| Slam Buckra's Best O' 2oo5 Awards and Shtuff! |
For Slam Buckra and his Groove Palookas, 2oo5 was a darn solid, slightly swayed but swaggerin' parade of groping, giggles and feral fun. 2oo5 clocked in at just under 100 shows from Valentines Day to New Years Eve! A bunch of those shows featured long time pal Thom Berry joining in on the harmonica*! Tons of tons of fun! Some of the fuzzy fun-filled highlights were: 2/14 - Vic Swankly croons at PIO LOCO on Valentines Day! 3/17 - Vic Swankly croons at THE CLOVER CLUB on St. Patrick's Day 4/3 - Fundraiser for The Midnight Blues Society at NASH'S in Chico* 5/6 - Vic Swankly croons at THE CLOVER CLUB for Bill's 80th birthday 5/7 - Cuco's "Rock For Life" benefit concert at THE STATE THEATER in Red Bluff* 5/21 - GRIDLEY BLUES FESTIVAL in Gridley* 6/19 - Vic Swankly croons at the SHASTA DISTRICT FAIR 6/28 - Opening the show for CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE at THE CASCADE THEATER* 7/4 - FOURTH OF JULY FREEDOM FEST* 7/8 - Scotty's 50th birthday at FEATHER FALLS CASINO in Oroville* 7/28 - Opening the show for JOHN LEE HOOKER JR. at MARKETFEST in Redding* 8/12 - CASCADE THEATER BIRTHDAY PARTY STREET DANCE* 8/26 - THE GYPSY BLUES BAR in Medford Oregon 11/2 - Performing with ALICE STUART at BLUES N' BISCUITS in San Francisco 11/8 - Performing with ALICE STUART at THE POST OFFICE SALOON & GRILL in Redding* 12/31 - NEW YEARS EVE at THE MARTINI BAR in the WIN-RIVER CASINO* My list of great CDs released in 2oo5: P:ano - "Brigadoon" Ron Sexsmith - "Destination Unknown" Pernice Brothers - "Discover A Lovlier You" Death Cab For Cutie - "Plans" P:ano - "Ghost Pirates Without Heads" Sufjan Stevens - "Illinoise" Paul McCartney - "Chaos and Creation In The Back Yard" The best Slam Buckra show of 2oo5 was our show August 26 at THE GYPSY BLUES BAR in Medford Oregon! 2oo5's "Fan, Fin, Friend & Family of the Year" award goes to JULIE DRAPER! Julie's been regularly attending a wide variety of Slam Buckra/Vic Swankly shows for a couple of years now! On New Years Eve she received her special certificate and a copy of "Lucky Scars" to add to her Slam Buckra music library! Thanks Julie! "Fan, Fin, Friends & Family of the Year" 1990-2005 1990 - Leslie Walling 1991 - Anneka Terpstra 1992 - Dano Richardson 1993 - Mike & Pam Brondstetter 1994 - Jo Ritchey 1995 - Jeanette Ochs 1996 - Linda Honey 1997 - Frank & Bree Aichele 1998 - Jennifer Dugan & Sara Moore 1999 - Melodee Calderon 2000 - Jeannie Eliassen 2001 - Laura & Roxanne 2002 - Freda & Doug Powell 2003 - Chris Mitchell & Nadya Smith 2004 - Mr. & Mrs. Doc Hathaway 2005 - Julie Draper We hope to see all of y'all lotz and lotz in 006'! Stay calm, stay cool...and keep a-feedin' that grin! |