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Item 209: Katie Geddes and tThe Usual Suspects Fall '99 Itinerary

Entered by katie on Mon Nov 1 12:47:12 1999:

 Fri, Nov 5, 7 pm - Borders Books & Music, Arborland, Ann Arbor

 Fri, Nov 19, 8 pm - Green Wood Coffee House, 1001 Green Rd, Ann Arbor

 Sat, Dec 4, 8 pm - Trinity House Theatre, 6 Mile & Haggerty, Livonia
                     (Christmas show)

 Hope to see you! Tho, I don't know what most of you look like!

 Listen for us (or even request us!) on these radio shows:
 Folks Like Us, WDET, 101.9 FM (Detroit) Saturdays, noon to 3 pm
 Over Easy, WCSX 94.7 FM (Detroit), Saturdays & Sundays, 8 to 11:30 am
 Progressive Torch and Twang, WDBM 88.9 FM (Lansing), Tuesdays, 8 pm to 12 am
 New Country, WSDP 88.1 FM (Plymouth-Canton), Wednesday mornings

 Our CD, "Live At Green Wood," is available at our shows and at all Ann Arbor
 record stores. (Makes a great holiday gift! ;-))
17 responses total.

#1 of 17 by tpryan on Tue Nov 2 00:00:04 1999:

        So let's make this Friday a Grex Night Out at Borders Arborland
7pm or so.


#2 of 17 by remmers on Tue Nov 2 01:01:16 1999:

Wow, Katie & her gang are getting lots of gigs.  Coolness.

I'll attend in disguise so that Katie won't know what I look like
either.


#3 of 17 by katie on Tue Nov 2 03:23:58 1999:

I just found out that Jamie and Doug will be giving away CDs and tix to
the Green Wood show on the Torch and Twang program on Tues, Nov 16, and
will play several cuts from our CD.


#4 of 17 by clees on Tue Nov 2 07:11:38 1999:

A great gift indeed, Katie.
Thanks once again.
(wanders off singing 'She gave me her cd as a present, she gave me her 
cd as a present").


#5 of 17 by katie on Thu Dec 2 14:53:22 1999:

Update:  Fri Dec 3, 7 pm, Borders at Arborland, Ann Arbor; Christmas show;
free admission.

Sat, Dec 4, 8 pm, Trinity House Theatre, Livonia; Christmas show; $12.

Also, we'll be guests on the Over Easy program on WCSX 94.7 FM Saturday
morning, in the 10:00 hour. There will be a giveaway of tix to the TH show.

(Sorry about the info repeat; this is already in the announcements item
in Agora).


#6 of 17 by katie on Sun Dec 5 19:21:56 1999:

Well, the WCSX thing went very well and was very effective. Several people
who came to the show Sat night said they came because they heard us on the
radio. They hadn't heard us before. Plus I got email from someone who said that
she went to Borders and bought all of our CDs that they had (for Xmas gifts)
and we'd better restock them there.

The most fun part of the radio visit was that after our on-air time (45 min.!)
they had us go to the next studio over and record 4 promos for the station.
On 2 we sing; on 2 I talk and the guys play in the background. 2 are for
the Over Easy program specifically, and 2 are for the station overall. (If
anyone hears one played, please let me know. I'm not often in radio range of
Detroit).



#7 of 17 by jep on Thu Dec 9 04:24:47 1999:

I missed your recent concerts, Katie.  I'm sorry I did.

Do you have any new CDs coming out in the near future?  Your "Live at 
Green Wood" CD is probably our favorite overall piece of music; we play 
it pretty often!

It'd be nice (this is the 2nd year I've thought this) to have some Katie 
Geddes Christmas music, too!  (Hint, hint.)


#8 of 17 by katie on Thu Dec 9 05:27:58 1999:

We'll start the next CD in January. And, yes, we're getting lots of requests
for a CHristmas album. And a gospel album. We'll see...

Hey, come to Green Wood this Sat at 7:30 pm. We're doing a CD release party
and show for Mike Fedel's new CD, "I Miss Your Smile." It's a collection of
Amy's favorite songs, performed by Mike, me, and several of Amy's little
friends. The Usual Suspects and I will do a few songs (including Xmas stuff),
as will Mike by himself, and Band of Love. It should be fun.



#9 of 17 by jep on Fri Dec 10 00:56:21 1999:

I think we'll be there.  We saw a notice in the AA News, and I think 
we're going to make it to this one!


#10 of 17 by katie on Fri Dec 10 04:44:06 1999:

The AA News reporter made a pretty significant mistake: the CD release
being celebrated, "I Miss Your Smile," is Mike Fedel's, not KG and the US.

Also, listen to Mike tomorrow (Fri) morning on Kool 107 (FM 107.1) in the
7:00 hour, on the Lucy Ann Lance program.


#11 of 17 by anderyn on Sat Dec 11 00:32:16 1999:

Heard him. I plan on being there. 


#12 of 17 by bru on Sun Dec 12 01:21:49 1999:

unfortunately, anderyn will not be there, she has no ride at this time.


#13 of 17 by jep on Wed Dec 15 02:50:28 1999:

We went, and were glad we did.  It was an unsual concert; a memorial for 
Mike Fedel's daughter, who was killed in a car accident, and a thank-you 
to the people who helped the Fedel family while they were dealing with 
what had happened to them.  

It was very depressing in the beginning, but then turned cheerful and 
perky.  

Katie sang several songs -- thank you, Katie!  

Mike got everyone to sing the Stevie Wonder song, "As", and encouraged 
everyone to sing along with other songs -- or dance along, or 
participate however they wanted to.

We had a good time.  I think most people did.  It wasn't what we thought 
we'd be going to, but it worked out well.  We donated $20 for Mike's CD, 
but haven't listened to it yet.  (If any part of it is as depressing as 
the depressing part of the concert, it will be a struggle to go 
through.)

Mike Fedel was a co-worker of mine at Arbortext; we were both laid off a 
few weeks ago in a downsizing.  I'll be starting at a new job the Monday 
after Christmas.  I have heard Mike might be accepting a position at the 
same place.  That would be interesting...


#14 of 17 by katie on Thu Jan 20 05:47:59 2000:

 Let's see...where will we be?

Feb 18, Fri, St Michael's Lutheran CHurch, Canton, Coffee House Concert

Feb 19, Sat, 9 pm, Lonely Hearts Club, Ann Arbor, benefit for Ozone House

Mar 18, Sat, Mama's Coffee House, Birmingham, opening for Mark Dvorak

Apr 1, Sat, Green Wood, benefit for the Appalachian Service Project

Apr 25-29 Nashville, TN, various stops including 23rd Psalm Coffee House



#15 of 17 by katie on Sun Feb 20 22:52:31 2000:

Well, Fri night's show at St Michael we had a "first."  The crowd got up and
started line dancing to "Wayfaring Stranger." They were doing the "Electric
Slide," which I believe was called "The Hustle" when I was a kid. I bet no
other band has had that happen on that particular song. It was a lot of fun.


#16 of 17 by scott on Sun Feb 20 22:55:07 2000:

Ick.  I hate dances like that.  Are you sure you didn't get a wedding party
or something like that?  ;)


#17 of 17 by katie on Sun Feb 20 22:58:57 2000:

There was a wedding rehearsal going on in another room, but the twain didn't
meet. (And I don't mean Shania.)


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