Mike has left a new comment on your post "Happy & Healthy Thanksgiving to all"

Mike has left a new comment on your post "Happy & Healthy Thanksgiving to all": 

Happy Thanksgiving to All

And to All a good night! 

Posted by Mike to The Roslindale Open Mike Community at November 27, 2010 4:15 AM

A message from Betsi Mandrioli of Two Cat Folk

Happy thanksgiving to you and your open mike family too Neal, luv Betsi 

Thanks to Mary Pratt & Terence Hegarty from all of us at ROM!

Mike has left a new comment on your post "Thanks to Mary Pratt & Terence Hegarty from all of...":

Mary and Terence put on a beautiful show. Sweet harmonies and fascinating chord progressions. Our couples theme countinues with Trisha and Phil Knudsen on December 13th. Also, our 2011 schedule has just been posted. It honors our regulars and our favorites. 

Happy & Healthy Thanksgiving to all

Andrea has left a new comment on your post "Happy & Healthy Thanksgiving Day to all": 

I hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving!
Andrea 

Happy & Healthy Thanksgiving Day to all

To all our dear friends and Supporters of ROM,

Happy Thanksgiving!!

WE hope this can be a day filled with the warmth of, family and friends.

WE look forward to seeing you all at our Final ROM for 2010 on 12-13-10 and now Mike has updated our Website for all to see our Feature list for 2011!!! It has been a great year and are looking forward to another great year of Artistry from everyone that honor us by your presence!!

All our best, Mike & Neal :)))

A Holiday CD for a GREAT cause made by our friends!

Just me again with a quick note. All this year and undertaking has been going on by Jon Waterman, Steve Rapson and Dawn Frost. They have put together a Holiday CD made up , primarily of songs written by many of our dear friends right here at ROM as well as our wonderrful Open Mike Community Family. The name of the CD is "Our Finest Gifts". ALL the procceds from this CD will benefit the SMALL CAN BE BIG ORGANIZATION! TAKEN DIRECTLY FROM THE INSERT OF THE CD IS A NOTE TO US!  "The goal of this project is to highlight the vibrant performing & songwriting community of the Greater Boston area". The philosophy was make this project, all inclusive. "It is the belief of the producers that the best arbitters of musical taste are the listening public & NOT radio Programmers, venue operators, lable executives or pitchmen/promoters working on behalf of a certain privileged artists" I have listen to this CD it is definitely a keeper!. The cause is wonderful and both it's producers and all the performers are wonderfrul. I thank you Jon, Steve and Dawn for taking on and coming through with this devine piece of art!! Sincerely Neal :))

Thanks to Mary Pratt & Terence Hegarty from all of us at ROM!

Hi Folks,

    For those of us that were at ROM last night we all know how electric and riveting Mary Pratt & Terence Hegarty were as our Features! For those of you that were unable to make I would say to you, see Mary Pratt and Terence Hegarty! They are both consummate performers in their own right and together they are just superb. ROM was crowded and you could hear a pin drop when Mary & Terence took to our Stage!! Bravo Mary & Terence, thanks for making what was yet another fabulous night of energies and varying art forms which Mike & I have been blessed with having! So many of you are such wonderful supporters of ROM!!! A welcome back and thanks to Joe Taff. Joes is back from school for a week and we are grateful it fell on a week he was able to join us along with his Dad Jim Taff. The entire Taff family has been such a wonderful support Block for ROM since our inception and for that we are so very grateful!!! For those of you unable to join us last night, we are hoping you will be able to join us on 12-13-10 which will be our FINAL SHOW for ROM - 2010. Our Features will be Trisha & Phil Knudsen! What a wonderful  way to end this incredble year for ROM! Our hopes to all of you for a very happy Holiday this Thursday and as always, Hope to see you soon.
Always Neal :))
 I did wish to also welcome a new comer to our ROM stage last night and her name is: Katie Frassinelli. Thanks for sharing your wonderful wonderful songs and please join us again. Also a welcome to Mary Pratt's son David Fick for coming to see & support his very talented Mom. I look forward to seeing you all soon, Neal :)))

Mary Pratt & Terence Hegarty at ROM this Monday 11-22-10

Hi Folks.
    Just a reminder about our upcoming incredible evening of Music Featuring Mary Pratt & Terence Hegarty at ROM. Please come and join us! Our Random draw sign -up begins at 6PM and Mike Delaney does his always fun, "Practice Session" between 6-7. You never know what you will hear so come whenever you can and enjoy!!!

I did want to let you know that for those of you who have asked me, Junko Ogawa does now have her website up and running. The website address is: www.junkosings.com

Please visit Junko's upcoming shows section! I am planning on going to the show on 12-15-10 in Concord Ma. Our Dear friends of ROM and past Features Ellen Schmidt & Jake Kensinger -"Two for the Show" are featuring that evening and Junko will be playing a 30 minute set as well. If anyone is interested in car-pooling out to Concord or if  there is enough interest maybe we can do a Concord Road-trip!
Let me know if your interested and we have plenty of time to plan!! Hoping to see you soon at ROM,
Always, Neal :)))

THIS Sat. Nov 20TH John Gerard in Concert with Steve Rapson Opening!

Hi All,

    I just wanted to let you know that there will be a wonderful show at the  at the Roslindale Congregational Church this coming Saturday! Nov 20th!!!

