tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63513732011-06-07T22:09:17.442-07:00An energetic, somewhat quirky jazz combo of three horns and rhythm, based in the greater Dallas area. This blog contains notices of our upcoming gigs, thoughtful reflections upon said gigs, and whatever else musical we might want to talk about.Kevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01433235586096305061noreply@blogger.comBlogger711100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351373.post-1160111751897543072006-09-28T08:43:00.000-07:002006-10-05T22:15:51.920-07:00

The first TD/D gig is still a ways away, but I am happy to announce the next performance of Kevin McNerney and Friends, next Friday, October 6 at the Broadway Bistro in Carrollton. It'll feature Steven and Colin from TD/D and a few other folks that we're lining up as we speak. I hope you can make it out there, because if we draw a big crowd, it can lead to other gigs. And stay tuned for the

Kevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01433235586096305061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351373.post-1154721317023189282006-08-04T12:38:00.000-07:002006-08-04T13:26:09.656-07:00

We're still a few weeks away from the Triumphant Return of TD/D, but several of us are involved in some things this weekend:Tonight, it's the debut performance of the EMANON Jazz Orchestra, a new big band for high school and college students of which I'm a founding co-director (in fact, I'll be in front of the band all night this time, as my colleague will be holding down the lead trumpet chair).

Kevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01433235586096305061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351373.post-1150986544472899692006-06-21T21:35:00.000-07:002006-06-22T07:29:04.486-07:00

Something amazing happened tonight; we had a TD/D horn rehearsal. (To put things in perspective, a baby that was conceived the last time TD/D performed under that name--not counting a few Kev and Friends gigs in late fall and early spring--would likely be a month old now.) We pretty much spent the time getting our new alto player, Aaron, integrated into the process and tightening up a lot of

Kevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01433235586096305061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351373.post-1145373639139722202006-03-26T13:18:00.000-08:002006-04-18T08:20:39.160-07:00

...we're just trying to find a time to be in the same place at the same time, and a place to play. Steven has arranged three new charts for us, so we will be back at some point; I'm shooting for early summer, personally. Hang in there!

Kevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01433235586096305061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351373.post-1142584204372602102006-02-28T19:28:00.000-08:002006-03-17T00:30:04.390-08:00

In this case, "DL" doesn't mean down-low but rather disabled list, as we wait for Steven to return from the injuries he suffered in his recent wreck. March is a pretty crazy month, but with any luck, we'll return to playing somewhere in April. As always, we thank you for your patience...

Kevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01433235586096305061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351373.post-1136679944491913452006-01-07T16:14:00.000-08:002006-01-07T16:25:44.500-08:00

The gig at the Bistro went well last night. It wasn't quite as crowded as last time, but we were guessing that it probably would be harder to get people out to a crowded part of town on a Friday night than it had been on a Saturday.Overall, we were very happy with how everything went; for the most part, things were very tight, even without a chance to rehearse yet again (people being on vacation

Kevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01433235586096305061noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351373.post-1133933642895670742005-12-06T21:29:00.000-08:002005-12-06T21:38:49.760-08:00

I've been booked once again at the Broadway Bistro in Carrollton, this time for Friday, January 6. Whether this is full-blown TD/D or "Kev and Friends" depends on whether or not a couple of different people will be playing, but there's a lot of crossover between the two bands anyway, and Steven is definitely on board for this one. In the meantime, feel free to email me (address on the sidebar)

Kevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01433235586096305061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351373.post-1131081387264420672005-11-03T21:11:00.000-08:002005-11-03T21:30:34.920-08:00

I've been hoping to get TD/D a gig at the Broadway Bistro in Carrollton ever since I subbed in Gordon's band back in September. So when they tossed me a date for this weekend, I took them up on it, even though TD/D itself couldn't make it. So this Saturday night, from 7:30-10:30, it's "Kevin McNerney and Friends." Joining me for this gig will be my good friend Colin Hinton on drums, along with

Kevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01433235586096305061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351373.post-1130395209375287402005-10-26T14:24:00.000-07:002005-10-26T23:50:52.206-07:00

It looks like there definitely will be a public gig of some sort for me next weekend. It won't be TD/D per se, because too many of the regular members are unavailable, but we will be using a lot of the TD/D book, because I think that the bulk of those tunes are both accessible to the casual listener and yet open enough for creative improvisation. I'll have more details once the personnel is set

Kevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01433235586096305061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351373.post-1128225240291737442005-09-29T20:51:00.000-07:002005-10-01T20:55:23.556-07:00

Just checking in here; I don't want to let a month go by without saying something. Your favorite little jazz combo, TD/D (the one whose "career" moves at a glacial pace) is very much still alive and well. We may not have anything going in October, since Steven's "owned" by some college obligations, but look for us at exciting new places in November.

Kevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01433235586096305061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351373.post-1125372573950779582005-08-29T20:15:00.000-07:002005-08-29T20:29:33.956-07:00

This would be a great running joke if it weren't really funny: Another place where we've played has gone under.When TD/D first got its start, we played at a great little neighborhood coffeehouse called Ke Davi; in January, it shut its doors. Last fall, a subset of the TD/D members at the time (Alex, Gordon and I) played at a great little neighborhood coffeehouse called Perk-N-Steep; a few

Kevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01433235586096305061noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351373.post-1123373343375324842005-08-06T17:08:00.000-07:002005-08-06T19:08:08.170-07:00

Generally speaking, the gig went well last night. Since we hadn't played together in four months, and had two new people in the rhythm section, the evening was not without its loose moments, but, thankfully, we were loose as well. We were there to play music and have fun, so that aspect was quite successful. I don't think there were quite as many people as the last time, but it was a pretty

Kevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01433235586096305061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351373.post-1123224299229011422005-08-04T23:38:00.000-07:002005-08-04T23:44:59.233-07:00

...you can click here for the official map, or go here to get one that will expand out to your neighborhood. If street parking isn't available, there's a nice garage in the back of the building off J Place.At any rate, I hope anyone who reads this can come out and hear us, definitely buy some coffee or an espresso drink, and show us some love at the tip jar if you're so inclined. But, most

Kevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01433235586096305061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351373.post-1122671993022060962005-07-29T14:14:00.000-07:002005-07-29T14:19:53.026-07:00

It's now official; our next gig is a week from today, Friday, August 5, at the Coffee Haus in downtown Plano. Two longtime vets of my college combo programs, Gordon and Andrew, will be helping us out on bass and guitar respectively. We just missed getting to have a "farewell to Alex" gig last weekend, but he'll be here in spirit (and has agreed to alert his voluminous mailing list in this area

Kevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01433235586096305061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351373.post-1120195441059288022005-06-30T21:08:00.000-07:002005-06-30T22:24:01.080-07:00

We found out this week that Alex, our founding guitarist, is moving to the Bay Area at the end of July. We won't have any problem covering the chair for the interim time until we find a permanent replacement, but in the meantime, we're scrambling to try and find a place to play before he leaves so we can give him a proper send-off. Most of our usual (and potentially future) places are already

Kevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01433235586096305061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351373.post-1117598620656942162005-05-31T20:46:00.000-07:002005-05-31T21:03:40.660-07:00

The month of May was pretty much a wash for TD/D because of the end of the school semester and all that, but there are plenty of things in the process of being set up for the summer. There's a possible outdoor gig in Plano in June, and Alex and I have each gotten a contact at new places in Dallas and Ft. Worth, respectively. We're also hoping to cut the long-awaited demo CD in late June or

Kevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01433235586096305061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351373.post-1113669317677628032005-04-16T09:09:00.000-07:002005-04-16T09:35:17.680-07:00

As you can tell from Kev's recent post, the gig went way beyond our own expectations. Just about all of the people I invited showed up, and due to the band standing next to a huge window, many people just wandered in off the streets to see what was up. Best part was, they stayed.It's hard to think that our last gig was at the beginning of October. Quite a bit has happened everyone in the band I'm

Stevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14983876921610611634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351373.post-1113626530552920142005-04-15T21:38:00.000-07:002005-04-15T22:42:47.176-07:00

I think my bandmates would definitely agree that tonight's gig went very, very well. The place was full to the gills, the owner and manager loved us, and we got a bigger reception at the end of Foosball than we'd ever been given in our whole time as a band. There were certainly a few interesting moments (as will happen to any band that hasn't performed publicly in six months), but all in all

Kevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01433235586096305061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351373.post-1113534250473112302005-04-14T20:00:00.000-07:002005-04-14T20:04:10.473-07:00

So if you're reading this post, I assume you'll be coming to see us tomorrow night; if that's the case (and we hope it is), here's the official map from the Coffee Haus site. If you want an expandable map to get you there from wherever you are, try this one.At any rate, I hope we fill the place tomorrow; do stop by if you're within range and get a chance.

Kevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01433235586096305061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351373.post-1113093981980799612005-04-08T17:28:00.000-07:002005-04-09T17:46:21.983-07:00

Only seven more days till our "triumphant return" at the Coffee Haus. I can't believe that it's been nearly six months since we've done a public gig. We blew the rust off our traditional repertoire a little while back, so everything should go well. It's a tight little two-hour set, so it'll be pretty much our "greatest hits" (Foosball, Bud Powell, Samba de Zuachiñu, etc.), so there'll be no

Kevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01433235586096305061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351373.post-1109975902804032682005-03-04T14:35:00.000-08:002005-03-04T14:55:57.016-08:00

Yes, we've scheduled our first gig of '05. It's set for Friday, April 15 (so you can imagine the "tax" jokes that'll be on our flyers) at the Coffee Haus in downtown Plano. I'm not sure if we'll be trotting anything new out, but it's always possible; one of my combos at the college has basically the same instrumentation as TD/D, so I'm trying out some new arrangements on them during the

Kevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01433235586096305061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351373.post-1107591139634521072005-02-04T23:43:00.000-08:002005-02-05T00:12:19.633-08:00

This exchange happened in my combo class. I don't remember the exact wording of the statements, but this'll get the point: Kev and the vocalist were talking about Chipotle for whatever reason, and... Vocalist: Oh, so you're a fan of the big burrito? Kev: Yeah, in fact, Steven(He has a name, gasp!) and I are in a group of crazy people who have eaten two. Vocalist: Holy crap, how do you fit

Stevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14983876921610611634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351373.post-1107234469211569802005-01-31T21:05:00.000-08:002005-01-31T21:07:49.210-08:00

Even as we're looking for new places to play, the place where we got started, Ke Davi, has officially closed down. Read more on my blog.

Kevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01433235586096305061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351373.post-1107064430254990752005-01-29T21:43:00.000-08:002005-01-29T21:53:50.256-08:00

I just spent a portion of this evening checking out a potential new place to play. I won't talk specifics yet (not until I get to speak with the proverbial "lady in charge") but suffice it to say, this is a place that we could play without worrying about the stumbling block of not having a demo yet, and with any luck, we could invite some of the people who want a demo before booking us to hear

Kevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01433235586096305061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351373.post-1103354428153369002004-12-17T23:10:00.000-08:002004-12-17T23:20:28.153-08:00

I just wanted to check in for a moment--not that this site has tons of readers or anything, but we have started to build a little fan base during our Ke Davi gigs during the first part of the fall, so I wanted to keep everybody informed as to what's going on. Here's the scoop: Ke Davi is closed for remodeling at the moment (sure hope they're not taking out the "stage area"), so you won't be

Kevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01433235586096305061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351373.post-1099631138678285032004-11-04T21:01:00.000-08:002004-11-04T21:05:38.676-08:00

