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News from TRICKS - August 2004
Added Sunday, August 29, 2004 - Wayland Hotel
Muggy and rainy weather might be the reason why lots of people didn't come out to play with Tricks this weekend. Several birthday girls on Saturday night - Anna, Jackie, and Shannon - Our Best Tricks Birthday wishes to you - thanks for partying with Tricks.
Tricks always has a fun playing, you know, but we have a whole lot more fun when there are a bunch of dancing, jumping, sweating, screaming, crazy people in front of us.
Saturday pics
Added Sunday, August 22, 2004 - Wayland Hotel
After 4 weekends off, Tricks is back to the bars. The Wayland Hotel Bar and Grill was a great place to start the second half of our 2004 schedule of gigs. Both Friday and Saturday had excellent crowds and everyone had a great time. Note - Tricks has added one night at the Wayland Hotel to our schedule: September 3, Friday night of Labor Day weekend Tricks will play one-night-only at the Wayland Hotel.
see pictures - "We're ba-a-a-ck!"
News from TRICKS - July 2004
Added Sunday, July 18, 2004 - Ugly Muthers Harley Rodeo
The 20th annual Ugly Muthers Harley Rodeo was our last Tricks gig before our summer recess. We had a good set-up party on Friday night, with a little rain. Saturday's weather was better, but the scattered showers kept the crowd to a little over a hundred people. But, no matter, this was a great all-day-long party. The motorcycle contests are always fun to watch. Food, fun and drink in good supply. It was fun for Tricks to play good and loud in the great outdoors.
Ugly Muther pics
Added Sunday, July 11, 2004 - Stan's, Dorr
The Tricks crowd was showing their stuff at Stan's on our last big blow-out night, kissing goodbye the first half of the 2004 Tricks tour. Lots of hot July fun, lots of special friends, lots of new and old fans and the bachelorette party girls were hangin' and bangin' with Tricks from start to finish. You go girls!!
pics
Added Sunday, July 4, 2004 - Stan's Independence Day Weekend, Dorr
Tricks is back home at Stan's to wind up the first half of the 2004 schedule.
Friday was the start of Independence Day weekend, and the crowd was on fire.
Crowd 10 / Tricks 6.
Saturday was very rainy and wet, and everyone who braved the storms had a fun time at Stan's - like usual. The band had an extra good night.
Crowd 8 / Tricks 10 - Saturday pics
News from TRICKS - June 2004
Added Monday, June 28, 2004 - Carly's Party (Tricks Lite - Rick, Krys, & Richie), South Haven
Our friend Carly graduated from Michigan State.
So we all got together for a pool party in Carly's honor.
Tricks Lite was there to provide some music to go with the festivities.
Added Sunday, June 20, 2004 - Craig & Jane Party (Tricks with Richie), Hudsonville
Our good friends & fans Craig and Jane Bykerk have hired Tricks to play for several great parties at their place in Hudsonville. It's always a surprise party for one of their friends. This was the 5th time Tricks has done a Craig and Jane party. What a great time! (We also had fun at the "pre-party" when we set up on Friday night.) This time it was an "Over The Hill" party for Rich and Laurie. I can't imagine a funner way to spend a Saturday night. As an added bonus, Tricks played the party with Richie on bass. We played lots and lots of songs from our Richie repertoire, which goes back to playing with Rich since . . . hmm, long long ago. Besides the pig roast, kegs of beer, and dancing with Tricks, the big attraction was the famous "Mouse Game"; a mouse roulette game using actual field mice. It was a riot!
Party pictures #1 & Party pictures #2 & A Steve's-eye-view at Craig's
Added Sunday, June 13, 2004 - Daisy Mae's, Gun Lake
Daisy Mae's is a great holiday spot for weekenders who come "up north" to Gun Lake. There are also lots of great local party maniacs. Good food. Big dance floor. Pool tables and arcade games. Cold drinks. Hot band. What more do you need to pack the house with good-time rock 'n' roll fun?
