The Ponkiesblog

There will ba a jam at sunnys this saturday 7/26/08 at 9PM 253 conover st 718 625 8211 www.sunnysredhook.com
Kate and Tone and friends will play at sunnys 7/25/08 at 10PM see the last newsletter or the blog www.ponkiesburg.com/blog for much more information. Smokey hormel continues his wednesday nite western roundup residency.
Brenda tells me that folks looking for more information about the sacred heart scene in NY should check www.brooklynsing.vocis.com or to www.folkmusicny.org the latter is the site for the new york pinewoods folk music club. Ken could you please add these 2 addresses to the link list? The john pinamonte band is at rodeo bar www.rodeobar.com 7/23/08 10PM free.
Lou Giampetruzzi passed 2 years ago. l, along with many others, miss him and his guiding presence. It was lous encouragement and fortitude ( despite near perfect pitch lou allowed me to sit behind him at brazen head and sing, it was his encouragement that led to the jam at sunnys) that brought about my continued involvement with the ponkiesburg jam scene. Thank you Lou. Kate has helped set up a special fund for ailing musicians in his honor, ken has more information on the blog www.ponkiesburg.com/blog There will be benefit shows and such please support this, Lou was special to many,many people.
The slow jam at paddy reillys continues every 2nd and 4th monday of the month, next on 7/28/08 at 7pm http://banjo.meetup.com/56/calendar/8357623 Ken would you please put this on the link list also? The jam at jalopy is now on mondays at 9:30pm. The cashank at buttermilk will be 7/31 and 8/28 at 9pm, thursdays.Blue harvest is at the parkside lounge 7/28/08 and the 11 st bar 9/10/08.
Clarence Ferrari and his wife Kimberly are expecting a little Ferrari in december, congratulations