D pendants,
First a quick note to say we've welcomed another soul to the DeGraff family, little Sofia Alma Marie DeGraff. Woo hoo! She says she's really looking forward to meeting all of you.
We have a fantastic weekend coming up. Tonight, Thurs, April 22, we have the debut of the new band of our graphic designer, Matt Dougherty, called Stealth Hippo. Matt is also the artist exhibiting on our brick walls this month and there is a reception for his show, called Things I've Never Seen, this Friday at 6pm. The artwork, perhaps not coincidentally, includes a few hippos. Stealthy!
We've been fans of Halden Wofford and The Hi-beams for awhile, but have never been able to get them into the house. Fortunately Spunky Presents is bringing them in tomorrow, Friday, 4/23. The Hi-beams are a prime example of the genre called Colorado Country. Opening for the Hi-beams, at 8:30p, is the debut of our friend Citrus' new band Hillbilly Inferno, who bill themselves as a gypsadelic bluegrasstani experience. We can't wait to check out what that is all about. Opening for Hillbilly Inferno, at 7:30p, is Robert Eldridge, one of the most eclectic and interesting guitarists out there and all around great guy. $7
Saturday we have The-Quiz-Who-Must-Not-Be Named. Geeks Who Drink present a Harry Potter Themed trivia quiz. The first quiz at 2pm has sold out. There is still space left for the 5pm quiz. Call 303-GO-DNOTE to make reservations. $5pp, $30 per team. And don't forget to bring our Phoenix Feather-core wand.
At 7:30pm on Saturday we have a benefit for The Sertoma Mile High Soap Box Derby featuring Jen Korte and The Loss, Megan Burtt and Stephen Marcus. These musicians are new to us, but we've heard great things about them and really dug what we heard on their myspace pages. Moses from the Clamdaddys has been talking up Megan Burtt for awhile now. Jen Korte's been making waves too. Check her wild version of Bill Wither's "Ain't No Sunshine" on her myspace. Wow. Great line up put together by Danielle Hastings. $10.
Late night, 11:30 we have Some Random Band. Whew!
Okay, time to sneak in an hour or so of sleep before the party begins.
Yours,
D addled
Extra Credit: A poem by James Joyce dedicated to the new member of the family.
Calm in her cradle,
The living lies.
May love and mercy
Unclose her eyes
Young life is breathed
On the glass;
The world that was not,
Comes to pass.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Friday, April 9, 2010
4/9/10
Dee hive
Thanks to all of you for your extra effort in the honey making endeavors as of late. Keep up the good work dizzy dees.
We had some trouble with our server and last week's d-mail didn't go out. And this week's is going out way late. So here's a quick cap and hope you all get it.
FRIDAY, tonight, Schofield 7, Duke Street Kings 8:30, Quillion 10:30. Bands we know and love. Come love them with us. $5
SATURDAY. 7pm Hafla, which is always fun and of which we are always proud. Go ahead and just try to separate the dancer from the dance. Yallah! $6
10pm, A new rootsy rock high energy dance band on the scene called James and The Devil. Remember the religious fervor The Reals could whip up? These guys can get it going. This show will be in coordination with a kick off art show for a super cool new art collective called Denver Creative Movement. $5.
That's the quick draw,
Billy D Kid
Extra Credit: Last weekend we had a benefit for a school that Mama DeGraff is helping to put together in an impoverished corner of Uganda. So we wrote a long impassioned d-mail all about it. But, because of the server problems, that d-mail never got sent out. If you want to help contribute to an amazing school that can use all the help it can get, then make a contribution here. Every little bit counts. For instance $22 buys a new desk, $160 pays for a teacher for the duration of a class, etc. To inspire you we will repeat here the poem that never got sent out last week. It is by 12 year old Kalanzi Kajubi from Uganda.
I AM
I am a persevering person who enjoys drumming.
I hear a steady beat tapping in unison with my heart.
I want to live a life for those around me and not for me alone.
I am a persevering person who enjoys drumming.
I pretend that I am in the many books that I read.
I feel that I will accomplish much in life.
I touch keys on a piano and I play my self away.
I worry that my grandfather will die before he sees me succeed.
I cry for all the dying people in the world.
I am a persevering person who enjoys drumming.
I understand that life will not always be as easy for me as it is now.
I say that if you put your mind to it you can reach any goal.
I try to live my life to the fullest before my life is over.
I hope to see a woman president before I die.
I am a persevering person who enjoys drumming.
Thanks to all of you for your extra effort in the honey making endeavors as of late. Keep up the good work dizzy dees.
We had some trouble with our server and last week's d-mail didn't go out. And this week's is going out way late. So here's a quick cap and hope you all get it.
