Andie Dawson on The Road Again ( Her human guardian Alan Dawson)

Two Socks O'Malley. Too Cute !!!! for words. (her human guardian Marlene O'Malley)

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Chicago Gold 2006 Update
The concert was Great! As the next day was Easter, the Web Site gave the Shames bunny ears to wear for the occasion, which were worn for a song (or two). Babs, G.L.O.R.I.A., and Susan from The Buckinghams were all wearing them at the T-Shirt table (and they all looked cute in them!). Dennis Conroy was there in the audience, and he visited with the Shames back stage after the concert.

News from Marlene and Di, our Website Reporters
I Went to the film premiere last night(February 9,2006)of "Player - A Rock & Roll Dream".....loved it! Somewhat similar to the WTTW Bob Sirott thing from a couple of years ago, but from a different bent....focused more on the "players"....and their reasons for being and doing what they do....very cool. It featured the Shames, the Mauds, the Shadows of Knight, a band called Shoes (that was big in Europe), and the Redwalls, which is a current band of young guys....one of whom definitely emulates John Lennon! In the film, they spoke with Jim Pilster, Bob Stroud, Clark Weber, Jimy Sohns, Jimy Rogers and Quent Lang from the Mauds, and some of the members of the other two bands (both of whom I thought played some really good music). They reminisced about the old days, and how they got a record played on the radio, and talked about how different it is today, and why they keep on doing it.....because it's part of them and they LOVE it!!! I especially enjoyed an acoustic version of "Satisfied" by Jimy Rogers, and as the song ended the camera just zoomed into his face, where he had a very "satisfied" smile! Definitely got the point across!!! It was fun to see some of the stuff the newer bands were doing, and how, regardless of the age or the times, these "players"' love for making music never changes! Jim Pilster was there, and the webmasters got a nice "Thank you" mentioned in the credits of the film! Hopefully the second showing will be in the near future......Babs...you would love the bits with Jimy Rogers....really cute! Later.
Marlene
MORE NEWS FROM MARLENE Update 4/24/06 on Player, A Rock and Roll Dream
If you missed the screening of the documentary film " Player: a Rock and Roll Dream ", February in downtown Chicago... the preview will be shown at the Black Box Theater, Liberal Arts Bldg, Harper College, Palatine on May 4th @ 4pm... OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. ( approx 60 minutes ). PLAYER was written and directed by award winning author Greg Herriges and videographer Tom Knoff. This film covers the state of the music/ recording business from the mid-sixties to present day, and in-depth interviews with the players... Jimy Rogers, Jim Sohns, Jim Pilster, Bob Stroud, Greg Kot, Mike Flynn, Quent Lang, Clark Weber, the Shoes, and the Redwalls. Live footage of the Mauds, Cryan Shames, the Redwalls.today..Even old footage from the Cellar in Arlington Heights (circa 1967 )... now that's a "hoot".
Article written by Rob Loerzel, Pioneer Press about the film is also on our web site. If you want to grasp how the music scene really works, I would highly recommend this film......Quent Lang, the Mauds.....www.themauds.com

A Taste Of Summer 2006 in Waukesha, WI.
Marlene is writing the cover story (with Pics!) for this special concert that featured a guest appearance by Tom "Toad" Doody, so stay tuned!

September 2nd, 2006 Bridgeview Concert
This was a special concert as it featured Clark Besch as the honored guest of The Cryan' Shames. Clark, who wrote the liner notes for all of The Cryan' Shames CDs, flew in from Lincoln, Nebraska to attend the concert. Besides receiving some nice introductions from the Shames and the Ides' Of March, Clark also visited backstage with all of the band members. The Ides' dedicated a song to Clark, with Bob Stroud and Jim Pilster performing. Some surprise guests in the audience were Alan Dawson - The Cryan' Shames drummer from their Synthesis CD and Mark Eskin - The New Colony Six's guitarist. Diane Raddatz from The Cryan' Shames web site handled the dinner arrangements for Clark Besch and the Shames at TGI Fridays in Oak Lawn before the concert. It was well planned and no one missed a thing at the concert Our thanks to Di for pulling this off! .Paul Wood was a surprise guest as he joined the Shames on guitar and keyboard for the concert.
Babs Baby....Babs was given the new middle nickname "Baby" by Jim Sohns of The Shadows Of Knight (for those who tuned in late, James Fairs hung the nickname "Babs" on our web mistress). Besides putting on a great show with The Shadows of Knight, Jim Sohns also introduced his grandson to the audience.
Our Chicago Gold Boys From Berwyn....The Ides' Of March put on an awesome show again! Their new DVD "A Vehicle Through Time , The Story Of The Ides' Of March - 40th Anniversary Concert" was showcased at their T-Shirt / CD table. A great job on vocals tonight (and every night!) by the Shames: Greg Brucker's "Jealous Guy", Bob Stroud's "We Could Be Happy" (and all of the other Shames songs), and Jimmy Pilster's "Pretzel Logic" and our favorite Paul Simon song which was accompanied with a conga line.

Scramble has returned for 2006
Yep---Scramble---THIS Thursday, 2/16 @ 8 pm-12 midnite Key Wester on Rooot 59 1/2 mile north of Foxey Lady Valley Mall. Ph#--630-778-8700 C'mon by and see if'n we remember ANY words-n-chords...Love, Jeff-n-Srambullls.
The Scramble-Band will be Bruce/Rocky Penn, Greg Brucker, Jeff Rutter AND SPECIAL GUESTS FROM The Buckinghams --Bob Abrams on guitar, AND Bruce Soboroff on keys. For those who tuned in late, Scramble is the rhythm section of The Cryan' Shames.

Update from Alan Dawson
We just heard from Alan that he is playing occasionally with The Bobby Schiff Orchestra, and he has a few other projects in the works.Stay tuned for more details.

News From Clark Besch

Bonneville's Best Winners Announced
Our Very Own Bob Stroud received Bonneville's Best Award. Click here for details

Click On Sundazed Button Above To Purchase the following Cryan' Shames CDs: Sugar & Spice, A Scratch in the Sky, Synthesis. These CDs are On Sale Now.

Update Feb.9th, 2002!......
Clark Besch said the new Sundazed CDs are selling great!!! ,and thanked us for helping promote them.

New CD By Michael Ayres.

CRYAN' SHAMES MERCHANDISE
G.L.O.R.I.A. has a new supply of 2006 Cryan' Shames T-Shirts and the new Sundazed Cds (Sugar & Spice, A Scratch In The Sky, Synthesis) along with the Sony Compilation CD "Sugar & Spice - A Collection". These can be purchased at Cryan' Shames Concerts or from Gloria by e-mail.

NEW CRYAN' SHAMES CD BY CD UNIVERSE