"You don't stop playing because you get old, you get old because you stop playing."
- Ray Neuman of Winnipeg, on playing in a senior's hockey league at 89 years old.
THE RANGER REPORT - January 2023 - The Official Newsletter of The Mighty Manatees - "Celebrating 37 Years of Sound Thinking"
THE FIRST SHOW OF 2023! - The Mighty Manatees will play their very first show of 2023 at the elegant Blue Bell Inn, situated in the heart of beautiful Blue Bell, Pennsylvania. The acoustic trio of Will Hodgson, Randy Wagner, and Kathleen Weber, will perform indoors from 8:00 to 11:00 PM. Valet parking. http://www.bluebellinn.com
THURSDAYS @ ROOT DOWN HAVE MOVED - Beginning on Thursday, January 12, Will and Randy's acoustic duo will move slightly from Root Down Brewing to the Root Down Biergarten at 425 Bridge Street, Phoenixville, PA, (previously Uncle B's). This means there will be a LOT more parking spaces available! Will and Randy play there every other Thursday, so they'll be back there on Thursday, Jan. 26, as well. 7:00 -10:00 PM. http://www.rootdownbrewing.com
FRIDAY THE 13TH @ BAXTER'S - The Will and Randy duo travel to Malvern, PA, to play Baxter's from 7:00 to 10:00. We take requests at Baxter's! If we know it, then we'll play it, and if we don't know it, then we'll play it rather poorly lol.
Come and say "Hi" to the legendary Pat The Bartender! http://www.baxtersinpaoli.com
ROCKIN' FARACOS! - Will and Randy continue their January 2023 tour with a show at Faracos in Quakertown, PA. Special musical guest Tom Mussleman on percussion. Good eating! Showtime is 6:00 to 9:00 PM. Special thanks to Andrea. http://www.faracospizza.com
VIDEO CLIP OF THE MONTH - As some of you may already know, our electrical 6-piece band is going to be flying down to Saint Maarten in the Dutch West Indies on February 4, for eight days of music-making in the Caribbean We will be joined by Eric Visnov and his band, Velvet Shelter, as well as local Saint Maarten group, The Ronnie Santana Band. Our host will be the mighty Pete Allen of Pete's Barn fame and this Video Clip Of The Month is from Pete's Barn (August 24, 2014). It's an original called "Angelina" and it features The Rhino Horns, Karl Frick, and Randy Wagner.
https://youtu.be/cGsWRI-sEeo Special thanks to Chris Cafiero
PLEASE NOTE: If you are planning to come down to Saint Maarten to attend our shows, please make sure your vaccination card is up-to-date.
That's all the news for now.
Happy New Year,
Ranger Will
IN PASSING -
Angelo Badalamenti JJ Barnes
Thom Bell Irene Cara
Gene Cipriano Dino Danelli
Shirley Eikhard Charlie Gracie
Terry Hall Ciocia Jo
Stuart Margolin Bob McGrath
George Newall Pele
Freddie Roman Jim Stewart
Sue Thomas Louise Tobin
John Walker Fred White
Pepper (cat) Sweet Sophie (cat)
JANUARY 2023 -
7 - Sat - Blue Bell Inn, Blue Bell, PA 8 - 11
12 - Thurs - Root Down Biergarten, Phoenixville, PA 7 - 10
13 - Fri - Baxter's, Malvern, PA 7 - 10
21 - Sat - Faracos, Quakertown, PA 6 - 9
26 - Thurs - Root Down Biergarten 7 -10
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