D Note love letter 8/30/12

D Tales

This week let us point the staff spotlight on our man Taj in the kitchen. Not sure how long Taj has been with us, but we're guessing 6-7 years? In the meantime he has cooked many many pizzas for you and a more than a few of those pizzas have been the best pizza you have ever eaten. We love Taj and are grateful for all of his help. Thanks Taj! Taj Trivia: Taj is in the punk band The Hacks. (great band name, don't you think?) We had the Hacks at the D Note 8 years ago, before Taj was in either the band or the D Note. More Taj trivia: Our popular vegetarian hummus pizza The Taj Mahal, was invented and named by Taj, which is kinda ironic considering Taj is a rabid meat eater.

This weekend we start a new thing at the D Note; no covers on Friday nights! We're concentrating on just bringing terrific music. We're starting this weekend with great music starting at 5pm with our friend Melissa Ivey, a songster that will give you chills. Then we have the beautiful urban bluegrass of Birds Of A Feather and end the night with the charming pop of Fiction Is Fun.

31
[5:00p]
Melissa Ivey

[7:00p]
Sarah Angela, Mac Williams, Birds Of A Feather, Fiction Is Fun. Free.

1

[10:30a]
Zumba $8

[1:00p]
Bellydance Swap and Extravaganza. Shopping and performances. Free

[7:00p]
Ryan Macpherson and The Dirty Gospel. $5

[9:00p]
In 2 Wishin (rock and dance covers from 70's to present). $5

And that's the weekend (not to mention yoga, baby baby boogie and salsa on Sunday!)

Yours in the field,

D tractor

Extra credit: Here's some nonsense composed by yours truly...

Nonsense Poem

Moving forward I will back up and tell you what
I am going to keep to myself. To begin with there will be

an ending, and further? I don't know if there is anything further
and one more thing, I don't know if there is anything more.

Exactly what to expect is not clear at the present moment,
but soon we shall see what the future has in store. Later.

What everyone wants now is for you to be yourself,
so forget about yourself and give the people what they want.

Outside of us all there is a lonely person inside
and inside of them is a big, wide open sky.

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D Tales

This week let us point the staff spotlight on our man Taj in the kitchen. Not sure how long Taj has been with us, but we're guessing 6-7 years? In the meantime he has cooked many many pizzas for you and a more than a few of those pizzas have been the best pizza you have ever eaten. We love Taj and are grateful for all of his help. Thanks Taj! Taj Trivia: Taj is in the punk band The Hacks. (great band name, don't you think?) We had the Hacks at the D Note 8 years ago, before Taj was in either the band or the D Note. More Taj trivia: Our popular vegetarian hummus pizza The Taj Mahal, was invented and named by Taj, which is kinda ironic considering Taj is a rabid meat eater.

This weekend we start a new thing at the D Note; no covers on Friday nights! We're concentrating on just bringing terrific music. We're starting this weekend with great music starting at 5pm with our friend Melissa Ivey, a songster that will give you chills. Then we have the beautiful urban bluegrass of Birds Of A Feather and end the night with the charming pop of Fiction Is Fun.

31
[5:00p]
Melissa Ivey

[7:00p]
Sarah Angela, Mac Williams, Birds Of A Feather, Fiction Is Fun. Free.

1

[10:30a]
Zumba $8

[1:00p]
Bellydance Swap and Extravaganza. Shopping and performances. Free

[7:00p]
Ryan Macpherson and The Dirty Gospel. $5

[9:00p]
In 2 Wishin (rock and dance covers from 70's to present). $5

And that's the weekend (not to mention yoga, baby baby boogie and salsa on Sunday!)

Yours in the field,

D tractor

Extra credit: Here's some nonsense composed by yours truly...

Nonsense Poem

Moving forward I will back up and tell you what
I am going to keep to myself. To begin with there will be

an ending, and further? I don't know if there is anything further
and one more thing, I don't know if there is anything more.

Exactly what to expect is not clear at the present moment,
but soon we shall see what the future has in store. Later.

What everyone wants now is for you to be yourself,
so forget about yourself and give the people what they want.

Outside of us all there is a lonely person inside
and inside of them is a big, wide open sky.

D Note love letter 8/23/12

D rails,

We trust you are well and good, even awesome, or at least on your way to getting there.

This week we want to give a shout out to Kevin Shultz who has been doing an amazing job running the operations over the last few months. When our last manager resigned Kevin showed great initiative and has really taken on taking care of the place, which the place truly appreciates. Thanks Kevin. Next time you see him at the D Note, give him proper props.

Here's the line up of the weekend.

