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AUNT MIMI

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SONG LIST

2000s

• Cab --- Train
• Cannonball --- Damien Rice
• Careful --- Guster
• Dry Town --- Gretchen Wilson
• Going Through the Motions --- Aimee Mann
• Gone Gone Gone --- Allison Krauss & Robert Plant
• No Sunlight --- Death Cab for Cutie
• Our Misunderstanding --- Fastball
• Satellite --- Guster
• Save It For A Rainy Day --- Jayhawks
• Square One --- Tom Petty
• Strange Condition --- Pete Yorn
• Stumbling Through The Dark --- Jayhawks

1990s

• A Long December --- Counting Crows
• Barely Breathing --- Duncan Sheik
• Brian Wilson --- Bare Naked Ladies
• Drive --- Incubus
• Gone To The Movies --- Semi Sonic
• Five O'Clock World --- The Proclaimers
• Little Runaway --- Bodeans
• It's Only Natural --- Crowded House
• Jane --- Bare Naked Ladies
• Red Clay Halo --- Gillian Welch
• Roll To Me --- Del Amitri
• Somebody's Crying --- Chris Isaak
• Someday --- Sugar Ray
• The Way --- Fastball
• Until I Hear It From You --- Gin Blossoms

1980s

• Back When Bobby Was God --- Steve Malatesta
• Center Field --- John Fogerty
• Cruel To Be Kind --- Nick Lowe
• Fool for You Anyway --- Foreigner
• I Don't Remember Your Name --- Records
• I'm Taking My Time --- Everly Brothers
• Karma Chameleon --- Culture Club
• Land Down Under --- Men at Work
• Now and Always --- Rockpile
• The Breakup Song --- Greg Kihn Band
• Whenever You're On My Mind --- Marshall Crenshaw
• Wichita --- Tim & Mollie O'Brien
• Yer So Bad --- Tom Petty
• You Wreck Me --- Tom Petty

1970s

• Blue Skies --- Allman Brothers
• Country Roads --- John Denver
• Every Night --- Paul McCartney
• Guitar Man --- Bread
• I Never Cry --- Alice Cooper
• I Wanna Be Sedated --- Ramones
• If You Could Read My Mind --- Gordon Lightfoot
• Is That Love? --- Squeeze
• James Dean --- Eagles
• Jet Airliner --- Steve Miller
• Knowing Me Knowing You --- ABBA
• Kodachrome --- Paul Simon
• Local Girls --- Graham Parker
• Main Street --- Bob Seger
• Oh Yeah --- Roxy Music
• Operator --- Jim Croce
• Peaceful Easy Feeling --- Eagles
• Red Shoes --- Elvis Costello
• Rose Marie --- Flying Machine
• S.O.S. --- ABBA
• Silver Blue And Gold --- Bad Company
• Sister Golden Hair --- America
• Star --- Stealers Wheels
• Starry Eyes --- The Records
• Stuck In The Middle With You --- Stealers Wheels
• Summer Breeze --- Seals & Crofts
• Sundown --- Gordon Lightfoot
• Ventura Highway --- America
• Watch The Sun Rise --- Big Star
• When My Baby's Beside Me --- Big Star
• Wild Night --- Van Morrison
• You Make Me Feel Like Dancing --- Leo Sayer

