: Where in the world is Eric?
People are constantly asking me “Eric, where can I hear you play”? Well.. some folks are a little more demanding. They say, “Eric, tell when you’re playing next.”
So after much thought, and in order to satisfy all you curious and demanding people, I’m starting this little e-mail list so everyone will know exactly when & where I will be appearing in public.
But one question/demand leads to another (If you give a mouse a cookie…), so I will try to answer all your other questions, starting with:
I’m neither asking or demanding anything. Why did I receive this e-mail?
You received this e-mail because you are a friend, a friend of the family, a musical colleague, a neighbor, or possibly because somewhere along the line you were CCed on some random piece of e-mail that someone sent me years ago.
I’m not sure how to say this without offending, but I’d rather not be on this list
I too receive a variety of things in my In Box that I’d much rather not see or even think about. To alleviate your concerns, I will be taking an ‘opt in’ aoproach to this list. In other words, I will only be sending e-mails to those of you who genuinely want to get them. If you do want to continue receiving these messages, simply click your Reply button and Send this right back to me. If you have not responded after the next 2 messages, I will drop you from the list. Oh, and don’t worry about offending me.
So in order to keep receiving these messages, I have to reply?
Yup, just click Reply & Send; that’s all there is to it.
And if I don’t do anything? They’ll stop coming?
Yup.
I really don’t want to get this s**t
If you really, really don’t even want to get 2 more messages, then Reply to this e-mail and put some obvious text in the Subject, such as ‘Decline’ or ‘Unsubscribe’ or ‘Stop this Now!’
OK, so enough with this already, I get it. Where are you playing?
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Where in the world is Eric (playing that is)?
I have an action packed schedule for the next month (yeah I know, a little short notice on a few of these)
June 12, Friday, 7-9:30ish PM – Ruthie’s Bar-B-Q & Pizza, 64 1/2 Chestnut Ave, Montclair (973) 509-1134
Ruthie’s is having a whole summer of music out on their back portio and I’m happy to be a part of it. This Friday I will be playing the piano all by my lonesome self, doing my mix of blues, boogie woogie, and music from the 60s. If the weather is not cooperating, I will play inside. I recommend the pulled pork, and their salads are great.
For more details/directions/etc about Ruthie’s check out their web site: http://www.ruthiesbbq.com/
June 13, Saturday, 8:00 PM – Lunatic Fringe Show at Pianos Bar and Grill, 36 Broad Street, Bloomfield (973) 743-7209
This is the last regular show of the 12th season of Lunatic Fringe, New Jersey’s top improvisational comedy troupe. If you’ve never seen them, you’re in for a surprise, they’re hysterically funny. My job is to provide interlude music between sketches and to “warm up” the crowd before the show.
For more details on Lunatic Fringe: http://www.lunaticfringeimprov.com/
We perform in the back room of Pianos Bar & Grill, it’s in downtown Bloomfield on Broad Street, about 1/2 a block in from Bloomfield Ave: http://www.pianosbarandgrill.com/
June 21, Sunday, 4:00-4:45 PM – The Funky Fritters, appearing at the Waterside Plaze in Manhatten by First Ave & 25th Street (212) 340-4227
I real excited about this gig (not that I’m blasé about my other shows). This will be my debut appearance with the Funky Fritters, “A powerhouse 11-member band with horns serving up a bowl of funky gumbo and a hearty helpin’ of New Orleans, Mardi Gras, blues, brass, rock, R&B, jazz and gospel.” These guys put on a super show. If the weather cooperates, this will be an outdoor show, bring your lawn chairs. Otherwise, things will move inside.
You can get a preview of Funky Fritters at: www.myspace.com/thefunkyfritters and www.thefunkyfritters.com
For full directions on how to get to the Waterside Plaza, go to the “events page” at: www.watersideplaza.com
July 3, Friday, 10:00-11:00 PM – The Funky Fritters at The Bitter End, 147 Bleecker Street (between Thompson and LaGuardia) in Manhatten (212) 673-7030
A pre 4th of July warm up at the historic Bitter End. This one has a $10 cover charge.
http://www.bitterend.com/
July 10, Friday, 7:00-9:30ish PM – Ruthie’s Bar-B-Q & Pizza, 64 1/2 Chestnut Ave, Montclair (973) 509-1134
I’m back at Ruthie’s. This time I will be doing mostly blues with a bunch of really talented musicians, include owner Eric Kaplan on guitar, “Big Mike” DaVita on harp and vocals, Matt Patuto on drums, and Matt on bass. Big Mike is also the front man for Big Mike and the Perpetrators. They’ve got some nifty samples out on http://www.myspace.com/bigmikeandtheperpetrators
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So that’s it for now. If you have any suggestions, thoughts, brick bats, etc on this and any future messages, let me know. And as a bonus, here are some high quality publicity pictures for your refrigerator.
Eric