Just wanted to chime in and say that it looks like November's a wash in the TD/D world; the only week we could have played was this Saturday, but Ke Davi already had someone for that night. The rest of the month, one or more of us have conflicts (except for the last week, but nobody wants to do that over Thanksgiving). So we're hoping for December to be a return to Ke Davi, and then maybe over

Kevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01433235586096305061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351373.post-1098072266471660942004-10-16T20:48:00.000-07:002004-10-17T21:04:26.473-07:00

Tonight, I got to play with our usual guitarist Alex and our inaugural bassist Gordon at a new coffeehouse in Lewisville (it's in the Castle Hills development, so far southeast in Lewisville that I thought it was actually in Carrollton). The place is called Perk-N-Steep, and it was really nice, once I found it (it's in the back end of a shopping center--which Alex warned me about beforehand--but

Kevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01433235586096305061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351373.post-1097400155781388112004-10-10T01:21:00.000-07:002004-10-11T12:39:09.016-07:00

We did it...we actually played my deranged version of "Foosball.” More on that later... Tonight went better than expected, and given that we had 2 new people sitting in and just rehearsed today, that makes it even better. We were able to debut a few tunes we weren't able to pull off last time, and make the ones already in our arsenal better. First off though, we were all a little concerned with

Stevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14983876921610611634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351373.post-1097339846400510912004-10-09T09:24:00.000-07:002004-10-09T09:37:26.400-07:00

Tonight is our next Ke Davi gig, and there are a few new faces for this show. Obviously, Halfling and Dingus and I are still there--the wouldn't be under the TD/D name if it were otherwise--and Alex is on board for tonight as well. Fillling in for the ailing Gordon will be Young Heo on bass, and John Whitlow holds the drum chair for tonight. Some of the new tunes we're hoping to add for

Kevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01433235586096305061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351373.post-1096180776806380162004-09-25T23:27:00.000-07:002004-09-27T20:39:42.846-07:00

Tonight was Gig #2 at Ke Davi, and I think everything went well. The audience was huge at the beginning, even if it trailed off later to about the levels of last time (we still have to figure out how to cultivate the later "wave" of audience members who can fill in the chairs left by the students and family members who have to leave early, but that'll happen over time). We didn't get to debut

Kevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01433235586096305061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351373.post-1094531364957162202004-09-06T21:02:00.000-07:002004-09-06T21:38:24.770-07:00

Overture to the Royal Mongolian Suma Foosball Festival-Lyle Mays, arr. Dingus. Well You Needn't-Thelonious Monk Goodbye Pork-Pie Hat-Charles Mingus In Case You Missed It-Bobby Watson A Child is Born-Thad Jones Nostalgia in Times Square/Strollin'-Charles Mingus Tentative Additions: Got A Match?-Chick Corea, arr. deSaracho La Fiesta-Chick Corea Bud Powell-Chick Corea *wipes brow* We're gonna be

Stevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14983876921610611634noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351373.post-1094184167055855892004-09-02T20:54:00.000-07:002004-09-02T21:02:47.056-07:00

Well, as the sidebar now implies, they really liked us at Ke Davi last weekend, so we're gonna do it again, on Saturday, September 25. The time frame will be the same; the rhythm section is at least 2/3 the same (drummer not confirmed yet), but we promise the set won't be exactly the same, as we're adding new tunes all the time. I'll have more updates as it gets closer.

Kevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01433235586096305061noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351373.post-1093761825832586812004-08-28T23:28:00.000-07:002004-09-23T20:46:31.600-07:00

The "Kev and Friends, and Introducing TD/D" gig was tonight, and I think all in all it was a total success. Things went really well for the limited amount of rehearsal time we had, and the place was packed pretty much all night (putting up flyers and sending emails to about 60 people obviously works). A few tunes had somewhat sloppy endings, but it was all good. G was there and took some

Kevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01433235586096305061noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351373.post-1093237914131497352004-08-22T22:10:00.000-07:002004-08-23T18:50:44.663-07:00