Pictures - Fun Hot Weekend at Daisy Mae's
Added Sunday, June 6, 2004 - Daisy Mae's, Gun Lake
Saturday Night was another fun night at Daisy Mae's. Lots of dancers again. Daisy Mae's has a nice big dance floor where you can stretch out and try your fancy moves. Thanks to our special friends, you know who you are. Did I mention that the band was extra TIGHT tonight? That's what I'm talkin' about!
Added Saturday, June 5, 2004 - Daisy Mae's, Gun Lake
Awesome Friday night crowd at Daisy Mae's in Gun Lake. The place was hoppin'.
I can't describe what a great time everyone was having - you had to be there.
One of those nights when the crowd is really good and the band is really good.
Kick-ass dancers! Lotta good looking babes! It's true!
Wish we had more pictures of the crowd, it was a wild bunch last night. See the pictures
News from TRICKS - May 2004
Added Sunday, May 30, 2004 - Ye Old Woodshed, Douglas
Memorial Day Weekend. Holiday weekends aren't always the best bar weekends. People are camping, partying on the back deck, having a bonfire in the back yard. But Tricks managed to pull in good crowds for Friday and Saturday at the Woodshed. People were in a dancing mood and the band rose to the occasion. The band was hot and the crowd was rockin' hard.
Thanks for the hospitality from our Douglas friends. Special thanks to the staff at Y.O.W.
See the pictures
Added Sunday, May 23, 2004 - Ye Old Woodshed, Douglas
Douglas - Ye Old Woodshed ROCKS!!
Y.O.W.
It was Jeanette's 30th and Randy's 40th.
Many, many well-wishers showed up to celebrate the Birthdays.
Stormy weather outside, but hot fun inside.
Hope to see everyone next weekend for more of the same.
See the pictures
News from TRICKS - April 2004
Added Thursday, April 15, 2004 - Stan's, Dorr
Ready to Introduce Tim to the Stan's / Tricks Crowd in Dorr!
Tricks set up last night at Stan's in Dorr and we're home tonight saving strength for a rousing
2 weekends at Stan's.
Bring your party to Stan's.
Dorr Stan's - see pics
Added Saturday, April 3, 2004 - Morning Star
Rick & Krys with WFB in Grand Haven
While drummer/brother Steve is vacationing down south, Rick and Krys took time off from music . . .
not really! That's just plain silly talk.
Rick and Krys got up early Saturday morning, cleared the cobwebs out of their throats, and headed for Grand Haven. We played along with our cousins, the Weideman Family Band, at the Morning Stat Cafe. This place has awesome breakfasts of every type, from cajun to traditional, whatever you're hungry for in the morning. Along with the great food, the Morning Star features occasional live music.
The Weideman Family Band features Laura on Fiddle, Steve on guitar & mandolin, Tom on bass, and dad Bill on everything else; banjo, squeezebox, spoons, triangle, ... Add Rick and Krys to the mix, and you've got a great breakfast party. Thanks to all the friends who showed up.
News from TRICKS - March 2004
added Sunday, March 28, 2004
Thanks to everyone for your support. We love ya! See y'all next at Stan's in Dorr.
"I had a great time these three weekends and I'm looking forward to many more.
Please tell "The Fans of the Band" thank you for making me feel welcome."
Tim
added Sunday, March 14, 2004
Mar 12 & 13 - Tricks played our first weekend of the 2004 Spring season.
We had 2 great nights at the Wayland Hotel.
Great crowd, great dancers, great drinks, great food, . . . Get it? . . . Great!
As most everyone knows, this was TRICKS' first gig with Tim Clifford on bass. Thanks Tim!
Tim's hard work is paying off now. We give Tim high grades for his first 2 nights driving the bass for TRICKS.
(Joining the Tricks Pantheon, Tim is bass player number 9 in the TRICKS 27 year history.)
added Friday, March 12, 2004
Jan - Mar - Workin' in the basement with Tim Clifford
Tricks has been working hard rehearsing with Tim during the coldest weeks of winter.
We thank Steve's family for putting up with our noise in their basement.
"I have to learn 53 songs in 7 rehearsals?"
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