and year-round drinkability. Jibe Session IPA and is now prepared to increase production to meet the needs of thirsty Ohioans, who have will be positioned as a can-only off ering. been requesting Alaskan for years. This is the fi rst new market entrance for Alaskan Brewing Available in both cans and bottles is a new since entering Michigan and South Dakota in 2014. Alaskan’s 18th state will also be its furthest 2016 release, Passion Fruit Kicker. This fruited east, about 3,000 miles from the wild landscape where it is brewed and packaged. American Wheat Ale is one of the bestselling Alaskan Brewing Co. was founded in Juneau, Alaska, in 1986 by Marcy and Geoff new front-line beers in the Green Flash lineup Larson. Then 28, they solicited help from about 80 investors to form the country’s 67th and recently scored a Gold medal at the Los independent brewery at the time, the fi rst since prohibition in Juneau. Though founded in 1986, Angeles International Beer Competition. Making its history reaches back to the Gold Rush Era, from which many recipes draw inspiration. a can-only fi rst time national debut is Sea to For more information and updates, check out Alaskan Brewing Co. online at Sea – a Zwickel Lager that celebrates the brand’s www.alaskanbeer.com opening of the new Green Flash brewery in Virginia Beach, and brewing beer on both coasts by the end of the year. The Green Flash canned beer lineup product overview is as follows: The 2016 Discraft Jibe Session IPA is navigating the brand into new hop territory. Well-balanced, fl oral, citrus and vibrant hop character defi nes our idea of what a perfect session ale should be. At 4% Shoot the Breeze Open Disc Golf Tournament ABV, this session is so good, we are trimming our sails and riding the wind. Passion Fruit Kicker is a jaw-dropping, mouth-watering, smooth brew with sweet, tart, >iÊ- ÀiÊ*>ÀÊUÊà Ì>LÕ> fruity fl avor. We layer passion fruit tea and passion fruit juice with wheat malt and 2-row malted barley to bring you this exhilarating crowd pleaser. 5.5% ABV Saturday, June 4th Sea to Sea is an unfi ltered Zwickel lager layered with German Pilsner malts, Hallertau Mittelfreüh and Czech Saaz hops, 2-row barley, and traditional Pilsner yeast. This sessionable brew has a light body with subtle sweet malt and fruity hop fl avors, notable lager yeast, and a crisp, clean fi nish. 4.0% ABV In addition to the importance of cans aff ording craft beer fans even more occasions where they are able to enjoy Green Flash beer, Mike Hinkley has a personal connection to canning that makes the project even more meaningful. He explains, “My father worked in aluminum can production plants for almost fi fty years. From the time I was a boy, I knew how to identify the markings on a can of Coke, Pepsi, or Budweiser, and be able to tell if my Dad made the cans. I took a lot of pride in that. My Dad is retired now, but it is very cool to see my Dad drink Green Flash from a can.” Six-packs of Green Flash 12oz cans will begin shipping nationally from the brewery on May 9^th, and consumers can expect to start seeing the Green Flash cans at retail in June. This annual event draws some of the best golfers from the region, but it also has About Green Flash Brewing Co. Green Flash Brewing Co. is located in San Diego, California, and was established in 2002 division for recreational players! by co-founders Mike and Lisa Hinkley. Brewmaster, Erik Jensen, leads brewing operations. Green Flash is an award-winning brewer of fi ne, craft ales, and specializes in brewing assertive i>ÀÊÀiÊ>LÕÌÊ`ÃVÊ}vÊ>`ÊÌ iÊÌÕÀ>iÌÊLÞÊ and distinctive beers, such as nationally acclaimed West Coast I.P.A.: an award-winning beer whose wide acceptance has helped defi ne a category. Green Flash is available in bottles and ÛÃÌ}ÊÕÀÊv>ViLÊ«>}iÊÊÃi>ÀV ÊvÀÊ on draft nationally – off erings include a growing lineup of seasonal and limited release ales, - ÌÊÌ iÊ ÀiiâiÊ ÃVÊvÊÊÃiiÊÜ >ÌÊÌ¿ÃÊ>Ê>LÕÌtÊÊ including several barrel-aged beers from their Cellar 3 series. Please visit the Green Flash Ì¿ÃÊÀiÊÌ >ÊÕÃÌÊ>ÊÜ>ÊÊÌ iÊ«>ÀÊ°Ê°Ê°Êt website www.greenfl ashbrew.com for more information.
12 North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | May 25 - June 8, 2016 Summer is here and so is the new Lake Erie Monster shirt! Have a blast and earn your Lake Erie Monster shirt Memorial weekend through Labor Day weekend at Geneva on the Lake. The shirt design is diff erent each year and this is the 15th year! It’s easy to get started; just visit a participating venue, pick up a shirt passport to be stamped at each location, and you’ll be on your way to owning your shirt. The monster crawl does not have to be completed in one visit or one weekend because you have all summer! A purchase is required at each location but it does not have to be alcohol so if you aren’t staying at Geneva on the Lake bring a designated driver and they can earn a shirt too! For more info on all that GOTL has to off er visit www. visitgenevaonthelake.com
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Back In Black – Ac/Dc Tribute Band Friday, June 10 @ House of Blues General Admission Tickets: $13.00 On Sale Now Formed in 2001 from Dallas/Fort Worth, BACK IN BLACK remains one of the top- drawing, and longestenduring tribute acts in North America, having performed to hundreds of thousands at sold-out shows from Honolulu, Hollywood, and Puerto Rico to Calgary, Canada (concert performance with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra and a headlining concert at the Calgary Saddledome). The Black in Black tribute band is an incredible, exciting, high energy reproduction of a concert performance of AC/DC. Their longtime front man, Darren Caperna, was fl own out by AC/DC to audition for the job of the lead singer in the legendary hard rock outfi t. Caperna added: “Even though I did not get the job, it was the experience of a lifetime! Being in a tribute band for 16 years, we were hoping that we would be able to meet AC/DC one day — but this goes way beyond our expectations! Now, I have a great story to tell my grandchildren, OPEN DAILY 7am-2:30am FEATURING DAILY and the guitar students that I teach at For Those About To Rock School in Southlake, Texas.” Open at 7am for Breakfast and cooking until 1:00am SPECIALS More info: www.backinblack.info Most items available for take-out, too! Happy Hour M-Thr. 1pm-7pm Brit Floyd - Space and Time CONTINUUM World Tour 2016 $1.50 Domestic Bottles & Well Shots (Holidays Excluded) Saturday, July 30 Jacobs Pavilion At Nautica. Get tickets now! The Global Spectacular… Over One Million Tickets Sold Worldwide! DJ/VJ/KARAOKE EVERY FRI. & SAT. 8 PM-2 AM Brit Floyd The World’s Greatest Pink Floyd Show Following its hugely successful 146 concert date tour around the globe in 2015, Brit We Have Our High Power Back For The Summer Floyd, The World’s Greatest Pink Floyd Show, returns to North America in 2016 to continue its amazing journey through fi fty years of Pink Floyd, and the vast and incredible catalogue of music they have given us. As well as performing the favorite moments from The Dark Side Daily Food of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals, The Wall and The Division Bell... Brit Floyd Memorial Day Weekend Specials! will treat audiences to its show-stopping rendition of Echoes, in its entirety, from the landmark Summer Monster Crawl Begins Mon: Soup/Salad/ album Meddle, as well as a host of other Pink Floyd musical gems. Fri. May 27: Larry, Darryl, Darryl & Sheryl 8p-12a Brit Floyd lead vocalist, guitarist & musical director, Damian Darlington, said, “The (pick 2) Sat. May 28: Rob Covert 8p-12a Sandwich audience reaction to the Space and Time show in 2015 was so positive that we’ve decided Tue: Wing Night to continue that theme in 2016 with Space and Time CONTINUUM, and we aim to deliver Sun. May 29: Lyle Heath 8-11p an even stronger performance for everyone. There is so much quality material to choose from Wed: 2 Tiders & across the Pink Floyd repertoire, and we will defi nitely be trying a few diff erent songs this Sat. June 11: Rhythm Connection 9p-12a Onion Rings time around as well as including all the favorites.” or Fries With a spectacular new million dollar light show and state of the art video design... and an All Summer...DJ/VJ/Karaoke begins even bigger stage production, Brit Floyd - Space and Time CONTINUUM promises to be immediately after the bands until 2AM! Thur: Taco Night the most ambitious and best Brit Floyd show yet. Tickets for the Saturday, July 30 performance at Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica are on sale SEND US AN EMAIL TO RECEIVE OUR MAILINGS! now at livenation.com. Two Facebook Pages: HighTide Tavern and Betty's HighTide Fun www.britfl oyd.com Email: [email protected] 5504 Lake Road On the Strip Geneva-on-the-Lake, Ohio (440) 466-7990 ~Continued on Page 28 s s s North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | May 25 - June 8, 2016 13 LOST SHEEP BAND
By Mike Edgerly
I had quite a few ideas for this next issue of Talking Shop. I just happen to be viewing my Instagram account while booting up my computer to begin writing when I scrolled across a post. It was from Heavy Shock Rocker Rob Zombie. He was standing behind stage after a show with, as he captions, “my pals BABY METAL” holding a red and black fl ag sporting the bands logo. Baby Metal, to explain, is a J-pop metal hybrid band from Japan consisting of three front girls in costume. The main front girl Suzuka Nakamoto, stage name Su-Metal is 18. She has two side kick singers 16 year old Yui Mizuno, stage name Yuimetal, and 16 year old Moa Kikuchi, stage name Moametal. Backed by an amazing band of Fri. May 27 complete shredders with great hooks and groove metal bridges that make you want to dance or start a pit. They are extremely talented and unique Winery at Spring Hill to say the least and I have been a fan of this act for several years. 7:30-10:30pm I am also a huge fan of Zombie’s music as well for the same pop metal feel. The comments left on Robs post were fans bashing him for liking them, saying they were “Not real Metal”, and “What a shame Rob.” Rob blasts back with some choice commentary rightfully defending his new Sat. May 28 friends. This made me sit back for a moment and as I am known to do, I got irritated and stomped to my soapbox. This issue of Talking Shop is partially opinion and I hope a self-refl ection for you to ponder on when listening to or conforming to labels. Oh yes, that great and mighty swear Sportsterz Bar & Grill word in my book, “labels”. I try to stay away from this, although it is hard when you have categories describing and innocently trying to sort art 3-7pm and music. Categories however, are not the same as labels. I love pop music, for example, and I can name thousands of pop acts from Romania to Iceland, the US, it goes on and on. Within the category of Pop music there are several sub-categories. Bubblegum pop, C-pop, Chamber pop, Afro Mon.May 30 pop, Electroclash, and J-pop. Let us just stop there because I could fi ll this entire article with categories. Old Firehouse Winery You can assume that within these thousands of bands there are some that mix categories to make new sounds and experiment with what they 4-8pm love to listen to. The labels come when someone says something like, “Well, this band isn’t REAL J-pop because there are several examples of funk in there as well.” Here comes the opinion, I personally think this is negative and constrictive. It leaves so little space to imagine something Sat. June 4 new and explore sounds and textures in music. At the end of the day music is meant to enlighten, enjoy, and experience as a