[mplpost] GIG:ON Tomorrow is Last Norm Hacking's Living Room!

Michele Bateman dcentexp@onlink.net
Fri Jun 1 15:39:49 2001


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Hey Shirley,

Dare I ask you again to help me locate a contact number for Kevin 
Bell?  I've just got to start putting things in my address book and stop 
leaving them here in the computer where I trash stuff....

Toodles and thanks,
Michele

At 02:43 PM 6/1/01 -0400, you wrote:
>Please come down to the Tranzac (292 Brunswick Ave, Toronto) tomorrow 
>(Saturday) to say thank you to Norm and celebrate the fabulous musical 
>evenings that he has created as Norm's Living Room since January 29, 2000 
>(which featured Kevin Bell, who was back recently).  The feature performer 
>tomorrow is fabulous writer and acoustic guitarist John ("JJ") Jackson 
>(flamenco to slide, more details below), but others will be invited to do 
>short sets in the usual "Living Room" tradition.
>
>Norm's open stage, on Tuesdays at the Tranzac since October 26, 1999 
>(which featured Laura Thomas), will also be ending in a few weeks - on 
>Tuesday June 26.
>
>The Tranzac has decided to end both series.  There will likely be music on 
>those evenings (after the Fringe Festival ends on July 15), but no details 
>have been worked out.  The acoustic blues on Thursdays and most of the 
>jazz continues (Wednesdays and Fridays).
>
>Norm commented to me early this afternoon, "Some absolutely wonderful 
>people, including some astonishing talent, got together and brightened a 
>corner of this world and made it into a spiritual oasis."  I know most of 
>those who joined us caught this feeling too.
>
>If you have suggestions for other locations or arrangements, please let us 
>know.
>
>Here is the info for Norm's features tomorrow and the last four Tuesdays 
>and also the dates of his summer outdoor concerts in Toronto:
>
>Sat June 2 - JOHN ("JJ") JACKSON is a strong songwriter and an amazing 
>guitarist, a master of styles ranging from flamenco to slide and including 
>jazz, folk and rock.  His last CD is "Takin' My Own Sweet Time" and he is 
>in final stages of production of a new CD due for completion 
>mid-summer.  He wrote the theme to the Great Canadian Parks TV 
>series.  Mark your calendar for debut of "Sacred Spaces" TV program to be 
>aired on Discovery Channel 8-10 pm on Canada Day.  If you've been to any 
>of the many Norm nights John has played (solo, with Norm, with Steve Paul 
>Simms, with Michael Laderoute), you won't need any convincing to come hear 
>his feature set.
>
>We have four open stages left, so come out and support these evenings - to 
>play or just to listen.  Our features:
>
>Tues June 5 - RICHARD MOULAISON & CO. - fine acoustic music with a good 
>vibe and a nice twist.  Chances are you don't recognize the name, but 
>especially if you're a regular who stays late, you'll recognize the 
>face.  Usually just playing as "Rich" on the 12-string guitar on the late 
>shift, Rich quickly set up a quartet at the end of the evening last 
>Saturday (including congas and bass) that got into a lovely groove.
>
>Tues June 12 - MICHAEL LADEROUTE - this is a name regulars definitely 
>know.  Michael has developed a real fan club at Norm's - and many requests 
>to finally start recording a CD!   He has a beaten path to Dallas Texas 
>where he performs fairly regularly.  From his original songs ("There's a 
>River I Know" with the gospel feel one of his most requested) to covers to 
>the fabulous fingerpicking back-up to everyone who can persuade him to 
>accompany them - here is a feature you don't want to miss.  Take a hint 
>from Dean Cavill's song about Norm's open stage - get there early if 
>you're not feeling too sure so you don't have to follow Mr. Michael Laderoute!
>
>Tues June 19 - feature TBA.
>
>Tues June 26 - feature TBA - an end of series bash.
>
>Please come and bring friends - we plan to go on a very strong note.
>
>
>NORM'S NOONTIME FRIDAYS AT THE CHURCH:
>
>The noontime Summer in the Park series returns to the church on the NW 
>corner of Church and Queen.  Please note that these concerts are outside 
>and will be cancelled if it rains or if it even looks like it might rain, 
>and if so, there may be rescheduled new dates.  More details later, here 
>are Norm's dates:
>
>Friday June 22
>Friday July 13
>Friday July 27
>Friday August 17
>
>If you can't come in person and would like to send a message to Norm, you 
>may email me and I'll pass it on.  Unfortunately, I won't have much time 
>to phone those not on email this week, so help me pass the news around.
>
>A huge thank you to all the players, listeners and features who made the 
>evenings so special.  We never anticipated having features from Australia, 
>BC, Alberta, Yukon, Northern Ontario and a huge contingent from 
>Orangeville (an hour from Tranzac) with regulars coming in from the 
>suburbs (Oshawa to Mississauga).
>
>Hope to see the Toronto-area folkies tomorrow and the next four Tuesdays.
>
>Shirley Gibson
>folkie@interlog.com
>(also folkie@sympatico.ca)
>http://www.normhacking.com
>Tranzac phone is 416 923-8137
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Hey Shirley,

Dare I ask you again to help me locate a contact number for Kevin Bell?  I've just got to start putting things in my address book and stop leaving them here in the computer where I trash stuff....

