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Butanes e-list 12.30.09

Hey All,

We hope you had a wonderful Holiday and want to wish you and yours a most healthy and prosperous New Year in 2010. We now want to announce something we NEVER thought we'd have the opportunity to say:

We are proud to announce the return of Ted Wilebski and the re-opening of...
Wilebski's Blues Saloon!

We've occasionally seen Ted around town and he always mentioned he was working on getting the bar back or buying a new bar or promoting some shows somewhere or...

It was obvious that Ted wanted back in the game but nothing ever seemed to come of it. Lately Ted sightings increased and at our most recent meeting at the Dakota when we backed Sugar Pie DeSanto the same old talk of clubs familiar or future ended this time with a request for a business card. "I'll call you" said Ted and when he did call with the most surprising news that he was going to reopen the Blues Saloon he also asked for our help.

Our normal instinct would be to run away screaming very quickly or at least to hang back until we saw how things would unfold. Ted had already lost the club once. He left owing us money and he also had some wildly convoluted business dealings in the not so distant past that we were well aware of. Still, this was as close to Jake and Elwood showing up on your gig to tell you that "we're putting the band back together" as we may ever experience.

While this could be the very definition of throwing good money after bad it could also be the start of something good. If nothing else we plan to treat our Saturday, January 2, 2010 show at Wilebski's Blues Saloon as a fortuitous reunion and we hope that everyone who ever passed a good time with us at the old place chooses to make it up those stairs one more time.

For those of you that have either never been to the club or had one too many before, since or at the old place and forgot how to get there:

Wilebski's Blues Saloon
601 N. Western Ave
St. Paul
(651) 331-0929

John, Robb, Virgil and Curt will pull a few old songs out of the hat. Virgil will drag up a Leslie cabinet - if not an actual Hammond organ. Curt is threatening to tell a few stories onstage about some of the most (in)significant events at the club as well as bring out the old buzzing black Strat that he played/abused on most of the shows. We haven't yet heard if Robb plans to wear the old Cubs jacket or if John chooses to bring the infamous Butanes' magic drum case (or green suitcase or a clever modern day equivalent.)

By the way, as of tonight the cover charge was still to be determined. I'm certain there will be one and I'm guessing it will be around $7-8. You wouldn't let that stop you now, would ya?

We hope to see you, and a large number of your close personal friends at any or all of these events...
--
Mr Blister
E-list coordinator
mrblister@thebutanes.com
www.thebutanes.com

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UPCOMING SHOWS:

January

2 The Butanes
(4 piece)
9 - ?
Wilebski's Blues Saloon
St Paul, MN

Who knows when start or end times are. We're the Butanes and it's the Blues Saloon. My best guess is 9:30 start.

March

11 The Butanes
(4 piece)
9:00 - 12:30
Famous Dave's
Minneapolis, MN

The start of a series of shows at Dave's on the 2nd Thursday of the month.

21 The Butanes
(4 piece)
Chippewa Valley Blues Society
6:00 - 9:00
Eau Claire, WI

We don't have the location yet but we'll pass on all the details as soon as we can.

April

8 The Butanes
(4 piece)
9:00 - 12:30
Famous Dave's
Minneapolis, MN

May

6 The Butanes
(4 piece)
9:00 - 12:30
Famous Dave's
Minneapolis, MN

June

6 The Butanes
(6 piece)
12:00 - 3:00
Edina Art Fair
Edina, MN

Three years in a row. No arrests...

10 The Butanes
(4 piece)
9:00 - 12:30
Famous Dave's
Minneapolis, MN

This one's actually the 1st Thursday - I think he made a mistake but I don't know if he'll switch it or not.

Feel free to email us at info(at)thebutanes(dot)com to request more info on any of the shows...

 

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