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Way to go! Thanks for dropping by bobgirard.com! Read a little and catch up...
Now that we're halfway through the year, I thought it would be appropriate to revise this page. Really. Just so that you know I'm paying close attention. To the website.
The first half of 2008 has proven to be some kind of fun, musically. Alligator played live in the studio at WTJU here in Charlottesville. It was part of the Annual Spring marathon. It's always fun to play live on the radio. It's also good to not suck when you play live on the radio. And we are good live - in tune, on pitch, good timing, good mood, blah blah blah. Alligator is a really good band, and if you want the (mainly late 60's - early 70's) Grateful Dead experience you should check us out. We're playing Fridays After Five here in Charlottesville on July 25 as part of the larger "Live From The Hook" movie premiere and all day music-stravaganza on July 26. More on that about 2 paragraphs down...
In addition to Alligator keep a lookout for The Gladstones. We're a little 4 piece combo that Charlie and I have with Jim Ralston and Steve Riggs. It's hard to describe the music (as usual) but it contains elements of the following: originals from me and Charlie, English pub rock, American rock and roll from 1966 on, old time country in the form of Steve Earle, Merle Haggard, Billy Ed Wheeler and Buck Owens, and Americana and blues to round it out. I know what you're thinking: How can they do all that? Well here's the answer. We cut out the middleman and bring the music straight to you! Keep a lookout. You'll get it right away. We're that simple.
In addition to The Gladstones and Alligator you may see or hear something from Captain Tunes (And His Fabulous Noteguns) and/or The Casuals Featuring Johnny Sportcoat. Both bands will be playing sets in Charlottesville as part of the "Live From The Hook" weekend July 25 & 26, along with The Allstars, Skip Castro Band, and Alligator. You can thank Deke Ealy for keeping the flame alive on this movie project. Look for more information at www.livefromthehook.com.
My silk screening business is growing steadily. It's called Hurricane City Tees and it's located right here in Charlottesville. If you need tees, or sweats or hats or mugs or glasses or tote bags or pens and pencils or team wear or frisbees or buttons or water bottles or - you get the picture. Just give me a call at (434) 220-3782. Remember this: if you need any of that stuff PLEASE CALL ME! My e mail is bobgirard@yahoo.com. Click here for Hurricane City Tees information: I'll treat you like you're my most important customer. Because you are!
I sold a few records this year - thanks to everyone who bought one. There are still copies, and you can buy them from me or from Sidetracks here in Charlottesville or from Plan 9 I think here in Charlottesville. If you want to get them from me just send $15 per copy to me (Bob Girard) at P.O. Box 313 Earlysville, VA 22936. Don't forget to specify which recording that you want to get: "SunGinChocolate" or "It Gets Weirder Every Year" or "Decline And Fall Of John Q Sportcoat". If you're credit-card-and-computer-savvy you can also buy "Decline And Fall..." from cdbaby by clicking here Buy "Decline And Fall...", and "It Gets Weirder Every Year" by clicking here Buy "It Gets Weirder...", and "SunGinChocolate" by clicking here Buy "SunGinChocolate".
Thanks for buying my cd's, thanks for coming out to see me and others when we play live,
and most of all thanks for being my friends through all of this. I really mean it. And special
thanks in 2007 to Jim, Marc, Charlie, Corky, Aaron, Susan, Stuart, Craig D and Craig B for making this a very fun year to stand on a stage and sing.
Anyhow, if you have any questions or want to get on the mailing list or the Hurricane
Party list or want to hear more about the cd's or if you have questions about me or The Gladstones, Alligator, The Casuals, Captain Tunes, The Hawaiians Band - whatever Email me..., I'm Bob.
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