Conference rdvax::grateful

    hi all
    
    welp, i've gone and done it...  i've scarfed up a note just for 
    Cross the Water schedules, news, information, and any other stuff 
    that anyone might want to put in here...
    
    i'll be posting schedules periodically...  answering questions if 
    need be...  cetainly if you want to get on our snail mail distribution
    list or the "under development" email list i'll take that information
    here too...
    
    go nuts folks...  :^)  gawd knows i will...  
    
    					da ve

    and for the first o-fish-al announcement:
    
    this week, friday may 10th, we'll be making our own brand
    of noise at the Grafton Inn, in the center of Grafton Mass
    right on route 140...  a new place for us, and we've been
    working on a few new tunes for the occasion...
    
    last week's show at the Wong went well enough that they've asked us
    back for the end of the month!  hope to see you there...
    
    other shows for the rest of the month include
    		may 16 - tammany club in worcester
    		may 18 - greendales pub in worcester
    		may 25 - slip into summer at marlboro fish and game
    		may 30 - tammany club in worcester (also GerryG's
    			 birthday!)
    		may 31 - Wong Dynasty in Holden
    		june 1 - greendales pub
    

and now for this weeks CtW reminders...

	thursday night it's back to Tammany where
	the pizza, dogs and parking are all still free....

	saturday night, Greendale's Pub on West Boylston 
	St in Worcester plays host to our travelling circus...

and that is it until:\

	Slip Into Summer!

	with more vendors than ever and everyone trying to make 
	it the biggest and best yet!!!!  CtW, Prilly and the Purple Hairs
	and Slipknot!!!!!

			c u at the jubilee!

    there was a guy at Slip outa Summer last Sept that was selling
    tye-dyes...anyone know him? We bought some and they seem to be holding
    out pretty well..wouldn't mind a couple more..
    
    rfb

	free parking??
	where? on the street?  ;-)
	
	siriusly. is there a parking lot?

rfb   i don't know the individuals personally but they have been there
the last couple of years and most likely will be again...  Leo (the knots
new mgr-type person) sez they'll be back...  maybe a couple of others
too...  certianly a couple of different people with handmade stuff and 
some south american (ecuador?) stuff...

jols...  yep, there is a parking lot but most people don't know it... :^)
at the top of the block on the opposite side from Tammany is a lot...
there's a chain on the pleasant st side a lot of the time, but the other side is 
always open...  there's a big sign on it proclaiming it to be a private lot
for residents/employees etc...  but under it there's a smaller sign that
sez free parking for Tammany Hall evenings...

			da ve

and yes, it's free parking on the street too... :^)

	arrrgh.  i parked there the 1st time i saw CtW atr tammany.
	the next time i went, the DO NOT PARK HERE sign (and the fact
	that NO one else was parked there) freaked me (it was cold out
	and i didn't want my truck towed). so, i parked on the street.
	which (i know) is free.
	
	come to think of it, the reason i parked there the first time is
	cuz you sed it was ok.  DOH!
	
	
	;-)
	

	i know it may not b necessary, but never let it be said
	i didn't do what was unnecessary...  :^)

	this week's reminder...

	S L I P     I N T O    S U M M E R  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

	saturday, may 25, at the Marlboro Fish and Game...
	the doors open at 1...  no bottles or cans...  

	Cross the Water

		Prilly and the Purple Hairs

			Slipknot!!!!!

	taping is happening, and if it works out and there's
	interest, perhaps a tree??

	vending is happening...  dyes, south american stuff, crafty stuff...
	food stuff...

		i'm jazzed!!!  :^)

			does anyone need directions?  ;^)


					da ve

    da ve -
    	Is that the order of appearance for the bands ->
        CTW->Prilly->Slipknot??

            Is that the order of appearance for the bands ->
            CTW->Prilly->Slipknot??
    
    According to previous info, yes.
    
    PeterT
    

    have a grate time slippin, ya'll....be careful and don't fall to far! if
    you do slip and fall!
    
    rfb

    it's hard to fall off the floor!
    
    ;-)
    
    /b

not as hard as you might think...  :^)

	and yes, that is the order of the bands...

				da ve

    it has been relativly easy for me to fall down sometimes whilst already
    fallen

    What time does CtW go on?  And what does Prilly and the Pocket Fuzz
    sound like??
    
