Bally Bunion - 7/15/11 Brooklyn, NYC

The band had a Great time once again playing the Bunion in Bay Ridge and this time on a Friday night to showcase the possibility of future Live Music to the new owner (who was a No Show). Being in the same borough as my apartment I was on my own getting my "home practice kit" to the gig and I thank Chris for getting me there, getting back via car service was not as horrible as I thought it would be. As you can see below it is a bit of a stripped down setup especially the cymbals but my PDP Bass Drum sounded Incredible, too bad it moved all night long being subject to the physical act of being struck combined with a slippery wood floor and no tension (Rubber Mat PLEASE) holding it back in place. Never Again!!!



Our friend and fan Steve christened my Bass Drum "The Topless Creeper" on account of having no rack tom mounted atop and due to my lack of rubber soled mat the Bass Drum "Creep" that me and my bandmates dealt with throughout the evening.

And I thought that was long behind me.
More Like TOO FAR in front of me.



Culinary Lesson # 1 - There is No Cuisine in certain instances.



Autographing a few White Wedding t-shirts.



Towards the end of our show a patron of the bar filmed us which is not unusual but this person recognized me and questioned Nancy to which he got an affirmative answer all mid-song mind you and approached me to say "Your Dream Came True" which puzzled me at first. Turns out it was my childhood friend Angelo (he was in KISSAMANIA with me) who just happened to be there and all of this was captured on his Iphone which you can see just here below this sentence.

It was a great moment that happened by chance and to me chance doesn't just happen.







- Spike

Bally Bunion - 6/18/11 Brooklyn, NYC

What a Blast we always have performing at The Bally Bunion. This was Ferris' first show with us in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn.











- Animal

Bally Bunion - 5/14/11 Brooklyn, NYC

The band was already warmed up from our 60 minute set one avenue away and we proceeded to the Bally Bunion hooked up our gear and promptly began our set. Tonight we premiered "Footloose"







I was happy to see Clay in attendance to perform some of his infamous folk dancing.



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- Animal

Brooklyn Irish Rally for David Bourke (Bally Bunion) St. Patrick's Church Auditorium - 5/14/11 Brooklyn, New York

Bally Bunion asked us to perform at a benefit for Dave Bourke and it was our pleasure to oblige. There were Pipers, Irish folk music, acoustic rock and some adorable wee ones performing irish reels for the crowd and this was only during the 2 hours I was there. The house kit was Premier drums with Tama hardware and a drum stool in the lowest possible position that could not be adjusted so I felt a bit short for this show. We performed a concise one hour set with costumes but the highlight for me was when Billie Jean brought the adorable wee ones onstage with us during "Come On Eileen"









- Animal

Bally Bunion - 3/19/11 Brooklyn, NYC

The Next Era Begins.

The band currently has eighteen gigs booked at an average of two a week and the weather is still chilly outside so things are really shaping up nicely. We had the usual energetic, dancing crowd that we provide Bally Bunion with and Jamie's cousin and fellow musician Jack (Geezer) came down to check us out.









The crowd is driven into a frenzy !!!



A Purple Frenzy.

- Animal

Bally Bunion - 2/26/11 Brooklyn, NYC

McFly's second gig with us was lots of fun and we had a nicely built setlist of tunes. Bally Bunion's usual energetic crowd got really kind of wild during "Purple Rain" influencing people to gesticulate wildly and toss napkins skyward (of which there is some rare footage below)









Maple and Bourbon 101st Anniversary Cuppycakes, Oh My.



Thanks to Joe the bartender for his vocal prowess on "Love Shack"



It was great to see Clay Do The Dance.



This time I ordered the Nacho's Supreme from the bar menu (thanks for reminding me Jamie)

- Animal

Bally Bunion -1/15/11 Brooklyn, NYC

Due to the recent frequency of our shows the high pressure gigs are becoming low pressure gigs and the low pressure gigs are becoming no pressure gigs so it was quite a bit of fun to return to the Bally Bunion for some Bay Ridge Brooklyn entertainment as only Bay Ridge Brooklyn can provide, Namely I had a nice time watching the crowd dance as we played away three sets into the night being entertained as we entertained, Always A Good Thing.







The DW snare drum sounded absolutely cracking tonight, Speaking of cracking so did my "not so old" Sabian AAX 14" X-Plosion Crash Cymbal !!! well a little crack on the leading edge but the fat lady has already sang her last 80s aria. When I first purchased my Sabian AAX set I exclaimed "Cymbals For Life!!!" I now duly eat my words less than a thousand hours later, What Gives??? ,...... these were only played maybe 400-500 hours!!!



My Sabian cymbal (foreground) when it was brand new just two years and four months ago (B.B. King's 10/17/08)



Cracked Sabian AAX 14" X-Plosion Crash (It happened onstage during Love Shack) (Bally Bunion 1/15/11)



The Bally Bunion Burger which always comes with Cheese and Bacon is Juicy and Delicious.



With our fans Lorie and Marlene.



White Wedding/Bally Bunion mainstay Clay won the trivia contest this time around and after all of the kinetic energy that he has entertained us with I am glad that he did.



- Animal

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Bally Bunion 12/18/10 Brooklyn, NYC

We ended 2010 with a nice casual gig at one of our home bases The Bally Bunion of Bay Ridge who always treat us to an energetic crowd and treat us right with their eager to please staff. Two of us (Billie Jean and myself) had our first ever "Hot Toddy's" and Spicoli nailed the deal by singing the praises of Toddyism to us as he sipped on his, Was it Yummy ? Yes It Were.

It was nice to arrive early enough to enjoy some leisure time speaking with Joey from Music Center and sample some Mozzarella Sticks from the in-house menu before performing 2 sets (sets 2 and 3 were combined) of 80s Classics for Le Crowd.

A Special thanks to The Karate Kid and Marty McFly for coming down and beginning our process of understudies for what is shaping up to be our busiest year yet 2011.



A Drummer's Life Is A Series Of DEVO Hats - Me, 2010









"Dont You Want Me Baby ?"

- Animal

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