1960s

• 19th Nervous Breakdown --- Rolling Stones
• Baby's In Black --- Beatles
• Blue Turns To Gray --- Stones
• Flowers on the Wall --- Statler Brothers
• Foolin' Around --- Buck Owens
• Have You Seen Her Face --- Byrds
• Heartbeat --- Herman's Hermits
• Here Comes the Sun --- Beatles
• Here Without You --- Byrds
• Hold Me Tight --- Beatles
• How Do You Do It --- Gerry & the Pacemakers
• I Don't Care --- Buck Owens
• I Don't Want To Spoil The Party --- Beatles
• I Talk to the Wind --- King Crimson
• I'll Cry Instead --- Beatles
• I've Got To Get A Message To You --- Bee Gee's
• Lazing On A Sunny Afternoon --- Kinks
• Looking Out My Back Door --- Creedance (CCR)
• Love Potion #9 --- Searchers
• Mister Space Man --- Byrds
• Mrs. Robinson --- Simon & Garfunkel
• My Heart Skips A Beat --- Buck Owens
• No Milk Today --- Herman's Hermits
• Ruby Tuesday --- Rolling Stones
• Sea of Heartbreak --- Johnny Cash
• Tell Me What You See --- Beatles
• The Letter --- Box Tops
• Two Of Us --- Beatles
• Wait --- Beatles
• When You Walk In The Room --- Searchers

1950s

• Brand New Heartache --- Everly Brothers
• C'mon Everybody --- Eddie Cochran
• Hey Doll Baby --- Everly Brothers
• It's So Easy --- Buddy Holly
• If I Could Only Win Your Love --- Louvin Brothers
• Jambalaya --- Hank Williams
• Little Sister --- Elvis Presley
• Well All Right --- Buddy Holly
• Wake Up Little Susie --- Everly Brothers
• Wishing --- Buddy Holly

For booking, email Aunt Mimi at info@auntmimimusic.com

RECENT APPEARENCES

1/21/2012 Cafe Jag's, 33 Tuttle St, Wakefield, MA. Early snow storm kept some folks home, but we had a fun time playing for the hardy and hungry souls who came to Jag's. Thanks to Patty and Susan for tracking us down and visiting the website -- hope you can catch more of our show next time. As always, great work on sound Victoria!

1/18/2012 Independence Bar & Grill in Chelmsford open mic, 10 Independence Drive, Chelmsford, MA. Our thanks to Craig LaGrassa for hosting Artist Spotlight at the Independence. We played the middle set between duo Dan and Les and solo Davio Santos. Mark -- thanks for your support!

1/6/2012 Jam'n Java, 594 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington, MA. We've meant to play this open mike for months -- glad we finally made it. Excellent sound and hosting by Joe and Mark, and terrific performances by players new and old, including the featured performer Chris Nauman backed by all-around session man Ken Selcer. If you live near Arlington Center, this first Friday open mike is a great local scene.

12/3/2011 Nourish, 1727 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, MA. Thanks to our friends who came to hear us, including Mark and Kathy, Scott and Heather, JG, Jennifer and Carolyn, Heather, Victoria and Angie. Thanks as well to the staff, including Ken, Michelle, and Brian.

11/16/2011 Cafe Jag's -- open mike, 33 Tuttle St, Wakefield, MA. Steve Dineen of Drivin' Blind hosted this open mike, a regular event now that Jag's has a great new bar. Some great blues and folk talent showed up on a rainy Wednesday night, including members of Lexington Street and Bucket of Blues. Mimi played five or six numbers. This open mike has a variety of hosts, including Craig Lagrassa -- stop in some Wednesday.

11/3/2011 All Asia -- Indie Song Showcase, 334 Mass. Ave, Cambridge, MA. Our thanks to the Indie Song Showcase and CNC Music Productions for inviting Auntie to this venue. Patrick welcomed us and Larry got our sound up and running. Also glad to meet Adam Rivera -- aka James K. Folk -- who performed a tribute to They Might Be Giants in the set before ours.

10/22/2011 The Java Room --espresso, music, wine bar, 14 Littleton Road, Gingerale Plaza, Chelmsford, MA. A fun night and a full house at the Java Room.Thanks to new fan Janine for staying for two sets, and to all the Java Room regulars for the requests!

10/15/2011 Uno Chicago Grill, 155 Bear Hill Road, Waltham, MA. Thanks to Bob and Caitlin for making us welcome -- the Waltham Uno has a great late-night crowd. Auntie managed some requests for Counting Crows and Beatles. We hope to be back soon. Thanks to Magno and Geri, Victoria, and the others for a great first night at Uno.

