Weekly Update
With no gig this weekend to write about I thought I’d take a moment to mention a couple of special dates on the horizon.
On Saturday night, October 20th, we will once again be performing at The Dix Hills Performing Arts Center at Five Towns College along with many other Long Island artists in celebrating the birthday of John Lennon. Also appearing at this concert, the proceeds of which go towards the Five Towns College general scholarship fund, will be Quickdraw — many of you will remember them from the concert at Five Towns that we played this past August — and Kenny Forgione of Wonderous Stories as well as a host of other musicians. Tickets are 20 dollars and can be purchased by calling the DHPAC at 631-656-2148.
A little closer to our hearts is the fund-raiser that we’re playing on Saturday, November 10. A very good friend of the band, Eric Curylo, suffered a serious head injury in a motorcycle accident this past July 4th. Following months of hospitalization, Eric is still struggling to recover the most basic of motor, language, and memory functions and — though he has since been released to the care of his family — his medical expenses are staggering.
With this in mind an afternoon fund-raiser is being held on Saturday afternoon, November 10, at Nag’s Head Ale House, 396 New York Ave., Huntington The admission is 15 dollars, there will be a buffet donated by the bar, drink specials and, of course, us. We will probably play from 1 PM until 5. Our good friend and back-up singer/tambourine shaker Melissa Bliven, the main impetus behind organizing this event, will be a guest bartender and will be donating her tips to the cause also.
I’m going to be mentioning this one a lot over the next few weeks because it’s extremely important to us that we get a good turnout. Like I mentioned earlier, Eric is a long-time friend and supporter of the band and he needs our help right now.
And while I’m here I may as well mention that we’ll be at JC’s Restaurant, 2 Country Club Dr., Manorville on Friday evening, October 19th, at 9 PM. The net proceeds from this event go to JC’s, and even though they continue to spell our name “X-Cession” on their website, we like them a lot anyway!
I’ll talk to you next week, please have a good one.
Pat