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Longmont, CO
- 24 March 2007
The CD is now widely available, iTunes, CDBaby, Napster, etc.
Over 100 have been shipped in the last month. The band played
on 10 February 2007 to about 100 people. There were a few
rough spots but the crowd liked what they heard and wanted more.
A 4 song encore capped off the night.
The band has unfortunately come to an end. Due to Gord's day
job a relocation is necessary to the Kansas City area. This
will make it very difficult to perform in the Longmont area.
So the final line up has decided to look for other musical outlets.
Mike and Jerry are contemplating starting something local, Rich is
looking for a new project, and Gord will continue writing and
recording. His objective is to work on some new stuff over the
next year and have a recording get together in the studio he will be
building into his new home in eastern Kansas.
Rock has these bumps in the road. We all are still going to be
engaged musically, and hopefully there will be opportunities to play
and record together in the future. It has been fun and has
produced a sound and vibe that can only be recognized as
"JudgementDay"
Mike Sadowski is trying to put together a benefit for "Breast Cancer
Research" with the members in JudgementDay. So there may be
one last performance. Check here to see if we pull it
together, it will be advertised here if we are going to do anything.
Longmont, CO -
28 January 2007
The CD is complete and currently being mass produced. It will
be available for wide distribution in mid February. Contact a
band member to get your copy. The name of the CD is "the
right sea test...so far". It has 16 songs and is packaged in a
6 panel digipak. A pre CD release party is set for
10-February-2007 and we are still finding a suitable place to do the
OFFICIAL CD RELEASE PARTY. In a few weeks it will also start
to be available on iTunes and other e-music sites. Get your
copy now.
Longmont, CO -
18 December 2006
The CD is nearing completion. The current working name is
"Reborn - the right sea test...so far". It has gone through a
few different incarnations. We are now on our third mixing
engineer and we expect only one more session to complete the work.
It has been quite a long summer and the sound has taken a few
different directions. It is still a 16 song CD, it has been
tested a bit with Taxi A&R folks and their input is being used to
create a product that we are very proud of.
We are also in the final stages of refining our stage act. On
20-January-2007 we are going to perform at a private party.
The CD should be ready shortly after that performance. We are
then going to have a Public CD Release Party at a local Longmont,
Colorado Venue.
Watch for us - this stuff is sounding really good, lots of
harmonies, songs with funky stops, and lyrics with deep meaning (if
I do say so myself). See you in 2007 in a city near you.
Broomfield, CO -
28 April 2006
The 1 April 2006 recording sessions went great. Jim and Craig
flew in from Michigan and California respectively. We worked a
very long day and completed 17 songs. There were two
casualties in the recording though. One song Alone is
relegated to the reject pile, and South Sea (Honeymoon) has changed
its name and has to be redone, it was just not acceptable. We
are also changing a few of the other titles: Glory is now
"Stand Together (Glory)", Judgement Day is now "One Rose (Judgement
Day)", The Beginning is now just "Beginning", Winds of Fall is now
"In My Heart (Winds of Fall), My Baby Doesn't is now "Think of Her
All the Time (My Baby Doesn't), and Broken Hearts is now "Clearly
See (Broken Hearts)". This was done at the advice of the A&R
folks at Taxi to create more connection of the titles and the song
lyrics. This is a departure for me in two ways - I am taking
constructive criticism, and I thought my song naming was eclectic so
I am really giving into the MAN. Much of what we did in the
studio was to create a more commercial product to get a little more
notice - there are many bridges, lyrics are changed in line with
some suggestions from Taxi, and titles, oh the titles.
The rough cut sounds pretty darn good. We are going into the
studio over the next month to do some more fixes and add some
keyboards, sax, percussion, lap steel guitar, backing vocals, and
hell maybe even a Tuba (you know anyone?). We have Bryce
Boynton helping us with Keyboards, and have percussion, lap steel
and backing vocals ready to go. Sax and Tuba are our current
needs.
JudgementDay has submitted the Thanks Mary CD to an Independent
Writers competition. And it along with Our Wedding are being
judged against over 135,000 CD's in a Just Plain Folks competition.
Finally, we are going to gig a bit - we feel that there are many
songs that are ready for primetime and we a looking at some local
clubs to play at, as well as parties. We have one booked it is
a HS graduation party at the end of May. Should be fun.
All for now, I will keep you posted.
Longmont, CO -
20 December 2005
Just to catch everyone up with what is going on with JudgementDay
here before the holidays. The two JudgementDay CDs are
available through CDBaby in physical CD form. They can also be
digitally obtained through many avenues, including Bestbuy.com,
iTunes, Musicmatch, and many other services. If you cannot
find what you want send an email to the band and we will make sure
you are taken care of. I cannot guarantee deliver by Christmas
but if you let me know soon I can turn it around quickly, and you
will see it within a week.
JudgementDay is preparing for a 2006 recording session targeted
for early April 2006 with project completion and distribution of the
CD by the end of next year. The line up of the band looks
like:
Mike Sadowski - drums
Jim Rainbolt - Bass and
some lead guitar
Craig Small - Guitar
Jerry Boynton - Lead
guitar
Kris Bruno - vocals and
percussion
Gord Wolfgang - vocals
and rhythm guitar
We are still looking for
a keyboardist, a tenor sax player, and additional vocalists.
