GIG NOTES FROM MARCH 5

The Saratoga City Tavern was the "happening spot" on Caroline St. on Friday night.  As usual, the partiers came late to Caroline St., but come 10 o'clock, the entire block is rockin'.

When the room got crowded, The Lucky Tickett band hit them with "Smoke On The Water".  The crowd responded big to this old Deep Purple classic.  One of the easiest riffs for a beginning guitar player until you get to Ritchie Blackmore's lead, and that's where The Lucky Ticket band "smokes" the competition.  Does any other band even attempt it?  Combine this with Dave's fine lead vocal, and it's way over the top!

To hear this tune, and many other classics done the right way, come party with Lucky Ticket!

GIG NOTES FROM FEBRUARY 20

Michele's birthday is on the 23rd, so her friends decided to celebrate at The Saratoga City Tavern!  A very attractive group of girls who know how to have fun!  So glad to see all of you there!

Thanks go out to Larry for filling in on keyboards!  He was familiar with almost all of our tunes and was terrific!

Also terrific was Wayne filling in on bass!  The regular bass player for "Backdraft", Wayne is the first guy we call when we need some help!  Walt has a severe cold and needed the night off.  Get well soon Walt!  We should also thank Dave for singing some of our "Walt" tunes.  Dave is our talented drummer / singer who loves any challenge!

Also thanks go to Sam for showing up with his harmonica and helping out on a few tunes.  A really nice guy who knows how to play that thing!

On the camera was good friend of the band Mike.  Thanks for all the great shots.  Most of them are on our Facebook fan page.  We'll get some up here eventually.  Just go to Facebook and search for Lucky Ticket.  It pops right up!  While you're there, become a fan of the band!

Many bands would struggle missing two key members of the band, but the Lucky Ticket band has a great pool of musicians to pull from when needed.  Thanks to them, the gig was very successful!

Temperatures are still below freezing, but not as severe as our past 4 or 5 gigs!  We're looking forward to Spring!


GIG NOTES FROM FEBRUARY 13

Thanks go out  to Lisa for sitting in on keyboards at Pinhead Susan's!  Awesome job!

We had a great crowd as usual at Pinhead's.  It's a classy place and friends like to catch the band when we play there!  Comfortable seating, and good food.

Still pretty damn cold out!  With such low temperatures, it won't snow.  At least that's good.


GIG NOTES FROM FEBRUARY 6

The bitter cold winter continues!  However, once we were inside Clancy's, we were cozy warm!

We learn something new everyday.  At this gig we discovered that the Goat Brothers were actually a man and a woman!  A pair of motorcycle enthusiasts.  The Goat Brothers along with many other motorcycle enthusiasts have a really nice event on May 8th which everyone should think about attending.  It is a fundraiser for cancer research which will take place under the pavilion at the Eagles Club near Lake Lonely in Saratoga.  You'll find a link to this event on our "Links" page.  All the details will be there for this event and others!  This annual event has raised $35,000 over the years for cancer programs!  No motorcycle required!

Our hostess with the mostest... Miss Debbie... showed up on the dance floor with one high heeled shoe and one flat shoe.  Very entertaining to watch.  Luckily no one was injured!

A great crowd always at Clancy's.  They come to hear the music, dance, drink, and be merry!  Everyone is Irish at Clancy's!  They have the best Beer Pong table in the area!  A schedule for all Beer Pong events is on their webpage (use the "links" page).

GIG NOTES FROM JANUARY 30

Brrrrrrr... so cold!  Dee Dee's is a friendly little bar in Latham that is big on live music.  Every Saturday night, with few exceptions, you'll see a live band playing your favorite classic rock.  Every seat in the house is only few feet from the band!  Lucky Ticket is good at downsizing and lowering the volume, so venues like Dee Dee's are no problem for the band!

Lots of friends were on hand for Dee Dee's!  A special thanks to Mike for taking many pictures... mostly of Michele of course!  Also thanks To Wayne (Backdraft band) for visiting and sitting in on bass for a couple tunes!  Thanks also to Rosetta for teaching everyone the correct way to dance to Play That Funky Music.  You're a very hot lady!!  The Italian lesson was fun also!

You'll never go hungry at Dee Dee's!  The lovely bartender Laurie will be happy to give you a menu anytime of the night.  Visit us when we return to Dee Dee's on March 27th!

GIG NOTES FROM JANUARY 29

The temperature was well below zero, but the Saratoga City Tavern warmed up quickly when Lucky Ticket started playing!  Happy Birthday to Tom and Trish!  Special hello's to George and Ilene and John and Amy.  Party goers included 5 people visiting from Florida for Tom and Trish's birthdays.  Tom and Trish are a married couple whose birthdays happen to fall in the same week. After experiencing the bitter cold, next years celebration may move to Florida!




GIG NOTES FROM JANUARY 23

With only two rehearsals with our new vocalist Michele, Lucky Ticket took its show to the City Sports Grille in Clifton Park.  Many friends and family members came to witness Michele's debut with the band and were not disappointed.  Michele impressed everyone over and over with her powerful voice and dance moves!  One of the tunes that stood out was All Jacked Up... a rockin' country tune by Gretchen Wilson.  Michele also got an extra big crowd response for the Tina Turner version of Proud Mary.

