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50/50 THIS PAST WEEKEND RECAP

2009-07-27T09:23:00.003-04:00

A special show this past Friday night at the Pelican's Nest! We did our first ever Bon Jovi show during the first set - and had a huge crowd, a lot of them first timers to see us play. The weather held out - which is rare for us there. A good time all around - and because of the success, we'll be playing it in Syracuse in September, and probably in Auburn as well. Now, we take the next 2 weekends off to recharge! See you for the next East End Festival!

50/50 THIS PAST WEEKEND

2009-07-19T11:23:00.002-04:00

OK,

A fun show last night at Nola's! We had our pals Kevin and Lori from Syracuse show up with some of their friends, and another great crowd of our locals buds. We had at least 4 or 5 birthdays to celebrate as well, and the weather cooperated for a change too. Special thanks to Johnny and the crew at the bar, they always treat us good. Up next for us is our first ever Bon Jovi Show at The Pelican's Nest on Friday, July 24th!! One set of Bon Jovi hits, followed by a set of our regular stuff. Lots of buzz going on already about that - hopefully the weather will hold out for us then! See you there!

50/50 THIS PAST WEEKEND

2009-07-11T17:12:00.002-04:00

OK,
A great East End gig this weekend - they seem to get better and better! A HUGE crowd, probably our most responsive crowd as well. The weather held out, for a change, and everyone had a blast. Too bad there's only 1 more to go this year! Anyways, next gig is at Nola's on Saturday July 18th. Coming in 2 weeks is our first Bon Jovi set at The Pelican's Nest on Friday July 24th. See ya there!

COMING IN 2 WEEKS TO THE PELICAN'S NEST!

2009-07-09T23:48:00.000-04:00

50/50 THIS PAST WEEK!

2009-06-29T22:33:00.002-04:00

Well, a real busy period for us! 4 gigs in 8 days. A whole lot of fun to be had! We had a gig at Nola's on the 20th, which we've already reviewed. After that was the Barnard Carnival on June24th. We had an absolute blast playing outdoors, although the sun was in our eyes until night fell. Lots of people having fun in the sun. We hadn't played the carnival in a couple of years, and so it was good to be back. Three days later, we played downtown at the Taste of Rochester, opening for national recording artists Blackfoot. An awesome night!! Big stage and bigger PA system! We played great, and the crowd of hundreds had a great time. Lots of new people, lots of great compliments, both from the promoter, crowd, and Blackfoot themselves. too bad everyshow wasnt like that one. On Sunday, we played another rainy day at The Pelican's Nest. A great crowd showed up as usual! Lots of great fun in the humidity and rain. The energy was great, and it was a good way to finish off the streak of shows. This weekend we have a break, the next show being the next East End Festival on July 10th. See you all there!

50/50 THIS PAST WEEKEND!

2009-06-21T14:30:00.002-04:00

Alright everyone! Another busy time coming up for us! First, last night, we played at Nola's in Charlotte. Another great crowd! We had extra special firends from both Buffalo and Syracuse come into town to hang with us - and we truly appreciate the great support - you guys rock (and so do our hometown friends too!). Other than blowing the power out, we had a great time. Next, we play Wednesday at the Barnard Carnival in Greec, Saturday night at the Taste of Rochester opening for Blackfoot, and Sunday back at the Pelican! Lots of gigs!! Come out and hang with us.
See ya there!

50/50 THIS WEEKEND!

2009-06-06T19:21:00.002-04:00

Whoa! This past weekend (well, at least our weekend was Thursday and Friday nights) we had 2 awesome shows! On Thursday, we headlined the Syracuse Market Block party in downtown Syracuse with local band Kane. It was an awesome night - playing to a huge crowd on a huge outdoor stage - you guys treated us like kings, and the crowd response has to have been one of our best ever! A great way to say goodbye until September! Last night - the first East End Festival took place - and all of our hometown friends were out to rock with us on our new stage at Swan Street. Another awesome show! I would say we played better on Friday night than Thursday night. Mega kudos go to Brian, who has played our last 4 shows (within 1 week!) sick! He held up good and did the shows like a real trooper!
Now - next for us is the Pelican's Nest on Friday June 12th doing a rare Journey show! We dont do it often, so come on out for some great tunes by a great band!
See ya then!

