Showcase

Thanks to all that came to the showcase last night. We all had a blast and partied until after midnight! MW would like to thank the following: Leigh Troyer and Nancy Klienman for running the kitchen.  (Nancy baked over 250 double sugar cookies. People raved about them all night long! They were awesome!!) Ron Troyer – Video. Angie Smith – Photography Rich & Ozzie – Awesome Sound! PopRocks - What a GREAT BAND! Wally (PopRocks) – Showing Lori how to play a G chord, (That’s how far gone I was), and letting me use his guitar. (Even though he’s like 6’4” and it hung down at my knees. Lol) Dean Cyrulick – Roadie / Beth & Lori’s personal driver Bailey Smith & Jo – Baby sitters Susan (JelloShot) – Roadie, T-shirts & More KC Hall - For putting up with us All the people that showed up! You guys Rock, and MW hopes to do it all again very soon!

Route 66 Mother Road Festival - ONE AWESOME NIGHT

Last night was the Route 66 Mother Road Festival dowtown in grand old Springpatch. We had such an awesome time. The crowd was great and the weather was great! It was just one PERFECT night and performance. (One news channel estimated 30,000 people downtown on Saturday bringing the 3 day estimate up to 70,000! That info. will look good in the Promo Pack!!) Thornhill started the evening. What can I say about Thornhill that I haven't already said? They kick ass. Major ass. They are truely a great original band with awesome songs. They sound great live and I, for one, could listen to them for hours. They did a great version of Tom Petty's Refugee, and they even threw in my favorite - These Boots Are Made For Walkin'. When we took the stage we had a little surprise for people - Our guest drummer for the evening was PATTY FREAKIN' KNISS. Yep, Thornhill's very own Patty sat in with us to cover for the missing Stan. (Don't worry Stan is still with us. He's out of the country on business until early October.) Patty was a champion. She pulled off those songs like she had been playing with us forever! We never even practiced one song with her. She is an awesome drummer to say the least. ---- Another of my musical dreams came true last night when I got to play with Patty. I have remarked to people for several years now that I would love to have a chance to play with Patty. She always sounds great, and she has a blast behind the kit. She's always smiling and having a great time. THANKS PATTY!!!! I owe you pizza and beer!!!!!!!! Another great surprise on the evening was SAMMY ROAN from PopRocks drove all the way up from Effingham to catch our sets! I was not expecting that at all. What a great surprise. THANKS SAMMY for making the trip for little ole' MW!! (Don't forget April 5th, 2008 when MW plays with PopRocks at the PARTY OF THE YEAR!!!!) Another nice surprise was looking out in to the crowd and seeing all of the people sporting MW shirts! That kind of shocked the shit out of me. People really seem to like those alien shirts. I know we have sold a ton of them, (I’m on the 3rd re-order), but I guess it didn’t hit me until I saw how many people were wearing them. Thanks to all that have purchased shirts! Both Thornhill and MW were asked by the Springfield Film Commission's Stage Event Planner to play at next year's Route 66 Festival. We must have done something good, huh?!? By the way – Tina and I both worked very hard in order for our two bands to even be able to pull off this event. (Story for some other time!) Tina found the major piece that made it all possible.  Thanks Tina. This was really an experience wasn't it? Hopefully our next event together won't be so crazy!! Special shout outs and BIG THANKS to: Dean – Providing the sound system Kevin Smith – Mixing MW's sets Susan Verardi – Fan Club President, T-shirt pusher & poster board designer, pictures/videos Sammy Roan – Our newest MW groupie Cheryl Thomas  - Leading us & Thornhill to the Route 66 Festival Thornhill – YOU KICK ASS! WE CAN'T WAIT TO PLAY WITH YOU AGAIN & AGAIN!