This project does not have the same time constraints for delivery
that the last two have had and most of 2006 will be focused on
recording and perfecting the work.
The songs will likely be:
1. A New Life - ALL NEW
2. The Beginning - ALL NEW
3. Little Princess - ALL NEW
4. South Sea Honeymoon - ALL NEW
5. Winds of Fall - ALL NEW
6. My Baby Doesn't - ALL NEW
7. Judgement Day - SOME NEW LYRICS
8. Back on Track - SOME NEW LYRICS
9. Our Wedding - SOME NEW LYRICS
10. Glory - SOME NEW LYRICS
11. Le Petit Mort - SOME NEW LYRICS
12. Sunset Girl - NEW ARRANGEMENT
13. Mary's Smile - NEW ARRANGEMENT
14. Alone - SOME NEW LYRICS
15. Broken Hearts - SOME NEW LYRICS
16. 16B - SOME NEW LYRICS
17. The One I Work For - NEW ARRANGEMENT
There is a mix of new and old songs written by Gord Wolfgang of
JudgementDay. We are doing the final work ups and preparation
to make this new CD, "Reborn" a real value for our fans across the
country. Look for it near the end of 2006. Also visit
our Lyrics Page to see
what the new ones look like and the changes to the classics.
To all around the world - Merry Christmas, Happy Chanukah, Happy
Kwanza, and may 2006 be the year of newness rebirth and
revitalization for everyone. Happy New Year. Also look
for an early April 2006 open rehearsal/party of the band as we
prepare for our recording sessions.
Longmont, CO -
20 July 2005
Thanks to CDBaby all JudgementDay material is being distributed
electronically through digital distribution sites including iTunes, Yahoo Music and the like.
Don't be the last one on your block with this music.
Longmont, CO - 8 May 2005
Thanks Mary is now available on CDBaby, soon it will be available
at Borders, and if you want one today, call or see Gord or someone
else in the band to get yours. There have been over 100
distributed to fans across the country, and the feedback is good.
The band is now working on setting up a worldwide tour to promote
the CD, as well as they continue to work on new material for another
CD targeted for a 2006 release.
Longmont, CO - 1 April 2005
This is no joke, the Thanks Mary CD that Gord committed to produce
in October 2003 has been PRODUCED and is in MANUFACTURE right now.
JudgementDay went into the studio on 13 February 2005, and have
knocked out a 19 song CD. Fixing, Mixing and Mastering
occurred over the next several weeks, and is at Discmakers being
put together as we speak.
The CD is in part the completion of a commitment that Gord made at
his wife Mary's funeral. The first 13 songs including a
re-performance of Sunset Girl are dedicated to Mary. The last
6 songs are a mix of different styles and topics from family life to
a Buffettesque song about a cruise in the Caribbean. There is
nearly 72 minutes of new music.
The band lineup included: Mike Sadowski on drums, backing
vocals and other percussion fills. Jim Rainbolt returned
providing some ripping lead guitar and steady creative bass lines.
Craig Small provided his high energy guitar, backing vocals, and
made sure we produced the songs as written. He also helped Jim
through some particularly difficult lead licks. Tony Fiore, a
new member to JudgementDay as well as the owner of Globalsound
Studios, played bass in most places where Jim provided the lead
guitar as well as some guitar, percussion, backing vocals, and hell
he was the engineer of record doing most of the mixing.
Michael Hoog performed the guitar on one track - Love Song.
Bill Wolfgang performed on The Feelings and Sunset Girl, in honor of
his mom. Gord continued in his place of lead singer and rhythm guitar player.
Unfortunately we were unable to get Mike Gemborys and Tessa Dvorak
to reprise their keyboard performances, there was a bit of a
contract dispute. No, no, Mike has work and family commitments
in Michigan, and Tessa is in her Junior year at CU and wants to keep
her studies primary in her mind at this time.
Here is a list of the songs as they will appear on the new CD,
THANKS MARY:
Grace
Mary's Smile
Toasted Cheese
Sandwiches
The Feelings
Just Ten Minutes
Stop Crying
Alone
8 East
Three Stars in My Sky
Love Song
Earthly Saint
Broken Hearts
Sunset Girl
16 B
Cheers
Life has Just Begun
My Guiding Light
My First Kiss
Mist on the Creek
You can see the lyrics
to these songs by following this
Lyrics Link.
Look for the CD at
Borders in Longmont, CDBaby, and available through any of the band
members. This is a good one, and it is all for Mary. It
is expected to be released on 8 May 2005, Mary's Day aka Mothers
Day.
Vatulele, Fiji - 13 January 2005
Bula from the South Pacific. Susan and Gord have been all
over the Yasawa chain of Fiji Islands, the main Island in Nadi,
Fiji, and on Vatulele a resort just south of the main Island.
This includes the location where Blue Lagoon was filmed.
