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Lets help get Gary Burbank in the Radio Hall of Fame

Vote for Gary

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I listen to talk radio during the day and read a lot of other blogs for ideas for this and other blogs I post to on a regular basis.  I heard that Gary Burbank was nominated for the Radio Hall of Fame and decided that I wanted to do my part. Gary Burbank has been very good to BlueStone Ivory as he is to anyone he comes in contact with. Gary is just a down right nice guy to say the lest.    

 

 

Gary Burbank will never be replaced as the best afternoon radio show on 700WLW.  Gary Burbank and all his characters, Gilbert Gnarley, Ranger Bob, Big Fat, Dan Buckles, Lars Peavey, Right Reverend Deuteronomy Skaggs, Eunice and Bernice, one of my favorites Earl Pitts Uhmerikun and the highlight of each week, the show that BlueStone Ivory and many other local bands and musicians were welcomed on a regular basis ...Howlin Blind Muddy Slim your sixty minute, jelly belly toe jam man learnin you some blues. WOW! What a charater and what a show that was. There are a bunch of Cincinnati musicians that miss Howlin Blind.

 

 

Well, I went to Scott Stanley's blog at www.700wlw.com and moved this info over to this blog so all the BSI fans could chip in and cast your vote for Gary Burbank in the Radio Hall of Fame.

 

To vote for Gary, go to this page,

 

https://nrhof.votenet.com/nrhof/register/

 

Fill out your name and email and the Radio Hall of Fame will send you a link to the voting form.  It takes maybe a total of 90 seconds… that’s not so bad.  If we can’t get Pete or Joe into the Baseball Hall of Fame… lets at least get Gary in the radio Hall of Fame.

 

For our complete schedule & directions to our gigs, or to listen to clips of BlueStone Ivory on the Gary Burbank Show go to www.BlueStoneIvory.com.  We have some brand new photos from our most recent outdoor gigs posted now also.

 

If you are interested in booking BlueStone Ivory for a party, dance or wedding

Call Gary Rossignol.  Phone 513.777.2402 or toll free 800.670.2402

Email: Gary@BlueStoneIvory.com

The Blast of Brass was a blast and other stuff

On July 3rd the weather was fantastic, the crowd was enthusiastic and the music flowed to near perfection. Both Second Wind and BlueStone Ivory were on their game and the crowd was with them the whole time.

 

There were a couple of hitches most people were not aware of though. Most folks didn't know that BSI was down one crew person for the whole gig. Here's what happened. We got a call the day before the show that Doug one of our key crew personnel and spot light operator was in the hospital to have his gall bladder removed. Ouch!

He came through the surgery with flying colors, in fact he was in attendance at the Blast of Brass show...just not in working capacity.  Here he posed for us to prove his incapacity that day.

These are his scars from the surgery. Not too invasive but kept him from helping that day. Well, glad we have plenty of friends to chip in and help. We had Christine Kastrup volunteer to run the spot light and some of the BSI kids chipped in to help with the setup and tear down. We had Jason Kastrup, Jim's son help with set up and Alison and Kevin Kastrup Dave's two youngest chipped in and helped get everything packed and loaded on the truck after the show. It actually took 4 to do the job of Doug that day. 

The following week BSI ventured to our favorite summer venue. Coney Island and the Garden Party in Moonlite Gardens. July 10th was our first of two stops at Coney Island for 2009.

Here we are wrapping up the finishing touches on our sound check just before the doors open and our very good friend JD Hughes starts spinning the crowd pleasing dance music.

We always have a great crowd and this night was no exception. The night was warm and the air was clear and the music flowed all night long. The crowd danced until the last song at 12:05 am.

We will be back on August 21st for our second time this year. This we are very happy about.

The next night we were rained out from playing at the Clovernook Country Club concert on the Green...however, we moved everything inside and had a great time anyway. Actually after all the rain, the air was very warm and humid. We were pleased with the way everything turned out as were the folks at the Country Club. In fact they are having us back in the future.

 

This was a very cool gig because we were able to reunite with another good friend of ours Gary Burbank. He was hired to provide 60 minutes of comedic entertainment on our break. Well, Gary Burbank is just plain funny form the start to the finish. He has stories and characters that will keep you laughing for hours. Thanks for everything Gary.

We are now gearing up for a busy week. We begin in Lawrenceburg Indiana for their "Music on the River" concert series this Thursday night beginning at 7:00pm till 9:00pm.

Then Friday we are in Sharonville for the opening night of Sharonfest with Second Wind for our final show of the "Blast of Brass Tour 2009".

Saturday we wrap up the week for a relaxing gig at one of our new favorite clubs Carlo & Johnny in Montgomery. Check out our website for all the details.

 For our complete schedule & directions to our gigs, or to listen to samplings of BlueStone Ivory or to view our hundreds of photos from past gigs go to www.BlueStoneIvory.com.

If you are interested in booking BlueStone Ivory for a party, dance or wedding call Gary Rossignol. Phone 513-777-2402 or toll free 800-670-2402.  email:Gary@BlueStoneIvory.com.

Happy birthday America

July 4th is a day to celebrate the founding of our Wonderful country. This is the day that John Adams and Thomas Jefferson signed the Declaration of Independence that brought legal separation of the American colonies from Great Britain in 1776. This is the very beginning of the United States of America as we know it today.

On July 2, 1776 congress debated and revised the Declaration, finally approving it on July 4. A day earlier, John Adams had written to his wife Abigail:

"The second day of July, 1776, will be the most memorable epoch in the history of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival. It ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance, by solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations, from one end of this continent to the other, from this time forward forever more." 

John Adams was off by 2 days in his letter...however, everything else in his letter has become true. Year after year we celebrate the 4th of July in a grand, musical, loud, colorful way.

This is a photo of the stage set & ready for musicians. Wow look at all those instruments.

This year will be the second year for the Blast of Brass Tour featuring the 10 piece band "Second Wind" and your very own Cincinnati's Favorite Band "BlueStone Ivory"on stage together in Fairfield at the Village Green Amphitheater. The show is called Red, White and Kaboom.

The show begins at 6:15 with the Fairfield Idol finals. Then The Blast of Brass Tour takes the stage. ALL 17 MUSICIANS from both groups will share the stage off and on throughout the evening.

This photo is the Blast of Brass Tour on stage in Fairfield July 3, 2008 

This year we plan on giving the audience what they wanted more of last year. That is more music with both bands joined together. We have an entire set of Second Wind songs as well as BlueStone Ivory songs. We had fun putting this all together. We hope you will enjoy watching and listening as we all 17 of us entertain you on July 3rd.

The whole party ends with a fantastic fireworks show provided by our very own Rozzi's Fireworks.

For our complete schedule & directions to our gigs, or to listen to samplings of BlueStone Ivory or to view our hundreds of photos from past gigs go to www.BlueStoneIvory.com.

If you are interested in booking BlueStone Ivory for a party, dance or wedding call Gary Rossignol. Phone 513-777-2402 or toll free 800-670-2402.  email:Gary@BlueStoneIvory.com.