- 9 September 2005: a great, great night for the Irish!
- The Guinness Irish Festival at Clinton Square was the perfect venue for Q&B!
- A warm evening & a rollicking crowd kept the spirits sky-high!
- Thanks to Rita Berdan & JRM for the pix!
Q&B - News 2005
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A fine crowd gathered |
Real festival color |
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| Backstage passes for the big stars! | Rita's lovin' this festival |
No rest for the weary...Q&B swing right back into action! Here's the schedule for the next two gigs:
1 September, 5-7 p.m., New York State Fair (Stage/Pepsi, International Pavilion)
9 September, 5-9 p.m., 6th Annual Guinness Irish Festival, Syracuse Clinton Square (Jameson Acoustic Stage)
Q&B blazed their way through a torrid set at the 2005 St. Pat's Summer Irish Festival (28 July). Special thanks to Tom Montague for the pix!
Some old Brawling Nobles reappeared, as it were, at a recent Q&B practice. Frank Jordan, lead guitarist '65-'68, joined roadie Dan Ross (Flyboy, Jr.) at Quigsy's garage session up on Howlett Hill (26 July). And during the gala reunion, word came about a newspaper interview the day before with Kevin (Meatball) Munnett - it seems the Syracuse Post Standard tapped the Nobles ex-bass player ('67-'68) for his provocative views on city life. Great to see the Meatball has become so civic-minded!
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| Frank Jordan & JRM at Q&B's garage practice (7-26-2005) | "Meet the Press" meets Meatball Munnett (Syracuse Post Standard 7-25-2005) |
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Dan Ross & Frank Jordan give a listen at St. Pat's |
Q&B in full-flight on St. Paddy's Day (17 March 2005): Breakfast gig at Rileys & evening concert at Hafners, nothing slows our boys down! Thanks much to Lovely Rita Berdan for the pix below...
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Bouzoukii birdensis L. The rare & endangered Bouzouki Bird |
Q&B pour it on at Rileys |
So where was JRM while Q&B were ripping it up on St. Paddy's Day? Well, the reclusive Q&B bassist lives quietly in Florida & spent Mid-March serving as Program Chair and web-guy for the Annual Meeting of the Florida Academy of Sciences. JRM also presented on seagrass hydroponics last week to a packed audience at the University of South Florida in Tampa, earning kudos & boffo reviews.
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February 2005 - Q&B have some fresh bookings upcoming for March...
12 March...Hafner's...7-11 p.m.
15 March...Awards Banquet for NYS Senator John DeFrancisco & Syracuse Parks & Rec Director Pat Driscoll...6--9 p.m. at Transfiguration Church
17 March...St. Pat's Breakfast at Riley's...8 a.m. - 12 noon
17 March...Hafner's...5-9 p.m.
January 2005...Q&B's part-time bassist Jeremy Montague hit the stage with Dr. Rock and the Terminal Degrees at the St. Rose Parish Winter Festival in Miami Shores, FL...it's a Sixties Thang!
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Steve Althouse (Dr. Rock himself) sings "Born to be Wild" |
