Blind Robbery Notes 3-23-09

We haven’t done this yet but why not start now? We had a pretty bad week starting on the 14th. We got word that George Clinton was backing out of the show at the Crazy Donkey on the 15th. Beware the Ides of March I guess. We went to try to practice on Monday the 16tth and got shut out of the Nutty because the 17th was some sort of big deal at the bar. We couldn’t possible see what could be more important to that place than having us practice there, but we weren’t going to stir the pot there.

Our personal lives gave us some obstacles this week and we really got nothing accomplished but then came Friday. We finally got a chance to let out all the bullshit that had been caking up under our collective noses. We’ve been sniffing it for too long is you know what I mean. The fumes were messing up our minds and bringing us down.

We played in Coram at O’Brien’s and had a blast. We played tight and I always love playing there because the snare sound tends to get drilled into people’s heads for about 10 to 15 days afterward. We told you to bring earplugs. My cymbal came crashing of the stand at one point.
It’s always something in this band. We can’t have nice things.

We thought we would be too tired to give a good effort the next night in Lynbrook but we really surprised ourselves. We played at the Purple Frogs and it was a pretty good stage. We had our long overdue reunion with the mighty Harold’s Trousers and if you don’t know…you better ask somebody (or use this http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/Harolds-Trousers/48949556066?sid=d1b5e26e4ac61b1783c6e5454399e4a0&ref=s ).

The Trousers were great as always and I was glad to see them back in action. They brought a heap of people with them too, so there was a good crowd by the time we went on. They stuck with us through the set which is unusual. We normally have the place cleared out in about 10 minutes if we don’t have the home court advantage, but the Trouser crowd was amazing.

Towards the end of the set we started to get chanting for the Doc. We decided to put him on and played ‘You Don’t Always Die From Tobacco’. When I got the normal confused looks from the people at just the right time we slammed into the ‘3 Little Pigs’ and the place went ape. The pit was more enthusiastic than the ones we’ve been seeing and I was just waiting to see someone’s face get ripped off like that monkey did a couple of weeks ago, but no luck. Just a bunch of guys and swinging fists.

Blum had to break the point of no return rule and Blind Robbery was forced back to the stage to finish with “The Greeting Song” from the RHCP. The place went nuts again and we called it a night.

Also, it is certainly worth nothing that we got the see The Redlights play. We were supposed to see them play on the Clinton show too but we all know how that worked out. What a kick in the nuts, but after seeing them play they are worth the wait and we look forward to working with those guys again. Hell, they were even there at the end of our set. The Redlights are all right in my book.

So that leaves us with a few shows in the works. One will be Saturday night in Patchogue. Invites coming soon and Halloweaster and my Birthday in the works also. We’ll keep you updated. If you still need your refund, get in touch with our lazy selves because we need to get this P-Funk thing behind us. Also, a plethora of merchandise is on the way with online ordering so stay tuned. Last but not least…Crooked Numbers will drop…..eh I’ll keep you waiting.

-Matt

Blind Robbery just got Donkey Punched!! P-Funk Show is OFF!

We just got the call from the Crazy Donkey; George Clinton has pulled out and cancelled the show.

You read that right, the show is now off - canceled, history and not going to happen to be absolutely clear. No word yet if or when it would be rescheduled, but I wouldn’t hold your breath.

We will be issuing full refunds to all as soon as we get the money back from the promoter. We will make every arrangement to get your refunds to you as fast as possible and we will work just as hard to do that as we did to get them to you.

We are all pretty pissed off right now and will be for a while about this. We apologize on behalf of whoever or whatever was the cause of the cancellation.

We came close to fulfilling a dream of ours; one that we had been visualizing for years, a decade in my case and now the rug has been pulled out at the last minute. We were so proud to have gotten everyone on board and pumped up about this and we remain so thankful to you for all of your support.

The good news is that we will still be playing the Sound Beach Inn on Friday night and the Purple Frog in Lynbrook on Saturday. Harold’s Trousers will also be with us on Saturday and I can guess that they are just as pissed as we re right now.

The Donkey is at (631) 753-1975 if you want to hear firsthand. We will let you know what really went down when and if we ever find out.

Again, somebody who isn’t us sucks for some reason that is unknown to us now but there is no show tomorrow.

We thank you for all of your support and check out one of our upcoming shows. We will keep you posted.

-Matt