| PARTY TONIGHT!
Good
News - some tickets have been brought in by members
of the committee that did not sell all their tickets.
TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT
THE DOOR!
So put on your dancing shoes and come on out to play!
"We Dance So They Can Walk"
Net proceeds of
this event are for the benefit of Shriners Hospitals
for Children
(Nearly $25,000 has been raised since 2004!)
Saturday,
August 21st 2010, The Acca Shriner’s
Patrol and The Springer
Connection present the 9th
Annual Blast
from the Past, a
big eastern Henrico party for friends
of ole HSHS.
The Blast
From The Past will
feature the best of 60's and 70's
Rock and Roll with
(in order of appearance)
LOOSE GRAVEL and BACKSTAGE PASS
BONUS: The last 30 minutes of the Blast will complete the party
with BOTH BANDS playing together in the All-Star
Springer ENCORE JAM SESSION. This Jam format has been a big hit the last three years, with all the songs pre-planned from the bands' own songlists, and will be followed again this year.
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PERTINENT BLAST DETAILS:
WHEN: Saturday, August
21, 2010
8:00pm to 12
Midnight
Doors open at 7:00 p.m., seating is
First Come, First Served.
PRICE: Tickets are $30 EACH.
Only 480 tickets will be sold,
and a sellout is expected.
WHERE: Acca Shriner’s
Ballroom
1712 Bellevue Avenue in Richmond, off I-95 and Hermitage Road near Bryan Park
Click
HERE for a Map >>
Dress Theme: Rock Around The Clock ( if you
have it - not a requirement! )
BYOB -
all snacks, sodas, setups, ice and
cups provided! (NOTE: Write your name
on your beverages with a marker or
sticker to save time when you arrive
- otherwise the Shriners will have
you do it then).
NO COOLERS ARE ALLOWED
IN THE BALLROOM (due
to leaking coolers damaging the ballroom floor at an
event in 2006).
Cold Beer will be available
for sale.
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MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT PROVIDED BY:
 LOOSE GRAVEL ,
featuring Springer musicians Buzzy Lawler and Bill Coon, play authentic Rock of All Ages, Music from the 60's to NOW, serious but dancible.
Bill, Buzzy, Henry and Ray play about 100 shows a year and are familiar to Springers, having played the last six Blasts. You'll hear all the bands you love, but not the obvious songs.
These guys love to rock and roll, so be ready when they take the stage around 9:00 PM. Look for a couple of guest appearances during the Loose Gravel set.
Loose Gravel is:
Bill Coon - (HSHS Class of '72) Guitar and Vocals
Buzzy Lawler - (HSHS Class of '69) Guitar and Vocals
Henry Gerber -
Bass and Vocals
Ray Lassiter -
Drums and Vocals
Check out their performance schedule, songlists, music jukebox and video player on the Loose
Gravel web site >>
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BACKSTAGE PASS
Mike Parker, HSHS Class of '67, is proud to to have his new band, Backstage Pass, play the 9th Annual Blast From The Past!
This is the 9th year in a row that Mike will be bringing a band to raise funds for the Shriner's Children's Hospital fund. Previous years featured Mike's bands The Barracudas and the River Rockers.
During the Backstage Pass set, watch for guest performances by Jeff Warburton (HSHS '73) of the Barracudas and Doug Bailey (HSHS '69) of Electric Rainfall and River Rockers fame.
Be ready to party when Backstage Pass opens the show at 8:00 PM.
Backstage Pass is:
Mike Parker - (HSHS Class of '67) Guitar and Vocals
Richard Johnson - Bass and Vocals
Jeff Turley -
Drums and Vocals
Quinton Parker -
Keyboards and Vocals
Steve Kraus - Sax and Vocals
Want to know more about Backstage Pass? Check their songlists and HAVE A LISTEN at the Backstage Pass web site >>
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