This John Gerard Concert with friends and Steve Rapson opener is a show you would not want to miss. This is a NON-ROM show but where it is being held by 2 dear friends of ROM, I did want to pass the word. John Gerard has also been to ROM previously. This will be a very special show!!  Steve Rapson will open the show. The show at 25 Cunmmins Highway will start at 7PM & the tix are $15.00 with coffee, snacks and soft drinks available. Hope to see you there.

"I have heard & listened to John's powerful, storytelling, singer/songwriting skills and along with being an extraordinary vocalist/guitarist!  Neal Braverman.  

Another GREAT night of Entertainment at ROM

Hi Folks,

   A bit belated welcome and thanks to all that were able to join the many of us at ROM on 11-8-10 for a fabulous Feature with Chuck Williams. Our thanks for all Chuck did for our evening filled with Spoken Word and Music from many first timers and friends we had not seen in quite some time! Our ROM Community seem s to be expanding so wonderfully. We have no one else but each and every one of you to thank for that! WE would like to welcome first timers of, Ashley Jordan, Cheryl Perreault & The Bourgeois Hobo's to our ROM stage and family. I know I am leaving out a few others that were new to ROM that evening but I left my roster book at my office in another location. A welcome back to our dear friend Ellen Schmidt and Maury! Please remember our next exciting and upcoming ROM will be held on 11-22-10 and our Features will be the wonderful Mary Pratt & Terence Hegarty. Please come out and join us all to support and enjoy Mary & Terence along with the many ever expanding group of before and after the Feature Open Mikers at ROM! Our thanks too to Harvey Rudman for kicking off our show at 7PM and for all of you that stayed until the very end to enjoy all that went on and also assisted with the chair put away and the room clean-up at the very end! To those of you that may have missed this past Venue please come on out to the next as our door is always Open. WE have sign-up for the Random draw beginning at 6PM. Mike Delaney always does his exciting HOUR of his "Practice Session" from 6-7. We do our Random draw at 6:45, announcements at 6:55 and begin a 7PM. After our Random draw for order, any and all are welcomed and encouraged to swap with those that may wish or need and earlier or a later slot. Our dear friend Jesse came and did a great duet with Bill Duncan with an impromptu Harp & guitar jam, always exciting! There were many that added there songs of Tribute to the upcoming Veterans day including Roland Blair  and Randall Kromm. Being just Post our national elections there were many tunes attributed to the outcomes! Please do come and join us whenever possible and watch our website at: www.roslindaleopenmike.org
Please tell others all about our new Blog and my intent for this Blog as a means as a dialog from within our ROM Family to each other and those new to the Community! Thanks for being such a vital and important part of this designed for the Art's , Roslindale Open Mike Community Blog! Thanks again and see you soon, Always, Neal Braverman :))

Welcome to our new Roslindale Open Mike Community Blog

Hi Folks,

    You have been asking so this is the very beginning of our new Kick-off ROM Blogspot 
Since Mike has so much to do with keeping our Website on the move for 2 years now as well as sending each of you e notifications of our upcoming events. I will attempt to take the lead & chat about some past events and when I get used to it attempt to use this blog as a diary post each Feature! As many of you know, I am NO whiz when it comes to computers and this is the very first Blog I have ever had any part of. I do wish to begin this Blog by thanking all of you for all you have done to support Mike & myself with the building blocks it takes to make any worthwhile Foundation.

On 10-11-10 we had a wonderful Feature night with John Olivere with Nadia Swartz  doing a wonderful set having us laughing at the gags within the (comedian) in John Olivere many of us did not know was there but also both John's incredible talent as a storyteller and singer/songwriter! Along with John we had Nadia Swartz as a talent we have only seen one other time at ROM but I have asked Nadia to please come back to ROM and treat to her piano and guitar playing and yet another super  singer/songwriter! This was also a night where we said So Long..Until we meet again as it was Chris Wilhelm's Final ROM for now as he moved to Asheville, North Carolina the following morning. We did have some fun with him as we did have a musical "Until we meet again"cake enough for the many of us to eat and then some!! WE also did send Chris off with a ROM Baseball Cap!  We also did with Branson Bofat as Chris ,Branson & Junko Ogawa not only gave of themselves and played at a wonderful Fundraising event from 11:15 am to around 4PM all as volunteers so they did show their integrity and pride in both their own music but also trying to assist St. Andrews Church in JP kick off their  Urban Legacy drive as well as ROM has committed to mentor if wished, their Coffeehouse that has been having some issues with attendance!! Where Junko already does have a ROM hat, she does so  much writing of music,we got her some PINK Hello Kitty style pens to continue jotting her songs in Hello Kitty Pink!!

All the best to all our fabulous Community of artists!! On this night as well, at one point we had 42 folks that wished to play and I did have to come up with another 1st at ROM and we went to a 1 song night for the very first time. I believe we did end up with 29 players and it was an awesome night and I thank you all for you continual support and I know I speak for Mike when I say, we hope to see you all at our Next ROM on 10-25-10 for our Ryan & Ortolani Feature!! I will learn more how to get many more things on this blog but it is late yet I was determined to get it started tonight!!!

All my best and hoping to see you all soon! Always, Neal Braverman :))