Thursday, March 29, 2012

SUNDAY!!! AT BEAUTIFUL ROSLINDALE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH!!!!

Greetings Dear ROMulin Community and all dear friends of ROM,

I have so much to say to YOU in my very "Infrequent Blog". I will begin by saying, It is my hope that you will all join us at the Church for our very First, Roslindale Open Mike Concert Series event.

The Concert will be this coming Sunday 4-1-12 and will run from
7-9 PM. I can guarrantee a most fabulous night of entertainment. We are honored to have, "The Imcomprable" Tom Smith open our evening of entertainment with Tom's very special way that will bring our room immediately into that very special mode of both thinking of the future in a positive & at times in a very humorous direction as well as also taking a Journey Home to where we were when we began and developed into the individuals each of us have become. Tom has a most spectacular CD just recently released that happens to be called, "Journey Home" which he will have available at this concert. Tom has kindly offered to donate what he sells the Cd's for to the Church to help make this show truly a Fundraiser from his heart. Tom will be opening our night for our wonderful Feature Performers
                                   "New England Weather"
NEW: An acronym for me, are a blend of most incredible singer/songwriters. NEW includes our wonderful dear host of ROM, Mike Delaney along with our house percussionist, stage and all around anything we need kinda guy, Ken Porter. Also within this wonderful group are all folks who have joined us right here at ROM many times as the individual singer/somgwriters they all are they are, Kathy Danielson, Tom Maynard, Mike Danielson (sound & recording engineer) as well as Angela Marseglia. Each of these individuals as you will see takes us on a tour of their lives and our own in a most breathtaking way. There are indeed both the high spots from our Lives and Loves as well as the point that are realistic and poingnant stories of our past, present and times to come. As they comment on their own very wonderful CD about
New England Weather  "a Little Sun a Little Rain "wait a few minutes and the music will Change!"

We thank all of you that can join us at this show. I do know there will be some that will NOT be able to be with us on Sunday but please feel free to contact me and I can easily make arangements for any and all donations to get the this wonderful Church that has been our home to ROM since 1-12-09. We have been very blessed to call this Church iome to ROM. I do feel it is our way to say thank you to the Church for all they have done for us as well as so many individuals, families and groups in need of anything they can help with!!!

We will have light refreshments available. WE ask NO specific amount of Money as a ticket price to get in, we ask you to give whatever you can give that is comfortable for you to do. No One wil be turned away from our door. Anonymous gifts can  be arranged!!

On Behalf of all of us at ROM and from all the Members & Clergy of The Roslindale Congregational Church, we say in advance, Thank you for all you will do for this wonderful show!!! My personal thanks to Tom Smith and to all the members of New England Weather for offering to be OUR SHOW!!!!

YUP, There is more,  The very next night, we begin our very first 5th Monday ROM. Do we have a show for you!!!! This will be a regular Open Mike and we will be graced with a most wonderful feature who has been traveling all over this and other countries and we are blessed to have her as our Feature at ROM on Monday 4-2-12, Trina Hamlin will be our feature performer!!  Trina is a spectacular Feature you will NOT want to miss!!!! Just wait until you see Trina and her multi instrument Feature. For those of you involved with SAMW and I do think there are a few of you, Trina has taught at SAMW and will again be teaching at SAMW this summer. For those of you unfamiliar with SAMW it stands for "Summer Acoustic Music Week: and it is sponsored by our Local Boston based NPR folk radio station, WUMB 91.9, at Umass/Boston.


 Thank you all for all the support you have offer us at ROM over these years and we are always so honored where every week we have new talent of all ages and all styles walk though our doorway at this most wonderful Church that we will help get through these hard financial times. WOW, 2 days of solid fun & music and nothing but fun and music & spoken word as well. 


A very SPECIAL, delayed but Loving thank you's to, DAVID ROTH, PAUL RISHELL and ANNIE RAINES AND FRANK RUZZANO FOR ALL BEING OUR MOST RECENT SPECTACULAR FEATURES AT ROM......


OUR FREINDS AT CATRBIRD CAFE within the New England Wildlife Ctr in Weymouth: Are having a concert this coming Friday, 3-30-12. It will be a super show Featuring my dear friends, Colette O'Connor and Erik "The Snake" Gulliksen!!!! Don't forget to watch all of of the websites always on my "Infrequent Blogs" and make sure you always keep a watch on watch is doing at all Local Live Music and spoken word Venues. I hope to see you all out there!!!


Love ya lots and hope to see you all both night's this week!!!  C ya Sunday, 
Always, Neal :)))))

Thursday, March 8, 2012

SO Very Many Thanks, in my very, "Infrequent Blog"!!!