10/7/2011 Nourish, 1727 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, MA. Our first Friday night at Nourish and a hopping time it was on a beautiful Columbus Day Weekend. Ben and Maureen sat up front (I'm still thinking about that salmon). Great to see Victoria, Mark and Kathy, Mike and Karen, and our Nourish regulars -- including Steven, and our new youngest fan Victor! Our thanks as always to Karen, Ken and the Nourish staff.

10/6/2011 Independence Bar & Grill in Chelmsford, 10 Independence Drive, Chelmsford, MA. A fun Thursday night at the Independence -- Jonathan, thanks for the encouraging words! Thanks also to our friends Jay and Marti who came out to this new venue. We're looking forward to a return gig in the new year.

8/20/2011 Nourish, 1727 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, MA. Mimi had a terrific gig with this relaxed crowd on a warm August night. It was great to see some Nourish regulars as well as friends Elsa, Mike, Victoria, Reed, Leonard, JG, Jennifer, and Heather. Speacial thanks to Barbara, Boot, and Cynthia for sticking with us through two sets -- glad we could do the S&G and Gordon Lightfoot tunes. See folks in October!

8/13/2011 The Bolton Fair, The Fairgrounds at Lancaster, 318 Seven Bridge Road, Lancaster, MA. Year four at Bolton, a perfect day. Country singer Ashley Jordan and her band were great. Theatre III got things warmed up with a preview of their fall show "Jekyll and Hyde." There was even barbeque from Bedford's own Firebox. Thanks to all including Craig, Rob, Sandy, Beth, Victoria, Dale, Janet, and Roger.

7/23/2011 The Java Room --espresso, music, wine bar, 14 Littleton Road, Gingerale Plaza, Chelmsford, MA. Thanks to our regular Java Room fans as well as friends Steve, Leonard, Ben, Maureen, Suzanne, Joyce, and Alex. Great to see Mary and Henry singing along! The Java Room wait staff made us feel right as home as usual. See everybody in October.

7/14/2011 Independence Bar & Grill in Chelmsford open mic, 10 Independence Drive, Chelmsford, MA. We made an early appearence at Craig LaGrassa's open mike. Great songs from all the regulars, including Silverlock. We recommend the Independence and this open mic!

6/14/2011 Independence Bar & Grill in Chelmsford open mic, 10 Independence Drive, Chelmsford, MA. Craig LaGrassa hosted another great open mic, with Silverlock and friends Trusting Fate appearing, along with Mimi!

6/4/2011 Nourish, 1727 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, MA. Thanks to all who came down to hear Aunt Mimi, including Craig, Dale, Janet, Roger, Carolyn, JG, Jennifer, Heather, Phyllis and Jeff. Rough night for the Bruins but a fun time for us at Nourish. Thanks as always to Marty and the crew.

5/12/2011 Independence Bar & Grill in Chelmsford open mic, 10 Independence Drive, Chelmsford, MA. We had a great time playing at this open mic hosted by Craig LaGrassa. Hope to catch Silverlock (Deb and Susanna) again soon!

4/30/2011 Nourish, 1727 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, MA. Another fun night with old fans and new fiends. We debuted two 80s numbers, to acclaim. Marty and the crew made us feel at home, as always, and we were glad to see Mark and Kathy, Rich, Sandy, and our other friends.

4/1/2011 Blue on Highland, 882 Highland Ave., Needham, MA April Fools day snow didn't keep folks from Blue on a Friday night. The joke was on us midway through the first set when a short put Derm's guitar out of commission (temporarily) and we had to share a mike for the rest of the set. We had the probelm fixed by next set and played some Beatles, Dead, Counting Crows, Alice Cooper -- all by request, and even the "Wabash Cannonball." Glad to meet some new fans of live music at Blue, Doug and Sandy. The staff at Blue was great as always, and we hope to see Matt next time. This was also a birthday gig for Mimi, five years old on Monday.