FRIDAY, tonight, Schofield 7, Duke Street Kings 8:30, Quillion 10:30. Bands we know and love. Come love them with us. $5
SATURDAY. 7pm Hafla, which is always fun and of which we are always proud. Go ahead and just try to separate the dancer from the dance. Yallah! $6
10pm, A new rootsy rock high energy dance band on the scene called James and The Devil. Remember the religious fervor The Reals could whip up? These guys can get it going. This show will be in coordination with a kick off art show for a super cool new art collective called Denver Creative Movement. $5.
That's the quick draw,
Billy D Kid
Extra Credit: Last weekend we had a benefit for a school that Mama DeGraff is helping to put together in an impoverished corner of Uganda. So we wrote a long impassioned d-mail all about it. But, because of the server problems, that d-mail never got sent out. If you want to help contribute to an amazing school that can use all the help it can get, then make a contribution here. Every little bit counts. For instance $22 buys a new desk, $160 pays for a teacher for the duration of a class, etc. To inspire you we will repeat here the poem that never got sent out last week. It is by 12 year old Kalanzi Kajubi from Uganda.
I AM
I am a persevering person who enjoys drumming.
I hear a steady beat tapping in unison with my heart.
I want to live a life for those around me and not for me alone.
I am a persevering person who enjoys drumming.
I pretend that I am in the many books that I read.
I feel that I will accomplish much in life.
I touch keys on a piano and I play my self away.
I worry that my grandfather will die before he sees me succeed.
I cry for all the dying people in the world.
I am a persevering person who enjoys drumming.
I understand that life will not always be as easy for me as it is now.
I say that if you put your mind to it you can reach any goal.
I try to live my life to the fullest before my life is over.
I hope to see a woman president before I die.
I am a persevering person who enjoys drumming.
Thursday, April 1, 2010
4/1/10
D vine,
So as many of you already know, this D Note deal was put together by the DeGraff brothers, along with some big faith help from their friends and family. One of the earliest supporters was the mother of the DeGraff brood, Pamela McCormick, who we will from here forward refer to as Mom. Mom not only invested finances into the D Note, but also time. She used to help out quite a bit in our early days. Some of you may have even been around long enough to remember her famous Scotcheroos rice crispy treats. People would come from as far as Little Rock Arkansas to try one of Mom's Scotcheroos.
Since her kids have finally all grown up (debatable) Mom needed a new direction for her momming. So, with the help of an organization called H.E.L.P. she started a school in an impoverished section of Uganda. The Beacon School, as it is called, has about 150 students so far, kids who otherwise would have no formal education. It has been a real joy to watch all of this develop. It is also educational learning about the process and the details that go into every decision. A new development we just learned about pertains to a local Ugandan they found to make the desks by hand for $22 a piece. Not only does this save shipping costs, but it also helps the local economy. Neat.
The reason for telling you all this is that we are going to have a fundraiser for the school at the D Note this coming SATURDAY night and want to invite you all. We have amazing entertainment lined up for the show as we hope you would expect. Dave Beegle opens at 6pm, a phenomenal guitar maestro. Then we have Aden Harrell's African Boom at 7:30 pm, a concoction of African drumming and jazz that musical mastermind Aden Harrell has whipped up. We're intrigued. At 9pm we have Andrea Ball. Andrea is making waves in the indie scene in Denver and beyond. Her new album was just reviewed by Westword. We hope you will come out to help support Mom and all of her kids. $10 suggested donation (which will pay for half almost half a desk!)
We also, of course, have so much more going on. Tonight, THURSDAY, April 1, we have trivia at 6:30, which should be especially fun on April Fools Day. Then, at 9pm, we have a perfect band for the occasion, Meyette and the Woof Woofs, a heavy metal polka band which features a lead singing (yodeling) dog named Meyette. You gotta see this act to believe it. Playing along with the Woof Woofs, for reals, is Dr. Demento favorites Little Fyoder and Babushka and The Inactivists. Ever listen to Dr. Demento's radio show? These guys are all regulars. We love any excuse to get weird. Perfect entertainment for April Fools Day. $5.
Tomorrow night, FRIDAY, we have two good bluegrass bands start the night, Trout Steak Revival (7p) and Mountain Holler (8:30p). You folks that have been requesting bluegrass? Here you go. $5.
Then we switch up to rock and roll at 9pm FRIDAY with The Say So and Consider The Raven. The Say So is an ambient rock quartet from Arvada. Consider The Raven is really pretty indie rock a la Paper Bird. Listen to the song "Child, Little Child" on their myspace. $5.