    Jamie

Cross the Water will go on a little before 2...

don't know what Prilly sounds like... they supposedly have
a strong following up in he fitchburg leominster area, but i've
not heard them myself so beyond that i can't say...  i have
seen April sing before in another band (can't remmebr the name)
and she was ok back then (few years ago) but this is a whole
new project...

			da ve

	oh, and for people who are following along, the Mtn Jam
	that we were working on at Wachusett Mountain for the
	anniversary of Jerry's Passing, is NOT going to be happening
	after all...

	apparently there were a number of complaints/concerns
	brought forward by area residents (hey if you move in next to a 
	ski area why are you surprised about traffic and noise??)
	and since the mountain just got out of court fights about
	its expansion plans, the state would not issue the permit 
	for the event...
	
	we are working on something else now that is most certainly
	in the realm of a "good karma event" and not about making 
	gobs of money (which was the ski area's thing)...  film at 11...

				da ve

	When you sai Leominster I thought about the townsend crowd. NOw you say
April and I'm sure it's the townsend crowd. If I remember April correctly she's
a big fan of the blues and likes to sing Janis J. covers. 

	I was thinking that I haven't seen them around at shows in a while, but
I realize it's me who hasn't been there. It'll be nice to get out for music
again. I must admit I'm also looking forward to sailing the next day.

Geoff 

	Bingo!  Geoff, you hit it right on the head...

	it's the same April and the same folks...  i just
	got of the phone with Mr Mandaro and asked him
	how i could describe April's new project and he
	said "think of Janis...  lot's of blues in that style..."
	biker chick sings the blues kind of thing... and
	apparently they're pretty good...  :^)  i know April 
	can sing...  i'm curous to see how the band plays!

	also, a couple of clarifications for people who've asked
	in mail and elsewhere:

	yes to coolers
	no to bottles and cans
	yes to bottles of water, juice, etc  just no if it's a 
	"commercially available product that the club sells"
	ie coke, soda, tonic, pop, whateveryoumaycallit...
	yes to grilles, but they have to be in the designated
	grilling area on the other side of the pavillion...  they
	(understandably) don't want lots of little fires in the field...
	
	the weather looks to be gorgeous and we're all hoping to 
	set a new SIS attendance record!!!  :^)

			da ve

    speaking of attendance records...
    what is the previous one?

    
    Are they serving beer, wine, grain?

    they did last year deaneo
    if we can't bring coolers and they ain't serving beer i don't think
    they would get many people there, taking the composition of the
    potential attendees into consideration
    :^)

	there is a full bar...  yes they will be pouring whatever
	you ask for... as long as you ask for what they have... :^)

	in the past we have empied all thier kegs of Sams and
	the like...  they now buy extra when the deadheads come 
	dance... :^)

	previous record?  i'm not positive, but i think it's a
	little less than 500...  there have been more people
	than that there (counting kids, event staff, bands, etc)
	but  not all of them count...  :^)   in order to count,
	you must kick in at the door...


				da ve

Last year the Sam Adams went quick.  I hope they have more this time.

Their beer is cheap too.  I drank too much the first time they played there
(da ve, GerG and Rochelle can attest to that!)

adam

	this week's Cross the Water Schedule...

	Thursday...  Tammany Club in Worcester for 
	Gerry Galdu's 40th birthday party...  clothing optional...
	Ger's idea of festive attire???  a fez, a hawaiin shirt, and no pants... :^)

	Friday...  Wong Dynasty in Holden...  for Mai Tai's...

	Saturday...  Greendales Pub in Worcester...  for no special
	reason at all...    :^)

	busy weekend... :^)

	this week's Cross the Water schedule is limited to a private
	graduation party this weekend... things have been pretty busy 
	lately, but for the next couple of weeks we're relaxing a little...

	next thursday though, it's back to Tammany!!  :^)

				da ve

	Cross the Water is back at the Tammany Club
	on Thursday June 13th...  free pizza and dogs
	as usual!

				da ve

	welp, there hasn't been much news from
	us lately...  partly because between the Harley
	Rendezvous and Bike Week in Laconia these
	last couple of weeks, our drummer, Dave "Willard"
	Bates has been gone...  like real gone, man...  :^)

	but we're glad to say he's back!  and tonight we'll
	be celebrating that fact at the Tammany Club in
	be-oooo-tiful downtown Worcester...  free food,
	free parking, free minds, free feet, free Mumia
	(sorry, got carried away :^)...  

	the last couple of weeks have been fun...  i got
	to keep busy by sitting in with the Bruce Mandaro
	band a couple of times, and that's a gas as always...

