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"We Dance So They Can Walk"
Net proceeds of
this event are for the benefit of Shriners Hospitals
for Children
Saturday,
August 15th, 2009, The Acca Shriner’s
Patrol and The Springer
Connection present the 8th
Annual Blast
from the Past, a
big eastern Henrico party for friends
of ole HSHS.
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 shoes and come on out to play!
Party with 480 of your closest friends at 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)
LOOSE GRAVEL and THE
BARRACUDAS
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 was a big hit the last two years, with all the songs pre-planned from the bands' own songlists, and will be followed again this year.
SCHEDULED TO APPEAR:
 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 five Blasts. You'll hear all the bands you love, but not the obvious songs.
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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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.
The 'Cudas have performed at every Blast party since the very first one, and they show no signs of slowing down.
Be ready to party with the Barracudas open the show at 8:00 PM.
(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 '67)
Drums and Vocals
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PERTINENT BLAST DETAILS:
WHEN: Saturday, August
15, 2009
8:00pm to 12
Midnight
Doors open at 7:00 p.m., seating is
First Come, First Served.
PRICE: Early-Bird Tickets are $25 through August 8th.
Tickets go to
$30 AFTER August 8th. 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: Tropical ( 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. |