Susan and Gord left for their honeymoon on 2 January 2005 for
Nadi, Fiji, making a connection in LAX. This provided for a
very long day. 2+ hour flight to LA, a layover of about 5
hours and then a flight to Fiji taking 11 hours. We left
Sunday afternoon and after crossing the dateline we got there
Tuesday morning. We lost our Monday. We checked in an
went for a run a sea level to get the cob webs out and start the
holiday off right.
We stayed at the Sheraton Royal Denarau for two nights. Sun
the first day a little rain the second. So on the second day
we decided to take a drive around the island. Driving on the
left side of the road is quite interesting. It is more
challenging running down the sides of the roads, we looked the wrong
way several times whilst crossing the streets... No one was
injured, fortunately. We had a great dinner that night at the
Port 'o Call.
The next day we awoke, went on another run and then set off to
board the Yasawa Princess to go on a 4 day 3 night cruise of the
Yasawa island chain. We stopped each night and anchored.
The water is indeed as blue as you have seen, the people were nice,
and there were only 33 state rooms. We met a lot of new people
and had a wonderful time. The food was good, drink was
available, and the weather was great. We went running on a few
of the islands that we anchored near. Also did some
snorkeling, went on a ride in a glass bottomed boat to see the
reefs, performed in an international skit night on the beach after a
beach pig roast. We wrote a song and performed it in front of
all of our boat mates....came in tied for second place...the FIJI
ship hands won. It was a competition between each of the
different countries represented.
After the cruise, and due to a screw up in our itinerary we had
to charter a sea plane to bring us to Vatulele. It was great,
smooth as glass landing, and the pilot was a Canadian from the
Northwest Territories....talking about a climate change. The
folks on Vatulele met us at the shore with champagne...escorted us
to the meal area and we had our first meal on the island... my
sandals were not even dry. They then showed us to our own Bure
(a thatched roof building). It was about 3200 square feet
including the lanai. HUGE. We had our own hunk of beach
outside the door. It got to 100 degrees most days, the sun was
great...Susan is still sporting a tan (here nearing the end of
February). There were no phones, newspapers, TV's, and very
limited connection with the outside world. To call room
service you put a flag out in the middle of the beach and the folks
would come down and see what you needed. And you could order
anything. We went ocean kayaking, swimming several times, on
hikes to a cave and an inlet with red prawn, and a romantic picnic
lunch on our own deserted island about a mile off shore. The
food and drink were excellent, much fish, venison, pork chops, Fiji
babies, wharf coolers, and really what ever you wanted. We ate
one night in the wine cellar, we ate at the waters edge right on the
beach one night. The place was a place to kick completely
back, and enjoy your partner in a way we likely will never be able
to do again.
Alas, the day came when we had to leave Vatulele and we flew in a
small plane back to Nadi. We again stayed at the Sheraton
Denarau for two more nights. More good food at the Port 'o
Call. On our whole trip we did not see TV, a newspaper, a PC
screen, and only used a phone to call home to tell the kids where we
were. The day before we left, Susan had a golf lesson and we
played her first 9 holes. It is a long way to the Senior
Lady's PGA, and we will be working on Susan's game this summer.
The time then came for us to leave Fiji. Back to the
airport, a few souvenirs, lots of dirty laundry, memories and
experiences to share for our lives. It was great... If you are
thinking about a get away go to FIJI. We left Fiji at 11:30pm
on the 15th of January, and we actually arrived in Denver at about
9:30pm on the 15th. We got home before we left. It is
that old international dateline pay back. Take a look at the
pictures on the honeymoon pages.
Lincoln, NE - 20 November 2004
This following is a recount of the events that transpired recently
for Susan and Gordon Wolfgang's wedding weekend and following week.
The rehearsal dinner was a recreation of New York City in Milford,
NE. The rehearsal happened in the church and we walked across
2nd Street (Central Park South) to the Milford City Park. The
dinner was held at the Webermeier on the Green. There were
horse drawn carriage rides provided, and the food was New York to
the nines. We had pastrami on rye, pretzels, hot dogs, pizza
and more. We had about 50 attend the dinner. We had
invited anyone from out of town to attend and it was great that so
many could stop by. Marty from Milford Market provided the
eats with Pizza Kitchen and Pretzel Logic. The Milford Venture
Crew did the serving.
Much of the bridal party stayed at the Milford Margarit-aville bed
and breakfast for the days in Milford.
The ceremony was in Milford NE at the United Methodist Church on 2nd
Street on 20 November 2004, at 5:30 sharp. There were about
100 in attendance. The ceremony featured a bride in a
beautiful white dress, 1 matron of honor, 4 attendants, 2 candle
lighters, 1 groom, 2 best men, 3 groomsmen, and a three legged dog
named Lucky. There was a little problem with putting down the
white runner, but it was just a small concern. Susan turned
the corner to enter the church just as imagined and the lyrics from
the song "Our Wedding" fit perfectly. The two took their vows,
the trumpets blared - Tom Kelly soloist, the organ chimed in -
Connie Lindquist, those in attendance applauded, and all was good in
the world. Incidentally, in order not to have any problems we
had three men of the cloth available just in case they were not able
to get through the festivities. We did not have to have the
runner up dress for the event. Rev. Jim and Rev. Dr. Richard
Shaw did the officiating. The sound was coordinated by Gary
TeSelle and the sanctuary was regaled with decorations by Char
TeSelle, and flowers provided at the church and reception hall were
done by Angel from Merle's Flower Shop. The Tuxes were
provided by Best Style Formalwear, and all the dresses were from
David's Bridal.