It's official: Kevin McNerney and Friends, featuring the TD/D horns, will perform this coming Saturday night at Ke Davi in Plano. As I've said, we're not trotting out the official TD/D concept quite yet, but you'll get the idea of what we're all about, as some of the repertoire mentioned in the last post will be performed. More details later in the week. UPDATE: We have a time frame now--8:30

Kevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01433235586096305061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351373.post-1092940587635884662004-08-19T11:32:00.000-07:002004-08-19T13:16:23.376-07:00

I Remember Clifford- Benny Golson Bolivia- Cedar Walton Ceora- Lee Morgan Cedar's Blues- Cedar Walton Blues March- Benny Golson Whisper Not- Benny Golson We like us some Benny Golson. Ceora kinda sounds like an artery doesn't it??? TD/D had a jam session last night and it went better than last. We have a possible gig coming up in 2 weeks, so cross your fingers.

Stevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14983876921610611634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351373.post-1092418679538640962004-08-13T10:28:00.000-07:002004-08-13T10:37:59.540-07:00

OK, we've been all talk and no action for quite a while, but things have now actually started to happen. Last night, Halfling, Dingus and I had our first "sectional," if you wish, going over some tunes that we'd like to do as TD/D. There is some arranging yet to be done, but the basic premise of last night was to try out some tunes we'd had our eyes on and just jam a bit. The goal is to play

Kevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01433235586096305061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351373.post-1089741199114867492004-07-13T11:45:00.000-07:002004-12-17T23:43:28.616-08:00

(EDITOR'S NOTE: Up until this point, the TD/D site was an occasional team blog of a group of friends. The group changed a little bit, and several of us co-opted the name for our new jazz combo; the site from this point on is all about the band.) Last night, Dingus swaddled this site in a new template, and it may change a bit more in the near future. It's all part of the impending launch of a

Kevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01433235586096305061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351373.post-1086574678578953332004-06-06T19:16:00.000-07:002004-06-06T19:17:58.576-07:00

OK, we'll break our stalemate on the template later...just wanted to let everyone know about a free concert in a few weeks: Branford Marsalis, Thursday, June 24, on the lawn of the Dallas Museum of Art. Mark your calendars... And for those who will be in town for my birthday on Thursday, we're gonna do a bunch of the B's again: burrito (probably a Trifecta, actually), bowling (duhh) and bebop

Kevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01433235586096305061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351373.post-1084218530755714342004-05-10T12:45:00.000-07:002004-05-10T12:48:50.756-07:00

Hey TD/D members, they have all these cool new templates over at Blogger now, and I think it's time to jazz up the site (pun intended?). But let's vote on it...sign into Blogger, click on the TD/D option and go to the templates bar....click "Choose New" and then browse through the different templates and see which one you like. You can click on the thumbnail of each template to see it in detail

Kevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01433235586096305061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351373.post-1083007616200936032004-04-26T12:11:00.000-07:002004-04-26T12:31:09.373-07:00

Myself and Fizban have returned from the land of the $8 cereal bowl. Apparently the words "excuse me" are lost up there and have been replaced by just shoving someone. Ugh. Best NYC Moment: BIRDLAND!!! We got to see freaking Birdland. The jazz corner of the world, people. Only wish the original one didn't burn down. The set was the John Hicks Sextet. It consisted of Nick Payton on trumpet, Gary

Stevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14983876921610611634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351373.post-1082576233502429552004-04-21T12:36:00.000-07:002004-04-21T12:41:19.560-07:00

Hey, Mark was gonna take the tickets (see previous post), but he has to work late, so they're open again. If you want them and can't catch me before I leave early tomorrow morning for Colorado, talk to Halfling, who's feeding Tasha and will thus have access to my house while I'm gone (the tickets are on the dining room table).

Kevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01433235586096305061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351373.post-1082002754901616682004-04-14T21:12:00.000-07:002004-04-14T21:23:12.076-07:00

Here's a first for the TD/D site: free stuff! I have in my possession a pair of tickets to the Rangers/Mariners game next Friday the 23rd. (In case you're wondering, they sent it to me as an incentive to renew my mini-plan, which didn't happen this year because my sister opted to give me the voucher packet instead.) I can't use them because I'll be in Colorado with the CCCC band. Halfling and

Kevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01433235586096305061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351373.post-1081666448594665742004-04-10T23:49:00.000-07:002004-04-10T23:58:00.733-07:00

So this week is the LC band trip and 3 members of TD/D will be heading off to Tennessee. Oh what will you people ever do with yourselves without Dingus, Fizban, and Halfling? Rejoice probably...jerks. Another tangent: Kev, myself, and Halfling at mulling around the idea of making TD/D into a combo. Those poor workers at Ke Davi won't know what hit them...besides a stray trombone slide...

Stevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14983876921610611634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351373.post-1081368490528320362004-04-07T13:06:00.000-07:002004-04-07T13:11:57.780-07:00

Due to almost nobody being available to attend on Thursday this week, burrito night will be moved to Friday. Our special guest that day will be J-Guar; he'll also be around for bowling afterwards, and then a jam session. Or maybe a jam session and then bowling. Who knows...it'll be a holiday, and things can be loose like that. Whatever happens, it'll be fun.

Kevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01433235586096305061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351373.post-1080792416541714722004-03-31T20:04:00.000-08:002004-03-31T20:10:34.640-08:00

I'm about to call Jazz Studies at UNT and reserve us some Lab Band Madness tickets. How many do I need to get? And is everyone else going early (i.e. on time) or is anyone waiting for me to get done with CCCC band?

Kevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01433235586096305061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351373.post-1079667827282839242004-03-18T19:41:00.000-08:002004-03-18T19:47:07.170-08:00

OK, spring is nearly here, and my yard is already starting to look like a weed-infested jungle. It's also the start of allergy season, which doesn't exactly make me eager to start spreading that stuff around. So, the question is: anyone wanna do my lawn for a burrito?

Kevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01433235586096305061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351373.post-1079504758124176172004-03-16T22:23:00.000-08:002004-03-16T22:29:15.500-08:00

I think we can all agree that TD/D had an awesome Spring Break. How about we all post our favorite moment on here? Mine was Monday night when I had a Family Guy night at my house. We were knee deep(hyperbole much?)in Family Guy DVDs, laughing our tails off when we shouldn't have, and as soon as the pizza hit my tongue...it was a little slice of heav...IHOP. That was mine, so let me know about

Stevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14983876921610611634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351373.post-1079213526361547952004-03-13T13:28:00.000-08:002004-03-13T13:35:19.170-08:00

(GROSS-OUT ALERT: Do not view this while eating!) In the same vein as the Japanese Singing Eggplants video comes this ("Thanks" to Dave Barry's Old Blog for this gem germ.)

Kevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01433235586096305061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351373.post-1079210904928114892004-03-13T12:47:00.000-08:002004-03-13T15:49:40.436-08:00

And we thought we'd seen people launch the ball pretty high... Bowling Balls Fall from the Sky And while we're on the subject, Dave Barry blogs about the sport of "car bowling" UPDATE: Human Car Bowling

Kevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01433235586096305061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351373.post-1078377053020733892004-03-03T21:05:00.000-08:002004-03-03T21:13:52.763-08:00

Hey, just got wind of a spring break activity...Michael Brecker and the "Directions in Music" tour (Herbie Hancock, Roy Hargrove, etc.) will hit Houston (a quick roadtrip away) on March 12...unfortunately, that's March 12 of '05. I'd say mark your calendars, but I bet nobody's calendar goes that far yet. Still, a possible idea for next year's break.

Kevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01433235586096305061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351373.post-1078288716489385732004-03-02T20:36:00.000-08:002004-03-02T20:41:34.373-08:00

It pretty much goes without saying that we'll bowl over spring break; what does everyone think about keeping the Sunday tradition going? Sure seemed like we didn't hit quite so much of the shallow end of the gene pool on that night...

Kevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01433235586096305061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351373.post-1077838981777711422004-02-26T15:42:00.000-08:002004-02-26T15:49:43.716-08:00

I finally blogged... be proud... ~Betsy Has anyone heard the Chipotle commercial on the radio? About the burrito lady and the guy? It made me laugh.

Betsynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351373.post-1077645644149196602004-02-24T09:52:00.000-08:002004-02-24T10:05:15.403-08:00

As a public service, I'm using this space to keep TD/D members informed of the latest Chipotle opportunities: THURSDAY: Regular burrito hang between combos at 5:00. Rumor has it that Zack will make an appearance! SATURDAY: It's Coop's birthday, and he wants to do the Trifecta (for the uninitiated, that's Starbucks, Krispy Kreme and Chipotle in one sitting). We did this in Round Rock last

Kevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01433235586096305061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351373.post-1077509300697552902004-02-22T20:06:00.000-08:002004-02-24T09:46:58.123-08:00

Great to see that a few people are gonna get to go to Shelley Carrol's Jam Session at Sambuca tomorrow night...should be a fun time, especially if it ends up being the only time we get to do it before they move (pleeeeeeze keep the jazz format at the new place...). Oh, and if you're going, the generic dress for the place is "nice school clothes." (UPDATE: This didn't happen for various and sundry

Kevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01433235586096305061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351373.post-1077509135291940442004-02-22T19:52:00.000-08:002004-02-22T20:08:21.246-08:00

My friend John from UNT came up with a cool idea in his recent post: Describe the moments in certain songs that inspire awe in you. List an approximate time on the counter where it happens (or it may be a certain place to the end). I'll include the list I posted on his site here to get the ball rolling, and you can make your own post or use the comments: Pat Metheny Group- "The First Circle"

Kevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01433235586096305061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351373.post-1076992038857310132004-02-16T20:24:00.000-08:002004-02-16T20:29:56.293-08:00

Bowling was cool last night (I can say that because I won all the games, heh heh). I can't remember everyone else's scores, but I won with a 166, 121 and 123 respectively. We'll do this again over spring break, I'm sure. The evening is chronicled in Dingus' latest post, so I won't reproduce it here. Tomorrow night: Maynard Ferguson (yay).

Kevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01433235586096305061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351373.post-1076504892522048942004-02-11T05:05:00.000-08:002004-02-11T05:10:42.450-08:00

Hey guys, before I leave for TMEA, just a little reminder that the Maynard concert is next Tuesday. I have tickets for Halfling, Demon Matt, Fizban, Dingus and myself, and will get you these at the Sunday night bowling hang or on Monday sometime (since I'll be coming from big band and thus will be a few minutes late). The seats aren't reserved, so I'll need someone to save me one. Just wanted

Kevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01433235586096305061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351373.post-1076361621152052002004-02-09T13:18:00.000-08:002004-02-09T13:22:48.670-08:00

This is especially relevant to my blogger buddies who post from school; I doubt this would ever happen here, but check out Jazzy G's latest entry. It describes a situation that got totally out-of-hand, but it is a little reminder that everything we say on our blogs could end up in front of the wrong pair of eyes.

Kevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01433235586096305061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351373.post-1076293257697794122004-02-08T18:15:00.000-08:002004-02-08T18:24:03.543-08:00

OK, I'm proposing an activity that hopefully all the members of TD/D will be up for. You may recall that this whole thing was created last month when Demon Matt and Dingus and I went to the Rowlett Bowl-A-Rama the night before the M.L.K. holiday. Well, a week from tomorrow is the Presidents' Day holiday, so I propose a similar get-together for next Sunday night (we'll start earlier this time,

Kevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01433235586096305061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351373.post-1075954915128499482004-02-04T20:21:00.000-08:002004-02-05T20:02:52.280-08:00

In case you haven't heard or read on Fizban's, Dingus', Kevin's, blog, Frank Mantooth has passed away. I figured that it should be put on here also since we are all musicians. I propose a toast to Frank. Yes, we don't have glasses to toast with probably, but an online toast. To Frank. Even though I never met or played with the man, he seemed gentle enough and a great person who spoke

Mattnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351373.post-1075664588370102512004-02-01T11:42:00.000-08:002004-02-01T11:45:24.576-08:00

Taste me katana matey!! YAR!!

Stevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14983876921610611634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351373.post-1075624017130648362004-02-01T00:24:00.000-08:002004-02-01T00:29:12.840-08:00

After dealing with all this Guys & Dolls crap at school, I was thinking someone needs to do a good musical. Yeah, Luck Be a Piece-o-crap. Ya know what we should do? Blues Brothers. Best musical ever. Come on guys! Most people on here are jazzers anyway, and we all have cars we can drive around insanely! Whaddya say(Responses should be interesting)?

Stevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14983876921610611634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351373.post-1075176811511791292004-01-26T20:13:00.000-08:002004-01-26T20:15:40.246-08:00

Dingus: "Whats a blog???"

Mattnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351373.post-1074919269983790892004-01-23T20:14:00.000-08:002004-01-24T23:59:41.233-08:00

(Lee asked me to post this a few days ago, and my first attempt got wiped out by an errant push of a button, so I'll try again. Though this is gleaned from my years and years of gigdom [haha], it's by no means comprehensive, and I'm likely to come back and update it from time to time.) 1) To be early is to be on time; to be on time is to be late. This may sound trite, but it's true.

Kevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01433235586096305061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351373.post-1074742920130147472004-01-21T19:33:00.000-08:002004-01-21T19:45:13.670-08:00

So as some of you know, I've been know to stick my foot in my mouth when it comes to girls. I just know I'm not alone on this fact, so I want you guys to list some of the worst/funny/damning things you've ever said to a girl, whether it be in jest or not. I'll go first: (After a girl compared me to Frankenstein, calling me inhuman)"Last time I checked, girls weren't human either." (The infamous

Stevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14983876921610611634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351373.post-1074574029831440832004-01-19T20:46:00.000-08:002004-01-19T20:51:13.763-08:00

Now that Team Demon/Dingus is well off the ground (or as Dingus put it,"like a bat out of hell") its time everyone decided on a color scheme. Or possibly an entirely new template. (Zack this is where you come in) So, leave your comments and/or votes on the comment sheet. Peace :> Matt Keeper of the Demon Flame

Mattnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351373.post-1074536760517889882004-01-19T10:22:00.000-08:002004-01-19T11:39:20.200-08:00

OK, I'm chiming in too. This whole thing was the brainchild (or lack-of-brainchild) of Demon Matt and Dingus and myself (thus the title), conceived while playing air hockey last night...the source of many a good idea, no doubt. I'm not sure where this will go; it'll probably be more topical, less personal than our own individual blogs, and perhaps less mutually insulting than our Haloscan

Kevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01433235586096305061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351373.post-1074536305935580572004-01-19T10:16:00.000-08:002004-01-19T10:20:24.373-08:00

No, wait...this is more awesome than interesting... Already this team blog has been posted on 3 times. Very cool...Hopefully we'll get this thing set up for comments, add alot of links to stuff the team likes, and get a custom template going on... for now, just keep posting and we'll see where this goes Peace :>

Mattnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351373.post-1074504804538943632004-01-19T01:33:00.000-08:002004-01-19T01:35:22.280-08:00

the blog of the team what excitement lay ahead? picking boogers rocks.

Zacknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351373.post-1074498989341857022004-01-18T23:55:00.000-08:002004-01-18T23:58:26.640-08:00

My my, what hath Demon Matt created? Who knows what silly crap is gonna come out of this primordial goo....

Stevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14983876921610611634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351373.post-1074495492582507832004-01-18T22:57:00.000-08:002004-01-18T23:00:09.826-08:00

Alright...here it is...a public blog accessable to the whole group...what have we done??? haha Peace :>

Mattnoreply@blogger.com0