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Spirit of Radio

2009-11-18T10:18:00.000-08:00

"...and the words of the profits were written on the studio walls."

Well, don't know how much profit there will be but DS finally - FINALLY - got into the studio, recorded a few demos and the much anticipated original, "Don't Burn My Flag". The plan is to submit the tune into the annual Watkins Glen Raceway music contest. Eight songs will be chosen as the official soundtrack for the 2010 racing season and one band will be chosen to play at certain events. Kind of cool, eh?

A good time was had. Matt Barnes engineered the experience at the regionally renowned, "Ultimate Studios" in Cortland. (Great musician as well - makes for a better engineer.)

- Setting up and getting ready

- Karen showing her electrical & anatomical skills.

- Brian wondering why his drums sound somewhat metallic and squishy at the same time.

- Tim in the booth. Hidden away from his throngage.

- Karen in the booth. Hidden from her "special friends" from Groton.

- Mike explaining "chord thingies"

- Neil, excited as ever, thumps away

Karen and "Yoko Santos" discussing how Brian should be stage center

- Matt Barnes: Engineer par excellence - trying desperately to find the "de-suck" algorithm

- Apparently, the band has a keyboard player. Not sure who he is...sort of like the Lochness Monster, Big Foot or an honest politician - we've heard tale of him, there are some scattered drunken eye-witness accounts and an occasional grainy picture, but no proof of his existence! (If you look close you can see his droppings - Ricola wrappers!)

Halloween Show

2009-11-17T19:50:00.000-08:00

Rockin' Halloween Party at Penny's One Cent Saloon. Band dressed up - everyone but Karen.

(Gotta clip those toenails.)

Argyles - Again

2009-11-17T19:42:00.000-08:00

October - Back at Bob's

Cha-Cha-Cha-Changes

2009-11-17T19:34:00.000-08:00

AUG 09: First show with a new guitar player - Welcome, Mike Ives.

Rockin' "Argyles Easy Street" in Cortland

The Haunt

2009-03-09T22:41:00.000-07:00

Happy Hour at the Haunt - Ithaca.

Classic place. Good sized crowd with a warm reception. Big stage that has seen the likes of many a well known band.

Several long time supporters showed as well. (Always fun to "Mingle" with the fans. :)

Hope to be back soon.

And the one pic? Just because.

Davy's Last Chance Saloon

2009-03-04T10:31:00.000-08:00

Little place out in the boondocks of Chenango Forks.

The crowd is...interesting. Barkeep is friendly and always on the spot.

Practice

2009-02-27T04:51:00.001-08:00

Working on new material and fine tuning the old.

Return to Calico Jacks

2009-02-23T00:44:00.002-08:00

Small crowd but they stuck around and were fired up...

Fisherman's Pub - Feb 2009

2009-02-22T23:49:00.000-08:00

A new place...The Fisherman's Pub.

The crowd waxed and waned through the night but the response was positive - giving DS a foothold in the now limited Ithaca music scene. (For those of you old enough to remember, it seemed like there was a live band on every streetcorner in the early 80's!)

Late January 2009

2009-02-22T23:14:00.000-08:00

First times and a return...

The DS show at Argyle's Easy Street marked a return to a familiar place for Rob who had played there continuously throughout the 90's and the oughts with country and rock bands. It also was also the first time that DS had been to Easy Street and back in the Cortland area in over a year.

Bob Argyle, a musician and business man was pleased and enjoyed the varied set list.

We'll be back...

Early January 2009

2009-02-22T22:55:00.000-08:00

January brought a new phase of the DS story. With two newer members, the return of Rob on the keys and new / old places to play.

New Year's Eve 2008

2009-02-22T22:37:00.000-08:00

Timing is everything.

So is the ability to keep a secret.

Via e-mail, Karen and Rob hatched a plan to surprise the band. The odds were against it but there was a slim window of chance that Rob would be able to get back to NY early from Afghanistan - on New Years's eve.

With a little help from the owner of Calico Jack's, Rob snuck in through the side entrance and hung out in the kitchen up to the start of the New Year's Eve show. Karen wandered from the stage and in the shadows handed her wireless mike off to Rob who at the first strains of "We're an American Band" began singing much to the surprise of Tim and Neil. (Brian and Tim W. had yet to meet Rob in person...)

Here's to a rockin' 2009 and a tip of the glass to Chris and Larry.

January 2008 - Seebers

2009-02-22T22:24:00.001-08:00

This was the last show of 2008 for Rob before his departure for Afghanistan and the last time that the primary line-up would be together.

A bittersweet evening.

November 2007

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Hey folks! You've arrived at the Dog Soldier Photo Archive. Most of the shots are from previous shows but we'll post new ones as they come along. Enjoy.