movement. It connects us all together in a common language and art. Now I am sure there are other reasons that move you to listen to music and again this was just my Deer’s Leap Winery opinion. Labels to me seem to cause segregation between bands and fans. Rob stated in his response to one labeler, “Hey, these are nice kids out on 7-10pm the road touring. What are you doing besides being a grumpy old ****?” This could not have been stated any more bluntly. What are you doing? www.lostsheepband.com Ask yourself. Are you rejecting this music because you’re afraid someone may think it’s silly? When you are sitting alone do you tap your foot and fi nd joy in it? These labels are only created for the sole purpose of separating the community of musicians and fans into groups that learned and now refuse to tolerate each other’s views. On a smaller more local level I have found myself playing a gig where people walk away from my act because I loop. They feel I am not a real band even though I pre-loop nothing. They Join Cat Casey and Cougar 93.7 missed out on something they may have liked just because of the label associated with loopers. It overjoys me when the opposite happens. Someone walks up and says, “Wow, I had no idea you for the Mentor-on-the-Lake could do that with a looper!” and then proceeds to buy a CD. In the case of Baby Metal, they are J-pop with metal hybrid that is known as “kawaii Metal” Landscape Jailbreak! translated “cute metal”. This is a category and to label them non metal because it does not fi t into the one of hundreds of labels of metal is closed minded. It is ok if you do not like it after Enter to Win Free Lawn Care! seriously considering its sound. If you have sat back and ignored they are kids and they have something diff erent to off er than what’s in your phone or iPod, congrats. If after all of that you Saturday, June 4th • 4 pm decide that kawaii Metal is not for you, then I understand your choice but I must inform you, they are still metal. Kawaii Metal is a category of metal. They do not have to conform to labels to Anderson’s Sports Pub & Eatery carry the metal badge. Throughout my music career I have been educated on so many diff erent styles and categories, then take your passport to all 7 Mentor on the some of which I embraced and obsessed over. I have never rejected a music solely on some notion that the music must be like this or like that. I do not care about whether someone else Lake Bar Crawl stops for your chance to wrote their song or what fashion company backs them. From Taylor Swift to Die Antwoord you can catch me singing and jamming along in my car or at any public event without worry of labels. win 3 months of lawn maintenance from I only care about the message the music brings to my life. Do I enjoy it? Did it make my day Hometown Lawncare! more alive? Does it add to my positive language and interaction with others? If music is not that deep for you then just ask yourself, did you like it in any way? If the answer is yes, then rock on Crawl ends at Andersons and throw those labels out the window. I have had my share of music that did just the opposite. That does not mean I labeled it and throw it out of its category. So next time you fi nd yourself on Sponsored by All Occasion Limo. a social media site and a strange new music video pops up, or on your way to the mall and some new sound blasts past your 21 Pilots, do not just fl ip past it. After all Tyler, aka Blurry-face, does More info at www.cougar937.com care what you think. Sit back and check it out fully and see what it has to off er before you decide to tape a label to it. When you have given it a good run, maybe even a few good runs, fi nd me on TO LISTEN LIVE AND WATCH OUR LIVE COUGAR CAM Facebook and let’s talk shop. WWW.COUGAR937.COM 14 North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | May 25 - June 8, 2016 By Pete Roche St. Holmes chats about new album and the Whitford St. Holmes Band (On board in Northfi eld with Whitesnake June 11th) Derek St. Holmes and Brad Whitford joined forces for their fi rst album thirty-fi ve years ago. Don’t have it? Don’t remember it? No worries. Preorder a copy of the new Whitford / St. Holmes album Reunion on iTunes, and they’ll include a remastered download of their eponymous debut, gratis. Tah-dah! So you might say what’s old is new again. Literally, in this case. Best known as vocalist for the Ted Nugent Band (“Stranglehold”), St. Holmes collaborated with Whitford—then on hiatus from Aerosmith—on such arena rockers as “Whisky Woman,” “Sharpshooter,” and “Spanish Boy” back in 1981. Each man eventually reteamed with his respective day band in the ‘80s. Whitford and his Get Your Wings cohorts got clean and sober and parlayed the success of a 1985 “Walk This Way” remake into the comeback album Permanent Vacation. St. Holmes formed St. Paradise with Nuge bassist Rob Grange in 1979, sang with Ted again in ’82, and was memorialized by a character in the popular rock ‘n’ roll farce Spinal Tap. Whitford still gigs with Steven Tyler and Joe Perry in Aerosmith; they just played Akron last August. And yes, St. Holmes still lends his signature pipes to Ted’s raunchy gee-tar rock in studio (2014’s Shuttup & Jam) and on stage. But a little downtime in 2015 resulted in a whole lot of music for the two six-stringers. Their schedules fi nally aligned, Whitford and St. Holmes wrote and recorded the new Reunion and sold copies during a short run of shows last year. Now the album will see an offi cial release on Mailboat Records—and another Whitford / St. Holmes tour to support it. The legendary bad boys open for Whitesnake at the Hard Rock in Northfi eld on June 11th. It’s a Saturday, so there’s no good reason to not come on out and party like it’s still 1981. We spoke with St. Holmes by phone last week to talk about Reunion, his relocation from Detroit to Nashville, and his second outing with buddy Brad. The guys may be getting’ old, but they’re nowhere near the end, says the aff able singer. NORTH COAST VOICE: Hello, Derek! How are you? DEREK ST. HOLMES: I’m good! How are you? Where are you? Cleveland? Great town, great town! VOICE: The rock and roll capital, yes sir! DEREK ST. HOLMES: That’s right. Very cool. VOICE: It’s good to be speaking with you about the new Whitford / St. Holmes album. Plus you guys are gonna be playing with Whitesnake in Northfi eld in June. DEREK ST. HOLMES: We are excited! VOICE: So what was the impetus for getting back together with Brad after so long? DEREK ST. HOLMES: I think it started when Brad said, “Hey, I live in Charlotte, but I’m thinking of moving.” And I said, “Why don’t you move here, to Nashville? I’ve been here a couple years, and I think you’d love it.” So he came and looked, and he loved it. He bought a
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North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | May 25 - June 8, 2016 15 ~Continued from Page 15 Saturday, Now Open Weekends! May 28 house. So one thing led to another, and we’re sitting at the local Starbucks having coff ee in the morning, and we start talking guitars. He says, “Why don’t you come on over?” And I went Our 10th Hundley over, and we picked up some guitars and started coming up with ideas. That’s how it started. Season! VOICE: It goes from hanging out to jamming. Cellars DEREK ST. HOLMES: We had our guitars laying around the room. Brad and I are guitar FOOD COURT 2-5pm freaks. He’s got a lot of vintage stuff and new stuff . I’ve got some vintage stuff , too. We just love guitars. We’ve always had that common thread. We love talking about it. So the guitars Geneva-on-the-Lake are always laying around, just waiting for us to pick ‘em up and play ‘em! VOICE: Guitar junkies. Thursday, DEREK ST. HOLMES: We probably need to get some help [laughs]! Same friendly June 9 VOICE: There’s probably a self-help group for that, for guitar addicts! DEREK ST. HOLMES: Yeah, we need it [laughs]! people ,best Old Mill VOICE: I guess Nashville’s the place to be these days for country and rock. Winery DEREK ST. HOLMES: It’s a music city—as is Cleveland—but I think the thing is that you food prices! don’t have to explain yourself here. Everybody’s in the music biz. I think that’s the beauty of 6-8pm it. It’s just so easy. And because Brad and I are not trying to break into the music business, it’s Roasted Corn-on-the Cob a lot of fun for us to be here, and to go around and listen to a lot of people that we’ve always Corn Dogs • Sausage • Pulled Pork Watch our Facebook admired. There are a lot of contemporaries living here. So it’s a lot of fun just to go out and see page for updates them play, or to bounce into them. I mean, who knows—you could walk into the Starbucks and Hot Dogs • Fresh Cut French Fries there’s Felix Cavaliere or Robert Plant. It’s surreal! And everybody is as sweet as they can be. Hamburgers • Nachos Mitch 216-513-0529 It’s just awesome! Cheese-on-a-Stick • Cheese Cakes Jennifer 440-463-3951 VOICE: I’ve never been there. I’ve only been to Nashville passing through. I’ll have to get down there sometime. For future shows and DEREK ST. HOLMES: You have to. Because I’ve been to Cleveland a lot [laughs]! I go to the booking opportunities visit Rock and Roll Hall of Fame all the time. I love it. VOICE: Yep. They just had the induction ceremony last month, and Cheap Trick is playing a LOCATED ON THE STRIP www.facebook.com/ benefi t this week…. GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE RESORT evergreen.acoustic.music DEREK ST. HOLMES: Oh, yeah. And isn’t there a band called Ted Nugent that should probably be inducted [laughs]? VOICE: [Laughs] Oh yeah. I think I’ve heard of those guys! And time-wise, they’re certainly eligible! DEREK ST. HOLMES: [Laughs] I’m not sure what the problem is over there, but those boys better get going on that [laughs]! VOICE: The voting process is a bit goofy. DEREK ST. HOLMES: I know. Isn’t it funny? VOICE: With the new songs on Reunion…what was the writing process like? Do you each bring in your own songs to jam out or workshop together? DEREK ST. HOLMES: Absolutely. I mean, we don’t keep score to see who writes what or who does what parts. What we do is make sure that we make time to write it all together. That way there’s never any question of who wrote which songs. That question never comes up, because we make sure that if I come in with a song, I know I’ll have him fi nish it. Or if he comes in with a song, he knows I’ll have to fi nish it. And that way, it just works for us. I’ve used this line before in interviews, but it’s very Lennon / McCartney. We write the stuff together. VOICE: Do you guys play them in a live-band setting to test ‘em out? DEREK ST. HOLMES: Yes! We rehearse it to make sure it’s working. And when we say, “working,” we mean it has to work live. It has to move people. If it doesn’t, we scrap it and move on. VOICE: The songs certainly sound like they’ll go over well in concert. DEREK ST. HOLMES: Yeah. We’re a live band, and we want to get out there and play in front of people and make ‘em feel good. So the only way to do that is to make sure you’re writing the kind of music that people standing in a venue of any sort can fi nd palatable. All the way around the board. I’ve been to so many shows and sat there and gone, “Oh my gosh! I’d never do two or three slow songs in a row!” Or else I’m heading for the restroom, or to see if I can go buy a hot dog! You have to keep it exciting. VOICE: Right. I’m for playing a slow song here and there, but you don’t want to test people’s patience, either. So the band—who do you and Brad have in the group with you? I see there’s “Chopper” Anderson on bass.