All jewelry was provided by Tiffany's.
The couple then were whisked off to the wedding reception in a 1957
turquoise and pearl white stretched Chevy Limo. It was
beautiful and much of the wedding party took the ride to Lincoln.
The back seat is how I remember back seats from 50's cars, the
springs were shot, it was a blast from the past.
The reception was in the Apothecary Loft
http://www.lincolnhaymarket.com/lofts.htm in Lincoln, NE.
A beautiful place. About a hundred were in attendance there
too. The food was great - Clams Casino, Oysters, Stuffed
Mushrooms, Lamb Chops, chicken and beef of course, and much more
provided by Hillis Catering. A string quartet graced us with
their presence - The Fall Creek String Quartet, played for a while.
The cake was a beautifully decorated 3 tiered structure with
Chocolate Raspberry, White Lemon and Carrot Cake for the anniversary
cake, provided by Jeri. The best cake I have ever tasted.
The reception was similar to southern wedding receptions, in that it
was hoped to be more stand up cocktail tables for the heavy
appetizer foods. Also it afforded the couple to go table to
table to meet and greet all the guests. It was a very good
time. Terry Hickey and Billy Wolfgang then took stage for the
toast, well done....The garter was thrown and Jim Eicher was right
there in the mix - look for a wedding soon. Also Tessa Dvorak
caught the bouquet, wait a little Tess your rock career is just
taking off. The reception lasted until about 10:00 pm and the
couple changed cloths and went to Brewski's for a few drinks before
retiring to the Cornhusker for the evening.
During the reception a patched together JudgementDay Band played 5
songs.
Our Wedding
Susan, I Love You
Glory
Red Rose
Judgement Day
The band consisted of Jim Rainbolt on Bass, Craig Small on Guitar,
Tessa Dvorak on Piano, Mike Gemborys on Piano, and Gord played
guitar and sang. It was kind of unplugged. There were
comments from those in attendance that the songs were very nice and
the band sounded great. Everyone in attendance got a copy of
the CD too.
On Sunday, again everyone was invited to this event as well.
We had a little coffee gathering, catered by Anne Klute of Espresso
to You. About 25 attended. At this event the bride also
opened the gifts that were brought to the wedding and reception.
There was a suburban full going back to Colorado later that
afternoon. We did stop by at the brides grandfathers house for
a few minutes before launching onto I 80 for the drive to Longmont.
BTW a 7 hour drive. It was a long weekend....
The couple then spent the next several days with the Kids at their
Longmont home, had a wonderful Thanksgiving meal at the Grush's with
all three kids and good friends. Susan and Gord then went up
to Estes Park for a few days at the Stanley Hotel, the one from The
Shining. There was no REDRUM, but there were some beautiful
meals, a 3 mile hike in the Rocky Mountain National Park, shopping
at the Spruce shop, a foot of snow, and a drive to the ballet.
The couple returned home for preparation for work, and life as we
know it has changed. The week was great. Everything was
just perfect.
There will be pictures posted in the very near future on a special
wedding page. Come back soon to see them.
The couple will be going to Fiji in early 2005 for their Honeymoon.
Look for updates on that next year.
Longmont,
CO - 16 October 2004
JudgementDay performed today at the wedding reception for Tony
and Margaret Urbano. Most of the band was together, with
notable absences of Mike Gemborys and Jim Rainbolt. The line
up was Mike Sadowski on drums, Craig Small on guitar, Mike Hoog on
guitar, Tessa Dvorak on keyboards, and a new player Tony Fiore on
Bass. Gord was also there out front.
They played 2 sets of JudgementDay songs, 21 all original all new
songs. They then were called back on stage to perform 5 more
songs, some repeats and Pink Cadillac. They closed with a
completely unrehearsed jam as the crowd asked for more.
The debut of "Cheers", a song written specifically for Tony and
Margaret was at the top of second set and was very well accepted.
The CD is still on track for distribution on 20 November 2004 at
the next wedding in the bands future. Look for us to record
another CD between Thanksgiving and New Years, Thanks Mary...We will
also commit "Cheers" to CD for Tony and Margaret.
Broomfield,
CO - 13 September 2004
JudgementDay has completed the 10 song CD "Our Wedding".
It has been mastered and is now in Canada being manufactured.
It will be distributed to all in attendance at the Susan
Grimes/Gordon Wolfgang wedding on 20 November 2004. It will
also have limited distribution through Border's Book Stores and CD
Baby on the web.
Once again I thank all the players: Mike Sadowski, Drums
and Percussion; Michael Hoog, guitar; Craig Small, guitar; Michael
Gemborys, keyboard; Tessa Dvorak, keyboard, and Jim Rainbolt, Bass
and lead guitar. Also our thanks to Tony Fiore, Lydia Fiore,
Dave Moll, and John Taylor at Globalsound Studios for their help,
patience and guidance through the recording, fixing, mixing, and
mastering process. We are working with World Replication Group
in Toronto, Canada to do the manufacturing, thanks to them as well.