We also have a VERY cool indie show next Tuesday with Mehko and The Ocean Birds, Gavin Castleton and Dustin Perricone. Take a second to look at the strange website for Gavin. And Mehko is a true experience. $5.
Fool for love,
D mento
Extra Credit: Why not share a poem from 12 year old Kalanzi Kajubi from Uganda?
I AM
I am a persevering person who enjoys drumming.
I hear a steady beat tapping in unison with my heart.
I want to live a life for those around me and not for me alone.
I am a persevering person who enjoys drumming.
I pretend that I am in the many books that I read.
I feel that I will accomplish much in life.
I touch keys on a piano and I play my self away.
I worry that my grandfather will die before he sees me succeed.
I cry for all the dying people in the world.
I am a persevering person who enjoys drumming.
I understand that life will not always be as easy for me as it is now.
I say that if you put your mind to it you can reach any goal.
I try to live my life to the fullest before my life is over.
I hope to see a woman president before I die.
I am a persevering person who enjoys drumming.
So as many of you already know, this D Note deal was put together by the DeGraff brothers, along with some big faith help from their friends and family. One of the earliest supporters was the mother of the DeGraff brood, Pamela McCormick, who we will from here forward refer to as Mom. Mom not only invested finances into the D Note, but also time. She used to help out quite a bit in our early days. Some of you may have even been around long enough to remember her famous Scotcheroos rice crispy treats. People would come from as far as Little Rock Arkansas to try one of Mom's Scotcheroos.
Since her kids have finally all grown up (debatable) Mom needed a new direction for her momming. So, with the help of an organization called H.E.L.P. she started a school in an impoverished section of Uganda. The Beacon School, as it is called, has about 150 students so far, kids who otherwise would have no formal education. It has been a real joy to watch all of this develop. It is also educational learning about the process and the details that go into every decision. A new development we just learned about pertains to a local Ugandan they found to make the desks by hand for $22 a piece. Not only does this save shipping costs, but it also helps the local economy. Neat.
The reason for telling you all this is that we are going to have a fundraiser for the school at the D Note this coming SATURDAY night and want to invite you all. We have amazing entertainment lined up for the show as we hope you would expect. Dave Beegle opens at 6pm, a phenomenal guitar maestro. Then we have Aden Harrell's African Boom at 7:30 pm, a concoction of African drumming and jazz that musical mastermind Aden Harrell has whipped up. We're intrigued. At 9pm we have Andrea Ball. Andrea is making waves in the indie scene in Denver and beyond. Her new album was just reviewed by Westword. We hope you will come out to help support Mom and all of her kids. $10 suggested donation (which will pay for half almost half a desk!)
We also, of course, have so much more going on. Tonight, THURSDAY, April 1, we have trivia at 6:30, which should be especially fun on April Fools Day. Then, at 9pm, we have a perfect band for the occasion, Meyette and the Woof Woofs, a heavy metal polka band which features a lead singing (yodeling) dog named Meyette. You gotta see this act to believe it. Playing along with the Woof Woofs, for reals, is Dr. Demento favorites Little Fyoder and Babushka and The Inactivists. Ever listen to Dr. Demento's radio show? These guys are all regulars. We love any excuse to get weird. Perfect entertainment for April Fools Day. $5.
Tomorrow night, FRIDAY, we have two good bluegrass bands start the night, Trout Steak Revival (7p) and Mountain Holler (8:30p). You folks that have been requesting bluegrass? Here you go. $5.
Then we switch up to rock and roll at 9pm FRIDAY with The Say So and Consider The Raven. The Say So is an ambient rock quartet from Arvada. Consider The Raven is really pretty indie rock a la Paper Bird. Listen to the song "Child, Little Child" on their myspace. $5.
We also have a VERY cool indie show next Tuesday with Mehko and The Ocean Birds, Gavin Castleton and Dustin Perricone. Take a second to look at the strange website for Gavin. And Mehko is a true experience. $5.
Fool for love,
D mento
Extra Credit: Why not share a poem from 12 year old Kalanzi Kajubi from Uganda?
I AM
I am a persevering person who enjoys drumming.
I hear a steady beat tapping in unison with my heart.
I want to live a life for those around me and not for me alone.
I am a persevering person who enjoys drumming.
I pretend that I am in the many books that I read.
I feel that I will accomplish much in life.
I touch keys on a piano and I play my self away.
I worry that my grandfather will die before he sees me succeed.
I cry for all the dying people in the world.
I am a persevering person who enjoys drumming.
I understand that life will not always be as easy for me as it is now.
I say that if you put your mind to it you can reach any goal.
I try to live my life to the fullest before my life is over.
I hope to see a woman president before I die.
I am a persevering person who enjoys drumming.
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