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“Tradition Lives” with Chesnutt Live Music Traditional country singer Fri. & Sat. Mark Chesnutt, who enjoyed hits 9:30-1:30 with “Going Through the Big D” and “Brother Jukebox,” will release his 15th studio album, "The Most Fun You Can Have with Your Boots On" “Tradition Lives,” on July 8 on Row Must Be 21 and Over Entertainment. Happy Hour Monday-Friday 3pm-6pm This is his fi rst disc of all-new Thursdays @ 9pm: Queen of Hearts Drawing material since 2010’s “Outlaw” and Sundays @ 7pm: King of Clubs Drawing was produced by Jimmy Ritchey, Thurs. May 26: Ride for MONDAY who Chesnutt has worked with for Zumba 6-7pm years. “He and I hooked up at a time Seniors Bike Night WEDNESDAY when not a lot of people had a lot of faith in me anymore because I stayed ‘country’ when the Line Dance Fri. May 27: DJ Lessons with industry was going the other way. I needed somebody like Jimmy who really believed in my Dee 6:30-9:30 kind of country music,” said Chesnutt. May 28th: Redneck Inc THURSDAY “Tradition Lives” includes 12 new Chesnutt honky tonkers and a tribute to the late Merle June 4th: TBA Karaoke Haggard and songwriter Red Lane, “There Won’t Be Another Now.” 7-11 “A few years back, Jimmy Ritchey and I were at his home studio at about 2 a.m. talking about June 11th: Slingshot The Hag and his infl uence on us, and we thought it would be nice to add this song to the album www.jewelsdancehallandsaloon.com as a tribute to him and to Red Lane. It’s just me with Jimmy on guitar. I hope fans enjoy it,” said 7PQW¼[7TLM[\+W]V\Za5][QK,IVKM0ITT s 5QTT;\440-275-5332 Chesnutt. Open 7 Days-a-Week! 3UN 4HUR AM #LOSE s 7EEKENDS AM AM A native of Beaumont, Texas, Chesnutt began his run up the charts in 1990 with “Too Cold At Home,” and has had 8 number one hits, including “Gonna Get a Life,” and “I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing.” He has earned one Gold album and four Platinum albums.
Country Hall exhibits Zac Brown Band The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum will explore Zac Brown Band’s LYLE rise to fame in “Homegrown: Zac Brown Insurance Band,” a career-spanning exhibition that HEATH for the "The Versatile and opens July 22 and runs through July 2017. Multi- Instrumentalist Musician" The exhibition will include stage wear, guitars, song manuscripts and photos from rest of us. Still booking for 2016 the band’s personal collection. Thur. May 26th • 7-10pm “It’s an incredible honor to have Pickled Pepper • Open mic the history of our band captured by We Offer the the Country Music Hall of Fame and Personal Service Fri. May 27th • 7-11pm Museum,” said Zac Brown. “From day Yankies Bar & Grill • GOTL one, it has always been about connecting You’ve Missed Lately with our fans by writing songs that come from our hearts, performing at our best and creating Sat. May 28th tNoon-4pm unique ways to engage with them beyond the stage. It has been a crazy journey, and we’ve AUTO • HOME Old Firehouse Winery • GOTL grown as musicians, as performers, and as individuals. We thank our fans for all their support and hope they enjoy the exhibit as much as we do.” BUSINESS • LIFE Sun. May 29th • 8-11pm “Zac Brown Band did not set out to be country music stars,” said museum head Kyle High Tide Tavern • GOTL Young. “Instead they ignored genre restrictions and focused on creating upbeat and soulful TREEN sounds that resonated with fans. Fifteen number one hits later, they are one of the most Wed. June 1st • 7-11pm innovative groups in country music today. With this exhibition, we will trace the band’s organic Old Firehouse Winery • GOTL path to stardom that can only be described as ‘homegrown.’” INSURANCE 3TATE 2OUTE . s 3UITE Sat. June 4th Shelton and Highwaymen release new projects *EFFERSON /HIO Private Party, Open House Blake Shelton and The Highwaymen are the news releases out today. (440) 576-5926 Shelton is out with his 10th studio disc, “If I’m Honest,” which contains the hit single Sun. June 5th “Came Here to Forget” and a duet with girlfriend Gwen Stefani, “Go Ahead And Break My Old Mill Winery • Open mic To book contact: 440-381-3736 6 ~Continued on Page 18 Scott Treen or name search on North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | May 25 - June 8, 2016 17 ~Continued from Page 17
Heart.” This is Shelton’s fi rst disc since the end of his marriage to Miranda Lambert. The Highwaymen are out with a four-disc set “Live American Outlaws” with three CDs and a DVD. The Highwaymen were comprised of Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash and Kris Kristoff erson. The set includes 2 audio discs recorded live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, N.Y. on March 14, 1990; an audio disc with tracks recorded live at various Farm Aid Festivals and a previously unreleased full-length concert fi lm recorded live at the Nassau Coliseum show and transferred from the original fi lm reels especially for this collection. The release also debuts a previously unreleased recording of “One Too Many Mornings,” an alternate take of a Bob Dylan song, which appeared on “Heroes,” a 1986 collaboration album by Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings.
Veteran singer Berry announces new music Soulful country veteran John Berry will release his fi rst disc in three years, “What I Love The Most” on June 3 through Mansion Entertainment / Sony RED. “This new music means a lot to me, largely because the fans funded the project. This is my second successful Kickstarter project,” said Berry. “The songs I chose to record are reminiscent of the same sound and lyrics from the early days of my career. It was those solid foundational tunes about love, life and family that breathed life into my career early on and has sustained me over the years. I hope my fans that have supported me from the beginning love and relate to this record. And I hope the new ones enjoy it too” The 10-track album was produced by the South Carolina native and his wife, Robin Berry and showcases tunes written by Neil Thrasher, Tom Shapiro, Ashley Gorley, Regie Hamm and Wendell Mobley plus four Berry co-wrote with Richard Fagan, Brian Mabry and Chris Wommack. “I’m beyond excited to release this new music and bring it to the fans,” said Berry, 56. “It’s a new time in the music business and technology allows me to be closer to my fans and interact in new ways. You know, God just keeps blessing me. There are new opportunities coming at every turn.” Berry has enjoyed six songs that went top fi ve on the country charts. His hits include “Kiss Me In The Car,” “Your Love Amazes Me,” “What’s In It For Me,” “You And Only You,” “Standing On The Edge Of Goodbye,” “I Think About It All The Time,” “Change My Mind” and “She’s Taken a Shine.”
