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It's the eve of Halloween "Trick or Treat"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is BSI Halloween through the years past. You'll have to come out to Bar Seventy-One on Saturday to see the Costumes these characters have come up with this year. It is always a real hoot, don't you think?

Saturday night is Lee's final night playing with his BSI brothers. Then he is off to the Princess Cruise Lines for his new adventure. We do wish him well. You will be missed Lee.

For our complete schedule & directions to our gigs, or to listen to samplings of BlueStone Ivory or view hundreds of photos & now videos 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.

 

BSI on the move...

New Years Eve packages are ready
You can make your reservations NOW!

We are really on top of things this year. You can go to our website www.BlueStoneIvory.com and follow the directions to make your reservations for New Years Eve 2009 and be entered into the contest. The Grand Prize is a FREE full package. The second and third place prizes are packages at Half Price.

Another extra bonus this year is the second night for an additional $74.00. You can make it an extended stay and enjoy all the amenities of this grand hotel on New Years Day.

As most of you know. Lee Heftel our bass player, vocalist and very dear friend is leaving BSI at the end of October. His last official gig will be Halloween at Bar Seventy-One. We will really miss Lee. His shoes are going to be hard to fill. We are holding auditions for his position Thursday night October 22. We have 3 possible candidates to look at. We hope one of them will work for us. We plan to debut our newest member to the BSI brotherhood at Jim & Jack's on November 20th.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here are some memerable moments with Lee over the past few years.

For our complete schedule & directions to our gigs, or to listen to samplings of BlueStone Ivory or view hundreds of photos & now videos 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.

Don't forget your Sweetheart this Saturday "Sweetest Day"

Everywhere BlueStone Ivory performs Lutz Flowers are there.They have become a part of the BSI family. We can't perform without playing our version of Mustang Sally and Ted says "This song is brought to you by Lutz Flowers and Ladies you are going to find out why. So, Join our horn players on the dance floor".

Sometimes he kids around and says something like. "Our horn players are showing you there best side". That is of course because we always start out on the dance floor facing the band with our backs to the audience and blue & white carnations in hand or the bell of our horn.

I was thinking back, trying to remember how we started this tradition of handing out flowers during Mustang Sally. It dates back when Bobby Myers was playing with the band. Bobby's sister Jayne owned a flower shop in Newtown called Eclectic Garden. Bobby brought flowers from his sisters shop once and we handed them out. It was so well received we did it again and again. Soon we were buying them each week and having to go and pick them up. The problem was, no one lived anywhere near Newtown. That got old and very expensive.

Then I approached Lutz Flowers because they were right down the street from where I lived. They worked a deal with me. They would provide the carnations at half price in exchange for advertising. That worked for awhile. Then one day the West Chester store was closed. I began to panic until I met the new owner of Lutz Flowers, Carol Wainscott from Western Hills. 

Carol came out to hear the band and saw the huge reception we got from the flower bit during Mustang Sally. She immediately fell in love with BSI and told me to count her in. She wasn't going to charge us at all. In fact they deliver them to my door in West Chester. NO CHARGE!  When we play at Jim & Jack's they are always waiting for us on the stage upon our arrival. The folks at Lutz Flowers are true BlueStone Ivory fans. That is why we always display the Lutz Flowers sign they provided. We even have a special carrying case to keep it safe and clean during transporting on our truck.

Saturday October 17 is Sweetest Day. I encourage you to call Lutz Flowers  513-921-0561 and have them deliver something very special to your Sweetheart on Sweetest Day.

Be sure and tell them you are Friends of BlueStone Ivory. They always have a deal or something special for you if you say that. Please don't buy your flowers anywhere else. There isn't a nicer bunch of people at a better flower shop anywhere in the tri-state area Than at Lutz Flowers.

Of course plan on coming to Jim & Jack's this Friday and/or Saturday night and party with BlueStone Ivory. We will have special carnations for the ladies in honor of Sweetest Day this weekend. Come early and enjoy a delicious dinner. The food is excellent.

Those who haven't noticed, our web site has a whole new look. Ted did an entire overhaul and it really looks good.

In particular there is a special news section under the BSI Stuff tab everyone should go and check out. There is a special letter to all of our fans from Lee our bass player.

For our complete schedule & directions to our gigs, or to listen to samplings of BlueStone Ivory or view hundreds of photos & now videos 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.

 

Carlo & Johnny's on Oktoberfest

Saturday night a week ago September 19th BlueStone Ivory broke some records. We were booked to play at Carlo & Johnny's and Oktoberfest was happening at the same time downtown Cincinnati. Everyone assumed it would be a quite night downtown Montgomery with all the emphasis on downtown Cincinnati with the largest Chicken dance going on.

We were all fooled. In fact we had about the largest crowd we have experienced ever at Carlo & Johnny's. There were several birthday parties, and anniversaries being celebrated with us that night.

 

There were several fun things going on at Carlo & Johnny's that night. We had a Bob Wilson alert happening. Lee was in Connecticut playing with his old New Jersey friends opening for a Three Dog Night concert and then visiting his Mom in New York. So we had our old buddy Bob Wilson sit in for Lee.

It is always a pleasure to share the stage with the legendary Bob Wilson. When Bob comes out and plays with us he usually brings his lovely wife Sandy and an entourage of friends and relatives that show up for the sole purpose of cheering him on. Well, some will get a little carried away and make strange noises in between songs. But that's OK. It's all for the love of Bob.

Bob Wilson isn't the only one in the band that has friends follow them around. Ted usually has his sister(s) and/or brother(s) show up. Rick will have his sister and other friends come out. Of course Rusty always has a group of fans cheer him on.

This night I had some friends of mine. Marge & Wayne Jones. I have know Wayne and his wife for over 16 years. They love to come out and listen to BSI at least once a year and the 19th at Carlo & Johnny's was the time and place. In fact they brought their daughter and her best friend to come out and enjoy the horn driven sounds of BlueStone Ivory...Live & Kick'n.

Those who haven't noticed, our web site has a whole new look. Ted did an entire overhaul and it really looks good.

In particular there is a special news section under the BSI Stuff tab everyone should go and check out. There is a special letter to all of our fans from Lee our bass player.

For our complete schedule & directions to our gigs, or to listen to samplings of BlueStone Ivory or view hundreds of photos & now videos 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.