3/11/2011 Blue on Highland, 882 Highland Ave., Needham, MA A dedicated crowd at Blue, with lots of requests. Glad we could pull together "Uncle's John's Band" and "Act Naturally." As always, a warm welcome from Matthew and his professional wait staff, especially T., M. and A. See folks in April!

3/5/2011 Nourish, 1727 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, MA. Auntie got to try the new stage at Nourish and had a blast playing for Steve's friends and relations, plus some of Derm's friends. Glad we could do the Everlys request! We didn't know that "Sunny Afternoon" was so danceable. Special thanks to the Nourish regulars who gave us such great feedback, and to all our fans and friends -- Dale, Janet, Roger, Victoria, Frank, Jan and Bruce, Phyllis and Jeff, and Joanie.

1/28/2011 Blue on Highland, 882 Highland Ave., Needham, MA Matthew welcomed us back to Blue and we played on a hopping Friday night! We were happy to play a few requests and take a few more for next time. (Peter -- we'll work on "Wabash Cannonball," and thanks for the kind words.) Glad to see Heather, John, Suzanne, Victoria, and others.

1/21//2011 The Java Room --espresso, music, wine bar, 14 Littleton Road, Gingerale Plaza, Chelmsford, MA.
Seemed like ages since we'd played Chelmsford-- in fact, it was a far cry from our last appearence on a warm August night, but the crowd gave us a warm reception nonetheless. We recognized many Java Room regulars. Special thanks to Mary and Henry for coming up to see us and for a great conversation between sets. Great seing Deb, Sharon, Victoria, and the gang. And as always, thanks to the Java Room staff for their friendly help.

1/20/2011 Waxy O'Connor's Irish Pub and Restaurant, 94 Hartwell Ave., Lexington, MA. Our debut at Waxy O'Connor's couldn't have gone better. The customers at Waxy's are as friendly as can be -- thanks to everyone who turned out, including John and Michelle, Karen and Sharon, and the gang singing along to our first set. We winged a couple tunes on request ("The Boxer" and "Paint It Black"). The staff at Waxy's was terrific -- our thanks to Gordon, Ryan, Billy, Amy, Taylor (we know we're missing some folks -- we'll get you next time!). Heather did a great job spotting us on sound. Also a delicious burger and fries and Sam Adams Boston ALE on tap! We'll be back in later February.

1/15/2011 Nourish, 1727 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, MA. Just a little snowfall on our winter gig at Nourish. The crew made us feel right at home (thanks Michelle, Michelle, and Neva). Great seeing Heather, Dale, Janet and Roger, Victoria, Grace, Peggy and friends. Debuted "Sunshine" and "Little Sister"!!

12/2/2010 Blue on Highland, 882 Highland Ave., Needham, MA Mimi's debut at this elegant place, thanks to Matthew Sullivan. We played straight through from 9:00-10:30 and were glad to see family and friends in the crowd, including Heather, Dana, Priscilla, Victoria, Lee and Alicia. Special thanks to Didi and her friend. Word is there's a video coming out of this performance -- we'll keep you posted. See folks in January!

11/19/2010 Savoury Lane, 251 Arlington Street, Acton, MA. We played for the dinner crowd and the after-dinner crowd at Savoury. Brennan and his family provided drawings all evening. Jan, Bruce, and Susy gave us support early on, and Dale, Janet, Roger, and Heather kept it up till closing.

11/6/2010 Lobby Bar and Kitchen, 131 Broad St., Boston, MA. Mimi kicked off the Acoustic Saturday series. Our debut at Lobby Bar was great fun, thanks to the managers and waitstaff who made us feel at home, especially Peggy, Ida, Ashley, and Patrick. Mary and her four co-conspirators had one request after another, which we played when we knew them. Thanks to the other Lobby regulars and out-of-town patrons for joining us at Lobby Bar.