McKenna flies solo again Lori McKenna is better known as a songwriter these days, thanks to songs like “Girl Crush.” But the Massachusetts native has enjoyed a long solo career, which continues with “The Bird & The Rifl e, out July 29 on CN Records via Thirty Tigers. Produced by Dave Cobb (Jason Isbell, Chris Stapleton), “The Bird & The Rifl e” features 10 songs, including the lead track, “Wreck You,” which premiered at Rolling Stone. McKenna will embark on a nationwide headlining tour this summer and fall, her fi rst since 2013 to support her 10th studio disc. It follows 2014’s “Numbered Doors.” Recorded live over 10 days at Cobb’s studio in Nashville, the album also includes McKenna’s version of her own “Humble & Kind,” a hit for Tim McGraw this year. McKenna wrote the song alone at home while her kids were at school, imparting her wisdom to them. “I can say it’s one of my favorite songs, mostly because I had my kids in my head the whole time I was trying to write it,” she said. “My kids know that it’s theirs, and it’s nice in that way. It worked out pretty good.” Of the recording with Cobb, McKenna said, “This record was made in a way that’s very diff erent from anything else I’ve ever done. It’s very much me - this record and the songs. But it’s like I took the 10 songs and just got in someone else’s car and took a ride down the coast. I completely plugged into the world of Dave Cobb.” Cobb said he “really wanted to wanted to work with Lori because of the truth and honesty she carries with her pen. I love her wit and humor and the fact she writes her own songs purely for the sake of art.” Faith Hill, Reba McEntire, Alison Krauss, Hunter Hayes and Keith Urban all have recorded McKenna songs. Her credits include “I Want Crazy,” by Hayes, Little Big Town’s “Your Side of the Bed” and “Sober.” “Girl Crush,” the megahit for Little Big Town, netted McKenna the CMA award for “Song of the Year” and her fi rst Grammy Award for “Best Country Song.”
18 North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | May 25 - June 8, 2016 Just LIKE By Pete Roche That! A night at the Cyndi Lauper Extravaganza
Expecting the ACOUSTIC POWER TRIO! unexpected has 13-YEAR ANNIVERSARY! always been par for Sun. June 5th Cyndi Lauper fans. June 24th The charismatic Old Firehouse Winery Chardon Gazebo singer from Queens, New York has 4 to 8 Concert Series been setting (and shucking) trends Celebrating our for over thirty years 13-YEAR ANNIVERSARY! now by putting her Fri. June17th May 20 is the exact date pipes to as many of our 13th Anniversary! ¿ÃÊ Õ}iÊUÊ VÀ` Our first show was on musical styles as Tuesday, May 20th 2003 she has outfi ts in her 8 to 12 at the Flying Burrito in Madison. wardrobe. Lauper lit Thanks to all of YOU from Abbey Rodeo. the pop world on fi re Abbey Rodeo is: Jim Bonfanti, Chris Butcher, Fred Grupe, in 1983 with her multiplatinum debut She’s So Unusual and 1986 follow-up True Colors, both Featu ring: Verne McClelland, of which yielded Top Ten radio hits and memorable MTV videos. P. J. Philips & Bob Yocum Cyndi stayed the course in the ‘90s, juggling marriage and motherhood with the release of Scott Treen, Chuck Ditri Check out the Abbey Rodeo video at: Hat Full of Stars (1993) and Sisters of Avalon (1996). She revisited her punk roots on Shine www.youtube.com/watch?v=siwWk_2hELk (2001), went unplugged for The Body Acoustic (2004), and indulged her love of dance music on & Gary Slovensky www.Abbeyrodeo.com Bring Ya to The Brink (2008). Cyndi’s shapeshifting over the last decade has been even more dramatic: She cut an album of Mississippi Delta-inspired tunes in 2010 (Memphis Blues) and went Broadway with Harvey Fierstein in 2012 (Kinky Boots). Friday 4:00 - 12:00 Lauper’s latest eff ort, Detour, is a collection of country covers recorded in Nashville with Saturday 2:00 - 12:00 producer Tony Brown (George Strait, Reba McIntire), a crack band, and an A-list of guest Sunday 2:00 - Dark vocalists (Willie Nelson, Vince Gill, Jewel). The ex-Blue Angel front woman didn’t shy away from the new material during her concert on May 17 at the Hard Rock in Northfi eld Park. On the contrary, Cyndi slipped into full-on Beach Bar & Grill! cowgirl mode for approximately half of the eighty-minute extravaganza. LAKE Best place to watch “I think of it less as me doing something than me just going back where I started from,” she ERIE the sunset on the Lake. mused in her thick New Yawk drawl. PERCH! Book us for your Special Event! The rest of her set? Nothing but hits. A suitcase of memories, you might say. How old is the cotton candy-haired Goonies godmother these days? NEW CHEF AND NEW MENU! Who cares? Cyndi’s still every bit as sassy as she was in the ‘80s, when she cavorted with WWF wrestlers and jangled her jewelry in charity super-group USA for Africa (“We Are the Fri, May 27...... Bob Turner (Acoustic Folk) ...... 7:30 World”). She made a grand entrance atop a riser (in black pleather corset and pants) for Wanda Sat, May 28 ...... Ernest T. Band (Rockibilly, Blues) ...... 8:00 Jackson’s “Funnel of Love,” played a recorder solo on the scandalous “She Bop” and slouched backwards over a shipping crate for Ray Price’s “Heartache by the Numbers.” She yodeled, Sun, May 29 ...... Alex Bevan (Acoustic Originals) ...... 5:00 paraded with a vintage pony stick, and rotated atop a carousel platform while singing Skeeter Fri, June 3 ...... Hampshire Moon (Rock, Motown, Blues) ...8:00 Davis breakup ballad “End of the World.” Lauper’s between-song banter was almost as entertaining as the music. She rambled at Sat, June 4 ...... Northern Comfort (Country)...... 8:00 times, catching and course-correcting her own digressions, but the anecdotes about mimicking Fri, June 10 ...... Becky Boyd Trio (Blues)...... 8:00 Ethel Merman and Patsy Cline as a little girl and cooking and watching television with her Nana Sat, June 11 ...... Horsefeathers (Folk, Rock) ...... 7:30 were touching—and spoke to the fi ercely independent artist (and all-around take-no-shit tough cookie) she’d become. Sun, June 12...... Spoon Too Soon (Folk, Americana) ...... 5:00 Cyndi also discussed past hobbies and occupations as a painter and horse “hotwalker”, her Sat. June 18 ...... Brickhouse Blues ...... 8:00 deal with Sire Records, and her profi table partnership with A&R man Seymour Stein. She had plenty to say about politics, too—and about certain former reality T.V. show hosts (she appeared Sun. June 19 ...... Lyra (Acoustic Rock) ...... 5:00 on Donald Trump’s Celebrity Apprentice in 2010). She also joked about Northfi eld’s hybrid 6827 Lake Road West • Geneva • 440-466-9127 2-1/2 miles west of Rt. 534 and Geneva State Park ~Continued on Page 20 Corner of County Line Rd. and Lake Road West. North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | May 25 - June 8, 2016 19 ~Continued from Page 14 rural / urban environs. Sister of Avalon hit “I Drove All You don’t have to leave your dogs Night” brought kennelled or alone while you’re away, fans to their feet early. “Walking they can stay with me! After Midnight” and “I Want to be a s 3AFE FENCED IN YARD Cowboy’s Sweetheart” showcased Lauper’s s ,OTS OF PLAY TIME EXERCISE backup band, whose s (OME ENVIRONMENT capable members s 3LEEPS IN THE HOUSE lent pedal steel strains and Telecaster s /BEDIENCE TRAINING AVAILABLE guitar twang where s $AY CAMP WEEKENDS VACATIONS necessary. Cyndi saluted Prince with s 2EASONABLE RATES a run through his throbbing Dirty Mind Call Linde at track “When You Were Mine”—and hit all the high notes heard on her She’s So Unusual version of the song without straining. Elsewhere, she nailed her signature Cyndi squeals, hiccups, and 440-951-2468 huhs! PUPPIES The only glitch came at the beginning of “Misty Blue.” Lauper started belting the Eddy Arnold & SENIORS number into a prop payphone (rotary dial!) only to discover her monitor wedges weren’t up to WELCOME! snuff . She signaled her band to stop, huddled with a technician, and had things ironed out inside two minutes. “Money Changes Everything” saw Cyndi abandon the hayride hymns for her own chart- PUPPY RAISER, busting bubblegum rock and ballads. She sat center stage strumming a dulcimer for “Time After Leader Dogs for the Blind Time,” adjusting her microphone so the crowd could sing the Rob Hyman-coauthored smash along with her. They did. We did—all 2,500 of us. It was a moment. “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” was a feisty (if not unexpected) fi nale that had everyone dancing at their seats. Even to Cliff ord Carter’s electric kazoo solo. Cyndi returned alone and—after a few words of encouragement about voting and individualism and inclusion—gave “True Colors” a dulcimer makeover. L.A. Americana duo the Peach Kings opened with a forty-minute set of smoldering rockabilly whose verses (and overall vibe) paid homage to ‘50s and ‘60s pop culture and Mondo moviemakers like David Lynch and Quentin Tarantino. Sleazy…but sexy. Paige Wood (vocals) and Steven Dies (sparkly green Gibson SG guitar) wowed with a half hour of tunes taken from their two EPs, Mojo Thunder and Handsome Moves, the former mesmerizing onlookers with her smoky voice and pinup fi gure and the latter with his Link Wray six-string slight of hand. The couple had its own technical issue when Dies’ guitar crapped out during the fi nal song, the haunting “Fisherman.” Recognizing that it was gone for good, Paige resumed singing a cappella while her partner danced and cheered her on. www.cyndilauper.com www.thepeachkings.com
20 North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | May 25 - June 8, 2016 By Westside Steve Simmons
