Dec. 30th, 2005 Event...
My Lady's Cutlass worked pretty hard on the holiday spirit, some days more than others, but we put it all out there at our show:
Friday 12/30/2005 is MLC's "Peace-tide Cutlass",
7:00 to 11:00 PM - Marysburg Books
(http://marysburgbooks.com/)
4 hours of MLC and friends. An incredible variety of musical and spoken word performances by a number of our most talented and enchanting friends. Jen's even going to juggle!
We are all doing our thing, collaborating and playing along. There will be plenty of beautiful, happy, sappy, goofy and laugh-out-loud moments. This is going to be FUN!
Where:
Marysburg Books
304 North Washington
Avenue, Suite 100 (MapBlast)
Minneapolis, MN 55401
612-340-0078
We are humbly grateful to be joined by:
- Laszlo Nemesy as the MC
- Becca Shaffner - Singing jazz trio type stuff (exquisite!) with accompaniment of bass and keyboard.
- Drunken Uglies: Shane, Peter, John. (Great celtic music - as you all know) http://www.drunkenuglies.bravehost.com/
- Rick Griffith (Lute, Vihuela, guitar and lovely musical stylings!!!)
- Jeff Callander (Ian McFarlane at MRF) fabu guitar/voice, whistley/recordery yumminess
- Uptown on Calhoun Morris Dancers (only mixed gender side in TC) and the group Kim is a sometime member of.Energetic and pagan and delicious to watch. They will be dressed in winter (Border-style) kit and just as jumpin' and flashy as any morris dancers can be. http://www.uptownoncalhoun.org/
- Lisa Soltermann (a Molly Hare) and talented drummer and whistle babe. In Aer Supply with Kim.
- Dan & Brandy Gergen (Jen's Parents) and both accomplished musicians performing on the Hog nosed psalteries that Dan built. Dan also has an amazing delivery and vocal quality for a reading during the evening.
- Ang MacLeod (long time friend of Jen and now Kim) giving poetry-type wonder.
- Nancy Hansen (housemate and great friend to Kim and now Jen) lots of talent in words sung and spoken.
- Dave Bailey (Simon - a fellow pirate) - will be providing a great deal of expertise and equip in the form of amplifying sound magic!
Dec. 30th, 2005 Thank You...
Hello ALL:
We had a great show - it was damn long and incredibly COOOOLLLL!!!
I also just wanted to publicly thank all the folks in the show but first to thank all of you. I have gratitude for every stinking, jerky, maddening, dorky, blasted, kooky, funny, enriching, happy, lovely, encouraging, wonderful, amazing and glorious thing in my world! I really am and all of you are part of that.
To everyone I ever hurt I am sorry and to everyone I ever felt hurt by, I forgive you. Last night and today I see that the new year is coming and my heart is clean and happy and I am so GRATEFUL - Thank you!
AND for those willing to read on - Thank you to all who showed and gave so much LOVE!
- Laz - trooper, pro and Christopher Walken - all in one (and awake since 3AM)- YOU ARE THE BEST!!!!
- Wrapped in Satin - Becca and Reid and Toni were simply wonderful and delicious!!
- Jeff Callander - BEAUTY I knew was in there, but had still had no idea!
- Drunken Uglies - SHANE, PETE, JOHN - Wonderful ease up on stage with you and you can wassail with the best!
- UPTON!!!! You guys rocked rocked rocked!! It was the best performance I ever saw that I couldn't join in on! I miss you all very much!
- The Gergens - no one had any idea, but Jen certainly got it from somewhere! LOVE and I am PROUD!! Thank You!
- Lisa Soltermann - I knew you when you were learning all this stuff you do without a thought and when the world had no idea. How you have grown and given me so much. I salute and thank you!
- Dave Bailey - So much to say about gratitude! Thank you isn't enough and it's all we got. You were THE comsumate professional of the night. PEACE-TIDE could not have happened without you.
- AND to Rick Griffith - amazing range of talent and giving you carry around inside you. I know it's made easier for us to see by that glorious woman Ann you are married to, but I have never felt so honored as by your humble and tremendous encouragement. THANK YOU ALL over the place!
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Blessings on us all!
Thank You!
Kim Sobbe
Capt.T My Lady's Cutlass