	the weekend brings us to a couple of private parties
	and then we will be having some more vacations coming up,
	but, there's stuff to look forward to!  we were recently the
	guests of the nice folks at the Lowell Brewing Company
	who filled us with food and drink... they'll be taking advantage
	of us later this summer and fall and we're very much looking
	forward to it!  and AUG 10TH!!!  help us mark the occasion
	of our pal Jerry's passing by coming out and doing something
	nice...  we're going to be putting on a benefit for the family of
	my little friend Christina Richmond (Chriso's step daughter)
	who passed away recently...  the Shrewsbury Sportsman's Club
	has graciously donated the hall for this purpose, and the line up
	of bands is not yet final...  more to come on this one!

				da ve

    
    
    here we are once again....
    
    in the midst of vacations and stuff, we squeeze in a couple of gigs!
     
    thursday night we're back at Tammany again!!  yep the home of free food
    and cheap drinks!  :^)
    
    saturday night it's the Wong Dynasty in Holden... the best Mai-Tais in
    the area (careful, i think they might be flammable!!!!) and pretty good
    chinese food too...
    
    and then it's vacation... yep, again... :^)  da ve get's two weeks off
    from Digital!!!!!
    
    so come down saturday and wish me a happy start on my vacation!  :^)
    
    
    and in other news...  for those of you who are looking forward (as it
    were) to the anniversary of our dear friend Jerry's passing... 
    Slipknot is indeed doing an anniversary show in boston on the 9th
    at (i think) the middle east...  should be special...  and Cross the
    Water is putting on something special of our own the following night,
    Saturday Aug 10th...  it's a benefit party for the family of my little
    friend Christina...  now that she's gone the family is trying to dig
    out of the hole that the treatment made in thier finances...  it looks
    like Worcester Magazine will be sponsoring the event...  :^) :^) :^)
    the lineup is looking like this:
    
    	Bruce Mandaro acoustic 
    	Walter and Valerie Crockett (tentative)
    	Paul Della Valle (and friends)
    	and Cross the Water!
    
    from about 7 til they throw us out!  the Shrewsbury Sportsman's Club has
    donated the hall...  we'd really like to get 200 folks in to raise
    $1000 for the family....  so come on out and do something kind for one
    family in memory of some other kind friends who aren't with us
    anymore...   celebrate the fact that they LIVED by and act of kindness
    towards the ones who live on...
    
    for those who don't know, Walter Crockett and Paul Della Valle are both
    columnists at Worcester Magazine... Paul is a folkie who hosts the
    plantation clubs open mic night, and Walter and his wife Valerie have
    been part of the music scene in worcester for many years in various
    bands like Crockett and Zonkaraz...  fine musicians all (and fine
    people too!)  Walter and Valerie also are facing a similar situation
    with thier little girl and the two young ones were friends from the
    treatment center...
    
    so August 10th... Rte 140 Shrewsbury...  from 7 til they throw us out!
    show that you too, still believe in Chemo Girl!!!
    
    
    						da ve

    da ve....send me yer address
    
    
    rfb

    thanks rfb...  :^)
    
    talking with Worcester Magazine and Chriso last night a question came 
    up...
    
    what exactly do we call this event???  if thye're going to do press on
    it there should be some sort of name...  we kicked around a couple but 
    no one really liked any one them...  when her dance group did a benefit
    recital it was "dancing for Christina"...  what do we call this?
    
    some ideas so far:  a special kind of party, chemo girl flies again,
    	remembering an angel, party for an angel...
    
    we're not especially thrilled with any of these, but the suggestion was
    made to throw it open to you clowns... :^)  
    
    so what do you think?  i'm outta here around noon tomorrow and wont
    be back for two weeks...  you have until then to come up with ideas...
    
    go nutz!   :^)
    
    				da ve
    

"Rockin for Christina"

    I second Rockin for Christina.....
    
    rfb

	got a phone message from the publisher of Worcester
	Magazine!!!!!!

	they're going to sponsor the event!!!!!!!!!   :^) :^) :^)

				da ve

allright Worcester Mag !!!  

    
    So...what did you decide for a name?
    

welp, i want to run it by the family first, but i'm leaning towards:

	"rockin for Christina:  a celebration of life"

i'll let you know...  :^)

				da ve

hi all...

back from 2 weeks of vacation...  and here's the news...  :^)


this weeks Worcester Magazine should have the press stuff
for "Rockin' for Christina: A Celebration of Life"...
they have said they'd do a 1/4 page ad and Charlene Arsenault
will be writing about it in her entertainment column...