MONEY MONSTER fl air of a carnival barker. TriStar | R | 98 min It just so happens that Gates made a big mistake by highly There are big recommending a fund run by a guy he thought he could trust. Westside Steve fi lms and there Worse yet working stiff Kyle (O’Connell) took that advice to are little fi lms, heart and lost a life changing quantity of cash. He snaps, fashions ->Ì°Ê >ÞÊÓnÊUÊ4:30-7:30 PM blockbusters and an explosive vest and detonator and breaks into the studio during /LD &IREHOUSE 7INERY s '/4, Indies, multi a live broadcast. screeners and One slight problem, I’ve complained about before, is this: almost -Õ°Ê >ÞÊÓÊUÊ2 and 8 pm Festival Flix. I have the entire plot is capsulated in the previews. Now to be sure there 4HE +EYS s 0UT IN "AY one of each this is a twist near the end of the fi lm, but for most of the fi lm there week. The big one are no surprises. °Ê >ÞÊÎäÊUÊNoon-4 Here’s the key, for MONEY MONSTER to work both the 4HE +EYS s 0UT IN "AY (I’m sure you’ve seen ads for all over antagonist and protagonist have to be sympathetic and Foster has done a very good job in that sense, June 3-4-5 the TV) has been 4HE +EYS s 0UT IN "AY previewed before aided, of course, by a very competent pair of actors. That sets up a clear distinction when the real and nearly every feature for 7i`°ÊÕiÊnÊUÊ5:45-8:45 PM the last few weeks. It’s star snake in the grass is uncovered. I don’t know if there’s any other way it could /N 4AP s -EDINA e as a couple of Hollywood have ended but for some reason it still seems like a To purchase Westside Steve Simmons heavyweights, George newest CD A Pirates Life visit Clooney, one of our true surprise. Quality acting and directing and just enough www.cdbaby.com/artist/westsidestevesimmons r movie stars, and the venerable action and suspense add up to a worthwhile fl ick. Julia Roberts, who, regardless Oh, and by the way, Julia Roberts was just fi ne. www.westsidesteve.com of my frequent criticism, is a fan B- favorite. Geneva-on-the-Lake Golf Course It’s also a big event because guess what season it is and guess what the subject matter might be? That’s right folks, there’s an election coming up and Elvis and Nixon Amazon | R | 200 min among the few remaining politically correct groups of bad guys, So on to the other end of the spectrum, the little movie that made crack dealers, serial killers and white supremacists we have Wall a bit of noise at somebody’s Film Festival but hardly anywhere else. o Street executives joining the Inglorious list of villains. Well, that is, maybe until Oscar time. Seems like more often these To be honest I was a little leery about this production given weird pictures weasel their way into the top 8 when the academy gets the political climate and the last few anti Wall Street fl icks slant together. And for good and knowing how politically active Mr. reason, since honestly, Clooney is (I’m a big fan of his talent, don’t all the superhero, maybe not so much of his politics) international crisis, and I feared the worst. By the way it’s cop movies start to blend Since 1927 directed by Jodie Foster another very together? Sometimes a talented but active star. production right out of $AILY 3PECIALS s /UTINGS I am pleased to announce those fears left fi eld is a pleasant ,EAGUES s 3EASON 0ASSES never came to pass and even though surprise. money monster certainly had a little You might have to /NE OF OUR MANY SPECIALS whiff of propaganda, it’s hard to deny drive a little piece to fi nd Monday $15.00 for that dirty tricks do occur among the rich it on the big screen if, in and powerful. 18 holes with a Cart! fact, you’ve even heard This is actually a hostage EXCLUDING HOLIDAYS of it. Odds are there’s fl ick with political and been no multi million- Just off of Geneva-on-the-Lake Strip. fi nancial overtones and this dollar advertising budget. !LMRAZ $R time the protagonist is more the hostage than the hostage taker (Jack Not only that, but the plot is likely to be something that makes you (440) 466-8797 O’Connell). scratch your head. In this case ask yourself - who in the world would Clooney is Lee Gates (Gates, get It?) one of those pop fi nance */(. "/7,%2 guys you see on cable stations, (think of Jim Cramer) who talks $)2%#4/2 /& '/,& about the stock market and tosses out his pick of the week with the ~Continued on Page 22 WWWGOTLGOLFCOM North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | May 25 - June 8, 2016 21 ~Continued from Page 21
spend the money to green light a movie about a forgotten encounter between Elvis Aaron Presley and Richard Milhous Nixon decades ago? Many of us have seen that photograph with Nixon and the King shaking hands in the White House but probably never stopped to think about the events leading up to it. Director Liza Johnson has taken her fi rst trip to the Major Leagues, kind of, and fi lled in the gaps with a touch of historical substance and a great deal of entertaining speculation. But really, these men are bigger than life and the stuff Legends are made of, so why not? We know that Elvis and his Memphis Mafi a were friends of law enforcement and had been honored with special badges by a local agency. The king decided that he could be more useful as an actual federal agent because, well, his notoriety and fame would allow him into places that real cops probably wouldn’t be welcome. On top of that he fi rmly believes that his skill with fi rearms and the martial arts would make him a formidable foe against the forces of evil, including drug dealers, communist and anti-American rabble-rousers, which just happened to also be enemies of the Nixon Administration. Sounds like a match made in heaven right? So America’s most famous rock star pays a visit to the White House and convinces the Secret Service to get a message to the president requesting a meeting. Well, nobody takes it seriously, at least for a while until the public relations team realizes that this partnership could soften up the president’s image with young people who aren’t likely to be in his corner. When the meeting takes place it’s supposedly based on the transcript that still exist. And we all know Richard Nixon loved to keep records. But even if the time leading up to that meeting is highly embellished it’s still a great deal of fun and not unbelievable. So this script is intriguing but it’s the acting that really pushes ELVIS AND NIXON over the top. Michael Shannon is Elvis and to be honest he neither looks nor sounds exactly like him. Still the physical aspect, which is often overlooked in a role, soon makes you forget all of that. I was on board within the fi rst 10 minutes. Nixon, of course, was played to perfection by one of America’s great actors, Kevin Spacey, who nails the ex-president to perfection. There are, of course, some subplots that carry the fi lm along and add to the entertainment value, but it’s the humanization of the two main characters that makes this fi lm such a wonderful experience. I would be shocked if Johnson doesn’t get another trip to the plate with even a bigger budget next time, and I’d be surprised if ELVIS AND NIXON doesn’t pick up at least one or two Oscar nominations when the cool weather comes. B+
22 North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | May 25 - June 8, 2016 Featuring 4-Directional
By Patricia Ann Dooms Healing CelebrationsCelebration Life is meant to be celebrated…. Anna and the Angel’s Numbers That includes understanding every aspect of our lives; our Soul’s It seems lately every time I look at the clock, it says some hour, and 17 minutes. 1:17, Purpose, our Finances, our Professions and our Relationships. 2:17, 3:17…….and most frequently 9:17, 10:17, and 11:17. 3ATURDAY *UNE TH s .OON P It causes me to ask, “What Become Your Whole Soul's Mate... is up with the number 17 ???” Well, I’m told I am on the right 4HROUGH #ONSCIOUS 2EUNION WITH 9OUR 3OUL 7ITH 3USAN .EWTON path. This is good, because it’s a Please Join Patti Ann at path chosen some time ago, and I’m not likely to change it. 17 )NTEGRAL ,IFE #ENTER IN #HAGRIN &ALLS s *UNE TH is an 8, and therefore a ‘power for h4HE %NERGY OF #ASH &LOWv– a fun and interesting ‘playshop’ number’—reminding me of my based on the Law of Attraction, and learn how to draw the energy own power to make choices and of financial abundance that often appears so elusive!! decisions about my own journey, Attendees will receive their own prosperity “mojo bag”. and that the choices and decisions I’ve already made are correct We invite you to participate in the new and proceeding quite nicely to “ALL IS WELL MOVEMENT”, manifest my desires and dreams. a project initiated by the angels for these changing times. This is good, because I’ve had a Read more about it in the “Anna and the Angels” lot of desires and dreams of late. article in this issue, or contact Patti Ann Dooms. So in researching the number 17, and its angelic signifi cance, I thought it might be fun to For further info, or to register for a program: write about some of the ‘angel numbers’. We’ve covered 11:11 and 1:11 more than enough Contact Patti Ann Dooms times to comprehend the “angelic portal”, but we can review them once again. 11:11 means that the universe has opened itself up to you. The Universe has only one response to our FEATHERTOUCH ATTNET s OR CALL (440) 223-7510 desires, and that is YES. In other words, if you say you can, you can….Likewise if you say you www.FeatherTouchCelebrations.com can’t, you can’t. The Universe always responds in agreement with us, so when we see 11:11 or 1:11, we need to be especially aware of our thoughts at that moment, and if they are not positive, to quickly change them! Whatever we say or think at that moment in time, impacts our lives. There are other numbers that appear in people’s lives quite frequently, and in many forms. For some, it is the license plate in front of them. For others, it is repetitive address numbers. And or still others—like me—it’s almost always on the clock. Numbers in sequence have a message for us too. I frequently see 3:33 on the clock, which tells me that 3—not only is the communication number—but that 333 means that Anna and / or the Ascended Masters have a message for me…so listen up!! Often though, because it IS the communication number, our angels are also encouraging us to speak up, to really say what we are feeling. If you add the individual digits together, as we do in numerology, 3+3+3=9. It may be a reminder about poor communication with family or unresolved issues with them. The angels are encouraging us to let go. If I see 222, I know it symbolizes love and serenity, because the number 2 is the number that represents love. The three 2’s also add up to 6 . The 6 asks that we promote love, peace, and harmony wherever we are, and with whomever we’re with. 444 is all about seeking more knowledge, doing whatever it takes to learn more and educate ourselves. The four is the analyst, as well as the teacher. If we break it down, three 4’s totals 12….and 1+2=3. I need to communicate to others whatever it is that I am learning. I should not keep it to myself. So, if you have followed any of the numerology information I have shared, what we are to do with numbers in a sequence is to look at the one number that is repeating itself, then reduce the repeating number down to one digit, and it will give a clear understanding of its signifi cance. There is a great deal of symbolism in each of the numbers 3, 6, and 9, and also in their sum, which is 18, and therefore a 9—the number of completion…full circle….truth, honesty, and integrity, and the highest evolved number in numerology.
