Sunday, February 10, 2008

Deja Blooze returns to Prima Bistro

Greetings Deja fans.

BACK TO PRIMA
Ed Newkirk and I (aka Deja Blooze) have been asked to reprise our inaugural appearance at the Prima Bistro earlier this month on a regular monthly basis. So on March 1st and the first Saturday of each month following (except May...that date to be announced), the Deja boys will be at the Bistro in Langley from 8 pm to 10 pm. Those of you who joined us for our first appearance heard mouth harp player David Gignac sit in with the Dejas for a rousing rendition of Spoonful. If David's travel schedule permits, he will join us again for the March gig.

THE DEJA BOYS PREMIER AT PRIMA BISTRO
Saturday February 2, 2008 marked the official launch of the blues duo known as Deja Blooze. By showtime, the restaurant was full of anxious music lovers, and Ed and I were ready to shake up the crowd with some fun blues renditions. Within a half hour of starting, it was standing room only with folks doubled up around the bar. It was reported that people were eating their dinner on the stairway because there were no tables available once the music started. We're sorry for the inconvenience to those diners; next time it might be good to book a table early and stay late. Restaurant staff estimates are that approximately 120 people packed Prima (which officially seats about 90) and finally extra chairs were brought in to accommodate late arrivals. The great turnout did the Deja boys proud. We heard that a Seattle couple who were just in the restaurant for dinner but stayed for the music called later to ask when the group would be playing again; when they were told of the March date the caller said she would call the Inn at Langley and book a room for that weekend. That's a fan. To say we were pleased to hear that would be an understatement. We were knocked out! Thank you to all of you who came out to welcome Deja Blooze to Langley's live music offerings. We are looking forward to an even livelier evening on March 1st. We hope to see you then.


DEJA BLOOZE CD SAMPLER
Last December, Ed and I went into David Malony's Blue Ewe recording studio in beautiful Greenbank and laid down 7 live tracks on a Sunday afternoon. Ed is a longtime veteran of studio sessions around here and previously on the East Coast, but it was my first time in a recording studio. Both Ed and David Malony made the pressure of recording as minimal as possible for this rookie. The tracks include: "Blow Wind Blow Wind", "Spoonful", "I've Had MyFun", "Walkin Blues", "Blues for Two", "Mind Your Own Business", and "First and Last Love". We have copies of the CD available for $10.

BACK INTO THE STUDIO
The Deja boys are heading back into the studio to add 7 more classic and lively blues offerings to our first efforts. We'll keep you updated.

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