Hello Dear Friends of ROM,


        As I stated in this "Infrequent Blog's" Title, I cannot thank each and every one of you enough that have joined us at ROM to sit back and listen, to those of you that come to perform that are the very backbone and reason for our very blessed success and keep on coming back as our most dedicated "ROMulins" !!! Our heartfelt thanks for those of your who have Featured at ROM in the Past, are Featuring for us in 2012 and that will Feature at ROM in our years to come! Thanks to all of you that has been any part of ROM in any form, from the very beginning through this most wonderful ROM-2012 schedule and into our Future. You are ALL so very needed and so SPECIAL!


Our most recent thanks to David Roth who on 2-27-12, had all of us at ROM on the edge of our seats with his most remarkable and unique Feature. MY thanks to all of you on behalf of David from his little cyber spot in Germany where he departed for right after his ROM Feature to record his newest CD. I also would like to thank David for taking the time to jot a note and add it to our Guest-book on our Homepage at: www.roslindaleopenmike.org. WE are trying to get as many folks to make any comments, constructuve thoughts and idea's as possible including our ROM-2012 Open Mike performers, Features as well as those that join us to be that special part of our Free ROM evenings of wonderful entertainment and networking.


A Huge Congrats & a shout out to New Mom & Dad to our dear friends Kalina & Dan Cloutier on the birth of their brand new baby, Jonathan, born on 
2-7-12. May you be so very blessed your wonderful child as we all know he was born to 2 awesome parents!!!!


On this coming Monday 3-12-12 we are so honored to welcome Paul Rishell and Annie Raines as our incredible Feature performers. If you have never been to a Paul and Annie show and/or NOT heard their very special brand of music please do take a listen and be sure to join us at ROM this coming Monday to see, hear and meet them in person. It will be a show, NOT to miss!!! Their website is: www.paulandannie.com. I was honored to be introduced to Paul and Annie's music initially by our dear ROMulin Craig Sonnenfeld. He told me for so long how much I would love their music and then there was a show at Amazing Things in Framingham where Craig did an awesome job & opened for Paul and Annie. He was totally right about me loving their very unique styles of performing. (Thanks Craig!!!) Due to this wonderful introduction we have asked Craig Sonnenfeld to Open for Paul & Annie and I know some of you have already requested some of your own favorite Craig songs for him to do. We do want to thank Craig for his introduction of Paul and Annie as well as for agreeing to do an Opening set for them this Monday at ROM!!!


SPECIAL UPCOMING EVENTS:


On Saturday 3-10-12 both dear ROMulin friends Junko Ogawa and Craig Sonnenfeld are featuring at Jitters Coffee House in Southington, Ct. Please see either of their websites listed to the right side of this Blog for more info.


On Sunday 3-11-12 at Chris Gerstner's "Fireside Coffeehouse" Leslie Lee & Steve Gretz will Feature at this unique venue open to duo's and trio's in Norwood, Ma. It is a lovely if you have yet to have been there. Contact Chris for sign up and and questions regarding this wonderful Venue.


On Tuesday 3-13-12, Ellen Schmidt continues with her fantastic Nourish Restaurant Series in Lexington, Ma. Ellen's website is also listed to the right for ALL info on ALL her upcoming venues.


We are so graced with so much plentiful and most wonderful Local Live Music in our little slice of the world.


***********SPECIAL IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT ***********


We will be beginning our:
              ROSLINDALE OPEN MIKE CONCERT SERIES.


     This series is being established to Benefit our Home of ROM,
            THE ROSLINDALE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
     This very wonderful and historic building that we call home is in need of Funds to continue to serve all the local and Global programs it has done in the past and will continue to offer and expand upon into the future with the help & benefit of what we are planning to be a Series of Benefit Concerts!


      Our very first show will be on Sunday Eve  April 1, 2012 7-9 at: 
                             Roslindale Congregational Church
                                    25 Cummins Highway
                                     Roslindale, Ma. 02131
                         The Church website is: www.roscon.org 
            This will be an incredible & exciting show. The show will begin with, the Incomparable, TOM SMITH opening for our featured          
                                         Performance by:
                                NEW ENGLAND WEATHER!!! 
The members of the multitalented NEW ENGLAND WEATHER include, Mike Delaney, Ken Porter, Kathy Danielson, Mike Danielson,Tom Maynard and Angela Marseglia.


Our Goal for these shows are to raise the Money for our 
"Home of ROM" and so many other very special Program's     
                       The Roslindale Congregational Church.


We are asking for an as able, Donation for this Concert and will be making available beverages and snacks for $1.00 for both combined.


         ALL MONIES WILL GO DIRECTLY TO THE CHURCH!!!


Our thanks in advance from both Mike & myself, the Church Members, The Trustee's and the Minister of Roslindale Congregational Church for all your donations & generosities at this    
                           greatly anticipated Fundraiser!!!!


           C ya, all Monday for Paul & Annie, Always, Neal :)))