X-Session, Unfiltered

We’re all set to begin our twelfth summer together, and our first as a quartet, as we head out to Greenport this Saturday, May 24th, to play the great outdoors at Claudio’s, 111 Main Street. This holiday weekend gig will begin at 1:30 and end at 5:30, a little earlier than our normal mid-summer time — not to mention a Saturday instead of a Sunday, customary for us on the holiday weekends there. As of now the forecast is mostly sunny with temps in the mid-sixties and with a high UV index so wear a light jacket and perhaps a cap or some sunscreen and come on out.

We head up to West Point to play for the graduating cadets on May 30th, and then we’re in Seaford on Friday June 6 to play at Sunset Grill, 4068 Sunrise Hwy. The last time we were there we started a little earlier — about 9:30 — and I’m going to assume that we’ll be doing so again but I will let you know in a subsequent e-mail.

Our schedule through June is now up the website at www.xsessionmusic.com. It’s also been brought to my attention that there isn’t any mention of our newest member, young buck Joe Dejesu, on the site nor is there a photo of him. So, for those of you who haven’t seen us since Joe joined, he’s about 5′10″ and thin with dark hair (yes, he has hair!) and an occasional light goatee. Maybe we’ll get a police sketch artist to draw a picture based on that until we get a decent photo of the guy! Actually you can see a photo of us on the website by going to http://www.xsessionmusic.com/photos_nappertandys_smithtown.php, and then scrolling down to the February 8, 2008″ show. That’s us.  Joe’s the one holding the beer. There’s also a nice photo of Joe and his Dad on the same page under the March 7, 2008 show. This time they’re both holding a beer.

Ok, that’s it for now. Please have a safe holiday weekend. I’ll talk to you soon.

Pat

Before I mention anything else I want to make sure to let you know that the gig shown on the website for this Sunday, May 18 at Claudio’s has been cancelled. The weather forecast is calling for temps in the low 60’s so we mutually agreed that our first appearance in Greenport would come on the 24th. More on that below……..

We do have a Happy Hour this Friday, May 16, at Napper Tandy’s, 275 RT 25A, Miller Place. This will be our last appearance here until the Fall, and we’ll get going at about 7:30 PM.

Saturday, May 24th, will mark the first appearance of our seventh season at Claudio’s, 111 Main Street, Greenport.  As usual on the holiday weekends — and Memorial Day comes early this year — this is a Saturday afternoon date as opposed to our customary Sunday dates. We’ll play from 1:30 until 5:30.

And on the not-so-distant horizon is a date at Sunset Grill, 4068 Sunrise Hwy, Seaford, on Friday, June 6, at 10 PM.

And that’s it for this week, sorry if the Claudio’s cancellation has caused any inconvenience.  I’ll speak to you soon.

Pat

We’re returning from our medical hiatus at the same place where we left off, Napper Tandy’s, 15 E. Main Street, Smithtown, on Friday May 9. As always, we get started here at about 7 PM and play until 10 or so. The following evening, May 10, we’re back at Matty T’s Roadhouse, 356 Commack Road, Deer Park, getting underway at 10 PM.

Looking ahead to next weekend, we have a Happy Hour at Napper Tandy’s, 275 RT 25A, Miller Place on Friday May 16 at 7:30 and then, weather permitting, we’ll open the summer season on the deck at Claudio’s, 111 Main Street, Greenport on Sunday, May 18 at 1:30. Again, that one is very weather dependent.

In other news, I’m happy to report that Jim feels fine after his surgery — though he is under orders to speak very sparingly and won’t be doing any singing for a while, and that I’m walking pain free following knee surgery — though I’m under orders to skip the Olympics in Beijing and won’t be doing any marathons for a while!

That’s it for now, nice to be talking to you all once again, have a great week!

Pat