24 [5:00p] Trout Unlimited Benefit w/ Rough Satin (jazz) 5pm and Big Universe (cover dance) 7pm. $5-10 donation [9:30p] Dikki Du and The Zydeco Crew $10

25 [10:30a] Zumba $8 [12:00p] Mushroom Mountain Band Reunion [4:00p] Sentimental Sounds Big Band $5 [7:30p] Current Youth (and friends) $5 (funk, rock and roll)

Trout Unlimited does a great job of helping keep the rivers of Colorado clean, so come help support those guys. Then after Big Universe plays for Trout Unlimited we have Dikki Du, son of late Zydeco legend Roy Carrier, and he is always super fun for dancing. Serenade In Blue Big band on Saturday (I know we have some fans of Big Band out there.) Then Current Youth is also a really fun band. Last time they were at the D Note they opened for Bop Skizzum and were great.

Next Tuesday we have a band sitting in for Farm Jazz. They are an R&B horn band called Doug Jackson and The Chosen Few and "they are pretty good!" says our inside man, Jax Delaguerre. Then next Tuesday at 7p we have Henrikson's Amp Presents Great Jazz Guitar. Free, followed by Trevor Christianson on Piano and Discount Cinema (garage rock).

There's the news in a nutshell,

D squirrel

Extra Credit: Here's a Rilke poem that will certainly speak to at least one of you.

Onto A Vast Plain

You are not surprised at the force of the storm—
you have seen it growing.
The trees flee. Their flight
sets the boulevards streaming. And you know:
he whom they flee is the one
you move toward. All your senses
sing him, as you stand at the window.

The weeks stood still in summer.
The trees' blood rose. Now you feel
it wants to sink back
into the source of everything. You thought
you could trust that power
when you plucked the fruit:
now it becomes a riddle again
and you again a stranger.

Summer was like your house: you know
where each thing stood.
Now you must go out into your heart
as onto a vast plain. Now
the immense loneliness begins.

The days go numb, the wind
sucks the world from your senses like withered leaves.

Through the empty branches the sky remains.
It is what you have.
Be earth now, and evensong.
Be the ground lying under that sky.
Be modest now, like a thing
ripened until it is real,
so that he who began it all
can feel you when he reaches for you.

Book of Hours, II 1

D Note love letter 8/16/12

D notables,


We hope you are singing today, or dancing, or making art, or making some kind of true expression of yourself, if only for the briefest moment.

And speaking of true expressions of self, this week we want to give a shout out to Adam Ferrill, our ninja bartender, a true blessing. Adam's been at the D Note pretty much from the beginning and has probably put more hard work into the place than any one else. It has been a pure pleasure having him around, like hanging out with Bill Murray's even funnier younger brother. Thanks for everything, Adam. We love you.

Here's the weekend in semi-table form. Friday night, Aug 17, the password to the D-mail crowd for free admittance is... "purple paisley pompadour"

17 [6:30p] The 10:39s The Real Folk Blues $5 [9:30p] Zzyzzyx Road Band $5	18 [10:30a] Zumba $8 [4:00p] The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) FREE [7:00p] The Moses Jones Band $10
19 [10:00a] Free form yoga lead by Nicki Viera w/ live music by Melissa Ivey, Adam DeGraff and friends. Donations accepted for local charities. [2:00p] Baby Boogie, bring your kids into dance! [8:00p] Salsa Dancing (lesson at 8pm, Orquestra La Brava at 9pm) $8

Friday night we have a band called 10:39s that play a song called "Shakespeare". Then on Saturday we have a Shakespeare performance. Coincidence?

The performance on Saturday is FREE! We're excited for a little a drama at the D. Here's the press release...

"Can three girls really cover thirty-seven Shakespeare plays in less than two hours? This fast-firing comedy does just that as it parodies all of the Shakespeare plays (plus the sonnets!) with only three performers in two acts. This play is full of energy as the characters run across the stage and keep you guessing how they will pull off the next play. Clever use of some interesting costumes also adds to the fun.

The play starts with an eccentric version of Romeo and Juliet, followed by a parody of Titus Andronicus (which is portrayed as a cooking show). Next is Othello, which is done as a rap song (the infamous "Othello Rap"). The members of the trio compete in a hilarious football game which summarizes the histories (King John, Richard II, Richard III, Henry IV etc), complete with commentary and details of each character's rise and fall from power.

As the characters are about to come to the end of the first act, they realize they forgot to perform Hamlet. One of the actors becomes nervous and runs out of the theatre with another actor chasing him. The final actor is left to entertain the audience by himself, which he does by telling jokes and calling for the intermission.

