Oliver's Army plays Katrina Benefit 10/9/05
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Oliver's Army plays Katrina Benefit 10/9/05
Oliver's Army, Elvis Costello tribute band, is slated to play at Hard Rock Cafe Dallas Oct.9. They join other Dallas area tribute bands in Band Together, to benefit Hurricane Katrina victims.
Come out and see OA frontman Noiseradio kick out EC tunes in that superb way that he does!
More on the lineup at:
http://www.tanksleyalves.com/OliversArmy/shows.html
and
http://www.hardrock.com/includes/eventD ... ntID=20804
Come out and see OA frontman Noiseradio kick out EC tunes in that superb way that he does!
More on the lineup at:
http://www.tanksleyalves.com/OliversArmy/shows.html
and
http://www.hardrock.com/includes/eventD ... ntID=20804
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Yeah, we'd love to see anyone from the board come out, if you happen to be in the Dallas area on Sunday. Oliver's Army goes on at 3 pm. Come early and see Hard Night's Day. They're a very good Beatles tribute.
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I see where this is all headed...a tribute to tribute bands!
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Ray Davies tribute? I want to be in that number.
Glad you rescued some gear. That makes me really happy.
Thanks to Legman for coming out and for the Shinerbock. There was a good turnout, which I hope held up for the second half (nine bands is a long time). I had to leave during the KISS tribute band, DESTROYER's set. They were fun, in all the makeup and with all the moves. But I don't like KISS well enough to fake it that long. Still, they brought a lot of people, and they were super nice guys. So it was all good.
Glad you rescued some gear. That makes me really happy.
Thanks to Legman for coming out and for the Shinerbock. There was a good turnout, which I hope held up for the second half (nine bands is a long time). I had to leave during the KISS tribute band, DESTROYER's set. They were fun, in all the makeup and with all the moves. But I don't like KISS well enough to fake it that long. Still, they brought a lot of people, and they were super nice guys. So it was all good.
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That's what I call a tribute band! Betcha don't even bother with the geeky glasses and skinny ties!noiseradio wrote:I had to leave during the KISS tribute band, DESTROYER's set. They were fun, in all the makeup and with all the moves. But I don't like KISS well enough to fake it that long. Still, they brought a lot of people, and they were super nice guys. So it was all good.
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Glad it was a good evening.
From the line up
Voodoo Blue - SRV Tribute
A Hard Night's Day - Beatles Tribute
Queen for a Day - Queen Tribute
Bricks in the Wall - Pink Floyd Tribute
Petty Theft - Tom Petty Tribute
Destroyer - KISS Tribute
The Boys Named Sue - Country Tribute
Poison Cherry - 80's Hair Band Tribute
Oliver's Army - Elvis Costello Tribute
there were some pretty diverse tributes and probably not to everyone's taste. I'd love to have been there. How long did each band play for and how much did you all raise?
From the line up
Voodoo Blue - SRV Tribute
A Hard Night's Day - Beatles Tribute
Queen for a Day - Queen Tribute
Bricks in the Wall - Pink Floyd Tribute
Petty Theft - Tom Petty Tribute
Destroyer - KISS Tribute
The Boys Named Sue - Country Tribute
Poison Cherry - 80's Hair Band Tribute
Oliver's Army - Elvis Costello Tribute
there were some pretty diverse tributes and probably not to everyone's taste. I'd love to have been there. How long did each band play for and how much did you all raise?
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I used to wear the geeky glasses, because...well, I wore geeky glasses. But I got LASIK surgery last year, and I don't wear glasses anymore. I'm 6'2" and blonde, so looking like Elvis is hard. I do wear a jacket and tie fairly frequently though.Who Shot Sam? wrote:That's what I call a tribute band! Betcha don't even bother with the geeky glasses and skinny ties!noiseradio wrote:I had to leave during the KISS tribute band, DESTROYER's set. They were fun, in all the makeup and with all the moves. But I don't like KISS well enough to fake it that long. Still, they brought a lot of people, and they were super nice guys. So it was all good.
It was a diverse lineup. I'm pretty sure the KISS fans were eager for us to get off stage. We began "Less Than Zero" and I sang the chorus to "Rock 'N' Roll All Night" as a tease. Then we quit the song before the chorus and launched into "Radio Radio." Felt good. Each band got 45 minutes. I'm not sure how much money was raised, but there was a steady stream of people coming in at $10 a pop. And there weren't any empty tables. So, I hope it made a fortune.
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Did you say "I'm sorry ladies and gentlemen but there's no reason to play this song" before launching into Radio Radionoiseradio wrote:We began "Less Than Zero" and I sang the chorus to "Rock 'N' Roll All Night" as a tease. Then we quit the song before the chorus and launched into "Radio Radio."
Sounds like a great night. Congratulations to all concerned.
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I did, actually. Wouldn't dream of leaving that out.verbal gymnastics wrote: Did you say "I'm sorry ladies and gentlemen but there's no reason to play this song" before launching into Radio Radio
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Congratulations. I can only imagine the impact that your performance has on your children. What a great lesson. You can do something that you love to do, and bring comfort to others at the same time.
The highest form of prayerful thanks is to use the talents and skills that we are blessed with to aid others. A great act of kindness for your children to experience.
The highest form of prayerful thanks is to use the talents and skills that we are blessed with to aid others. A great act of kindness for your children to experience.
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Oliver's Army action photo and gallery link from The Hard Rock
http://www.kzps.com/timages/photo/main57.jpg
and
http://www.kzps.com/cc-common/globalphotos.html?
http://www.kzps.com/timages/photo/main57.jpg
and
http://www.kzps.com/cc-common/globalphotos.html?
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Here's some photos from the Katrina Benefit. The background music is "Get Back," the one original song in Oliver's Army's arsenal. The first few pictures are of the two bands that played before us, Hard Night's Day (Beatles tribute) and Petty Theft (Tom Petty tribute).
http://michaelalves.spymac.com/hardrock/index.html
http://michaelalves.spymac.com/hardrock/index.html
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