X-Session, Unfiltered

I should have mentioned this in last night’s e-mail but……….Friday night, February 29, our own Jim Del is hosting and performing in Commack High School’s Dancing with the Teachers.  It is their version of Dancing with the Stars.  Show time in the Commack High School gymnasium is 7:00pm and tickets can be purchased at the door for $12.  All proceeds go to the Dollars for Scholars Scholarship fund.  The high school is located at 1 Scholar Lane,  Commack, N. Y. 11725. 

Feel free to check out his performance in last year’s show on Youtube: http://youtube.com/watch?v=59joscbaFI0.

We’ve added a new date to the schedule — we’re going to play a Happy Hour on Friday, March 7, at Napper Tandy’s, 15 E Main St, Smithtown at 7 PM. Then the following evening our final, pre-Jim’s-surgery, gig will be at Matty T’s Roadhouse, 356 Commack Road, Deer Park. Here we get underway at 10 PM.

Jim’s procedure is scheduled a few days after, and I’ll be having knee surgery later in the month. As it currently stands, us creaky old men (and young buck Joe DeJesu) will return to playing on Friday April 4 at JC’s Restaurant in Manorville.

In other news, I’m happy to report that I’ll be appearing in another John Blenn original comedy, “Zinc Ave, 11 AM.” The play runs three nights only, March 17, 18, & 19 at Governor’s Comedy Club, 90A Division Ave (behind the Tri-County Flea Market), in Levittown. Tickets, which are 10 dolars in advance and 12 dollars at the door the night of the show, can be purchased by calling Middle Class American Productions at (516)783-8863 or by calling Governor’s at (516)731-3358.

That’s it for this week, talk to you soon.

Pat

Some of you may have noticed my mention in last week’s e-mail of a new member, Joe DeJesu. Towards that end, Jim has asked to explain the reasons for Joe’s addition, and it’s included here following a very brief schedule update.

This Friday, February 15, we’ll be at Napper Tandy’s, 275 RT 25A, Miller Place. We’ll play from 7:30 until 11ish. On Saturday the 16, we’re at Sunset Grill, 4068 Sunrise Hwy, Seaford, starting at 10 PM. Ok, here’s Jim………….

Hey Folks ..
Jim, here .. being that there is some stuff going on in my life, I asked if I could give this week’s update. As some of you may have guessed, I’m having trouble with the old vocal cords again and will be having surgery on March 11. The good news is that the procedure will not be done on the same vocal fold. The bad news is that I can’t sing for around three months. So instead of taking another lengthy hiatus, we collectively decided to welcome a new member into X-Session. Can you believe it? As was mentioned in last week’s email, his name is Joe DeJesu. He’s an excellent acoustic guitar player, a wonderful singer, and perhaps most importantly – a hell of a great guy as well. He was our unanimous choice and luckily for us, was available.

Joe will be added to the mix helping me to relinquish my vocal responsibilities for the coming months. I’ll still be able to smack the skins but will have duct tape over my mouth – which some of you may not mind. Ha, ha, ha .. So we’ll still maintain our standard schedule up to and through the summer months. Hopefully I’ll return to singing in late June or early July. Then look out, people! Behold, the evolution of X-Session .. with four part harmonies. A whole new rock-n-roll experience … slightly askew!

As always, thanks so much for all of the well wishes and support. See you real soon!!!

We’re visiting the Napper Tandys again the next couple of Fridays for Happy Hours in Smithtown this Friday, February 8, and Miller Place on Friday, February 15. Start time is a close as possible to 7 PM — Smithtown ends at 10, Miller Place, 10:30.

And on Saturday, February 16, we’ll be returning to Sunset Grill, 4068 Sunrise Hwy, Seaford for the first time in a while. We should get underway about 10 PM and play until 2.

This weekend also marks the debut of a new member, Joe DeJesu, who will be joining me on guitar and singing a bit also. More on Joe in next week’s e-mail.

I’ll talk to you next time, have a great week.

Pat