TricksBlog - June 2017
June 10 - Allegan Eagles
Tricks broke the all-time Allegan Eagles Club attendance record for last New Years Eve. Based on that, we were told in no uncertain terms by Dave our Eagles booking agent, "the only problem you guys will have is where to put all the people who are going to be here Saturday night". We told Dave that June is not like NYE. June is full of people camping, grad parties, weddings, ball games, vacation trips, and backyard bonfire parties. On top of all that, this date was Allegan's Bridgefest; free bands, food vendors, beer tent, and fireworks down at the Riverfront plaza. Needless to say, Tricks didn't break any records this night. Although it was a very fun little crowd of party people. The place was 2/3 full, but not a lot of dance floor action. We had a blast with the people, don't get me wrong. Check out the pics for the fun action. We appreciate everyone who came out to our summer party at the Eagles. The funniest part was when it was midnight and we said, "one more and we gotta go". All of a sudden, the place really lit up. A dozen or so people rushed the stage and said, "you can't quit now, one more, one more". So, we did about 4 more and got done around 12:25. Another interesting highlight was a couple celebrating their (I think) 35th wedding anniversary. Sorry I forget the name, but they said, "our wedding reception was in Paw Paw, and you guys played for it". Rick recalled that they were friends of Dale Boysen, and during one band break, the girls all came up and had a tape of "Paradise By The Dashboard Light" that they wanted us to play, so they could do a little routine that they had worked up. Yep, grandpa Rick remembered those details. We also learned a couple love songs for the occasion, especially "Crazy Love" by Poco. Anyway, we told them that we actually learned "Paradise...", so we dedicated that song to the couple. We have all these special memories floating around there, where Tricks played at this or that party for someone's special occasion. You gotta love that stuff.
Thanks to the Eagle for having us. Tricks will be back for the Halloween Party at the Eagles on Oct 28. That will be a good one.
BTW, Tricks turned down the request to play at the Eagles NYE party, since New Years Eve falls on a Sunday night. Been there, done that, never had a good time when NYE fell on a Sunday.
Allegan Eagles Saturday 
TricksBlog - May 2017
May 19 & 20 - AJ's in Dorr
This weekend was a good illustration of the principle of dualism. Opposite extremes. We had about 15 people at AJ's on Friday, and we had a good 50 people on Saturday. Friday's small crowd seemed to be trying harder just because they knew they were the die-hard party people. Saturday we had a full bar right from the start, and no drummer for first set. Steve was at the hospital dealing with the birth of his fifth grandchild. It's a boy!. Steve showed up after the Tricks Trio did an all-acoustic set without him, not knowing exactly when he would walk in the door. We kept apoligizing to the full house, "sorry, our drummer is helping his daughter have a baby" and so on. When Steve finally walked in the door around 10pm, the place eruprted into applause. Steve said, "it made me feel bad and good at the same time". He knew he was sorely missed. So, we spent the next 3 hours making up for lost time, and the dance floor showed it. Very awesome night. Possibly best bar night of the year. Thanks to Amanda and Ernie and the AJ's staff for the great work taking care of our rowdy Tricks crowds.
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