After the intermission, the missing two actors return and save their companion from reciting all of the sonnets. All three actors then perform their very abbreviated version of Hamlet (with a little help from the audience), thus "completing" the canon in only an hour and a half!

The play stars Tracy Dykeman, Deletta Laes and Tara Casanova and is directed by Ed Sellmann."

Love and stuff,

D barge

Extra credit: Considering all the Shakespeariness this weekend we should probably leave you with a Shakespeare poem. But instead we'll give you an anecdote. We believe Shakespeare helped to translate the King James Bible. The proof? Shakespeare was a favorite of King James and even wrote a play or two for him. So when Will was 46 years old he got the summons from the king to help translate the Psalms. Because if you are the king, you're going to put your greatest poet on Psalms, right? Shakespeare was too controversial to get any credit for the translation, so instead he found a way to sign his translation as a hidden easter egg in the Bible. If you go to Psalms 46 and count 46 words down from the top and 46 words up from the bottom you get "Shake" and "Spear". Good one!

D Note love letter 8/9/12

D activators,

We've had many amazing folks working at the D Note over the years. This week we want to give a special shout out to our first sound engineer, Greg Rendon. Greg used to be a regular at our open stage night years ago and was interested in learning about sound engineering. We needed some help in a pinch and he stepped in and did such a good job that he eventually became our main guy. The dynamics at the D Note can be difficult as all the wood and brick make the room very live. And of course every band has their own needs. But Greg has it down. Not only has Greg handled the sound well, but he has also been able to beautifully handle the interpersonal dynamics with the bands, a part of the job at which many sound engineers famously fail. It is amazing how often bands praise Greg and, in his own humble way, he has really begun to develop his own reputation as an engineer. Say hi to him and thanks next time you see him up in the booth. Shout out to our second sound engineer, Erick Crumb, who also does a great job.

This weekend.

Aug 10

[5:00p]
Jeff Mohler. Free. Jeff is someone we met through Tom Peters, the poet and owner of the Beat Bookshop in Boulder. His songs are beautiful.

[7:30p]
Julian Velard $8 Pre-Sale Tickets This guy is great. He came our way because he is patron's favorite performer and so his daughter paid to have him come out. Spend some time on his website and then try NOT to come hear him in person.

[10:00p]
The Amendment $5

Aug 11

[10:30a]
Zumba $8

[7:00p]
Hafla: Belly Dance Variety Show. $8 adults/$5 kids. With Yallah. Hafla has been going on for awhile now at the D Note and we hope it will last forever.

[10:00p]
Matic (rock, jam) $5. Very good jam band...


There you go. Things to remember: Baby boogie Sun afternoons, salsa Sunday nights. Free pizza for kids on Mondays and Open Stage (6:30p sign up). Great swing lessons ($5) and music (Farm Jazz) on Wed nights. Geeks Who Drink Trivia Thurs at 6:30p followed by SIN (service industry night) with great local DJs.

We hope to see you sooner than later,

D V8

Extra Credit: We found a book of children's poetry anthology called "My Song Is Beautiful" at the discount sales bin at King Soopers for $1. Money well spent as there were several good children's poems therein. We liked this one, by Mary Ann Hoberman.

You and I

Only one I in the whole wide world

And millions and millions of you,

But every you is an I to itself

And I am a you to you, too!

But if I am a you and you are an I

And the opposite also is true,

It makes us both the same somehow

Yet splits us each in two.

It's more and more mysterious,

The more I think it through:

Every you everywhere in the world is an I;

Every I in the world is a you!

--

D Note love letter 8/2/12

D Collage,

Hello friends. Hello brand new first weekend of August of 2012. We wonder if we will get the best of you, weekend? Maybe yes, maybe no, but we will not suffer for lack of trying.

Here's the scoop. The password for getting in free on Friday night exclusively for this D Mail list is "D LOVELY"

Aug 3

[5:00p]
Kenny Lee Young (free) KENNY IS GREAT! JACK JOHNSON VIBE.

[7:00p]
Wires Crossed. Free. THE 12 YEAR OLD THAT FRONTS THIS BAND, KAYLA HRUBY, WOWED THE D NOTE LAST TIME SHE SANG HERE.

[8:30p]
El Javi Trio (Flamenco guitar/ fusion) $5 THIS GUY ALSO WOWED THE DNOTE LAST TIME WITH HIS CRISP AND SEXY FLAMENCO PLAYING. HE CAME IN WITH HIS GUITAR AND ASKED TO SIT IN BETWEEN BANDS AND THEN JUST KILLED IT. SO WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE HIM BACK OFFICIALLY.