Route 66 International Mother Road Festival

We have been asked to play at this year's Route 66 International Mother Road Festival. We will be playing September 29th in the 7:00pm - 9:00pm slot on the Springfield Film Commission’s Shooting Stars stage located at 6th & Washington. Illinois Route 66 Events, Inc. is proud to present the Sixth annual International Route 66 Mother Road Festival on September 28 - September 30, 2007. The event features a car show with nearly 1,000 vehicles from all over the globe, two show stages with free live entertainment and exciting attractions on every corner. Some 60,000 plus people are expected to attend and enjoy this nostalgic car show and street festival in beautiful historic downtown Springfield, Illinois. You can find out more information at: http://www.route66fest.com

Stan Komperda

Stan Komperda will be taking over as drummer. You can catch Stan performing at the Mt. Pulaski Fall Festival September 7th. We are so excited to have Stan join us for Mt. Pulaski. Stan not only plays drums he also plays bass and guitar. MW looks forward to him adding lead and backing vocals. Yes!!!! The long awaited male vocals! Stan has played with bands such as F5 & Filthy Johansen. MW would like to thank Kevin Smith for introducing us to Stan! THANKS KEVIN!!

Thank You!!
	MW wishes to thank all of the people that have been lighting up our myspace page & e-mail box since playing in Odell's Battle of the Bands Contest on July 28. Your kind words have meant a lot to us. It was nice to make so many new friends and acquire such cool fans. We hope to back in your area soon! ODELL ROCKS!

Mother's Worry Club - August 1, 2007
	I keep receiving requests to enter the Mother's Worry Club. I can't accept any new members at this time because the club has reached its limit. As people drop out I will be able to add you if you wish to stay on the waiting list.

Odell

The Unemployed Architects won a very hard fought battle of the bands contest on July 29th in downtown Odell. We had a blast playing, and we met a lot of great and very talented musicians from the northern Illinois area. (Take a look at some of the comments on our myspace site and check out some of these fine bands.) We had so many compliments on our new drummer Mike! He kicked ass last night and we are very happy to have a talented person like him with us. Great job Mike!!! Everyone in the crowd enjoyed 99 Red Balloons. (Even one of the Bands complimented us for our “kick ass rockin’ version” when they were on stage.) Thanks to Kathy and Susan for getting the people lined up with the balloons for the launch at the end of the song. I also want to thank all of our new younger fans from Odell that helped us out with vocals during Girlfriend. You girls rocked! I was surprised, but happy, to be asked if we might be interested in headlining Odell’s 2008 festival for their street dance that takes place on Friday night. I will keep you all informed on the outcome. Thanks to Susan we have some great pictures of last night and I will get them uploaded here and on our myspace site. I will also be posting more about the contest on our message board, so check that out also.   I want to thank the following people: Wendi – Running a great contest Troy – Roadie duties Laura Pitchford – Fan support Lynna Thornhill – Fan support, and for surviving the very long ride in the van with Beth and I. THORNHILL RULES!! Leigh Troyer – Fan support Ron Troyer – Fan support Susan – Selling T-shirts, taking pictures, helping with the balloons, passing out bumper stickers, business cards and demo CD’s. She’s the best Fan Club President ever!! ALL OF OUR NEW FRIENDS AND FANS – THANKS FOR THE VOTES. WE REALLY APPRECIATED THE SUPPORT AND KIND WORDS!

Battle of the Bands

Odell, Illinois Battle Of The Bands - July 28
	We have been chosen to play in Odell, Illinois for their annual Battle of the Bands contest. A press packet should be arriving within the week. As soon as I find out a time I will get it posted. The nice folks from Odell will be sending a press release to the State Journal Register too, so be looking for that also. Odell is located North of Bloomington/Normal on I-55.

July 14 - Capital City Bar & Grill
	Do to an error by management our July 14th gig at Capital City Bar & Grill has been postponed until October 13th. The time will remain 9:00 - 1:00.

