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Short
Cross - Blast From The Past 2004
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The Acca Shriner’s
Marching Patrol and The Springer
Connection present the 4th
Annual Blast
from the Past.
Saturday, August
20th Springer
classes from the 60's and 70's will
gather to party and dance starring SHORT
CROSS and
featuring LOOSE
GRAVEL along
with special appearances by THE
BARRACUDAS and
other ole
Springer musicians.
A SPECIAL
JAM SESSION will happen at the end
with
Springer
musicans of all sorts up on the
stage. You won't believe some of
the musical combinations you will
see!
SHORT CROSS,
fresh from their reunion at last year's
Blast, will perform classic dance rock
and R&B by Booker T and the MGs,
Otis Redding, The Monkees, The Stones,
Steppenwolf, The Doors, Steve Miller,
Creedence
Clearwater Revival and lots more. If
you are good, they might even play
one from their 1972 album "Arising".
Short
Cross are:
Velpo Robertson - Lead Guitar and Vocals
Butch Owens - Keyboards
Dudley Sharp - Bass
Gray McCalley -
Drums and Harmonica
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Loose
Gravel with Buzzy Lawler('69)
and Bill Coon('72)
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Loose Gravel, featuring
Springer musicians Buzzy
Lawler and Bill Coon will
open the show with British Invasion
music and American Rock 'N Roll.
A Special Guest
Appearance by The BARRACUDAS,
including Mike Parker, Sam Shaw, Donnie
Thurston and Jeff Warburton, will 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! >>)
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Jeff,
Donnie, Sam and Mike
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Saturday, August 20, 2005
8:30pm to 12 Midnight
Doors open at 7:30p.m., seating is
First Come, First Served
Acca Shriner’s
Ballroom
I-95 and Hermitage Road near Bryan Park
Click
HERE for a Map >>
60’s and 70's attire ( 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).
$20 per person
in advance, only
500 total tickets will be sold, a
SELLOUT is expected. $25 per
person at the door,
if any are
available.
A NOTE TO ANY
SPRINGER MUSICIANS: If
you would like to participate onstage,
contact Gray
McCalley of Short Cross
to set up a practice session. Please
do NOT call Vic Sorrell. Short Cross
is
in
charge of the music, so contact Gray
by e-mail or at (804) 737-3278 weekdays. |
