Hittin' The Bars Again (and MORE to Come!)

Hey all! Thanks for checking back in. Well the leaves are falling, the trickers got their treats, and the clocks fell back. I guess that means it's time to go back inside for a while, and this month we've got dates at our two favorite places to play.

This weekend we'll be at Bar Seventy One again. If you haven't been there yet, what are you waiting for ? You don't know what you're missing, it's certainly one of the premier nightspots in the city. They have a great dance floor, excellent food, lots of room to sit between dances and more TV's than a Holiday Inn. If you have been there, well then come on back to see us again-we'd love to see your smiling face on the other side of the stage, and we'd love the company.

Later this month (November 20) we'll be making yet another appearance in the cozy confines of Win, Place, or Show in Sharonville/West Chester/Pisgah (depends upon who you're talking to). As always, we expect to see friendly faces (new and old) and creative dancing moves designed to avoid the pole in the middle of the dance floor! WPS is a great place to eat, drink, and be merry. They have the main room in the back, the old "Tommy's" annex in the front (takes you back to the early days) and a huge outdoor deck with ample seating, in case you feel the need to cool off after showing your moves on the dance floor (or burning a heater if you're so inclined).

After November, we'll be dressing up in our finest duds to play for our friends at Wetherington Country club and for the nice people from the K of C Auxiliary in Middletown. We haven't finalized the details yet, but it appears we will be back at the Great Wolf Lodge in Mason for New Year's Eve. We'll let you know as soon as we do.

Also, you'll note that on our schedule, we have a listing for Santa's Goody Bag Band's annual Christmas Tour on December 19. For those of you who don't know, members of the Second Wind Horn section have one date a year that they specify as a definite "no book" date for the band, and that is typically the last Saturday before Christmas. For........ how should we say?............AN AWFUL LONG TIME, we've dedicated this one night per year to our annual Christmas Tour. Our guys, along with about 2o or so more of our great musical friends, don our finest long red underwear, suspenders, and other assorted Christmas finery and pop in to as many stops (bars, restaurants, and the occasional private party) as we can in that evening to entertain the guests and patrons of those fine establishments with some of our favorite holiday tunes. In the process we travel with our "elves" that accept donations from the crowds on hand that benefit the Shriner's Childrens Hospitals and other very worthy children's charities. Through these efforts we've been able to raise well over $40,000 in donations over the years that has gone to some of these wonderful causes. Stay tuned here for more details.

Last, but not least, we're at the end of our season once again, so it's time to retool and re plan for next year. As always, we're very interested in your feedback. If you have any songs you'd like us to add, or if you have any suggestions (or connections to!) any establishments you'd like to see us add, we'd love to hear from you. Please drop us a line, or leave your suggestions in the comments section here. Thanks again for being there-we couldn't do it without you!