The band is now preparing for another CD production later this
year and early in 2005 of the "Thanks Mary" CD. And finally,
we are trying to make a gig request work. The band has been
asked to play at a wedding reception for Margaret Ludlow and Tony
for sometime in October. We will play a mix of originals and
covers. Maybe you will be one of the 100 or so folks invited
to the reception.
That is all for now - talk to you soon.
Broomfield, CO -
17 July 2004
JudgementDay was in the studio for ten hours today recording
their debut CD, "Our Wedding". The session went
great. Gord, Mike Sadowski, Michael Hoog, Tessa Dvorak, Craig
Small and Jim Rainbolt were all there. They got all 10 songs
destined for the CD ready to mix and are on schedule for production
in late September. Tony, Dave and Lydia of Globalsound Studios
were there to help the band get their job done. The band
brought their "A" game and ripped through all 10 and some were done
in one take.
Jim Rainbolt traveled from Michigan, and provided great bass
lines and a few keeper 6-string guitar leads. A little more
fixing and additional tracks for a few songs and the project will be
in the can.
Thanks to all that were there lending moral support. As
well as my thanks to all the players that were there - we are a
great team.
We will be starting rehearsal soon to get ready for our next
project "Thanks Mary". Recently renamed from
"Thank You Mary"
Longmont, CO - 23 June 2004
The final touches have been put on the JudgementDay song line up
for the new CD, "Our Wedding" Ten Songs all
listed on the "Our Wedding" CD Lyrics Link...Mist on
the Creek will be on a future CD, but the lyrics are shown on that
page -
click here. The working title for this CD has changed as
you can see since early May. The marathon recording sessions
will start on July 16 with a studio rehearsal with the entire band,
and then recording session on July 17th. We should walk away
from the Studio with all songs only needing, fixing, mixing, adding
a few final touches, and mastering. We expect the project will
be ready for mass production in September, and a 300 unit initial
order ready for distribution at Susan and Gord's wedding on November
20, 2004.
You can see the CD Artwork by
clicking here.
This is draft mode, but should be pretty close to the final version.
The band is also coming together nicely. Rehearsals are
yielding tremendous growth of the individuals as well as the songs.
We have Tessa Dvorak on Keys, Mike Sadowski on the Skins, Craig
Small and Michael Hoog on Guitar. Jim Rainbolt on Bass, and he
will be adding some lead licks to the CD as well. Michael
Gemborys has signed up to add some addition Keyboard and Guitar
tracks in August. And of course Gord is there with all the
other mates.
Today is Billy Wolfgang's 15th Birthday...if you see him wish him
a happy. Kris is 16, and Meg is 20. We are all have a
wonderful summer going to Sox games, Kristen's softball tournaments,
a little golf, lots of music, some wine and all with Love.
Susan is now such a central part of our lives. The wedding
plans are going on swimmingly. We will be married at 5:30 pm
Central Daylight Savings time on November 20, 2004. The
wedding is in Milford, Nebraska...near Lincoln. The rehearsal
dinner, the night before, will be across the street at Milford's
Central Park, at the Milford Met. Horse drawn carriages will
be provided with a NY City food fare. Should be much fun.
On Saturday, Wedding Day, we will have the ceremony, and then go
to Lincoln, to the Apothecary Lofts for a reception. The happy
couple will spend that night somewhere in Lincoln, and return to
home in Longmont, Colorado that Sunday. We also expect to
spend the following weekend at a mountain get away in Colorado...the
real honeymoon will be after the first of the year for 14 days in
Fiji.
That is all for now, come here often to get the news.....Look for
the recording of "Thank You Mary" in early 2005.
Longmont, CO - 3 May 2004
ofb42 performed for its last time on 31 December 2003.
There were 3 sets at the annual Wolfgang New Years Eve party.
About 50 people attended the party. The
first set contained the Iggy songs, the second set was an acoustic set of
songs dedicated to Mary, Gord's wife, and the third set was a very
hot set of ofb42 classic songs, off their first CD, ...the search
goes on.
Look for "LOVE: The Next Chapter, my Susan" CD to be released
sometime in 2004, just in time for the wedding. The CD will be
distributed to all in attendance. Also there will be a CD dedicated to the memory of Maryann Goodell
Wolfgang soon, look for early 2005. It will be titled "Thank
You Mary".
Longmont, CO - 14 August 2003 ofb42 performed 4 songs at the Third Avenue Opera House tonight.
The house band with Richie played a 7 song set and after a quick
change over ofb42 took the stage and performed:
Don't Always Do What I Say
Unfulfilled Dreams
Into
the Breach
Hope
The
crowd of about 100 patrons were appreciative of the performance and
were happy to hear the new sound from ofb42. It is the bands
expectation that we play a short set like this at the Opera House
once a month. Come out to the web site to see when we will be
there again.
Longmont, CO - 7 August 2003
ofb42 is once more in a creative mood. Weekly rehearsals
are now turning into new material development opportunities.
