"I am neither on the right side nor on the left side, I go straight ahead.  Nobody thinks about going straight ahead.  Do you understand?  Do you remember when they crucified the Christ?  There was someone on the left and someone on the right.  They were both thieves!  It's the same for ideologies."

- Bob Marley 1980

 

Greetings and welcome to the report.  There is much to address so let's get right to it:

 

There was overwhelmingly positive response to our return to the "Mighty Manatees" moniker.  It will take a few weeks to get mightymanatees.com back up and running but losmanatees.com will continue to remain in effect. 

 

There was also overwhelming response to our new CD name opinion poll.  A few of our suggestions for the name of our new album shot up the chart while some of you suggested new names of your own.  Here are a few recent entries:

 

Tee Time

Giving Advantage

Duly Noted

It's True!

Twist

Turn Off The Fans

You Never Know

The Golden Rule

Guitarnivore

They Might Be Manatees

Present Day

 

My son Wyatt ran "Los Manatees" through an anagram program and got:

 

Oat Salesman

Metal Season

Some Sealant

Nose Tamales

Samoan Steel

 

Then Wyatt ran "Mighty Manatees" through the anagram program and got:

 

I Am The Nasty Gem

 

Manatee keyboardist Karl Frick helms Lakestone Studios in Barto, PA.  Latest releases include the new Jack Murray album, "Then There's That..."  www.jackmurray.net  and Ray Adkins new live solo CD, "Live At Landhaven".  Karl continues to work on the Ranger Will CD.

 

Manatee bassist Randy Wagner has been creating sonic dreamscapes at his Digital Audio Workstation (Apple Logic Pro) as well as working on both the Ray Adkins and Ranger Will studio albums.

 

Manatee Fun Fact:  Did you know that the manatee was recently taken off of the endangered species list?  Its true!

 

Guitarist Jim Steager first started sitting in with the band last summer.  Since then he has become a welcome face at our on-stage jam sessions.  Jim released a solo instrumental album called, "Safe Journeys".  We look forward to playing more with him in the future.

 

Keyboardist David M. Hawkins has started a web-site that composes music to your words.

Check it out at www.makeyourpoemasong.com

 

This Thursday, Feb 28, is our return to the Oakmont pub in Havertown http://oakmontnationalpub.com .

The fun starts when we get there.

 

Come out and celebrate Manatee maiden Cherri's birthday this Sat., March 1, at Cedars Pub in Skippack, PA.  Showtime is 9:30.

 

The Mighty Manatees will be celebrating the grand re-opening of Traxx in Colmar, PA on Fri., March 14.  Showtime is 9:30.

  

Manatee Fun Fact:  Did you know that my son Liam's girlfriend Emily Dahl makes delicious manatee-shaped doughnuts?  It's true!

 

Thanks to Molly for updating our MySpace page.

 

See you at the shows.

 

- Ranger Will

 

"When the white man came we had the land and they had the bibles; now they have the land and we have the bibles."

- Chief Dan George  

 

MARCH SCHEDULE

02/28-Thu   8:00   Oakmont National Pub    Duo     
03/01-Sat    9:30   Cedars Pub                       Quartet            Cherri's Birthday
03/06-Thu   9:00   The Rising Sun                 Duo     
03/08-Sat    9:00   Tex-Mex Connection      Trio
03/14-Fri     9:00   Traxx                               Trio                  Grand Reopening
03/15-Sat    9:00   Sette Luna                       Quartet
03/20-Thu   9:00   The Rising Sun               Duo     
03/21-Fri     9:30   Da Vincis                      Trio
03/22-Sat    9:00   Salford Pub                    Trio     
03/27-Thu    9:00   Dutch Tavern               Duo
03/28-Fri    10:00   Agave Grill & Cantina   Quartet
03/29-Sat   10:00   Big Heads T&C            Quartet

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