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Susi Matthews ([personal profile] rowangolightly) wrote2007-03-13 08:35 pm
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*ahem*

Ummm, squee?

I think I'm still in shock. So I'll steal the verbage straight from my beloved.

This day has brought some great news, and then some more great news...

Queen's Gambit will be playing at the Tipperary Inn in Dallas from 8-Midnight on April 7th!!

....which is also opening day of Scarborough Faire....

So on April 8th, looks like we're visiting Scarby :)

Meanwhile, for our KC friends, we'll be playing this Saturday at the Pub at Union Station, upstairs from 10 a.m. until 11:30, then 2-4 and 6-8 p.m.

Come see us!


Yeah, Queen's Gambit is playing at the Tipp. For KC folk that's tantamount to playing at O'Malley's, yes, it is, at least as far as I'm concerned. Tommy Sands, 'Gaelic Storm,' 'Tullamore' and 'Solas' are all playing there this Spring. And so are we. How did this happen so quickly, you ask?

Well, I'll tell you. My cell phone rang during preparations for dinner (beef stroganoff, if ya wanna know) and I said, "Crap" and stopped sauteeing mushrooms to go get it out of my purse. It was Mark Clavey of Tullamore (whom I have known since he had hair!) He said, "Hey, it's me." so I said, "Hi, me, what's up" and he said, "The guy from the Tipp is wanting somebody to play on April 7th; you guys interested?" So of course, I said, "Yes!" and thinking quickly, handed the phone to Bruce.

After a bit of discussion and some writing down of a name and phone number and then a couple of phone calls, he hangs up and tells me what's up. He calls Julia and leaves a message for Amber who's at work and then waits. After awhile Bruce says, "Ok, now what, nobody's called me back" so I tell him, "Go ahead and call him, I can't see that there's anything more important than this" so he did. He had a nice conversation with the man; a long conversation with the man and it sounded like it was going well. He tossed some names around and I heard him say, "Yeah, we know them; good friends!" and "Yeah, we're at O'Flaherty's every year" and then lots of agreement and talking about sound systems and mikes and telling him that we're four pieces; guitar, vocals, fiddle and whistle with great harmonies and stuff like that. Yeah, sounded good; my sweetie does good schmooz.

I had no idea how well! When Bruce got off the phone, he said, "Ok, we're hired!" Um, yeah! Wow. So Thanks a ton, Mark! And yes, we'll be at Scarby on Sunday 'cause even we are not crazy to do faire all day and then perform a gig from 8pm to midnight.

Hell, we're already on their web-site. *sigh* www.tippinn.com He spelled the name wrong! Hopefully he'll correct it.

Yeah, SQUEEEEE!

And yes, please come and see us on St. Patty's Day at Union Station at the new pub called "Fitz's Whistle Stop" for any of three shows, 11-1:30, 2-4, and 6-8. I think I'm gonna go faint now...

[identity profile] ayeamspartacus.livejournal.com 2007-03-14 03:21 am (UTC)(link)
Cool! We'll try to be there.

[identity profile] starseeking.livejournal.com 2007-03-14 03:23 am (UTC)(link)
I'll review my schedual and see if I can kidnap Em so we can all rock the Tip! (that does sound dirty don't it?)

[identity profile] ar-wahan.livejournal.com 2007-03-14 03:37 am (UTC)(link)
Indeed it does! *g*

[identity profile] rowangolightly.livejournal.com 2007-03-14 01:03 pm (UTC)(link)
That would be awesome! It's Easter weekend, which is why they were probably having trouble booking somebody local.

And yes, it does...but who cares!

A Correction

[identity profile] ayeamspartacus.livejournal.com 2007-03-15 03:01 am (UTC)(link)
Unfortunately, as much as we would like to "rock the Tip" with your bad self and Em, Mrs. Spart informed me that weekend is Easter Weekend and we are committed to being in Lawton with Dingo and Catwoman already.

I hope we can get together with ya'll to go to Scarby though sometime this year. We miss our Kevin, Bastard Son of Gerald.

Re: A Correction

[identity profile] rowangolightly.livejournal.com 2007-03-15 03:19 am (UTC)(link)
Um, "bastard son of Gerald"? blerrrrrr?

Re: A Correction

[identity profile] starseeking.livejournal.com 2007-03-15 03:47 am (UTC)(link)
Damn and blast!