Ivan "Funkboy" Bodley
Blue Note, NYC
131 W. 3rd St, NYC 10012, 212-475-8592
Friday, July 2, 2010, 12:30am
Only $10!
more info:
http://www.bluenote.net/newyork/schedule/moreinfo.cgi?id=8229
Come get your "Pigs Feet" on! The funk is guaranteed to satisfy...
James Dower on the nasty B3. Joe Goretti on the stanky tubs. We're
throwing down immediately after our pals, Fourplay, appearing earlier
that same evening. The Blue Note is world-famous for good reason.
It's a great room in which to hear music.
You can SMELL the funk here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whZ2dU3t0uI
Top excuses for missing our Blue Note show DEBUNKED:
>> It's too hot!
The fabulous Blue Note Club in NYC is climate controlled year-round
for your listening comfort.
>> The Blue Note is too expensive!
While this may occasionally be true for world-famous jazz superstars,
our performance carries a modest cover charge of only $10, affordable
even in an economic downturn.
>> The Blue Note has a quiet policy. I won't be able to express myself.
They do have a quiet policy. That's true. It's out of respect to the
musicians as they craft their masterful jazz solos. But we're not
playing any sleepy jazz. Quite the opposite. We REQUIRE your active
participation in our shows. Not only will you be asked to clap your
hands (hopefully in time) and stomp your feet, but you will be
required to shout at the top of your lungs such stalwart anthems as:
"PIGS FEET.....& POTTED MEAT!" Don't worry. I'll remind you of the
lyrics as the songs begin. There will not be a test. You're under no
pressure. We also encourage dancing in the aisles, the shaking of the
groove thang, and copious voicings of approval at musical acrobatics.
Feel free to vocalize during the keyboard solo: "Yeah, man! Go 'head
on with your bad self!"
>> The show is too late at night.
Ah, don't be silly! It's Friday night! School's out! It's the start
of your Independence Day weekend. Start declaring your Independence!
What time do you really have to be up on Saturday morning. Really?
>> Dude, I've got a gig that night. I can't make it.
What time is your gig? Are you done before 12:30am? We'll be rocking
on, on, & on 'til the break of dawn, baby! Come by for a nightcap
after your gig. You know you're going to be frustrated from having to
deal with Bridezilla and Maitre d'spicable. Come sit at the bar, have
a cold one, loosen up that bow tie, and get your STANK on....
>> Ah, you'll be back at the Blue Note again. I'll catch you another time.
Will we? WILL WE? Admittedly this is our 2nd time at the mighty
Note. But we were only invited back because so many of our lovely
friends turned up for the first one. Make no mistake about it. The
Blue Note is a highly-coveted and prestigious gig. It's a
once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for us that has somehow morphed into an
even rarer twice-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Our appearances there
will be rare indeed.
>> But I have a double I have to do on Broadway on Saturday.
Admittedly this is getting into the realm of valid excuses. However,
I'll just add this. Last January when we played the Blue Note, our
good friend, Maisey, from the hit Broadway musical "Rock of Ages" very
kindly came out to our show with that same dilemma facing her.
Apparently the funk was so effective that she sang her heart out that
next day (as she does every day)....
>> I'm going out of town for the holiday weekend.
Where? Where are you going? Where do you need to be so badly that
you can't leave 12 hours later? The holiday traffic leaving NYC on
the Fridays of holiday weekends is BRUTAL, as you know. You would be
much smarter to take a nap after work on Friday, get up to see our
show at the Blue Note, and leave town directly from our show. There
will be NO traffic at that hour. Our show will SAVE you time spent in
the car and make your holiday weekend just that much more enjoyable.
>> I don't live in NYC.
Wah, wah, wah. I get this one a lot. Don't be a crybaby! This is
the greatest city in the world. You KNOW you all want to at lease
visit NYC and catch a show, see the museums, etc. This weekend is
going to be very mild, weather-wise, for July. What better time to
visit? Heck, don't just come for our show. Come for the world's
largest fireworks display on Sunday. Just get here a couple of days
early so you can start out the weekend right by getting your "Pigs
Feet" on.
We'll see you at the Blue Note, NYC this Friday, you dig?
Your pal,
Ivan
www.Funkboy.net