The guys got together after a lay off of over 1 month. During
this reunion the band developed 4 ALL new songs. Adding these
to the ones that debuted in July, ofb42 has a good start at 7 new
songs for the next CD. The guys will be going into the
recording studio sometime in October or November 2003. Look
for the CD - Ignatius Spewman to be released in 2004.
There is also a very good chance that the band will be performing
4 songs at a local open mic opportunity. The 3rd Avenue Opera
House located at the corner of 3rd and Main in Longmont, CO is the
location. This kind of format is tough to really call, we are
going to try to get onto the stage sometime near 9 pm. Hope to
see you there.
Longmont, CO - 5
July 2003
ofb42 once more had a great time performing for
the folks over on Button Rock Court. The band went on a few
minutes before 2:00 pm and played three sets of prepared material
and a short encore. The third set and encores were performed
without Brian York. Unfortunately during the intermission
between the second and third sets, Brian's son Colin was injured and
Brian with his lovely wife Kathy spent several hours at the Longmont
United Hospital Emergency Room. Colin was patched up and
brought back about 8:30 pm. Check out the new pictures in our
photo gallery - Click here.
The party had nearly 100 in attendance, and the
band was hot. The set list is shown below:
SET
I
Into
the Breach
Run..
Down Dream
Don’t Always Do What I Say
Steppin’
Stone
BBC
The One I Work For
September Morning
Jenny
Hope
SET
II
Memories So Sweet
Middle
Teddy
Missed the Bridge
Perfect
Dream
With Me
Reduce
the Pain
White
Wedding
Homeless
Two
Lives
SET
III
Unfulfilled Dreams
Keep
Your Hands
Authority Song
I’m
Done
Fire
Sunset
Girl
Encore
Peaceful Easy Feeling
Jumpin’
Jack Flash
Born on
the Bayou
Don’t
Fear the Reaper
16B
American Girl
As with
last year there was plenty of food, time for conversation and great
weather. Even though Rick and Dave were not 100% physically at
the start of the gig, they both performed commendably. There
were ripping leads by Dave and creative and steady base lines by
Rick throughout the afternoon. Mike was also rock steady as
usual, and with all the extra cymbals and additional floor tom he
gave more to the adoring fans than they expected. Brian was
superior with percussion, harmonics, backing and lead vocals, that
is until the third set. We missed Brian's presence, any piece
missing from the band does have an impact, but we struggled through.
The end
of the night came, time to knock down, and bring the stuff back to
the rehearsal hall. Everything went great there too, but there
was something different than last year, no visit from the local
police. They never showed up, we missed them too.
After
the gig, a few of the guys got together to work on some new songs
for our next CD. Look for the CD, featuring a 5 songs opera
about Ignatius Spewman, coming out sometime early in 2004.
And
finally, we all hope that Colin York's injuries heal fast and he
back on his feet quickly.
Longmont, CO – 21
June 2003
ofb42 performed at the BORDERS STORE on Hover Road in Longmont Colorado, to many adoring
ofb42
fans and loads of new fans brought to us by Harry Potter.
The guys came on stage at just past 3:00 pm and played a three set
concert of all original songs.
These are the sets they played:
SET I
Into
the Breach
Lemon
Sherbet
I'm
Done
The One
I Work For
September Morning
Perfect
Dream
Memories So Sweet
Hope
Set II
Teddy
Missed the Bridge
Reduce
the Pain
With Me
Two
Lives
Homeless
16B
Unfulfilled Dreams
Sunset
Girl
Don’t
Always Do What I Say
Set III
Into
the Breach
Lemon
Sherbet
Teddy
Missed the Bridge
Hope
It was
a beautiful day, and the band played with high energy and the crowds
loved the performance. The CDs were flying off the shelves and
the band had a performance that will be written about for years.
Check the CD out, it is available at Borders and on the internet
today.
Next
Performance is at a private block party in Longmont in early July.
Look for details of that performance soon.
Longmont, CO
– UPDATED 4 April 2003
ofb42 NEW CD - Includes 14 New Songs, with the song
"Hope", and an 8 page fact filled booklet with LYRICS
The CDs are now here and filling
the distribution channels. The initial quantity is now
available at CDBaby Click on following link for online ordering -
http://cdbaby.com/cd/ofb42.
There are some being shipped to points in Denver, CO,
and radio stations will have them soon. You can also see any of the band
members for your copy. The first hundred CDs are going fast - An autographed
ofb42 Band Photo included with the first 100 CDs.
The CDs are also now available
at some locations in the Longmont/Boulder, Colorado area - Click here for Local CD Outlets
Longmont, CO
– 14 February 2003
ofb42 released its first CD for world wide
distribution today. The 14 Song CD is available today to
order, and limited quantities are available for immediate delivery.
Broad distribution of "...the search goes on" will be occur in early
March when the first pressing reaches distribution channels.
You can order your copy today - $10.00 plus shipping. You can
now find the CD on CDBaby.com for internet purchasing
-
http://cdbaby.com/cd/ofb42. In addition you
can find it in local music shops in the metro Denver, Colorado area.
As always you can consult with one of the band members to work out
getting one of these treasured CDs the old fashioned way. Come
to the web site often to see the news about ofb42. To go to the company store CLICK HERE - COMPANY STORE.