10/29/2010 Nourish, 1727 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, MA. One of the funnest gigs we've played in awhile, thanks to Karen and the great waitstaff at Nourish in addition to fans and friends who showed up: Steve Dineen and his folks John and Joan, Frank, Victoria, Heather, JG and Carolyn, and Steve's long-time fans from high school days Vicki, Ellen, and Carol. We debuted "Ventura Highway" and winged a request for "The Boxer." An excellent salad, apple crisp, and Guiness as well. See folks here in January!

10/18/2010 Tanner Tavern open mic, 474 Main Street, Woburn, MA. A fun open mic -- Manic Mondays -- run by Jonathan of J Blake Productions. We heard some great originals from Anthony, just in from LA to produce Jonathan Blake's newest album. Local talent Craig LaGrassa played a couple sets to warm up for his Parker House Grill gig. Mimi played too. Thanks to the folks who turned out for live music and to the excellent wait staff at Tanner!

8/14/2010 The Bolton Fair, The Fairgrounds at Lancaster, 318 Seven Bridge Road, Lancaster, MA.
Mimi's third year at the Bolton Fair. Thanks to all who came to see us, including Grace, Dale, Roger, JG, Jennifer, Carolyn, Jeff, Trish, Sandy, Beth, and all the Theatre III crowd. Thanks for the kind words, friend-from-California! Earlier in the day we were lucky enough to catch the Pueblo Nuevo Band, a Worcester-area latin group that really had it together. Theatre III gave a preview performance from this fall's musical Spelling Bee. We were followed by the Native American Women Drummers and the California Dreamers. Great food as always -- hope to see everyone next year.

8/7/2010 The Java Room --espresso, music, wine bar, 14 Littleton Road, Gingerale Plaza, Chelmsford, MA.
Summer night at the Java Room. Our first gig announced on Twitter! The Bertucci's next door got a little smoky, bringing the fire engines and causing a brief adjournment to the sidewalk where Mimi continued the show. After the "all clear," we debuted a bunch of new tunes by Stealers Wheel, Van Morrison, and a sort of new one (for us) by Foreigner. Thanks to everyone who came out to hear us, including Bruce from Drivin' Blind, Joyce, Sandy, Victoria, Mike and Elsa, and all the Java Room regulars. New friends Susan and Anthony provided plenty of encouragement as well -- we'll see you next time! As always, thanks to Candy for hosting us.

7/9/2010 Vinny's Ristorante, 76 Broadway, Somerville, MA A great summer gig in Vinny's front room and a terrific welcome from the regulars. We played in front of the chips (discreetly curtained -- thanks Carmen) with loads of friends in attendance. "Little Vinny" sang "That's Amore"; owner Vinny helped us out on "Under the Boardwalk"; and Reed and Lenny added high and low harmonies to "Wait"! After two sets we turned our attention to Vinny's special lamb osso bucco , sauages and rabe, and homemade pasta and sauce. Happy Birthday to Reed and thanks to all his friends who turned out to celebrate: Barb, Sue, Randy, Mara, Bruce, Lori, Sunny, and Rowan! Happy anniversary Lenny and Lisa! From the back room, Jan and Bruce dined and listened to Mimi's great mix, along with Katie and Rob. Thanks to Mary Beth and Don, as well, and a special thanks to Steve's hero Randy.

6/11/2010 Ichabod's Cafe, 166 Great Road, Acton MA. Mark, Kathy, Joyce, and Frank all came out for this summer show at Ichabod's. Thanks also to Maria, Deanna, Adam, Cameron and, of course, Sal. Hope to see everybody in August.

5/1/2010 Ichabod's Cafe, 166 Great Road, Acton, MA. Another great dinner, courtesy of Sal, and a fun night with with friends of Mimi. Jeff and Trish made it up from points south. Steve Dineen of Drivin' Blind and Stacey came as well, and Steve played a mini set of Beatles, Traffic and Jorma's arrangement of a blues tune. Great to see Frank, Annette, Doug, Nancy, Sandy, and Donna. Thanks also to Maria, Deanna, Kimberly, Michelle, Adam, Cameron, and all of the regulars, including new fan Nick! In the Ichabod's tradition, Derm and Steve winged a couple tunes -- we'll work on the Beach Boys for Nick next time.

