Eric Ginsberg & The New Originals’ BBQ and Band Debut:

First we BBQ at Cheesequake Park, then we caravan over to Keyport Twilight Concert Series for the debut of Eric Ginsberg & The New Originals!

It’s Memorial Day Potluck BBQ, hosted by Eric Ginsberg, Graham Schumann, David DiGioia, Andrew Kolbenschlag, Chris Smith and Darryll Meter.

• Bring a pack of your favorite burgers or dogs to be grilled up and we’ll take care of the rest.
• We have picnic tables, but the grass is gorgeous, so you may like to bring a blanket to sit on the ground.
• Oh! And there’s a beach there, so if it’s warm, wear a bathing suit and bring a towel!

1. Enter the park @ 300 Gordon Rd.
2. Pay $10 park entry per car (so carpool and/or pack your car)
3. Follow signs for “Lake” until you hit the parking lot.
4. Walk along the “Lakeside” path until it ends at the second clearing.

At 6pm, the caravan assembles and we head to…The debut of Eric Ginsberg & The New Originals!

Your new favorite band hits the stage of the Keyport Twilight Concert Series (across the street from Espresso Joe’s - 51 West Front St.) for what will be the first show of many in the New Originals’ plot to take over the world…or, y’know, play good rock & roll.

Lawn seating is your friend as this is an outdoor concert. Bring a chair or a blanket for this totally free event…with special guest, Laura Monzo!

Stuff to bring:
1. package of your favorite burgers or dogs
2. $10 per car park entry fee
3. picnic blanket or chairs (if you’d like to sit on the lawn)
4. bathing suit & towel (if it’s warm enough)
5. a few extra dollars, just in case (I hear there’s funnel cake at the park)

(RSVP to the evite, facebook invitations and/or myspace event page)

I spent the weekend in New Paltz, NY (and thereabouts), performing and making t-shirts with the new band logo.  I’ll post more about the shows tomorrow and work on getting the new shirts (hand made with the oh-so-fabulous Liz Cooper) up in the store soon.

Oh, also, I have to de-activate the button that tells you to buy Disconnect as a physical card.  It’s sold out.  Gone, I tell you…GONE!  You can still download the album in the Store, though.  And, um, the original t-shirts will still be available until they’re all sold out (XL is gone, but I’ve still got a handful of smalls, and too many mediums and larges).

And I’ve got to post some fun stuff to the You section.  Gee, I’ve got a lot of web-work to do, now that I’m thinking about it.  I’ve got to set aside a day and make a to-do list.  Well, I’ll fill you in on New Paltz tomorrow, and the rest will wait for another day (hopefully soon).

P.S. I picked up a vinyl copy of the Jazz Singer soundtrack by Neil Diamond for a BUCK!  I rule!