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Tuesday, September 02, 2008

More Melody Bar On The Horizon...And Something New...

Firstly: the Mel-O-Drama 2.1 All-Eras Melody Bar Reunion this past Sunday at the Court Tavern was a smashing success, as measured by both the crowd (mighty healthy) and my grin (from ear to ear.) Drew, IronMike, Ed, Rusty, Pat Pierson, DJ TM5 and myself had ourselves a great time, and it looked like the folks on both dance floors were doing the same. Nick Celeste made it as well (on Pat's recommendation) and I managed to make him believe it was still safe to play The dB's in a club...many thanks to Bobby at the Court for letting it happen - he printed up the T-Shirts for us, too, so those who came got a bit of a collectible as well.

So, what's on the horizon? Stiffy Biceptz has machinations machinating even as we speak, and so we have two dates for you to save...

November 8: something new that Stiffy's got up his sleeve...I'll let him wax poetic about it in this space before long...
February 21, 2009: The next Old School Melody Bar Reunion.

Both events will be at the New Brunswick Elks' Lodge...more details as they appear.

But between you and me - we've added new tracks to the web radio station as of today, so tune in and get caught up. It's been a long summer, and it's time to jump back into the fray...

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