[10:00p]
Goldensole (heavy rock) $5. ROCK!!

Aug 4

[1:00p]
Ben Smiley host Jam Band Jam. LOTS OF GOOD MUSICIAN FRIENDS GETTING TOGETHER TO JAM. FREE.

[6:00p]
Ali Grayson CD Release Show w/ Stormcellars $5 ALI IS FROM FT. COLLINS AND THIS WILL BE A GREAT POP FOLK SHOW.

[9:00p]
Dennis Stroughmatt and Creole Stomp (Zydeco) $10 THIS IS A KILLER ZYDECO BAND FROM LOUISIANA AND WE'RE STOKED TO HAVE THEM BACK THANKS TO COLORADO FRIENDS OF ZYDECO AND CAJUN. SUPER FUN DANCE MUSIC!

In other news...

Yoga w/ live music by Melissa Ivey and Adam DeGraff on Sunday morning.

We have an amazing Salsa dance fiesta every Sunday night.

We just LOVE this poster by Matt Dougherty for our new Service Industry Night.

Theres a GREAT performer next Friday named Julien Velard. He'll woo you, if you'll only let him.

Okay, let's give this weekend the old college try.

Yours,

D sister

Extra Credit: We've had many amazing artists working at the D Note over the years. And for awhile we had Ken Arkind in the kitchen. Ken is now that rarest of things, a professional poet, and he's gaining quite a reputation. He recently had his picture put up in the Nuyorican Cafe in NY, quite an honor. His stuff is really meant to be performed, but here it is anyway on the virtual page.

An Experiment in Noise in A Sharp Major

This is not a heart,

it’s a volume knob.

You turn it one way when you wish to scream,

you turn it one way when you wish to whisper.

It is a gift,

and carries much weight with it,

your chest can feel as heavy as an ocean,

there is more than enough silence beneath the surface for you to drown in.

Be careful,

it is a weapon and can hurt people,

their ears will not be ready for your anthem.

Speak with purpose,

sound without shape is static,

and you were not born a dead channel.

You,

were born screaming.

Does music belong to the instrument or the ears that hear it?

If one receives a gift it belongs to them and not the gift giver,

so when you tell someone your name,

does it still belong to you?

Branches

Violin strings,

The wind

A bow.

Music notes

Hummingbirds,

Ear drums

Flowers.

Epithets

Shotguns,

Humans

Targets.

This is not a heart,

it’s a volume knob.

That makes your veins wires.

If your veins are wires,

then your limbs are speakers,

if your limbs are speakers,

then movement is a song.

Running,

Song.

Dancing,

Song.

Kissing,

Song.

Fighting,

Song.

So choir many many choirs,

holy holy little fists.

Leave the world dancing in your headphone dust,

drenched in speaker sweat,

covered in eardrum graffiti,

and invite them all into your sonic temple.

alone.

you.

are.

just.

one.

word.

Together you make a sentence.

Together you have purpose.

This is not a heart,

it’s a volume knob.

With it you can sing (many many) songs.

Joy.

Acceptance.

Humility.

Forgiveness.

Fear.

Loneliness.

Pride.

Hate.

Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love.

Remember that refrain when the waves come, (they will come)

they will try and mute you,

they will try and drown you with their,

talking

talking

talking

talking

talking.

They will try to sharpen your bones.

They will try to sharpen your shoulder blades.

They will try to convince you to cleave off your wings,

by shrugging from the weight of them.

That the burden is too much to carry,

that you deserve silence.

They will try and deafen you,

They will try and deafen you by firing their,

guns

guns

guns

guns

guns.

Put your guns away our weapon’s in our chests.

Your body is an arsenal.

Your gut a foxhole.

Your lungs magazines. (to carry the ammunition of your breath0

Your throat is a barrel.

Your tongue is a trigger.

Click against the war drum of your jaw,

and echo the sound:

No.

No.

You will not touch me.

No.

You will not call me that word.

No.

I will not move.

A bullet cannot hurt an ocean,

and waves are just static atop its depth.

You are louder than this. (bloody experiment in noise)

A transmission,

sent straight through bullhorn of tongue,

by the soapbox that got lodged in your throat,

on the day they told you to swallow your pride.

You are louder than this.

You are ruckus.

You are opus.

So shatter the silence and proclaim yourself,

turn up your melody so loudly that they never forget,

and hand the world your name,

like it was a gift.

Spine,

straighter than a ship’s mast.

Chin,

held higher than full sails.

Static,

crashing like waves breaking against your bow.

The bullets of their lips firing,

but missing,

with every,

shot.

--


/)dam I)eGraff

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