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Peaberry's Holiday
Open Mike
December 21, 2005
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This festive evening begins with normal flair:
Robert Alan - host
Here he is, decked out with a Santa hat and all
Robert Alan - performer
Robert delivers an exceptional set
By the way, this begins the SIXTH year for
Peaberry's Wednesday night open mike, hosted by Robert Alan!
All righty, then ... let the performaners begin
Second up tonight, on his big maple 12-string, is
St. Nicho Marks
The halo is for real, folks!
Lawrence (his real name) is followed by
John Groff
John delivers a couple of great seasonal songs
a very comfortable performance
Nice job, John
It's about time we got your picture
John Groff
Peaberry's Cafe - December 21, 2005
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teynufgnivahavingfunyet
Now, here's the scene:
When you walk in the door, this is with what you are met
People who are excited to see you
and other happy fans
Next up!
Bob Gilbert
Robert & Bob & two of the Santa hats
Followed by one of Central Connecticut's favorites:
Rick Johnson
Rick played several wonderful carols
Rick Johnson
Great medley, Rick
And then we have:
Kid On A Pony
Nice job, Kid! Nice job Pony!
The following picture was taken on
Wednesday, December 21, 2005, at 7:00:18 PM
and we're already up to 21 sign uppers!
The great success made possible by people like:
Peaberry's manager
who does fun things to please the customers
And other people wear fun things to please everybody
Aren't these just adorable? I can see why you can't live without them.
Here's the back of Peaberry's
A great place to relax and converse
Tonight we're attracting more and more people
How neat is that?
It's also neat up at the front
Here's Eric Paradine seasonally prepared
Speaking of seasonally prepared
And now we are regaled by
Jane Baptist
*** followed by ***
Danielle Emberley
Danielle has been participating since the first night,
Erica Chandler
Erica brings a fresh sound. Excellent job!
Robert Alan graciously introduces Duane Woody
"Oh what fun it is to play at Pea-berry's on Wed-nes-day's"
Duane Woody
Consumate songwriter, singer, guitar picker, and fiend
[sic]
The "Scavengers"
Terrific beat - captivating performance - YAY!
AND NOW !! THE MOMENT
FOR WHICH
WE'VE ALL BEEN WAITING !!
1000 Plastic Spoons
A terrific job! - First time at Peaberry's?
1000 Plastic Spoons
Peaberry's Cafe - December 21, 2005
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a memorable evening so far, and then ...
David
Nice, clean guitar, smooth voice
(son of eric)
WHOA!
LOOK AT ALL THESE PEOPLE!
Peaberry's is the place to be, for sure!
And now, it's:
Joe
WHO?!
JOE
OH!
Great job, Joe - keep up the good work
! NEXT !
It's
Eric Paradine
Eric is an extremely versatile performer
- one learns a lot by watching
Eric Paradine
Peaberry's Cafe - December 21, 2005
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(I vote this the picture of the night, folks)
New folk singers bring a new sound
Ian & Shane
EXCELLENT performance
Followed by the return of
Chris Bock
We are surprised by Chris showing up. It's been awhile.
Great to hear you again, Chris. See you again soon!
Now the evening is really cooking. Look who's up next!
McMillan & White with guitar ace Coyote
Peaberry's Cafe - December 21, 2005
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Excellent Job!
The White part is Barbara who is a personal favorite
Barbara White
Inimitable
Carrie & Jimi Mann
Very nice job! These two are becoming regulars
Jahn Herman
Jahn gives it what he's got - no holding back!
Tom
YAY!
(what can I say?)
Well, first of all, Tom is a great backup guitar player
and we are fortunate the hear him play a lead song this evening
Next we have a lady doing an excellent job around
with her autoharp and guitar
Gale Gardiner
Gale performs her classic style well
and finally, but not last (these are the final pictures)
Lauren Parker
Lauren expresses herself well
calm yet emotional
We look forward to having Lauren return
Lauren Parker
Peaberry's Cafe - December 21, 2005
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Here's the final sign-up sheet
*** It's a pretty detailed picture when viewed alone ***
guess whose hands those are and win!
28 ( ! ) performers - and they all played
between 6:30 and 9:00PM