The Roslindale Open Mike Community Blog: 2010

Thursday, December 30, 2010

Happy New Year from Mike & Neal & a few ROM Reminders!!!!

To all of our ROM Family & Friends,

May 2011 be a year of Great Happiness & Health to all. May we also see you at our incredible entrance into our 3rd year at ROM. "It seems like yesterday"!!!! Tanks for making ROM what it is today! It has become a wonderful and vibrant Community of Artist's. Hope to see you for our Anniversary Show which will Feature, Chip Canty, Cecilia Dahl and George Cronin aka (Guys and Dahl). I do personally do wish to thank Chip for on very short notice putting this Feature together!!! I will be Featuring at ROM on 6-13-11 which works out much better for me!!!

A couple quick notes for before and after our Opening ROM of 2011. Most importantly, We have a whole bunch of our dear friends playing this year at Needham's First Night event called New Years Needham!!! For any and all info please go to: www.needarts.org

Closest to home is:

Chris Wilhelm (www.chriswilhelm.net) is coming back up from North Carolina to play at 6PM a 45 min set with a guest appearance by Junko Ogawa (www.junkosings.com). Chris will be playing at the First Church of Christ Scientest.

Right next door: At the very same time, 6PM, Mike Delaney will accompany Beth DeSombre at the First Baptist Church. Both Churches it is said have Parking lots!!

Later on that evening at the Homegrown Coffeehouse many friends of ROM will be having a concert in the Round at the Unitarian Unuiversalist Church!! Those folks in part will be Steve Rapson, Chris Pahud, Tom Smith Cheryl Perreault, Michael Troy and sorry if I left anyone out!!!

All in all, there is so much in the Art's Community to do on New Year's Eve!!!! See that website for complete details!!!

Happy New Year everyone and I look fiorward to seeing each and every one of you next year!!! Always, Neal :)))

Saturday, December 25, 2010

To one & All

Merry Christmas and Happiness throughout the New Year to all our dear friends of:
Roslindale Open Mike!!!

Always, Mike & Neal :))))

See you on January 10, 2011

Sunday, December 19, 2010

A 2010 that seemed like a ROM Heaven and thanks to all, we move on to ROM -2011

From Mike & myself,

We wish each and every one of you the most wonderful Happy & Healthy of whichever Holiday you each celebrate & a Happy New Year!!!! It has been a Fabulous ROM -2010 from begnning to our grand Finale 2010 ending on 12-13-10 with an incredible show by our features Trisha & Phil Knudsen. The hosue was packed if you were unable to join us and we did go to a one song night so that everyone that was there and wished to play, did indeed have that opportunity!!! Thanks to Trisha & Phil for wonderful way to end our Season!!!

There is so much positive stuff music-wise going on in our area I do not even know where to start but I will try with a couple important notes of dear friends of ROM that have upcoming gigs!!!

The first I want to mention is that our dear friend Chris Wilhelm is coming back to the Boston area for a New Years Eve gig at Needham's First Night Festivities. Chris has asked Junko Ogawa to join him on a song for this venue which should be a fun show all around. Since I have lost the first Blog that was nearly done, I will not say anything more than please just go to Chris's website, www.chriswilhelm.net for all the exact times for the show.

The next show I do want to mention I will add exactly what Randall Kromm had asked me to include so I do not lose this too. Randall has asked all his friends at ROM to consider a very special show for him. This will be Randall Kromm opening for yet another friend of ROM the multi-talented Don White at Club Passim on 1-8-11 in Harvard Square. For all details and seating selection for this special show please go to: www.clubpassim.org

I will cut this short at this point so I may get this out to you before 2011!!!

Happy Holidays to each and every one of you and we will look forward to seeing you all next year!!! Most sepcifically on 1-10-11 which will be our Anniversary Show for 2011 going into year number three. Our entire Feature list for 2011 is now posted on our website: www.rolindaleopenmike.org.

Best of everything, Always, Neal :)))

Saturday, December 11, 2010

Hot off the ROM Community Blog Press!!

Hi Folks,

Well time is drawing close to our Final ROM of 2010. It seems amazing to both myself and I think I speak for both myself and Mike regarding how incredibly fast 2010 went by. Not to mention the calibre of entertainment and artistry we have heard and seen from all of our Features and even more close to home, all of you our great supporters that have always been our strength here at ROM. You are OUR Strength and in my eyes you are OUR "Incredibles"! I prefer that word as opposed to the word more commonly used, "regulars". There is definitely nothing regular about any of us!! WE are all very special in our own very special worlds. I am so very thankful to each and every one of you that have chosen to be part of ROM, from the bottom of my heart!

This week on Monday 12-13-10 our Features will be Trisha & Phil Knudsen. They are a very special two wonderfully talented folks NOT to miss at ROM. Hope to see you this Monday for our Final
ROM -2010.

A big Reminder!!!! One of our dear ROMulins, Junko Ogawa, will be having an out of town part of a very special show, on 12-15-10. I am planning on going to this show and already have 2 folks joining me. I will be more than Happy to meet folks at ROM if you wish to Carpool from there. Please see me on Monday to arrange a workable time! I have been there it is a really nice place and even know how to get there!