Bruce Mandaro will be the opener, doing some acoustic songs solo
and then joined by some of the other musicians (and maybe some
other special guests)...  Bruce will be going on between 7 and 7:30
and he will be hanging out later to jam with others throughout the evening...

Paul Della Valle, a columnist for Worcester Magazine and local 
singer/songwriter will be next on the bill, doing a number of his orginal
tunes and we can expect a similar format to Bruce's set with a few
jams thrown infor fun...

Cross the Water will then come on stage and do what we do until
they throw us all out!  :^)  and yes, we will probably have a few 
guests sit in with us as well!

so THIS SATURDAY at the SHREWSBURY FISH AND GAME
on RT 140 in Shrewsbury Massachusetts...  from 7 til close...

we had a few people ask about the timing for this event, and yes,
it is no accident that it's on anniversary weekend of Jerry's passing...
we figure it is a kind way of marking the anniversary...  also we want to
make it a celebration of the fact that these people LIVED, not a mournful
rememberance that they died...  we had fun last week playing on Jer's
birthday...  hope to have even MORE fun this weekend!!!  

so if you're looking for some fun this weekend and want to do something
nice for some folks who could really use it, bring yourself and your thirst
(and a $5 donation to the Christina T. Richmond Fund) down the the club!

				da ve

>so THIS SATURDAY at the SHREWSBURY FISH AND GAME
>on RT 140 in Shrewsbury Massachusetts...  from 7 til close...

precise direx to above from Rt. 495 or Rt. 290, please?

 - Josh

not only precise, but in very un-da ve-like fashion, i will even 
make them CONCISE!  :^)


495 to 290 (find your own way this far dammit! :^)

290 West to the route 140 exit....

take route 140 SOUTH towards Shrewsbury...

it's on the left on route 140...  small sign and a driveway
that goes down a hill...  i'll try and get some balloons or something
tied to the sign to make it stand out more...

				da ve

>take route 140 SOUTH towards Shrewsbury...
>it's on the left on route 140...  small sign and a driveway

about how far down Rt. 140?  

I'm hiking Osceola on Sat., I should be back home around 6:30-7, then shower,
eat, hit the road again for Shrewsbury... dunno how I'm gonna get any sleep
on Friday night between seeing Slipknot at the Middle East and then getting
up _real_ early for this hike...

 - Josh

very close to 290... less than a mile south of the 
highway...  probably less than half a mile...

after getting off 290 and clearing all the interchange
ramps and stuff, it's two or three drieways after the first 
left hand turn...

This week, Cross the Water is back at the Tammany Club
in Worcester on thursday...  so if you're not already on your
way to CLifford Ball, stop in for some free pizza!!!

also, on Saturday we're back at Green Acres in Ashland
(it's the place to be! :^)  right near Adam's house!!!!

			da ve

tonight is Cross the Water night again at the 
Tammany Club...

free pizza, free parking, free Mumia...  :^)

			da ve

|free pizza, free parking, free Mumia...  :^)

free radicals too.

Wutza Mumia?  This is a family notes file  ya know...;-)

tim

ooops...  i forgot to answer your Mumia question...
he's a black dude sitting in a prison in (i think) Pennsylvania...
i forget what the actual charges are, but he is widely considered
to be held for his political views...

and now to the business at hand...  :^)  the Cross the Water schedule...

this week we're back at the Tammany Club...  yep, that's two thursdays
in a row...  the regular rotation with us and the BMB has been disrupted 
due to conflicts in both bands schedules...  after tomorrow we may not
be back there til the 26th...

also on Tuesday next week, we are the feature act at the Plantation Club's
open mike night...  admission is free, lot's of beer taps...  :^)

and saturday the 14th Greendale's Pub on West Boylston St restarts it's
band schedule...  CtW will be there, with a special guest drummer, mr Jack
Howard, of recent Slipknot fame...  :^)

				da ve

	so, that means you have no conflict Saturday and you'll
	be at SOS?!?

	that appears to be the case...  :^)

	and yes, i am now o-fish-ally planning on attending...

				da ve

    Mumia Abu Jimal is his name da ve and i believe he is on death row for
    the murder of a polic officer..His death sentence has been argued
    repeatedly as a civil rights/cruel and unusual punishment case....
    