4/17/2010 Elks Club, Arlington, MA (joint appearance with The Wayback Machine) First of all -- thanks to Dennis for throwing a great party and hand-crafting the meatballs (also good for breakfast the next day, says Derm). Thanks to Arlington's own Wayback Machine -- Dennis, Don, and Phil -- for inviting Aunt Mimi to open and then sit in for the evening while the band kicked out tunes by Rascals, Hendrix, Beatles and the like. Special thank you to loyal Frank who tracked us down at Spy Pond and provided us with positive feedback throughout the evening. Hi to all Auntie's Arlington friends, including Paul and Mary, and Phil. Last but not least, thanks to all the dancers who kept the band working hard all night and cheered us on. Hope to see everybody again soon.

4/16/2010 The Java Room --espresso, music, wine bar, 14 Littleton Road, Gingerale Plaza, Chelmsford, MA. Despite the rain, Mimi had a great show and met lots of new friends at the Java Room. Thanks to fans JG, Jen, Carolyn, Andrea, Sandy, Victoria, Donna, Annette, Doug, Lisa, Jack, Vicki, Mike (of the band Spies Like Us), and of course owner Candy. Happy Birthday to Santiago who was out celebrating with friends Charlotte and Joanne.

3/25/2010 J.J. Foley's, 117 E. Berkeley St., Boston, MA Ben Lynch from Metis Communications invited us down to play Foley's Live Music night in the South End and we had a great night all around, starting with two delicious Foley's dinners served up by Mike at the bar. Nice meeting Ben and Katherine from Metis Communications, and special thanks to Katie and Julie for coming for the third set! A great bar, nice people -- we hope to be back soon.

3/20/2010 Ichabod's Cafe, 166 Great Road, Acton MA. Steve and Derm couldn't have had a better evening than at Ichabod's! The chicken kebabs and Sal's roasted and spiced vegetables got things started off right. Then three fun sets while folks ate, drank and listened. Maria came up to sing "White Rabbit" (Auntie pulled it out of a hat, basically) and we decided to wing a couple more classic rock tunes while we were at it -- plus our usual off-beat numbers. Now we have to learn some Blondie and Pretenders. Frank -- steadfast lad -- kept our spirits up with finger snaps and even applause. Thanks also to Sal, Megan, Adam and all the regulars -- we'll see you in May!

3/20/2010 The Old Schwamb Mill, 17 Mill Lane, Arlington, MA Mimi returned to play another open house at this picture frame mill, a living history museum. We got a wonderful welcome from Grace, Peggy, Jennifer, and all the volunteers who make the Mill Arlington's friendliest historical site! Thanks to ALL of Auntie's friends who came to listen on this beautiful day -- Ben and Maureen (who danced); Dale, Janet and Roger; Jerold, Jen and Carolyn; Kevin (Aunt Mimi's photographer), Reed, and Leonard; Mark and Dennis; plus the Girl Scouts and mothers who came to learn about the Mill, listen to the music, and eat some cupcakes!!

1/9/2010 The Emerald Rose, 785 Boston Rd. (Rt. 3A), Billerica, MA. Another fun night at the Rose! JG and Jen brought Carolyn. Dale and Janet had dinner while Roger manned the Game-Boy. Elsa and Mike, Auntie's sound crew, sang along and helped us knock out some low-frequency feedback. Nice to see Alex and Wendy, and some new friends Mark and Chrissie. Special thanks to Sam, who got Aunt Mimi's whole "out-of-the-way" repertoire from the get-go -- and knew immediately that "Have You Seen Her Face" was a Byrds tune.