Toodles and thanks,
Michele

At 02:43 PM 6/1/01 -0400, you wrote:
Please come down to the Tranzac (292 Brunswick Ave, Toronto) tomorrow (Saturday) to say thank you to Norm and celebrate the fabulous musical evenings that he has created as Norm's Living Room since January 29, 2000 (which featured Kevin Bell, who was back recently).  The feature performer tomorrow is fabulous writer and acoustic guitarist John ("JJ") Jackson (flamenco to slide, more details below), but others will be invited to do short sets in the usual "Living Room" tradition.

Norm's open stage, on Tuesdays at the Tranzac since October 26, 1999 (which featured Laura Thomas), will also be ending in a few weeks - on Tuesday June 26.

The Tranzac has decided to end both series.  There will likely be music on those evenings (after the Fringe Festival ends on July 15), but no details have been worked out.  The acoustic blues on Thursdays and most of the jazz continues (Wednesdays and Fridays).

Norm commented to me early this afternoon, "Some absolutely wonderful people, including some astonishing talent, got together and brightened a corner of this world and made it into a spiritual oasis."  I know most of those who joined us caught this feeling too.

If you have suggestions for other locations or arrangements, please let us know.

Here is the info for Norm's features tomorrow and the last four Tuesdays and also the dates of his summer outdoor concerts in Toronto:

Sat June 2 - JOHN ("JJ") JACKSON is a strong songwriter and an amazing guitarist, a master of styles ranging from flamenco to slide and including jazz, folk and rock.  His last CD is "Takin' My Own Sweet Time" and he is in final stages of production of a new CD due for completion mid-summer.  He wrote the theme to the Great Canadian Parks TV series.  Mark your calendar for debut of "Sacred Spaces" TV program to be aired on Discovery Channel 8-10 pm on Canada Day.  If you've been to any of the many Norm nights John has played (solo, with Norm, with Steve Paul Simms, with Michael Laderoute), you won't need any convincing to come hear his feature set.

We have four open stages left, so come out and support these evenings - to play or just to listen.  Our features:

Tues June 5 - RICHARD MOULAISON & CO. - fine acoustic music with a good vibe and a nice twist.  Chances are you don't recognize the name, but especially if you're a regular who stays late, you'll recognize the face.  Usually just playing as "Rich" on the 12-string guitar on the late shift, Rich quickly set up a quartet at the end of the evening last Saturday (including congas and bass) that got into a lovely groove.

Tues June 12 - MICHAEL LADEROUTE - this is a name regulars definitely know.  Michael has developed a real fan club at Norm's - and many requests to finally start recording a CD!   He has a beaten path to Dallas Texas where he performs fairly regularly.  From his original songs ("There's a River I Know" with the gospel feel one of his most requested) to covers to the fabulous fingerpicking back-up to everyone who can persuade him to accompany them - here is a feature you don't want to miss.  Take a hint from Dean Cavill's song about Norm's open stage - get there early if you're not feeling too sure so you don't have to follow Mr. Michael Laderoute!

Tues June 19 - feature TBA.

Tues June 26 - feature TBA - an end of series bash.

Please come and bring friends - we plan to go on a very strong note.


NORM'S NOONTIME FRIDAYS AT THE CHURCH:

The noontime Summer in the Park series returns to the church on the NW corner of Church and Queen.  Please note that these concerts are outside and will be cancelled if it rains or if it even looks like it might rain, and if so, there may be rescheduled new dates.  More details later, here are Norm's dates:

Friday June 22
Friday July 13
Friday July 27
Friday August 17

If you can't come in person and would like to send a message to Norm, you may email me and I'll pass it on.  Unfortunately, I won't have much time to phone those not on email this week, so help me pass the news around.

A huge thank you to all the players, listeners and features who made the evenings so special.  We never anticipated having features from Australia, BC, Alberta, Yukon, Northern Ontario and a huge contingent from Orangeville (an hour from Tranzac) with regulars coming in from the suburbs (Oshawa to Mississauga).

Hope to see the Toronto-area folkies tomorrow and the next four Tuesdays.

Shirley Gibson
folkie@interlog.com
(also folkie@sympatico.ca)
http://www.normhacking.com
Tranzac phone is 416 923-8137
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