    
    He is the champion of many musical groups and has become a figurehead,
    as da ve said, for the amnesty of political prisoners

	last night we were the featured act at the plantation club's
	open mic night...  i was cool, it was fun, but cooler still was
	the press...  :^)

	Debbie Daigle (sp?) from channel 3 news (she's the arts and 
	entertainment person) came down to do a brief spot on us!!! 
	unfortunately, she didn't have a camera person with her since
	she lost her argument with the news director (the news director
	sent all the camera crews to the centrum to cover a Gloria
	Estefan concert, even though Gloria's people would only allow
	them to film 30 second snippets and no complete tunes)...

	so Deb did the camera work herself, which made the interviews 
	kind of challenging... :^)  i don't know if she made it back to the 
	studio in time for the 10 oclock news, but if not, it may be on 
	again tonight... :^)   

	it was an educational evening for me...  i didn't know that:
	- we were the "best band in town"  
	- we were "the act that people are talking about all over the city"
	- we are "making a lot of people stop and take notice"
	- we are "rising stars on the local music scene"
		(comments from Paul Della Valle, Karen Hart and Debbie)

	cool...  :^)   course, i probably looked like hell on camera... (maybe that's
	cool too? :^)...  the interviews were filmed after we played, upstairs in the
	band room...  hot, sweaty, hair all over the place...  those of you who have
	camped out with me know the look... :^)

					da ve

	oh, and before i forget....  since i'm not sure if i'll be back in 
	this week,

	saturday night!!!  Greendale's Pub on West Boylston St in 
	Worcester...  "the best band in town", "rising stars", "the band
	everyone's talking about"...  you know...  us...
	
	Cross the Water!!!!  :^)


		
	and the plantation club is on the web now...  i forget the exact
	URL...  i think its http://www.dinkie.com/pclub...  if that's not 
	correct, altavista will probably find it for you... :^)


				da ve

	with all the sh*t you've been dealing with lately, this
	is very good timing for something like this to happen for
	you da ve... *cool* INDEED!

	Debess

	for those still looking to make weekend plans,

	Cross the Water is at the Firehouse Cafe
	across from the Centrum....  Saturday 1/25

				da ve

    
    	i've been delinquent in keeping this updated!  usually
    i post a schedule by wednesday...
    
    	anywho, this week Cross the Water is playing at the 
    Plantation Club on Plantation St in Worcester, Saturday nite!!!
    we love playing the P, but this is the first time they've given
    us a saturday night there...  come on down and help us make it
    a good one!!!   :^)
    
    
    					da ve

    
    well, after having last weekend off, this week is picking up again!
    
    tonight, Tuesday in most places, we're at the Plantation Club
    for a short show...  no cover, pass le chapeau...  :^)
    
    Friday night, a valentines day party at the Shrewsbury Sportsmans
    Club on rt 140 in Shrewsbury!  valentine not required... :^)  cheap
    beer in a very relaxed environment... wonder if we can drink them
    dry of Sammy's again?
    
    saturday brings us back to good ol' Greendale's Pub on west boylston
    street in worcester...  some things nevr change...  like the "ah the
    hell with it, let's have another beer" attitude at Greendale's... :^)
    
    
    						da ve

    
    a special note to all you northern folks who have given me grief 
    from time to time about not ever playing up in your neighborhood...
    
    latest word is that on March 8th, Cross the Water is going to 
    be sampling the beer at Martha's between sets...  :^)
    
    				da ve

	cool!

	(something to look forward to when I come back from vacation)

	Debess

   <<< Note 88.103 by EVMS::OCTOBR::DEBESS "seeking all thats stil unsung" >>>

>	(something to look forward to when I come back from vacation)
>	Debess

ANOTHER ONE???
:) :) :)

    you beat me to it, bob...%^)

	hey - that's what the people I work with are saying ;-) !!

	but - yes I've accumulated another 32 hours of vacation - and
	as soon as I get them, they're gone!

	(I'm already trying to figure if I'll have enough by the time
	I want another week off for Bread and Puppet's in August :-) )

	Debess

    
    Cool CTW in Nashvegas and on a weekend too!  Pre and post ragers are 
    welcome at Sloan's place.
    
    Cath

    Be very very afraid

    This weekend's Cross the Water schedule:
    
    	Friday the 21st, The Grille on Solomon Pond Rd in 
    		Northboro...  it's our first time here so we're 
    		hoping for a decent turnout!  nice place for 
    		dinner too, if you are so inclined....
    
    	Saturday the 22nd, Brick Alley in Spencer at the corner
    		of rt 9 and rt 31 North...  
    
    						da ve

    
    
    	Cross the Water this weekend...
    