~Continued on Page 24 North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | May 25 - June 8, 2016 23 ~Continued from Page 23 LifeBanc -LA;H;H> When the All Is Well Movement was formed, I decided to break it down numerologically. It 2CMMO? comes out to a Master 33. This is a very highly evolved number. Three tends to be considered a "IH;NCIH ‘magical’ number, with its reference to mind, body, and spirit, and also the Trinity: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. It is also in reference to the Master who many of us know as Jeshua (Jesus), Organ and Tissue Donation 1;P?M*CP?M in Support of Life whose ministry was three years, and who walked the earth for 33 years, and said repeatedly: Through improved surgical techniques “Be still. All is well.” As we add the 3 and 3 together, it then becomes a 6—with its message and drug therapies, more lives are being of peace, harmony, love, and healing that we are to bring to the world. There is no doubt in my saved. These improvements have caused the waiting list to grow at a rapid pace. mind that the angels dictated not only the initiation of this movement, but also its name. However, the number of organ donors Interestingly, Nikola Tesla , like me, had a form of OCD that required him to do everything has not kept up with the increased need. People on the waiting list are not waiting in multiples of three. (It’s true; even as a child, everything had to be in 3’s. I kiss my husband for a cure to be discovered; they are waiting hello, and goodbye three times. I say ‘Amen’ three times…..”All is well. All is well. All is for a gift of a lifetime. What can you do? You can help by joining well.”) It’s as though, we have this understanding that for it to “sink in”, it has to pass through the The Ohio Donor Registry. three levels of being: body, mind, and soul. As you may recall, Tesla discovered free energy (which of course has been diabolically stifl ed throughout history, but that is a topic for another day.) He happened to fi nd patterns in signals and natural phenomena that occurred in multiples of three. A natural phenomenon he observed was a signal not originating from Earth that repeated three pulses. Tesla thought this message was a hidden message and the repeating number of pulses, three, was some sort of “cosmic code”. He was quoted to have said: “If you only knew the magnifi cence of the 3, 6 and 9, then you would have a key to the universe.” Unfortunately, because his work and his research were so stifl ed, we don’t know what he meant by that exactly….but my guess is that he was on to something that feels very natural to me, and anyone who studies patterns, sequences, cycles, and frequency, (such as Pythagorus) certainly comprehends that too. The last one that I will address today (because there is only so much space, and as usual, I am !;FF *'$# already well beyond my allotted number of words) is more of a ‘specialized example’ of number 2IFF@L??*'$# sequence: 9/11. When I see those numbers, it seems the message is “Never forget”. I then take QQQ*C@? ;H==IG that opportunity to pray for those people still victimized—whether physically or mentally—by the events of 9/11/2001. As well, it seems a nice time to send healing and protection out to those who are dialing 911 at just that precise moment. There is so much communication from the angels, taking so many forms, and the numbers are just one form. As I am deeply entrenched in numerical vibration and communication with the celestial beings, it only stands to reason that I would eventually be able to correlate the two. I am not the only one. We often live so unconsciously, we don’t recognize guidance even when we are smacked in the face with it, let alone when the messages are as subtle as our angels and guides tend to be.
Any questions? Anna and her angelic entourage are eager to answer them for you!
*** Patricia Ann Dooms, known in some circles as “the Mentor from Mentor”, is a certifi ed holistic lifestyle mentor, Master Numerologist, and is frequently asked to allow the angels to speak through her. She is willing to do so upon request. To learn more about all things FeatherTouch, or to participate in the All is Well Movement, please contact us through our website: www.feathertouchcelebrations.com or e-mail: [email protected] . You may also text your questions to 440-223 -7510.
24 North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | May 25 - June 8, 2016 If You Can Dream It, I Can Build It. By Luthier Patrick Podpadec
I have waited long enough! I’m Sometimes that is the case, gonna plant all of my vegetables and but often times there is other plants this week. I don’t believe enough height left on the fret Custom Designs that we will have another frost. I’m so that it is possible to fi le Guitars Basses ready to go. All of the beds have been the grooves out and still have Acoustic tilled and weeded and are ready for effi cient height left to fret the Electric planting. Let’s bring on summer! strings properly. Mandolins This article is now the 161st Frets come in many Double Necks one that I have written for the North diff erent sizes for diff erent Harp Guitars Major Repairs
Coast Voice. I want to thank everyone applications and playing Fast, Reliable Turnover Reliable Fast, for Working Musicians Working for Restorations “The Dreamcaster” Custom built involved for letting me be able to tell styles. In general, the taller Refinishing for Brian Henke the stories of the everyday problems the fret the easier it is to Refretting and successes that happen in a luthier’s press the string down and Intonation Adjustments workshop. It may be boring to some, get the proper tone from the Acoustic Pickup Installs but to others it might make them glad note you are playing. It is not SPRING SPECIAL they have the job that they do. absolutely necessary to press $1000 OFF It’s really not for everyone. There the string all the way down ANY REPAIR With mention of are times that you are expected to make to the fret board to achieve a this ad. silk from a cow’s ear and other times note from the string. This is that you get to witness some of the best craftsmanship that you why some players actually have their fi nger boards “scalloped” out Patrick Podpadec have ever seen. It can be very humbling or very rewarding all in the so they are actually bouncing the strings off of the frets which gives Luthier same day. Did I mention that there is no money in this profession them some incredible speed in their lead guitar riff s. 440.474-2141 either? If you don’t have a serious (borderline addiction) love for As I have mentioned the diff erent sizes that are available from the art of woodworking and all that it can give you, this might not the fret distributors vary from the “Gibson Jumbo” style (usually [email protected] be the profession for you. (That is good for me, because I wouldn’t wide and low to thin and tall confi guration). My preference from a www.liamguitars.com have to worry about the competition.) On the other hand I enjoy luthier’s standpoint is that the thinner, taller fret is better because teaching or at least trying to explain in layman’s terms about what the thinness contributes more to a truer intonation and the taller fret it is that I do. For those of you who have not yet read one of my is capable of fi ling down after some wear has occurred. Now having articles, I ask that you hang in there a little bit....it gets better, I said that, there are musicians with diff erent styles of play that promise. prefer a diff erent feel from a certain size fret wire that gives them In the last few articles I tried to explain how I go about the ability to perform their little “nuances” a little better than others. resetting a neck on an acoustic guitar. I took three articles to give It is important to choose, along with the help from your friendly a brief explanation of some of the procedures that are involved for luthier, the right fret wire for your playing style. It is also important the repair. There are some skills and some specialty tools that were to have the frets properly “crowned” after they have been fi led involved and on a scale from one to ten, I would put the procedure level. I have seen many fret jobs that have been compromised from of “re-setting a neck” about a nine. So if it was hard to follow not having been crowned properly. This is a procedure that requires Guidance to achieve along, I apologize. a certain con-caved fi le that will create a “crown” or a rounded top In this article I would like to explain another very important to the fret wire. If this is not done correctly, it can cause intonation top grades in school repair that could be considered as one of the most common or or play ability issues with the instrument. triggers motivation sought after repairs from musicians. It is the ability to re-fret an In the next few issues I will take you all on a “Fret Job instrument. Every day there are musicians that come to me and tell Journey” we will discuss the reasons for and the reasons not to re- to succeed in life. me that they need a new fret job. Some times that is exactly what fret your guitar. I will also address the common problems that occur they need, but often times, they just have a few worn down frets while taking frets out and putting new ones in. You may still feel Specializing in: that can be replaced without performing an entire fret job. There are more comfortable with having a professional do the job for you, but Technical Math also many times that the frets can just be fi led down to be level and at least you will have some understanding of the procedures that are !LGEBRA s 3TATISTICS re-crowned to get everything to play properly. involved in the process. Frets are little bit like having good tires on your car. If your Trigonometry tires are worn and out of balance the feel of the road is multiplied Until the next time please “Stay in Tune” 0RE CALCULUS AND #ALCULUS and feels rough to drive on. As with fret wire, the same can be #HEMISTRY s 0HYSICS said. A fret job that is level and properly crowned is a joy to play, Keep Smiling! as is a car to drive with a new set of tires that have been properly Patrick From Liam Guitars / Smoking Hot Guitars My 25 years of professional college balanced. experience can help you reach your goals! One of the main reasons musicians feel that they need new frets is because they are not aware that the frets can be fi led down Call or Text Rick and still be played. Many times the fi rst 3 to 5 frets will have deep 440-413-0247 grooves worn into them and they look like they should be replaced. North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | May 25 - June 8, 2016 25 ~Continued from Page 16 on this second album, the Reunion album. But we’ve already started DEREK ST. HOLMES: Yeah. another record, and the music still Chopper; his real name is Charles sounds the same! More of the same! Anderson. He’s played with Reba VOICE: You just get right back to it. 7KH&RROHVW McIntire for the longest