WELL HELLO, YOUR EVER LOVING FRONT MAN ANTHONY HERE WITH ANOTHER EDITION OF THE "WEEKLY".  YEA YEA, I KNOW IT TOOK AWHILE TO GET SOME OF THE OLD ONES UP, BUT HEY WE DON'T JUST PLAY MUSIC AND BLOG...  WE GOT LIVES TOO!!  HA HA HA!  HERE YA GO...

 

     K-VILLAGE INN.  WHAT A GREAT TIME.  THEY PUT A NEW COVER OVER THE STAGE AND PART OF THE PATIO, NICE AND BIG AND WE CAUGHT A BREAK IN THE WEATHER.  AND DID I MENTION $5 CABO SHOTS??  WE BROUGHT A ROWDY BUNCH INTO THE BAR, AND I WAS A SWEATIN TO THE OLDIES IF YA KNOW WHAT I MEAN!!  HA HA!  RUMOR HAS IT I HIT 12 YES COUNT EM, 12 SHOTS OF SAMMY'S FUN JUICE!  WHOOOOO!  THANKS TO MY WIFE THE LOVELY D.D!!!  ANYWAY WE WILL BE BACK THERE IN SEPT.  ON THE 6TH.  COME ON OUT IF YOU GET A CHANCE!! NICE PLACE!!

A BIG THANKS TO ADAMS PARENTS, BIG JOHNS PARENTS, AND DIANNE, BRENDA AND SARAH!!  GOOD TIMES!!

 

     OSCARS LAST FRI.  I HAVE BEEN IN THIS BAND NOW FOR ALMOST 18 YEARS AND LET ME TELL YA, FRIDAY NIGHT SHOWS CAN BE FICKLE.  SOMETIMES THEY TURN OUT GREAT, BUT YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO GET.  AND IT MAKES SENSE TOO BECAUSE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN AT WORK ALL DAY, THEY ARE TIRED, AND SOMETIMES IT IS AN EARLY CROWD BECAUSE OF THAT.  SATURDAY NITES ARE MUCH MORE SOLID.  ANYWAY...   I WAS WORRIED ABOUT THIS SHOW BECAUSE OF THIS, AND THAT AND IT IS SUMMER TIME SO PEOPLE FIND OTHER THINGS TO DO.  ALSO THE LAST TIME WE WERE THERE WE PLAYED IN THE WINDOW.  I GOT ALOT OF FEEDBACK FROM SOME OF OUR REGULAR CROWD THAT THEY DIDN'T LIKE IT BECAUSE IT WASN'T THAT LOUD AND ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THERE WAS NO ROOM TO DANCE.  SO I TALKED WITH THE OWNER STEVE ( A COOL DUDE) AND HE SAID WE COULD TRY TO PLAY IN THE OTHER BIGGER ROOM, EVEN THOUGH NOBODY HAD TRIED THAT YET.  SO I WENT OVER EARLY AND RE ARRANGED TABLES AND CHAIRS AND DRUG ALL THAT EQUIPMENT IN TO TRY AND FIGURE OUT THE BEST WAY TO DO THINGS.  I CAME UP WITH A PLAN (AFTER 4 TRIES).  AND GOT THINGS KINDA GOIN.  THE BOYS CAME IN AND FINISHED UP LATER IN THE EVENING AND...  SHOW TIME!!

 

     ALL MY FEARS WERE FOR NOT.  WHAT A FUN TIME.  WE ENDED UP WITH 40 PEOPLE OVER THERE IN THAT ROOM AND BOY OH BOY THEY WERE IN IT FROM SONG ONE!!  LOUD, SINGING ALONG, DANCING LATER IN THE NIGHT, AND DRINKIN!!  LOTS O' SHOTS!!  (I HAD 5 CABO'S!!)  MY WIFE'S TAB WAS $78 AND SHE TIPPED $19!!  HELL I ONLY MADE $70 !  HA HA!  COULD WE OF HAD MORE PEOPLE?  SURE.  BUT THE ONES THAT WERE THERE WERE PARTING LIKE A CROWD OF A HUNDRED.  NO DRAFT BEER WITH US.  BOTTLES AND SHOTS!!  WHOOOOOOO!

 

     A BIG SHOUT OUT TO PHIL AND AMY FROM INDIANA.  CAME ALL THE WAY FROM ANOTHER STATE JUST TO WATCH US PLAY.  HAD NOT SEEN US FOR A WHILE AND JUST KEPT CHECKING THE WEB SITE FOR A DATE THEY COULD DO!!  THEY WERE ROCKIN OUT TOO!!  PHIL WAS DANCIN ON THE CHAIRS!!  WE GAVE EM A AUTOGRAPHED DRUM HEAD FOR THEIR TROUBLES.  THANKS SO MUCH.

 

    ALSO A BIG SHOUT OUT TO MIKE AND AMY, ONCE AGAIN BRINGING OUT NEW FOLK TO EXPERIENCE A BAMBOO PARTY!  THANKS SO MUCH.  HOPE TO SEE YA BACK AT OSCARS ON THE 19TH OF JULY!!

 

     GOOD TO SEE, AND IF I FORGET YOU KEEP IN MIND IT IS 4:30 IN THE AM AND I AM SAVING LIVES IN THE MIDDLE OF WRITING THIS, BUT I DID NOT DO IT INTENTIONALLY!!  AGAIN...  GOOD TO SEE, EM, JESSICA, BRIAN, AMANDA AND HER PARENTS, KAREN, JAZZ, JEN, SCARLET, STEVE, MIKE, MIKE, AMY, AMY, PHIL, AMANDA, JULES, BECK, AND ALL THE FRIENDS AND FAMILY THEY BROUGHT WITH THEM!  ALSO THANKS TO MANDY BEHIND THE BAR, LAUREN AND JACKIE THE SERVERS, RICO THE MANAGER, AND OF COURSE STEVE FOR HAVING US IN!!

 

     WE HAD A GOO TIME!

 

LATER, GOING TO DUNKRIK THIS WEEKEND.  STAY TUNED WE MAY BE ANNOUNCING MORE SHOWS SOON.

 

IN CASE YOU WERE WONDERING WHY WE HAVE NOT BOOKED IN AUG IT IS BECAUSE BIG JOHN IS GOING TO BE A DADDY SOON AND AMANDA HIS WIFE IS DUE IN MID AUG.  THE LAST THING JOHN AND THE BAND WANT IS FOR HIM TO GET A CALL WHILE HE IS ON STAGE.  SO WE ARE GOING TO SEE HOW IT GOES AFTER THE BABY IS BORN, AND MAYBE WE WILL BOOK SOMETHING THAT MONTH.  WE WILL SEE.  WE GOT ALL FALL THOUGH!!  HA HA!  LATER!

 

ANTHONY C. TUSSING!  BIG MAN, SINGER OF THE BIG BAMBOO!!