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May 23 - Narrows North, Maple Grove, MN The
official start of summer turned out to be on stage with RS at the Narrows
North. It was smoke’n hot. The
RS
would like to thank you BP’s for the nice comments & complements
about this labor of love. Country
singer Rick; thanks for the libations! (I.e. the pouring of a liquid
offering as a religious ritual) Big
hugs to my unofficial sister Mary, for all the love; Richard
E. for the special note you sent us & the couple that made the road
trip from People
like you keep this tribute strong! Hope
you all had a special Memorial weekend. Peace
& God bless Ringo
It’s
been a while since Rubber Soul took a road trip. Our 3-hour rain-filled
drive got us to the vacationer's paradise of The
show was a concert/ theater venue in the LCO Casino. The room had a high
ceiling, so the Lads decided to put me way up in the air. I must have been
6 feet above them. I almost needed a ladder to get to my drums. I
guess you could say “I got high with a little help from my friends”.
My ego was sky high! It
was an early show time of 7:00 PM, so you could enjoy the show and gamble
the evening away. The
full house audience posed a bit of a challenge; they were sitting at
tables, arms crossed and not convinced that RS was going to give them
what they came to see. By the end of our British Invasion set we had them
wanting more. No one left during our short intermission. That led to our
Sgt. Pepper era. By the end of the set, the audience demanded more.
Numerous encores later they left with a feeling of what it would have been
like back in the day. It’s
an honor to pay tribute to the Beatles! It
was nice to see some familiar faces (Joy, Jim & Judy) making the trip.
It made this venue feel a bit more like home. Jimmy
RS thanks you for all your help! We also enjoyed meeting some new Beatle
People at and after the show. Terry,
Jack, Chris and others, you’re good people. Alas,
I did not leave the casino a richer man. Ringo
April 12 - Deans Tavern: This
must be part of the “The Rockin’ East Side” of As
I said before, “new venues are always an adventure” this venue holds
true. We
Lads didn’t really know what to think when we arrived in our Limo’s
but it turned out great. Paul
Mateyka and his Tavern crew were fabulous! Thanks for the changing room
and all the smiles. We Lads were like kids in the candy store watching the
video cameras while doing costume changes. Correct George? True
entertainment! The
sound Tech did a hell of a job and you Beatle People made our evening. I
hope the hot blond that was carried out is ok. I was a bit concerned when
I noticed flashing lights outside. Hopefully she’ll be back soon. It
was wonderful to see some of our friends we haven’t seen for quite some
time and as always we enjoy meeting new Beatle people. I’m impresses by
how much you Beatle People know “Beatle everything”. We
have been tweaking our shows a bit. Could you tell? Hope you like! More to
come on the horizon. Let
us know how we are doing by signing up on the email list. Drop us a note. We
hope to see you soon, maybe a road trip, and a gambling weekend? Check
out the LCO Casino in It’s
an early concert. I
and Billy P
might end up playing for free that night! Ringo March
28th Mike,
thanks for all your hard work getting your Beatle people out to the show.
I can only imagine how long your ear was attached to your cell phone. Be
careful not to let that phone get attached permanently to your
ear like the chick that had her butt skin grow over the toilet seat!
That’s dedication to the cause! If
you missed the Continue
your celebrating or whatever next door at the motel, just like Polly (yes,
the Polly that shares Ringo’s birthday) and friends did that evening.
Naughty, naughty! Thanks Polly for making the Day Tripper from Snake
and yes that Zappa family, you guys rock. Hope the poster of Snake and we
lads turn out! Hope to see you down the road. You
people from the compound…., you’re the greatest! Riff
master, Paul tells me you had a boy’s night out and partied at the show.
Sorry I didn’t stop by and hi. I didn’t see you. Next time come back
to the green room and have a cheer! It’s
off to the next new venue. Anything new is always an adventure. We’ll
be rockin on It’ll be fun! Hope to see you there. March 21st The Dugout What
is it about the Dugout and Mother Nature? It
seems that every time we have a show there we have to deal with weather. We’re
two for two dealing with winter storms! RS
would like to thank all those Beatle people for weathering the storm. All
said, we had a great crowd. It
was great to see Jeff (our webmaster) & Sue out at the show. Hell,
Jeff even let his hair down. Sue …..Crazy!!!! Toby,
the house Sound Tech really has the Beatle mix down. Just shut your eyes
and WOW, you thought you were back in the day. Sorry
Gordy, (Gordy’s
Steak House), we
thought we would have time before the show for a cheer but we ran out of
time. Next time, Fridley Crab House 3/8/08 The
winds are a changing. It’s
been a long cold We’ve
seen the first sighting of the “Blue Jay” way. For
those of you that have no idea of what I am trying to convey (probably
all you Beatle People) our Blue Jay sighting is a Dwight (George). The
first sighting in over two months (after his national ski circuit tour) and
“Love” is in the air! It’s
amazing how things can click and fall into place with someone you have
worked with for over 3 years. The fans could tell we were “in the
zone”. There was no “Helter Skelter”. Our
guest sound tech, Allan Strand (renowned sound tech for “Black
Rebel Motorcycle Club”) was impressed with the RS show. “Awesome”! We
were duly impressed as well with his ability to make our monitors
sing & the room sound great. I guess that’s what happens when you
travel the world mixing concerts. Thanks, Allan! We lads will see you
down the “Long and Let’s
not forget to thank Bill, Sean & Rick for giving us awesome
performances as backup/standby performers.” It Don’t Come Easy”
playing over 60 Beatle songs that you only get to do once in a
while. Our hats “off to you” too; keeping the Love of the Beatles
going! Schmitty
from SSP – I lost your email address Missy;
our photographer. – Congrats from RS on you’re soon to be
married status. We wish you the best of happiness with your new man! Thank
you, Thank you. Thanks
to all YOU Beatle People that keep coming back to see our show’s! You’re
special! Hope
to see you at our next show ------ The Dugout 3/21 “ – It’ll be a
Good Friday! Ringo 2-22-2008
The
Withrow Ballroom Experience:
This
place is in Paul’s, & my backyard. What a treat! Thanks for coming out! It
was great to see my big sister and her friends from Sconii crossing
the boarder to let it all hang out. I saved her the embarrassment of
telling a short story of Yellow Submarines and bath tubs. I’m sure
she will thank me later. Hopefully we will be crossing the There is a nice place to eat just down the road called Sal’s. They treated us great for a busy Friday night. We only had 45 minutes to eat and they made accommodations for us so we could slip in and out. Besides, the food was good! Beatle
people, did you see the stretch limo out front? That was our friend Scott's ride for the night. Someday that will be our ride for the evening. Keep
the love going! 2-19-2008 The
"Best of the Best party" was a “don’t miss” event.
What a party! Best regards, Ringo 1-27-2008 Thanks
Beatle people for coming out to the Crab House show. It wouldn’t be
the same without you!!!! Ringo 1-21-2008 Beatle Beatles: 1-10-2008 1-2-2008
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10 - LCO Casino, Hayward, WI