50/50 THIS PAST WEEKEND

2009-06-02T19:20:00.002-04:00

An interesting weekend this past week! On Friday, we played our last Singles Mingle for the Buzz, at Eagle Vale. A fun time as usual - we played for about 500 crazy single people. We would like to express our thanks to all at The Buzz and Entercom for all the support! You guys are great, and we had a great time doing all 10!
On Saturday, we did our first gig at The Ale House in Irondequoit. Another fun show! Unfortunately for both weekend shows, Brian was sicker than a dog - so the set list was highly altered so he could sing as best he could. He actually did a great job - it's not easy to be sick when you're the singer! Fortunately, our buddy (and Rob's former bandmate in Stranger - a Foreigner tribute band), Peter Grammatico (who knows his Foreigner, for obvious reasons!) sat in for a couple tunes in each set, and sang his ass off! Thanks Pete!
This week, on to Syracuse for their Market Block Party, and Friday night here at home for the first East End Festival!! Yahoooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

50/50 THIS PAST WEEKEND!

2009-05-19T23:47:00.002-04:00

Two, count 'em, two great shows this past weekend! On Saturday we returned to Monirae's in Pennelville. Another killer crowd greeted us in a hot steamy bar - we had, hands down, our best show in a while, performance-wise. Brian tried out his new in-ear monitors for the first time, and knocked everyone's socks off. He was on the money all night! Everyone fed off this and had a great show - a great vibe all the way around! We'll see you guys in a couple of weeks at the Marketview Block Party. This will be our last Syracuse gig until September - hope to see all of our Syracuse friends there! On Sunday, we returned to the Pelican's Nest. It was a sunny but cool day (at least it didnt rain like it always does when we play there!) - but a great crowd showed up (as always!) and we partied just like we did last summer down in Charlotte. Pelican's Nest is always a blast - and we always look forward to playing there all winter long. We'll be back there soon doing our Journey show in June! Cant wait!
TTFN

50/50 THIS PAST WEEKEND!

2009-05-14T00:34:00.002-04:00

A great weekend once again in Penn Yan at O'Leary's. You guys rock as always! Special thanks to Wendy and Martha for making the trip from Syracuse. We had lots of stage dancers - which always leads to fun while trying to play your instrument. That night also saw the debut of our Van Halen block! We'll be doing blocks of various bands at most gigs - this weekend come on out and hang with us this weekend at Monirae's and The Pelican's Nest!!

50/50 THIS PAST WEEKEND

2009-04-22T21:20:00.002-04:00

OK,

Another great show at Mac's Mad Art Bar this past Saturday! As usual, you guys rocked the house with us. All of our friends were there - too numerous now to mention you all without forgetting someone - you know who you are! We did our first "Bon Jovi block", which was a lot of fun. We'll be back to your area on May 16th at Monirae's. This weeken we're off - some of us on vacations - next week we're back at The Coach in Webster (havent been there since the fall!). See you there!

This past weekend at Singles Mingle IX

2009-04-14T08:14:00.002-04:00

A great night on Friday with our friends at 98.9 The Buzz! We rocked the Burgundy Basin Inn Friday night with all of you singles who were mingling! This was our ninth (!) time doing one of these, and they all seem to get better. As usual, we met a lot of new friends, and caught up with our current ones. Lots of dancing on stage - and the new P.A. setup lended itself to new interaction possibilities! Whew! Anyways, one more Singles Mingle to go in a month or so. Next, we're on to Mac's Bad Art Bar in Syracuse. We always pack them in there, and our Syracuse friends are awesome! We're looking forward to seeing you all this Saturday night!

THIS PAST WEEKEND IN AUBURN!

2009-04-07T22:12:00.002-04:00

We had a great gig this past weekend, playing at Suzy's Tavern in Auburn for the first time. To celebrate, we did our Journey show - which we only do a couple of times a year or so. The crowd was great - we had a bunch of our Syracuse area faithfull show up! Kevin, Lori, Paul, Kelly, Wendy, and Martha, and all of their friends made the drive in the crummy weather. You guys all rock! I'm sure we'll be back there later on in the year when our schedule permits!
Now, onto another Singles Mingle for 98.9 The Buzz - on Friday night at the Burgundy Basin Inn. Our buds Download will be playing as well. Hope to see you all there.