    		Top of the Town on Main Street in Clinton...
    
    			both Friday and Saturday nights...
    
    		nice comfy pub-type room...  reasonably priced food too...
    
    				and no cover!!!
    
    						da ve

	so da ve, when does the Martha's gig start?  I'm obligated to
	attend my niece's birthday party during the day, but I'm gonna
	try to get back to NH in time to come see you...

	Debess

    
    	this weekend:
    
    	Tammany Club on pleasant street in Worcester friday night...
    
    	Martha's Exchange on Main St in Nashua on Saturday night...
    
    the Martha's show is out first up in that area so i'm not really
    sure what to expect...  we go on as close to 9:30 as we can manage,
    which should prove interesting since they won't let us load in until
    fairly late (depends on crowd)...  we'll play til they make us stop...
    :^)  hope to see some of our northern friends up there!
    
    					da ve  

    
    ooops...  almost forgot...  if you're in Worcester on Sunday night
    and you're looking for something to do, we're also at the Plantation
    Club...  18+
    
    				da ve

    
    wanted to take a moment to say thank you to all of you who came out 
    to see us at Martha's this weekend!  apparently, they liked the way
    things went down and it looks like we'll be coming back up again
    in the future!  :^) :^) :^)
    
    so from "the boys" and myself, THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  :^) :^) :^)
    
    
    					da ve

    
    re: 88.114
    
    It was our pleasure! 
    
    Cath

Ah, so you still are on the network, eh Sloan?  Is that for much longer,
or is it an indefinite thing??

PeterT

               -< thanks for making our "Nashua debut" a blast! >-

    

	thanks for making 'braving the snowy streets... one more time'
	well worth it!  We had a blast too!

	Debess

    
    
    for those not heading in to the Somerville Theatre tonight,
    Cross the Water will be playing at the Firehouse Cafe across from the
    Contrum in Worcester....
    
    and for anyone looking to have some fun this weekend, Saturday night
    we're back at good ol' Greendale's Pub on West Boylston Street in 
    Worcester...  come on down and help me celebrate my birthday at
    midnite!  :^)
    
    					da ve

    happy early birthday, Mr. Cool....
    
    rfb

    
    assuming you mean me,  thanks rfb...  i love you too...  :^)
    
    				da ve

	I'll be at another b'day party on Saturday - wish I could be in
	two places at once! - but we'all that know ya will toast to you
	at midnite!  Happy Birthday da ve!

	(this file used to be FILLED with March birthdays - who else 
	is celebrating a birthday soon?  or have they all left?!?)

	Debess

    Scott Abbot and i used to share one...  if that's the birthday you'll
    be at, please offer him my heartfelt congratulations...  :^)  there's
    one coming up for one of our faorite band members too...  :^)
    
    					da ve

re:  mid-march b'days

Raelene has one on the 18th.

	ha ppy  birthd ay, da ve.
	
	i remember last year's. we were taping BoJ, no?
	
	

Dan's birthday (his 5th) was on Monday, the 10th, Hannah's (her 8th)
follows exactly 3 weeks later on the 31st.  Sleepover party scheduled
for Friday the 21st.  Ahhhhhhhh!!!!


PeterT  ;-)

	yess indeed we were - one of many fun parties at Mr. Grady's
	ol' party house extrordinaire!  

	(if you were a Latvian da ve, on your birthday you would also be
	celebrating Guntis Day!)

	Debess

    
    do i *have* to be Latvian to celebrate Guntis' Day?  and just how does
    one properly commemorate Guntis' Day?  i mean, other than hanging
    around with your hubby doing shots?  :^)
    
    i think i will celebrate ALL these occasions simultaneously... :^) 
    yeah, that's it..  :^)
    
    					da ve

    
>    do i *have* to be Latvian to celebrate Guntis' Day?  

	no, I'm not Latvian, and I'm forced to, er I mean, I enjoy
	celebrating the occasion every year ;-)

>    and just how does
>    one properly commemorate Guntis' Day?  i mean, other than hanging
>    around with your hubby doing shots?  :^)
 
	you got it! (are you sure you're not Latvian!)
   