Longmont, CO
– 31 December 2002
ofb42 hosted a New Years Eve party in Longmont,
CO. Approximately 50 people were in attendance. The band
played from about 8:30 until 10:00 and then socialized with the
guests 'til well past midnight. The song list was:
Into the Breach
Unfulfilled Dreams
September Morning
The One I Work For
Teddy Missed the Bridge
Two Lives
Hope
With Me
Don’t Always Do What I Say
Memories So Sweet
Homeless
I’m Done
Sunset Girl
Reduce the Pain
BBC
Runnin' Down a Dream
The Middle
The first 14 are all original ofb42 Compositions and the last 3 were
a brief encore. Originals
were well accepted. We believe everyone had a good time.
Look for our CD in February.
Broomfield,
CO - RECORDING
SESSION NEWS
– 28 December 2002
The band has spent most of December rehearsing
for the studio recording of the first CD project for ofb42.
The working title is "...the search goes on".
Click here to read the Lyrics to
the songs on this new CD. It has always been a dream of the
band to record a CD with all original compositions. Well as I
sit here after the last recording session we now have all the basics
for the 14 songs that will appear on this CD.
Many thanks to Tony and Lydia at Global Sounds
Studio, they certainly took good care of us during our inaugural
recording session. The band certainly endorses them - check
out their web site at
www.globalsoundstudio.com
ofb42 expects to have the final touches, mixing
and mastering of this debut CD for release in February 2003.
Click Here to send an email to
the band to reserve your copy of the CD. It is expected to be
priced no more than $10.00. Be the first on your block with
these new tunes.
On New Years Eve the band will be performing a
brief set list for what is filling out to be a big party. If
you want ofb42 at your next event contact us.
Longmont, CO
– 23 November 2002
There was a special invitation gig help to
introduce several new Original ofb42 Songs. The objective was to
share these songs with a familiar audience and get their
constructive feedback. The night was a success. The
ofb42songs
constituted the first set, and the group came back to cover several
songs that the band has become famous for performing.
The new songs were received very warmly. There
were some suggestions that will be incorporated into the future
performances. The other objective was to determine which of the new
compositions ofb42 should record at our recording sessions,
tentatively scheduled for late December. It is hoped that a release
of all original compositions will be ready for distribution by the
end of the first quarter of 2003. The working title of the 10 song
album is “…the search goes on.”
We thank everybody that was able to make the
gig, the band enjoyed the immediate feedback, and it has inspired us
to several new compositions. Also, during this show we had a new
sound engineer behind the boards. As you all know Mike Bohl has
moved to Texas and we are still searching for a permanent
replacement. For this gig, Bill Wolfgang a special guest from
Boston, Massachusetts, and former sound engineer for the Peripheral
Devices, took the duties of sound engineer. Bill, the band thanks
you.
Here is the set list that was performed 23
November 2002, starting about 7:45 pm:
Memories So Sweet
September Morning
Two
Lives
Into
the Breach
Unfulfilled Dreams
With Me
Teddy
Missed the Bridge
Homeless
Reduce
the Pain
Don’t
Always Do What I Say
Hope
Sunset
Girl
The
Middle
BBC
Waitin’
on a Sunny Day
Jenny
Pink
Cadillac
Steppin’
Stone
American Girl
White
Wedding
Thunder
Road
Glory
Days
Brown
Eyed Girl
House
of the Rising Sun
Wonderful Tonight
What I
Like About You
Rockin’
in the USA
Darkside
Authority Song
Memories So Sweet
Into
the Breach
Teddy
Missed the Bridge
Don’t
Always Do What I Say
Thanks to all that were there for this first
official release of ofb42 Original Compositions. The first twelve
and the last four are the originals. Lastly, the band must have
lost our touch or Bill kept us too quiet…the police did not visit us
once.
Also, look forward to two big events that we
are planning for next spring. One will be a benefit with another
band here in Longmont, and the other is the rescheduled victory
party that was originally scheduled for November.
Longmont, CO - 28 September
2002 ofb42 played last Saturday night for about 50 fans at the going
away party for Anja and Simon. This will be known as the "Bon
Voyage Party". The guest list was planned and sent out weeks
ago, you know it was a private party. Many folks came from all
over the metro Denver area to see this rare September ofb42
appearance.
The band got started at about 8:00 pm. We had a shorter
than normal set list. Basically, one long set. This was
designed to allow the band to integrate with the invitees. It
was a good idea. The set really came together...comments were
that it seemed relaxed and sounded great. We did launch kind
of tight in the Old Apartment, but finished strong. During a
few breaks in the action we brought Simon and Anja on stage to help
with percussion and background vocals. We also at one point
shared the bands gifts with them. See set list below:
The Old Apartment
Free Fallin'
Let Her Cry
Memories So Sweet
BBC
Jenny
Running Down a Dream
Three Steps
It's All Been Done
Call and Answer
Middle
Pride and Joy
American Girl
Authority Song
Glory Days
Waitin' on a Sunny Day
Sunset Girl
As you can see by this
list we have added "Glory Days" and a new original "Memories So
Sweet", both seemed appropriate at a party to say 'til we meet again
to such good friends. The party was a great send off...gifts
were exchanged with Simon and Anja...we left them with a little
ofb42 paraphernalia - T-Shirts and a CD...but most importantly we
gave them a print of Longmont with Long's Peak in the back, they
will remember their Colorado home every time they look at that
picture. Simon and Anja have been friends of the band since
the band formed, we have treasured their friendship, and we hope
that their shirts are worn with pride in Tampa and The Netherlands,
or where ever their travels bring them. We also want to thank
them for allowing us to play at their party...it was certainly an
honor.
