Weekly Update
As my old friend Alfred Hitchcock used to say when he opened his TV show, “Good Evening”. I’d like to start this week by thanking all who came down to Five Towns College on Saturday the 20th for the Lennon Birthday concert. I wrote a brief synopsis of the evening and posted it to the website, you can read it here.
And as the leaves begin to change and the temperatures drop, even if it’s only slightly, can the words Napper Tandy’s be far behind? Indeed, we open the Fall/Winter season at Nappers by playing a Happy Hour (of course) on Friday, November 2, at Napper’s Smithtown, 15 E. Main Street. We start as close as possible to 7 PM, traffic on the LIE permitting, and end at 10.
Then on Friday, November 9, we’re at Napper Tandy’s, 275 RT 25A, Miller Place. Same as Smithtown – start at 7, end at 10. Miller Place always has a band after us, so you can get a free double feature if you care to stay longer.
And no e-mail will be complete without mentioning the cause for which we’re playing on Saturday, November 10. Our good friend Eric Curylo was hospitalized at Stony Brook University Medical Center for months following a serious motorcycle accident on July 4th and we’re extremely fortunate that he’s still with us. However, his life has changed in numerous ways with regard to his living situation, job, etc., as you could imagine. He’s faced with a continued rehabilitative recovery and is staring at a mountain of medical expenses.
With this in mind we will be performing at Nags Head Ale House, 396 New York Ave., Huntington on the aforementioned 10th of November from 1 until 5. Admission is 15 dollars. There will be a buffet donated by the bar and drink specials. Needless to say, all tips to the bartenders and the band will also go the cause and, thanks to the tireless work of Diane Dougal, there will be quite a few gifts from numerous local merchants raffled off.
If any of you would like to mail in a donation, you may do so by sending it to “Donations for Eric, c/o Bliven, 7 Waverly St., Huntington Station, NY, 11746″ You can also donate at any of our gigs — just tell us it’s for Eric otherwise Jim is liable to give you a lap dance! Seriously, I’ve come to know Eric in the years he’s been coming to see the band and there’s not a finer cause for your charity dollar out there.
And with that I’ll bid you adieu. Have a great week.
Pat