Off For a Couple Weeks!

Hi Everybody,

What a weekend it was! The Sonoma Grille was great fun but the real party was at Gordon's...It was jam packed! People came from everywhere. Even the club owner came up to me and said it was remarkable! The entire crowd was singing along with me to "Sweet Caroline" and a ton more tunes! It was a great party! The next couple weeks are pretty good for me but if you want to see me you'll have to wait to the second week of October. Lisa and I are flying to Oklahoma for my son's birthday party! Unbelievable! I'll keep you posted as to the shows the following week! Keep in touch and stay happy!

Gregg

Howdy Ho!

Well we're rapidly approaching fall and things are slowing down a bit. I love when the leaves start changing and such....I call it "Simon and Garfunkle Weather." This past week was really good. I played Friday night at Mixer's in Olean. They are such great people! They really treat me well and enjoy the music. Saturday Lisa and I went to the Light House in Olcott for the Celtic Festival. I played some Irish music and guys in kilts showed up! This week is great because I'm really close to home. Friday at the Sonoma, Saturday at Gordon's and Sunday at a benefit on Abbott Road. Here's the skinny:

Sonoma Grille. 5010 Main St., Snyder. 204-0251. Fri. 9/22 @ 8:30 p.m. (I'll play indoors this time so the cops don't come again!)

Gordon's. 2263 Delaware Ave. 874-3020. Sat. 9/23 @ 10:00 p.m. (Gordon's rules! Wonderful party atmosphere with a great old bar. People are generally neighbors there)

Lucarelli's. 1830 Abbott Rd. Lackawanna. 824-8711.
Sun. 9/24 @ 3:30 p.m. (This is a benefit for Mike Walsh and all are invited. PLEASE come out and help this poor man out. I'm doing about 4 hours of music. Maybe we can get Michael Bly to come out and join me for some songs...)

Well, have a great week. I really do hope some of you can come out and see me now. I'm back, closer in town and the summer has drawn to a close.

Enjoy the leaves,

Gregg

September 4-10

This past week was nice because it wasn't so busy that I was running around in circles. Friday was interesting because I played the Sonoma Grille. I was outside playing early...Lisa was there along with Maria, Lynn and Donna from my Yahoo Group (Gregg's Yahoo Group)...The police were called TWICE because an old lady across the street kept complaining...Even the police officer laughed! Ooh, I was playing that crazy Billy Joel and Santana stuff...It must have driven the old woman nuts when I did a couple Sinatra tunes...She must've thought there was a drunken brawl going on! Sonoma was slapped with a citation! I kid you not!

Saturday was great because I had an early private show in Orchard Park, NY. Lisa and I wound up going to Gordon's because my great friend Kevin McCarthy was playing. We had a ball! As we were enjoying the show, Ed and Diane Strawbrich came in (they thought I was playing) and we spent the night listening to a great guy! Kevin called me up and I did about three songs with him...I love the harmonies! Stay tuned to this site for photos...Diane took a number of them and I'll post them soon.

Sunday I played at Briarwood Country Club for the Faulk School 20th anniversary party. That went awesome!

This week I'm playing in clubs again but it's kind of far...Olean on Friday and Olcott on Saturday...I'm also doing a benefit for Make a Wish on Saturday afternoon. Here's how the schedule looks:

Mixers Pub. 204 Coleman St., Olean. 372-1004. Friday, 9/15 @ 9:30 p.m. (Mixer's is an absolute ball...Jody and Michael are awesome and the crowd has a blast)

Lighthouse Grill-n-Spirits. 5885 E. Main St., Olcott. 778-5580. Saturday, 9/16 @ 10 p.m. (check this out because Olcott is having a Celtic Festival all day...It is huge with various stages set up, booths and food. I will be doing traditional Irish music as well as my regular show!)

After this week I'm coming closer to home!

Have a great week!

Whew...The Summer is Over!

The idea that the summer is over is a bit sad. I love the warmth and everything that goes along with the warmer months. But, the busy, hectic weeks of the summer are another thing. I enjoy doing all the shows and meeting new people, making connections and performing my heart out. My throat, on the other hand, begs me to rest! So, now I enter into September. My Monday and Thursday gigs are through for the summer season. I will play a Thursday once a month at the Byrncliff resort. We'll do that until next summer. Labor Day was my last day at the South Shore and it went well. No rain and I saw a bunch of my friends. Lisa and her son, Patrick came out and some patrons really enjoyed the show. They had never heard me before. I did a wedding Sunday at a beautiful place but it was damp and rainy...Yuck! This week I get back to my regular schedule. I hope to see many of you this season...Things slow down for all of us. This would be a good chance to catch up with one another. See you soon!