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May 5, 2009 Hello all Beatle fans! Ringo's back. My typewriter finally dried out and hopefully it will continue to work. Paul mentioned last week that he was carrying my water for a time. However, he didn't tell you he poured water over my typewriter just so he could write to you all. I think he's jealous! So, thank you again old and new fans of Rubber Soul, for coming out to the Blue Fox. I hope you enjoyed the surprises we pulled out for you. We changed it up a bit and we hope you liked it! We will be doing more of that in the future. We would like to thank Wayne Garrett, "Flash" (Ladee, it's your new nickname), for bringing out the toys and snapping pictures of you and us. However, not all of the shots may make it to the website to view & download. (George confiscates them.) So when Flash graces us with his presence at a future show, don't be shy to ask him to snap a shot of you and your friends. You can even ask us to be in your picture (we love an Eastman moment)! However if you want ALL of us lads in the picture, this will prove to be a challenge; it's difficult to get us all together at one time in-between shows!!... it's priceless. A special “love to you all” goes out to the new acquaintances I've met at North star. Thanks so much for coming out. Flash took some great pictures of you. We hope to see you many more times down the long and winding road. What's with the bling? We need more to share! Bring your bling and we lads will attempt to show it off during the Abby Road set. Lets plan on getting together at the next show May 30th at the Minnesota Music Cafe. It's a wonderful place to see a live show. Peace, Ringo April 29, 2009 Hello Beatle people,
February 21,
Grand Portage Casino Hello
everybody. Paul here again for the Ringo Report... It's quite evident that
whether you are at the top of the world in the beautiful Grand Portage
area up on the North Shore of Lake Superior, where wild life reins
supreme, or in the bright lights of Up-Town Minneapolis where the
nightlife reins supreme, one thing is clear... There are a whole lot of
Beatle fans in every corner of this planet we call home. The Grand Portage
Casino was a big surprise to us. We did not know what to expect from our
mostly Canadian crowd. It was clear that on this night, gambling had taken
a back seat for Beatles music! What a warm welcome.. Thanks to our friends
to the North! February 7, Blue Fox, Arden Hills, MN Hello
everybody, January 30, Medina Entertainment Center, Medina, MN Hello
everyone, Paul here again covering the Ringo Report... Another big thank
you to all of you that came out to celebrate all things Beatles at the
Medina Entertainment center. It was a great evening of British pop!
Starting off the evening was Revolver and the Secret Agents. With three
swinging Go Go Dancers dressed in Union Jack dresses, the evening was
set for a Mersey side shakedown. Thanks to them, and job well done! With
the crowd all warmed up, we took the stage to a sea of people that were
ready to keep the night in high gear. The Zappa's were there... We saw
many familiar faces, along with many new smiles on not so familiar
faces. Thank you to you all.... Come join us at the Blue Fox this
Saturday February 7th at the Blue Fox, as we will be celebrating
February 7th 1964, the day the Beatles touched down at the newly named
Kennedy Airport. A Nation still in grief over the loss of their fallen
young president, was looking for something to feel good about again.
What they got, nobody saw coming... Beatlemania was here to stay......
and life could be not only good again... it could be great again! January 24, Minnesota Music Cafe, St. Paul, MN Hello all...
Paul here sitting in for the Ringo Report. I just wanted to say thank you
for everyone that came down to our MN Music Cafe debut. Despite the
sub-zero temperatures outside, the club was hot-rockin! It is a really
great venue for music, and we look forward to playing there again. The
amount of people that braved the weather really blew us away, what a
crowd! This Friday Jan. 30th, we take the party to the Medina Ballroom
with our good friends Revolver, so come on out everybody, we are going to
get the Yellow Submarine rockin! December 3, 2008 Blue Fox, Arden Hills, MN
Hello all you Rubber
Soul-Beatle fans! It’s been a while since I have written. I’ve been a
bit moody lately. I guess maybe it has to do with the change of seasons and
maybe not enough sun.
8/23/08 Boondock's, Buffalo, MN Hello
Beatle people! Where
in the Boondocks were you? We
had a great night on Saturday and for all of you that took the yellow
submarine on its' maiden voyage out to the middle of the pond, we thank
you. For the
new friends we met, we hope to see YOU and YOUR FRIENDS down the road.
You're crazy.. shhh…… Sound
tech Joe; killer job on the monitors! It
sure would have been a treat to get a ride home in that limo ride that
the club offers. I just don’t think they'd be willing to drive 100 miles
round trip. The
drive home was long. Paul and I had to make a few stops on the way. The
Flame Burger was a great choice to wind down for a burger & breakfast
at 4:00 AM. Too bad the bar rush was over. It's been known to get a bit
crazy late night. It’s amazing how upbeat service people are in the wee
hours of the morning. Next
port: TB3 in Peace;
Love, 8/2 Canadian Days....and stuff Jeff the webmaster sitting in on the road report this week. As you may have noticed, Ringo was off last week preparing and attending a wedding, so the band had a replacement Ringo to get the job done. I just received a disk of pics from the Canterbury Park show a couple weeks ago, compliments of Joe Loscheiper from Extreme Snap Shot. Check out the pics on the photo page or click here. Also check out the "golf cart" extravaganza shots at our show at Pathfinder Village last month, a couple pics on the photo page as well. I personally attended the Canadian Days show on Saturday, August 2nd. Wow what a crowd! It was a virtual lovefest with all the beads flying around, Canada and USA dancing together as one. Little Canada has a real jem of a fest here, make sure you check it out next year! A big thanks to our friends Uncle Chunk for capping off the beautiful night! Check out my pics and "finale video" here 7/20 Highland Fest: A Rubber Soul matinee The
What
a treat to see twelve to fifteen year-olds rockin'. Better yet, were
you able to see the parents digging on their kids play Zeppelin, Van Halen,
Alice Cooper & Pink Floyd? It's great to see supportive parents (just
like my pop is). It was just like seeing parents at their kid's sporting
match. RS
had a beautiful day, a tad bit hot....our costumes don’t breath. I’m
sure all those Beatle people left with some nice color and lots of new
Rubber Soul T-shirts to go with their peace-sign beads! It’s
always nice to see all the familiar faces. Patty you’re as
beautiful as ever. Aaron you stud, I bet you make the compound lads
jealous. It’s funny how you two gravitated to each other. Keep
the faith. Ringo 7/25
Slice of “She
was just seventeen and you know what I mean”! I
think you’ll get the idea if you were there. Another
beautiful evening in The
Slice organization had a lower stage in front of RS with the opening act,
"Redpath" doing a great job--check them out. Though
that lower stage was set up for the opening act, it turned into a dance
floor and from the first song, Beatle people were Twisting and Shouting
all night long! To
all of you Beatle People, RS hopes you got a “Slice” of what it was
like during the British Invasion.