time. And DEREK ST. HOLMES: Yeah! We 0XVLF6WRUH Dottie West. He’s the kind of guy don’t have time…I’m happy every who came to Nashville in the ‘80s day I wake up [laughs]! with a rock outfi t. And he thought VOICE: Speaking of health and String Prices he was going to be able to be in a holistic living, how have things Lowest in Town! rock band! But all the gigs started changed as far as the party-time rock to become country gigs. So he and roll of the old days? I imagine In-Store Repairs said, “Damn, well, I’ve got to it’s cleaner living nowadays, taking eat!” So he took the gigs. He’s got better care of yourself…. Over 50 Years of chops like John Paul Jones. He’s DEREK ST. HOLMES: Much cleaner Musical Experience freaking amazing. What’s funny living, defi nitely. I’m not one to go is that he’s gotten all the country- to the hotel gym, but I will get a brisk Karaoke Equipment based gigs but that he is so un-country when he plays with us. He walk in the day of the show. I stay as active as I can, so that when I Lighting Products gets a chance to bring it all out! He was just perfect from the word do get up there to sing and perform, I’ll already have done something Yorkville Amps go. We met him in a place here called Puckett’s Grocery, which is more strenuous earlier in the day. As far as the drinking and drugs, I this little place where people perform. You can have dinner…it’s a don’t do any of that stuff . I may have a beer or glass of wine. Other Guitars & Bases barbeque place. And they have live music four nights a week. He than that, I am so excited to just be able to get up and do this all again WE BUY USED GEAR and I would sit at the counter and chit-chat. I didn’t even know he the next day that I don’t want to impair any of that! And Brad feels played! We had a great conversation. I thought, “Wow, this guy the same way. We’re in the best shape we’ve been in, so we’re doing Lessons: Guitar, Bass, Banjo is cool. He sounds like he’s been around.” And then somebody well. Mandoline & Piano comes up and asks, “Hey Chopper, come up and play with us on VOICE: Well, we’re looking forward to catching you guys live with 1493 Mentor Ave. this next song!” And he says, “Excuse me, I’ll be right back!” And Whitesnake. I’ve seen Aerosmith and I’ve seen you with Nuge, but Painesville Commons Shopping Center he went up there and just tore it up! I’m like, “Holy crap, this is a this’ll be a fi rst for a Whitford St. Holmes band show for us—and for bass player!” most in attendance, I’d guess. 440.352.8986 DEREK ST. HOLMES: And you know, it’ll be an unspoken thing— (OURS -ON 4HURS AM PM s &RI 3AT AM PM VOICE: And you have Troy from Tesla on drums. DEREK ST. HOLMES: Absolutely. They’d never met before until but we’re going to go at it as hard as we can [laughs]! they got to the studio, but we knew they’d get along. We knew it VOICE: You alluded to a next record earlier. What’s the timeframe would just be perfect, and it was. Troy was amazing. Troy came on that? in, didn’t hear all the material, but he just knew our vibe after DEREK ST. HOLMES: I would imagine…we’ll probably wait until that fi rst rehearsal. He said, “You guys are making me play like January of next year. Maybe in February. Then we’ll get that started. I played when I was sixteen!” And I said, “That’s what we want But we may be touring all the way up to then. If we get time to go to do! That’s where we all live.” I don’t want to play old-time in and fi nish it, it might be done by the middle of January. We do sophisticated music. I just want to rock! Even at this age, that stuff work pretty quickly, so we’ll see. We’re not going to wait too long. has to be written out of that sex drive part of your brain [laughs]! You know what? I guess this is what it is: We’re the producers and VOICE: You have to use your reptile brain. owners of the band. We’re the bosses. We look at each other and DEREK ST. HOLMES: Let that lizard loose [laughs]! Exactly! go, “Hey, let’s just go in the studio right now!” We don’t have to ask So that’s kind of where we started. I think we accomplished that. permission. We go in, we lay it down. It’s that simple. Before, there We just kept it young. We didn’t even think, “Keep it young.” were so many people you had to wait for. So many people and things We were just like, “This is what we used to play. This is what I’d you had to wait on, in both the Aerosmith and Nugent camps. Both normally play back then. And this is what I feel.” That’s how we groups had to have like, fi ve meetings just to have the fi rst rehearsal! put together every one of the songs. VOICE: Like herding cats. And their accountants and lawyers! VOICE: The mix sounds like you’ve got Brad on one side and you DEREK ST. HOLMES: Exactly. So we don’t do any of that. We go on the other—the guitars, I mean. Is that right? in when we want to go in. We’ve already put together and mixed a DEREK ST. HOLMES: Yes. We purposely put me on the left and song for the next album, but it’ll be included in a bonus version of put Brad on the right so people can hear the diff erence. Because the Reunion album for meet-and-greet guests before we go on. in Aerosmith—you’d be surprised. People go, “I went to see VOICE: Reunion is on the Mailboat label. That’s Jimmy Buff ett’s Aerosmith and I was waiting for Joe Perry to play all those fantastic label, yeah? solos, and I look over and it’s Brad playing all those solos I love!” DEREK ST. HOLMES: His and Howard Kaufman’s label; he’s the And with me, Ted would never turn my guitar up, because the last manager of Aerosmith. Howard is so excited about it. He just loves thing he wants to hear is anyone playing guitar as well as he can— Brad like a son. So we couldn’t have gotten a better deal. I know why I don’t know [laughs]—so you could never hear what I was Sammy Hagar’s on that label, and Joe Perry. We’re just excited to playing. But yeah, I was playing all kinds of parts on those early be on it and get this thing done! records. And even some of the parts Ted plays, I helped him come Whitford / St. Holmes & Whitesnake. Saturday, June 11, 2016 at up with. He’d probably deny it, but that’s Ted Nugent for you! I 8pm at Hard Rock Northfi eld (10777 Northfi eld Road, Northfi eld OH love him dearly, but he’s an animal [laughs]! But yeah, I’m on the 44067). Tickets $45-$80 available online. left and Brad’s on the right. On the next album we’ll probably be a www.whitfordstholmes.com little less conscious about it. Hopefully we’ve established ourselves www.facebook.com/whitfordstholmes 26 North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | May 25 - June 8, 2016 Peter Wolf Comes to Music Box in support of new Album Legendary rocker and J. Geils Band frontman keeps “Rolling On” with an eclectic new recording In a musical career spanning half a century, Peter Wolf has earned a reputation as one of rock ‘n’ roll’s most compelling performers, while consistently making distinctive, personally charged music that demonstrates his mastery of a bottomless well of American musical styles. Wolf continues his musical journey with “A Cure for Loneliness”, his eighth solo release on April 8, 2016. The 12-song album is another adventurous and accomplished work, showcasing his irrepressible charisma while encompassing his eff ortless affi nity for country, blues, R&B and rock ‘n’ roll. A Cure for Loneliness includes nine new Wolf originals, four of them co-written with Grammy/Academy Award-winning songwriter Will Jennings. The material ranges from the loose-limbed gospel boogie of “How Do You” to the rousing rock of “Wastin’ Time” to the acoustic reverie of “Some Other Time, Some Other Place” to the swinging big-band swagger of “Mr. Mistake” to the introspective balladry of “Peace of Mind” and “Fun for a While.” Other highlights are an audacious bluegrass reworking of the classic J. Geils anthem “Love Stinks,” and the stirring soul ballad, It’s Raining, which Wolf co-wrote with R&B pioneer Don Covay. Wolf had originally intended to record the song as a duet with soul legend Bobby Womack, but received the news of Womack’s death while he was working on the song’s instrumental track. A Cure for Loneliness also features a trio of obscure covers that refl ects Wolf’s wide-ranging musical interests: the honky-tonk lament “It Was Always So Easy (To Find an Unhappy Woman),” the country heartbreaker “Stranger,” and the haunting 50’s ballad “Tragedy.” A Cure for Loneliness’ thematic centerpiece is its opening track “Rolling On,” a spare yet insistent statement of purpose that underlines Wolf’s stature as a world-class rock ‘n’ roll survivor. “It’s a song about getting through life and trying to prevail, and that’s what the whole record is about,” Wolf states. “It’s basically saying ‘I’m still here.’ Change is constant, but it’s not necessarily negative, so you just have to keep rolling on.” Wolf recorded A Cure for Loneliness with a prestigious group of musicians that includes several longtime collaborators such as, keyboardist Kenny White, who co-produced the album with Wolf, and the members of his touring band, the Midnight Travelers: guitarists Duke Levine and Kevin Barry, bassist Marty Ballou, drummers Tom Arey and Shawn Pelton. “I try to work with musicians where there’s compatibility in personalities and musical vision,” Wolf notes. “What’s nice is the camaraderie that you develop when you’re collaborating with the same group of people over a long period of time. And it’s exciting to see what comes together when you’re working with artists of enormous talents. I always go in prepared, but you never really know how things are going to work out. Maybe a song that you expected to be a ballad becomes an uptempo song in rehearsal, or vice versa, and that’s where the value and excitement of collaboration comes in. “The technology has changed over the years, but I come out of the era where albums had a beginning, a middle and an end, and I still feel like it’s my obligation to the art form that an album should have a certain fl ow to it, and that’s still the formula I guide myself by. Does it feel complete? Does it have enough variety?” A Cure for Loneliness achieves an expansive fl ow by combining studio recordings along with several live performances that capture the humor and spontaneity for which Wolf is renowned. “Performing in front of an audience is one of the things I enjoy most, and Rated #1 it’s a diff erent energy from the energy that comes out in the studio. So mixing studio and live tracks is like using diff erent lighting for diff erent scenes in a With Northcoast fi lm.” “I see this album as a continuation of a body of work that I’ve been creating for a long, Women! long time,” Wolf concludes. “Each album is a challenge and every one of them has been a learning experience. I think that they’ve become more personal and revealing as I’ve continued. I still feel the way I felt when I started out decades ago, I’m just trying to prevail and continue to grow as an artist… and to keep rolling on with music as a cure for loneliness.”