12/31/2009 Unums , 47 E. Pearl Street, Nashua, N.H. We rang in 2010 at one of southern New Hampshire's finest restaurants. A little New Year's dancing going on -- to John Denver, Buck Owens, and Leo Sayer! Thanks to Steve for opening his great restaurant to us and to Dan and the rest of the wait staff who made us feel at home.

12/19/2009 Savoury Lane, 251 Arlington Street, Acton, MA. Spring, summer and fall had come and gone since we played at Savoury, and we were glad to be back for some beef stew, roasted chicken, and the warm, friendly back room. Great seeing Jan, Bruce, Susie, and everyone else who defied the much-hyped storm (that didn't start till midnight). Greg, Wes, and the great Savoury staff made us feel at home, as usual. Thanks to Ellen of Two for the Show for setting it up.

Aunt Mimi at Ichabod's 11/28/2009 (photo: suzanne)

11/28/2009 Ichabod's Cafe, 166 Great Road, Acton MA. Auntie's debut at this great music spot on Great Road in Acton. Sal and the crew made us welcome and we made a few new friends! John and Suzanne documented the event (pics forthcoming). Thanks to everyone who came out -- Barb and Boot, Steve and Lisa, Frank (Cokes are on us next gig, Frank!), Nancy and Richard (Rich of Keys for Largo), Phyllis and David, Rich and Jeanne. See you soon!

8/15/2009 The Bolton Fair, The Fairgrounds at Lancaster, 318 Seven Bridge Road, Lancaster, MA. Two fun shows in the sun, 90 degrees! Always great seeing friends Beth, Sandy, Red Molly, and new performers Matt Mariner and HawkFeather Dancers. Thanks to Greg on sound and Bob on transport!

4/18/2009 The Emerald Rose, 785 Boston Rd. (Rt. 3A), Billerica, MA Besides entertaining friends and regulars, we got to play for a surprise birthday party at the Rose. Happy 30th (or was it 19th?) J! One Foreigner fan was glad to hear "Fool For You Anyway," a new song in our act. Steve Dineen of blues band Drivin' Blind dropped by as well. Hi to Joan, Sandy and our other fans who stopped in.

3/7/2009 The Emerald Rose, 785 Boston Road (Route 3A), Billerica, MA Fully equipped, we had a great night seeing old friends and making some new ones. Steve's singing veterinarian in the Quannapowitt Players production of Key for Two brought some music lovers out to hear him for real with Aunt Mimi! Thanks to Gene (who gave us a thumbs-up on the Beatle tunes), Elsa, Dennis, Heather, Dale, Janet, Roger and all who dropped in to hear us.

2/27/2009 Savoury Lane, 251 Arlington Street, Acton, MA What a fun night! Steve's three siblings, along with cousins, outlaws and family friends; Theatre III folks, including veterans of Cuckoo's Nest; old band mates who googled Steve and stalked him down at Savoury; and even some Savoury regulars who had checked out Auntie on the web and thought we were worth a listen. PLUS some enthusiastic young folks and attendant families and the great deli crew at Savoury who made everyone feel welcome. The best acoustics of anywhere we've played. Thanks to Heather, Phyllis and Jeff, Jan and Bruce, Joan, Richard and Sandy, Gary and Sue (Gordon Lightfoot fans), Victoria, Sandy, Donna, Annette, Beth, Susie, Tom and Marlene, Steve and Molly, Brendon, Rod and Jay, and all who came down for a sandwich and some tunes.

1/17/2009 The Emerald Rose, 785 Boston Road (Route 3A), Billerica, MA Thanks to Elsa and Mike, Heather, and everyone from Arrow Paper (thanks for the Murphy's, Gary) for welcoming us to The Emerald Rose. Derm and Steve spent two sets sharing a vocal mike after a pick-up malfunction! Michael Booth gets Auntie's special thanks for coming through with the replacement microphone for the third set. We're looking forward to another fun time at the Rose on March 7.