FiddleMan Mailing List
for Wednesday, November 30, 2005

It’s the last day of November. Yet another year is threatening to end, and Christmas began before Halloween this year. No one actually died due to greed on Black Friday this year, though several were injured, and I personally saw one lose their wig on the John Stewart show. Gotta love that!

I would just like to thank all of you who made it to the Hot Lips & Fingertips 30^th Anniversary Bash in September. It was a great show, and many of our loyal fans made it that way. It was fantastic seeing people from those heady days of O’Mahony’s. My only regret is that we played “The Orange Blossom Special” in the final set, and many people departed before that set started. A little set mismanagement on my part, I’m afraid, but all in all, people seemed to have a good time! I know I did.

By the way, I haven’t had the time to post the new Hot Lips & Fingertips CD, “Live from O’Mahony’s” on our web site. So, if you would like a copy, please email me directly – and I’ll try to get the orders filled. They’re $15.00 each.

At the end of October, I spent a couple of weeks eating, drinking, driving, walking, and relaxing in Tuscany. I cannot recommend it highly enough. You haven’t lived until you have sat in the middle of a vineyard, and shared a plate of Tuscan beans with locally grown and pressed olive oil, and a bottle of Chianti with the one you love. (Now, don’t let Anthony Hopkins ruin that moment).

Well, enough of the past, let’s talk about the future. My last show of 2005 is this weekend. Border Radio is playing this Saturday night on one of our favorite stages; The Coffee Gallery Backstage. See the schedule section below for address and times. Come on down and say hello and enjoy the music. We’ve been playing with a single microphone (actually two) instead of amplifiers and separate microphones and direct boxes for each of us. It’s simpler, much more fun, and it sounds GREAT! Just like the old days of live music. Think of the Grand Ole Opry and “Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?”

In closing, I hope everyone is having a wonderful and loving holiday season. It’s been a rough year for the world, and it doesn’t seem like it is going to get a lot better any time soon. I pray that human beings have the presence of mind to step back from their day-to-day to view the bigger picture; to understand that what is important is not the things you accumulate or the name of the power in which you place your faith, but each one of our personal choices and the actions we take every day we live. It is our kindness, our smile, our helping hand and willingness to listen and to understand. It is the strength and selflessness to place the welfare of others above our own personal desires. It is not only having a roof over your head and enough to eat, it is making it our own responsibility to make sure that no one in the world goes hungry or unsheltered.

It is our humanity that makes us human, and music helps a lot!

Happy holidays to everyone.

See you at the gig.

Mark Indictor
http://www.fiddler.com
http://www.border-radio.com
http://www.hotlipsandfingertips.com

Schedule

2005

Saturday, December 3^rd: 7:30pm

BorderRadio

The Coffee Gallery Backstage

2029N. Lake in Altadena
(626) 398-7917
Yes, of course,
there will be pies!

2006

Saturday, January 14^th: 7:30pm

BorderRadio

Bean Town

45 N. Baldwin Ave.
Sierra Madre
(626) 355-1596

Saturday, January 21^st: 7:30pm

BorderRadio

“Border Radio is far more than four excellent musicians on a stage doing their stuff. They are quintessential performers using variety and pace to deliver their material, an artful mix of swing, traditional folk and 30s/ 40s pop. Our audience loved them. We'll have them back.”