50/50 PAST 2 WEEKENDS

2009-03-25T22:58:00.002-04:00

Yes, OK, I'm getting lamer on these updates. They've been the brunt of Brian's jokes onstage now for sometime - since not many people pay attention to the drummer! Anyways, we had a great gig on St Patty's Day in Penn Yan. Gina and Debi drove all the way from Buffalo - how's that for dedication! We had a great crowd and lots of fun. We love going down to see you guys, and now we're doing it on a more regular basis. This past weekend saw us at home at Nola's in Charlotte. We always pack them in there, and Saturday night was no exception. Lots of birthdays to celebrate, including our manager Rich Paolotto's, among a couple of others. We even managed to fake our way through the whole Birthday song this time! The highlight of the night would have to the the "dancing" on stage. Let's just say what happens at Nola's stays at Nola's. Enuff said! This weekend we have off. Next show on the schedule is our first time at Suzy's Tavern in Auburn doing the Journey show. We havent done that in a while, so you folks in Auburn are in for a treat. See you there!

50/50 THIS PAST WEEKEND!

2009-03-01T20:21:00.002-05:00

Hey - it's time folks for the latest installment of "This Past Weekend With 50/50". Friday night saw us at Eagle Vale, doing yet another "Singles Mingle" for 98.9 The Buzz. As always, these always prove eventfull. Lots of people hanging out with us, dancing away and having lots of fun. We had the honor of meeting China, who was there for the first time. Lets just say Nick and Brian had the pleasure of feeling the presence of China, who danced up a storm. She had such a good time, she bought 5 tickets for the next on in April! Saturday night found us back at Monirae's, in Pennelville. A jammed packed house greeted us there, with a few hundred of our best friends. We love you guys! You always go nuts for us and make us feel welcome. This weekend, onto Macaroons in Buffalo. It's been a couple months since we've been there, so we're looking forward to it!

50/50 THIS PAST WEEKEND!

2009-02-22T22:15:00.003-05:00

Hey everyone - long time no posting. A great weekend of fun at Nola's on Saturday night. Our new local home was packed again, from the dance floor to the balcony. With Nick, our guitar player back on board, we had a ball playing our new tunes, as well as celebrating a bunch of birthdays. Birthday people included Jim Baker, Mark Hillman, Debi Foley (our most dedicated Buffalo fan!), and more. We had fans from Buffalo (Debi) and Syracuse (Kevin and Lori) come out - now that's dedication!! On top of that, we had a bunch of local musicians hop up on stage and jam. Don Mancuso, Andy Ramirez, and Jim Baker all got up and jammed a few tunes, and an extra special suprise - Nick's son got up and sang "Enter Sandman" with us - doing James Hetfield proud! All in all, a great night of fun! This coming week will see us at Eagle Vale on Friday, doing another Singles Mingle with 98.9 The Buzz, and Saturday night sees us returning to Monirae's in Pennelville playing with our local buds, Uncle Plum opening.
See you all soon!

A great night at Mac's in Syracuse

2009-02-08T18:20:00.002-05:00

What can you say - the show last night at Mac's Bad Art Bar in Syracuse was awesome - a huge crowd with all of our current friends as well as a bunch of new ones too. We all sweated it out together for a great night of Rock and Roll. We love you guys! Almost 300 of ya paid thru the door we were told. We'll be back in the Syracuse area in 3 weeks with our buds Uncle Plum for a show at Monirae's. We'll be playing mostly Styx, REO, and Journey - as requested by our hosts. Next gig, however is at Nola's here at home on February 21. See all of our local buds there!

THIS PAST WEEKEND!!

2009-01-25T17:53:00.002-05:00

Another great weekend! First off, on Friday night - we played the latest Singles Mingle for 98.9 The Buzz. This time, it was for 1000 people at the Burgundy Basin Inn, with our buds from Download. Lots of great fun with lots of people dancing and singing. We always have a blast doing those. Saturday night saw us at Nola's in Charlotte. A ton of you showed up in the freezing cold to party with us, including Debi and Gina from Buffalo (that's dedication!). We also saw some faces we havent seen in a few months too. Granted, we dont play in town that much, so it's good to see all of the 50/50 faithfull out in full force! Nola's has turned out to be great for us, with big crowds no matter what the weather- and Johnny takes good care of us there. We have this coming weekend off, so yours truly (the drummer) can watch my Steelers win their 6th superbowl - then onto Syracuse at Mac's, where we havent been since November. The rest of February finds us doing another Singles Mingle at Eagle Vale, late in the month at Nola's again, and we'll be back at Monirae's with Uncle Plum at the end of February. See y'all soon!

