DAAAAA Bears!

Ok, another groggy Wednesday...but last night was WELL worth it!! Shout out to the folks from Chicago....some of the out of towners who stopped by Kelly's and stayed with us till the end!! They were so much fun and very complimentary - even drove the tip jar around for us! We had a really good time last night, great group of drinkers (like the afore mentioned Cub fans) and a really nice group of "bug" people from a company called Pest Defense. They were in town for a conference or meeting of some sort and were staying at the Hilton. Clearwater Beach...Great place for a business trip, huh? We also had a couple regulars out and about, KC and Chuck and of course Ralph was tending bar! Speaking of Ralph, he bent over to pick something up and the poor guy SPLIT his pants right down the left pocket! Thank God he was wearing a lovely pair of grey underwear - at least I'm assuming they were grey and not just a really dingy white! He was at a loss as to what to do cause it was pretty busy - hard to take a break and try to sew it up. So Sean yelled out, "Got any duct tape?" ...worked like a charm! We also had a young lady in a very tiny pink dress who was dancing ALL NIGHT! She was QUITE a trip and those of you who were there can back me up, she had the most interesting way of dancing - most unique I think I've ever seen. But she was having a good time and that was all we can ask for...after all, that's why we're there!! We played a few new tunes, Promises by Eric Clapton (one of my all time favorite songs), It's My Life by Talk Talk (or No Doubt, depending on how old you are!) and Much too Young by Garth Brooks. We also changed up our song order to keep things interesting for the bartenders - I'm sure they get sick of hearing the same songs in the same order!! A few changes can really help keep things fresh I guess, cause overall it was one of the best nights so far. Hope to see YOU there next Tuesday!!

Love that dirty water!!!!

What a great night! Had some folks from Boston (hence the subject line) and some folks from Maine - Me, being from both, had a great time talking to them. We had to show some extra attention to the New Englander's....after all, the Sox lost to the Rays AND they're still in mourning over Tom Brady's left knee!! Chin up NE fans...Don't Stop Believing!! There was a whole lot of crowd interaction which really makes the night so much better. The "Brothers from Ocala & Clearwater - very vocally supportive!! We also had a lovely couple from Missouri hanging out, who were REALLY into the country music. They were so sweet...we did all our country stuff for them and they came out to dance when we did Kid Rock's new "summer" song. That was a great hit, even did it twice!! Also played our new original a couple times and kept everyone pretty engaged all night long. Even got some applause from Ralph, which is always super! Over all, a most awesome night. We even had the standard, "ONE MORE..." roar, to the point where Sean had already broken down and they asked me for an acoustic song...just me and my guitar!! That was a huge highlight for me and it was really wild standing there, me and my guitar, 7 or 9 people - all eyes on me. Bizarre, but I have to say, pretty cool! Thanks so much, to everyone who showed up and hung out with us - special shout out to PJ and John!! Great to see you guys!