>    i think i will celebrate ALL these occasions simultaneously... :^) 

	you have the right attitude!  Party on!

ok, I'll bite: just WHAT is the Latvian "Guntis Day" ?

josh

    
    while i'm not 100% certain, i beliee it is part of an old custom
    where people have "name days"...  like everyone with a particular name
    has an excuse to party thier buns off... :^)  might have come fdown
    from saint's days, and the namesakes would party up on those days...
    so like everyone named Nicholas could drink like a fish with relative
    impunity on the feast of st nick or something like that...
    
    am i close Debess?
    
    					da ve  

>ok, I'll bite: 

	yes, that is also how one could celebrate Guntis Day :-O


>just WHAT is the Latvian "Guntis Day" ?

	I don't know if I really understand it - but I guess it's sorta
	kinda like the same idea of the Saint's days celebrated by some
	religion.  I think other nationalities do this too.  In Latvia,
	every day of the year is a Name's Day of a particular name(s).
	There are usually about 4 names on each day, variations on the same
	name usually, male and female.

	March 16 is Guntis Day.  All the Guntis' in the world celebrate
	their Name's Day on the same day.  It's like a birthday (cause
	there's giftgiving and celebrating involved) - only it has to do
	with your name, not the day you were born.

	Just another reason for a party, as far as I can tell...

    happy birthday mr west

    This reminds me of the artificial extended families invented
    by Kurt Vonnegut in one of his books... instant comraderie!

    When's Tom Day?

	even though I know you're kidding - I'll look it up Tom!
	(if I remember)  I bet there is one.

	the only other one I know off the top of my hat is John's Day
	(Janis Dien), which is on the summer solstice.  In Latvia,
	on that day, the sun sets and then immediately rises again
	(or so I've been told) - great cause for celebration - people
	of all ages stay up all night long partying.  Even though
	the sun -does- set here, they've kept the tradition going!

	Debess

    was that the karass he talked about tom?

    I think so, but can't really remember, sorry to say it's been a long
    while since I reread my Vonnegut collection (at least since college). 
    I do love the title of one of his books, "Wampeters Foma
    and Granfalloons", maybe someone can correct me on the definitions
    below
	Wampeter = ??
	Foma = harmless untruths intended to comfort simple souls
	Granfaloons = a proud but meaningless association of human beings

    Patty's is the 27 of this month....Aires
    
    rfb

    thanks kb

    
    That is what it was bruce
    
    it is all coming back to me

	believe it or not, I did remember to look up Tom's namesday!

	it's 21 December - and the name in Latvian is Toms

	also in December:
	24 is Adams (and Ieva)
	30 is Davids

    way cool, thanks debess!  :-)

	Definitely cool! 
	
	I knew there was something special about Dec. 30th.
I thought all the excitement came from Phish at the fleet, but
now I know better!!  On my calendar too.....aaooooowwww!!

				.......................davet.

    
    well, i just got an interesting phone call...  i hesitate to
    put much in here because i have almost no details or actual
    facts, but it appears that the Worcester Phoenix called one
    of my band mates last evening regarding a "nomination" of some
    sort...  unfortunately, it was just a message left on an
    answering machine, so i don't really know what it's about,
    but, the possibility of something cool is on the horizon
    i think...   :^)
    
    "i'd like to thank the academy...  my family...  the DECheads..."
    
    				:^)
    
    					da ve

Cool.

If it comes to it, though, and you find yourself
making public declarations of gratitude, just be
careful in your enthusiasm about how you pronounce
"DECheads", will ya? ;-)

    
    well, here's the weekend schedule, and what little more i've learned
    about the phoenix thing...
    
    first, the weekend...
    
    	tonight, it's The Grille on Solomon Pond Road in Northboro...
    		nice place to go for dinner beforehand if you're into that
    		sort of thing...
    
    	saturday, Green Acres Tavern in Ashland on rte 135...  
    		it's a beautiful day in Adam's neighborhood....  :^)
    
    	sunday, the Plantation Club on plantation st in worcester...
    		this one didn't get on the last mailer and is the result
    		of a major league scheduling screwup resulting from
    		Bruce Mandaro and Slipknot playing live on WERS earlier
    		this month...  18+... lots o' microbrews...
    
    about the Phoenix...  every year they have a "best of worcester" 
    poll...  nominations are made by area club owners/managers and the 
    local entertainment writers...  this year we have been nominated in the 
    "best local hippie groove/rock band" category...  :^) :^) :^)  believe
    me, we were as surprised as anyone else!!!  i don't know who the other
    nominees are in this category, but as they say in the award shows, 
    "being nominated is an honor by itself!"  (ok, so it sounds like a load
    of crap on the award shows but we're still pleased... :^)  i guess in
    teh next few weeks ballots will be printed in the Phoenix, so we
    encourage you to get one and vote for the band/artists of your choice
    in any category you like...  and if your vote can be pruchased very
    cheaply, call me...  ;^)
    
    					   da ve	 

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>    in any category you like...  and if your vote can be pruchased very
>    cheaply, call me...  ;^)

ow wow... lets see... hmm.... :-)

    |    "best local hippie groove/rock band" category... 
    
