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December 2004 - Page 11

Live Music
at Border's

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accompaniment (this guy Gerry is so good he has a doctor bag filled with different harmonicas).

Gerry McAvoy on harmonica

Other events include Scrabble Singles Night on the first Tuesday of every month. All you need to do is bring your own board. There are children's events every Tuesday at 10:00am and every Saturday at 11:00am. Store hours are 9am-11pm Mon.-Sat. and 9am-9pm Sun., Borders Books & Café is located at 135 Route 35 in Eatontown. Call 732-542-1785.
By
Carole J. Brandi
 

Rick Barry -opens for-
Glenn Tilbrook
& the Fluffers

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fellow guitarist Chris Bono, who also teaches Jazz Fusion at Berkley. Anyone who was at The Saint about a year ago for the Po'Girls/Rick Barry show will remember when Diona Davies, the violin player for the Po'Girls joined Rick & Friends on stage and set it on fire, trading riffs and dueling banjos, so-to-speak. If only there had been a recording of that rendition of "All Along The Watchtower."

And, speaking of The Saint, they are in the midst of celebrating their 10th Anniversary and have lots of great shows lined up for November. Rick had nothing but nice things to say about Scott Stamper, owner, manager, and bartender of The Saint. "Scott is ‘a saint'," he said, "and completely about the original music show.  He told me he really wanted to see me succeed and took me under his wing." After hearing Rick play his first show at The Saint, Scott promised him a steady gig and he's been there almost once a week since then.
 
Rick has an album available that he has recorded at various New Jersey Studios, including Retro Media in Red Bank and Dog House in Toms River, as well as an acoustic song recorded at the Lakehurst Naval Base.

The show opened up with a high-energy set from Tammany Hall NYC, fronted by
singer-songwriter Steven O'Reilly. The band takes its

Tammany Hall at The Saint
October 2004

name from one of the nations first political parties, known for doing whatever it takes to make it.  Tammany Hall was corrupt and powerful and would buy your vote if necessary.  It doesn't seem that the
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