By the way there was a
few song session with Joseph sitting in at drums. Also, after
the party a few of the band members got together to write a few more
originals. Look for them at our future performances.
Finally, there was no
Police Presence, we broke our string.
Lafayette, CO - 31 August 2002 -
check out the set list now!
After nearly two months off, ofb42 played for
100 fans at the South Pointe Subdivision “End of Summer Party”.
The band took the stage at 5:30 and ripped through a blistering 48
minute first set. There was a special request by the
party organizer, Andre Padilla, to start the event with the Bruce
classic, “Pink Cadillac”. The crowd was wild from the first note,
through the last encore.
The sets were similar to previous performances, although four new
songs were added to the groups’ repertoire: “Gimme Three Steps” –
Skynyrd, “Pride and Joy” – SRV, “Livin’ on a Prayer” – Bon Jovi, and
“Waitin’ on a Sunny Day” – Bruce. Researchers believe that this was
the first time anywhere in Colorado “Waitin’ on a Sunny Day” was
performed. Bruce will surely perform it when he is at the Pepsi
Center on 22 September 2002.
The night provided a few difficulties to the quintet. The first
challenge came at the beginning of the second set, when a power
surge blew most of the power to the amplification equipment. The
problem was later diagnosed as a surge when the stage lights came
on, as the sun was setting. Minutes later the guys were back into
their set, when a cruiser from the Lafayette Police Force responded
to the scene. The block party organizers had secured a noise permit
and showing this document was sufficient to the first officer. Two
songs later, TWO CRUISERS responded, and this time the order was
given turn down or else. Evidently somebody from a neighboring road
was not a fan of rock. Apparently, the complainant was told that
there was an orderly party going on across the way, but they
responded that they did not move in to this subdivision to hear
“Woodstock”. The band really appreciates the compliment.
The band proceeded to turn down and complete
the second set. This action took some of the wind from the sails of
ofb42. Following a very brief break between the second and third
set, the guys came together for a pared down third set. The crowd
was appreciative of the performance, and apologized for the behavior
of the Lafayette men in blue and the neighbors from across the way.
The guys were urged back to play two more songs before the noise
permit ran out. The encore featured a long rendition of “Don’t Fear
the Reaper”, and ofb42 closed strong with “Authority Song” (how
ironic). The music stopped at 9:00, and thus began the drudgery of
breaking down, packing up, and bringing the equipment back home.
(This is now the third event in a row where law
enforcement has been called to talk to the band…we are on a roll.)
ofb42 will be playing again soon in the
Longmont metro area. The company store
is now open, and more pictures will be posted soon. Follow
Longmont’s own, ofb42, as we break out onto the national music
scene.
Longmont, CO - 06 July 2002 - check out the set list now!
ofb42 played for over 150 adoring fans at the
2002 Button Rock Court Annual Block Party. The fans came from all
over the Front Range to see the band. People have started calling
this group Longmont Colorado's Band for Any Party Occasion. The
group has played recently at St. Patrick’s Day, Baby Shower,
Birthday and Graduation Parties. Call backs and referrals are
generated out of each event. They will be playing at a party near
you soon.
The festivities started at about 2:00 pm with
the band taking center stage at 3:00 pm. The
set list included favorites from Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty,
John Mellencamp, Billy Idol and a few originals, notably “Sunset
Girl” (written by Gordon Wolfgang) as the second song in the
third set. There were screaming leads from “Mr. Metal” Dave Skaare
throughout the afternoon. There was a melodic rendition of the
Billy Idol classic “White Wedding” by Brian York to conclude the
second set. The polished Bass lines from Rick Miller were heard all
afternoon, keeping the team in line. And the time was kept
flawlessly by Mike Sadowski on the drums…with a wicked “Moby Dick”-esque
drum solo in Pink Cadillac halfway through the second set. Mike
Bohl did a great job behind the Eurodesk Mixer.
Each set was punctuated by games and grub
provided by the great people of Button Rock Court. There were a few
other unexpected punctuations by Longmont’s finest. The band was
stopped after the second set at about 6:00 pm, and shortly after a
five song Encore at 8:00 pm. They also came by to see if we kept
our word at about 10:00 pm, after everything was knocked down. The
band would like to extend our appreciation to the Longmont Police
for their understanding and we hope that our welcome has not been
worn out. (By the way this is the second event in a row where law
enforcement has been called to talk to the boys in the band…we must
be doing something right.)
Keep your eyes open for this gang of six – they
will be playing at a venue near you. Also, flip to our web page
regularly for the news,
event information, and soon to come the ofb42 company store (CDs and Tee-Shirts).
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