Friday, December 30, 2011

December 2011

Rock and Roll Diary

The Fat Cactus

December started out with a fun show at The Fat Cactus in Randolph, Mass.  The Fat Cactus is a mexican food place that serves Margarita's by the pitcher.


There was a very cool guest appearance that night when a gentleman ask if he could play along with his saxophone.  I love crowd participation.  He was awesome.


It was a great night.




More pics are online here.

I also played a fun show at the end of the month at The Fat Cactus in Randolph.



More pics from that night are online here.


The Chateau

I played a couple of nice shows at The Chateau in Stoughton, Mass.  It is an awesome Italian restaurant.



My friend Dennis got up and played a song.




It was great to see friends at the shows at The Chateau.


More pics from the shows at The Chateau are online here and here.

Chubby's Bar in North Providence

There was a fun show at Chubby's Bar in North Providence.  Chubby's is a fun neighborhood bar that serves pub food.


My friends Chris and Chris from the band Touched and they got up and played a tune.


It was a fun night.  



More pics are online here.

McGuiggans Pub

There was a fun show at McGuiggan's Pub in Whitman, MA.  McGuiggan's is a nice Irish place in Whitman Center.  They have a full menu.


Lots of nice folks were there that night.



More pics online here.

Cappy's Tavern

I played for the first time at Cappy's Tavern for a rare Boston performance.  


Cappy's is in the Hyde Park section of Boston.  



Tinker's Son

I played my last show at Tinker's Son for the foreseeable future.


Folk's had fun.


Some people danced.


Maybe someday I'll play there again.  It was nice to play there throughout the year in 2011.



More pics online here.

KC's Pub

I play once a month at KC's Pub in Weymouth. 


 December was a fun show.


It was nice to see friends at the show.


One really nice thing that happened that night was I played the Cat Steven's song Father and Son and a lady actually danced to the song.  That is not normally a song someone would dance to.  I spoke with her about it and she said that the song had a special meaning to her and her brother who she just recently lost and it meant a lot to her to hear it.  It makes you feel good when your music can make that kind of impact on someone else.


More pics are online here.

St John's Athletic Club


I play at st John's Athletic Club once a month.


I played a number of requests that night in December.

More pics online here.

The Chilihead BBQ

I had a great night at The Chilihead BBQ in West Bridgewater, MA at the end of the month. 


It really was a fun night.


Hoping to be playing back at the Chilihead BBQ sometime in the first half of 2012, stay tuned.


More pics online here.

Sunday Funday at Hajjar's

It was an unbelievable surprise to me when I played at Hajjar's this month.  The folks there love the song Rhinestone Cowboy and my friend who works the door there on the weekends has a name that fits well in the songs chorus.  So I sing the song with his name instead of Rhinestone Cowboy. :-)

Well when i did that this month he appears out of no where on the dance floor on a 'horse.'  It was really funny.


My friend Sven got up and played that night too.


We definitely have a lot of fun on those Sunday evenings at Hajjar's in Weymouth.


More pics online here.

The Fat Cactus in Lynnfield (RT 1)

The last show of the year was at a new venue The Fat Cactus in Lynnfield (RT 1).


I got to see from great friends that I don't often get to see.  


So it was a real treat for me.


My friend Jaime sang a song with me.  She is awesome.


I met some nice folks and got good feedback on the tunes.


Looking forward to playing at this location again in the Summer of 2012 (if not sooner)!


More pics are online here.

December was a great month for fun and music and finish 2011 on a good note. :-)  






Wednesday, November 30, 2011

November 2011

Rock and Roll Diary


McGuiggan's Pub

November started out with a fun night at McGuiggan's Pub in Whitman Mass.


There was a nice group of folks there.  There is no jacket required but there were some well dressed gents there that night.


McGuiggan's is a very nice Irish place.  I love playing there.


More pics from the first show in November are online here.


I also played a show there later in the month.


More pics from the second show online here.


Slapshotz

I played a show at Slapshotz in Avon in November.  Slapshotz is a fun sports bar in Avon.


The night went really well.


It's great to have friends in the crowd.



More pics from the Slapshotz show are online here.

Fat Cactus (Randolph)

I played at The Fat Cactus in Randolph.


The Fat Cactus is a great Mexican restaurant located inside the Comfort Inn on RT 28 in Randolph right off of the highway.


Always good times at The Fat Cactus.  


There was sing alongs, a little dancing, and lots of requests.  It was a great night.



More pics online here.



The Chateau 

I played two shows at The Chateau on RT 27 in Stoughton, Mass.


The Chateau is a nice Italian restaurant that now has live music!


I play in the lounge.


Great food, nice place, live music, good stuff :-)


More pics from The Chateau are online for show 1 and show 2.

St John's Athletic Club

I usually play once a month at St John's Athletic Club on Rodman Street in Fall River.


I have played there for years and always feel welcome and among friends when I am there.  The songs and music groups they like there make the gig a joy because I love the same music.


It was a nice surprise in November when my cousin came to the show at St John's AC.


More pics online here.

JP Greer's

I had two fun shows at JP Greer's in November too.  


JP Greer's is located on Park Ave in Weymouth Mass.  



It has a full menu and full bar and we have had some great times in 'Greer's.'


Fun times.





More pics online show 1 and show 2.

Sunday Funday at Hajjar's

I play every 2nd and 4th Sunday at Hajjar's in Weymouth Mass for 'Sunday Funday.'



We have a lot of fun on a Sunday evening at Hajjar's.


They have great food.


The music is from 7-11 PM.

More pics online here and the second show online here.

KC's Pub

I play once a month at KC's Pub on RT 53 in Weymouth.


They have a pub menu.


It is a fun place.


More pics from KC's Pub online here.

Bandapalooza at Daddy's Beach Club


I played at a jam session at Daddy's Beach Club at Nantasket Beach in November.


It was a day full of spontaneous live music.


Looking forward to playing at Daddy's Beach Club again this summer.


Damien's Pub

The last Saturday night show of the month was at Damien's Pub on RT 58 in Hanson, Mass.


It was an awesome night at Damien's in November.


Lots of singing along, folks danced, it was a great night.


Looking forward to playing there again in 2012.


More pics online here.