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Great time were had at the Top of the Park in June, 2005. The
Cowboys played a great gig on a beautiful night to a large and enthusiastic
audience.
In early July, the Cowboys managed to squeeze in one set at the
Zingerman's Roadhouse Happy Hour before the torrential storm hit and washed
out musicians, audience and equipment alike.
Old "News"
The Cowboys had a heck of a great time playing
at a local benefit concert on July 16, 2000.
Alan woke up well before dawn to drive in from Indianapolis
that morning so as not to miss the opportunity. Why
such an effort? Because the headliner band was the unbelievably
hot Hot Club of Cowtown. Elana, Whit and Matt,
a trio of virtuosos that plays clean, hot Western Swing,
simultaneously traditional and new.
The highlight for the Cowboys was
the chance to play along with these three, forming a
9-piece band that ran through a few tunes, including
but not limited to Right or Wrong, Miss Molly, Take
Me Back to Tulsa). Then again, perhaps the highlight
was just listening to the Hot Club do there stuff.
For more information on the Hot Club
of Cowtown, check their label's web site at www.hightone.com
and click on "artists" and then "Hot
Club of Cowtown" or go right to
their spot.
Probably the best party of the late 20th
Century, The 1998 Flood's Reunion took place in July.
Perfect weather, on the order of 800 people. We're talking
a nostalgic get together that hadn't been seen since
..., since ..., the days of Flood's.
Click here for information!
Not so new area on the Gig Page site:
The East-Meets-Western-Swing
Letters, some correspondence between Kevin in Saipan
and Alan here in Ann Arbor, is still available.
The correspondence covers a wide variety
of uninteresting topics, such as Alan's battle in the
quest for better Pedal Steel tone, to wonderfully intriguing
topics, such as the weather (if you can call it that),
culture and day to day news about life on a postage
stamp-sized island in the middle of the largest ocean
known to humankind.
Keep checking the Gig Page site for news.
Spread the word and tell others to check out this
page. If you have any questions, just e-mail the
GigMaster.
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