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RockStar Date 08 17 07 Kick almost got blown off the stage Friday

Summary: RockStar Date 08 17 07 Kick almost got blown off the stage Friday night Not by another band silly that can t happen by gale force winds barreling through the Connecticut River corridor and all but sweeping us and our gear from the 125 Riverside Drive stage Actually the most surprising element was that we played at all Thunderstorms perfectly timed with the prime post work happy hours drenched the Hartford area and ominous lightning blasts that would have kept lesser bands indoors flashed in the not so distant distance We kept waiting for the assumed cancellation which never happened The guys at 125 persevered and so did we And goshdarnit for a cold rainy night the place actually had a surprisingly big crowd For the next 100 minutes we ran through one of our most varied song lists ever Then the tables started flying and it got outright scary Fortunately we were able to cram in all the happy birthdays a couple social calls and just enough Kick mayhem to hold us until next week s show at Bleachers in Bristol CT That s our last show of the summer and the sendoff before a rather lengthy break for us anyway so please please pretty please make a special trip to tear it up with us one more time Thanks to the great folks at the new 125 Riverside Drive for sticking it out and for a great year We love what you ve done with the place and look forward to an even bigger 2008 Speaking of 2008 the 2K8 Kick show schedule has been posted to the Tour Dates section of KICKband com and to myspace com kicktunes The list is current as of like right now it will certainly expand but there s enough there to start making travel plans THIS WEEK IN KICK HISTORY 2000 Scott plays his first show with Kick at Murphy Scarletti s in Farmington CT Inexplicably we ask him to do it again and thus began the longest tenure of a replacement member in the band s history Here s to the next seven buddy at least RockStar Date 08 17 07 Kick almost got blown off the stage Friday night Not by another band silly that can t happen by gale force winds barreling through the Connecticut River corridor and all but sweeping us and our gear from the 125 Riverside Drive stage Actually the most surprising element was that we played at all Thunderstorms perfectly timed with the prime post work happy hours drenched the Hartford area and ominous lightning blasts that would have kept lesser bands indoors flashed in the not so distant distance We kept waiting for the assumed cancellation which never happened The guys at 125 persevered and so did we And goshdarnit for a cold rainy night the place actually had a surprisingly big crowd For the next 100 minutes we ran through one of our most varied song lists ever Then the tables started flying and it got outright scary Fortunately we were able to cram in all the happy birthdays a couple social calls and just enough Kick mayhem to hold us until next week s show at Bleachers in Bristol CT That s our last show of the summer and the sendoff before a rather lengthy break for us anyway so please please pretty please make a special trip to tear it up with us one more time Thanks to the great folks at the new 125 Riverside Drive for sticking it out and for a great year We love what you ve done with the place and look forward to an even bigger 2008 Speaking of 2008 the 2K8 Kick show schedule has been posted to the Tour Dates section of KICKband com and to myspace com kicktunes The list is current as of like right now it will certainly expand but there s enough there to start making travel plans THIS WEEK IN KICK HISTORY 2000 Scott plays his first show with Kick at Murphy Scarletti s in Farmington CT Inexplicably we ask him to do it again and thus began the longest tenure of a replacement member in the band s history Here s to the next seven buddy at least

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