"Hear with your eyes and see with your ears."
- Charlie Parker
RANGER REPORT - October 20, 2016 - The Official Newsletter Of Ranger Will & The Mighty Manatees "Celebrating 30 Years Of Insanatees"
RAS MYKYL BIRTHDAY BASH THIS FRIDAY! - Mighty Manatees drummer Ras Mykyl turns 47 this Friday and he will celebrate his birthday playing by drums with us at Hotel Fiesole in Skippack, PA. Come on out and give him some thanks & praises. It will be a ganja bonanza featuring copious amounts of rock roots reggae. I will be playing my melodica. Showtime is 8:00 PM. Irie-ites!
MIGHTY MANATEES DEBUT AT THE LOCAL! - This Saturday, October 22, we will be making our grand debut at The Local in Point Pleasant, PA. We'll be a trio featuring Randy Wagner on bass/vocals, Jim Hines on drums/vocals and myself on acoustic guitar/vocals. This place is reputed to have very good food. Showtime is 8:00 PM.
SHANATEES VIDEO CLIP! - Here is a video clip of Randy Wagner, Brett Andrew, and myself, backing up Shana Morrison at Forest Hills Stadium in Queens, NY, Sunday night, October 9. We were opening up for Van Morrison and lucky enough to have Van's drummer, Bobby Ruggiero, sit in with us for our entire set! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuClLYKoXCA&index=1&list=PLN4BPS8ocEKL2M-XHeoW82iMRpCweSI0_&app=desktop
ME & FIONA! - Here is a video clip of my 12-year old daughter Fiona singing with us last Friday night at Justin's in Skippack, PA! The song she is singing is called "Here Comes A Thought". It is from the popular animated series Steven Universe.
Way to go, Fiona! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxS_mQ5qFZs
NEIL YOUNG BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE! - Saturday, November 12th is Neil Young's birthday. We will be proudly hosting a tribute concert to him that evening at The Rising Sun Barn in Telford, PA. Many musical guests will be joining us to sing and play the music of ol' Young. Keep on rockin' in a free world. Showtime is 7:00 PM http://www.themightymanatees.com/images/neilyoungposter.jpg
And finally, on a personal note, I would just like to congratulate my daughter Jules and her man Michael who just got engaged! Michael proposed to Jules while they were attending a Bob Dylan concert at Desert Trip. Way to go, kids!
Well, that's about it for now.
Have a safe and happy Halloween,
Ranger Will
IN PASSING -
Tom Decker
OCTOBER 2016
20 - Thurs - Rising Sun, Telford, PA 9:00 PM - 12:30 AM
21 - Fri - Hotel Fiesole, Skippack, PA RAS MYKYL'S BIRTHDAY BASH! 8 - 12
20 - Sat - The Local, Point Pleasant, PA DEBUT! 8 - 12
27 - Thurs - Farmer's Daughter (Normandy Farms), Blue Bell, PA 6 - 9
28 - Fri - Blue Bell Inn, Blue Bell, PA 9 - 12
29 - Sat - Private Party 5 - 7:30 PM
31 - Mon - HALLOWEEN! 