Back By Popular Demand

Yes, the message board is back. (Sammy from PopRocks was a big influence in my decision.) There have been a few changes in how you will be able to access the board. Have fun kiddies!!! Make sure you read & understand the following rules! You agree, through your use of this forum, that you will not post any material which is false, defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, vulgar, hateful, harassing, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, threatening, invasive of a person's privacy, or otherwise in violation of ANY law. This is not only humorous, but legal actions can be taken against you. You also agree not to post any copyrighted material unless the copyright is owned by you or you have consent from the owner of the copyrighted material. Spam, flooding, advertisements, chain letters, pyramid schemes, and solicitations are also inappropriate to this forum. Note that it is impossible for us to confirm the validity of posts on this forum. Please remember that we do not actively monitor the posted messages and are not responsible for their content. We do not warrant the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any information presented. The messages express the views of the author, not necessarily the views of this forum. Anyone who feels that a posted message is objectionable is encouraged to notify an administrator of this forum immediately. We have the rights to remove objectionable content, within a reasonable time frame, if we determine that removal is necessary. This is a manual process, however, so please realize that we may not be able to remove or edit particular messages immediately. This policy goes for member profile information as well. You remain solely responsible for the content of your messages, and you agree to indemnify and hold harmless this forum, and any related websites to this forum. We at this forum also reserve the right to reveal your identity (or any information we have about you) in the event of a complaint or legal action arising from any information posted by you. You have the ability, as you register, to choose your username. We advise that you keep the name appropriate. With this user account you are about to register, you agree to never give your password out to another member, for your protection and for validity reasons. You also agree to NEVER use another member's account to post messages or browse this forum. After you register and log into this forum, you can fill out a detailed profile. It is your responsibility to present clean and accurate information. Any information we deem inaccurate or vulgar will be removed. Please note that with each post, your IP address is recorded, in the event that you need to be banned from this forum or your ISP contacted. This will only happen in the event of a major violation of this agreement. You are solely responsible for any and all attachments that you post to this forum. You may not post files to this forum which contain copyrighted material that you do not have permission from the author to post. You also agree to the entire ProBoards.com Terms of Service.

Michael Davis Band

Make sure you head to Capital City Bar & Grill Friday June 8th. Our friend Mike and his new band will be playing from 9pm - 1am. This is his first stop in Springfield since release of his new CD. SUPPORT MIKE!! He's got some great originals and this will be your chance to check them out. He will be selling his new CD at the show so pick one up. MW will playing with Mike and the guys in July. Stay tuned for more details...

July 6th Cancellation
	Our show July 6th in Mechanicsburg has been cancelled. You can learn all the details by logging into the Mother's Worry Club.

Mother's Worry Club

The Message Board & Shout Out Box may be gone but stay tuned for a new hangout - The Mother's Worry Club. The Mother's Worry Club will be a place to visit where you will be able to leave comments, chat, upload pictures, etc. Entrance into the club will be by invitation only. To become a member you will need to send a request to lori@mothersworry.net. Stay tuned for further information and club RULES.

Private Party
	MW is throwing a private party and band showcase March 31st at the KC Hall in Springfield. (INVITATION ONLY!) The fun will start at 3pm and run until 8pm. There will be lots of free beer, food & music. After getting done with all of our fun we will be heading downtown for Thornhill's CD release party. Come join us in welcoming this long waited for CD! THORNHILL ROCKS!

Mother's Worry Merchandise
	08/16/05 We now have a Merch page to check out. Keep checking back, because the list of items you will be able to purchase is going to expand greatly. T-Shirts, Stickers, Buttons, Mugs, Boxers, and More!

2156 East Studios

04/16/04 2156 East Studios is off to a big start. I have the web pages going. (www.2156eaststudios.com) Lots of cool things are happening for the studios. Mispent Youth gave us a few plugs on WQLZ's Bandemonium (We mastered their new CD), AND, Sondra Wooley's new CD, (Totally Sondra), is nominated for Recording of the year in the ICMA's  2004  People's Choice Awards!   One might say that Kevin & I are off to a DAMN GOOD START!     You can hear the Bandemonium interview by checking out www.mispentyouth.com  -   Sondra's site is at www.bementcountryopry.com