Please remember, it is best to make reservations through Junko so we can get the best seating for the show Here is what Junko's requested insert,

Wednesday, December 15th, Junko Ogawa (www.JunkoSings.com), Junko with Bill Duncan will perform a guest set between 8:30 - 9:00 pm for the featured artists Ellen Schmidt, Jake

Kensinger, and Steve Sadler 07:30 - 10:00 pm at Main Streets Market and Cafe in Concord Center. 42 Main Street Concord, MA. Phone: 978-369-9948 or www.mainstreetsmarketandcafe.com

For dinner table, please contact Junko for your reservations at Junkosings@gmail.com

One last quickie, Our 1st show for ROM-2011 will be our on 1-10-11!

This will be our Anniversary show bringing us into our 3rd year! If anyone will be having a birthday that week and would not mind telling me please drop me an email to let me know! Thanks so much and hope to see you Monday. Always, Neal :)))

Friday, December 3, 2010

This Sunday December 5th 7pm, at Amazing Things in Framingham

Hi Folks this is just a last minute reminder that there is going to a wonderful Venue for the cause listed below and Featuring several "actual" ROMulins as well as many other dear friends of ROM that took part of the Producing,recording and playing on this incredible Holiday CD and Fund raiser! Amongst the ROMulins playing will be will be, Junko Ogawa,Bill Duncan and Craig Sonnenfeld. The very dear friends of ROM and the PRODUCERS of this double CD, Jon Waterman, Dawn Frost and Steve Rapson will be their as well. I know I will leave out some but Ellen Schmidt accompanied by Paul Beck who recorded and played on her song will be there, Ellen has been such a huge supporter of ROM and everyone she meets!! Also I believe Ilene Springer,Chris Gerstner,Tom Smith,Carolyn Waters and too many others to mention will be present as well!!

All our dear friends will be part of this benefit concert for the "Small Can Be Big" charity - with many other performers on the holiday album "Our Finest Gifts".

Admission $6. 160 Hollis St. Framingham
www.amazingthings.org.

For those unable to make it to this gala event I do have several copies of this wonderful CD great for holiday gift giving, so please let me know!

Always, Neal :)))

Thursday, December 2, 2010

A Hello from Chris Wilhelm in Asheville North Carolina!

Hi Folks,

I just wanted to let you know about how Chris Wilhelm is doing in North Carolina. He has met lots of new folks in the music community and wishes to say hello to all at ROM and his many other friends. I am not good at links but to view the Polar Bear Video which Chris just recently added, please visit his website (listed below) for the link.

Chris will also be doing a New Years Eve Gig up our way in Needham which He included in his email to me and website is listed below as well as his time slot. We have several other ROMulins Playing in Needham that evening so please do take a look at it!

Polar Bear: By Our ROM friend in Asheville North Carolina- Chris Wilhelm

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To raise awareness about polar bears and their situation, and Polar Bears International, our favorite organization who works so hard to help them, some friends and I have put together this music…

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Hey Neal,

This is the website. I'm on at 6-6:45pm For New Years Eve!

http://www.needarts.org

For the Polar Bear video anyone can just go to my website chriswilhelm.net

It's right on the front page.

Thank you for including me in your blog

Best, Chris

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

The John Olivere CD Release Party this Friday 12-3-10

Hi Folks,

Just a last minute note to remind you of our friend of ROM and recent Feature John Olivere will be having his CD Release Party this coming Friday starting at 7PM. The CD Release Party will be held at The Catbird Coffeehouse. The coffeehouse is inside the New England Wildlife Ctr at 500 Columbian St. South Weymouth, Ma. 02190. There is a $5.00 entry fee which goes to the NE Wildlife Ctr. Along with John will be Nadia Swartz!

It will be a great show for all of John's friends not to miss! Hope to see you there, Always, Neal :)))

A word from Neal about myself and 3 very special friends!!!

Hi Folks,

I am continuing to figure out how best to put this Blog together and make sense! With those of you that know me totally understand I have no clue when it comes to Computer work in general. I did learn today from my dear friend Sam Schneiderman, that underlining on email & blog ect were thought to be links to other things. I do have a history of underlining things to help emphasize things!! I must say I hope this issue did NOT waste too much you your reading time on anything I jot!!! Sam is also the ONLY sponsor of ROM currently! Sam is my childhood friend that has paid for our website and my email address at ROM since our beginning and has just committed to do the same for ROM - 2011!! Thanks so much Sam from both Mike & Neal . Sam is also a great person to contact should you need any and all advise regarding Real Estate as he is the Owner of the Greater Boston Home Team! See me for further info anytime or contact Sam directly at: 617-469-4200.

I also wish to thank King Yee who just a couple hours ago handed back my very old Yamaha FG-300 guitar which he simply took in pieces and I now have my wonderful guitar named "Happy"back and sounding incredible! Thanks so much King!!

I also wish to thank Branson Bofat who has done so much work to help me re-construct the Pickguard for this very same guitar!!Thanks so much Branson!! When all is done, I will have a very dear and special guitar to me both sounding and looking great! I say a personal thanks to two dear friends/supporters not only of ROM but also and most specially, great friends to me!!

