This posting has nothing to do with music, but it has a lot to do with our friends and neighbors in Southeast Kansas. Three weeks ago I was in Neodesha, ...
Bill, The Coffeyville Rising Suns were supposed to start rehearsals today for a 4th of July Show, in Coffeyville. I just got the info that all roads into...
Hey All, Just a note about an upcoming free concert in the Santa Fe Park at Chanute. Kansas Lions' Rock Hall of Fame director, David Orr, is at it again! He...
I've just been viewing several pictures of the flooding in Chanute that were emailed by friends-shades of 1951 (yes, some of us were around then and remember...
Bill, Randall Grundy and I are at Grand lake and Bill Snow and Isy Martin and Steve Alter are in Tulsa and Jack Rawlins is in Ponka City and Mike Floyd is in...
Coffeyville, and SEK, is making the national weather news-I just saw it on CNN. butch neese <bandrat2000@...> wrote: Bill, Randall Grundy and I are at...
I just viewed the video of this devastation on my local news. I can't believe my eyes. Thank goodness the Rising Suns will be there to start the healing...
Great Mitch, If you need more flyers from me for others who might be interested don't hesitate to holler. dano c mitchell bible <cm46bible@...> wrote: ...
I saw the footage on CNN also....couldn't believe it. I'm just hoping everyone is evacuated that needs to be and the water will soon recede. All this while...
The mp3 links at the bottom of Mike Finnigan's webpage have been inactive for quite a while, but I've discovered this morning that they are active again. If...
Hey all - shades of 1951 is right. Do you realize that if you had a '51 calendar you could use it this year...? They're exactly the same. Maybe every 56 years...
Hey Gang, I needed a good excuse to get out of Dodge for a weekend and I picked a doozie. The Silvertones led by Frank Plas played at Uncle Bo's in Topeka....
My Showmen had a very similar experience at an air force base. A woman, who seemed to be in charge of the activities that night, walked up to us as we were...
It seems like we all had a similar experience if we played at a military base. The Exciters played at both the officers' club and the enlisted men's club at...
If anybody's interested, the infamous 4 Sknns ride again this coming Saturday, July 7, at Blayney's in Westport. We're trying to get Blayney's to let us start...
In a message dated 7/3/2007 11:41:22 A.M. Central Daylight Time, drummertom@... writes: If anybody's interested, the infamous 4 Sknns ride again this...
The funny thing about the well known statement "could you turn it down" that every band has experienced is that we had all been asked to turn down when we...
Just received word from David Orr concerning the Free Concert in Chanute tomorrow (July 4th) at the Safari Park. The concert is still on at this time. 50% of...
If your gig in C-Ville is still a go....say hey to Isy and Doug and Jack from Steve Ingham in Stillwater - I played drums with them in LA when the Rising Suns...
Actually, this is a subject that has always concerned me. Yes, the Showmen of my generation were guilty of cranking up. I had, and still have, a small ...
In 1969 (summer tour) I was with "The Young Raiders" and playing near Bemidji, MN at an old polka ballroom called the "Balmoral Ballroom". The owner there...
Just got this note from Randall Grundy, one of the Rising Suns who was supposed to perform at Coffeyville. Chris Cruz "If anyone was planning on going to...
To the Rising Suns. Fellas, the offer is open to you to come and join us at Chanute tomorrow. We would love to include you in the show and you could have equal...
Mitch: I remember that Chicago session well. I never will forget that I was seated at my drums which were being miked all around. I had headphones on and...
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Mitch, it is ironic you should mention Styx. I dug in my box of college material and found my review of their April 26, 1974, concert at Kansas State College...
Chris.......I went to a Styx concert about 3 months ago in Springfield, MO. The reason being that Tommy Shaw (not w/ the original lineup) is an old friend from...
We are only about twenty days from Dog Stock 2007. I've got some tickets for all in this group. Come listen to some music for the dogs. A great event for...
My name is Steve Gish & I plan to list the lineup in my "KC MUSIC CALENDAR" next week. I'd love to attend the event as well, so if you have any extra tickets,...