50/50 this past weekend

2009-01-20T18:04:00.002-05:00

Allriiiight! This past weekend was a blast with our good friends down in Penn Yan. Even though it was really really cold and a big snow storm hit, you guys piled into O'Leary's on Saturday night. We always look forward to coming your way, and you guys never dissapoint! You guys go nuts for every song, and make us feel great. We'll be there for St. Patty's Day, so we'll see you in a couple of months! Now, onto another Singles Mingle for 9839 The Buzz on Friday night, and we'll be at Nola's on Saturday night.
See ya there!!

50/50 THIS PAST WEEKEND

2009-01-12T19:12:00.002-05:00

OK, we're back on track for a busy schedule now that the holiday's are over. Friday night, we played at Nola's, and did our Journey show. The show was a private party for a couple of Rochester police officers who had retired. We hadnt played the Journey show in a while! We had lots of fun, and the crowd seemed to have lots of fun too. On Saturday night, we all drove out to Buffalo in the blizzard to play at Maccaroon's. A good crowd still showed up, and partied with us to celebrate both Brian's and A.D.'s birthdays. We havent played Buffalo in a while, but we'll be there on a more regular basis. This weekend is Penn Yan, another place we go to every once in a while. We always have a blast there!

LAST WEEKENDS GIGS

2008-12-19T15:56:00.003-05:00

Ok, I havent had time to do my weekend recap, but our on -the -ball sound guy Rick Triest has kicked me in the butt! So here goes: Last Friday night, we did the latest installment of 98.9 The Buzz's Singles Mingle at The Strathallan Hotel downtown. Another great time, I might add. Our buds, Download opened the show, and were very impressive with their latest addition to their lineup: Tyler from Meddling Kids. We had a great crowd and a lot of fun! On Saturday, we played in Pennelville at Monirae's. It was their First Anniversary show. We played with The Bomb from Utica, as well as 80's HairBand. An awesome night! Lots of people! Paul and everyone there always treat us like kings. That show completes our stretch of Syracuse dates for a while. Now, we're actually playing a local gig - New Year's Eve at Nola's in Charlotte. Soon, we'll be back to Buffalo and Penn Yan - since it's been a while since we've been to those places too.
Everybody have a Merry Christmas!!

50/50 THANKSGIVING GIG RECAP

2008-11-30T15:45:00.002-05:00

OK, this is late. Go ahead and shoot me - I'm only the drummer. Anyways, we had a blast at Monirae's on Thanksgiving Eve - as we always do. A great crowd came out as always - you guys never dissapoint us! Lots of you guys were taking pictures, too - maybe we'll steal some for our Myspace. Paul and family always treat us like kings, and we truly appreciate it! We'll be back on December 13th with That 80's Hair Band - playing the first anniversary gig of Monirae's - should be a blast. Next gig up for us is December 12th at The Strathallen, playing the next Singles Mingle for 98.9 The Buzz. The get together is already sold out! Should be tons of fun for those of you who have tickets! See ya soon.

THIS PAST WEEKEND AT THE COACH

2008-11-16T19:49:00.002-05:00

A great gig last night at The Coach!! The place was mobbed with a line out the door. Hotter than hell inside! We had fun jamming with a couple guys of Northside Johnny, and Jim Baker sat in as well. Lots of drinking and dancing. Now for a week and a half off. Next gig is at Monirae's on Thanksgiving Eve. Next gig in town will be in a month.

THIS PAST WEEKEND IN SYRACUSE

2008-11-10T20:18:00.002-05:00

Once again, a great crowd at Mac's in Syracuse! We were up against Syracuse's top 2 bands playing at other bars, yet we had a stellar crowd of the 50/50 faithfull. Should we suprised, probably not. You guys are great! We'll be back soon - the night before Thanksgiving, playing at Monirae's. This weekend upcoming, we'll be at the Coach on Saturday night - which is our last gig in Rochester for a month. See ya there!

THIS PAST WEEKEND AT NOLA'S

2008-10-27T22:06:00.002-04:00

A great pre-Halloween crowd at Nola's on Saturday night! We hadnt played there in a very long time, and it was an awesome night. Many showed up in costume - including our loyal bud Jeff Larkin as Hulk Hogan. Many a shot was brought to the front of the stage......the brown liquor was flowing freely.....we all survived and made it to the end. We'll be back there in December. This weekend, we're off for the first time in a long time. Next gig will be back in Syracuse at Mac's Bad Art Bar - which should be fun - last time we were there a couple of months ago, it was insane!