My thanks to all of you that do so very much to make ROM the Community that continues to grow each and every Venue!! I hope to see you on our last Venue for the year on 12-13-10 with Trisha & Phil Knudsen as our year end Features! Always, Neal :)))

Welcome to our ROM Community Blog!

THE ROSLINDALE OPEN MIKE COMMUNITY

THE ROSLINDALE OPEN MIKE COMMUNITY HAS GROWN TO SUCH A WONDERFUL DEGREE. THE IDEA OF THIS BLOG IS IN RESPONSE TO OUR COMMUNITY REQUESTS! THIS IS OUR IN BETWEEN VENUE TIME TO SAY WHAT WE FEEL BOTH PRO AND CON IN AN ALWAYS CONSTRUCTIVE FAMILY FRIENDLY FASHION, ALL COMMENTS ARE WELCOME, THANKS SO MUCH TO ALL OF YOU FOR ALL YOU DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY AT ROM! ALWAYS, NEAL :))

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Mike has left a new comment on your post "Happy & Healthy Thanksgiving to all"

Mike has left a new comment on your post "Happy & Healthy Thanksgiving to all":

Happy Thanksgiving to All

And to All a good night!

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A message from Betsi Mandrioli of Two Cat Folk

Happy thanksgiving to you and your open mike family too Neal, luv Betsi

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2010

Thanks to Mary Pratt & Terence Hegarty from all of us at ROM!

Mike has left a new comment on your post "Thanks to Mary Pratt & Terence Hegarty from all of...":

Mary and Terence put on a beautiful show. Sweet harmonies and fascinating chord progressions. Our couples theme countinues with Trisha and Phil Knudsen on December 13th. Also, our 2011 schedule has just been posted. It honors our regulars and our favorites.

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Happy & Healthy Thanksgiving to all

Andrea has left a new comment on your post "Happy & Healthy Thanksgiving Day to all":

I hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving!

Andrea

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2010

Happy & Healthy Thanksgiving Day to all

To all our dear friends and Supporters of ROM,

Happy Thanksgiving!!

WE hope this can be a day filled with the warmth of, family and friends.

WE look forward to seeing you all at our Final ROM for 2010 on 12-13-10 and now Mike has updated our Website for all to see our Feature list for 2011! Thanks Mike!!!

It has been a great year and are looking forward to another great year of Artistry from everyone that honor us by your presence!!

All our best, Mike & Neal :)))

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Thanks to Mary Pratt & Terence Hegarty and an incredible Holiday CD

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2010

A Holiday CD for a GREAT cause made by our friends!

Just me again with a quick note. All this year and undertaking has been going on by Jon Waterman, Steve Rapson and Dawn Frost. They have put together a Holiday CD made up , primarily of songs written by many of our dear friends right here at ROM as well as our wonderrful Open Mike Community Family. The name of the CD is "Our Finest Gifts". ALL the procceds from this CD will benefit the SMALL CAN BE BIG ORGANIZATION! TAKEN DIRECTLY FROM THE INSERT OF THE CD IS A NOTE TO US! "The goal of this project is to highlight the vibrant performing & songwriting community of the Greater Boston area". The philosophy was make this project, all inclusive. "It is the belief of the producers that the best arbitters of musical taste are the listening public & NOT radio Programmers, venue operators, lable executives or pitchmen/promoters working on behalf of a certain privileged artists" I have listen to this CD it is definitely a keeper!. The cause is wonderful and both it's producers and all the performers are wonderfrul. I thank you Jon, Steve and Dawn for taking on and coming through with this devine piece of art!! Sincerely Neal :))

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Thanks to Mary Pratt & Terence Hegarty from all of us at ROM!

Hi Folks,

For those of us that were at ROM last night we all know how electric and riveting Mary Pratt & Terence Hegarty were as our Features! For those of you that were unable to make I would say to you, see Mary Pratt and Terence Hegarty! They are both consummate performers in their own right and together they are just superb. ROM was crowded and you could hear a pin drop when Mary & Terence took to our Stage!! Bravo Mary & Terence, thanks for making what was yet another fabulous night of energies and varying art forms which Mike & I have been blessed with having! So many of you are such wonderful supporters of ROM!!! A welcome back and thanks to Joe Taff. Joes is back from school for a week and we are grateful it fell on a week he was able to join us along with his Dad Jim Taff. The entire Taff family has been such a wonderful support Block for ROM since our inception and for that we are so very grateful!!! For those of you unable to join us last night, we are hoping you will be able to join us on

12-13-10 which will be our FINAL SHOW for ROM - 2010. Our Features will be Trisha & Phil Knudsen! What a wonderful way to end this incredble year for ROM! Our hopes to all of you for a very happy Holiday this Thursday and as always, Hope to see you soon.

Always Neal :))

I did wish to also welcome a new comer to our ROM stage last night and her name is: Katie Frassinelli. Thanks for sharing your wonderful wonderful songs and please join us again. Also a welcome to Mary Pratt's son David Fick for coming to see & support his very talented Mom. I look forward to seeing you all soon, Neal :)))

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