| Tickets going FAST - get yours before they sell out!!
SOME TICKET OUTLETS HAVE ALREADY SOLD OUT.
Call your local committee member to see if they still have tickets
The online store got more tickets yesterday and has about 30 tickets (8/16/07 9:49 AM)
EARLY BIRD TICKETS are gone!
Remaining tickets are $25, available from committee members and ONLINE
Only 480 tickets will be sold,
and a sellout is expected.
Saturday,
August 18th, 2007, The Acca Shriner’s
Patrol and The Springer
Connection present the 6th
Annual Blast
from the Past, a
big eastern Henrico party for friends
of ole HSHS.
Always the BIGGEST
Springer party of the year, The Blast
From The Past will
feature the best of 60's and 70's
Rock and Roll with
(in order of appearance)
THE
BARRACUDAS, LOOSE GRAVEL and The
RIVER ROCKERS
The last 30 minutes of the Blast will complete the party
with
musicians from ALL THREE BANDS playing together in the All-Star
Springer ENCORE JAM SESSION.
SCHEDULED TO APPEAR:
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Back: (L-R): Jeff, Donnie, Sam and
Mike |
The BARRACUDAS
It was 1964 when the Barracudas sprang from Sandston. Mike Parker, Jeff Warburton, Sam Shaw and Donnie Thurston will open the party and make it seem like
Teen Night at the Sandston Pool. Bring your water
wings and flip flops!
(Check
out Mike Parker's DVD Scrapbook of the
Barracudas - very cool! >>)
The Barracudas are:
Mike Parker - (HSHS Class of '67) Guitar and Vocals
Jeff Warburton - (HSHS Class of '73) Guitar and Vocals
Sam Shaw - (HSHS Class of '69) Bass and Vocals
Donnie Thurston - (HSHS Class of '69)
Drums and Vocals--
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 LOOSE GRAVEL ,
featuring Springer musicians Buzzy
Lawler and Bill Coon, play British
Invasion music and American Rock 'N
Roll.
Bill, Buzzy, Henry and Ray play about 90 shows a year and are spreading their authentic brand of Rock 'N Roll all over the Central Region
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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(L-R):
Mike, Jeff , Kenny and Doug |
THE RIVER ROCKERS are some your favorite Springer
musicians who came together in 2006 to play dancible Rock and
Roll from the 60's and 70's. Mike, Jeff, Kenny and Doug are having a great time playing again and look forward to the Blast!
The River Rockers include:
Mike Parker (HSHS class
of '67): Guitar and Vocals
Jeff Warburton (HSHS
class of '73) Guitar and Vocals
Doug Bailey (HSHS class
of '69) Drums and Vocals
Kenny Roberts (HSHS
class of '69) Bass and Vocals
Get more
info and songlists on the River Rockers at their own web site >>
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PERTINENT BLAST DETAILS:
WHEN: Saturday, August
18, 2007
8:00pm to 12
Midnight
Doors open at 7:00 p.m., seating is
First Come, First Served.
PRICE: Tickets are $20 before August 11, $25 after August 11. 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: Hawaiian ( 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 2 bucks each. |
