I am working with OTTO's SHRUNKEN HEAD and the great people of MAKE MUSIC NEW YORK to put together a surf rock lover's delight on June 21 2008.

www.ottosshrunkenhead.com
http://www.makemusicny.org/

As everyone knows, June 21st is the 'official' first day of Summer. It's also the longest day of the year, I believe? So I came up with the unsteady title of LONG DAY'S (SURFIN') SAFARI INTO NIGHT, and I will elaborate further in a moment.

I remind everyone that I am also doing a 7-surf-band extravaganza at OTTO's for the "unofficial" start of summer over Memorial Day weekend. That event has its own separate thread, and that event is called A SURFIN' SUMMER KICK-OFF, featuring in order from 6 pm on, The TarantinosNYC, The Outpatients, The Octomen, The 9th Wave, The Atomic Mosquitos, The Madeira, and The Coffin Daggers (whew!!).

For June 21, MAKE MUSIC NEW YORK works hard at presenting LIVE FREE MUSIC all through NYC's 5 boroughs. Originally I was going to do this on the CONEY ISLAND boardwalk, but the infamous MERMAID PARADE is there that very day, which will shut down traffic and cause me problems getting the bands in and out of there. Other issues too arose, but I won't elaborate. The vibe wasn't quite right.

So I took the idea to OTTO's, and here's how it's gonna work. At 2 pm, and every hour on the hour, ending at 8 pm prompt, 6 SURF BANDS will perform OUTSIDE the club LIVE for the people passing by East 14th Street. The bar will be open!! Then at 8 pm, we go inside for 6 more live surf instro bands, the last one goes on at 1 am.

SO, DOES IT GET BETTER, MY SURF-ROCK FRIENDS, then 12 bands in 12 hours? Man, I am very excited about this.

So, this is an OPEN CALL to ALL INSTRUMENTAL SURF BANDS who want a shot at this. I have to fill these 12 hours quickly (3 hours are gone already).

Special thanks to MARBLE MAHONEY of STRANGE BUT SURF for supplying a P.A. for outside the club. His band will be the last outdoors band, 7 pm. Prior to that, MISTER NEUTRON has confirmed for 6 pm, and I have a hold on 5 pm for THE OCTOMEN.

Of course, if it rains, this is all moot, we move the whole thing indoors. I need permits only for the outdoor portion of the show (2-8 pm).

With love, deep reverb, and wet twang,

UNSTEADY FREDDIE

http://www.facebook.com/unsteady.freddie

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WILL DROP IN A NEW, DIFFERENT POSTER WITH ALL INSTRO SURF BANDS AND THEIR START TIMES ON IT ONCE ALL 12 SLOTS ARE FILLED

THIS IS JUST A LITTLE SOMETHIN' FOR NOW....

UNSTEADY FREDDIE

http://www.facebook.com/unsteady.freddie

THX MITCH!!!!

why don't you put together something, outside of the RIP CHORDS.....

and come by? and play for us?

I bet some of the NESMA musicians would be willing to throw a one-off together with you?

just a wild thought

UNSTEADY FREDDIE

http://www.facebook.com/unsteady.freddie

Hey Un/F....
That would be alot of fun, but right now I have a "hold" on that entire weekend for a show out of town with The Rip Chords. If that falls through, I may just show up, but it would have to be an unplanned thing,since I really won't know if I can make it to NYC until the last minute. It would be fun just to come and hang out with you all day, and listen to the bands! I'll let you know my plans off line.
Thanks buddy.
Mitch

Mitch Schecter
"The Rip Chords"
www.theripchords.net
www.myspace.com/mitchschectersolo

THE SUPERTONES have CONFIRMED; the 10 pm time slot is locked down

here's the line-up, so far

outdoors:
2 PM THE CRUSTACEANS
4 PM BLUE WAVE THEORY
5 PM THE OCTOMEN
6 PM MISTER NEUTRON
7 PM STRANGE BUT SURF

indoors:
8 PM THE CLAMS
9 PM EL MUCHACHO
10 PM SUPERTONES

openings:
3 pm (outdoors)
11 pm, midnight, 1 am (indoors)

looking to fill these last 4 slots ASAP

thanks, everyone

UNSTEADY FREDDIE

http://www.facebook.com/unsteady.freddie

THE OUTPATIENTS have grabbed the MIDNIGHT slot

here is the booked schedule, and it shows 2 openings:

11 pm
and
1 am

any takers?

2 PM THE CRUSTACEANS
3 PM BONGO SURF
4 PM BLUE WAVE THEORY
5 PM THE OCTOMEN
6 PM MISTER NEUTRON
7 PM STRANGE BUT SURF

8 PM THE CLAMS
9 PM EL MUCHACHO
10 PM THE SUPERTONES
11 PM
MIDNIGHT THE OUTPATIENTS
1 AM

THX TO EVERYONE WHO IS GETTIN' INVOLVED!

UNSTEADY FREDDIE

http://www.facebook.com/unsteady.freddie

there is one more opening to my 12 bands in 12 hours extravaganza at OTTO's SHRUNKEN HEAD on June 21st

that slot is the last one.....1 a.m.

I will leave this open thru this SUNDAY APRIL 27th

if no one grabs this while it's still available, tell you what I am gonna propose

starting st 1 am or thereabouts, how about a 'SURF-BEAT JAM' ??

yeah, I will invite any and all surf musicians who are still on the premises to have some fun, kick out the twangin' jams

while I am waiting for a band to possibly sign on, wonder how this sounds to the surf community who is taking part in this event?

or not taking part, but will be in NYC on June 21?

feedback....please!

thx again for all the support and enthusiasm

UNSTEADY FREDDIE

http://www.facebook.com/unsteady.freddie

OK, no takers for the 1 am slot, so we are goin' with the UNSTEADY SURF-BEAT JAM

dig the poster!

UNSTEADY FREDDIE

http://www.facebook.com/unsteady.freddie

it's probably in everyone's best interests to include the date of the event on the poster, or so I am told

forgive my knuckleheadedness

Unsteady Freddie

http://www.facebook.com/unsteady.freddie

just getting the word from MAKE MUSIC N.Y. that the local police precinct in which OTTO's SHRUNKEN HEAD is located is REFUSING to issue the appropriate SOUND PERMITS to allow the "outdoor" portion of this show to go forward

I have reached out to all 6 bands that were scheduled to play OUTSIDE to see if they are willing to move their sets INDOORS...and we'll do what we can to draw people in to the club for the 12-Hour Marathon -- once all 6 bands have responded, I will re-post that information here

I am also waiting to hear from OTTO's to ensure 100% that they are willing to work with me for 12 straight hours of non-stop instrumental surf inside the club

as they say, "that's showbiz"

and sometimes showbiz sucks

thanks to everyone involved for their support and enthusiasm

UNSTEADY FREDDIE

http://www.facebook.com/unsteady.freddie