Rosie
and Lenard, I saw you twisting, great to see you. Ray
“the one man band”, thanks for coming out. I’m looking forward to
August 9th. To
all the screaming teeny-boppers up front; priceless! Don,
you’re the best! Thanks for your help and conviction. Ringo 7/18
Full
moon rising. The live horse racing was in full swing with a great crowd. What
a beautifully strange night it was; we couldn’t ask for a better evening
outside. The full grandstand and the ballpark lights, it felt a bit like
Shea Stadium. But
it’s all about the horses! Amber,
our It
was nice to play on the other side of the river. RS
would like to thank ARM entertainment for sending out Mark to take some
shots of us. I can’t wait to see them. Fun gig, but different. We hope to do it again! 7/12
Maxx bar & Grill, I
didn’t realize how many beautiful people live up north. Wow,
the sound tech was really into the show. He said it was the best show
he'd ever mixed. Now that’s an ego booster! That’s right on because
I am the world's greatest drummer! (back in the day)... Just ask John's
brother. Well
that’s all from the best Beatle Tribute in the I
better saddle up for the horse races on Friday the 18th at
Canterbury Downs. Hope to see you there. Cheers! ...Ringo 7/9
Ramsey County Fair Where
else can you get a porkcicle? They were mighty tasty. Did
you have opportunity to take your souvenir
picture with
Rubber Soul? It
was special to see so many friends out. Thanks big sister Nancy for
making the trip. Jeff
and Sue, how did you wrangle that extra t-shirt out of us? Dan
B, John S. thanks for stopping by. Don
Olson, thanks for all your help at the show! We're looking forward to
working with you again. As
for Larry and Shar (It’s too loud!!!!), bring some ear plugs. You can
blame Bob of “Red Rider - Lunatic Fringe” fame for that. He’s the
mix man. Didn’t it sound great out there? He knows how to mix the
Beatle sound. We’re
looking forward to hooking up with Bob and his crew again at the
“Taste of Shoreview”. I’m sure Bob has many more stories to share. As
for the rest of the RS friends I failed to acknowledge; we love you
all! Our
Beatle people family is “Getting Better all the Time”! 7/7/2008
Happy 68th
Birthday Ringo! (for real). It would also be the
keeper of the Ringo report. Yet I’m a bit younger. Cheers! 7/5 Pathfinder
So what does it take for
RS to become an honorary camping member? This place is huge and
looks like a lot of fun. Where else can you go in this world and learn
how to drive a golf cart as a six year old? It's too bad we missed the
parade of golf carts. I’ve been practicing my parade wave! Thanks Janice for send us
your videos. Cool!!!!! Enjoy the summer, it’s getting short. Ringo 7/3 Clear
What a beautiful evening!
We would like to thank
the multi-thousands of Beatle fans that came out to the show. We hope you enjoyed our
tribute to the greatest band ever, on a perfect evening. We certainly
enjoyed all of you. I hope all the pictures taken during the
show and the "meet and greet" turned out.
Send us your pictures! We
would love to post them. We love Iowa! Saturday
6/28 RS had to
be on the road by noon to play an early outdoor show in Spicer MN at
Melvin’s on the lake. We prayed
for no rain. No luck. Melvin’s
is a fun place and they treated the bands great. Yes bands. We played with
some great lads from our side of the pond called “Tumbling Dice” a
Rolling Stones tribute. At least the bands were relatively safe playing
under a tent. So we stayed dry but those 40 mile winds off of A couple
of us partied with some of the Tumbling Dice crew. It would be fun to work
together again sometime. It was a nice fit. Enough
said about bad weather, lets hope for some nice weather over the 4th
of July weekend! We have two shows outdoors - Clear Lake, Iowa
and Fun &
Merriment!!!!! Ringo Friday 6/27 Downtown
RS &
Champs would like to send big thanks to Tim Leaf and his sound crew, also
to the weather god to make Champs a successful outdoor event. So what
do you do when it rains when you play in an alley? Believe
me; it was looking like a short stormy night! Billy P
(Dave) jumped to the task and pulled out his rolodex & starting
calling all sound techs he had on file. Let’s
face it, trying to find someone at 7:00 PM the night of the show is pretty
tuff. But luckily Tim was available and just happened to be loading gear
into his truck for the following day. Cell
phones; can’t live without them. Excellent!!!!!!!!. Now all
we had to do is pray for NO RAIN. 9:30 came
and so did the rain and the tarps. Fortunately the rain was short lived
and the show went on. The crowd
was festive and we noticed some Brewer fans that stopped by after the
baseball game. They
wouldn’t let us end our show until we played a couple of encores even
though the power gods were telling us different.
More
sleep! 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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