We’ve been a couple times… You KNOW you want to go….
Caterpillar Sighting
Was watering plants/pots, this morning, and came across this caterpillar. It’s a black swallowtail… We’ve seen several of them as butterflies, wandering through the yard. Happy to see one in progress…
Magtones…
I love this photo, cuz my lovely wife just shines in it. We’ve played together for what, 25 years now. She’s so good at being ‘entertaining’, while my job is to PLAY…
We don’t do the usual tunes. We play whatever we like… Makes us a ‘niche’ sound, but, hey, that’s what we do…
What’s Up…
So, we survived the winter. Had a few gigs.
Got a new hip.
Made some plans for the summer. Life is good…
City Market
Thanks to everyone who stopped by the market. Couldn’t do it without you…
A couple gigs
We- the Magtones- are playing a couple gigs this week.
Tomorrow- Thursday- we are playing the Midtown Market, from 10am to 12pm
Friday, we are excited to play the acoustic stage at Rockford City Market, from 5-7pm
If you’re around, stop by, and say hi!!!
Porchfest 2024
Hi. We are playing this Saturday, June 8th, 1-2pm, at the Mt Morris, Il Porchfest! They’re nice enough to keep inviting us back… We’ll be at the Trinity Lutheran Church-outside- 308 E. Brayton Road.
Our Friend RuthAnn Lillstrom is at the site from 3-4pm.
There’s music starting at 1pm, finishing up at 6pm. Food vendors, and several porches/stages round town. Check it out!!!!
Grass Attack At The Barrymore Theater
Hi there… So, here it is, mid February, and we have our first gig. It was a United Way fund raiser, in Madison, Wisconsin- one of MY favorite cities in the USA- at the Barrymore Theater…. Several bands donated their time and talent… A good afternoon…. So, here are some pix and video snippets of the band, taken by my lovely wife,
What a great group of people/musicians to be with….
Uke Adventure
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…
Been a great July!
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.
Our good friend, Ray Cygrymus ordered up a batch of T-shirts, so, we got them. Look pretty slick!
On July 6th, we- the Magtones– played the Midtown Market. a lot of fun. great vendors, and a good day, all round…
On Sunday, July 9th, Grass Attack played a great 3. hour set at Hawks Mill Winery. That… Was fun. For us, and the crowd, it seemed…
And, our good, no, great friends, Denise and Keith, made the drive up to listen/watch. I’ve known Keith for 51 years. Great guy…
We went blueberry picking, on the 15th. Got a good haul. Didn’t take any pix of the berries, but, we got to see some day old baby goats… And a cat…
Our year is going nuts this time of year, as it should. Here are a few of the flowers that came up…
Today, we played the Midtown market again.
Tomorrow, we are lucky enough to play for ‘Brat Days’, for the Alpine Kiwanis. A great local/civic event.
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