    They actually have a category called that?  
    
    tim
    
    

    
    that's what i was told!  :^)  struck me as kind of odd, but hey,
    a lot of things strike me as odd... :^)

    well, well..  learn something new every day...
    
    Cross the Water apparently has a web site now...  :^)  a friend of
    ours took some stuff from one of our old press kits and turned it
    into an "unofficial" page...
    
    so, www.WPI.EDU/~ss/ctw/  ought to get you there...
    
    				da ve

    
    
    tonight, Cross the Water is at the Firehouse Cafe in Worcester,
    across from the Centrum...
    
    this will be our last show for a couple of weeks...  need a break!
    no weekends off since January!!!  so come on out and make noise
    with us!!!
    
    					da ve

    welp, after a couple of weeks off, CtW is back out again
    tomorrow night (sat the 26th) at Greendales Pub on Wet Boylston
    street in worcester...
    
    our last show before da ve heads for New Orleans!  :^) 
    
    
    				da ve_N'awlin's_bound_and_happy_for_it

    this weekend Cross the Water is back at Greendale's Pub (what can i
    say, they like us there! :^) on saturday night, may 10th....
    
    looks like we may have a special guest this week as Jack Howard,
    one of Slipknots former drummers, is going to try and come by
    with his percussion kit!   
    
    					da ve

    
    for those looking for something to do and a place to go.....
    
    Cross the Water (with special guest Jack Howard) will be back
    at Tammany on Friday the 16th...  free food, free parking...
    we're still working on the free beer part...  :^)
    
    also, in two weeks, the 30th of May, we'll be doing a show
    outdoors in the courtyard (weather permitting) at the Firehouse
    Cafe across from the Centrum...  outdoors in the courtyard is one of
    the nicest, funnest spots to play in town...  mark your calendars
    and come on down!!!!!!  (not a bad spot for dinner either)
    
    					da ve

    
    looking forward to the weekend yet?  i am!!!!!!
    
    Cross the Water this weekend....
    
    		Friday the 30th - The Firehouse Cafe
    			across from the Centrum in Worcester
    			weather permitting, we'll be in the courtyard!
    
    		Saturday the 31st - Brick Alley
    			corner of Rt 9 and 31N in Spencer MA
    			nice little pub w/pretty good food!
    
    					da ve

Hey, Da ve, is it OK to post this?

http://www.wpi.edu/~ss/ctw/

tim

PS.  I like the picture

    post it where?  :-)  
    
    
    sure, post with impunity... newsgroups, notesfiles, bathroom wall...
    anywhere your little heart desires...
    
    as for the picture, it had potential...  needs more input from Mr
    Edison...  :-)  one band member was left out though... she's in the
    picture but not mentioned above...  it's supposed to be fixed soon
    though...  need to get her an email address...  :-)  Trixie would 
    prolly get more mail than all of us together!
    
    					da ve

Not having seen CtW too many times... but whats this song "1-2-3" ?
Izzat the (sole) lyric, being the start-of-song count-off? :-)

 Josh

    it's a childrens song to teach counting...  yeah, that's the ticket...  
    :^)
    
    actually, think country joe mcdonald but with drug references and not
    vietnam war references...  the counting is a chorus thing...
    
    						da ve

	I've heard 1-2-3!  First time at a Billetier pahty.
	I instantly thought Country Joe as soon as I heard it.

	/Ken

Who is going to CTW tonight?  Da ve, you reckon you'll be
playing outside or is the weather too tenuous?  we may come, but
deb's gotta stay away from the cig.smoke scene and outside
would be the ticket.  

    well, Paul, who runs the place insists it's not going to rain and we
    can set up outside...  :^)  i don't if Paul has a fix in weith the
    weather dude or what though...  right now it's looking kinda gloomy...
    on the other hand, i've been told that these are supposed to be 
    "passing showers" and that the rainy weather is supposed to pass south
    of us...  at this point, i am in "wait and see" mode...  i'd like to be
    outside, bt not if it means standing in a puddle next to a lot of
    electrical equipment!  :^)
    
    					da ve