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We
played at Cartoons which is a nice restaurant/bar/club in
central Springfield. It is hosted by Monte Lortes, who puts
on a series of blues concerts throughout the year that feature
good upcoming talent like the Laurie Morvan Band. The crowd
was small but Monte told us he made an error in booking
this night as it was the opening night of the State Fair
and many of his attendees were at this event. The crowd
that was in attendance, however, may have been small but
they were mighty and we gave them a heck of a show and they
responded with much enthusiasm. The band believes that no
matter who is in attendance, whether it is a full house
or a smattering of people, you give it your all as they
deserve to see a good show. They paid their hard earned
money to see us whether there are 50 or 5,000 people to
see us. So we don't lollygag on our energy during
any performance.
By the way, if you ever meet Monte he is a great and very
gregarious person, but when you pronounce his name make
sure you omit the 'T' sound and give a long
'E' at the end. Pronounce it like 'Mau-nee'.
I don't know why the 'T' is silent. Perhaps
it is the French side of him. Seems like the French put
in a lot of consonants at the end of words that they never
pronounce. Like English is any better. Just a heads-up.
Thanks, Maaaauuuu-neeeeeee!
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