Also in the house was Karen, our former drummer and vocalist.  She did a great job sitting in for I Love Rock and Roll and Black Magic Woman.  Yes... the very difficult Black Magic Woman.  Karen is not your ordinary drummer!

Thanks also to Nadine, Lori, and Joyce... the winners of some lottery tickets for being the first ones on the dance floor!  Hopefully they'll win big in Tuesday's drawing and share it with the band!

Here are a few pictures of our new star!



BAND NEWS

Opportunity came knocking on Lucky Ticket's door and the band decided to let her in.  Come meet Michele at our next gig!  The former vocalist for Cryin' Out Loud and Marlowe and Company is now singing for us!  She's sure to entertain you!  Check out her Bio and picture on the next page!

GIG NOTES FROM NEW YEAR'S EVE

We were cancelled at the last minute due to Meka's landlord changing his mind about allowing live music.  A couple of us stopped in anyways.  It's a very nice place in Troy's Historic River Front District.  It's located at 407 River St.  In addition to tables and chairs, they have many couches to lounge in with your friends.  They call themselves a wine and martini bar.  Stop in and tell them Lucky Ticket sent you.  Friends of the band operate the place!  Hopefully things will get straightened out with the landlord so that we can make it a regular stop!

GIG NOTES FROM DECEMBER 26

A snowy slushy night, but Pinhead Susan's was packed.  We weren't expecting that the day after Christmas.  It appeared that lots of kids were home from college and decided to meet at Pinhead Susan's.  Karen did a great job filling in for Lynn... who got stranded north of Saratoga by freezing rain.  Dave came up front a couple times while Karen drummed surprising some of the folks in attendance.  As a former member of the band, Karen knew the material very well and pulled it off flawlessly!  Thanks kiddo!

GIG NOTES FROM DECEMBER 19

It was Lucky Ticket's first gig at Clancy's Tavern... although a few of us have played there before in other bands.  We saw some very cool changes to the place.  The two most notible changes are the flat screen TV's along the wall with all the games on them and Bobbi the bartender.  Take our word for it, you'll like her!

Lynn is back with the band after some time off!  She fit right in like she was never gone!  Lynn's kids Kurt, Jack, and Aubrey showed up to support mom!  Also our good friend and former band member Tom was in the house and performed a couple tunes with us.  It was all fun and everyone did great!

Thanks go out  to Andrew and Angie who stayed to watch the band all night after planning to stay for only one drink.  Our song selection kept them in their seats waiting to see what we would do next!!  La Grange guys... do we nail it or what!!

Also thanks to Debbie for being the best Bar Manager / hostess ever!  See you again on February 6th!

GIG NOTES FROM NOVEMBER 21

We meet a lot of nice folks at the Saratoga City Tavern and Saturday night was no exception.  Joe and Josey were there with some friends celebrating Joe's 40th birthday.  You guys really know how to make a band feel appreciated!  Thank you!

Other things going on at the Saratoga City Tavern was a party upstairs for US Navy servicemen.  When their party ended, many of them decided to stay and dance with the ladies.  It was obvious they were having a great time!

It was nice to see Jack and Aubrey.  Thanks for stopping by!
 
As usual, the gig ended late with a packed house that didn't want to stop dancing!  This has gotten to be a regular occurance at our gigs, especially at the Saratoga City Tavern.   We always try to give a little extra when its clear that the party isn't ready to end.

We managed to snap a few pictures.  Here is a slide show!



GIG NOTES FROM OCTOBER 31

As expected, Caroline St. and The Saratoga City Tavern were party central on Halloween!  The party didn't really start until after 10.  When midnight hit, it was wall to wall with colorful costumes!  We had a visit from Santa, Elvis, Peggy Sue, Miss Bopeep, Britney Spears and her rockstar friends, Transylvannia Vampires, Tranvestites, Barbary Pirates, lots of convicts, lots of police officers in short skirts, some nurses with almost no skirts, and cleavage galore!!  The band didn't look that bad either, especially our own Buccaneer Lila Lynn.  See her costume and others on our "Picture" page!

GIG NOTES FROM OCTOBER 24

Lots of things going on at Pinhead Susan's to make it an extra fun gig!  Former Lucky Ticket drummer Karen was in the house and sat in for two numbers.  Not surprising was the huge crowd response!  Let's face it, guys on drums, guitars, bass... every band pretty much has one.  However, a girl banging on stage... hey we just gotta watch!  All kidding aside, Karen is a great talent and earned every bit of the applause!

We had another surprise guest on Saturday, and her name was Joyce.  She is from San Diego and a cousin of band member Tony.  She just happens to be a singer in a band called The Earth Movers and she also did two numbers with the band.  She rocked the house even though she got the lyrics wrong to Johnny B Goode.  It didn't seem to bother the crowd that she kept saying Tony B Goode.  Who the hell is that?  The young people from Union College went totally bonkers during her performance!

Also a hello to Mike from Arlington Virginia who was traveling with Joyce.  Nice to see you again!

Thanks to Bob for celebrating his birthday with us!  Also thanks for bringing the gang with you which included Joyce (not the cousin), Terry, Lillian, Nadine, and Lori!

Also in the house was Joe from the great Bluegrass Band Sweet Cider!  It was great to talk to you and thanks for stopping in!