Peter will perform at Music Box Supper Club ~ Cleveland, OH Today's Best June 7, 8pm (doors @ 6pm) $45 www. musicboxcle.com www.peterwolf. com Enjoy Great Savings With “Discount Deals” Online: www.mix971FM.com North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | May 25 - June 8, 2016 27 ~Continued from Page 13 Loreena McKennitt A Trio Performance Returns To The U.S. This Fall Friday, November 4 Lakewood Civic Auditorium On Sale Now “The Visit” is set for limited edition release on vinyl June Whooz Playin’ 24 via McKennitt’s own label Quinlan Road Celebrating three decades as Canada’s foremost groundbreaking independent artist, Grammy nominated Loreena McKennitt will continue her series of rare and intimate performances in 22 select venues in the South and Midwest U.S.. Fri. June 8 A Trio Performance features McKennitt and two of her long-time musical collaborators, guitarist Brian Hughes and cellist Caroline Lavelle. 8:00-11:00PM The third chapter of this intimate concert series will also feature music and stories inspired by McKennitt’s exotic travels in pursuit of the history of the Celts, from China and Mongolia to central Turkey and Ireland, The Cabin while interlacing the mystical Irish poems of Yeats and such classical writers as Shakespeare and Tennyson. “Autumn is such a lovely time to tour,” says McKennitt, “and it’s been nine years since in Willowick we’ve been to these parts of the United States so we’re looking forward to reconnecting with people and places in a very personal way.” Tina & Leno For tickets and more information, please visit loreenamckennitt.com/tour Beatles Brunch kicks off Summer Sunday Brunches The Music Box Supper Club is excited to announce a fun, new take on Sunday Brunch To Book: 440-796-3057 this summer. Our Summer Sunday Brunches will be a weekly brunch series featuring great www.WhoozPlayin.com musical tributes to some of Cleveland’s favorite bands including The Beatles, Patsy Cline, Check out our videos! Bluegrass Classics, Old School R&B, and The Rolling Stones. Each Sunday will feature one of Northeast Ohio’s premiere bands performing the musical catalog of some of the most well-known artists and their classic hits. Doors for the brunches will open at 11:00 am, and the music will run from 12 noon to 2:00 pm. Tickets are just $10. The kick-off Summer Sunday Brunch is on Sunday, May 29, Memorial Day Weekend featuring our fi rst Beatles Brunch performed by The Sunrise Jones band. The Sunrise Jones is a high- energy cover band dedicated to faithfully recreating the music of a wide variety of artists. This talented 5-piece lineup wields a broad and eclectic song list that spans every genre. The band is excited to present their tribute to The Beatles. Patrons will be able to enjoy our new delicious brunch menu, and our create-your-own Bloody Mary bar. Reservations are recommended. For more information on the Summer Sunday Brunches at the Music Box, and to see the menu, visit www.musicboxcle.com/brunch
Ashtabula Arts Center Seeks War Letters for Fall Exhibit As htabula County residents are being called on to contribute to the September/October gallery exhibit at the Ashtabula Arts Center. In conjunction with the G.B. Community Theatre production of “If All the Sky Were Paper,” a play by author and historian Andrew Carroll about his global search for what he calls “the most extraordinary war letters ever written,” the arts center will have on exhibit the wartime correspondence and photos of veterans and civilians from Ashtabula County. The Ashtabula County District Library is partnering with the arts center on this project and will be archiving all submissions digitally as the inaugural collection in their new “Ashtabula Memory Project.” Submissions from any branch of service and any type of correspondence related to war or life in the military during wartime are appropriate for this exhibit, whether it’s about boot camp and basic training, time on the front lines, recollections of veterans written down after a confl ict is over, the experiences of family and friends at home, or observations on war from civilian bystanders and survivors. To submit letters and photos, contributors should bring them to the Ashtabula County District Library main branch reference desk between July 5 and September 3, 2016 for scanning. They will be asked to fi ll out a short information sheet at that time. The library will not need to keep any original documents or photos. They will be scanned digitally and returned — a process that can be completed in minutes while contributors wait. The Arts Center is located at 2928 W. 13th Street, Ashtabula, OH 44004 (440) 964- 3396 28 North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | May 25 - June 8, 2016 Anyone with questions about contributing letters, e-mails, or photos should contact Meeghan Humphrey, Deputy Director and Director of Visual Arts, at (440) 964-3396 or mhumphrey@ ashtabulaartscenter.org. Those interested in learning more about Andrew Carroll and The War Letters Project should visit Chapman University’s page for The Center for American War Letters at www.warletters.us. Ohio Arts Council helped fund the arts center with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans.
BioBlitz Wraps up at Cuyahoga Valley National Park Scientists, students, and the public make 3,440 observations of 657 species in 24 hours Cuyahoga Valley National Park completed its fi rst 24-hour BioBlitz on May 20-21. About 70 science experts led over 120 surveys of plants and animals in the park. Species sought included plants, birds, fi sh, butterfl ies, reptiles, mussels, bees, salamanders, frogs, spiders, insects, algae, mosses, lichens, moths, and bats. The National Park Service is celebrating its 100th birthday with more than 100 BioBlitzes across the country. Participants used the mobile app iNaturalist to record fi ndings. The survey period ended at noon on Saturday, May 21. As of that time, 3,440 observations totaling 657 species had been uploaded by 300 observers. Additional sightings will be uploaded over the coming days. The preliminary statistics nationwide include 39,950 observations, 5,477 species, and 2,578 observers from 126 national park sites across the country. You can view the nationwide results online by visiting http://go.nps.gov/2016bioblitz. Data from the BioBlitz at Cuyahoga Valley National Park, including photographs of recorded species, is available online at http://www.inaturalist.org/projects/2016-national-parks- bioblitz-cuyahoga-valley. Of the diff erent National Parks BioBlitzes, Cuyahoga Valley National Park had the most observers and observations using iNaturalist during the event. Scientists leading the surveys represented 22 institutions. These included National Park Service staff and volunteers, as well as representatives from Cleveland Metroparks, Summit Metro Parks, Medina Park District, Geauga Park District, Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park, EnviroScience, North American Mycological Association, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Ohio Lepidopterists, Realm of the Reptile, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Baldwin Wallace University, Case Western Reserve University, Heidelberg University, Hiram College, Kent State University, Malone University, The Ohio State University, University of Akron, and University of Pittsburgh. Scientists will need some time to validate and analyze results. An observation count and species list will be available by July 31. Final results of the National Parks BioBlitz will be announced on August 25, 2016. This date is Founder’s Day, the actual date of the National Park Service’s 100th birthday. The BioBlitz surveys took place in six locations in the park, providing a good representation of the geographic diversity of the park at a single point in time. The National Park Service was able to fi ll gaps in its knowledge of certain species, including mosses, lichens, spiders, and fungi. A few snapshots of fi ndings include: A 1.5-hour survey for spiders found 24 species. The survey occurred after dark, and people used fl ashlights to locate spiders by looking for their eye shine. A group used an acoustic sensor to listen for the echolocation of bats. They located 105 big brown bats, as well as a silver bat and a hoary bat. The big brown bat is a species that is doing better than others in the face of white-nose syndrome, a disease that is devastating bat populations. Silver and hoary bats are less common. Surveyors conducting a bird census at Virginia Kendall Lake found 66 species of birds, including the less common black-billed cuckoo. EnviroScience staff conducted electrofi shing at Indigo and Virginia Kendall Lakes. This involves stunning fi sh to allow for identifi cation. An uncommon species identifi ed is the black bullhead catfi sh. Scientists working at the Ledges identifi ed a rare species of lichen. Because lichens are sensitive to air pollution, a healthy population is a sign of improved air quality. The National Park Service and the National Geographic Society partnered to present the National Parks BioBlitz. About Cuyahoga Valley National Park Cuyahoga Valley National Park encompasses 33,000 acres along the Cuyahoga River between Cleveland and Akron, Ohio. Managed by the National Park Service, CVNP combines cultural, historical, recreational, and natural activities in one setting. It generates over 2.3 million visits and an economic impact of $203 million annually. For more information, visit www.nps.gov/ cuva. North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | May 25 - June 8, 2016 29 UNACCEPTABLE! So little minds, so many time! fi nd any but soon after that they stuck me in ~Snarp Farkle an electronic coffi n for a MRI which must stand for a “Maybe we’ll Ream Im” test Until a couple years ago I had not because right after that they wanted to do the needed, wanted or seen a doctor for more than “ColonUpYourSki!” So if they didn’t really 25 years! There’s good reasons for that too, fi nd any cats in there, what’s all the fuss like cats and women all doctors are spooky about? and they are always after blood! I’ve been And get this... the night before the able to successfully avoid doctors all these dreaded “ColonUpYourSki!” procedure, I have years, but when I ran out of apples they fi nally to purposely take four giant “PoopYurSelf” caught up with me and now they’re prodding pills and drink some hideous concoction to and poking, stabbing and sewing, X-raying make sure I poop myself REAL good… all and blood sucking, and lately wanting to night long! Then in the morning I have to shove things down my throat and up my drink more of the hideous concoction to make buttocks! (‘Buttocks’ is the silly politically sure I poop myself REAL good… all day too! correct version of the word ass!) This is SO unacceptable!!! This is unacceptable!!! Who thinks this shtuff up? What kind of Why is it when they can’t fi gure out sicko sits around dreaming up ways to make what’s wrong with you they always go for the people shite themselves for a whole night and silly politically correct version of the word day just so the doctor doesn’t get any poop ass? They want to put things in there, cut on him while shoving things up your hiney? things up and take things out and instantly My biggest fear is that after doing a thousand remove my virgin status! Oh I’m not kidding or more “ColonUpYourSki’s”, do the doctors either; they don’t call it a “ColonUpYourSki” start talking to the hineys and saying things for nothing! Things are getting shoved up like; “You are an absolutely breathtaking there and I hope everything they shove up hiney, I mean you are looking good hiney, I there they also remove, I don’t want any want to be friends with you!” (Answers on Page 27) surprises down the line like getting a phone call a month later telling me; “Mr. Farkle, we AAAAAAAAHHH!! UNACCEPTABLE! need you to come back in, most likely to have another “ColonUpYourSki”, the Dr. can’t fi nd All I can say is that they better get all the one of the bunny slippers he was wearing that “ColonUpYourSki’s” hiney info they need; day!” there will not be a second time, as it is I’ll be curled up in the fetal position for a week AAAAHHH!! waiting for my hiney dignity to heal!
First they stick me in a giant doughnut ~Snarp machine to scan for cats, they said they didn’t www.snarpfarkle.com
~ Rick Ray
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