Posted: June 22nd, 2010
hope to see you @ the Waterhole - a venue of great legend, thx to our friends the Ominous Seapods. This intimate old bar in the north country can't hold more than 300 people, & it should be a zoo. we had a few days off between our show in Mass. & Peekskill & it sounded like fun.
looking fwd. to the rest of the tour. stay classy san diego.
Posted: June 14th, 2010
Just before our two Saranac Brewery Shows, we went to visit the new moe.down site with Promoter Chuck Chao. Chuck's got a lead foot and bad brakes, but we arrived safe & climbed out of his car. He unrolled his property map on the back of the car ....
The grounds are sprawling and varied. I can't really do it justice in print, so I took a couple phone-pics just to give a taster of what you will see if you make the trek to moe.down this year:
The main house, previously owned by Master Cellist Mstislav Rostropovich!
These next three go from left to right, looking down from the top of the hill at the main stage area.
Top of the hill, between camping & stage...
The Barn...
Vinnie, Rob, Al & Topper taking in the view:
Wicked.
chuck.
Posted: June 6th, 2010
thx so much for making the 1st leg of our summer tour a great one. we appreciate all of the love & support, esp. for the new tunes. just for fun - here are the lyrics to "Haze".
al
Haze
How many more?
7 days of rays
And no cooler in the shade
What's it all for
The haze'll make you crazy
it's not easy to ignore
Wanna get away?
somewhere new, something cool
something borrowed something blue
so whadda you say?
I want to do this w. you
jump into the water, today
Hey, Let's go
I don't care as long as you are there
Hey, Let's go
Doesn't really matter when or where…
A purple sky
9 o'clock, never stopped
doesn't phase the fireflies
So very high
the degrees on the horizon
keep on risin' to the top
A starry night
Coyotes singing, crickets ringing
the moon is big & bright
A tangerine light
Another place, a honeymooner's face
Jump into the water, tonight
Hey, Let's go
I don't care as long as you are there
Hey, Let's go
Doesn't really matter when or where…
Hey, Let's go
I don't care as long as you are there
Hey, Let's go
Doesn't really matter when or where…
but how about now?
Posted: May 27th, 2010
hey folks,
heading out to SCAMP shortly. it'll be a busy weekend, as always. aside from our scheduled moe. sets, we also have our various clinics (guitar clinic is friday afternoon @ 4:00). and on saturday @ 6:00, I'll be doing an acoustic set, together w. the boys from hot buttered rum, in the soulshine/vibes tent.
xoxo
Posted: May 24th, 2010
Hey folks,
just wanted to mention that I am up for auction(?) - or at least some kind of guided rambling around SCAMP is up for grabs. I'm up for just about anything. We can cruise around on the golf cart; go watch some bands (from the stage, or course); hang out backstage; go harass Vinnie; cruise the lot for kind veggie burritos. I will be your personal VIP chauffeur to all things Summer Camp.
Looking fwd. to seeing you all there. We (the band) are busy working on some new dance moves, between song banter, & maybe even some new music too (!!!)
See you all in a few days.
xoxo,
al
Posted: March 25th, 2010
hey!
looking fwd. to snoe.down. the weather looks great for this weekend. should be nice & sunny, with great skiing conditions too. looks like we may even get some fresh powder tonight. particularly looking for to our set on the mountain on saturday afternoon, as well as the acoustic brunch. hope to see you on the mountain.
xoxo,
al
Posted: March 24th, 2010
WE NEED YOUR HELP to win a Hybrid Bus and other prizes totaling over $175,000!!!!
Hey Folks,
Rob here. I wanted to aprise all ya'll of a contest brewing. A class in my kids school has been selected to compete to win a hybrid school bus. It's a pretty awesome contest and our school is fairing well. Now I'm asking for you guys to click on the link below and place a vote, if you'd like to vote for Mrs. Merrifields class that would be great. Like Kermit said " It's not easy being green ", ain't that the truth, we could use your help.
See you at Snoe.down.
Thanks,
Rob
Plummer-Motz 4th Grade students in Mrs. Merrifield’s class are 1 of 10 finalists nationwide in the 2010 America’s Greenest School Contest thanks to their submission of a video depicting ways our schools can be greener. The winner will be determined by a nation-wide vote – that’s where we need you!
Here’s how you can help…log in to www.americasgreenestschool.com to cast your vote, once a day for 12 days from March 22 to April 2. Also, please forward this information on to anyone you know who would be willing to vote—friends, co-workers, kids, etc. It only takes a minute to cast your vote. The winner will be announced the week of April 21.
Thank you, in advance, for your support of Falmouth and Mrs. Merrifield’s class in this exciting community project!
Posted: March 12th, 2010
Today we were able to set up some mics backstage and record some acoustic material. It worked pretty well, we also shot some video as well, look for some bonus material comeing up soon. I guess that's what happens when it's raining out, and no-one can go outside to play. Atlanta @ 3 a.m., NY city tonight.
Rob
Posted: March 11th, 2010
Just ate lunch At Fincastle Diner in Greensboro, NC today. I consider myself a burger afficianado, so I ordererd from this diner today. Hot darn, was that a good Cheeseburger and fries, at least top 5 for me, highly recomended. The whole lunch thing inspired me to write a good ol time Rock n Roll set for tonight, I'm pretty excited.
Signing off for now,
Rob
Posted: March 10th, 2010
Charlottesville is Beautiful, the weather is mild, the Jefferson Theatre is amazing. We're looking forward to a Killer show tonight, Chuck is up for setlist duties you never know what will happen.