Hey… Yup. Still alive… Like I had said, w/ a new knee, we’ve been busy not doing things… But getting back to normal, so to speak, so, out doing the music stuff… We went to the Brown County Ukulele Festival, last weekend, and had a great time. All kinds of tunes, and fun. Hang out with friends that we see a couple times a year, but make a difference in your life… Play tunes, catch up, repeat… Here’s a couple videos. One of us, and, a couple of the amazing Sharla Rae and her ‘band’ the Raeguns… A ton of fun, and proud to be involved ….. We had Sharla, Mike August, Ray, me, Maggie and Diane, all adding to the fun…
The Magtones on stage for the open mic…
A short video of Sharla and the Raeguns…
Yeah! not a tune I’ve played before, but, w/ this group, it was so fun!!!!!!
That Shara…. Wow…. (band and backup singers weren’t too shabby, either)
SO GOOD… Crowd loved it….. So did we…..Maggie, Tina, Diane, me, Mike, and SharlaMike, Sharla, Ray, and meThe band-I’m hiding behind MikeThe Magtones onstage for open micFancy photos from Ms FancyThe Maggie hat paradeTina modeling one of Maggie’s hatsHeaded to the airport. Fun’s almost over. 😢
Here we are, Mid July already! Man… Time does fly, but I don’t need to tell you that… Picnics, yard work, get togethers with friends, gigs, road trips, and….
July 2nd, Grass Attack played a gig in Brodhead, Wisconsin. A ton of fun, for us, and the people who started off the Independence Day celebrations, by joining us.
We celebrated the 4th, by heading up to Wisconsin again, to Sharon, where my brother in law’s band, Fast Lane, was playing. Great time. Great band.
Fast Lane, the cool band! Cool Fast Lane T-shirts!My sister Jeannine- Tammy was wandering about, and us, at Stan’s gig
Our good friend, Ray Cygrymus ordered up a batch of T-shirts, so, we got them. Look pretty slick!
Hi. Happy Independence Day, here in the USA… Hope no matter where you are, you have a good day. We know that nothing is perfect, but, we do our best, to be better…
And to celebrate, our sunflowers stood tall, and independent
Hi. So, this morning, we played one of our favorite farmers markets. The North End Market, here in Rockford… Great vendors. Good customers. A nice experience. We’ve shopped there for 10 years, and played for two… Something fun to do…
Us, getting ready to be entertaining…Great VendorsOur Favorite Honey
Some of the best produce this side of….anywhere… Broadview Farms…
Hey there! We- The Magtones- have a couple gigs in the next week or so… First one is this Saturday, at the North End City Market from 10am-12pm. Great local market. Produce, baked goods, flowers, pickles, etc… All good…
Then, next Thursday, the 6th of July, we play at Midtown Farmers Market also, from 10am-12pm…
So… When one goes through drawers, files, and boxes, one finds things you’ve forgotten about… As, the video we put together of our first trip to Ireland, in 2008. My god, fifteen years ago…. Yeah, time must really fly. Anyway, here’s the video I put together to be our slide show, w/ music…. Brings back so many memories, and, a few tears… But, how lucky we were/are, to be able to share adventures with each other…..
Hi there! So, it’s that time of year again. Time for the big fun of Porchfest. This Saturday, June 10th. From 1-5pm, in Mt Morris. We- The Magtones– play from 2-3pm. The ‘new grass’ band I play in, Grass Attack, play on the SAME porch (handy for me), at 1pm… Our good friend RuthAnn Lillstrom plays at 3pm. And there are a ton of fun/talented other musicians.
Morning. Just a reminder, that the 1st North End City Market is this Saturday !! We- The Magtones- will be playing from 10-12pm. It’s also ‘FlowerFest’ on Saturday… Some early greens, leafy stuff, and flowers. Not to mention baked goods, and killer honey! Stop by, pick up some stuff, and say hi!
Hey kids. We- the Magtones- will be playing from 10am to 12pm on Saturday May 20th, at the North End City Market… Stop by. Say hi, and check out the great vendors….
Hi. Wanted to mention that we- The Magtones- will be playing from 1-3pm this Saturday, at this fun downtown event… We’ll be at 502 E. State St. Stop by, if you are out and about…. The Great Downtown Open House
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